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May 19 2013

Eurovision Song Contest 2013 – One Tweet at a Time

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My adopted hometown of Malmö, Sweden, hosted the kitsch-fest that is the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Sweden earned this honor by virtue of our song winning the contest in 2012. The surprise was that Sweden then chose Malmö as the host city over Stockholm. (I’m pretty sure the residents of the country’s capital are still …

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May 10 2013

Beyoncé’s H&M ads will do one of two things for me this Spring …

And neither one of them involves shopping at H&M, if you know what I mean.

May 09 2013

There’s a proofreading job open somewhere …

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Malmö is in the final stages of a full-on festoon as the host city for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, so this afternoon I took Dr. Darling over to Gustav Adolf’s Torg to see the construction of the “Eurovision Village.” I walk through this central square every day on my way to and from work, …

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May 05 2013

In bed with Angie Harmon

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I hardly ever have erotic dreams, and on the rare occasions when I do have them, they NEVER involve anyone I actually know or even recognize (including, unfortunately, Dr. Darling). Which is what makes the dream I had early this morning about Angie Harmon so unusual. I was definitely in bed with the stunning “Rizzoli and …

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Apr 29 2013

Bishop Gene Robinson on How the Church “Got It Wrong” About LGBT People

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Apr 26 2013

Michael Bublé, subway busker

How come this never happens when I ride public transportation?

Apr 24 2013

“She’s got the way to move me, Sharon!”

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In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, I learned of the completely wonderful Fenway Park tradition in which the Neil Diamond classic “Sweet Caroline” is played during the 8th inning of every Boston Red Sox game. This got me thinking about all the other great Neil Diamond songs that were part of the soundtrack of …

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