Articles from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (September 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
140 characters to a better portfolio.	Smith, Nina	Brief article	105
A view with a room: the Navajo Nation opens a sleek hotel in the Southwest's iconic Monument Valley.	Collins, Andrew		880
Based on a truly gay story: forty years ago this summer, two momentous events happened just 100 miles apart, but they might as well have been on different planets. Now the Brokeback Mountain filmmakers have adapted Elliot Tibet's memoir, Taking Woodstock, and imbued Woodstock with the spirit of Stonewall in a controversial new film--and it's a comedy.	Colman, David		1712
Bid jet lag bon voyage with an Asian staycation.	Salvato, Ed	Brief article	171
California dreaming.		Brief article	140
Change in the Lone Star State: two ugly incidents may belie a growing tolerance in Texas.	Cho, Alexander	Brief article	160
Charity loves company.	Smith, Nina	Brief article	159
City of big shoulders ... and opinions.			408
Coming to Amreeka: in her feature film debut, Cherien Dabis explores a Palestinian family's trials in small-town USA--and revisits her own upbringing in the process.	Baumgardner, Jennifer		855
Crossing borders: gay Americans have long been denied the right to live at home with their noncitizen partners. but Congress may finally be on the verge of changing all that.	Harmon, Andrew		1781
Do you think a federal or state-by-state strategy is the best approach to win marriage equality?		Brief article	191
Dueling divas: the ladies we love to hate (each other).	Kilmer-Purcell, Josh		498
Ease on down the loan: a new federal program is primed to relieve your student loan burden.	Smith, Nina	Brief article	178
Editor's letter.	Barrett, Jon	Editorial	540
Far east escape: for journalist Justin Ocean, losing himself in translation is the ultimate Asian adventure.	Ocean, Justin		977
Gender construct.	Spinelli, Frank	Brief article	215
Glute camp: don't stop at buns of steel--get the legs and abs too.	Massenburg, Toby	Brief article	194
Home away from home: chill at a Zen-cool hideaway in Buenos Aires's stylish Palermo Viejo neighborhood.	Salvato, Ed	Brief article	178
Hugh better work!	Voss, Brandon	Interview	776
I advocate ... here's what The Rachel Zoe Project's assistant extraordinaire Brad Goreski is passionate about this month.	Goreski, Brad		522
I feel pretty.	Galan, Alex	Brief article	127
Isn't it bromantic?	Hunter, Allan C.	Letter to the editor	106
It is clear to the investigators right now.	Brown, Matt	Quotation	55
Jai Ho! After winning a protracted legal fight to end Delhi's ban on sodomy, Indians prepare for their next battle: ensuring the victory sticks.	Pinto, Jerry		340
Lactose intolerant.	Schachne, David J.	Letter to the editor	180
Michael Clark.	Galan, Alex	Brief article	131
Noble cause: one of the nation's first openly gay lawmakers comes out of retirement--for one night only.	Broverman, Neal		421
Polarizing Perez.	Durben, Sara; Stewart, David; Schweizer, Jonathan; Casteel, Jim; Davis, Michael; Taylor, Bryan; Hawk	Letter to the editor	1020
Portland sees green: business travelers fall for the City of Roses' quirky charms.	Mulholland, Aefa		1334
President Obama: was it a one-night stand? It wasn't love at first sight, but author Dan Savage warmed up to Barack Obama. now he's wondering if all the promises the candidate whispered in his ear were just to get him into the electoral sack.	Savage, Dan	Essay	2413
Proud to be a nonbreeder: first comes love, then comes marriage--and kids? Journalist Stephen Milioti says thanks, but no thanks.	Milioti, Stephen	Essay	679
Q&A.	Salvato, Ed	Brief article	121
Shaved nice.		Brief article	105
Siteseeing.	Laubscher, Luann	Letter to the editor	142
So much to say: gays may ridicule him about his fascination with the Dave Matthews Band, but author and journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis loves the group's front man and is not afraid to admit it.	Denizet-Lewis, Benoit		716
Speed trapster.		Brief article	102
Strap it on: don't kill the messenger (bag). Just replace it with a backpack.	Galan, Alex	Brief article	171
Tailored testosterone: designer John Bartlett's infatuation with all things masculine thrilled New Yorkers beginning in the '90s. Now he's taking it to the masses.	Harmon, Andrew		949
Take it like a man: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. What's yours telling you?	Spinelli, Frank	Brief article	344
The diamond state.	Crane, Mitch	Letter to the editor	156
The legend of Zelda: the fearless contributions of one tough "mother".		Brief article	161
Thought for food: in his new memoir New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni comes out about his addiction to food.	Breen, Matthew		883
Time to crash the party: while the White House hemorrhages LGBT support, James Kirchick wonders: why isn't the GOP wing for our votes?	Kirchick, James		1585
Wallet or won't it? When picking up the tab becomes onerous, is there a polite way out?	Milioti, Stephen	Brief article	332
Washington wasteland.	Fremlin, Helga; Felgemaker, Gerhardt H.	Letter to the editor	106
Workout videos that make the grade.	Massenburg, Toby	Buyers guide	246