Remains of the Day (03/31)

 

The Fight: Jacob Elordi sizzles in 1950s secret gay romance “On Swift Horses”

The Randy Report: Observing Transgender Day of Visibility

Gayety: Nik Dodani recalls that Lisa Kudrow gave him his first job (on "The Comeback") before reuniting for "The Parenting"

People: Tori Spelling shouts out a "Silver" anniversary as "Beverly Hills, 90210" reunion

From HERE

Boy Culture: Heartthrob actor Richard Chamberlain, star of "Thorn Birds," dies at 90

TV Line: I'm excited there's going to be another season of Ted Danson's "Man on the Inside"

AM NY: NYPD transgender cops celebrate Day of Visibility and demonstrate the city’s blue line has many colors

Gr8er Days: When everyone was all "Brandon or Dylan," I was Team Sanders. (It's all about the bod!)

People: Dylan Efron shares his secret to posting the perfect thirst trap ... I'm certainly not immune to HIS CHARMS!

Matthew's Island: Models with caps

Variety: Linda Lavin’s "Mid-Century Modern" exit is a fitting swan song for a TV icon

Washington Blade: "Think of those who have not been seen": Cynthia Erivo’s powerful message at GLAAD Awards

Hot Cat of the Day: The purrfect thing to bring someone in mourning. 

Homo Box Office: We're halfway through "Mid-Century Modern" and thoroughly enjoying it. (Nathan Lee Graham is a highlight.) I've seen some criticism from friends on social media and I really think people just need to lighten up. It's a fun watch that's even better when you share it with someone else. 

Gentlewomen take Polaroids: The actress Candy Clark documented her unlikely journey through 1970s Hollywood in a series of photos, now published in a memoir

Calendar: "Eat, Drink, Laugh" celebrates three years. More info HERE.

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Mensik and Sabalenka won big in Miami. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW

‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Turns 40

With the exceptions of Blondie and tennis, I don't think there's been a topic I've blogged about more these past (almost) 20 years than "Desperately Seeking Susan," which (horrifyingly) was released 40 years ago today.

 

Whether it was skipping my senior prom to see it (again) with my friend Yuki; compiling the official soundtrack (that never was); the time the guy who played the bellhop who delivered room-service spilled the beans about his run-in with Madonna years later; finally meeting director Susan Seidelman at a screening; its 30th anniversary; the death of Mark Blum (aka Gary Glass) from Covid (did you know the hunk from "Making Mr. Right" also succumbed to the disease?); seeing at BAM for my partner's birthday; my friend's fanboying on Aidan Quinn, where he told Dez that like me, the film was the final factor in having to move to NYC; or re-enacting the scenes in Battery Park on my first visit to the city in 1985 (as well as a stop at Love Saves the Day), there isn't a subject I enjoy more than my favorite film of the era. 

And though my ability to fangirl has diminished over the years -- Seidelman released a memoir chock-full of "DSS" details last year that I still haven't gotten to ... because I can't get past the first half of Chris Stein's (I forgot how to read during Covid) -- my love for this new wave masterpiece remains as strong as ever. 

Keep the faith. xo

Jeanne Wolf on the scene ...

March 29, 1985: The Gray Lady also liked the film, naming it one of the 10 best of the year!

UPDATE:

I assumed these new photos of Madonna in the disputed pyramid jacket -- "she owes me a coat" -- were fake, but apparently they're real!

Remains of the Day (03/28)

Attitude: Irish gay Olympian Jack Wooley celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by getting engaged to Dave Stig -- congrats, boys!

Yahoo: Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina will now represent Australian, not feeling safe as a out player in her native land

Washington Blade: Gay lawmaker from New Hampshire Chris Pappas reportedly planning run for U.S. Senate

SFBT: Meet the “nice Indian boys” behind a buzzy new gay rom-com

Saturday 'Stache: I haven't seen a blond 'stache this sexy since Jameson Parker in "Prince of Darkness"

DNA: Meet Carl Cashman, the built British politician who stands firm on LGBT rights

Guitar: Don't tell Stevie -- Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood reunite in the studio for the first time in seven years

Czechia: There’s a reason the fall of communism saw the rise of Bel Ami …

Vogue: Did Keira Knightley in "Bend It Like Beckham" turns a generation of girls gay?

Speedo Sunday: Pablo Carreno Busta's teeny black number has been making the rounds again (ICYMI)

Out: Eight of Jonathan Groff's best (and most iconic) gay roles

Baseline: Lionel Messi watches Novak Djokovic advance to Miami Open final

People: Nathan Lane loved that "the gay people are the heroes" in “The Birdcage" -- "it's so subversive"

The Caftan Chronicles: "Faggots are women!" is what trans poet Kay Gabriel misheard. It became the name of NYC's hottest new all-gender party

Variety: Chances are you won't be seeing Johnny Mathis perform again

Hot Cat of the Day: Someone in the NYC area needs to adopt sweetie Savannah before poor Harvey gets saddled with an unwanted sister!

