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"Archie: Riverdale Rescue": More New Characters!
I began writing about the "Archie: Riverdale Rescue" iOS gaming app back in October 2013. Since then, the game has expanded to PC users. It's an oddly addictive game where you are tasked with the...
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The United States of Horror Movies
I saw this map online today and couldn't help adding it to my blog. It's the United States of Horror Movies!:Iowa, of course, gets "The Crazies," which is kind of like a zombie attack movie, but more...
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Solon Man Arrested // Accused of Hiding Camera in Public Restroom
I read today that a man from nearby Solon, IA, was arrested today after being accused of placing video cameras in a portable restroom in Cascade, IA. The cameras had been placed in a port-a-potty near...
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Public Policy Polling: 52% of Minnesota Voters Support Gay Marriage
Public Policy Polling just released the results of a new poll of likely voters from my home state of Minnesota. PPP found that 80% of Minnesota voters assert that gay marriage has had a positive impact...
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Review: "Before You Know It"
I wrote earlier this week about a film called "Before You Know It." It is a documentary that follows the lives of three different gay men in their 60s and 70s. I attended a free showing this past...
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X-Men's Dazzler Getting a New Look
Writer Brian Michael Bendis announced today that the X-Men's Dazzler character will soon be undergoing a startling physical transformation in UNCANNY X-MEN #24.Dazzler was recently recruited by SHIELD...
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Harper Wheels into Riverdale in ARCHIE #656!
Fans of Archie Comics were introduced this week to a new character, Harper Lodge (AKA Veronica Lodge's previously unheard of cousin), in ARCHIE #656 Harper has been all over the news in recent weeks....
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Iowa City Celebrates 44 Years of Gay Pride
Yesterday was the Iowa City Pride Parade and Festival. Husband Mark and I were joined by Ms. Lion to cheer on the various entries. This was the 44th annual Pride Parade in Iowa City. Iowa City Pride...
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Remembering the University of Iowa's Infamous "Gerbil Quilt"
A local politician was reminiscing earlier today about Iowa City Pride events from decades past. She was thinking back to the very early 90s. Back then, there was a University of Iowa Republican...
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Methodist Appeals Commitment Reinstates Ministerial Cedentials to Defrocked...
Remember Rev. Frank Schaefer? He was recently defrocked from the United Methodist Church after he got in trouble for officiating at his gay son's wedding six years ago (read here, here, and here for...
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New Rumor: Marvel to Cancel "X-Men" Titles
I posted an article early this month about a rumor that Marvel Comics was placing its FANTASTIC FOUR books on hiatus in order to avoid giving Fox Studios "free publicity" during the production,...
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Positive Gay Marriage Court Outcomes in Indiana & Utah Today!
We received two more positive federal court decisions in favor of marriage equality earlier today, starting with Indiana. U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young ruled that Indiana's state law...
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Story of Disfigured Girl Getting Kicked Out of KFC Restaurant Appears to be...
Did you hear about the three-year-old girl from Jackson, MS, who was severely injured after being mauled by her grandfather's three pit bulls? And then did you hear about the time when she and her...
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"Guardians of the Galaxy" Cartoon???
Bleeding Cool reported a couple days ago that it looks like there may soon be a "Guardians of the Galaxy" cartoon, as noted among the various offerings at last week's Licensing Expo 2014:It's worth...
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United Church of Christ to Help Sponsor the Gay Games
Gay Games 9 will be competing in Cleveland and Akron, OH, from August 9-16, 2014. The Gay Games' purpose is to promote LGBT inclusion in sports (something that is less of an issue since it was created...
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Ms. Lion at Daycare -- 06/28/14
Ms. Lion and Nero spent a few days at doggy daycare while Husband Mark and I attended the first day of the first ever British Fest over in Omaha, NE. Usually Nero finds his mug plastered all over Lucky...
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Gay Marriage Pie
The Chicago Sun-Times published an article with a bunch of LGBT stats, including a pie chart of U.S. states where gay marriage is allowed, where an existing ban is being contested, and where a ruling...
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"Organic Herky" Damaged // Suspect Identified by Police // Charges Are...
(Originally written on 06/28/14): Iowa City is doing its "Herky on Parade" art displays this year. The last Herky on Parade event was in 2004, but earlier this summer 83 statues of the University of...
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Pat Sajak Makes a Hetero Assumption With a Gay Contestant
Earlier this week, "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak stumbled a bit while introducing a contestant named T.K. Klotz:“So you’re engaged?” Sajak said to player T.K. Klotz, reading off his cards. “Some...
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The Dawn of X Continues in MEGA MAN #38
MEGA MAN #38 was released this past Wednesday. This is the second chapter of the four-part "Dawn of X" storyline featuring the historic first meeting of Mega Man and Mega Man X -- in theory. However,...
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