Tennis Tuesday

 

That shirt comes off BELOW.

Remains of the Day (04/29)

L.A. Blade: Ellen launches new comedy tour, jokes about her talk show’s demise

CNN: Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender Americans seeking healthcare

Shopaholique: Colin Farrell goes for a shirtless run, in dolphin shorts

Stolen Holiday: Bette Midler is a Dadaist at heart

Mindfood: This might be for hardcore Olivia Newton-John fans only, but apparently her sister, Rona Newton-John, had a pretty juicy memoir set for release before dying in 2013 -- and now one of Rona's sons, Emerson, has granted a lengthy interview about his mother and famous aunt that is at times difficult to read. 

CBC: I graduated from high school the same year and had a similar dream!

PinkNews: Angela Martin, who played Angela on "The Office," says she campaigned to have a gay joke removed from an episode because she didn’t feel good about it

ICYMI: Just discovered performance footage and an interview with Die Monster Die, which fans of the '80s synth band the Vels ("Look My Way") will recognize as singer Alice Cohen's 1990s grunge band, alongside Evan Player, Kenny Sanders and Shawn Tracy

Reuters: Although I guess we're supposed to be "happy" that punishment by death was taken off the table, makes me sick to think of all of the Americans -- let alone LGBT servicemembers -- who died in Iraq. Funny how those #QueersForPalestine are strangely silent about this, which is not the least bit unusual in the Muslim world.

People: Andrew Keenan-Bolger says it's a "blessing" to play a gay character in the play "Scarlett Dreams": I can be "myself"

Gr8er Days: All about Kate Bush's most iconic (arguably) single and more nostalgia headlines

Variety: "Challengers" stars Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist nailed that sexually-charged Churros scene in just two takes

Hot Cat of the Day: Living the (deserved) dream! 

Calendar: Spend the night with Mike Albo at Joe's Pub

Birthday boy: Richard Kline, who along with Joyce DeWitt are the only surviving cast members of the early days of "Three's Company," turns 80 ... watch him celebrate HERE!

Weekend Tennis Roundup

 

Lots of action in Madrid, where Rafael Nadal is looking to regain his form before heading to Roland Garros, plus Casper Ruud made quite a splash. Full report BELOW.

Sunday Comics

 

Meow! 

Remains of the Day (04/26)

Dekkoo: Tensions build on and off the rugby pitch in "In From the Side"

Stolen Holiday: Pauline Frederick, a woman of a certain age

Mugshot Hotties: Total perv alert

Threads: Pat Benatar graced the stage in Nashville to take part in “Walkin’ After Midnight: The Music of Patsy Cline,” with her cover of “Imagine That”

Saturday 'Stache: My sexiest specimen yet?

Edge: Claybourne Elder wants to be bad

WaPo: How "vampire facials" at an unlicensed spa left three women with HIV

SNL: When the Partridge Family met the Brady Bunch

Gimme Shelter: Vince Clarke sells Brooklyn home for $5.99 million following death of his wife

Vanity Fair: Meet the Scottish comedian who turned his stalker experience into the Netflix show "Baby Reindeer"

amNY: "Pyramid Pioneers" pays tribute to revolutionary East Village venue where everyone could perform almost anything

ABC News: Pennsylvania school board reinstates gay actor/author’s speech amid backlash

NYP: This is the reason why men with facial hair are hotter

Robb Report: Annie Leibovitz lists 65-acre California farm for $8.995 million

Speedo Sunday: Why bother with so much fabric when you can swim in a jockstrap?

Hot Cat of the Day: Lucy would like your undivided attention, please 

Calendar: I may be at "Candied Camera Live! With Nora Burns" on Saturday in HK, which I have been dying to see for months. Tickets HERE.

On the Rag, Vol. 805

Andrew Scott takes a sinister turn in "Ripley": the second half of the Miami Outshine Film Festival is set to begin; Josh O'Connor is the reason "Challengers" is the sexiest movie of the year; and more in this week's magazine roundup BELOW.

Remains of the Day (04/24)

WSJ: It’s not you. Those "I am not a robot" tests are getting harder.

The Oregonian: Fans are campaigning to save "So Help Me Todd," Portland-set TV show that CBS canceled / Creator Scott Prendergast gets emotional about the outpouring of support HERE.

The Caftan Chronicles: Aging, friendships, loneliness, daddiness, monogamy, open relationships: Let's go deep with a gay NYC therapist

WTB: Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova is getting a divorce after 20 months of marriage

Wrestle Wednesday: Did that guy just steal the hunk's underwear and slip 'em in his bag?

