dapper dykes in derbies and mustachios, from rainbow-striped unicorns to antler-helmed stag-men, there was more eye candy on display than eye-Halloween and eye-Easter rolled up in one. Men in ladylike dresses and women in overalls and nothing else drifted through a sea of body-paint, tutus, and Texas-shaped pasties, amid clouds of dust that smelled of hairspray and latex. While plenty of revelers were looking dead sexy, QueerBomb's sexiness always comes off as auxiliary or secondary to me, despite all the bare breasts and bondage gear, a side effect of the wholesale jettisoning of shame and disgust over bodies, faces, and loving behavior. More than just defiance, QueerBomb style is pure, playful joy.

As the sun set over the Austin skyline, the Crystal Queer Revelation choir sang Cyndi Lauper's "TrueFinalist for judge says he didn't mean to hide interest in job

A finalist for an open spot on MIlwaukee's circuit court bench says he never expected his name to be withheld when he first applied.

In announcing the initial applicant pool, a Gov. Scott Walker spokesman said four of the 10 applicants asked that their names be kept confidential. Gilbert Urfer was one of the four not revealed until he was named a finalist.

Urfer, a Brookfield lawyer and former prosecutor, responded to a Proof & Hearsay post that suggested anyone applying for a judicial appointment should be willing to own up to those aspirations. He said he was only concerned that the entire, extensive application would be public, and asked that some of those details be withheld, not his