<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - george-takei</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/george-takei</link><description>Newsvine - george-takei</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:02:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 03:14:21 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of social media users in posting and tweaking a simple red logo in support of gay marriage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Italie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leanne Italie]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17489031-gay-marriage-equality-box-spreads-on-social-media</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17489031-gay-marriage-equality-box-spreads-on-social-media</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>gay-marriage</category><category>marriage</category><category>martha-stewart</category><category>george-takei</category><category>bud-light</category><category>logo</category><category>viral</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:52:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=67328b9c-8ed3-4df7-b247-6aaa5c569036.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=67328b9c-8ed3-4df7-b247-6aaa5c569036.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image released by the Human Rights Campaign shows a redesign of their logo. A square box with thick pink horizontal lines (the mathematical equal symbol) was offered for sharing this week by the Human Rights Campaign as the U.S. Supreme Court took up arguments in key marriage rights cases. The image, replacing profile pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and elsewhere, is a makeover of the advocacy group's logo, usually a blue background with bright yellow lines. The HRC made it available in red &amp;#8212; for the color of love &amp;#8212; on Monday and estimated tens of millions of shares by Wednesday. (AP Photo/Human Rights Campaign)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>5 Signs That Marriage Equality Will Soon Be a Reality | Care2 Causes</title>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a long time coming, but the recent surge in support for  marriage equality makes it seem like an unstoppable reality in the  not-too-distant future.&nbsp;While there&rsquo;s still plenty of work to be done,  the latest events might be promising enough to inspire l&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17441127-5-signs-that-marriage-equality-will-soon-be-a-reality-care2-causes</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17441127-5-signs-that-marriage-equality-will-soon-be-a-reality-care2-causes</guid><category>gay-marriage</category><category>gay</category><category>politics</category><category>lesbian</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>goldman-sachs</category><category>george-takei</category><category>episcopal-church</category><category>hillary-clinton</category><category>public-opinion</category><category>weddings</category><category>same-sex-marriage</category><category>lgbt</category><category>marriage-equality</category><category>american-progress</category><category>justice-anthony-kennedy</category><category>lgbtq</category><category>gay-marriage-again</category><category>public-opinion-polls-are</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite0B306F43-39FD-3537-4EEF-811E07F598C7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="248" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite0B306F43-39FD-3537-4EEF-811E07F598C7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>George Takei beams into Archie's Riverdale</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Sulu in Riverdale? Oh my!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15673302-george-takei-beams-into-archies-riverdale</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15673302-george-takei-beams-into-archies-riverdale</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>george-takei</category><category>takei</category><category>archie</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 16:13:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c7676d66-f8c5-490a-9b1e-36e46f6d934e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="333" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c7676d66-f8c5-490a-9b1e-36e46f6d934e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="185" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This comic book cover released by Archie Comics shows an animated depiction of George Takei as Mr. Sulu from &quot;Star Trek,&quot; center, with Archie characters for issue No. 6 of Archie Comics' Kevin Keller,&quot; series about Riverdale's only gay teenager. Takei says his appearance dovetails nicely with his real-life advocacy for equal rights and shows that anyone can aspire to be what they want to be no matter who they are. (AP Photo/Archie Comics)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Family Feud: Tense Thanksgiving for Facebook and George Takei</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Facebook&rsquo;s increasingly fraught relationship with small businesses just got more complicated thanks to celebrity user George Takei: The former Star Trek star will publish a book with a chapter taking on Facebook&rsquo;s controversial handling of page posts, just in time f&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15049842-family-feud-tense-thanksgiving-for-facebook-and-george-takei</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15049842-family-feud-tense-thanksgiving-for-facebook-and-george-takei</guid><category>technology</category><category>books</category><category>george-takei</category><category>social-networking</category><category>facebook</category><category>social-media</category><category>filtering</category><category>oh-myyy</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:16:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautter1958334D-3533-7AE4-FFF5-5F1C5CA784A8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautter1958334D-3533-7AE4-FFF5-5F1C5CA784A8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>That is so Takei (Must see VIDEO)</title>