People: I could go either way with these twin daddies

Variety: Cole Escola’s "Oh, Mary!" to open on Broadway after sold-out downtown run

DM: I feel like we've heard this before, it's being reported that a group of top male footballers "are planning to come out as gay and have set an announcement date for next month -- including couples in a top league"

The Athletic: Everyone loves a "high butt factor"

NYT: A man hailed as former Supreme Cindy Birdsong’s rescuer is accused of exploiting her

People: Josh Hartnett is having a(nother) moment: Check out four of his hottest Teen People covers and his adorably awkward quotes

Montgomery Advertiser: Alabama is still as awful to LGBT people as you think

The Randy Report: Caribbean island nation Dominica's high court overturns ban on same-sex relations

THR: Marcia Queer Harden to receive advocate award during GLSEN’s Respect Awards in New York

The Daily Beast: The "We’re Here" queens fought drag bans and anti-gay hate

Hot Cat of the Day: "I'm the baby in this family, kiddo,"

Kenneth From the (313)

 

Thought it was cute slash comical to see a tourism ad for the Motor City on a bus shelter around the corner from my NYC apartment -- only to pass this young woman on the subway platform in Times Square en route to the office! Maybe the "renaissance" Detroit natives were promised in the late '70s is finally here.

I'm in a Dee-troit state of mind.

UPDATE:

And now The Wall Street Journal is in on it! Read HERE.

Tennis Tuesday

 

In the Tennis Fashion Hall of Fame, for me it's a tie between Bjorn Borg's Fila and Chris Evert's Ellesse outfits. Both were way out of my price range back in the day -- I'll never forget the exultation I felt finding a single pair of Ellesse socks in the piles at a Ross Dress for Less in Tempe as a boy! -- but now instead of money it's my lack of court time stopping me from buying everything up. More of sexy Francesco Passaro in blue BELOW.

Remains of the Day (04/22)

NYP: Man gets "revenge" on naysayer by doing exactly what was suggested he do

Dennis Anyone?: Dennis Hensley marks the 10th anniversary of his podcast by turning the mic around on himself

Washington Blade: Smithsonian staff concerned about future of LGBT programming amid GOP scrutiny

GCN: Gay former NFL player Carl Nassib to announce Browns’ draft pick

The Randy Report: Cher, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest are headed to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

For the Love of 'Todd': Sign the petition to save the television series "So Help Me Todd"

New Times: Looking back at the most iconic record stores in Phoenix

Sky News: Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status with third parties

Greg in Hollywood: Tom Daley debuts his Olympic Speedo!

Pride: Gay gymnast Sam Phillips wows at the NCAA championship and pushes for more inclusion

NOLA: New Orleans serial killer who targeted gay men granted parole after 46 years inside Angola

The Advocate: Iraq postpones vote on bill punishing gay sex with death (See also: #QueersForGaza)

Hot Cats of the Day: Might be time for a return trip to Key West!

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Titles for Ruud, Struff, Fucsovics, Rybakina and Stevens. Plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

 

Block Party

 

Looks like my sleepy (dead end) street got an ‘80s makeover. 😎

On a sunnier note: The cherry blossoms seem to have followed us home from Japan! 

Remains of the Day (04/19)

Deadline: "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" sequel set to shoot with original film cast

The Randy Report: Biden administration expands protections for LGBT students

Instagram: The pizza boy always rings twice

GLAAD: Matthew Wilkas discusses how "So Help Me Todd" breaks gay stereotypes and labels ... as news comes that the show has been canceled

Saturday 'Stache: Mustache and a manspread

Axios: Could my second "home" state please stop embarrassing me?

Greg in Hollywood: Season 3 trailer for "Hacks" is here

Light in the Attic: Excited for this new Lou Reed tribute album featuring Rosanne Cash, Joan Jett, Rickie Lee Jones and more

YouTube: This advertisement for the 1977 Virginia Slims tennis circuit really takes me back

Speedo Sunday: Damian nearly choked when he saw this guy's body

Hot Cat of the Day: Nearly 50 cats were rescued from a hot car. Now one is a Target model.

RIP:

The Gray Lady remembers Patti Astor, doyenne of New York’s avant-garde scene, who died last week at 74 

On the Rag, Vol. 804

 

Your next swimsuit has arrived; he'll make you "woof!"; Kathy Griffin is back; and more in this week's magazine roundup BELOW.

Remains of the Day (04/17)

Instinct: Out broadcaster Steve Kmetko on disappearing from Hollywood, and what he's up to now … hint: go HERE

AutoStraddle: 52 TV shows with gay and bi women characters that were axed after just one season -- would also like to see a full LGBT list with the hilarious "It's All Relative" (2003-04)

The Randy Report: "Heartstopper" Kit Connor is heading to Broadway in "Romeo + Juliet"

Grub Street: Move over, La Côte Basque: Here's a social history of the city, told entirely through its restaurants

Instagram: Former blogger experiments with thirst traps

Dennis Anyone?: Catching up with Brian Sloan, whose film "I Think I Do" is getting the royal treatment for its 25th anniversary ... and rave reviews all over again!

