U.S. Representative Barney Frank wed long-time boyfriend Jim Ready seven years after they met at a political fundraiser. “I told him I had a crush on him for 20 years,” Ready said of their first encounter. Some big-name guests made it out to Newton, Massachusetts for the event, including House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator John Kerry and Representatives Steny Hoyer and Dennis Kucinich. In 1987, Frank became the first member of Congress to come out of the closet and, today, he became the first to marry someone of the same sex. Read More...
ISOLATED in the middle of a stark desert plain in Queensland lies the solitary town of Betoota, the town nobody wants to live in.
170 kilometres east of the nearest populated town, Birdsville, Betoota stands alone and empty. The Queensland government established the town in 1885 as a customs post to collect cattle tolls for farmers using stock routes to South Australia. First surveyed in 1887, the town became a Cobb & Co change station for coach drivers to change horses during long journeys across the Queensland landscape. Read More...
While Blake Lively is known for being a fashion guru both on and off the red carpet (she's self-styled, in case you forgot), her characters have also provided plenty of style inspo over the years, from Serena van der Woodsen's beloved designer wardrobe to Emily Nelson's posh suit collection in A Simple Favor. Now, the star is taking a page out of another fictional character and style icon's book with a floral maxidress and hot pink Manolo Blahnik heels that are both giving major Carrie Bradshaw vibes. Read More...