Remains of the Day (11/11)

KIT212: I finally found it!

SCMP: South Korea apologises for classing gay teens as delinquents

The Caftan Chronicles: NYC nightlife legend Mario Diaz, who founded the notoriously raunchy East Village gay bar The Cock, looks back on his wild early years and his new life in Los Angeles

Brian Ferrari: Remembering the gay porn actors we lost in 2026

Woody Allen Films: A look back at the director's underrated 1988 masterpiece "Another Woman," featuring one of Gena Rowlands's finest performances, 38 years after its release

Wrestle Wednesday: Yearning in yellow

The Guardian: Billie Jean King, 82, reflects on the challenges of coming out, the price she paid for being gay and how much has changed since she was forced out of the closet in 1981

Single-Issue Fixation: It's great to be passionate about something you believe in. But if you think this is in any way normal behavior, you've lost your f**king mind. / See also: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten puts a mezuzah on his own front door in solidarity with Jewish families who have stopped displaying the religious symbol for fear of antisemitic attacks

Out: KJ Apa rocks tight black briefs in sexy new clip

Salon: One of the pioneering publications of the internet age says goodbye after 31 years, citing the increasingly difficult economics of independent digital journalism

Variety: Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy will star in "Insomniac City," a film based on the real-life romance between writer Bill Hayes and celebrated neurologist Oliver Sacks, who was nearly 30 years his senior

Instinct: We're going to be talking about Patrick Schwarzenegger's wiener again

DM: Wife-and-child killer Chris Watts reportedly has a secret gay prison sex harem of younger inmates

Reuters: Trinidad and Tobago's highest court strikes down the country's ban on gay sex in a landmark victory for LGBTQ rights that could pave the way for similar rulings across the Caribbean

PinkNews: Carson Jones, the hot gay son of former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, pays heartfelt tribute to his father after his narrow loss in Alabama's governor's race

Out: Meet Tom Francis, Benito Skinner's hot new love interest in "Overcompensating" season 2

Advocate: Sarah Schulman and Jim Hubbard reflect on their ACT UP Oral History Project, which has preserved the stories of 188 AIDS activists and the extraordinary grassroots movement that helped change the course of the epidemic

Attitude: Pro beach volleyball player Alex Ukkelberg comes out as gay

Hot Cat of the Day: Guess which 12-year-old cutie pie got a clean bill of health this week at the vet, where he was really upset about going? 

Speaking of single-issue fixation: Here's your periodic reminder that this is the "transphobic" tweet that got J.K. Rowling -- who had spent years championing LGBTQ rights and inclusivity, which you might think would have earned her some goodwill -- labeled Trans Enemy Number One: defending a woman who lost her job over her materialist view of human biology. Sadly, Rowling is one of those thin-skinned egomaniacs who then doubled and tripled down in increasingly uncharitable ways. But if you'd been on the receiving end of such unwarranted vitriol, there's no telling how you might have reacted -- especially knowing that so much of the hostility was coming from within your own tribe. How I wish my community could learn to pick its battles.

More fixation: We elected our senators and representatives. Now they get to choose their leadership -- that's how the system works. If you're determined to challenge the status quo, here's an idea: Don't waste the next two years squabbling over who's in charge of legislation that's only going to get vetoed anyway. Focus instead on winning back the White House, when control of House and Senate leadership would really matter. Until then, all this infighting is doing is suffocating the joy and momentum we've waited so long to achieve.

RIP: Stacy Keach, the acclaimed Shakespearean actor best known as TV detective Mike Hammer, dies at 85 after a career that survived a notorious cocaine bust and prison sentence

Tennis Tuesday

Shockingly, he's not even AI. Get to the front of this BELOW.

The Webb of Life

Had a wonderful time seeing legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb at City Winery with my friends David, Lynn and Lucy.

Webb, who is now 80 but still has something of a boyish look about him, treated us to a set that included "Galveston," "Up, Up and Away," "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress," "All I Know," "Didn't We," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "MacArthur Park" and, of course, the incomparable "Wichita Lineman." (I still maintain that Maria McKee did the definitive version!)

He also performed several newer and lesser-known songs, with the awfully handsome singer-songwriter Pete Mancini joining him for part of the show, following an entertaining opening set.

The highlight of the evening for me wound up being the closing number, "Adios," which I fell ion love with in college when Linda Ronstadt included it on her smash album "Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind" (1989).

In addition to being one of the finest songwriters of this generation, Webb is an incredible storyteller, somehow managing to humble-brag and be self-deprecating at the same time. 

