Monday, May 13, 2019

Remains of the Day (05/13)


Gr8er Days: Doris Day, one of the world's most beloved stars, dies at 97

The Hill: China retaliates with higher tariffs as Trump defends his approach (autoplay video warning)

Instagram: Is former quarterback turned "Bachelor" star Jesse Palmer's brother even cuter than he is?

Baseline: Is Rafael Nadal distracted by his impending nuptials? 

Towleroad: Fox's "Empire" is ending after next season, and still has no plans to bring back Jussie Smollett

HuffPost: Indya Moore is Elle magazine's first transgender cover star -- yet Moore chooses to undermine the historic feat by insisting on using the they/them pronouns 


YouTube: We need to talk about Mango

The Atlantic: Wondering what to do when neighbors fight

Newsweek: The 15 worst airlines in the world / The 15 best airlines in the world

Instagram: I think Bammer47 had the hottest "first boyfriend" of all time!

The Randy Report: I'm over the moon that a gay person is getting legitimate traction in a U.S. presidential race -- but Pete Buttigieg is just plain wrong to decry identity politics

Dlisted: Actor Mark Webber -- who looks pretty hot to me -- thinks he got fired from an ABC pilot for hot being hot enough


Extra: "Mod Squad," "Twin Peaks" star Peggy Lipton, mother of Rashida Jones, dies at 72

NewNowNext: Gritty new series dives into the dark world of high-fashion male models

The Daily News: Anti-gay, anti-Semitic Arizona pastor becomes first banned from Ireland

Greg in Hollywood: To mark the 97th anniversary of her birth, enjoy Bea Arthur as Carrie Bradshaw in a parody of "Sex and the City" 

Brooklyn Vegan: Bjork's "Cornucopia" live show is an ecstatic paean to nature and flutes

The New York Times: As TV industry's $20 billion week starts, signs that streaming isn't king yet


Hot Cat of the Day: It's a shame Larry is no longer with us -- this has a Mask4Mask relationship written all over it!

4 comments:

  1. adrien6:24 PM

    ken, i am confused. how does Moore using they pronouns undermine anything? for them to be the kind of palatable trans person to you, they should be using he or she?

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  2. @Adrien: That's my feeling. We're constantly hearing the drumbeat from activists that "Trans woman ARE women." Why would a woman not use the her/she pronouns?

    https://www.theroot.com/trans-women-are-women-this-isn-t-a-debate-1793202635

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  3. Ken makes sense- and I really don't understand the weird use of "they" for a singular person.

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  4. re: Jesse Palmer's brother: Very nice, but he's no Jesse!

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