NBC News: Pennsylvania school board cancels gay "30 Rock" actor’s anti-bullying talk, citing his "lifestyle" ... in 2024

IG: When you're hot and gay … and organic

People: Shocker! Patrick Wilson's jailbait football player son signs modeling contract

NYT: There's a new Lennon-McCartney in town

Remind: Tom Selleck gives fans an inside look at his "accidental" career in new memoir (Note: I tend to like guys as they age, but I must admit the pre-fame Tom on "Taxi" back in 1978 was definitely the hottest he's ever been!)

Gr8er Days: The "Airplane!" soundtrack will finally be available in full ... but will it include "River of Jordan" by everyone's favorite stewardess, played Lorna Patterson?!!!

MTN: Both articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas have failed in the U.S. Senate, effectively ending the Republicans' sham impeachment efforts

NYDN: Believe women -- but never forget that each case still needs to be weighed on its merits

The Advocate: This gay man had to flee Ghana after a violent attack. He’s finally been granted asylum

Hot Cat of the Day: Sending my love to Nik, who lost his little buddy today. xo

Threads: I get -- and accept -- that language is constantly evolving. So my only comment on THIS is that I'm not convinced an offensive term for any other minority group in this country (black, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, etc.) would be readily accepted by older members of any of those groups during their lifetimes if younger people started spewing it -- much less be expected to be accepted at the risk of ridicule. So I'm not sure why LGBT people immediately get lambasted as boomers (or worse) for not readily jumping on board with this.

Plan of the Rising Son

Several of you have reached out about how we planned our trip to Japan, asking if we'd used a tour group or not. The short answer is no: Damian is my travel hero, more capable of putting together a dream vacation I will never forget than I am for myself! I'd like to flesh this out with photos and ephemera at some point. But in the interest of time, I'm going to start with just the lineup for now. xo

Osaka: 

Okawa river cruise 

Osaka Castle Park 

Kaiyukan (night aquarium) 

Himeji (aka White Heron) Castle (incl. Koko-en Garden) 

Yakushima: 

Stayed in Miyanoura, Hotel Yakushima Ocean & Forest 

Shiratani Unsuikyo Gorge, incl. Taikoiwa Rock and Bugyosugi Trails 

Kyoto: 

Gion (Geisha) district, incl. Hanamikoji (lanterns) and Pontocho (along canal) Streets, Kennin-ji and Yasaka shrines, as well as Miyako Odori geisha performance at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theater 

Philosopher's Path (cherry blossoms along canal), starting at Nanzen-Ji Temple w/ large archway and park 

Sanjusangendo Temple (garden and long temple w/ 1,000 statues, near hotel) 

Nijo Castle (incl. garden w/ cherry blossom trees, tower terrace, and Ninomaru Palace w/ nightingale floor and tapestries) 

Tenryu-ji (botanical garden w/ large pond and cherry blossom trees, and temple complex), next to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest 

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine (with red "torii" arches and fox statues along mountain path) 

Lake Kawaguchiko (Fuji Five Lakes): 

Fufu Kawaguchiko hotel w/ private onsen 

Itchiku Kubota Art Museum (ornate gate and little garden by hotel) 

Kawaguchiko North Coast Walking Trail (lakeside promenade) 

stairs to Chureito Pagoda w/ viewing platform of Mt. Fuji 

Tokyo: 

Stayed in Shinjuku District 

Shibuya Crossing (plus Tower Records nearby) 

Ueno Park (Sakura Boulevard, cherry blossom trees on both sides) 

Yoyogi Park (and Meiji Jingu shrine nearby with a few large gates) 

Kabukiza Theater (w/ kabuki single-act performance) 

Ginza Six mall w/ rooftop garden 

Cat Cafes: Mocha Lounge Ikebukuro (large) and Monta (small) 

Harajuku District and Omotesando Boulevard (large Beverly-Hills-esque) 

Kamakura: 

The Great Buddha at Kotoku-In temple 

Kamakura Hasedera temple (hillside with ocean view and gardens) 

Matsumoto (aka Crow) Castle (in Nagano Prefecture w/ mountains)

Impulse Purchase

 

Love it -- but where's Dagwood? Prints available HERE.

P.S. I'm really starting to look forward to Chris Stein's coming memoir, "Under a Rock," which promises to far more detailed than what Debbie Harry's editor was able to drag out of her!

"The recording took six weeks. The final session found everyone half asleep on the Record Plant floor at 6 a.m."

"It was a great apartment… I’d shipped a Teac four-track back from Tokyo, the first one I owned, and I set up in the living room using a kitchen appliance rack for gear." 

On the Rag, Vol. 803

 

Danny Pintauro on his childhood success and plans for the future; gay romance on the French riviera; Matthew Camp gets chatty; and much more in this week's magazine roundup BELOW.