Short Takes: Republican scientists, micked drinks in Rome, Jake Gyllenhaal's johnson, and running down the street in speedos in December

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When in Rome, don't drink any benzodiazepine-spiked Chianti... The Manchester Guardian's Tom Kington reports that two Romanians and an Egyptian have robbed at least 50 U.S., British, Spanish, Swiss and German tourists in Rome after giving them drugged wine at a gay bar. They allegedly killed an American, Kelly Cullen, found dead in the Colle Oppio park overlooking the Colosseum, by giving him too much of the knock-out drug, police suspect. The way Italian police busted the gang is interesting.
Is this Jake Gyllenhaal's Penis? A Movieline Investigation. Oh, please. The breathless headline reveals about as much as you'll find in the article. No, Aksarbent did not forget to provide a link. We're superficial, not helium-headed.


All right, fine, watch this instead. Every other gay blog has mentioned it, so here is the Santa Speedo Run 2010 in Boston. We hear this event is spreading, and we have mixed feelings (titillation, condescension and disbelief, mostly.)  You'll have to spelunk youtube for more video from other cities yourself. We can't do everything, especially when we're worried about the cat disappearing into a snow drift.

More proof that scientists are very smart. Last week, Slate's Daniel Sarewitz wrote up a Pew poll showing that only 6% of scientists call themselves Republicans. Apparently, he finds this alarming. Aksarbent's own random representative sampling of Omaha queers who weren't too hung over this morning to answer the phone found that 97.3% considered Sarewitz's reaction more interesting than the poll. Also, they prefer Eight O'Clock coffee, especially when it is on sale at Dollar General(!), as it is this week. Again, no link. We'll publicize DG, but if they want more, they'll have to pay us.