Decades before gay marriage started to see major popular breakthroughs, there was Richard Adams (left) and his partner, Anthony Sullivan. The duo made history in 1975, when they applied for—and received—a marriage license from a liberal-leaning county clerk in Boulder, Colo. (They were one of six couples on hand that day.) The licenses were invalidated by the state of Colorado, and Adams and Sullivan found themselves in a series of legal battles, as Sullivan, an Australian national, was denied a permanent resident petition. The letter they received from Immigration and Naturalization Service read as such: “You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two f———.” A series of appeals later failed for the couple, but after a stay in Europe, they returned to the U.S. and laid low for more than two decades. Adams, who died Monday at 65, lived to see same-sex marriage increasingly accepted legally and culturally. He is survived by Sullivan, his mother, and a number of siblings. (Los Angeles Times file photo)
gifthorsedentistry asks: Sorry to hear about Daniel Inouye. The man was an inspiration.
» SFB says: They don’t make ‘em like Daniel anymore. :( — Ernie @ SFB
First iPad-only newspaper ‘The Daily’ shutting down on December 15th
:( A real heartbreaker. As you guys might know, some of SFB’s staff worked for The Daily until a recent round of layoffs. (I also did a piece for the publication a while back.) Peter, who you might know as BrooklynMutt, also worked on it. They also ran one of the best big-media Tumblrs. It was a great publication with solid design and a forward-looking approach — a real trailblazer. Its death is all-around sad. — Ernie @ SFB
Tony Scott dies after fatal bridge jump
The director Tony Scott has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, as confirmed by the LA County Coroner’s office. He was 68 years old.
“Tony always sent personal, handwritten notes & always drew a cartoon caricature of himself, smoking a cigar, with his hat colored in red,” said director and producer Joe Carnahan of Scott. The director, who ran a production company with his brother Ridley Scott, was known for wearing a faded red hat at nearly all times (even at movie premieres), his action films, and his numerous collaborations with Denzel Washington, among other stars.
Crown Prince Nayef, the hard-line interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia’s fierce crackdown crushing al-Qaida’s branch in the country after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and then rose to become next in line to the throne, has died. He was in his late 70s.
Nayef’s death unexpectedly reopens the question of succession in this crucial U.S. ally and oil powerhouse for the second time in less than a year. The 88-year-old King Abdullah has now outlived two designated successors, despite ailments of his own. Now a new crown prince must be chosen from among his brothers and half-brothers, all the sons of Saudi Arabia’s founder, Abdul-Aziz.
The figure believed most likely to be tapped as the new heir is Prince Salman, the current defense minister who previously served for decades in the powerful post of governor of Riyadh, the capital. The crown prince will be chosen by the Allegiance Council, an assembly of Abdul-Aziz’s sons and some of his grandchildren.
Big news of the morning.
(Source: joshsternberg)
In honor of both Richard Dawson’s passing and a certain Kevin Costner-starring miniseries on The History Channel, here’s the greatest individual moment in television history: The descendants of the Hatfields and McCoys playing one another on Family Feud. You’re welcome.
#100thingsilove: All related to the Beastie Boys.
(Source: jacobjoaquin)
As long as I can find some speed and keep up with the pack, I’ll do everything I can to put on a show.Dan Wheldon wrote this yesterday in USA Today previewing today’s Izod IndyCar World Championships. Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car pile-up that occured at the race. (via newsweek)
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Wow, he posted this just this morning. That’s so weird.
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