Page 1 Roundup (10/01)

The Daily News: Brooklyn man charged with throwing 4-year-old brother off roof to his death had suffered for months from mental health woes

Instagram: Is the Fit Thomas the sexiest guy in white shorts ever?

YouTube: It seems all is forgiven for Matt Damon's "sliding scale" comments about the #MeToo movement now that he nailed Brett Kavanaugh on "Saturday Night Live"

The Associated Press: Trump administration sues California over hours-old net neutrality bill

New York Post: U.S. and Canada reach last-minute deal to preserve Nafta

The most shocking thing about the Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation is that it was levied by a woman

The New York Times: U.S. and Canada reach deal to salvage Nafta

Those 'fiscal conservative' Republicans are at it again

Democrats denounce limits on F.B.I.’s Kavanaugh inquiry as a ‘farce’

The Washington Post: I don't want the man who sexually assaulted Kellyanne Conway to serve on the Supreme Court, either

The Wall Street Journal: An American heavyweight infiltrates Russian politics -- and the Russians are all for it

Dunkin’ fans say losing the ‘Donut’ leaves a hole

Remains of the Day (12/28)

Optimum: Cristiano Ronaldo in underwear goes viral faster

Dlisted: Meghan Markle's sister is now trying to start shit with Prince Hot Ginge

Vulture: Someone alert Angela Bassett that we’re getting a new Tina Turner memoir

The WoW Report: Lesbian couple and their two kids found with throats slashed identified

The Daily News: Woman accused of destroying Warhol paintings worth $500,000 each during first date with Houston lawyer

The Randy Report: Roy Moore files lawsuit contesting election he totally lost

Gr8er Days: Celebrity deaths of the year -- all the stars we lost in 2017

AmericaBlog: Trump claims to have the "most effective" administration since Truman, another huge lie

Back2Stonewall: Michele "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann begs Tony Perkins and the FRC hate group for money

BosGuy: Under attack in 2017, LGBTQ organizations see increase in donations

JoeMyGod: Howard Dean says Bernie Sanders is too old for 2020

Matthew's Island of Misfit Toys: Or you guys could just not wear underwear at all

SuperDeluxe: Altered Images' complete Epic works to be released in four-disc box set

Boy Culture: A nearly bottomless list of 2017's best behinds on Instagram

Daily Intelligencer: The EPA wanted to delay a new lead-paint rule for six more years but a court said no

Towleroad: Newspaper employee fired after changing colleague's byline to a gay slur

Greg in Hollywood: If this is tennis stud Dominic Thiem's attempt to convince us he's not gay, he's got a long way to go

Tennis Life: Plane issues delay Garbiñe Muguruza's arrival Down Under

Curbed: 10 iconic NYC institutions that closed in 2017

TVLine: 11 television shows in danger of cancellation 

Daily Xtra: How did the internet go from being a safe queer haven to a minefield of unchecked rage?

Homorazzi: ABC pokes fun at Dan's resurrection in new "Roseanne" promos

HuffPost Queer Voices: For these trans and gender nonconforming youth, Trump's reported word ban is personal

Hunk du Jour: Peter Krus's tight-whities look like they're about to blow

MTV: Not sure if any African-American lesbians read my blog, but "Catfish" is casting

OMG Blog: "Ex on a Beach" star Max Morley shows us exactly what his ex is missing

Outsports: Former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan named LGBTQ sports site's person of the year

Sessums Magazine: David Groff on queer film and the reflex of loss

The New York Times: Saxophonist Ralph Carey, who played with Elvis Costello, the B-52s and Tom Waits, is dead at 61

Village Voice: The 17 most overlooked film performances of 2017

Hot Cats of the Day: More like cold cats of the day -- but at least this co-op board in Queens, N.Y., finally backed down and will leave these little critters' colony intact 

On the Rag, Vol. 452

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay mags:

The Fight (Los Angeles): White Party DJ Dan Slater flaunts his stuff

DNA (Australia): Matthew Rettenmund gets his first photo spread in print in Issue 207!

Winq (U.K.): The Pope welcomes Luxembourg’s Prime Minister and his husband to the Vatican

Get Out!: This one's all about "RuPaul's Drag Race"

Têtu (France): Jonathan Gillot: "For my first novel, I exploited the fantasy of the repentant skinhead"

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan has some ideas on how Democrats can win back Congress, starting with actually listening to voters.

Out in Jersey: “Million Dollar Quartet” is a hot jam session with Carl’s boys

QX (London): Easter weekend Festival 2017

Passport: Better know LGBT activist and "When We Rise" author Cleve Jones

Flame (Detroit): Grayson Mitchell Papp shares his transition process

Outlook Ohio: Kathy Griffin covers the Midwestern mag

Gay Times: Is Cristiano Ronaldo about to take it all off for us?

