Pop Trash

Look what my friend Tim spotted today in the city!

Longtime New Yorkers may recall this isn’t Keith Haring’s first collaboration with the NYC Department of Sanitation.

In 1984, DSNY commissioned the Pop artist to develop artwork for its anti-litter campaign -- which featured a "litter pig" logo, designed by Haring to promote responsible waste disposal.  

UPDATE:

Keith Haring In Heat Magazine (1992)

Jacked Draper

 

The 6-4 Brit in now No. 4 in the world and getting bigger by the day. Shirt comes off BELOW.

Remains of the Day (06/13)

Interview: David Harbour bares his soul -- and belly -- to Scarlett Johansson

NCAA: How a Division III field hockey player built an LGBTQ advocacy program that lasts

Happy Flag Day: Nice, um, pole

Dallas Voice: Exploring the concept of "home" from a gay perspective

Saturday 'Stache: This one needs to be dragged out of the closet

NYT: Turning VHS tapes of gay men’s choruses into a powerful celebration

Cosmo: 48 LGBTQ+-owned brands that should be on your gaydar in 2025

The Paper: Tony Hadley recalls that the Spandau Ballet reunion was "bloody difficult"

WTOP: Man faces bias charges for anti-LGBTQ vandalism during Pride month in D.C.

Parade: '80s music icons mourn Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson

Fox 32: "The First Homosexuals" exhibit in Chicago unpacks global queer history -- and it’s selling out fast

BAR: California Legislature set to restore $40 million for LGBTQ health that Newsom cut

Extra: Heartbreaking that MTV personality Ananda Lewis has died at 52, after refusing mammograms and recommended treatment for breast cancer

BBC: Southern Baptists move to end same-sex marriage in the U.S.

Gr8er Days: Actor Chris Robinson (Dr. Rick Webber on "General Hospital" when I watched) has died at 86

Hot Cat of the Day: Looks like good luck to me!

On the Rag, Vol. 861

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features Jude Law, Ian Paget, Michael B Jordan, Jonathan Kirby, Tom Daley, Cooper Koch and more BELOW.

Remains of the Day (06/11)

Deadline: For Pride month, 20 buzzy LGBTQ movies of 2025

Washington Blade: Judge temporarily blocks executive orders targeting LGBTQ, HIV groups

THR: LGBTQ representation in film drops to three-year low, says GLAAD report

The Advocate: Everyone knew Pee-wee, but few knew Paul Reubens. His lesbian sister talks about her very private brother.

CNN: As D.C. welcomes the world for Pride, marchers spotlight rollbacks of LGBTQ rights in U.S.

Wrestle Wednesday: Orange crush

Kirkus Reviews: Best books of the 21st century (so far) 

Bloomberg: Less corporate Pride is an LGBTQ opportunity, writes Michael Arceneaux

Watermark: South African activists demand action to stop anti-LGBTQ violence

Boston Globe: Massachusetts celebrates LGBTQ Pride amid national conservative backlash

MetroWeekly: Teen sentenced in murder of D.C. DJ the Barber

Reuters: Tens of thousands march in Romania demanding LGBTQ equality

Biography: 14 LGBTQ rights activists who have shaped history and inspired generations

UPI: Research finds supportive doctors help LGBTQ patients stay healthier 

The Athletic: WTA Tour introduces women’s tennis ranking protection for fertility treatment 

ACLU: What the marriage equality backlash taught Chase Strangio about the fight for trans rights

NYT: David Dunlap explores the Gray Lady's anti-gay past

Queerty: Andrew Christian reveals the real reason he’s closing his underwear brand: “This wasn’t an easy decision”

Hot Cats of the Day: A cat and a lowercase cat

Reading List: The incomparable Jeff Hiller has the best memoir name in history!

Pre-Grindr: A peek at NYC's cruising past

RIP: Just heard the news that Brian Wilson has died at 82. I don’t care if it’s a cliche, he is unquestionably the most gifted musician of my lifetime. So grateful I got to see him perform the Beach Boys’ legendary “Pet Sounds” in its entirety back in 2017 at Radio City Music Hall. May he find in death the peace he never experienced among us mortals. 

Boroughs of Laughs

 

Not sure if I've posted this before, but it's awfully fun. Just need to add "Kate & Allie" to the West Village!