At the Albertville winter Olympics, condom machines in the athletes’ village had to be refilled every two hours. And in Sydney the organisers’ original order of 70,000 condoms went so fast that they had to order 20,000 more. Even with the replenishment, the supply was exhausted three days before the end of the competition schedule. (For the record, athletes who were in Sydney report that the Cuban delegation was the first to use up its allocation.) Salt Lake City in 2002 went even bigger: 250,000 condoms were handed out, despite the objections of the city’s Mormon leadership.

— “Let the Games Begin.”

Maps of the neighborhoods in New York and D.C. with the highest concentrations of gay couples (see sidebar).

Also, apparently the Jersey City “metro area” (whatever that is) has the tenth-highest concentration of gay couples among all metro areas in the country. (You can also see lists by state, town and zip code.)

Great flash animation starring George W. Bush and John Kerry singing “This Land is Your Land,” with various political cameos.