Doris Day

There was a thread about this that someone started in 2017 that is now closed so I decided to start a new thread about this topic today.

A regret- I wish I had sex with the MANY good looking guys that cruised me at the bars back in 1995- the would stand next to me and lean into me and lean forward to try to catch my glance. Sometimes the guy on my left and the guy on my right would be doing this type of cruising towards me at the same time. I never really cashed in on my so called curb appeal back then. I found it far too difficult to start a conversation with anyone back then. Now if I walked into a gay bar I would be completely invisible so those opportunities are LONG gone.

Being intersex is it deformity, not a sexuality or an identity. The TQ+ portion of the alphabet soup seems to be obsessed with intersex people and using them as pawns. In recent years, it seems like the nonbinary crowd is using intersex people to try and make an argument that there are more than two sexes, hence nonbinary identity is valid. But it seems like even trans people are obsessed with the intersexed.

It just seems like such a weird argument. Sometimes humans are born with one leg or three or four legs because of a birth defect, but we don’t therefore conclude that humans can have an infinite number of legs. So why would intersex people “prove” that sex is not binary?

He was talked about as being the first pick. He had a whole draft suite set up to announce his coronation in the first round.

Then he slid to the 5th round and was picked 144th.

By Cleveland.

Economically, politically, societally, militarily… what are some things you predict over the remaining 3 years and 9 months of Trump 2.0?

And now it’s…

Springtime for Donald and Vladimir,

Winter for sanity and brains

Springtime for Donald and Vladimir,

Hope we don’t end up in chains

It’s springtime for Elon and the master race,

Winter for Greenland and Ukraine

Springtime for JD and tyranny,

Hope we don’t end up as slaves

Don’t be stupid, be a smarty, come and join the MAGA party!

Full disclosure: I cribbed this title from something I saw on the internet, it’s too delicious not to use.

Previous thread below:

Okay, which one of you whores is responsible?

Did a search and didn't see a new thread. If there is one, please ignore this one.

For r600 from the previous thread. Unfortunately, there are no comments allowed. The video speaks for itself

I’m not saying that it’s a full-blown dictatorship. Clearly we still have free speech and a free press. However, I think it’s fair to say at this point that if the Trump administration wants you to disappear, you’re disappearing and you’re not coming back.

DL NEEDS TO KNOW. WTF HAS SHE GOT IN THERE?

What is it exactly? A failure of education systems? Social change happening at too rapid a pace? Social media and disinformation? Economic turmoil?

On to Rome, Hamburg, Geneva and then Roland Garros. Enjoy the eye candy that is Zlatan Dzumhur, Damir’s brother, “fashion stylist” and apparently sometime tennis player (amassed $36 as a professional tennis player). Thank you R497, R509, R510 and R514 of the prior thread for introducing us to Zlut-an

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican John Reid said Friday he will continue his campaign to be Virginia’s lieutenant governor and denied he had anything to do with a social media account containing sexually explicit photos that had prompted GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin to call for him to quit the race.

Reid, the first openly gay man to run statewide in Virginia and a supporter of Youngkin, posted a video response to the governor's attempt to stymie his candidacy after the governor learned of the photos on a Tumblr account with a username matching the candidate’s Instagram handle. Reid said the account was a fabrication that comes as he grapples with increasing pressure to exit the race by members of his party.

“It’s predictable, but what I didn’t expect was the governor I have always supported to call and demand my resignation without even showing me the supposed evidence or offering me a chance to respond,” said Reid, a conservative talk-radio host. “I did not accept that, and I deeply resent it.”

The political theater comes a week before the May 2 start of early voting in Virginia’s primaries and only days after Reid's only Republican opponent dropped out.

The Tumblr account, which was first reported by The Richmonder, was active Friday morning but was deleted by that afternoon. The webpage had reposted photos of naked men, according to The Richmonder.

