Left: Peter Orlovsky and his lover Alan Ginsberg, 1957. Right: Aaron Tveit and James Franco, as Orlovsky and Ginsberg, 2009.

Uh oh. Looks like the New York Senate has gone Republican. The gay marriage deal-making may have just destroyed New York State’s Senate, with two Democrats now moving to caucus with Republicans. (One of them is Hiram Monserrat, the former Marine from…

I can’t stress enough how upsetting I find the near-future of telephone technology. I’m watching the Apple presentation today and basically the iPhone is not-so-slowly morphing into a blinky box of stupid dystopian that handshakes and checks your…

Oh boy. A small New York Times column has dared to say that “For some blogs, rumors are their stock in trade.” Now the usual suspects are freaking out! About.com consultant (and author!) Jeff Jarvis: “We who publish must learn how to…

Who knew that basically Al Gore and Hillary Clinton would begin World War III together?

The High Line, She Is Open At Last

The High Line, New York City’s newest and thinnest park, has opened, with its lord and lady leading the way. More pictures here and here.