(POP NEWS) Da Bomb; Progress; Crazy; Sentiment; Just Do it; Rage; Outed; Epic; Oldest; Panther; Rich; Pain; Party; Justin's Diary!

• DA BOMB: Massive Explosion at Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas Decimates Area!

• PROGRESS: Texas Senate Panel Advances Bill to Repeal Sodomy Law in 5-0 Vote!

• CRAZY: Ricin Suspect; Elvis Impersonator, Conspiracy Theorist!

• SENTIMENT: Delaware House Panel Advances Marriage Equality Bill!

• JUST DO IT: Paraguay's Presidential Frontrunner Says He'd Shoot Himself in the Nuts if His Son Married a Man!

• RAGE: Gay Bar Attacked Amid Marriage-Related Homophobic Violence in France!

• OUTED: Gay Catholic High School Teacher Fired After Partner's Name Appears in Mother's Obituary!

• EPIC: Health advisory from LA Gay & Lesbian Center Medical Director Dr. Robert Bolan on meningeal meningitis!

(POP NEWS) Winning; Milestone; Confused; Icon; Brutal; United; Seeds; History; Not In; Posh; Junk; Grindr; Compassion!

WINNING: The Story Behind TIME Magazine's Gay Marriage Cover!

• MILESTONE: DOMA Plaintiff's 'Spectacular' Day for Me!  

• CONFUSED: Court Sounds Skeptical About DOMA!  

• ICON: Red Symbol of Gay Support on Facebook Is Awesome !  

• BRUTAL: Russian Gay Activist Brutally Attacked in Front of Journalists After City Bans Pride Parade! 

• UNITED: Activists Arrested in White House 'DADT' Protest Reunited This Morning in Support of Lt. Dan Choi!

(LIST) Tech Predictions for 2013!

Veteran tech writer Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal looks ahead to 2013 and thinks we'll be controlling more of our everyday devices (thermostats, appliances, etc.) wirelessly through apps. We're heading toward a world of "Internet-controlled everything." Other forecasts:

(LIST) 22 Terrible Things That Must End in 2013!

For all of humanity's greatness—the pyramids, the Hoover Dam, our capacity to love—human beings have proven ourselves quite capable of doing truly disgusting things, also, including waging wars, acting upon greed, and wearing those godforsaken toe shoes. In an effort to build a more just, rational, and aesthetically pleasing future, here is a list of 22 things Gawker is banning in 2013, be sure to either immediately stop doing the actions listed here, or, if it's an object that's being banned, a toe shoe, perhaps, incinerate it in a trash can. The civilized world thanks you! 

• T-shirt companies!

• Taking a picture with an iPad!

•  Parody Twitter accounts!

•  Instagramming pictures of food!

 Gawker has the full List.
 

RAD: Nine-Year-Old Dresses as Deadmau5 for School Halloween Dance!

Says the coolest parent ever: "I asked the DJ if he had any Deadmau5 and he said he planned on playing some after he saw my son walk in."
(clip via reddit, photo via imgur)

New Trend: Prom for ADULTS and GAYS!

Imagine getting the chance to do prom over again, only this time without all the rules about no alcohol or hanky-panky. In an increasing number of cities you can do just that, as "adult proms" grow in popularity. The preparation is all very familiar: Buy a glitzy new dress (or finally find another use for that bridesmaid gown), get your hair and nails done, and go out to a nice dinner. But then things change: The punch is spiked, you can bring your own alcohol (one couple decided upon Jell-O shots ... delivered via syringe), and there's no curfew. Couldn't bring a same sex date before, bring them now!

But, the New York Times notes, there's still some of the same awkwardness, with women in the bathroom wondering where their dates went and the occasional PDA on the dance floor. And yes, you still vote for a prom king and queen—but at one version in Green Bay, Wis., at least, you have to pay for the privilege, and can vote as many times as you're willing to pay. Adults "still want to have fun,” says one reveler. “Every year when I see the prom dresses I think about how much fun it would be to have my own again."