Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Tennis Tuesday

 

I see Madison Avenue has finally caught wind sight of Alejandro Moro Cañas. More of him in Reigning Champ's SS25 Tennis Collection BELOW.

Monday, March 31, 2025

Remains of the Day (03/31)

 






From HERE







Matthew's Island: Models with caps




Hot Cat of the Day: The purrfect thing to bring someone in mourning. 


Homo Box Office: We're halfway through "Mid-Century Modern" and thoroughly enjoying it. (Nathan Lee Graham is a highlight.) I've seen some criticism from friends on social media and I must say (from experience) that the series is much better if you watch it with someone else. (Camaraderie is half the fun!)




Calendar: "Eat, Drink, Laugh" celebrates three years. More info HERE.

Weekend Tennis Roundup


Mensik and Sabalenka won big in Miami. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW

Saturday, March 29, 2025

‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Turns 40


With the exceptions of Blondie and tennis, I don't think there's been a topic I've blogged about more these past (almost) 20 years than "Desperately Seeking Susan," which (horrifyingly) was released 40 years ago today.

 



Whether it was skipping my senior prom to see it (again) with my friend Yuki; compiling the official soundtrack (that never was); the time the guy who played the bellhop who delivered room-service spilled the beans about his run-in with Madonna years later; finally meeting director Susan Seidelman at a screening; its 30th anniversary; the death of Mark Blum (aka Gary Glass) from Covid (did you know the hunk from "Making Mr. Right" also succumbed to the disease?); seeing at BAM for my partner's birthday; my friend's fanboying on Aidan Quinn, where he told Dez that like me, the film was the final factor in having to move to NYC; or re-enacting the scenes in Battery Park on my first visit to the city in 1985 (as well as a stop at Love Saves the Day), there isn't a subject I enjoy more than my favorite film of the era. 


And though my ability to fangirl has diminished over the years -- Seidelman released a memoir chock-full of "DSS" details last year that I still haven't gotten to ... because I can't get past the first half of Chris Stein's (I forgot how to read during Covid) -- my love for this new wave masterpiece remains as strong as ever. 


Keep the faith. xo



Jeanne Wolf on the scene ...


March 29, 1985: The Gray Lady also liked the film, naming it one of the 10 best of the year!

UPDATE:


I assumed these new photos of Madonna in the disputed pyramid jacket were fake -- "she owes me a coat" -- but apparently they're real!

Friday, March 28, 2025

Remains of the Day (03/28)























Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Happy Homemaker Would Be Proud


Wow, how fun are these Betty White forever stamps? I would totally buy some If I weren't too afraid of the employees at my local Post Office to ask for them.

USPS writes:
Honor the life and legacy of actor, TV personality, and animal advocate Betty White (1922-2021), whose television appearances spanned the history of the medium and delighted generations of fans.  
Often called the "first lady of television," White graced screens for more than eight decades. She achieved great fame with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls" -- a couple of TV history's most beloved and groundbreaking situation comedies -- and remained phenomenally popular as an entertainer well into her 90s. As an avid animal ally, White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.

The stamp art features a digital illustration by Dale Stephanos based on a photograph taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp.
Maybe I'll have better luck online HERE.