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And the Winner Is…

The Academy Award Nominations dropped and BAM! we’ve got two Clevelanders riding the success train. Hal Holbrook was nominated for his supporting role in “Into the Wild,” while Ruby Dee was nominated for her supporting role in “American Gangster.” Hopefully they know more about Cleveland than Halle Berry. Shops and restaurants in the Flats!? Shit.

That’s Gay

A UCLA study based off of information from a “Census Snapshot” shows that 12,000 children in Ohio are being raised by same sex couples. The reaction to these reports is as to be expected. A researcher behind the study hopes that the fact that same sex couples make less money than married couples will help push legislature through that will allow for gay marriages, and in turn, same-sex couples to share benefits with each other and their children. On the other side of the coin David Miller, who is VP over at Gay-Bashing Inc. ahem, sorry about that, Citizens for Community Values, the group who partied over the idea of the 2004 state-wide gay marriage banning, thinks that, “They’re trying to create some kind of study that says gays and lesbians are everywhere.” So eloquent and insightful, David. For more results of the study and more WTF arguments from David point your cursor here.

LeBron <3 New York

First thing first, the graphic accompanying this article, a tribute to the talented people at Fox, may make you vomit due to sheer hideousness. Now, onto the piece! It seems LeBron James is not willing to hush up his love for the Yankees and come March Nike will help him shout it out. LeBron’s new shoes will feature Yankees colors, the famous pinstripes, and a Yankees-style cheer for LeBron under the tongue. The shoes will most likely only be sold in NYC and there has been no word yet as to whether LeBron will actually wear the shoes in games. Sports Talk Radio just found a topic for the next three weeks. The phone lines are lighting up already!

Some Quick Shit

If you like books, DVDs, or CDs you may want to head out to swanky Bay Village between Saturday and Tuesday because their library is hosting a huge sale. In case you thought we were going to go for an entire post without mentioning something about the election, guess again! Classes on how to use the new voting machines are being held all over Cuyahoga County, so if you want to make sure your vote doesn’t end up in the WRONG bin you might want to attend one of these. Finally, the Ohio Supreme Court case concerning whether a coroner can return a body minus some parts (they’re needed for investigations you perverts) or, in this case the brain of Christopher Albrecht, begins today.