It's been a busy week. Here are a few things I didn't get to:
India:
You may have heard that the Indian Supreme Court has recriminalized homosexuality. What they did was to overturn the decision of the Delhi High Court from a couple of years ago that found Section 377, from the old British Colonial penal code, is unconstitutional. The decision has not been met favorably, either outside of India or within. The government has filed a petition with the Court for review of the verdict. One Indian actor, Imran Khan, has answered some of the myriad of questions that have arisen in the wake of the decision:
Utah:
It looks as though things in Utah are stalled. The courts -- both Judge Shelby of the District Court and a panel of the 10th Circuit -- have refused to order a stay on Judge Shelby's decision overturning Utah's anti-marriage constitution amendment. The state has said it will petition Justice Sotomayor, who oversees the 10th Circuit, but they seem to be in some disarray and haven't, as of this writing, filed yet. Josh Marshall has a good recap of the events and their implications.
And Utah has had a record number of marriages in the past week.
Uganda:
The Ugandan Parliament has passed the "Kill the Gays" bill, without the kill part. President Musveni has said he will examine it carefully before he decides whether to sign it into law. Jim Burroway has an analysis of the sneaky tactics of the proponents of the bill, which sounds about right for the anti-gay "conservatives" of any country. Burroway also has a look at the reaction of Ugandan religious leaders. I advise you to read it on an empty stomach.
Papa Duck:
That millionaire nonentity from that A&E "reality" show has been reinstated -- yes, A&E, like Cracker Barrel before them, has caved. Joe Jervis has a series of posts on the reactions this morning, which I'm not going to link to here -- just go to his blog.
Ender's Game:
A flop, no matter how you look at it:
Note that box office as of Thursday is $88,065,750 worldwide. Note also the budget figure. I don't think a sequel is in the offing.
OK, this turned into a link dump -- sorry about that, but like I said, it's been a busy week. This should serve to catch you up on anything you've missed.
India:
You may have heard that the Indian Supreme Court has recriminalized homosexuality. What they did was to overturn the decision of the Delhi High Court from a couple of years ago that found Section 377, from the old British Colonial penal code, is unconstitutional. The decision has not been met favorably, either outside of India or within. The government has filed a petition with the Court for review of the verdict. One Indian actor, Imran Khan, has answered some of the myriad of questions that have arisen in the wake of the decision:
Utah:
It looks as though things in Utah are stalled. The courts -- both Judge Shelby of the District Court and a panel of the 10th Circuit -- have refused to order a stay on Judge Shelby's decision overturning Utah's anti-marriage constitution amendment. The state has said it will petition Justice Sotomayor, who oversees the 10th Circuit, but they seem to be in some disarray and haven't, as of this writing, filed yet. Josh Marshall has a good recap of the events and their implications.
And Utah has had a record number of marriages in the past week.
Uganda:
The Ugandan Parliament has passed the "Kill the Gays" bill, without the kill part. President Musveni has said he will examine it carefully before he decides whether to sign it into law. Jim Burroway has an analysis of the sneaky tactics of the proponents of the bill, which sounds about right for the anti-gay "conservatives" of any country. Burroway also has a look at the reaction of Ugandan religious leaders. I advise you to read it on an empty stomach.
Papa Duck:
That millionaire nonentity from that A&E "reality" show has been reinstated -- yes, A&E, like Cracker Barrel before them, has caved. Joe Jervis has a series of posts on the reactions this morning, which I'm not going to link to here -- just go to his blog.
Ender's Game:
A flop, no matter how you look at it:
Note that box office as of Thursday is $88,065,750 worldwide. Note also the budget figure. I don't think a sequel is in the offing.
OK, this turned into a link dump -- sorry about that, but like I said, it's been a busy week. This should serve to catch you up on anything you've missed.
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