Remains of the Day (05/15)

PBS: Congrats to my college friend John Reburn -- onetime model and Hollywood "It" boy -- whose short film about his printmaking business in Roanoke just got nominated for two Emmys! Watch HERE.

Out: Charles Barkley on Jason Collins's death: "We live in a homophobic society"

The Advocate: For 34 years, Broadway Bares has fought AIDS -- one striptease at a time

Instinct: Will Pride flags be banned from the World Cup?

Saturday 'Stache: I wonder what his hourly rate is

ICYMI: Ilya Rozanov puts the "spread" in magazine spread

MetroWeekly: “The Boys” goes out in a spray of blood, bile and brutal satire as the hit Prime Video series reaches its gleefully unhinged end

PinkNews: Sexy Reform U.K. councilor quits as porn persona uncovered: "I’ve not broken the law"

NYT: Why so many men are obsessed with testosterone 

Greg in Hollywood: Jonathan Bailey gets pumped

THR: Claudine Longet, French singer-actress who got away with killing lover/skier Spider Sabich because she didn't "intend to spend Christmas without him," is dead at 84

The Randy Report: Seattle is emerging as a refuge for LGBTQ people fleeing increasingly hostile conservative states.

Attitude: Britney Spears’s ex-husband Sam Asghari strips down for PrEP campaign

Gayety: Netflix rolled out plenty of LGBTQ content at its 2026 upfronts

Speedo Sunday: I see red

Hot Cat of the Day: Guarding the butter cookies (a toll fee may apply)

Music to My Ears: Congrats to Rosanne Cash ("The Wheel"), the Go-Go's ("Beauty and the Beat"), Gladys Knight and the Pips ("Midnight Train to Georgia") and every other artist whose work was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for 2026!

Tragedy at the Regal Beagle

Damian and I went to see Verdi’s "La Traviata" at the Metropolitan Opera last night, a vibrant Michael Mayer production featuring soaring arias and spectacular sets. Ermonela Jaho was sublime as Violetta Valery, with Kang Wang holding his own as Alfredo.

I believe this was our seventh opera -- all at the famed opera house -- yet it was only during the intermission that we concluded that most plots are essentially an episode of "Three's Company," so the important thing is to just ignore the story "logic" and let the spectacle of the sets and costumes and the sound of the music and voices wash over you ... and then we nearly drowned! 

 

"Bit" player with plenty of bits 

Afterward we walked down to The Flame on 58th Street. While this may seem like a mundane detail, it’s noteworthy because it’s one of the few 24-hour eateries left in New York, a city that decided after the pandemic that not only does it sleep, it goes to bed ridiculously early -- both diners right near our apartment now close at 9 p.m.(!). 

On the Rag, Vol. 907

 

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features Carlos Alcaraz, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Olivia Newton-John, "Ilya Rozanov," Andy Warhol, Charles Melton and more BELOW.

Remains of the Day (05/13)

Stolen Holiday: From nude-swimming scandal to Wi-Fi pioneer, Hedy Lamarr’s life was somehow even wilder than Hollywood mythology -- and far sadder too

The Caftan Chronicles: A gay Bronx teen sneaks into 12 West at 16 and lives long enough to watch disco’s euphoric freedom curdle into the devastation of AIDS in this haunting oral history of vanished New York

Attitude: Prime Minister Donald Tusk apologizes to LGBTQ people as Poland moves to recognize same-sex marriage

Wrestle Wednesday: "Heated Rivalry" on a wrestling mat? 

NYT: Heartbroken to hear that Jason Collins -- who broke barriers as the first openly gay man in one of the four major U.S. team sports -- has died after a battle with brain cancer at just 47. What a sweet man he was. xo

Out: LGBTQ community mourns Jason Collins, "giant" of the movement

AFP: EU won’t ban LGBTQ "conversion therapy" but will push states to act

Instinct: Finally, you can hold hands on safari without a police escort 

The Small Bow: Having recently read her 2004 memoir, I didn't think I could be more horrified about Tatum O'Neal's life. Her son Kevin Patrick McEnroe's Mother's Day post proved how sadly wrong I was.

Reuters: Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years?

GCN: LGBTQ authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair

Gr8er Days: Rex Reed, ultimate bitch critic, dies at 87

Hot Cat of the Day: The doctor will see you meow

Colt Classic: Richard Bernstein -- aka Colt star Mickey Squires -- joins Matthew Rettenmund for the first full-length episode of his “Boy Culture" podcast, available on YouTube and Spotify.

Tennis Tuesday Six-Pack

 

Six men who clearly warrant individual posts of their own BELOW.

Remains of the Day (05/11)

Out: Matt Bomer reveals his favorite "Fellow Travelers" sex scene with Jonathan Bailey

Attitude: Ian McKellen says "Star Wars" icon told him to avoid LGBTQ politics

Brian Ferrari: Before Liza, Madonna or Alicia Keys, there was lesbian cabaret icon Madame Spivy, whose 1939 ode to New York celebrated gin, nightlife, carbon monoxide and the joys of city living

Mashable: GLAAD's annual report found a social media landscape "rife" with anti-LGBTQ hate

Socialite Life: Male Model Monday featuring Gabriel Robles, Valentin Humbroich, Wyatt Engeman and more

Out: Munich's first gay mayor goes viral for kissing his fiancé to celebrate election

GCN: Ali Forney Center’s spring gala raises more than $3 million for at-risk and homeless LGBTQ youth

Instinct: OnlyFans creator Adam Adonis has one bit of advice for newbies 

Greg in Hollywood: Remembering the late -- and very sexy -- gay baseball player Billy Bean on what would have been his 62nd birthday

Washington Blade: Hungary officially turns the page on Viktor Orbán’s anti-gay era as new Prime Minister Péter Magyar takes office promising democratic reforms, warmer EU ties and a less hostile future for LGBTQ Hungarians

Deadline: Where do I contribute my life savings to ensure this film where Debbie Harry plays Pamela Anderson's mother gets made?

People: A debut novelist reveals how writing about a messy gay love triangle led to deeper lessons about chosen family, friendship breakups and finding community in New York

HuffPost: Sally Field says son jokes that "Steel Magnolias" made him gay

Queerty: Rami Malek heads to Cannes with Ira Sachs’s “The Man I Love,” a dreamy, sexually charged AIDS-era NYC romance that somehow also features musical numbers

Rolling Stone: Music journalist Barry Walters dives into the Village People’s messy, enduring gay legacy in a new book exploring the defining LGBTQ songs and artists of the 20th century

Hot Cat of the Day: My heart runneth over when I came across this photo of my first boyfriend and our little Lou 

Reading Rainbow: 15 must-read LGBTQ books to kick off your summer stack

Lost Boys: Peter Hujar and Paul Thek’s decades-long artistic and romantic entanglement gets a haunting second life in a new exhibition pairing the downtown legends’ work, letters and shared obsessions

Hidden Haring: Keith Haring’s deeply personal side comes into focus in a new NYC exhibition featuring rarely seen works, painted furniture and even a crib created for his best friend’s family