<description><![CDATA[This video hits at the heart of why the vote cannot be taken for granted.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14272394-that-is-so-takei-must-see-video</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14272394-that-is-so-takei-must-see-video</guid><category>gay</category><category>politics</category><category>japanese</category><category>justice</category><category>hollywood</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>mr-sulu</category><category>actor</category><category>same-sex-marriage</category><category>incarceration</category><category>need-to-vote</category><category>aisain-american</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 10:26:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'Trek' star's own history inspires new musical</title>
<description><![CDATA[George Takei has plenty of practice exploring strange new worlds on TV and film, but delving into a painful time in his family's life onstage is something even he never imagined.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Tang]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Terry Tang]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13844607-trek-stars-own-history-inspires-new-musical</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13844607-trek-stars-own-history-inspires-new-musical</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>theater</category><category>george-takei</category><category>allegiance</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:26:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c59ca79-6e07-4875-bad0-82276e6ba9f2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c59ca79-6e07-4875-bad0-82276e6ba9f2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image released by The Old Globe shows actor George Takei as Ojii-san during a performance of the musical &quot;Allegiance,&quot; performing Sept. 7 - Oct. 21, 2012 at The Old Globe in San Diego. (AP Photo/The Old Globe, Henry DiRocco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=34d710d9-904a-41e8-93d0-b374a1195c21.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="365" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=34d710d9-904a-41e8-93d0-b374a1195c21.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image released by The Old Globe shows actress Lea Salonga as Kei Kimura, left, and actor George Takei as Ojii-san during a performance of the musical &quot;Allegiance,&quot; performing Sept. 7 - Oct. 21, 2012 at The Old Globe in San Diego. (AP Photo/The Old Globe, Henry DiRocco)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oh, Gaga! We Are Being Gay Rayed, Fundies Beware!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
"This place is van damme FULL of gays! They are everywhere I tell you truly!"&nbsp;"Well, it is a Lady Gaga happening, babe, doncha know."&nbsp;"Here's a gay. There's a gay. Everywhere's a gay. GAYS ARE EVER--"&nbsp;"Hello?? Hello? Hellloooooo.... I think my phone just got gay-r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bubbuh]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bubbuh]]></source><link>http://bubbuh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/15/11716045-oh-gaga-we-are-being-gay-rayed-fundies-beware</link><guid>http://bubbuh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/15/11716045-oh-gaga-we-are-being-gay-rayed-fundies-beware</guid><category>gay-marriage</category><category>politics</category><category>george-takei</category><category>satire</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:22:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bubbuh7038970E-E1E8-21F6-2465-6BABD33B9F79.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bubbuh7038970E-E1E8-21F6-2465-6BABD33B9F79.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Master of the Point&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Takei didn't 'live long and prosper' on 'Apprentice'</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/05/10583939-takei-didnt-live-long-and-prosper-on-apprentice</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/05/10583939-takei-didnt-live-long-and-prosper-on-apprentice</guid><category>today</category><category>trump</category><category>donald-trump</category><category>george-takei</category><category>takei</category><category>star</category><category>boardroom</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>night's</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/120305/tdy_celeb_apprent_120305.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/120305/tdy_celeb_apprent_120305.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former &quot;Star Trek&quot; star George Takei got the boardroom boot from &quot;Celebrity Apprentice&quot; boss Donald Trump on Sunday night's show. He visited TODAY Monday morning to talk about it.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>        George Takei is the Broker of Star Peace      - YouTube  </title>
<description><![CDATA[As if 2012 wasn't promising to be crazy enough with another presidential election, economic instability, and a few folks buying into "Mayan Doomsday" hysteria, some of the stars of two SF franchises are acting as daffy as the stereotypical fan Shatner told to "Get a life!" in the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yosho]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Yosho]]></source><link>http://cyril1917.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/13/9404964-george-takei-is-the-broker-of-star-peace-youtube</link><guid>http://cyril1917.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/13/9404964-george-takei-is-the-broker-of-star-peace-youtube</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>star-wars</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>twilight</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:12:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cyril191723C5E1DD-B995-7965-C24B-56CFD37D90FC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cyril191723C5E1DD-B995-7965-C24B-56CFD37D90FC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rick Perry's ad moves the web, but not as hoped.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rick Perry's latest ad has divided his campaign and gone viral on the Web.
