Page 1 Roundup (09/22)

The Daily News: NYC reacts to ‘anarchist’ label from DOJ with a big Bronx cheer: ’An anarchist district? What the ... ?’

The Root: Florida governor just made it easy for drivers to run over Black Lives Matter protesters

USA Today: Threats directed at Kenosha shooting victim highlight a frightening pattern

Jerry Harris of Netflix's 'Cheer' to remain in custody after arrest on child pornography charge

Gr8er Days: David James Elliot provided us with a lot of JAG-off material

YouTube: Is Lady Gaga's '911' video a ripoff of Ken Russell's 'Nessun Dorma' segment from the film 'Aria'?

The WoW Report: 105-year-old survivor of Tulsa race massacre files reparations lawsuit

CNN: The boys are going gaga for Biden town hall questioner Justin

Dlisted: Open post hosted by the U.K. grocery store selling sacks of wet eggs

Greg in Hollywood: Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud on a beach

New York Post: NYPD cop charged with serving as secret agent of Chinese government

Towleroad: Poor Erin and Sara Foster -- I'd be mortified if this were my stepmother 

Washington Blade: Puerto Ricans with HIV/AIDS vulnerable 3 years after Hurricane Maria

The Washington Post: CDC removes statement on airborne virus transmission, claiming website error 

Max Boot: We need civics education -- not the white power propaganda Donny promotes

The New York Times: Early polls suggest most Americans think the winner of the election should be the one to choose a Supreme Court nominee

The Met Opera fired James Levine for sexual misconduct and then paid him $3.5 million

Baseline: She can't be bothered playing the U.S. Open or defending her title in Roland Garros, but Ash Barty did win a title ... playing golf

The Wall Street Journal: Tired of your WFH furniture? Skip IKEA. Try ‘stooping.’

An investor bought a Coral Gables home for $27.8 million last year and now is relisting it for $49.9 million

Hot Cat of the Day: This little loco reminds me of my Larry, RIP

Activist: ‘A Star Is Born’ Star Shames Dead Gay Men, Women, and Minorities

I just received this email and thought you should know about the queer and present danger the latest remake of "A Star Is Born" poses ...

Dear Editor:

In this era of social justice and #MeToo, we have to be as vigilant as possible in calling out offenders. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Jon Peters, the producer of the upcoming film A Star is Born, spent years sexually harassing women. Warner Brothers tried to minimize his involvement, but – according to many sources – they are lying through their teeth to do PR damage.

Even if Jon Peters wasn’t involved on the film in a completely hands-on way, Andrew Dice Clay was. He plays a major role in the film as Lady Gaga’s character’s dad. If you are old enough to remember, Andrew Dice Clay was notorious for using his comedy shows to bash women, the LGBT community, immigrants, African-Americans, and everyone else. Here are some of his most famous clips:

Andrew Dice Clay makes fun of dead “fa**ots” during AIDS Crisis

Andrew Dice Clay makes fun of Ch**nks and Muslims

Andrew Dice Clay degrades women

It is abhorrent that he is being awarded with a role in a major film that already is problematic. We cannot be silent about this just because A Star is Born is being distributed by a major studio and people want it to do well. Responsible journalists, especially those in the LGBT community, need to expose this and inspire a call to action. Please let me know if you have any questions or need more details.

Sincerely,
Frank Washington

#sigh

Page 1 Roundup (08/31)

The Daily News: The city claimed only 19 kids had lead poisoning.

New York Post: Lady Gaga, Ryan Gosling shine as leads at Venice Film Festival

The New York Times: Asian-American students suing Harvard over affirmative action win Justice Department support

The Wall Street Journal: 'We're spending our hard-earned money to dress up like carpet'

Magazine Rack

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Men's Health: How John Krasinski went from nerdy everyman to bona fide action hero

‘Hollywood can’t imagine you doing it until you do it. And once they see it, it can’t be unseen by them. And that's exactly what happened to me.'

Esquire: At home(base) with Tom Hardy

'Playing Venom is like acting out a mental illness, of which I have a fair bit of understanding.'

Entertainment Weekly: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga on their incendiary chemistry

What happened when Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson visited the set of 'A Star Is Born'

Song of the Day: 'Million Reasons' by Lady Gaga

I live in a vacuum, musically and otherwise. So when I was riding in a Lyft coming back from a funeral in Bayonne, N.J., last week I was subjected to music out of my control for the first time in awhile -- and I was nervous. Things started promising with "Lucky Star" then nostalgic enough when "Dancing on the Ceiling" came on next. The stripped-down ballad that followed was a mystery to me, but I was pleasantly surprised by its passion and simplicity. When my Shazam app revealed that it was Lady Gaga with those one hundred million reasons to walk away, it reaffirmed what I said about this after-my-time phenomenon when I found out another song I discovered I liked ("You and I") was also by her: She's not bad.

