Remains of the Day (10/16)

 

Gr8er Days: We're all bummed about the death of the woman who gave us one of TV's most iconic characters (who, by the way, dramatically changed for the better from Season 1 to 2, à la Karen Walker). But I have to say I'm one of the few to point out that Suzanne Somers was bit of a nutjob -- between her immaculate conception of son Bruce (she claims she didn't have intercourse when she got pregnant as an unwed young woman!), yearslong trolling of Obama, endless love for Crazy Donald and her "do you own (completely unscientific) research" approach to just about everything -- even if I'm also the first to say it was strangely hard to hold much of it against her. (How likeable do you have to be to pull that off?) I'll always wonder what her immediately-post-"Three's Company" CBS sitcom where she played a flight attendant would have been like, had she not been banned for using the persona she created. RIP, Christmas Snow. 

The Advocate: Biden champions LGBT rights amidst global challenges in HRC keynote speech

Truth Out: “Coming out” isn’t an option for every LGBT person, so it's vital for the community to hold non-shaming spaces for those who struggle to get there 

WaPo: This story about a trans woman who joined a sorority at the University of Wyoming is harrowing (and occasionally heartwarming). But how disgusting do you, Caitlyn Jenner, have to be to call someone you've never met “a perverted, sexually deviant male"?

Manspread: Thomas Burgess and Nick Bosa put the "man" in manspread 

Boy Culture: Ultimate spoilers from Madonna's acclaimed new track show(!), the setlist of which sounds very fun

Washington Blade: Saving democracy for LGBT America

DW: Poland's LGBT-friendly businesses roll on despite politics

CNN: India’s top court is set to rule on same-sex marriage

Reuters: World Bank to implement LGBT safeguards before new Uganda funding resumes

The Guardian: Dan Harry, star of U.K.’s first all-gay dating show, warns morale low for community

WaPo: "Sexy" calendar of homeless men: Exploitative or empowering? (My issue? I've seen waaay sexier houseless guys before -- and there should also be a "Hunks of 'Hoarders'" calendar!)

48 Hills: Spirit of trailblazing gay synth wizard Patrick Cowley still shoots out ‘Menergy’

Variety: Remembering Piper Laurie in ‘Carrie’ and ‘The Hustler’: A special combination of vulnerability and power

NYT: Filmmaker Terence Davies, who mined literature and his own life, dies at 77 

Hot Cat of the Day: Who says we don't need another hero?