First, we admire the crafty initiative of reader Deanna in dressing her own Miss Tomatohead up as a member of the nightshade family using only materials at hand.  Excellent use of green felt, young ladies.
Then, …

I made jokes, but he'll be missed.

Resident sucker for oral histories yours truly recommends the one on Daily Beast about the inauguration changeover.
I nearly can't believe it's finally come: the last day of the Bush presidency.  I watched his farewell remarks …

"Shhh, Daddy's stories are on."
To all my friends and readers who called in gay today, Lee and I salute you.  Don't forget to take a nice hot bubble bath with your favorite boy or girl …

It's more than enough, in fact.  We've had more than enough codified discrimination in this country over its long and sometimes misguided history, and whatever semantics those in favor of Proposition 8 choose to hide …

The non-embarrassing: you guys, the Newsweek special election report is gripping stuff.  All day, I've given myself one page each time I finish something from my to-do list, but a little while ago I gave …

We ran upstairs right before eleven so we wouldn't miss the West Coast returns, but instead of telling us who won what state, CNN just blurted it out: Obama is our next president.  It took …

Election Day is nigh at last; I can't WAIT to vote.  And, honestly, to have this campaign madness over with at last…not to mention the last eight years' worth.
In case it didn't go without saying, …

A hair away from 67K at this writing.  Don't forget: at 75K, a match kicks in automatically.  You know the "Double Your Impact" notices you may have seen on certain projects?  The Tomato Nation is …

UPDATE: At The Death House Door is airing on IFC on Monday September 1 at 9 PM, with other airings to follow.
Speaking of famous boyfriends…I recorded At The Death House Door when it first aired, …