NKD Magazine: Meet singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes 

The Gay U.K.: Want to seeing Chris Pratt's morning wood?

Grab (Chicago): Meet Damon Heart

Q Salt Lake: Chris Wharton launches campaign for Salt Lake City Council District 3

GT (London): Connor Franta is out front

... but it's what's INSIDE that you won't want to miss!

Cybersocket (not work friendly: Fetish & kink hit the stands in Los Angeles 

MetroSource: Raconteur Penny Arcade: A Penny for Your Thoughts

Gloss Magazine: San Francisco is ready for the biggest tea dance of the season

Attractive Men:  Quitting Facebook leads to higher levels of well-being

Rage Monthly: Coming out country!

HIV Plus: 10 surprising things you may not know about HIV testing

Edge (Boston): Ablute!

Cristiano Ronaldo to Ring In New Year With His Kickboxer 'Cuddle Buddy' -- Report

Not sure what's more hilarious -- that this constitutes "news" on the world's most-popular news site, or that being in a relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo would be considered "bizarre"!

 The Daily News "reports":

Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to return to Morocco to see in the New Year with his kick boxer friend Badr Hari, according to reports. The pair will party together in Marrakesh in between two matches for Real Madrid. Ronaldo, 30, has reserved a £2,400-a-night suite at luxury hotel The Pearl Marrakech for his whirlwind trip, Arabic-speaking newspaper Ajbar Al Yaum claimed. The footballer is thought to have stayed at the hotel on previous visits to the Moroccan tourist hotspot, including the time he was pictured in Hari's arms in photos which sparked bizarre claims the pair were in a gay relationship. Ronaldo is expected to make the trip in his private jet after his side's home match tomorrow afternoon against Real Sociedad. The Spanish side's following match is away against Valencia on Sunday night. His Real Madrid strike partner Karim Benzema is also said to have accepted an invite to the New Year celebrations in Marrakesh. The bizarre story about Ronaldo being in a gay relationship surfaced after stories emerged in the Spanish press that he was making regular trips to Morocco to see Dutch-born Hari, 31.

One said he was using his new private jet, a £13.5million Gulfstream G200, to make daily return trips between Torrejon Air Base near Madrid and Morocco after weekday training sessions. Earlier this month, French TV pundit Daniel Riolo reacted to photos posted on Hari's social media accounts showing him holding Ronaldo in his arms and lazing together by a pool by saying: 'I'm sure flying off to Morocco three or four times a week to see a friend and cuddle with him might have an impact on his performances eventually.' Ronaldo, who split from long-term girlfriend Irina Shayk this time last year, went on to admit 'personal problems' but refused to elaborate on what had affected his performances at the start of the season which is regarded as being one of his worst since he joined Real Madrid.

Subsequent reports said the Real Madrid star's regular trips to Morocco were to see Portuguese-French model Melanie Martins. Ronaldo spent Christmas in Miami, thousands of miles from his family including his mum Dolores and son Cristianinho, five. He enjoyed VIP treatment while watching Miami Heat play the Detroit Pistons before being pictured relaxing bare-chested by his hotel pool. Benzema, who has been suspended from the French national side while he is investigated on suspicion of involvement in a blackmail plot against teammate Mathieu Valbuena, threw a massive party last week at the Cavalli Club in Dubai to celebrate his 28th birthday. Badr, who in November flew to Madrid to watch them play Barcelona, is thought to have spent Christmas in Kenitra in northern Morocco where his family are understood to own a home. His last tweets show him donating tracksuits and blankets to orphans and prisoners in Kenitra through a charity association he runs.

On the Rag, Vol. 378

A weekly look at what's making news in the free gay mags:

Outlook (Ohio): Should I be paying attention to this, called the Voice of Ohio's GLBT community? Online edition HERE.

Next: Jim Hansen and Jeffery Self are out for blood in sexy new horror-comedy "You’re Killing Me" / Read HERE.

Guy (Ft. Lauderdale): South Florida's six spookiest spots are revealed / Online edition HERE.

Just married: Kickboxing hottie Badr Hari and soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo have been vacationing in Morroco and showing off their adventures.

But it's their Top 10 that caught my eye!

Get Out!: Better know Bob the Drag Queen HERE.

  QX (London) gears up for Halloween / Online edition HERE.

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Danny Pintauro hopes his new role as an HIV activist will put the virus back into the public light, but some aren't buying what he's selling / Read HERE.

Grab (Chicago): Trick or treat? Online edition HERE.