On the Rag, Vol. 576

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay magazines:

Get Out!: Frankie's in love

Walking in a winter under-land

HotSpots (South Florida): Andy Cohen talks ‘Housewives’ franchise, AC2 with Anderson Cooper

Between the Lines: Christopher J. Webb’s career in car design has a lot of miles and great memories

Metro Weekly: A complete guide to D.C. LGBTQ film festival

Grab (Chicago): Halloween plus Mike and Marc Almond inside

Dallas Voice: Monarchs of the court

QX (London): Berlin Berlin Halloween -- bringing goth glamour to Kings Cross

Gloss (San Francisco): This one's for the girls

Lavender (Minnesota): 2019 Fall Love & Marriage

Georgia Voice: Photos from Atlanta Pride

San Francisco Bay Times: Visionary Castro homeowner launched a power revolution

The Flame: Trick or treat from New Orleans

Gay Times: How adorable is the debut issue from back in 1984?!

Song of the Day: 'Calling All Boys' by Jukebox Baby

This one's for Greg in Omaha: Not sure what's more bizarre here: That I wound up with a guy who is better at finding obscure covers of 1980s songs. Or that he found a note-for-note cover of "Calling All Boys" -- the 1982 Bobby Orlando-penned classic by the Flirts -- and the video posted in 2014 has nine views! 

From the Danish trio's 2004 album, "No Imitation, It's Real Plastic!"

Page 1 Roundup (10/18)

The Daily News: White House admits Trump held up U.S. aid for Ukraine as part of quid pro quo push for investigation into Democrats

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland through the years

Mattis strikes back at Trump at NY Archdiocese’s annual Al Smith dinner

KIT212: For someone known for his big ass, Anthony Recker sure has nice tits

Boy Culture: 2020 Dems send support on #SpiritDay

Dlisted: The “Clueless” reboot is now a mystery series that will focus on Dionne

The Randy Report: Happy 25th anniversary, boys!

NBC News: Ukrainian oligarch Firtash linked to Giuliani pals' gas deals and Biden dirt digging

Mark Zuckerberg is an even bigger douche than we already thought

The Hill: Trump endorses ethnic cleansing

The Week: Do you know that expression, "Even when he's right he's wrong"? This one kind of strikes me as, "Even when he's wrong he's right." This article sounds correct. But what I think it misses is that adding a public option is the perfect gateway for everyday people to warm up to Medicare-for-All. Obamacare sort of did that. But it was mostly used by freelancers and low-income people -- and still gave you insurance through a private company. But if people who had jobs that offered insurance got a taste of Medicare, then it would really catch on. Pete's plan seems like a logical way to make that happen.

It turns out having a madman in charge of the world's largest military is not so good

New York Post: I wish I could take credit for this headline!

The Washington Post: ISIS eyes breakout opportunity as Turkish forces batter Kurds

A series of images Pelosi and Trump have made her a meme, and for some, a symbol of a woman in power

Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey

The New York Times: Mulvaney sends Trump defense into disarray after confirming there was a quid pro quo, tel

Turkey agrees to pause fighting, but not to withdraw forces from Northern Syria after talks in Ankara, Vice President Mike Pence said the agreement would ‘‘save lives,’’ while Turkey said ‘‘we got what we wanted.’’

The Gray Lady goes all "House Hunters," complete with the gays. But a dog, guys?

Family spent nine years in a secluded dutch farmhouse ‘waiting for the end of days’ -- until the oldest son went to the pub and told his story

The Wall Street Journal: When bankers play ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ it gets cutthroat

When a melancholy ad man discovers a much-improved clone of himself, he reconsiders his life in this complex Netflix comedy

Morning Wood

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If I won't go to this stupidly named nail salon, then this stupidly named nail salon will apparently come to me!

Remains of the Day (10/17)

Radar Online: "Tarzan" star Ron Ely’s wife killed by their son, police say

KIT212: Behold Danny Amendola's jockstrapped ass in see-through white football pants

The New York Times: Elijah Cummings, civil rights advocate and powerful Democratic congressman, dies at 68

Los Angeles Times: On emoluments, Trump's in for a penny, in for a pound

Hank Stuever: The "Modern Love" TV show is just like the newspaper column: Sweet, self-centered and nauseating

The WoW Report: Colton Haynes and Jeff Latham reach divorce settlement: Who gets what and what can now be told

WSJ: Imagine not hating flying coach

Instagram: Navy blue trunks or baby blue briefs?

Poynter: Is USA Today’s print edition headed for the sunset as GateHouse and Gannett merge? Signs point to yes.

Kickstarter: Rick Day warns that his new book is not for the faint of heart

Twitter: Trump just claimed that America’s relationship with Italy goes back “thousands of years”

Boy Culture:  Julie Gibson, one of world's oldest living entertainers, dies at 106

The Daily News: Obama endorses Trudeau for re-election ahead of Canada vote

Instagram: Ass for days

People: Debbie Harry's life in pictures

Greg in Hollywood: Is Mate Pavic the sexiest man in tennis?

CNN: Matthew Shepard's parents have sharp words for William Barr in speech delivered at DOJ event

Towleroad: When beautiful men break up

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