Remains of the Day (09/17)

PBS: Cokie Roberts, longtime journalist and ABC News commentator, dies at 75 from breast cancer

Towleroad: Arizona Supreme Court greenlights discrimination against same-sex weddings

New York Post: Dan Aykroyd confirms return to "Ghostbusters" in 2020 sequel

Instagram: A tiny Speedo in New Caledonia

The Daily Star: Anal would have been fine, but this is just ridiculous

WSJ: Podcasters seek "Can you believe this happened to me?" stories

People: Who could blame "Dancing With the Stars" contestant(!) James Van Der Beek for constantly procreating?

Dlisted: It must be nice to go from f**king Ben Affleck to Jon Hamm

Metrosource: Is Roy Cohn the most evil gay man in history?

Twitter: Borna Coric working out shirtless

TV Line: "American Ninja Warrior" winner has a million-dollar body

Greg in Hollywood: Remembering the legendary Lauren Bacall, who was born 95 years ago

GQ: Brad Pitt is still searching 

Radio Free Europe: Murder of young gay man in Tashkent spotlights plight of Uzbek LGBT community

Washington Blade: Will Trump appoint the first gay national security adviser?

The Randy Report: Manhattan district attorney subpoenaed 8 years of Trump tax returns

NewNowNext: Ellen DeGeneres hit on one of Brad Pitt’s exes -- then dated another

Boy Culture: Underwear model is solid as a rock

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Hot Cat of the Day: Talk about a jock!

Scott Alexander Hess Returns With 'River Runs Red'

My pal Scott Alexander Hess ("Bergdorf Boys," "Diary of a Sex Addict") has a new book -- "River Runs Red" -- which has been called "a cunning mix of lyricism and grit. A triumphant and beautifully written historical novel." If you're in the New York area, there will be a party to celebrate its release Wednesday evening at Bluestockings Books, 172 Allen St., NYC at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

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Order HERE.

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The christening of the world’s first skyscraper on the shores of the mighty Mississippi River is the backdrop for "River Runs Red," Lambda Literary Award finalist Scott Alexander Hess' new novel set in St. Louis, Missouri circa 1891.  

Calhoun McBride and Clement Cartwright are men from different worlds. Young Calhoun works backbreaking, midnight shifts at the Snopes Brewery...and earns a little extra selling his body to eager men. Clement left St. Louis to pursue his architectural ambitions and returns to great fanfare as the man planning the city's first skyscraper. But one steamy night, by the Mississippi River, both men find themselves drawn to one another. But what chance has brought together, the machinations of a bitter and cruel man, Belasco Snopes, who thinks St. Louis belongs to him…down to its people, victims for all his appetites, will tear apart. Hess’s new historical novel offers readers a sultry story with menace.

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Song of the Day: 'Excitable Boy' by Warren Zevon

One question: How do I become best friends with the person who created this?!!!

Can’t remember where I first saw it, but I'm guessing someone posted it in honor of Warren's huge rally yesterday evening in Washington Square Park, at which she promised to take on corruption. Spent time with a 2016 Bernie Sanders supporter over the weekend and even she says he's "too old" and "too angry" for 2020. We both agree Joe Biden is also too old and not in touch with the current Democratic Party, which makes Warren the obvious choice. The sooner people realize this the sooner I will be able to relax ... and start worrying about her, instead!

Page 1 Roundup (09/17)

The Daily News: MTA announces $51.5 billion plan to save the subway, treat NYC’s transit sickness

Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao -- aka Mrs. Moscow Mitch -- under investigation for self-dealing

KIT212: '80s Gus Kenworthy is the closest thing to perfect that I've ever seen

The Daily Beast: Team Trump says Saudis see this attack as their 9/11; Trump has vetoed five bills so far -- four of them to reduce support to Saudi Arabia

Instagram: Still more Pietro Boselli, including ocean video in a little black Speedo

Newsweek: 'Sodomite' scrawled on Delta passenger's rainbow-colored luggage tag

Domino's pizza app used to report hostage situation in San Diego

Twitter: OK, so this thread has me reconsidering the harshest criticism of the way the Gray Lady handled its latest piece on Brett Kavanaugh

Yahoo: Heartbreaking post from the sons of Ric Ocasek, who was revealed to have died of cardiovascular disease

Twitter: It ought to be a crime to tease a guy with tighty whities

People: Jane Lynch and Cyndi Lauper developing TV show that’s a "'Golden Girls' for today"

TV Line: Justin Theroux to star in Apple TV+'s "The Mosquito Coast" adaptation

Dlisted: Open post hosted by the woman who swallowed her engagement ring in her sleep

Deadline: ‘Pose’ actress Angelica Ross to host presidential candidate forum on LGBTQ issues

The Randy Report: Gareth Thomas and Prince Harry will team up to combat HIV stigma

Los Angeles Blade: 10 bogus reasons Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott can’t come out

New York Post: U.S. officials tell Saudi Arabia that oil attack was staged in Iran

Women are flocking to plastic surgeons to fix ‘resting bitch face’

The Washington Post: Inaction on Kavanaugh allegations reignites political rancor

The New York Times: The 2020 election might actually get interesting if the rest of Bernie Sanders's supporters follow the Working Family Party's lead

Trump says Iran appears responsible for Saudi attack but that he wants to avoid war

The Wall Street Journal: In property contests, $99 and a photo could get you 56 acres

Federal judges bemoaned a partisan political environment in which some have labeled them as extensions of the presidents who appointed them

Morning Wood

The THIGHS have it.

Comedian Shane Gillis Fired From 'Saturday Night Live' Over Past Racist Remarks

I'm guess I'm fine with "Saturday Night Live" axing Shane Gillis before he even started over past racist remarks that cropped up after the show announced it was hiring him. But it's probably worth noting that many other comedians would probably also not be "not ready for prime time," including Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Ricky Gervais, Joan Rivers, Chelsea Handler, Michael Richards, Norm MacDonald, Trevor Noah, Sandra Bernhard, Amy Schumer, Lisa Lampanelli, David Cross, Bill Maher and so on.

"After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining SNL," a spokesperson on behalf of SNL creator Lorne Michaels said. "We want SNL to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane on the strength of his talent as a comedian and his impressive audition for SNL." The spokesperson added, "We were not aware of his prior remarks that have surfaced over the past few days. The language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable. We are sorry that we did not see these clips earlier, and that our vetting process was not up to our standard."

The Wall Street Journal reports that Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joined the online discussion about the “SNL”'s new hire with an offer to discuss it in person with Gillis. “I prefer comedy that makes people think and doesn’t take cheap shots. But I’m happy to sit down and talk with you if you’d like," Yang wrote on Twitter, adding that he did not think Gillis should be fired from “SNL.”

Thoughts?