It's Friday! Again. And this week I really, really, really am glad that the weekend's here.
Here's a collection of news and other things that struck me as worthy of being shared:
Red Lobster Comps Widow's Check on Anniversary.
In case you needed more proof that the ex-gay movement is a fraud: Pastor Duane Youngblood, author of the book Freedom From Homosexuality: No Longer Living The Lie, was arrested for molesting a teenage boy dozens of times. But wait! This should be a surprise to no one. Back in 2006, the very same year his ex-gay book came out, Youngblood was arrested for molesting a 15-year-old boy in his church office! And that 2006 arrest wasn't the first time...
One of the very few attempts to render a male superhero costume in the same ridiculously "sexy" female supers are routinely drawn: Why Must Dudes Ruin Perfectly Good Superheroine and Action Franchises with Their Requests for Diversity?
Research: Human friendships based on genetic similarities beyond the superficial.
Church of England approves women bishops for first time in history.
CNBC's Climate "Expert": "Demonization Of Carbon Dioxide Is Just Like" Demonization Of "Jews Under Hitler".
ENDA: The Nightmare Scenario in Which GOPers Push a Bad Bill That Gay Groups Dropped.
Non-Believers Win A Decisive Court Victory In Indiana.
Churyumov-Gerasimenko is a contact binary!.
The distorting reality of ‘false balance’ in the media.
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Calls for Death of Comic Creator.
A History of Throwing Shade for Black Women and Gay White Men. Before "white gays" copied it from black women, black women stole if from black gays...
Why do we have blood types? Scientists still trying to figure out the evolutionary reason for blood types.
Arizona Politician Mistakes YMCA Campers For Undocumented Children. Warning: auto-playing video on site (grrrr)
Marvel Comics Just Made Thor Female, And Conservatives Are Furious.
NBC STRAIGHTWASHES JOHN CONSTANTINE.
File this under "Duh!" Studies: Stand Your Ground Laws Lead To More Homicides, Don't Deter Crime.
Salem Mayor: ‘Apparently, Glenn Beck Is Not Happy With Us’. City hall inundated with angry calls from homophobes, starts donating to gay youth charity.
Blues Guitarist Johnny Winter Dies At 70.
‘Nano-pixels’ promise thin, flexible, high-resolution displays.
Connecticut Supreme Court: Same-Sex Marriage Rights Are Retroactive.
California Experiences Warmest, 3rd Driest Year Since 1895.
Robert Reich: Deadbeat 1 percenters endanger U.S. democracy.
'Bye Sierra': A Slightly Angry Queer Response to the Sierra Mannie Controversy.
In case you missed it, earlier this week I had a more concise, less angry response to the same weird op-ed piece: Confessions of a white homo devil, part 3.
Matt Alber Covers "Walking on Sunshine":
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National treasure “Weird Al” Yankovic is releasing a new video each doy this week of a parody of a hit song. This was Tuesday's, which is my second favorite thus far, Weird Al's parody of Blurred Lines, Word Crimes:
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Jenny Lewis - Just One Of The Guys [Official Music Video]:
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Church of England Votes to Allow Women Bishops:
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Exclusive "Weird Al" Yankovic Music Video: FOIL (Parody of "Royals" by Lorde):
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