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Play examines 8 decades of gay history

Jun. 3, 2009
In the world of Terrence McNally's "Some Men," same-sex marriage is a given, which means the play isn't set in California. "Some Men," which ran off-Broadway two years ago, is now playing in its West Coast premiere at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler