Weekend Tennis Roundup

Alexander de Minaur got the UTS in London. Full report TK plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

'Tis the Season

Sunday brunch has been eaten. Christmas tree has been procured. Time to decorate! 

Friend of a Farmer is in the spirit

X Marks the Spot

 

I'm fairly trusting, complain plenty and have zero power -- but Gen X to the core! 

Remains of the Day (12/05)

 

Dekkoo: Liam Calvert's "A Night Like This" (2025) is definitely worth a watch. Alexander Lincoln and Jack Brett Anderson are so sexy and have such incredible chemistry that you'll remain invested till the morning after, even if the story gets a tad clumsy at times.

NPR: DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards

ICYMI: Jayne Mansfield's cleavage has nothing on this guy

MetroWeekly: U.S. crowned "Daddy capital of the world" by "Grindr Unwrapped”

Le Monde: French mayor Gaël Perdriau has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing a political rival with a secretly filmed sex tape involving a male sex worker

Saturday 'Stache: Your naughty breakfast spread is served

Boystack: When you find a vintage photo album filled with gay life in the '40s and '50s

Washington Blade: Lawmakers warn of HIV crisis as federal support collapses

Gr8er Days: Peter "Ralphie" Billingsley is not sick of "A Christmas Story"

76Crimes: Ghana parliament welcomes anti-LGBTQ lawmakers from Uganda

Harper's Bazaar: The 36 best LGBTQ television shows of all time?

Speedo Sunday: Imagine laying eyes on him in your gym's sauna

V Man: Inside Benito Skinner’s Harvard trip -- and how it’s shaping season 2 of "Overcompensating"

KWCH: Kansas AG Kris Kobach, who has spent his career trying to be the worst person on the planet, warns Wichita school district against LGBTQ policies

Gayety: Ranking U.S. honeymoon destinations for queers

LGBTQ Nation: He killed his male lover to keep their relationship a secret. Now he’s paying the price.

CBS12: Man who allegedly drove toward LGBTQ runners won't go free on bond

Them: Why are men so afraid of a little kiss?

Hot Cat of the Day: I obviously caught the wrong flight home this Thanksgiving! 

RIP: Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

"Finding Prince Charming" alum Chad Spodick dead at 42

Song of the Day: Was stunned and thrilled when I saw a "new" release called "Take It to the Top" by the Style Council, listed as a demo from their debut LP. Turns out it's from an upcoming six-disc special edition of "Café Bleu," which will include even more previously unreleased material!  

Shame Game: Our weekly viral fat “shaming” event is upon us, with a woman who claims her Delta seatmate complained about her size. I know I've been unkind about the topic in the past -- which, to be honest, is far more tongue-in-cheek than most people realize, a way of deflecting my desire to live on nothing but Nutter Butters and milk -- but I will add this: I feel for this woman and I realize most seats are too small for most of us, much less someone who is larger-statured. But it is a balancing act. Damian and I recently spent more money than we ever have on concert tickets to see Stevie Nicks, and after the show started, a young woman arrived to fill the one vacant seat directly beside us -- which forced Damian to stand entirely in front of my chair and left me 100% in the aisle, with no seat (for the ballads). We were sympathetic and didn't say anything. But would I be “shaming” anyone if we had wanted to be able to use the chairs we paid a small fortune for? Because I don't see any “nice” way of bringing it up -- and god knows she didn’t either, not even a courtesy nod.

CORRECTION: Maybe I did her a disservice by keeping my trap shut!

On the Rag, Vol. 885

This week's double-wide rag 'n' mag roundup features Pedrin, Jack Fowler, Weslley, Jaymes Vaughan, Jonathan Bennett, Sandra Bernhard, the hot guy from "All’s Fair" and more BELOW. 

Rearview Mirror 2025

 

Another year has flown by -- I barely got my spring vacation photos uploaded before Thanksgiving rolled around -- but I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have continued to stop by the (212). Blogs like mine are definitely being replaced by Substacks and social media in general, so I appreciate that my 20th year(!) still saw substantial traffic. Although blogging is still my main online outlet, I am active (for my age) on other platforms. Above are my Top Nine posts from Instagram, where you can find me HERE. I'm also on Threads, Facebook and Bluesky if any of those are more your speed. xo