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Vera Wang's vision of next winter is ultra-feminine -- on Tuesday, she sent out a structured collection of chic cocktail dresses and sharp trousers in brocade, floral silks and lush satin.

Ed Koch, the tough, fast-talking mayor of New York in the turbulent 1970s and 1980s and credited with rescuing the nation's largest city from financial ruin, died Friday, aged 88.

The operator of the erstwhile news magazine Newsweek, which became a solely digital publication last year after 80 years in print, officially became "NewsBeast" on Friday, its parent company said.

'How To Survive A Plague' producer David France has said a lot of good has come from AIDS activism. How To Survive A Plague producer David France has said a lot of good has come from AIDS activism. France's documentary looks at the rise and success of HIV/AIDS advocacy groups ACT UP (AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power) and TAG (Treatment Action Group). The film first premiered at Sundance 2012 and opens Friday in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a national release to follow. The powerful film pieces together archival footage to tell the story of two coalitions ? ACT UP and TAG ? ?whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.? In a GLAAD blog post, France argued that good things have come out of the AIDS pandemic. ?A number of years ago, while I was working on a piece for New York magazine about the dark chapter of AIDS in America before the advent of effective therapies in 1996, one of the people I interviewed told me, 'A lot of

Suddenly, even political foes approve of Republican vice presidential pick Paul Ryan -- for his looks.

Oscar-nominated Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron who penned such romantic comedies as "When Harry met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle" has died, US officials and media said. She was 71.

Oscar-nominated Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron who penned such romantic comedies as "When Harry met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle" has died, US officials and media said. She was 71.

Oscar-nominated Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron who penned such romantic comedies as "When Harry met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle" has died, US media said. She was 71.

Cabler Bravo's upcoming fourth season of its reality cooking show 'Top Chef Masters' includes three openly gay chefs. Cabler Bravo's upcoming fourth season of its reality cooking show Top Chef Masters includes three openly gay chefs. Premiering on July 25, Top Chef Masters season four takes place in Las Vegas with 12 award-winning chefs competing for the title and a chance to win $100,000 for the charity of their choice. Celebrity chef Curtis Stone is back as series host alongside returning judges James Oseland and Ruth Reichl. They'll be joined by two new judges this season: Krista Simmons, a food and travel journalist whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and New York Magazine, and Francis Lam, features editor of Gilt Taste. Openly gay contestants include Art Smith, Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier. Smith, a two time James Beard Award recipient, is the executive chef and co-owner of five restaurants, including Table Fifty-Two, Art and Soul, LYFE Kitchen, Southern Art and Joann

President Barack Obama and his advisers agonized for months over whether the president would support gay marriage. President Barack Obama and his advisers agonized for months over whether the president would support gay marriage. Obama said in interview earlier this month with ABC News' Robin Roberts that he supports equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. Previously, the president had said he favored civil unions and was ?evolving? on marriage. The haste with which the interview was arranged fueled the narrative that Obama's endorsement was forced by Vice President Joe Biden's supportive remarks made four days earlier. But in an exhaustive New York magazine feature on the Obama campaign, John Heilemann notes that the issue had been on the table for months. ?The question of whether Obama's new stance narrows or widens his path to victory in November is one that [White House communications director David] Plouffe and his comrades have been agonizing over since early this year

Tom Hardy is the latest Hollywood star, joining George Clooney and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, to say he doesn't care if people think he's gay. Tom Hardy is the latest Hollywood star, joining George Clooney and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, to say he doesn't care if people think he's gay. In a wide-ranging interview with New York Magazine blog Vulture, Hardy, 34, said he sometimes anonymously sticks up for himself on the Internet. ?Wouldn't you? Sometimes no one's defending my corner! And then what you find ? I've done it before ? is that it's a forest fire that you can't put out. It's like [when commenters ask], 'Is he gay? Isn't he gay?' Does it matter? Does it actually?? In February, Clooney told gay glossy The Advocate that he's amused by rumors that he's gay, then added: ?[T]he last thing you'll ever see me do is jump up and down, saying, 'These are lies!' That would be unfair and unkind to my good friends in the gay community. I'm not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad th

The US Secret Service will question aging shock rocker and Mitt Romney supporter Ted Nugent after he warned he would end up "dead or in jail" if President Barack Obama is reelected, the musician and gun enthusiast said.

A photographer capturing the "unsafe, dirty" New York City subway for a year circa 1980, shadowed a lone woman, standing on a platform.

Hate-laced remarks against President Barack Obama and his administration by aging rocker Ted Nugent have become the latest caustic comments to fuel outrage on the US campaign trail.

Barney Frank has told 'New York Magazine' that he's been frustrated with his job as a congressman for years and listed gay rights as an accomplishment. Barney Frank has told New York Magazine that he's been frustrated with his job as a congressman for years and listed gay rights as an accomplishment. Frank, one of only four openly gay House members, announced last year that he won't return to Washington next year. Half of Republicans, Frank said, are Michele Bachmann. ?The other half are afraid of losing a primary to Michele Bachmann. So, no, there are maybe three Republicans I can work with, on a couple of issues, out of the thirtysomething on the committee.? ?Look, this job certainly didn't make any sense in terms of maximizing my income or minimizing my stress or maximizing the comfort of my life. I think it's a wonderful job to have because I'm able to work to make fundamental changes in society and improve the quality of people's lives and eliminate and diminish unfairness at vari

Facebook's $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the quirky photo-sharing app to the delete button.

Lady Gaga, Neil Patrick Harris, Chaz Bono and Zachary Quinto make the 'Top 10 Gay Rights Moments of 2011' list. ?Lady Gaga, Neil Patrick Harris, Chaz Bono and Zachary Quinto are among the celebrities on E! Online's ?Top 10 Gay Rights Moments of 2011? list. The coming out of three actors ? Zachary Quinto, Amber Heard and Sean Maher ? made the list. Amber Heard came out at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in Los Angeles. Zachary Quinto quietly announced he's gay during an interview with New York magazine, while Sean Maher talked about his family, which includes partner Paul and two children, during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. The 5-year-old news that Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are engaged to be married was used by editors as an example of Hollywood's endorsement of New York becoming the sixth state to legalize gay marriage in June. Harris tweeted that he was engaged shortly after passage of the law,

Gender-bending male model Andrej Pejic acknowledged Tuesday he's the svelte blond "woman" featured in a Dutch advertising campaign for push-up bras.

We have long suspected that Metro Police officers shoot their guns more often than police in other cities, and that our process for investigating those shootings is faulty.

Actors Amber Heard and Zachary Quinto and CNN anchor Don Lemon were among the celebrities that came out gay in 2011. Actors Amber Heard and Zachary Quinto and CNN anchor Don Lemon were among the celebrities that came out gay in 2011. According to a list compiled by gay glossy The Advocate, 21 notable public figures came out in the past year, including Akil Patterson, former Division 1 football player, Geri Jewell, actress (The Facts of Life) and author (I'm Walking as Straight as I Can), Scott Norton, professional bowler, Jared Max, ESPN reporter, Mina Caputo, a transgender musician, and Mo Rocca, jurnalist and VH1 I Love the 80s contributor. Amber Heard came out at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in Los Angeles. Zachary Quinto quietly announced he's gay during an interview with New York magazine. Don Lemon told the New York Times that he's gay on the eve of releasing his memoir Transparent. Also coming out of the clos