Song of the Day: 'Don't You Want My Bad Romance' - Human League vs. Lady Gaga

Was about to post Michael Hensley and Adam Rio's same-sex spin on the Human League classic, but then got distracted by this competitive jam that I had never come across before.

'Divas' Live

Watch Britney, Gaga and Madonna (sorta) perform together HERE.

She Lived for the Applause

Seen at Buddy's Small Lots in Greenwich Village.

Taylor Kinney's Main Squeeze

Half of this photo is really hot.

(I've been a fan long before she even knew who he was.)

Born This Way

Lady Gaga goes full-frontal on magazine cover 

 Inches, maybe?

Gaga for Kermit

The coming week in television has a few high spots, including a "Barbra Streisand Back to Brooklyn" and "Lady Gaga & The Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular," which airs Thursday at 9:30 p.m. on. ABC. Always love my Kermit, although I doubt there's anything Gaga can do to top their "Rainbow Connection" duet or Deb punking out to "Call Me" with the whole Muppet gang!

Star Trek

Did they check Gaga's hair? From HERE.

Two Things (212) Edition: Lady Gaga and Dale Bozzio

Homo for the Holidays

Christmas with Madonna, Lourdes, Lady Gaga and Joan Rivers is as divalicious as you might expect.

Better the Devil You Know

Charlie does Madonna, Cher and Gaga -- but I still think his Liza is his bread and butter!

Picture This: Lady Gaga Interviews Debbie Harry

Lady Gaga may be the biggest star on the planet right this second, but she reverts to a starstruck little girl as she plays journalism intern for the day interviewing childhood idol Debbie Harry for Harper's Bazaar. The results are predictably adorable, as Gaga picks Debbie's brain on everything from lyrics to songs on Blondie's new album ("Tell me more about 'China Shoes.' I actually started to cry when I first heard it.") to Debbie's legacy ("For me, you are the most legendary woman in rock.") to the first time they met. Sure, Gaga has the youthful habit of turning everything around to herself -- she's on top of the world right now and filled with idea, so it's no surprise that anything Deb says causes her to spew like a geyser -- but even as she does, it reminded me of the way Bob Colacello described hanging out with Jackie Onassis back in the '70s, when this larger-than-life figure put others at ease by being so interested (or in awe) of others, and in the process making everyone feel that she's just like them. (For all of her fame and legendary status, Debbie does not seem to be above being awestruck by people either. Or is playing Jackie Too?) Soak up the whole experience HERE.

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Blondie vs. Lady Gaga: 'Call Me on the Telephone'

With all the world claiming so-and-so is totally ripping off so-and-so -- I wish I'd saved the photo layout some guy had done that PROVED Madonna had stolen all of her looks from Siobhan Fahey!!! -- I couldn't help but love this latest (tongue-in-cheek) entry into the category, pitting my girl Debbie Harry against The Gaga -- Kermit and all!

 

Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Video: A Gynecological Journey

I can't bring myself to watch Lady Gaga's latest video -- those are 7.5 minutes I could be watching obscure Olivia Newton-John clips -- so my pal Christopher, who hilariously reported on Charles Perez's explosive memoir for KIT212 last month, watched it for me -- and delivered a rather disturbing (and equally funny) report, which reads in part:

I just got back from the emergency room. No worries, I’ll be ok. I just had to have treatment for TOXIC SHOCK after watching the tribute to Lady Gaga’s twat, also known as her video to her hit song “Born This Way.” Yes, I know that I’m about to be hated by a gaggle of gay men in their 20s (along with aging queens) who think this woman shits gold. I believe they are called her “little fuckers” or something like that. I don’t understand you, just as I don’t understand the fascination with “The Black Spark” and his “spark plugs,” but I digress. Yes, she is a very talented musician with a great set of pipes. But, bitch please, she has lost her damn mind!

I will give Gaga the courtesy to say that the only Madonna inspired incident was at the 6:53 mark when a gap toothed, bad cheek implant looking Gaga appears as the “evil mother” crying that she lost the war. Is this Gaga’s way of telling Madonna that she’s old and over for good? If so, let the war begin!

I saw more vagina in this video than I have seen in my entire life. I found the bitch's “g” spot. As a result, I needed to be debriefed immediately after the viewing by a trained professional. My only hope is that she got a pap smear while in the stirrups during the shoot. Time management is important for a pop star. Let’s hope she made the best of it!

Watch the video -- if you dare -- and read his full report HERE.

'Porn That's Gay'

This parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" -- shot as an homage to Madonna's "Express Yourself" -- written and performed by Greg Scarnici is not work friendly. But since you're probably not at work today anyway, sit back and enjoy.