“The Governor was made aware late Thursday of the disturbing online content,” according to a statement released by a political group affiliated with Youngkin. “Friday morning, in a call with Mr. Reid, the Governor asked him to step down as the Lt. Governor nominee.”

In a video statement, Reid said he did not own the account. He also said his worst fear had been that someone would manufacture lies about him because of his sexuality.

They’ve lost their damn minds.

‘Mushroom murder’ trial begins for woman accused of killing lunch guests in Australia in a Beef Wellington.

Cute dancing gay twins. I think they work on Disney Cruises.

Name ones where chewing the scenery was done by a master and really worked. Post clips if you can.

Has Uncle Frankie's tastes evolved from hairy twinks to ex-jock daddies in the off season?

First Chris McKenna, then a fluffy Daniel Cosgrove, and now Daniel Goddard, who seems to be a branch off the old James Patrick Stuart/Will de Vry tree.

Who else will Frank bring on, while ignoring the rest of the existing cast?

And someone please get Jonathan Jackson near a fire hydrant. We're hosing that fucker down before he's allowed back on set.

RadarOnline has learned from an “insider” that all’s not well in the Clooney household after the prominent human rights attorney missed George’s Broadway debut for “Good Night and Good Luck.” The claims surfaced despite the couple’s spectacular appearances, showing a united front at multiple public-facing events.

A “source” told RadarOnline about Amal and George Clooney’s “tense” relationship weeks after she failed to attend his Broadway debut. The report mentioned that the famed couple is speedily moving “toward a $500 million divorce.”

The insider claimed that everybody “expected her to be there for his first night,” and her absence was a complete “shock.” At the time, George had claimed Amal was with their 7-year-old twins. The insider also cited a rise in “chatter that their marriage isn’t in a good place.”

Is this a clear example of Stockholm Syndrome?

Screenings at the end of June to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Further discussion of expatriating Americans on the move -- or who are thinking about moving; or who are in process of moving; or who have moved or live outside the U.S.

More about jus sanguinis immigration, and inconsiderate ancestors, and visas, and grumblings of DLers that no other place on earth will have your sorry ass, and demands that you move already or shut up. You know the gist.

Summer is nearly here - almost time for the Bauer barbeque, among other fun activities in Springfield, Oakdale, Monticello, Henderson, and Madison.......

Are you Sonni....or do you feel more like Solita?

Just stay away from Reva Shayne and bridges, gurl. I hear she tends to fall off bridges (or drive off them).......

Pre-heat air fryer to 400.

Lightly brush English Muffin with melted butter or spritz with oil to make it golden all over. I used melted butter.

Air fry for 3-4 minutes.

It was perfectly brown and crisp all over and delicious. I could have skipped adding more butter when it was done but I didn't. I also added Smuckers Blackberry jam. Highly recommend buttering before toasting.

He does videos on his he differences between British and American English—but I don’t listen to a word he says. I just look at him.

His chest is so hairy—but I have yet to see a video with his shirt off. OnlyFans, Please!!

People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.

Dear God!

Caitlyn Jenner is now begging for money online after legal fallout from her memecoin.

Seems he isn’t mentioned amongst the greats as frequently as yesteryears.

Towa Tei was sucking her cock and letting her fuck him in the ass!

And no, I am NOT fucking drunk!

Important questions are being raised about 9/11 as evidence surfaces in a lawsuit against the Saudi government filed by families of the people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

A new thread for Election Day. 🇨🇦

There are 343 Federal ridings in Canada. A party needs 172 for a Majority Government.

Polls close tonight first in Newfoundland, followed later by the rest of Atlantic Canada, then Ontario, Quebec & the Prairies, and finally British Columbia.

Results start coming in at 7:00 PM ET.

CBC results link for tonight:

I had a muscular guy say I was SEXY. He returned later and again called me SEXY- and bit later this slim guy said my penis was beautiful.

I cannot complain it was a good night overall but nevertheless I bothered by the fact that some guys walked by my room and did not seem to notice me- also an attractive Latino lingered and rubbed outside my room but I got shy so he moved on- oh well.

