Song of the Day: 'Touched by the Sun' (live) by Carly Simon

I read Carly Simon's "Touched by the Sun: My Friendship With Jackie" on the plane to Argentina and am still reeling. It's a slight book -- and is as much about her relationships with James Taylor and second hubby Jim Hart (who turned out to be gay) -- yet surely would have been her "Answered Prayers" if any of the principals were still with us. (That's the trick, Truman.) Its release is what has people revisiting the 1995 concert she did at Grand Central Terminal, as a posthumous favor to the former first lady who saved it from demolition. Carly wrote this song for her friend shortly before her death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1994.

Page 1 Roundup (10/23)

The Daily News: Trump wanted ’crazy’ quid pro quo trading U.S. aid for Ukrainian probes of Bidens, 2016 election, top diplomat testifies

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John reuniting for screenings at special ‘Meet-and-Grease’ events

Instagram: Diego's visible penis line

Farrar, Straus and Giroux: A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha’s Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship between Carly Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Dlisted: Little Elliott from "E.T." is all grown up ... and drunk

Towleroad: Michael and Tim are nice gays who finish last, and sometimes not at all

New York Post: Porn star Annina Ucatis gets private tour deep inside NYPD headquarters

WeWork is the biggest boondoggle since the late '90s dot-com bust

The Washington Post: Rising Democratic star who happens to be bisexual is victim of smear campaign by Republicans, estranged husband

Prosecutors flagged possible ties between Ukrainian gas tycoon and Giuliani associates

Seems the Kurds can’t count on “Hospitality Trump,” either

The Hill: Susan Rice: Lindsey Graham is 'a piece of s--t'

Senate Republicans block two election security bills

The New York Times: Turkey and Russia to jointly control Northeast Syria in gift from Trump to Putin

William B. Taylor Jr. laid out in visceral terms the potentially life-or-death stakes of what he saw as an illegitimate scheme to pressure Kiev for political help by suspending American security aid.

Michelle Goldberg: With impeachment looming, it's time to take to the streets again

The Wall Street Journal: Johnson’s Brexit deal clears hurdle in Parliament but his timetable is rejected

‘Everything on this table has mayonnaise.’ Funeral food stands tall against change

Even in its surprising and correct piece, the ultra conservative WSJ Editorial Board managed to work in a thumbs-up to Clarence Thomas

Remains of the Day (08/28)

Sun-Sentinel: "Bachelorette" couple from Miami marry in Mexico

NY1: One hair stylist's mission make sure the stars of the U.S. Open look their best

Slate: Trump and the New York Times have something in common

NPR: College Board drops plans for SAT student adversity scores

Instagram: Jockstraps are for jump pages

Newsweek: A Yelp reviewer didn't want to hear about slavery on her plantation tour -- this historical interpreter has a lot to say about that

WSJ: How did I not *write* this headline?

NewNowNext: Lambda Legal calls for disbarment of Tennessee DA who refuses to recognize “homosexual marriage”

GQ: The best black jeans to wear right now

Washington Blade: Executive director of Log Cabin Republicans resigns after the group's executive board endorsed Trump

Boy Culture: More wrestling hotness

The WoW Report: I thought Leslie Jones had left "SNL" for the movies years ago

The New York Times: Orlando Suero, photographer of notables, including the Kennedys, dies at 94

HuffPost: 10 books about love and life for LGBTQ teens

Washington Post: A black TV host’s co-anchor compared him to a gorilla. He responded with compassion.

The Randy Report: Trump's approval ratings in battleground states have plunged, but is he plummeting too soon?

Socialite Life: Hunky rugby players hit the runway for Jockey underwear New Zealand fashion show

Metrosource: This is how Popeyes beat Chick-Fil-A at its signature sandwich

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Page 1 Roundup (04/16)

The Daily News: Notre Dame cathedral in Paris ravaged by devastating fire; President Macron vows to rebuild, calling it France’s ‘destiny’

Facebook: Greetings from the woke brigade

ICYMI: Too hot for Morning Wood

Gr8er Days: Heartbroken to hear about the loss of another member of the cast of my beloved "Mary Tyler Moore." What makes Georgia Engel's death particularly sad is that she was the youngster of the group and died at just 70 of unknown causes -- because she was a Christian Scientist and refused to go the doctor. (Don’t let anyone tell you religion isn’t hazardous to your health.) RIP, sweet foolish lady.

CNBC: Former Massachusetts governor William Weld will run against Trump for 2020 Republican presidential nomination

Instagram: Vasek Pospisil looks awfully dreamy doing rehab in a swimming pool

New York Post: Many relics recovered, but Notre Dame interior still may be at risk of collapse

Page Six: At least one treasure from 1682 survived a terrifying fire

Associated Press: Carly Simon writing memoir about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

The Washington Post: The Trump administration’s census question degrades our data -- and our democracy

The New York Times: Despair and grief amid smoke and flame

Bernie Sanders released his taxes

The Wall Street Journal: Keebler's sale to Italians hits America's smallest workforce

WSJ wins Pulitzer for investigation into Trump hush-money payments; Sun Sentinel awarded for Parkland shooting coverage

Song of the Day: 'Memorial Day' by Carly Simon

Missed this somehow, but it seems Carly Simon's gay ex-husband, James Hart (above), wrote a juicy memoir last year. In it, he writes about how he kept his secret life from the singer, "odd nights" with the Clintons, teaching Jackie O "gyrating" dancing moves and fixing her up with Alec Baldwin ...

... back when he was hot.

Order HERE.

Page 1 Roundup (02/11)

The Daily News: Bronx principal probed after creating hostile environment for black teachers, students: ‘She’s a racist’

'Grey Gardens' estate sues Long Island gallery for owning stolen Jackie Kennedy painting

New York Post: Kim Cattrall pens scathing post to ‘Sex and the City’ co-star Sarah Jessica Parker for ‘exploiting’ brother’s death

How I learned I was my fiancé's second mistress

Page Six: Larry David's daughter may be bringing her own awkward brand of humor to television -- based on her hilarious web series called 'Eighty-Sixed'

Rose McGowan addresses former manager’s suicide, while dodging family's culpability claim

The New York Times: G.O.P. squirms as Trump veers off script with abuse remarks

How Joy Reid of MSNBC became a heroine of the resistance

The Associated Press: Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe give USA 2-0 lead against Netherlands at Fed Cup

The Daily Beast: To win respect from LGBT Olympians, Pence must condemn conversion therapy

The Washington Post: The hysterical obituary that made strangers miss a man they never knew

Jackie O Slept Here

  Just saw the Regarding Warhol: 50 Years, 60 Artists exhibit at the Met, featuring nearly 50 works by Andy Warhol and 100 others by the artists he influenced. While nearly everyone you'd expect is accounted for -- Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, David Hockey, Sigmar Polke -- it is the man of the honor who shines, none more so than in pieces like "Red Jackie" (above) and the haunting "Nine Jackies," capturing a faint smile in the back of a limousine just moments before her husband's assassination. As we were exiting, I couldn't help but remember that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' former Fifth Avenue digs were just a stone's throw away. Never had the honor of seeing her in person, but I think Ron Galella would be proud of me for this impromptu photo-op just the same!