By Benjamin Wachs
If two lesbians got married and moved to New York, would anybody notice?
While it’s received virtually no media coverage up here, the answer is yes – and the fight for gay marriage in New York took a cautious step forward yesterday when the state’s highest court announced that it would not hear an appeal of a lawsuit by an upstate New York county … making gay marriage, at least temporarily, the law of the land.
Pool photograph by Vladimir Rodionov
Standing a full 9-foot-7, outgoing Russian president Vladimir Putin presided over the today's inauguration of his favored son, Dmitry Medvedev. Putin's scene-stealing speech — he warned his foes they would soon have a size-30 boot in their asses — points to his continued hand (and foot) on the reins of government.
The inauguration (complete with a set of dwarf soldiers in adorable Crimean War-era uniforms sans gangrene) was an eye-opener for the West. Previously, we knew Medvedev was young (42) and loves Black Sabbath. Now we also know he's short — why, it's as if he'd fit right in Putin's pocket! Ho, ho ho!
In other news, The New York Times continued its arcane insistence on using middle initials: That'd be Vladimir V. Putin and Dmitry A. Medvedev. This, theoretically, clears things up for readers: "No, no, no, this is an article about Vladimir V. Putin. Not that other guy — we do get that a lot!"
Incidentally, the "V." stands for Vladimirovich; the "A." for Anatolyevich. That ought to clear things up.
— Joe Eskenazi
This is the headline that greeted SFGate readers this morning. Someone who is no fan of columnist Mark Morford appears to have thrown up a string of spammish dribble in place of Morford's usual Wednesday offering (unless of course this is the Wednesday offering). Click for more screenshots and "Kick-up porno dvd for mmorford!!! Kylie Minogue Kick-up porno!!! Penelope Cruz Stunning photo!!!"
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