Why all the hysteria about this AWG?

A young California man died from the same rare rodent-linked virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife in February — with health officials discovering rat droppings at his workplace following his untimely death, according to a report.

Rodrigo Becerra, 26, had fallen seriously ill and was prescribed antibiotics the night before he was found convulsing in his Mammoth Lakes home, where he perished from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease linked to rodents, on March 6, his family told SFGATE.

Becerra, who was just three days shy of his birthday when he died, worked as a bell hop at Mammoth Mountain Inn, where rodent droppings have since been found behind the establishment’s front desk.

Actually not a joke—but we know how deep into lickspittle mode Miz Lindz is willing to go. Guess they're not interested in the Catholic vote.

Are Trump supporters human or subhuman?

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Amazon's announcement that it will include the price of tariffs on the pricetag for products is a hostile act.

Leavitt said she had just spoken to President Donald Trump about the Amazon announcement and that his message about it was: "This is a hostile and political act by Amazon."

What is she waiting for?

Catherine O’Hara has been cast in “The Last of Us” Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.

Details on the character O’Hara will be playing are being kept under wraps. She joins returning series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the hit series alongside new cast members Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby.

O’Hara is one of the most celebrated comedic actresses in modern times, having first broken out during her time on the acclaimed sketch comedy series “SCTV.” She is best known most recently for her starring role in the comedy series “Schitt’s Creek,” on which she played Moira Rose throughout the show’s six-season run. She received two Emmy nominations for the show, winning the award for best actress in a comedy in 2020 for the final season. O’Hara is also known for her work in the films of Christopher Guest like “A Mighty Wind,” “Best in Show,” and “Waiting for Guffman.” She has starred in other features like “Beetlejuice,” and “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2.”

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“The Last of Us” is based on the hit video game of the same name created by Neil Druckmann and developed by Naughty Dog. The official description states “the story takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.”

Season 1 of the series was written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and Druckmann. Both have also directed episodes of the show. Carolyn Strauss and Evan Wells, president of Naughty Dog, executive produce along with PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan as well as Rose Lam. The series is a co-production between HBO and Sony Pictures Television. PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog produce.

The cast for Season 1 also included Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Woodard, Graham Greene, Elaine Miles, Ashley Johnson, and Troy Baker.

“The Last of Us” proved to be a massive hit with both critics and audiences. In addition to stellar viewership, the show received multiple awards nominations for its first season. It received three Golden Globe nominations as well as 25 Emmy nominations. The show won eight Emmys at the Creative Arts Emmys. That includes wins for both Offerman and Reid for best guest actor and actress in a drama series respectively.

And to think, this was his debut single. A phenomenal song and his voice was so lovely.

What a wonderful tune. They don’t make them like they used to!

favorite ❤️ song.

Linked is mine, dedicated to “what’s his face”.

A 20 yr old film beat him at the box office

Day is done

Gone, the sun

From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky

All is well, safely rest

God is nigh.

Everyone has one (NSFW).

Despite the anodyne-sounding headline, a new AP/NORC poll has T-Rump's approval at 39% (only 26% for Independents). He's above 40% only on immigration, where he's also underwater (46%). Sad!

My doctor wants to put me in one, but I feel like I'd rather not, despite the risks. Does anyone here have experience with these?

Ahoy there, Ramin!

Shitty Little Ann?

Jax and the other guys are intoxicatingly douchy except for Jason who is adorable. The women led by Jax's wife Brittney are all vapid dopes. What's not to love?

In the light of his other misdeeds, this is pretty small. but the Vatican specifically asked world leaders to wear black to the funeral--and yet he was the one who did not. Even Velenskyy wore a black military jacket.

The U.S. tourism industry expected 2025 to be a good year. But now experts are warning of a big slowdown. Before the tariff pause announcement, the CEO of Delta says domestic travel appears to have stalled.

