Remains of the Day (12/09)

NYP: "If he's hot as shit you must acquit"? 

Metro: Wishing Mike Peters of The Alarm all my best as he fights the return of blood cancer, this time an even more aggressive form

WaPo: Your Y2K heartthrobs -- Adam Brody, Joshua Jackson -- are back, and nobody’s objecting

NYT: Peggy Caserta, who wrote a yucky tell-all about Janis Joplin, dies at 84

NPR: Bridget Everett on "Somebody Somewhere" series finale and not giving up on yourself ... and Tim Bagley on his storied acting career

Stolen Holiday: On Frances Farmer, and what might have been

Queerty: Good for Tank for calling out homophobia in the black community. I've been largely biting my tongue because it's never a good look when an outsider tries to weigh on something like this. (Prop 8, cough.) But as a longtime member of the LGBT community, I'm tired of being lectured about the murder rate of trans women of color when no one on the inside seems to acknowledge, much less do anything about, the fact that their killers are overwhelmingly men of color. Something's got to change from the ground up.

The Gay Curmudgeon: Review of "Queer," starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on the novel by William S. Burroughs

People: Looks like our gaydar was off on Vanna White's hot son ... and is anyone else as devastated as I am that Casper Van Dien's G-string scene was cut from "The 'Rules of Attraction"?

DirtyHistorian: Proof that "Batman" star Burt Ward -- aka Robin -- was the ultimate '60s twink

NYP: Consider me "enticed"

GW: 30 of the all-time best Glasgow albums as chosen by Glaswegians

Thomas M: I'm not sure why YouTube thought I would want to watch this ...

AP: Anyone else watch the Netflix "JonBenet" documentary and come away convinced the family is innocent? It really seems like it's another case like Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, who also had something completely unbelievable actually happen to them only to be called liars by the police.

JeffreyMixed: Who wants to sit on Jeff Stryker's lap? And ICYMI: see Milo Ventimiglia’s viral gym thighs

People: Doug Savant says one "Melrose Place" guest actor refused onscreen kiss since he wasn't comfortable playing gay character

DNA: Adult industry reacts to allegations against Austin Wolf 

Song of the Day: Sky Ferreira shares first new track in two years, "Leash" 

Hot Cat of the Day: I'll bet this little hunter wouldn't maul you to death, even if you didn't cook a special dinner for him every night.

"Do Something": Has anyone read journalist Guy Trebay's memoir?

Kickstarter: Act fast -- you can still donate to the film "Rebel With a Clause," about grammar guru Ellen Jovin's effort to bring her pop-up advice stand to all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us together in a divided time

RIP: Legendary game-show host Chuck Woolery has died at 83. The suited stud helped turn me gay -- such a pity he became such a crank. Also: Gay actor Earl Holliman, who was on "Police Woman" and the first-ever "Twilight Zone," has died at 96.

The Caftan Chronicles: TV anchor cum porn daddy Dallas Steele on his vocation: "We serve at the pleasure of the people"

 Younger gay men caring for older gay men -- as a living 

Review: Hooray for Sallywood?

Phonogenics: Discussing Debbie Harry 'Rockbird' track by track