Weekend Tennis Roundup

The men and women are battling it out in Madrid, but it's the off-court action that has my full attention BELOW.

Remains of the Day (04/24)

 

Dennis, Anyone?: Singer-songwriter turned author Mike Maimone opens up about love and loss in “Guess What? I Love You” -- a funny, romantic and heartbreaking tribute to the late Howard Bragman

Page Six: Don't you hate when you lose your job over an affair you denied but leaked photos keep dripping egg on your face? 

EW: New photo of Jack Nicholson with Joni Mitchell shared on actor's 89th birthday

Greg in Hollywood: The women of "Melrose Place" reunite!

Saturday 'Stache: Christ almighty

OutSFL: Phoenix Vale's "Across the Net" follows two rising tennis stars whose romance collides with ambition and identity, revealing the steep personal cost of chasing success while trying to live authentically

THR: Oh goody, yet another chick on Grindr

Out: Donations are pouring in for gay dads of a newborn after a clash with a troll left one facing felony charges

Attitude: Homophobia is alive and well in professional sports

Broadway World: An all-star lineup including Kristin Chenoweth, Donna Murphy and Beth Leavel will salute Liza Minnelli at a glitzy 80th birthday concert celebrating her six-decade career at Carnegie Hall

Instinct: "Running Point" is back with bigger beef and hotter men

Advocate: The Catholic church -- like most religious institutions -- really doesn't like us

GQ: Why playing tennis might help you live longer

Out: François Arnaud congratulates Jacob Tierney for another coveted Heated Rivalry award 

Speedo Sunday: Blond leading the blond

Hot Cat of the Day: "I answer to no one." 

Come Into Her World: Kylie Minogue is getting the Netflix treatment, with a first look at an intimate docuseries promising rare access to her archives, candid reflections and the woman behind the hits

Carlos Pulls Out: God this sucks. I was watching when Alcaraz did the trick shot that hurt his wrist. Is there anyone who can stop Sinner at Roland Garros now? Praying Arthur Fils somehow rises to the occasion, but on home turf that always seems to be a tall order for a Frenchman. 

On the Rag, Vol. 904

 

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features Yuri Tolochko, Vince Torres, Arad Winwin, Tom Daley, Vinnie Hacker, Deborah Cox and more BELOW.

Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!

I love that Christine Taylor looks more like Marcia Brady in my mind than Maureen McCormick ever did -- kind of like when Cher guest-starred on "Will & Grace" and Jack corrected her on how Ms. Sarkisian is supposed to behave. Three cheers for live-action hyperbole! 

Remains of the Day (04/22)

 

The Caftan Chronicles: Sean Strub -- now 67 and still adding chapters -- nearly died of AIDS in the ’90s while launching POZ magazine, and has since cycled through roles from activist to mayor, even pausing (briefly!) to reflect on it all

Broadway World: Nora Burns, Mike Albo and David Ilku talk 25 years of Unitard, coming soon to Joe's Pub

AP: Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ legislation violates EU law, court finds

People: Jane Wiedlin opens up in “TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go” -- a book that goes beyond the Go-Go’s to reveal there’s “so much more to tell"

Wrestle Wednesday: Singlet on or off?

80 Candles: Happy birthday to John Waters, who got quite a RUSH joining Debbie Harry in the octogenarian club!

Attitude: "Heartstopper Forever" release date confirmed by Netflix

PinkNews: Pastor who rallied against "Heartstopper" pleads guilty to child sex offences

GCN: Museum of the Moving Image’s "First Look" series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

IPR: Lawmakers in Iowa, the third state to allow same-sex marriage, passed a bill protecting foster parents' religious objections to LGBTQ policies

I 🩷the UWS: Newlywed Milos Raonic just purchased a three-bedroom unit at the Dakota for $5.3 million in cash. Time to be on the lookout! 

Instinct: Ryan Phillippe is bringing trouble (and abs) to "9-1-1: Nashville"

MetroWeekly: A gay father is facing charges after allegedly punching a right-wing influencer following a street interview that veered into inflammatory questions about same-sex parenting

Out: Resurfaced photos of Zane Phillips show his hot twink to twunk transformation

Advocate: Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, a black lesbian librarian, has been tapped by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to serve as NYC’s chief keeper of records -- a preservation-minded pick as the U.S. faces scrutiny over efforts to strip or alter public data

Hot Cat of the Day: Get ready for your heart to runneth over.

Biology Over Ideology: I'm largely done talking about this well-intentioned overreach that affects virtually no one but is being weaponized against all LGBTQ people, but happy to see other reasonable minds are not. Also, if you think ringing the warning bell about THIS KIDNAPPED 10-YEAR-OLD is helping the cause, yikes.

The Bitter End: I'm going to see New Pornographers tomorrow night at Webster Hall, but if they're not coming to a venue near you then you can watch them perform four songs off their new album HERE.

Tennis Dominates as Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka Win Laureus Awards

 

It was a big night for my one and only sport at the Laureus Awards, where Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka picked up the top honors in Madrid -- he as Sportsman of the Year, she as Sportswoman of the Year -- capping off dominant 2025 campaigns.

Alcaraz, who showed up with his wrist very much a topic of conversation, reflected on the highs (multiple majors) while keeping one eye on getting back in shape for Roland Garros, while Sabalenka called her whirlwind season “crazy,” full of lessons and big wins.

Elsewhere, the ceremony spread the love to the likes of Lando Norris (breakthrough), Rory McIlroy (comeback) and Paris Saint-Germain (team of the year), but tennis was definitely the star of the show.

Full red-carpet glory -- including proof that Lorenzo Musetti and Joao Fonseca are two of the sexiest men alive -- BELOW.