This comes as some international visitors are saying they are cancelling trips to the U.S. NBC News’ Tom Costello explains what this could mean for summer business and Americans planning summer vacations.

[quote]The new rule applies on a category-by- category basis, so voters can vote in the categories where they have seen all the nominees and abstain in categories where they haven’t.

Would it be so wrong to stop using my current hair stylist and start seeing a different stylist? Within the same salon, of course.

Non-Asians playing Asian.

And people are still defending Betsy and blaming Gene's kids for not checking in on him.

She clearly sought total isolation and it lead to their disastorous deaths.

The Whoopi Goldberg, you can kiss my skinny black Monjouro'd ass you racists, Edition.

It's on TCM now. Not even Robert Preston could save this from that frog-voiced, mugging, miscast Lucille Ball. It's terrible. As Little Glory would say, "It's ghastly! Simply ghastly!"

This is a fun Facebook account......some of it is literal TV listings but it's fun to see some of the ads or shows listed.

What are some big name stars that you seem to forget where in certain well known projects or just films you’ve seen numerous times but recently forgot that a certain star appears in it.

Will Part 67 have a new name for the Comcast Company?

Until then, the DEI carnage continues...

A place where we ponder everything about The Young & the Restless (Y&R) and wonder why we're still watching America's No. 1 daytime soap opera!

So which reason is it? - Hoping to see Conner Floyd in his underwear? - Imagining JaBottom's unseen Grindr hookups? - Praying for gay Fen to show up for the holidays?

Or maybe you tune in for the Sharon Case Daily Face Update? - Or just enjoy hate-watching The Stafford and her tiresome shtick? - Or simply love seeing the always-perturbed Aunt Jack just being Aunt Jack?

And of course, everyone is surely tuning-in for the greatly-anticipated Traci & Alan sex scene, as well as hoping to see seventy-somethings Aunt Jordan & Ian Ward fuck like rabbits as well. And let's not forget the always-lovable Messa!

So what stories are currently on your must-see list and what do you see in your Winter forecast for the residents of Genoa City?

All leave you with Phillip 'Chance' Chancellor rubs one out.

A new man! Or should I say MAN!

Woof!

I made vegetable soup and biscuits. What about you?

We know Gavin Newsom, AOC, Pete Buttigieg, and Josh Shapiro have zero chance of becoming the 2028 Dem nominee. Gretchen Whitmer has screwed up her chances.

Are there any possible dark horses?

She’s being sexy and seductive and playful! And looks amazing.

Movement on Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness' divorce has stalled, after reports that the couple are at an "impasse" over their $250 million fortune.

"Hugh and Deborra-Lee have not yet filed for divorce because they are struggling to reach an agreement on how to divide their assets," said a source. "Deborra-Lee feels entitled to more money than Hugh is willing to offer."

The insider adds that "With a significant amount of money at stake, Deborra-Lee is determined to get what she believes she deserves from the separation. She is using the fact that Hugh is still married and involved with another woman against him."

Who is coming to help you and will they succeed?

The cast of General Hospital is coming to rescue me. Lots of spies and police commissioners on GH so I'm confident they will figure it out and set me free.

Why on earth is this atrocity against fashion coming back?

He couldn't make it because he is meeting with his conscience..

F.B.I. Director Kash Patel said on Friday that agents had arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement. A spokesman for the U.S. Marshals confirmed the arrest of a sitting judge, a major escalation in the Trump administration’s battle with local authorities over deportations.

The bureau arrested Judge Hannah Dugan on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by federal authorities, Mr. Patel wrote on social media. He later deleted the post for reasons that were not immediately clear. An F.B.I. spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Days of our Lives

Chambo!

(with wifey with whom he engages in foreplay while speaking Mandarin).

We have DirecTV, Prime, Netflix, Max, AppleTV, and Paramount.

I can not find any new shows or movies worth watching. So I actually watch Tubi for free as well as episodes of shows I bought:; Golden Girls, Frazier, Seinfeld, Friends.

