Quickies: Thursday, August 25 2011

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> Steve Jobsresigns fromApple and Tim Cook takes over, thereby becoming the most powerful gay man in the tech world (there's a reason we made him #1 on our 2011 Power 50 list).

> Former Real Housewife of New YorkBethenny Frankel is getting her own talk show (because spending the $120 million she's made from her Skinny Girl beverage line must be getting boring by now).

> Another Bethany -- the Bethany College Men's Golf Team -- is in hot water this week. The men have been suspended for posing nude with strategically placed golf clubs in front of their junk.

> Six months later, Adele's sophomore album, 21, refuses to lose steam. In fact, last week the album saw a 10% increase in sales -- a virtually unheard of occurrence in today's lackluster market.

> LGBT social networking site Connexion.org is being shut down due to financial problems. Your last day to make friends (or FBs) is September 14.