Traffic as usual on "Car Free Day" in Toronto

Public transit ferried some extra passengers, but highways in the Greater Toronto Area seemed as busy as usual Monday as the city proclaimed its eighth annual Car Free Day.

"Yes, there seems to be more people riding Go trains and buses today," said Ed Shea, manager of corporate communications for Go Transit.

Shea said ridership has increased enough to be noticeable for the past two or three years on Car Free Day, which is held in communities around the world.

But TTC spokesman Mike Detoma said there are so many variables on a day-to-day basis that they won't be able to tally the numbers until late next week.

The Miracle of Marlboro

In 1950, Marlboros were promoted as a cigarette for mothers. Can you imagine mums puffing away and the innocent babies, toddlers and children growing up as passive smokers inhaling all the poison? These ads, supposedly from 1950, advised mummies to take a puff to release stress. Thankfully, times have changed.

"Before you scold me, Mom ... maybe you'd better light up a Marlboro."

I, Robot

The Immersive Cocoon combines elegant industrial design with a revolutionary new way to think about digital interfaces. A surround-view display dome and the sophisticated motion-sensing software that inspired the film "Minority Report" replace today's 2D mouse-click computing world.

Clay Aiken comes out at last!

Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he's gay.

"It was the first decision I made as a father," Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."

California Prop. 8 remains too close to call

Great momentum continues to build for No on 8, Equality for All’s efforts to defeat Proposition 8 in California this fall. As people continue to discover that Prop. 8 would eliminate the right to marry for same-sex couples, unprecedented numbers are stepping forward to give time, money and support.

Over the last couple of weeks, crowds packed No on 8 campaign rallies in San Francisco and Los Angeles, along with LGBT community leaders, progressive allies and local elected officials including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Thousands of volunteers are now calling critical swing voters regularly and urging them to vote No on 8. Eleven full-time Task Force organizers are on the ground in California; most are running regional or local field offices. This past weekend, over 40 communities organized local rallies and visibility actions to raise community awareness against Prop. 8. Yesterday, the campaign ran its first No on 8 campaign ad.

The No on 8 campaign can win, but only if we effectively reach undecided voters with our message, and that means keeping our TV ads on the air. Only you can help us do that!

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