Remains of the Day (06/12)

DNA: Jack Innanen campaigned hard for “Heated Rivalry” role on season 2, then turned it down due to scheduling conflicts

SCMP: 5 Mpox cases linked to Hong Kong "premier" gay sauna, contact tracing under way

RIP: Pioneering gay artist David Hockney dies at 88 ... and Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100

Instinct: Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher marries longtime love Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne

Speedo Sunday: But does the 'stache match the swimsuit?

The Randy Report: Has anyone heard of much less watched "Finding Fire Island," which apparently has a new season coming? 

PinkNews: 10 years after the Pulse nightclub shooting, survivors say their recovery may never truly be over 

MetroWeekly: A New York jury convicted Dmitriy Popov of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the killing of dancer O'Shae Sibley, while acquitting him of second-degree murder

Greg in Hollywood: Glenn Close is finally getting an Oscar

Pride: The hunks of "Off Campus" compare their spicy sex scenes to "Heated Rivalry"

Instinct: Paul Anthony Kelly is entering "The Housemaid" universe

Out: Everything gay soccer fans should know about the World Cup

Them: Administration confirms it’s restoring LGBTQ youth crisis line it eliminated last year

Advocate: Trans troops ask judge to protect everyone targeted by U.S. military ban

Your Ex: "Boots" star Max Parker posts sexy viral shirtless selfie at WeHo Pride

Hot Cat of the Day: Good morning, Harvey! (Do some people actually wake up without a wild animal draped across their bodies?)

Song of the Day: Carly Simon announces first album of original songs in 18 years -- and the lead single called "Howl" is quite good! 

Fatal Falls: Caught a screening of "Niagara" (1953) over at the Film Forum's festival to mark the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe. It was one of her rare films I had never seen -- it's really good! -- and what a surprise to learn that the hunk she's scheming with, played by Richard Allan, turned out to be gay in real life! 

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"Bang My Box": A review of the new Robin Byrd documentary, coming soon to HBO Max

Young Man in Bar #3: John Starr recalls when he was (briefly) in Arthur Hiller's "Making Love" (!982), widely considered the first mainstream Hollywood studio feature to (sort of) depict a gay romance in a sympathetic, positive light.