Book Review: My pal Larry has thoughts!

Podcast: Dennis Hensley catches up with Bruce Vilanch, who reveals the famous socialite who was the No. 2 choice for "Fake Jan" on "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" and more!

Making a Splash: My friend Tim got to interview Patrick Schwarzenegger over brunch!

The Happy Homemaker Would Be Proud

Wow, how fun are these Betty White forever stamps? I would totally buy some If I weren't too afraid of the employees at my local Post Office to ask for them.

USPS writes:

Honor the life and legacy of actor, TV personality, and animal advocate Betty White (1922-2021), whose television appearances spanned the history of the medium and delighted generations of fans.  

Often called the "first lady of television," White graced screens for more than eight decades. She achieved great fame with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls" -- a couple of TV history's most beloved and groundbreaking situation comedies -- and remained phenomenally popular as an entertainer well into her 90s. As an avid animal ally, White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.

The stamp art features a digital illustration by Dale Stephanos based on a photograph taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp.

Maybe I'll have better luck online HERE.

Be Queerful What You Wish For

I couldn't help but marvel at Dan Savage's response to news that Anheuser-Busch was ending its support of St. Louis Pride -- which was dripping with sarcasm directed at activists who have long derided so-called "pinkwashing" by corporations: 

I don't know if Dan and I think alike on so many things because we're the same age -- or in the same IQ range?(!) But the correct response to corporate support of LGBT events is and will always be this: TAKE YES FOR AN ANSWER! 

Kudos to too-clever-by-half Bluesky user Junkyard Monk for taking the time to queersplain the situation to Dan (and me) -- he's not even getting what people thought was the problem quite right(!) -- confirming my belief that anything short of all corporations liquidating and donating 100 percent of the proceeds to trans women of color, NOTHING would appease these lunatics. (And let's be honest, that wouldn't work either.) I used to refer to them as "well-meaning activists," but after the past few elections I'm not so sure. I, for one, will take victory over sanctimony. 

VIDEO: St. Louis bars boycott Anheuser-Busch after PrideFest cuts

Question: Why should Anheuser-Busch -- or any business -- support Pride events when all they get is trashed by misguided people for being "opportunists" or worse? 

On the Rag, Vol. 852

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features a foxy fitness instructor; the men of "Mid-Century Modern"'; a bulging Bad Bunny; New Jersey's self-proclaimed queer atheist minister; and much more BELOW. 

Remains of the Day (03/26)

L.A. Friends: Don't miss Sweetie, a sketch show about friends -- co-starring my friend Matt Noonan -- helping friends helping friends and so on

The Randy Report: West Virginia Senate moves to revoke local LGBT protections

Edge: Closing night at Barracuda, popular gay bar in Chelsea since 1995

NYP: Well, why wouldn't she take a picture with him?

Wrestle Wednesday: Big bulge in Little Rock

The Advocate: Marcus Freiberger, a popular 45-year-old yoga instructor in Phoenix who vanished after leaving for a “blind date,” has been found dead. Curious that the mainstream media isn't mentioning that he was gay.

Baseball: Billie Jean King enrolls in college to complete history degree after over 60 years 

People: What is suicide?

MetroWeekly: "Porn Star University" started by gay-for-pay creator Andy Lee

Greg in Hollywood: It was a star-studded kickoff event for Hulu’s “Mid-Century Modern” which premieres this Friday!

ATP: Juan Aguilera, former Top 10 Spaniard who toppled Becker in Hamburg, is dead at 63

Extra: Bobby Sherman, former teen idol, announces Stage 4 cancer diagnosis

Gayety: What would you think if you found these naughty Polaroids in your late grandpa's garage?

Edge: Meet the bisexual New Yorker with the 13.5-inch tool. (It's only 8 flaccid.)

Encyclopedia Madonnica: Tony Ward has launched an OnlyFans at 61

Hot Cat of the Day: "I thought I was the home entertainment center."

Say Hello to Hollywood: Barry Jenkins to direct Zendaya in Ronnie Spector biopic "Be My Baby" for A24

Homo Box Office: (Spoilerish) I must say, I was deeply moved to learn about the death of Josh Clayton, an adorable gay 23-year-old resort worker who vanished from a British private island after attending a party hosted by aristocrats. But as is becoming all too often, I don't think "The Last Party: Death on Tresco" warranted three dragged-out episodes to explore "sinister rumors" his loved ones have heard, particularly when his friends who were there the night in question think it was all a tragic accident. A short doc or lengthy magazine piece would have sufficed. (My heart goes out to the family.) 

Mattel Toys in the Attic

 

I must say, not even The Sunshine Family from my childhood was as messed up at the Ratliffs!

Seen HERE.

