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Monday, January 29, 2018

Remains of the Day (01/29)

Towleroad: An open letter to the CEO of Royal Caribbean on safety, negligence and drug use on Atlantis Cruises

Dlisted: Why Patti LuPone is the hot slut of the day

Baseline: The Top 10 moments at the Australian Open

Curbed: The best and worst months to sign a new lease in NYC

Bos Guy: This kilted man will make you support Scottish independence, all right

Page Six: Kate Winslet expresses regret for having worked with some (unnamed) powerful men, adds: "Those who do have a voice are becoming afraid to say anything, because of intense scrutiny and criticism"

JoeMyGod: Colorado's former GOP chairman sentenced for voter fraud after saying only Democrats commit voter fraud

OMG Blog: "Master Chef" contestant shows off his, um, wooden spoon

The Randy Report: Jeffrey Toobin apologizes for what virtually every mainstream journalist did wrong during the 2016 election

Savage Love: Help! My top boyfriend is now a bottom

Boy Culture: A grim update on Toronto's gay alleged serial killer

The New York Times: Secret memo hints at a new Republican target: Rod Rosenstein

Washington Blade: Sexy ginger Rep. Joe Kennedy to bring trans soldier to Donald's State of the Union

The Daily News: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepping down

The WoW Report: Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty is getting Instagram all wet

Joe's Pub: Nora Burns's nostalgic and heartwarming/breaking show "David's Friend" returns to NYC on Feb. 15

The Gay Almanac: Happy birthday to Sara Gilbert

Tennis Life: So Grigor Dimitrov is blaming his loss on a bum shoulder?

NewNowNext: “Ex-gay” Mormon activist Josh Weed announces divorce from woman, apologizes to LGBT community

The New Yorker: "Fox & Friends" putting the finishing touches on Donald's State of the Union address

Weekend Tennis Update: Melbourne Edition

The Australian Open men's doubles final sure was a treat for the eyes, and I'd have been happy no matter who won. In the end, the Austrian-Croatian pairing of Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic secured their biggest title together by defeating Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah (below) to win their first Grand Slam title. It was a nice reversal of fortune for the May-December pairing, who had lost a heartbreaker in the final at Wimbledon seven months ago.

Regular readers know I've had my eye on Farah forever. But his run to the final with Cabal opened my eyes to a few things besides his propensity to show off his hot body. I also learned he was born in Montreal, played at USC and is actually of Lebanese descent, a la Shakira.

Best of all, I learned that he's known his doubles partner since he was 6. (Cabal was hiding his hair lose even then!)

¡Sudar, sonreír y repetir cuantas veces sea necesario! Entrenando duro y experimentando un estilo de vida saludable con mi #Nutrimeal @usanacolombia #al100conreset

A post shared by robertfarah (@robertfarah) on Jan 24, 2018 at 3:10pm PST

Oh, and success hasn't changed that propensity I mentioned -- thank God!

The 6-4 Croat doubled his pleasure by also winning the mixed doubles, with Canadian Gaby Dabrowski. The pair saved a championship point en route to defeating Rohan Bopanna of India and Babos of Hungary 2-6, 6-4, 11-9 under a closed roof Sunday at Rod Laver Arena.

Even when he's behind, he's ahead ...

First-time semifinalist Kyle Edmund received a nice welcome at London's Heathrow Airport ...

Caroline Wozniack and her new BFF, Daphne, go for a boat ride ...

but we all know what the real prize is (can't this big lug do something about that psycho dad?)

Oh, and some guy named Roger Federer held off Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to capture his 20th Grand Slam singles title. 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Federer is the oldest man to win the Aussie Open since one of his role models, Ken Rosewall, did it in 1972. This guy seems to be making a name for himself, huh?

Roger's backhand -- and hair -- have gotten better with age ...

P.S. Chris Hemsworth was the most interesting part of the fifth set of the men's final ...

Song of the Day: 'You're the One That I Want' by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

Looks like Olivia Newton-John made it back alive from her pornstar cruise -- and just in time to join John Travolta in honoring her longtime collaborator John Farrar, who penned "You're the One That I Want" for the "Grease" soundtrack. Farrar also wrote "Hopelessly Devoted to You." arguably the two best songs in the film -- and neither from the original play! -- as well as the hit singles "Have You Never Been Mellow," "I Honestly Love You," "Magic," "Suddenly" and "A Little More Love," to name a few. I wonder what Sandy thinks of Danny's frisky behavior with massage therapists!