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The Internet Has Been Too Good to Sociopaths

The Internet gives the very worst people among us the power to easily spread their awfulness around. We now hear regularly from and about people who 20 years ago would have been sitting alone, unknown, in dank apartments, surrounded by empty Funyons bags, watching pro wrestling and wondering why the ... More >>

Scott Wiener Shocked, Honored by Award From Grindr

Supervisor Scott Wiener is not a Grindr user -- but, it turns out, many users of the service look up to him, even as they're looking up nearby men to get to know better. Grindr -- a gay dating site aimed at those not necessarily looking for Mr. Right but Mr. Right Now -- established a Best of 2012 a ... More >>

Where to Drag Your Hungover Self to Brunch on New Year's Day

The Atlantic published a fun rant today: The Worst Holiday: New Year's Eve Is Over-hyped and Anti-Climactic. We tend to agree. While other countries have long lists of traditions, feasts, and prescribed foods, Americans don't have much besides drinking and watching the ball drop while Kathy Griffin ... More >>

Anderson Cooper Is Gay and Not Even Fox Commenters Seem too Bothered

CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper finally came out of the closet, revealing in an e-mail to blogger Andrew Sullivan that he is gay -- and damn proud. "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud."Of course, Fox News picked up ... More >>

Trent Arsenault, Prolific Sperm Donor, Is a 36-Year-Old Virgin Pleasing Women Everywhere

​As if the story about Trent Arsenault -- the Bay Area's unstoppable Sperminator -- couldn't get more bizarre. To gasps, laughter, and applause from the studio audience on Anderson Cooper's talk show, Arsenault, who has donated his seed for 14 children through his website TrentDonor, revealed that ... More >>

The Boy Scouts' Police Problem: Explorers Have Been Sexually Abused by Cops. Should Scouts Share the Blame?

San Francisco's "Miraculous Mary," Ashley Wyrick, Featured on Anderson Debut Week

Google Ashley Wyrick​Behold the power of the first name. Oprah, Ellen, make room for Anderson. Anderson Cooper, host of Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, kicked off his daytime talk show career this week. His clout landed him a high-profile, full-hour interview on Monday on his New York set with Amy Wi ... More >>

Anderson Cooper Calls Out Chris Brown; Ladies Everywhere Swoon

​So, remember that thing that happened at the 2009 Grammys? That thing where Chris Brown  and Rihanna both no-showed on account of the fact that he'd beaten the crap out of her? Then shortly afterwards, photos emerged online of a decidedly broken-looking Rihanna, sporting a swollen eye, a spl ... More >>

The 8 Sexiest Men on TV Cooking Shows

Producers of food TV don't just care if a guy can cook ― most stars of cooking shows these days have to be hot enough to make viewers' plasmas sweat. Behold, SFoodie's countdown of the eight sexiest male chefs currently taking up space on our DVRs, dudes with the power to sear our tenderloins with ... More >>

Week in Gay: Ted Haggard is Bisexual and Anderson Cooper has a 'Companion'

Coming after cousin Geri​This edition of The Week in Gay is a potpourri (either a miscellaneous collection of stories or a mixture of dried flowers and spices) of four categories - plus an extra special bonus!Included are updates on the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the latest stories from San F ... More >>

Return to Sender

How Would Immigration Reform Look if the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

Gay Teen Suicide an Epidemic

Men who 50 Cent deems should kill themselvs for failing to 'eat pu**y' may be helped along by 50 himself​The Week in GaySome weeks are driven by stories about politicians and legislation or courtroom drama. This is not one of those weeks. Personality and persecution are the themes this week. Fall ... More >>

Sorry, S.F.: Gavin Newsom's just not that into you

(with apologies to the authors of He's Just Not That Into You)

And That’s the Way It Was

The Bernhard Way