via The Happiness Project. It’s very easy to fall into the happiness trap of false choices–of thinking you can either do X or Y, and that’s the choice you have to make. False choices are tempting for a couple of reasons. First, instead of facing a bewildering array of options, you limit yourself to a […]
Monthly Archives: July 2013
July
06
Do You Fall into This Happiness Trap? The False Choice.
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
July
06
The History of San Francisco’s Nicknames
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via The Bold Italic. SAN FRANCISCO IS A LOT OF THINGS. It’s hippies, hipsters, vagrants, flagrants, artsy, fartsy, and more. You name it, and it probably lives here. And accordingly, no single nickname has ever really stuck for Saint Frank. Riffs on the grand title of our city come and go. Many of them are […]
July
06
The Facebook Generation
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The Facebook Generation. I’m 28 years old, and Facebook belongs to my generation. I joined Facebook as a college student, when it truly was ours and only ours. All the youth growing up now constantly connected to the internet are following in our footsteps. In high school, we chatted on AOL Instant Messenger late into […]
July
05
French Olympic Swimmers Pose as ‘Imaginary Gay Couple’ for Anti-Homophobia Campaign
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Two male French Olympic swimmers have posed in an intimate shot as an “imaginary couple”, as part of a campaign to tackle homophobia, which also features images of Eva Longoria and Lara Fabian. The project is called “imaginary couples”, and includes shots of other models, featuring the caption: “A peaceful look on homosexuality”, and features […]
July
05
Today Tonight : Packed to the Rafters Finale
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The cast on television series Packed to the Rafters have got together to say goodbye as the show draws to an end. Report by Helen Wellings.
July
04
Mark Zuckerberg Marched At San Fran Gay Pride
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg led 750 of his colleagues at San Francisco Gay Pride. Zuckerberg’s participation in the parade came after he posted a Facebook status last week lauding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages, was […]
July
03
‘Scooby-Doo’ Myths and Facts
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via TLC. Rumors and myths abound regarding Scooby-Doo and his friends. Some of these have been presented in books as unequivocal facts, but the truth is, they fall more into the realm of urban legend. Myth No. 1: The name “Scooby-Doo” was inspired by Frank Sinatra’s recording of “Strangers in the Night” (“…dooby, dooby doo…”), which […]
July
02
Hilarious Resolutions for the Back Half of 2013
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I will not tell the same story at every get together. I will not bore my boss by with the same excuse for taking leaves. I will think of some more excuses. I will do less laundry and use more deodorant. I will spend less than one hour a day on the Internet. This, of […]
July
01
Memorializing The Victims Of Horrific Firebombing At New Orleans’ Upstairs Lounge
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Queerty. On June 24, 1973, the deadliest LGBT massacre in American history happened in New Orleans. At 7:56 PM, an unknown assailant set ablaze the stairwell leading to the Upstairs Lounge, a second-floor gay bar. 60 people were trapped inside. As the flames spread, some were able to escape through an unmarked exit. But others — panicked, […]
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Remembering “Queer as Folk”
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
With “Skins” and “Packed to the Rafters” ending, I am getting sentimental about my television. Some boys had baseball cards growing up, I had my TV cards and TV Guides that charted the history of this wonderful medium. For me no shows were more important in high school and college than “Queer as Folk” UK […]