Name: Richard Rothstein
Dateline: New York, NY
Weblog: rjr10036.typepad.com/manhattandetails
Articles: 28
First Published: Monday, August 28, 2006
Last Published: Thursday, February 8, 2007
Currently listing articles 28-1:
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The Pot and The Kettle: Which One's Iran?— Iran is a terrible, horrible country and if they were to follow the American model, we would be in terrible trouble.
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Please Move On— A New Yorker's reflection on how 9/11 has changed even small intimate parts of our lives.
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Baa Baa Black Sheep and an Angry Navratilova— Can bio-engineers deliver world peace where politicians, philosophers and clergy have failed?
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An Exhausted Gay American— No one is harmed by protecting civil rights. Everyone is harmed by restricting them.
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I Probably Hate You— Have we become the most hate-obsessed culture on earth?
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Omerta vs Constitutional Law— Congress seems more subject to the rule of Omerta than the rule of constitutional law and justice.
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The Real Ford Legacy: Queens of Denial— This is a good time to remember that Gerald Ford created the Presidential "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" card.
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Baghdad Streets: Kidnapped American Style— Should the seizure of accredited diplomats and the authority of a legally elected president be subject to American whim?
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Ellen vs. Rosie— Rosie is a lesbian circus act while Ellen is a brilliant comic and host who is openly gay.
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New Jersey Civil Unions: Separate But Equal— New Jersey has just become the second state to legalize same sex civil unions, aka second class marriage.
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A Second Protestant Reformation— Will history compare the Stonewall Riots to Martin Luther's posting of the 95 theses? It's an outrageous but possibly undeniable analogy.
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The United States and South Africa: A Historic Role Reversal— At one time we imposed sanctions on South Africa for its official bigotry. Will they do the same to us?
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The True Meaning of Russ Feingold— We must ask ourselves the question why courageous visionaries are presidential long shots.
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Book Review: The Saint-Tropez Diet by Apostolos Pappas and Marie-Annick Courtier— A no-nonsense, science-based approach to the best of the best diets, done with the art and pleasure of food in mind.
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Haggard is Not Another Gay Sex Scandal— Are corruption and morality scandals involving heterosexuals about the straight community? But bring in same-sex sex and it's all about the gays.
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Operation Blame And Fear— If you liked Operation Shock and Awe, you'll love Operation Blame and Fear, the Republican strategy for conning America out of democracy.
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Beware the "Clogs" Among Us— Corporate America managed to blur the lines between editorial and advertising in journalism and now it's setting its sights on the blogosphere.
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Gay and Reborn: Absolute Absolution?— A gay man questions the absolute absolution of coming out of the closet.
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DVD Review: Sex, Intimacy, and Diabetes - Are You Happy To See Me Or Is That Your Insulin Pump?— A new educational DVD reminds us that as we age and struggle with health issues, the libido continues to make its demands.
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Raging Queers: As American as the Second Amendment
— A gay man laments an act of violence, but recognizes the dangers of a symptom.
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Performance Art Review: The "Jifts" of Dina Martina— Seattle "drag" legend's "Soft Palate, Fallen Arches" performance steals cynical Manhattan hearts.
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Is James McGreevey's The Confession Good For The Gays?— A gay man asks: Is this a coming out story, or the self-serving confession of just another corrupt politician?
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America's Ultimate Hate Crime?— Is freedom of religion used to allow child abuse in America or do we believe that gay children aren't human?
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Nobody Does Xenophobia Better Than Us— We treat dogs and cats better than foreigners, especially at our borders.
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Music Review: All American - Broadway Flop but Astonishing New CD— A private recording made public takes you behind the curtain behind the curtain..and the birth of The Producers.
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Election Rigging: Who Cares?— Ohio Republicans try to "burn" the evidence of the Bush stolen election?
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As If Rosa Parks Never Existed— When did the civil rights advances of the 20th Century become politically incorrect and an object of disdain?
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Kindergarten: Where Girls Are Tough and Boys Are Pretty— The San Francisco Chronicle reports on elementary schools that celebrate and honor gender variation and diversity.
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