The TV spot shows Rick Perry wearing a jacket that could have been swiped from the "Brokeback Mountain" set (as former "Star Trek" star and gay activist George Takei has&nbsp;pointed out), as the candidat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T'omm J'Onzz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T'omm J'Onzz]]></source><link>http://tommjonzz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/12/9379758-rick-perrys-ad-moves-the-web-but-not-as-hoped</link><guid>http://tommjonzz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/12/9379758-rick-perrys-ad-moves-the-web-but-not-as-hoped</guid><category>republicans</category><category>george-takei</category><category>us-news</category><category>comedy</category><category>brokeback-mountain</category><category>rick-perry</category><category>youtube</category><category>stephen-colbert</category><category>parodies</category><category>huffington-post</category><category>colbert-nation</category><category>2012-election</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:41:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tommjonzzE9219683-04C3-8691-85AC-F2D59B522272.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tommjonzzE9219683-04C3-8691-85AC-F2D59B522272.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="117" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>It's ok to be Takei! // Current (Video)</title>
<description><![CDATA[George Takei posted this video in response to the "Don't Say Gay" Bill in Tennessee. This will have you ROFL!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly-348328]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Holly-348328]]></source><link>http://h-kuehn.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/20/6683964-its-ok-to-be-takei-current-video</link><guid>http://h-kuehn.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/20/6683964-its-ok-to-be-takei-current-video</guid><category>youth</category><category>tennessee</category><category>teachers</category><category>gay-rights</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>us-news</category><category>lgbt</category><category>dont-say-gay-bill</category><category>its-ok-to-be-takei</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:24:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>George Takei: Is &quot;Star Trek&quot; fandom over?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The actor discusses his status as a camp icon, the future of "Trek" -- and reacts to today's Proposition 8 ruling ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[McSpocky]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[McSpocky]]></source><link>http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/05/4829655-george-takei-is-star-trek-fandom-over</link><guid>http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/05/4829655-george-takei-is-star-trek-fandom-over</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>william-shatner</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>john-wayne</category><category>las-vegas-hilton</category><category>leonard-nimoy</category><category>j-j-abrams</category><category>allegiance</category><category>japanese-american</category><category>gene-roddenberry</category><category>proposition-8-ruling</category><category>worlds-largest-star-trek-convention</category><category>leonard-nimoy-is-going-to-stop-doing-conventions-soon</category><category>hikaru-sulu</category><category>japanese-internment-during-wwii</category><category>korematsu-v-united-states-1944</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Aug 2010 02:45:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Census Officials Urge Gay &amp; Lesbian Couples To Claim Married Status</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Census officials are urging gay and lesbian couples to count their unions as a marriage &ndash; even those not legally married.It's the first time the Census Bureau is encouraging gay couples to ditch checking the &ldquo;unmarried partner&rdquo; box in favor of &ldquo;husband&r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/06/4121721-census-officials-urge-gay-lesbian-couples-to-claim-married-status</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/06/4121721-census-officials-urge-gay-lesbian-couples-to-claim-married-status</guid><category>gay-marriage</category><category>gay</category><category>lesbian</category><category>video</category><category>george-takei</category><category>us-news</category><category>gay-couples</category><category>homosexual</category><category>same-sex-marriage</category><category>glbt</category><category>lgbt</category><category>queer</category><category>public-service-announcement</category><category>psa</category><category>cencus</category><category>census-2010</category><category>this-will-tick-off-the-far-right</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:54:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Stars react to Calif. court's Prop. 8 decision</title>
<description><![CDATA[George Takei and his longtime love, Brad Altman, are still legally wed. So are Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi. Both couples tied the knot during the five-month window when same-sex marriage was legal in California.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/26/2866970-stars-react-to-calif-courts-prop-8-decision</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/26/2866970-stars-react-to-calif-courts-prop-8-decision</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>celeb</category><category>gay-marriage</category><category>marriage</category><category>ellen-degeneres</category><category>george-takei</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 01:25:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fa046ab7-5f34-4b85-ab94-c3ca43714913.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fa046ab7-5f34-4b85-ab94-c3ca43714913.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Star Trek legend George Takei, aka &quot;Mr. Sulu,&quot; right, with husband Brad Altman, pose for a photo with photos from their Sept. 14, 2008 wedding, at their home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, but it also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed. The couple received their marriage license back in June 2008, shortly after California announced its same-sex marriage ruling.