Queerty nabs an interview with former Army Private Kyle Lawson about the recent homophobic attacks at Fort Huachuca near Tucson that prompted his departure from the armed services. Lawson was assaulted and later threatened by another soldier with a knife. He recently returned to civilian life. He talks to Queerty about life as a gay soldier and describes the incidents that lead to his decision to leave: “One day I was in the barracks hanging out and he came up to me, pulled a knife on me and said if I didn’t get out of his barracks he was going to cut me up. I just let it roll off thinking he was just an idiot trying to act bad. He continued making remarks to other soldiers saying he wanted to see me cut up into little pieces. He would even cut his arm saying the blood on the floor was my blood and he couldn’t wait to see more all over.”

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Mark Spoon (Markus Loffel; Loffel is the German word for spoon) of German progressive trance duo Jam & Spoon is dead at 41. He reportedly died of cardiac arrest. Jam & Spoon was best known for their classic dance tune “Right in the Night,” one of my favorites.