Wednesday, January 08, 2025

Remains of the Day (01/08)




Boxers NYC: Ogle for a good cause





PaperJohn Waters shares his thoughts on Luigi Mangione: “I mean, he’s not that cute. He’s all right. I did say in one of my early books, ‘Everybody looks better under arrest.’ I think that has something to do with it. But yeah, it is a phenomenon. Another phenomenon.”

The AdvocateSheldon "Turner" Freeman, gay D.C. librarian and activist, dead at 64




Heavenly birthday boys: David Bowie could have been 78 today, and Elvis Presley could have been 90.


Split decision: By now you've likely heard that Peter Yarrow -- of Peter, Paul and Mary fame -- has died. That an 86-year-old man with bladder cancer is no longer with us isn't eyebrow raising. What is, however, is that the country's two most prestigious broadsheets handled this folk music legend's history of lascivious behavior so differently, with The Washington Post mentioning it in the lede and subhed while The New York Times buried it in the 21st paragraph. Thoughts? 


1 comment:

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