On the Rag, Vol. 571

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

Attitude (U.K.): When Gus Kenworthy met Laith Ashley

Gus is Bjorn again in vintage Fila -- and couldn't wait for Tennis Tuesday!

Ross Mathews hits out at camp-shaming in the gay community

HotSpots: 'All Male, All Nude: Johnsons' documentary hits theaters

Get Out!: Meet Cam, a bartender at Boxers in Washington Heights

Metro Weekly (D.C.): The fall arts preview 2019: Focus on film

QX (London): Who's going to Ku Bar?

Lavender (Minneapolis): Fall's well that ends well

Between the Lines (Detroit): Bianca Del Rio talks death-drop disdain, bachelorettes in gay clubs and why she's done with 'Drag Race'

Ambush (New Orleans): Southern Decadence highlights

Remains of the Day (01/17)

NewAustralia: Lleyton Hewitt says Bernard Tomic has threatened and blackmailed him

CNN: So I'm guessing Trey Gowdy has already ordered a two-year investigation into how four Americans were killed in Syria after Trump said ISIS had been defeated

Vox: Michael Cohen says Trump directed him to pay for poll rigging

The New York Times: Thousands more migrant children were probably taken from families than reported

WSJ: Michael Cohen is "sexy" and "handsome," says the Twitter account paid for by Michael Cohen

Instagram: Thomas Roberts wins the 10-year challenge

The Washington Post: Pamela Smart got her teen lover and his friends to kill her husband in 1990; now they're free, but she isn't

Greg in Hollywood: When I update my hottest men's tennis players list, he will be near the top

Towleroad: Scruffy British footballer denies report he came out as gay to teammates

The Daily News: Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says they never denied collusion -- here are some of the many times Trump and his associates most certainly did

BosGuy: Bearded ginger in a jockstrap, if that's your thing

Boy Culture: Long-lost Madonna interview recorded in Paris circa 1994 has been found

Instinct: Who is the new boy toy in Ross Mathews's life?

Queerty: Hunky gay politician Brian Sims banned from Facebook for sharing an anti-gay slur directed at him

BBC: Good for him, but is it safe to come out as a soldier in Ukraine?

The Randy Report: University employee arrested for recording men indulging in "self love" in public bathroom

Dlisted: Mariah Carey is being sued by her alleged blackmailer who claims she suffered abuse while in Mimi's employ

OMG Blog: Christian from reality dating show "Adam sucht Eva" bares all

View this post on Instagram

😸😸😸 🎥 from unknown #lovelycatonline

A post shared by Lovely Cat Online (@lovelycatonline) on Jan 15, 2019 at 12:04am PST

Hot Cat of the Day: Tidiest pussy I've ever seen ...

On the Rag, Vol. 273

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

Odyssey New York is ready for ... Halloween? Online edition HERE.

Next: The Week of Johnny Dangerously / Online edition HERE.  

Get Out catches up with Ross Mathews HERE.

Get Out also wants you to meet Alexander Pope, a fashion designer on this season’s “Project Runway” / Read HERE.

Metro Weekly (DC): How a multimillion-dollar industry that seeks to "cure" gay people was brought to its knees / Read HERE.

Frontiers: Chloë Grace Moretz takes on 'Carrie' / Read HERE.

Zacking Off

Did you happen to see guest host Ross Mathews interviewing Mark-Paul Gosselaar on "Chelsea Lately" last night? Mr. Saved by the Bell was there with his "Franklin & Bash" costar, Breckin Meyer, and told the already-giddy Ross that he had heard him on Howard Stern recently talking about the two guys who influenced him most as a child -- which, MPG explained, is "another way of saying who you masturbated to." He then proceeded to tell the audience that Ross cited Justin Timberlake and, you guessed it, Zack Morris as his childhood fantasies -- then did a victory fist pump, explaining how he bragged about it later to his wife! (Breckin, looking dejected that it wasn't him, chimed in, "Well I guess I can go f**k myself.) Ross claimed he didn't even remember saying such a thing on the radio -- "We talked about a lot of things ..." -- but then flirtatiously replied: "But I don't deny it." Forget about marriage equality, guys. This is what I call progress!

Intern-al Medicine

Ross "the Intern" Mathews celebrates his 28th birthday looking fab on the cover of Instinct magazine. I'd never heard of him until his adorable stint on "Celebrity Fit Club," but now I'm a full-fledged fan.

In the September issue, which hits stands Aug. 23, Mathews discusses how his pal Rosie O’Donnell encouraged him to take part in the latest season of the VH1 weight-loss program, where he eventually lost over 40 lbs. "She e-mailed me and said, 'Go learn how to take care of your body. I’m 44 and I still don’t know how,'" Ross explained. "People ask me a lot, 'Was it scary to let the nation know how much you weighed?' I had been fat my entire life, and I have soft spot for people in that situation. It’s no secret when you’re a big person, so no, I had no issue getting on that scale."

As for his personal life, Mathews admits that meeting that "special someone" has been elusive so far. "I’ve been so focused on work and making it up as I go that I feel I’ve lost the ability to interact personally," he said. "It would be nice to be swept off my feet. I want to cut through all the rest: the ones that don’t work out."

With his fit new bod and great personality, I'm guessing Mr. Right may be around the corner for this funnyman. (Instinct) Check out his blog here.