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bff7ea34-62b5-4a07-94b4-dafa367b3fde.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bff7ea34-62b5-4a07-94b4-dafa367b3fde.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gossip blogger Perez Hilton arrives at fashion designer Marcus Molinari's birthday party at h.wood in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tidbits: Shatner ready to take ‘Trek’ feud to TV</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a new online video, “Star Trek” legend William Shatner says he’s ready to move his cyberspace feud with former co-star George Takei to the set of his upcoming Biography Channel talk show, “Raw Nerve.” ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/12/2106175-tidbits-shatner-ready-to-take-trek-feud-to-tv</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/12/2106175-tidbits-shatner-ready-to-take-trek-feud-to-tv</guid><category>people</category><category>music</category><category>shatner</category><category>william-shatner</category><category>george-takei</category><category>takei</category><category>jonas</category><category>biography-channel</category><category>tabloid-tidbits</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>takeis</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:21:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/081112-shatner-takei.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/081112-shatner-takei.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;AP file&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Shatner invites Takei to his `Raw Nerve' talk show</title>
<description><![CDATA[William Shatner is continuing to feud with former "Star Trek" co-star George Takei.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/12/2104477-shatner-invites-takei-to-his-raw-nerve-talk-show</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/12/2104477-shatner-invites-takei-to-his-raw-nerve-talk-show</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>shatner</category><category>william-shatner</category><category>george-takei</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:33:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cdf3ccfc-3002-4b28-8297-53af0389f1d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cdf3ccfc-3002-4b28-8297-53af0389f1d0.jpg" width="120" height="164" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 11, 2008 file photo, actor William Shatner arrives at the 5th annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Runway for Life benefit in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>William Shatner Goes on Video Tirade - Wasn't Invited to George Takei's Wedding</title>
<description><![CDATA[William Shatner is aiming his phaser at his former 'Star Trek' colleague George Takei, calling him 'sick' and 'psychotic' in a YouTube rant.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle]]></source><link>http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2030437-william-shatner-goes-on-video-tirade-wasnt-invited-to-george-takeis-wedding</link><guid>http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2030437-william-shatner-goes-on-video-tirade-wasnt-invited-to-george-takeis-wedding</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>william-shatner</category><category>george-takei</category><category>youtube</category><category>star-trek-tos</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:44:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sulu Snubs Captain Kirk-makes deal out of not inviting him to his same sex wedding</title>
<description><![CDATA[inally, at the age of 70, he decides to come out of the closet and say, "I'm gay." Like, who cares? Be gay, don't be gay. That's up to you George.... He makes this big deal out of not inviting me to his wedding.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Dojc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Dojc]]></source><link>http://dojc.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/22/2029379-sulu-snubs-captain-kirk-makes-deal-out-of-not-inviting-him-to-his-same-sex-wedding</link><guid>http://dojc.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/22/2029379-sulu-snubs-captain-kirk-makes-deal-out-of-not-inviting-him-to-his-same-sex-wedding</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>wedding-snub</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:19:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>William Shatner lashes out at George Takei</title>
<description><![CDATA[William Shatner is setting his phaser to stun against his old "Star Trek" co-star George Takei.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/22/2029157-william-shatner-lashes-out-at-george-takei</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/22/2029157-william-shatner-lashes-out-at-george-takei</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>shatner</category><category>william-shatner</category><category>george-takei</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:21:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cf079a54-990e-493d-ba7d-1ee9d1aeb16f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cf079a54-990e-493d-ba7d-1ee9d1aeb16f.jpg" width="120" height="164" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Oct. 11, 2008 file photo, actor William Shatner arrives at the 5th annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Runway for Life benefit in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c0c9ac61-61a8-48b9-89c4-719d9290be50.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c0c9ac61-61a8-48b9-89c4-719d9290be50.jpg" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this June 17, 2008 file photo, actor George Takei, is shown as he gets his marriage certificate permit in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Hector Mata, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Heroes Season 3 Premiere a Literal Barrage of Plot Twists </title>
<description><![CDATA[Tonight Heroes returned with a two-hour premiere - "The Second Coming" and "The Butterfly Effect" - opening Volume 3:  Villains with a literal barrage of plot twists.