Tennis Tuesday

Get to the bottom of this BELOW.

Remains of the Day (03/24)

Out: Singer Limahl talks new track -- a cover of America's "Horse With No Name"(!) -- and journey as a gay artist. (How sweet that he's been with his partner, pictured above, for 32 years.)

MetroWeekly: Cruising in the age of the apps

Boy Culture: Do not deliberately embarrass Joan Crawford in front of God

The Advocate: Gay men's chorus member killed in suspected Texas road rage attack -- family and police seek help

IG: How am I just seeing the time the late Ron Goldman was on "Studs"?

Brooklyn Poets: Jerome Ellison Murphy is the sexiest poet I've ever met

Story Horizon: Michael Stipe reveals why Madonna’s "Ray of Light" is his favorite song-- and how she helped his career

Vanity Fair: Nathan Lane enters his "gay ‘Golden Girl’" era

WTOC: Savannah Pride Center calls shooting a hate crime: "There were anti-gay slurs thrown at him before he was shot"

CBS: Would Debra Messing take part in another "Will & Grace" reboot?

ICYMI: 39 vintage photos from Laguna Beach’s gay hotspot in the ’90s ... which happens to be when I used to frequent the Boom Boom Room et al. Read about my youthful "sex on a beach" HERE.

Brian Ferrari: Madame Spivy on the "Good Time Sallies" podcast

Deadline: Sarah Pidgeon cast as Carolyn Bessette in FX's "American Love Story." (Note: I'm so gay I never could see her appeal.) 

Attitude: "White Lotus" star Sam Nivola speaks out on show’s "f**ked up" gay incest scene: "He’s incredibly misguided"

NYT Opinion: How Hooters became a refuge for young gay men(!)

Hot Cat of the Day: Harvey doesn't like to be far from his two dads

From the "People Will Never Live Lives Like This Again" files: Max Frankel, top Times editor who led a newspaper in transition, dies at 94

TKO: George Foreman, boxing champion and grilling magnate, dies at 76

RIP: Kitty Dukakis, activist wife of 1988 presidential nominee, dies at 88

Box Office Failure: Forgive me for quasi-breaking my politics hiatus for a second, but I really don’t understand these Clinton/Biden-voting people whose takeaway from a few fringe progressive ideas is to ... become a rightwing crank. (Wow, way to have convictions!) Tell me you’re either extremely thin-skinned or not very bright without telling me you're either extremely thin-skinned or not very bright, or likely both.

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Lots of steamy action from the (305) and abroad. Full report -- including the ATP's new sluttiest-looking player -- BELOW.

Remains of the Day (03/21)

 

Saturday 'Stache: How Dylan Efron became everyone's "It" boy

TV Line: "American Dad!" eyes return to Fox as TBS run comes to an end

The Caftan Chronicles: Evan Wolfson, architect of the marriage equality movement, says don't worry about losing gay marriage--yet

Gr8er Days: Step inside NYC's legendary Fun House nightclub, which was around from 1979 to 1985

Without a Cue: I might have to schlep out East Rutherford, N.J., to to see "A Very Brady Murder"!

HT: Was Argentinian player Francisco Comesana really taking a smoke break during a changeover in Miami? 

Variety: Wings Hauser, character actor I know from "Roseanne," dies at 78

Speedo Sunday: Is that Patrick Schwarzenegger ... or his dad?

DNA: British hunk David Tag gets naked and real in new gay film “Departures”

V Mag: Lacoste celebrates 10-year partnership with Miami Open

AM New York: From punk to poetry: Cynthia Ross’s emotional journey revealed through "The Secret Door" and Lower East Side exhibit

Boy Culture: Modus Vivendi's Illusion underwear line is being shown off to its best advantage via a new Milkshake campaign

NYDN: I guess the Innocence Project won't be taking on his earlier appeal

Gimme Shelter: The late Mary Tyler Moore’s Connecticut mansion has found a buyer after steep price cuts

Artsy: Did you catch my friend Scooter LaForge's clothing designs on “The White Lotus”?

GCN: After years-long legal fight, Yeshiva University recognizes LGBT club

Gayety: I know my late pal Howard Bragman would be so proud that his widow(er), Mike Maimone, has new music out honoring him

Queerty: Rupert Everett opens up about his wild days in the London gay scene: “I loved being a leather queen”

NBC News: Man who drugged and robbed men in NYC gay bar murders is sentenced to 8 years

AP: Novak Djokovic on the PTPA legal filing: “This is a classic lawsuit, so lawyers to lawyers, type of situation. So to be quite frank with you, there are things that I agree with in the lawsuit, and then there are also things that I don’t agree with. And I found that maybe some wording was quite strong in there, but I guess the legal team knows what they are doing and what kind of terminology they’re supposed to use in order to get the right effect.”

Hot Cat of the Day: Arthur he does as he pleases