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Monday, March 01, 2021

Remains of the Day (03/01)

BREAKING: Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling for trying to obtain information about an ongoing investigation for his campaign finances. https://t.co/Gp6Jr7erBH
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) March 1, 2021

C'est possible

Serious question: If masks and social distancing don’t work, then what the hell happened to the flu?
— Sam Ghali, M.D. (@EM_RESUS) February 28, 2021

Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S. amid coronavirus pandemic

As "Pretty in Pink" turns 35 we're still shocked that the ending was changed so that Andie could end up with rich Blane over Duckie. Where's the love? @cinescalas @edublake https://t.co/VJH9ANmdPf
— ᴘ ᴀ ᴏ ✨ (@_paobarrett) February 27, 2021

Although my friends and I spotted that (reshoot) wig on Andrew McCarthy the second he arrived at the prom, I have never understood people who think Andie should have wound up with Duckie, who was obviously wrong for her because he was either gay or someone to whom she was clearly not attracted in "that" way. Just because he was "nicer" doesn't mean she owed him anything or was required to relent just to please him, who let's not forget badgered her and treated her like dirt for dating guys she actually found hot -- remember how he acted in the club? -- and struck me as a future incel.

Normalize sending doughnuts instead of flowers.
— Vanessa Ramos (@thatRamosgirl) February 27, 2021

I see no hole in this idea

One of the country’s largest adoption agencies will begin providing services to L.G.B.T.Q. parents, a major inflection point in the fraught battle over faith-based agencies and same-sex parenting. https://t.co/cs3GbFyDog
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) March 1, 2021

The decision comes as more cities and states require organizations to accept applications from LGBTQ couples or risk losing government contracts.

Martina Navratilova talks to Sue Barker about coming out #myhero #martinanavratilova #lgbthistory https://t.co/lFeALh3DKX
— Sue T (@Sooty_T) February 22, 2021

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova discusses the price of coming out

A new book by Andrew Maraniss details the vibrant life and untimely death of Glenn Burke, baseball's first openly gay player. In an excerpt from the book for @NYTSports, Burke keeps his sense of humor even as things become unspeakably bad. https://t.co/2bZE5yKk2N
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) February 26, 2021

Read about baseball's first openly gay player

In the 1970s, social workers had difficulty placing L.G.B.T. kids in the foster system due to the constant rejection by prospective parents. To counter this, they began to quietly place queer teen-agers with queer foster parents. https://t.co/Si2N088vON
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 28, 2021

mlmjoyce: We have a long way to go in understanding/accepting the challenges #LGBTQ youth face every single day. This beautiful story by @michaelwwaters is so, so important. Thank you @NewYorker for publishing it.

Love to leave anonymous reviews of cutting boards claiming they don’t work
— Alex Ebel (@alexsebel) February 25, 2021

Such a cutup!

Finally, someone who understands

Mug Shot Monday

I'll bet Cal State Stanislaus never thought one of its students would be using his cross-country experience to RUN FROM THE COPS.

Weekend Tennis Diary

Nice wins over the weekend for David Goffin, Alexei Popyrin, Iga Swiatek and first-timer Juan Manuel Cerundolo, plus Belgian doubles cuties and the endless sex appeal of Filip Krajinovic & Co. Full report HERE.

Song of the Day: 'Your Woman' by White Town

I think I always knew it existed, but I finally turned on MTV Classic and spent last night in ‘80s music video heaven. In addition to Echo and the Bunnymen, Bryan Ferry, the Clash, New Order, Depeche Mode et al., I also saw a few good ones from the '90s including today's SOTD, a single Damian remembers fondly but I had never heard before.

Jyoti Prakash Mishra, who essentially is White Town, had this to say about his gender-bending hit, on which he sings the refrain "I could never be your woman":

"When I wrote it, I was trying to write a pop song that had more than one perspective. Although it's written in the first person, the character behind that viewpoint isn't necessarily what the casual listener would expect."

Mishra says the themes of the song include: "Being a member of an orthodox Trotskyist / Marxist movement. Being a straight guy in love with a lesbian. Being a gay guy in love with a straight man. Being a straight girl in love with a lying, two-timing, fake-arse Marxist. The hypocrisy that results when love and lust get mixed up with highbrow ideals."

Whatever it is, it works. Enjoy!