**** The following might contain spoilers ****]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[vacelts]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[vacelts]]></source><link>http://vacelts.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/23/1898739-heroes-season-3-premiere-a-literal-barrage-of-plot-twists</link><guid>http://vacelts.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/23/1898739-heroes-season-3-premiere-a-literal-barrage-of-plot-twists</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>heroes</category><category>george-takei</category><category>premiere</category><category>season-3</category><category>greg-grunberg</category><category>masi-oka</category><category>ali-larter</category><category>hayden-panettiere</category><category>jack-coleman</category><category>milo-ventimiglia</category><category>adrian-pasdar</category><category>sendhil-ramamurthy</category><category>james-kyson-lee</category><category>cristine-rose</category><category>zachary-quinto</category><category>jessalyn-gilsig</category><category>malcolm-mcdowell</category><category>dania-ramirez</category><category>the-second-coming</category><category>william-katt</category><category>volume-3</category><category>stephen-tobolowsky</category><category>bruce-boxleitner</category><category>kristenn-bell</category><category>francis-capra</category><category>blake-shields</category><category>brea-grant</category><category>ken-lally</category><category>n-tara-mwine</category><category>jamie-hectordrama</category><category>the-butterfly-effect</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:58:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fvacelts2F1898771.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fvacelts2F1898771.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Heroes - Season 3 - &quot;The Second Coming&quot; - Hayden Panettiere as Claire Bennet and Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli&lt;br /&gt;
courtesy Adam Taylor/NBC&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fvacelts2F1898772.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="385" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fvacelts2F1898772.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Heroes - Season 3 - &quot;The Second Coming&quot; - Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh&lt;br /&gt;
courtesy Adam Taylor/NBC&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>George Takei Finally Gets His Man - Marries in LA </title>
<description><![CDATA[George Takei of "Star Trek" fame tied the knot in Los Angeles to his longtime partner, Brad Altman. The couple were wed Sunday evening in a Buddhist ceremony in downtown Los Angeles.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/16/1872553-george-takei-finally-gets-his-man-marries-in-la</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/16/1872553-george-takei-finally-gets-his-man-marries-in-la</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>buddhist</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>mr-sulu</category><category>nichelle-nichols</category><category>walter-koenig</category><category>bra-altman</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:29:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Star Trek's Takei marries partner</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Star Trek actor George Takei has married his long-term partner in a Buddhist ceremony in Los Angeles.

Takei, 71, who played Mr Sulu in the sci-fi series, married business manager Brad Altman, 54, in front of a number of his Star Trek co-stars. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/15/1868549-star-treks-takei-marries-partner</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/15/1868549-star-treks-takei-marries-partner</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>science-fiction</category><category>brad-altman</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:19:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>George Takei marries longtime partner Brad Altman</title>
<description><![CDATA[George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Cohen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sandy Cohen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/14/1867028-george-takei-marries-longtime-partner-brad-altman</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/14/1867028-george-takei-marries-longtime-partner-brad-altman</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>george-takei</category><category>takei</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:34:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/25fcaf23-6d13-4343-a2d7-0447c8b233a4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="396" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/25fcaf23-6d13-4343-a2d7-0447c8b233a4.jpg" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this June 17, 2008 file photo Actor George Takei, left, and his partner Brad Altman sign documents as they get their marriage certificate permit in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Hector Mata, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d7f56862-f37e-4523-a19e-f7c598388518.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d7f56862-f37e-4523-a19e-f7c598388518.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;From left, Nichelle Nicols, Brad Altman, George Takei and Walter Koenig pose for photos following the wedding of Altman and Takei at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008. Nicols, Takei and Koenig are members of the original cast of &quot;Star Trek.&quot; (AP Photo/The Rafu Shimpo, Mario G. Reyes) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>George Takei and partner plan to wed in September</title>
<description><![CDATA[George Takei, best known for playing Sulu on "Star Trek," will never forget the first time he saw Brad Altman, the man he plans to marry, more than two decades ago.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Weinfeld]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Weinfeld]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/04/1541073-george-takei-and-partner-plan-to-wed-in-september</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/04/1541073-george-takei-and-partner-plan-to-wed-in-september</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>george-takei</category><category>takei</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:53:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bc5f9065-453b-4d2c-85d7-b6c3a9d05f38.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="382" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bc5f9065-453b-4d2c-85d7-b6c3a9d05f38.jpg" width="120" height="115" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Nov. 9, 2007 file photo originally provided by the Lesbian &amp; Gay Lawyers Association, actor George Takei, left, and his partner of 20 years, Brad Altman, attend the Lesbian &amp; Gay Lawyers Association Awards dinner in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Lesbian &amp; Gay Lawyers Association, Susan Goldman)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gay wedding for Star Trek's Takei </title>
<description><![CDATA[US actor George Takei is to wed his long-term partner after California lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.

Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eddie French]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eddie French]]></source><link>http://eddiefrench.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/20/1500728-gay-wedding-for-star-treks-takei</link><guid>http://eddiefrench.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/20/1500728-gay-wedding-for-star-treks-takei</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>heroes</category><category>george-takei</category><category>star-trek</category><category>mr-sulu</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>