Saturday ‘Stache

On the Rag, Vol. 589

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

QX: Steamy club night Trough London celebrates three years next Saturday

HotSpots: Margaret Cho talks outlandish Fort Lauderdale, civil rights activism 

Georgia Voice: Trading doughnuts for dumbbells

Your guide to gay gymwear

Metro Weekly:  Eight years ago, Russwin Francisco was faced with reinventing a legendary D.C. leather store. In the process, he created a new, lasting icon: Bite the Fruit.

Lavender: She kicks, she punts, she catches, she scores!

Ambush: LGBTQ horoscopes Jan. 14-23

San Francisco Bay Times: 2020: A year of milestone anniversaries for San Francisco LGBTQ events

Song of the Day: 'Behind Closed Doors' by Charlie Rich

The only thing stranger than this country single crossing over to be a No. 15 pop hit is that its followup, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," went all the way to No. 1! 

As a little boy, I didn't understand what "she makes me glad that I'm a man" meant. And to this day, I still haven't figured it out. :-) 

Which do you prefer?

Page 1 Roundup (01/17)

The Daily News: Carlos Beltran fired by hot Mets general manager

‘Pose’ creator Ryan Murphy to receive Vito Russo Award from GLAAD

I've never seen someone so proud of having no knowledge of the U.S. Constitution

Airline apologizes for making passenger take pregnancy test before flight to U.S. island

Instagram: Black Speedo as sprinting gear

Raw Story: Mitch McConnell hit with formal ethics complaint over Trump impeachment: Statements ‘directly contradict his oath of impartiality’

NBC News: The U.S. secretary of state doesn't care, but Ukraine launches probe into alleged surveillance of former U.S. envoy

TPM: Florida Supreme Court says poll tax is a-OK

HuffPost: Nancy Pelosi lays into ‘shameful’ Facebook in blistering remarks

Today: Tatum O'Neal shares photo showing the effects of rheumatoid arthritis

The Body: For black New Yorkers, HIV progress is challenged by housing costs and Trump anti-immigrant policies

The WoW Report: Wait, so does this mean Rob Lowe is gay? 

BosGuy: It's Furry Friday, fellas

AV Club: John Early officiated Amy Schumer's wedding in drag as a bad Christian stand-up

Towleroad: Pete Buttigieg -- who was roommates with Colin Jost at Harvard! -- drops B.S. bomb on NYT Editorial Board

Trump insists he doesn’t know Lev Parnas. This video proves he’s lying

Boy Culture: Gaydar unpacked!

ATP: Lopez y Lopez

Tennis: CoCo Gauff and Venus Williams to meet in Aussie Open first round, a rematch of their Wimbledon battle

Baseline: Players, Grand Slams boost donation efforts for Aussie bushfires

Bangor Daily News: Susan Collins has highest disapproval rating of any senator in national survey

New York Post: Anthony Todt, accused of killing family in Celebration, Florida, ordered held without bail

Got milk?

The Washington Post: Lev Parnas just accused Giuliani of a criminal conspiracy with Trump

These Mormon twins worked together on an IRS whistleblower complaint over the church’s billions  -- and it tore them apart

The New York Times: Senate opens Trump impeachment trial as new Ukraine revelations emerge

GAO report says Trump administration broke law in withholding Ukraine aid

For the senators who will judge Trump, an incomplete story to consider

Virginia capital on edge as FBI arrests suspected neo-Nazis before gun rally

The Wall Street Journal: Hello, Cleveland? Fans of Dave Matthews Band protest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rejection

Is LinkedIn a waste of time?

Hot Cat of the Day: Bazooka's not fat, he's big-boned!

Morning Wood

Boxers NYC Celebrates 10 Years

To mark its first decade in business, Boxers NYC -- the city's gay sports bar mini-chain -- is giving away 2020 calendars featuring its hunky bartenders at its three locations. Cheers, boys!

Thursday Ad Watch

Jesus' favorite jock explains how he maintains HIS BODY.