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As you can see from this photo, cars in Paris are under attack. Sure, sure, most of Paris's transportation system serves cars, and most lanes ferry car traffic. But non-car transportation persists. As seen above from left to right: After several lanes for cars, there's a lane dedicated to buses, a shared lane for parking cars and trash cans, a lane for bicycles, an entrance to the subway, and finally a sidewalk. But here's what's nuts: Even though cars have more room—by far—"cars are being shoved aside, as evidenced by... the constant plea for more light rail and significant transfer of asphalt to bike lanes." Paris is such a terrible city.

Just passed through St. Louis's airport. The above PSA is right next to the PSA that appears the jump.

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As Towleroad reports, LGBT activist and on again/off again GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger today sent an email raising questions about the marital status of National Organization for Marriage figurehead Maggie Gallagher. An excerpt from the email:

I was on Thomas Roberts’ show MSNBC Live with the founder of the National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher. We were on MSNBC so she could try and defend the treasure trove of “Confidential” NOM documents that had just been uncovered as a result of the 2009 investigation that I got launched against NOM in Maine.

Maggie and I were in separate studios although we met afterwards for this photo and a chance to visit. I asked Maggie if she was still living in New York, and she told me that she moved to Washington, DC nearly three years ago. What about her husband Roman Srivastav? She allegedly married this East Indian man 19 years ago after living as an unwed mother for 11 years. No one has ever seen Maggie with Raman. Wonder if they really did get married? If so, maybe so he could get a green card?

Maggie the *Bigocrite
(Big-o-crite \ˈbig-ə-ˌkrit\ – a person who is both a bigot and a hypocrite.)
For the past 15 years Maggie has written books, columns and talked to anyone who would listen about the necessity of kids having a mother and a father (even though she didn’t follow her own advice for over a decade).

Where’s Your Wedding Ring, Maggie??
According to WikiAnswers only 9.3% of American women don’t wear a wedding ring, a pretty small number. Certainly this national champion of marriage whose twitter name is @MaggieMarriage would wear a wedding ring if she was really married. I first became suspicious when you spoke in Rhode Island two years ago at NOM’s "Celebrate Marriage & Family Day." If ever there was a day to appear with your husband that was it.
I even scoured Google images, not one photo of you and Raman. NOM’s Brian Brown is all over Google. There are lots of photos of Brian with his wife and family.

I smell a rat, Maggie. You are the author of a book is titled “The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier, and Better off Financially (on Amazon for only $1.00).” Makes sense to me. But why are you so hell-bent on making sure that those of us who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender can’t marry?

Put up, or Shut up.
Let’s see your marriage license, Maggie. Better yet, let’s see your husband!

Gonna toss two things up quickly so Slog doesn't feel ignored. First, Jonathan Groff—who loves Sutton Foster as much as I do—recreates the AWESOME and AMAZING "Anything Goes" from Anything Goes. Check. Out. The. Butts. On. Those. Dancers.

And a NSFW treat for the gay centaur fetishists. Enjoy!

I go to the Wiener Circle for the food. The char polish is amazing, the fries are great, and I'm so grateful that they don't serve malts too because otherwise I would've died of a coronary a decade ago. My first visit to the Wiener Circle? God, at least million years ago, back when there was a gay video bar down the block called Take One. I think I was 18 years old. Maybe 16.

I always recommend a visit to the Wiener Circle when friends from Seattle are heading to Chicago. They're never disappointed. And no one who has ever gone to the Wiener Circle on my recommendation has ever mentioned the abuse schtick. All they talk about are the chars, the cheddar chars, the double char cheddars, and the char polishes.

And was nearly urinated on as a result.

She makes me sad because she has a better laptop than I do.

And we've been spending awful lot of time together this week, me and Wifi Login Page Lady. I may know her well enough by now to say something to her about that hair.

Went for a quick stroll around downtown Lexington, Kentucky, this morning and wound up at the old courthouse, now a local history museum. The guy on the horse out in front of the graceful old courthouse? John Hunt Morgan, "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy," grower of hemp, disruptor of Union supply lines, and courageous defender of the "Lost Cause" (click to enlarge):

Visitors have to walk around to the backside of the courthouse—near the garbage cans—to learn more about the "Lost Cause" this "ideal romantic hero" sacrificed his life to defend and preserve (click to enlarge):

Look at my new pals!

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Based solely on this here photo.

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Word on the street is that Amanda Knox lives in the International District. Lucky for me, a friend of a friend put me in touch with a fellow who was surprised to find that he shared an apartment building with Foxy Knoxy. Here's your chance to glimpse into the life of an infamous* local celebutante!

You can remain anonymous if you'd like, or I can use your name.
I shall remain anonymous.

Does it seem like she has a big apartment? Or standard size for the building?
I bet it's pretty big. I know there are at least three of them living there.

How many times have you seen her?
Twice. Once with her boyfriend and once alone at the front door. I think I may have also seen her around the neighborhood. I can't say for sure. Everyone in Chinatown looks the same to me.

Has she ever been carrying anything in particular?
Nope.

Does she seem friendly?
She does.

Is the boyfriend you've seen her with the same one from Italy?
No. From what I have read it is her old high school boyfriend.

Is he good looking?
He's whatevs.

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