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You and Me Both: As predicted, the Yaz show last Thursday at Terminal 5 was a treat from beginning to end. Using the singles "Nobody's Diary" and "Situation" as bookends to a virtual showcase of all their work (except, sadly, the stopgap single "The Other Side of Love"), Alison Moyet's big, bluesy vocals were in fine form, and Vince Clarke did what he does best -- stay out of the way and deliver the music. Yaz's music may not be ideal for a live performance, but by the time the whole thing was over you'd have had a hard time convincing most people there of that. A big thanks to all of the (212) readers who came over to say hi, especially Greg Hernandez's copy editor extraordinaire, David! (Where's that picture, Lar?) (NYT)
No Love for Savage: Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten takes on radio host Michael Savage for his remarks that most kids with autism are really just brats who need to be told to knock of their routines: :Savage is not retracting this, even though he admits it might be a little wrong. And I don't blame him. Getting things a little wrong is okay. I remain a supporter of Michael Savage, because I am a fan of his column 'Savage Love,' in which he deals forthrightly with the fact that he is gay and proud of it, and joyfully gives out highly knowledgeable advice on techniques for active, hedonistic, sexually adventuresome gay males like himself. I LOVE that column. (Chatalogical Humor)
Down and Out: Another early exit for Roger Federer, who was knocked out of the Rogers Cup in a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France’s Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night. A shocking year for the once-dominant tennis player who looks like he's on target to finish 2008 with zero Grand Slam titles to his name. (AP)
Update: The Yuengling truck driver who viciously assaulted photographer Brad Walsh has been -canned. (OMG BTW)
Cold Cuts: Damn, queer magazine designer John Agnesini can't seem to get a break. First he finds a knife baked into his bread at Subway. Now he finds one in his back at HX. (Queerty)
For His Eyes Only: Newsom. Gavin Newsom. (NYT)
Don't Tell Jennifer Aniston: Forbes magazine says Vince Vaughn is the best deal in Hollywood. (Forbes)
Liar, Liar: Lee Israel forged more than 400 letters from Noel Coward, Dorothy Parker and other literary celebrities, a criminal career she recounts in her book, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (NYT)
Lesbos, I Suppose: A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday. (Reuters)
Never Too Young: An 8-year-old girl was ejected from a junior tennis tournament on New Zealand’s South Island when officials discovered she was wearing a radio earpiece to receive instructions from her father. (AP)
Gay Marketing: It's hard to get a straight answer about who was behind the "South Carolina Is So Gay" ad campaign. (Queerty)
Goodbye, and Good Luck: Longtime Phoenix blogger Scott-o-Rama signs off from the World Wide Web. (Scott-o-Rama)