Remains of the Day (12/03)

Washington Post: A former copy editor fought to defend the apostrophe -- now he admits "ignorance and laziness" have won

Instagram: Chris Hemsworth in a wet dress shirt

The New York Times: Gray Lady ranks the best TV of 2019 and it sounds like I'm watching all the right shows (for me)

WSJ: Stores are offering smaller loaves of bread, in part to suit people living alone, a demographic that comprises nearly one-third of U.S. households

Towleroad: Two people I've never heard of drop out of 2020 presidential race

Behind the Racquet: Bobby Blair rose through the ranks of junior tennis terrified his sexuality would be found out -- and 40 years later there still hasn't been an out player on the ATP Tour

The New Yorker: The best books of 2019

USA Today: I'm very sad that the Newseum will close at the end of the year

AL: Alabama evangelist Acton Bowen pleads guilty to 28 sex crimes

Blade and Blue: Sexiest underwear ad of the year?

Associated Press: San Diego zoo announces birth of white rhino

Gr8er Days: Pretty boy Dan Gauthier -- famous for his 1984 torn-wifebeater poster -- turns 56

Gothamist: Empire State Building completes $165 million revamp with new observatory

GCN: A bottom's own story: Brazilian man exposes himself to the most intimate of scrutiny

Interview: Debbie Harry had an unrealized disco cover of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Greg in Hollywood: YouTube hunk Andrew Neighbors tries on a Borat-style swimsuit (it works)

Hot Cat of the Day: Sylvester would prefer you not read while he's in the room ...

Tennis Tuesday

As far as I'm concerned, Canada won the Davis Cup just by having Vasek Pospisil on its squad!

Song of the Day: 'I Like Girls' b/w 'Dreams (Out of Reach)' by the Know

Photo from HERE.

Today's pick is a one-two punch by the Know, the short-lived band Gary Valentine formed after being unceremoniously dumped by Blondie for wanting too much of the spotlight. Discovered this clip after reading Paul Matts's look at the bassist's significant contribution to success of Debbie and the boys HERE.

Page 1 Roundup (12/03)

The Daily News: First snowfall exposes some salt spreaders on fritz as NYC hit with light spritz

  FBI labels FaceApp a ‘potential counterintelligence threat,’ will assess whether Russia has used it to attack U.S. elections

Father murders 9-year-old son, donates three of his organs

Your breakfast is served: Philippe Belanger in a royal blue Speedo

Fathom: Make the Yuletide gay with Judy

Deadline: Alexander Payne takes on reimagining of ‘Babette’s Feast,’ with script by the hilarious Guy Branum! 

Towleroad: Anti-gay pastor sexually assaulted multiple aspiring priests and young men in hotel rooms before forced resignation (ICYMI)

Los Angeles Times: Border Patrol threw away migrants’ belongings. A janitor saved and photographed them

The Randy Report: Elizabeth Warren's emotional moment with LGBTQ teen

Trump's golf habit has cost taxpayers $115 million

New York Post: Sex with Prince Andrew was quick and ‘disgusting’: Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Google removes 300 Donald Trump ads for ‘violating company policy’

Daughter of police chief in Starbucks cup scandal says he’s ‘absolutely a pig’

Rita Hayworth has met her match

The Washington Post: Of course not. It doesn't jibe with what he read on InfoWars ... this is the U.S. attorney general, folks

The New York Times: I should probably have more compassion for opioid addicts but "Intervention" forever changed my point of view

In Trump's twisted America, the people who prosecute war criminals get their medals taken away, and the war criminals get to retire with full pension and honors

Trump is widening his losing trade war, adding metal tariffs to Brazil and Argentina

Yet Katie Hill immediately resigns

Sanctions may have fueled Iran protests, but have yet to further U.S. goals (analysis)

The Wall Street Journal: The knottiest problem: What to do with a closet full of old ties?

Buttigieg won’t be ‘Mayor Pete’ for long, a possible plus as Iowa race heats up

Morning Wood

Remains of the Day (12/02)

New York Post: "Perineum sunning" is latest insanity wellness influencers swear by

The Daily Beast: Lisa Page speaks: "There’s no fathomable way I have committed any crime at all"

Instagram: Ryan Lochte doing V-ups in a pink Speedo

HuffPost: Three teenage boys plead guilty to attack on lesbian couple in London

USA Today: All the proof in the world that Darwinsim is true

NBC News: Meet the "radical gay doctor" behind NYC's falling HIV rate

Business Week: Democratic strategist Tara McGowan’s Courier Newsroom is out to counter the right-wing echo chamber with a dose of hypertargeted “hometown news”

Back2Stonewall: Watch Bette Midler, who turned 74 yesterday, in her final performance at the Continental Baths

THR: Howard Cruse, pioneering gay cartoonist, dies at 75

Return to Now: Who wants a three-foot avocado?

Washington Post: This Edward Hopper exhibition on hotels is worth an extended stay

Boy Culture: Have I died and gone to manspread heaven?

CBS: Study shows "Secret Santa" causes too much anxiety for some working millennials

Jim Koury: Diversity Rules magazine endorses Mayor Pete Buttigieg for president of the United States

Yahoo: Gillum sets sights on denying Trump victory in Florida in 2020

Hot Cat Listicle of the Day: 17 things that prove cats really are the cutest specimens on the planet (and I didn't even write it!)