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Irish Coffee



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Directions
1/2 oz. Irish whiskey
1 tsp. brown sugar
6 oz. hot coffee
heavy cream

Combine whiskey, sugar, and coffee in a mug and stir to dissolve. Float cold cream gently on top. Do not mix.

Joy Behar will receive the Excellence in Media Award at this year's 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York.

For over a decade, Ms. Behar has used this nationally televised platform to voice her support for LGBT equality on a number of issues. Ms. Behar also hosts her own talk show, The Joy Behar Show, which premiered on HLN in 2009. A number of episodes have featured discussion of LGBT issues and LGBT guests, including a segment featuring Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black speaking about his Mormon upbringing as a gay man. The episode is nominated for a GLAAD Media Award this year for Outstanding Talk Show Episode.

Other special guests to attend the GLAAD Media Awards in New York include Gabourey Sibide (Precious), Rosie Perez, Jill Zarin, Sigourney Weaver, and Michael Patrick King. Cynthia Nixon will also be recognized for her devotion to the LGBT-rights movement.

Fans of Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Chilly Willy should say happy 102nd to their creator, Tex Avery. Avery was born in Taylor, Texas, in 1908. After graduating fro North Dallas High School in 1927, he moved to Southern California in 1929. Although first working at the harbor, Avery aspired to be an artist. That year he showed some samples to Walter Lantz Studios and was later hired as an animator. He went on to serve as supervisor for some 60 titles for Warner Bros.'s Merrie Meolodies and Looney Tunes series. He also coined Bugs Bunny's signature phrase, "What's Up Doc?" Then, from 1942-1954, he worked as director of cartoons at MGM where he had a hand in practically every cartoon produced besides Tom and Jerry. Avery set himself apart from his Disney counterparts with his humorous characters and signature slapstick gags. He left the animated world for advertising in 1954, where he went on to create the Raid bug spray ads and Frito Bandito. Avery died in August 1980. He, however, left a legacy of timeless cartoons that continue to entertain audiences of all ages.



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The United States Senate has passed the Travel Promotion Act, with the express aim off attracting millions of foreign tourists to America.

Voting 78-18 in favour of the legislation, the Senate has agreed to establish a non-profit corporation to promote travel to the United States. The body will be tasked with assuring potential visitors they will be welcomed in America, while also assisting with paperwork and offering information regarding American places of interest outside the usual tourist destinations.

So how does the government plan on paying for the near $100 million Act? Easy, issuing a $10 levy on guests from nations (mostly Europe). Now isn't that the best way to make people feel welcome!

Obama still needs to sign the act, but he has shown support for the act in the past. [BTN]

There is nothing big about Visit London and Radisson Edwardian Hotels newest promotion. The 'world's smallest pop-up hotel' made its first appearance this week. The tiny mobile hotel will be making stops each day at different tourist attractions, so guests will literally have the city out their front door. The hotel features a concierge, check-in desk, room service, a flat screen TV, sound system, fridge and dining room area, double bed with luxury bedding, and en-suite facilities. The only way you're going to get a room in this hotel is by winning it, apply online.

More good news for gay marriage! The nation's capital will allow gay couples to apply for marriage licenses starting March 3.

D.C. Wire reports: "Council member David Catania, the bill's sponsor, has a countdown clock on his website to March 3, the anticipated first day when gay couples will be allowed to apply for licenses in the District. While couples will be able to apply next Wednesday, the three-day waiting period in the District means that couples will not be able to formally marry until the following Tuesday, March 9. [TR]

Maryland moves one step closer towards equality with a recent ruling that gives same-sex couples, who were married out of the state's jurisdiction, the same rights and responsibilities of that state's marriage laws.

“Although today’s long-awaited opinion by Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler won’t erase many of the inequalities same-sex couples in Maryland face, it is certainly a positive development on the road to marriage equality,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “Today’s opinion by the Maryland Attorney General only continues to further highlight the burdensome patchwork of unequal laws same-sex couples face across the country. With every step that is taken in the progress towards full equality, it becomes more and more obvious that separate is not equal and marriage by any other name is not marriage.”

GaGa has been accused of having something more than tight spankies between her legs—many have said that she has a penis. To put these rumors to bed, the lady showed us her stuff at the Grammy Awards. The girl is never one to shy away from using bad press to her advantage. To poke fun at the rumors, GaGa plans to wear a dildo.

"I want to wear a dick strapped to my vagina. We all know that one of the biggest talking points of the year was that I have a d**k, so why not give them what they want? I want to comment on that in a beautiful, artistic way. How I wanna show it. And I want to call this piece 'Lady Gaga Dies Hard'. Come on, come see me try to persuade everyone to let me wear a penis." [NZ Herald]

Veteran Bollywood actor Zeenat Aman and Celina Jaitley crowned Bobby from Manipur, 'Super Queen,' beating 17 other contestants, this weekend. This is the first pageant of its kind in India. In a nation where transgender individuals are often seen as outcasts the stage was a perfect place for them to show off and feel safe. Sponsors of the event have promised to help the participants by setting up a separate school for the people of the community, "With an aim to cure the stigma attached to the community, we have decided to set up a technical school in Thane especially for them which will take care of the proper grooming," said Sunil Saldanha, MD of VCare, who sponsored the contest.
[kemmannu] via [Queerty]

Join R Family Vacations this year for a trip you and your family won't forget. This will be the first year that R Family has a private charter of the entire Club Med located in Ixtapa, Mexico. You won't sacrifice any luxury at this resort, it was just listed as the number two all-inclusive resort in the world!

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