Obama really is recreating the world! Does this dog say "Obama?"

MP Iris Robinson, not related to Bishop Gene Robinson who won a Stonewall award for "Hero of the Year," voted "Bigot of the Year" at Stonewall Awards

A possible cure for AIDS:The startling case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS research might someday cure the disease.

Melissa Etheridge says: "You can forget my taxes"

The 50 skills every geek needs

Ted Casablanca's "Blind Vice": As we have made abundantly clear, there are a ton of closeted gay actors and performers in this business. Some are more flagrant (Toothy Tile) than others (Crotch Uh-Lastic).

HBO to air Obama documentary in 2009

Venus beats Serena in the quarters of the year-end Championships, Serena pulls out of tournament

LGBT Activists protest Simpson's episode? Aren't there more important things to worry about right now?

After Elton's "Best.Gay.Week.Ever" reviews everything gay

MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island - An impromptu ass contest. It's like Urge Ass Wednesdays, except the guy are all hot. (To be honest, I had no idea they were still doing these RW/RR challenges. Oh, and there are some un-blurred bare asses, so it's probably NSFW.) Yeah, even on days like today, we can't forget the importance of a great ass. Or three.

This week's CNNSI Tennis Ad-in/Ad-Out

Lafayette of "True Blood" a gay icon in the making

Blackberry Storm finally being released Nov. 14

What's a day at AKAWilliam without a mention of my soon-to-be girlfriend Rachel Maddow? Well, it looks like Ms. Maddow has been chosen one of Out Magazines "Out 100." The picture was inspired by photos of Katharine Hepburn.

What do Ayn Rand, Ronald Reagan, and The Green Movement all have in common? You guessed -- they all love sci-fi!

LaBelle gives an interview to Clay Cane. Patti says: "Labelle with no gay following? That wouldn't be cute! Patti LaBelle with no gay following? That would not be nice! The gay following has been there forever."

An article in Newsweek explains how line judges can make those crazy-making line calls that can ruin tennis matches -- "Out!"

Memo to tennis players: because of the way the human visual system works, referees are more likely to call “out” a ball that actually lands in, rather than call “in” a ball that in fact lands outside the line. Now that professional players are permitted to challenge calls, therefore, they would do well to focus on balls that are called “out,” since they are more likely to be wrong.

So concludes a neat little study published online today in Current Biology. Scientists led by David Whitney of the University of California, Davis, started from the fact that the human visual system consistently misperceives moving objects as shifted in the direction of their motion, making them appear to be farther along their path than they are.

When I play, I'm pretty generous with calling balls in. If it looks even a few inches from the line. I usually just call it in. Looks like calling it in is a good call. Karma meets cognitive science.

Oh, and the picture of Marat Safin above is just because.

The Soup on Miley's Inappropriate Birthday Offer, via I Am A TV Junkie
"My Own Worst Enemy" getting even worse ratings

Anne Hathaway's ex had good intentions

Gale Harold, of Desperate Housewives and formerly Queer as Folk, is in stable condition after a motorcycle accident yesterday

Aravinda Adiga wins the Man Booker prize for his debut novel about the dark side of the new India

The Leather Festival was in the West Village? When?


The NYT's David Pogue discovers the almost perfect charger

Tennis columnist Jon Wertheim's weekly Ad-in/Ad-out

It is perhaps the last great Antarctic expedition - to find an explanation for why there is a great mountain range buried under the White Continent.

Gay schools the answer?