Our table had the added bonus of hearing some behind-the-scenes gossip from David, who edited Webb's book "Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting" some 30 years ago and had plenty of fun memories about the process.

My only disappointment was that he didn't perform anything from what I consider his finest work: the songs he wrote for Art Garfunkel's 1977 album "Watermark," including "Crying in My Sleep," "Saturday Suit," "Paper Chase" and "Shine It on Me," the last of which contains perhaps the most codependent romantic lyrics of all time:

I remember times when you'd touch me 

And you'd, you'd freeze my spine 

We were looking in the mirror at the time 

I got confused and thought your eyes were mine

But that's a minor complaint about an evening spent in the company of such a remarkable talent. (In fairness, he did perform the biggest hit he wrote for Art, the aforementioned “All I Know.”)

As it happens, I've just started reading a biography of the '80s band Prefab Sprout, and wouldn't you know it, there's an entire chapter devoted to Webb's influence on frontman Paddy McAloon. 

Apparently, McAloon first heard "Wichita Lineman" while running past a pub as a schoolboy, an experience he later described as something akin to a chemical shift. 

It's fascinating to think about the connection between two songwriters whose work I've loved for so long -- and even more fascinating that the one born in 1946 is the one still performing live! 

How about that Little Island? 

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Carlos Alcaraz conquers Paris, Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert delight the home crowd, Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva make peace, plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

#FlashbackFriday

When I saw James Talarico celebrating his historic Senate victory at Whataburger, I had to laugh, because god knows my friends and I certainly spent half our lives there while in college back in Tempe -- shortly before he was even born. 

Talarico, who became the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988, stopped by the beloved burger chain in Austin early Wednesday morning, where he was joined by fellow election-night winner Gina Hinojosa, who had just unseated Governor Greg Abbott. The two toasted their victories with Whataburger's signature oversized orange-and-white drink cups as campaign staff and supporters packed the restaurant and passing motorists honked their horns.

Talarico even posted about the visit, writing: "First stop post-win: Whataburger."

There's no word on what he got to eat, but the whole scene brought back memories of countless late nights spent at the fast-food favorite with Greg and Chantal, where we apparently had nowhere better to be and never seemed to get tired of going.  

Upon texting the now-iconic photo of the Texans to Greg, he had the same thought I did:

But did he order a Whatachicken? That's what I need to know!

P.S. I wonder if he knows what ever became of Lillian, that girl who was part of our friend group before vanishing into the night at her family's motel in Apache Junction ...

One thing I'm not nostalgic about is being constantly broke! 

Scouting out a location in Tucson, where Greg transferred his junior year!

Remains of the Day (11/05)

PinkNews: Drag performer Pattie Gonia makes good on a promise to post a nude photo if Democrats won the midterms 

Mother Jones: America finally has the votes to end the Electoral College

Architectural Digest: My pal Fred travels to Albania to investigate why the world's most famous architects are flocking there, only to find himself caught up in political unrest and accused of helping a government official spy on protesters

Deadline: HBO renews Sharon Horgan's "Youth" for a second season

Saturday 'Stache: Like I didn't already want to f**k our mayor

People: Bigorexia poster boy Zane Phillips makes his Broadway debut in a gay reimagining of "The Fantasticks"

Instinct: Is Australia's Magic Men male revue too raunchy?

NYP: California man, 97, dies at his own birthday party moments after dancing to Bee Gees’ "Stayin’ Alive"

Attitude: Army pilot Chris Gallant, who addressed resurfaced BDSM photos, loses Congress bid

Out: Mister Kansas reveals he'll be showing off his viral bubble butt on OnlyFans

Page Six: Heartbreaking to see what's become of Tatum O'Neal, whose lifelong battle with drug abuse culminated in a stroke that left her with aphasia, cognitive and memory impairments and mobility difficulties requiring a cane. (My friend wondered if these were photos of Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies.") Son Kevin McEnroe goes into details on his mother's 63rd birthday HERE.

CNN: Russell Brand, actor and comedian, found guilty in London of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

HuffPost: A writer reflects on his brother's death from AIDS and the family secret that emerged as he was dying

People: Former "Real World: Miami" star Dan Renzi reflects on leaving reality TV fame behind to become a nurse and finding fulfillment in his second career

Speedo Sunday: XL man vs. XS swimwear

Hot Cat of the Day: Someone please adopt and then send me pictures of Kelsey's pink nose and bunny feet for the rest of our lives!

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