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The Downside to Facebook

Facebook remains the Internet sensation of the decade. Today it claims some 400 million users worldwide. It has become a vital social networking tool, but what of its downside for LGBT users? EDGE’s Peter Cassels looks at a number of the issues -- from cyberbullying to privacy issues -- that gays and lesbians should know of when using social networking sites.
Pink Everest: Nepal appeals for gay tourists

Just five years ago, Nepali police were beating gays and transsexuals in the streets. Now, the issue of gay rights is almost passe in the conservative Hindu nation, which wants a chunk of the multibillion-dollar gay tourist market.
K.M. Soehnlein Revisits the ’80s with ’Robin and Ruby’

Author K.M. Soehnlein chats with edge about his new novel, the 1980s, J.D. Salinger, and why really good sex and good literature go hand in hand.
Timberlake’s brand brings the road to the runway

William Rast, the contemporary fashion label by Justin Timberlake and longtime friend Trace Ayala, marched a parade of biker styles down the runway at New York Fashion Week Wednesday night in a collection dubbed "New America." Read more...
Fridays @ Mirabar :: February 19, 2010

From the Karaoke on the third floor, to the people watching on the second, the dancing on the first floor, and the shots boys all over the place, Mirabar is the place to be on Friday nights in Providence. EDGE dropped in to catch the action - here are the pics!

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Proposal for sports event nixes Gay Games name

An announcement last weekend aimed at ending the longstanding rivalry between two global quadrennial sports and cultural festivals had some clubs applauding, but left many longtime supporters of the Gay Games wondering if their brand and legacy were being unceremoniously dumped.


American Idolatry :: Paula Moments

You would think this crucial week would be the most dramatic yet this Idol season. Instead it remained duller than ever. Though last night episodes was not without Kara again displaying her Daddy issues and Ellen having a ’Paula outburst’ all her own.

Impoverished Nepal appeals to gay tourism industry

Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink. It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas. It wants to host the world’s highest same-sex wedding at Everest base camp. Read more...
The Best of Parties 2009

Given the anxieties and genuine hardships of 2009, it’s a relief to finally tally up the year and find what was worthy of celebration. Hence the 2009 BEST OF EDGE: PARTIES Awards list-in which the best parties of 2009 are honored, not only for taking our minds off the hiccups of the real world, but for reminding us that all work and no play makes the world a nasty place. For, as Barbara Ehrenreich reminds us, it is when we come together to play that we find "collective joy"-and subconsciously honor all the good times and good peoples who have come before us. And now, without further ado, the winners of this year’s best parties.
World markets down as investors await banking bill

World stock markets fell Monday as investors fretted about the status of banking reform in the U.S. and awaited confirmation of a rescue package for debt-laden Greece. The British pound slipped amid growing British political and economic concerns.
Don’t Be Jealous of Suzuki’s Boogie :: The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

Ru Paul and that bitch’s drag race crack me up. Don’t "F---" it up," she says as the drag divas lip sync for their lives! From playing clucking chickens to country divas, watching those queens compete to become the next dag superstar is too funny to miss. Grab a fruity martini and watch. As the song that sings the show out each week says, "Don’t be jealous of my boogie."
Apple takes pre-orders for April 3 iPad launch

Apple is accepting pre-orders for the iPad, its new touch-screen gadget for reading books, watching video and surfing the Web.
Foreclosures weigh on home appraisals

Across the country, agents and homebuilders are complaining too many appraisals are coming in low, scuttling deals.

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