How can there be NOTHING?

Perhaps she can commiserate with JLow and Katy Perry!

[quote] Beyonce has been ridiculed by music fans after tickets for her struggling Cowboy Carter tour hit a new low this week.

[quote] One user on X (formerly Twitter) claimed to have found resale tickets in the nosebleed section of the star's SoFi Stadium show in Los Angeles for as low as $20.

[quote] They then compared it to the cost of one of the limited edition Minecraft Movie Big Mac Meals from McDonald's, which was around the same price.

I can still see those helicopters being pushed into the water.

For 10 years, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London told clients what not to wear on their TLC makeover show. Now, 12 years after What Not to Wear’s conclusion, Kelly and London have changed their tune.

“We're allowing people to be more of who they are,” London, 55, tells PEOPLE in a joint interview with Kelly, 56, of their new show Wear Whatever the F You Want. “A lot more is out in the open when we are talking about body positivity or gender or sexuality or even race.

These are all topics that were not front and center in 2003. Everything evolves, so we have to find ways to mirror the times that we're in. It would be so tone-deaf if we were still trying to do the same format of kidnapping people and telling them, ‘Wow. You look like crap’ in a 360 mirror."

The entire first season dropped today. I was looking forward to it but I’m afraid it’s sort of awful. And I liked Amy Sherman-Palladino’s other shows.

Some really bad casting in this one, especially Luke Kirby who, although easy on the eyes, wildly gesticulates and spits out his lines like he’s in a Broadway musical. Which is totally wrong to play someone who is the high powered managing director of a prestigious NYC ballet company. Charlotte Gainsbourg as his Parisian counterpart at least looks right but flails about in her scenes and looks utterly lost. Camille Cottin apparently couldn’t play the role because the strikes messed up her schedule and I suspect she would have been far better. She ended up dodging a bullet, though, so good for her. DL theatre threads favorite Robbie Fairchild is quite likeable. French actress Lou de Laâge is by far the best thing in it but her character is patently ridiculous..Everything is frenetically paced and the dialogue is stilted and self-conscious. The relentlessly smart-ass Steadicam shots may have worked on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel but they don’t work here. Mon dieu.

Anyone else watching this DOA disaster?

This dreary, almost hypnagogic slasher flick was shot on location in Portland, OR in 1981 at the historic Pittock Mansion, and follows three female college students who crash their car in the woods and are taken in by a spinster and her elderly misandrist mother. It was scantly released in the US, but did get a theatrical release in England. It is awful in so many ways, but the performances from the two older women are high camp—almost John Waters-esque. It also features a memorable synth score and a twist ending that is so unexpected and bizarre that you have to see it to believe it. I won't spoil it, but it DEFINITELY could not be made today. Any fans?

Daniel Day Lewis, no contest. You?

Britain ran its colonies through divide and conquer. After sucking out resources from their colonies, they left the people embittered and hating one another.

Pakistan and India

Ireland and Northern Ireland

Palestine and Israel

Heck, even Northern and Southern US.

Is there any ex-colony that lives in harmony?

Will you be watching this new season of cheftestants?

It's in Canada this season, which seems a bit broad considering the size of that nation. I guess we'll see what New Canadian cuisine is.

Regardless of race They all tend to have prominent cromagnon foreheads , high blocky cheekbones and prominent chins. Does this benefit them in the ring? I understand that certain bodily proportions are preferable from sport to sport but why do they all look like cavemen?

“ Pakistan's information minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the country has credible intelligence that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.”

A new private membership club in Washington, D.C., co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., is charging a $500,000 membership fee — and there’s already a waiting list.

The club, called Executive Branch, held a launch party on Saturday night that included at least a half dozen members of President Donald Trump’s administration as well as wealthy CEOs, tech founders and policy experts, according to people familiar with the club who declined to be named speaking about it publicly.

Executive Branch was founded by Donald Trump Jr., along with Omeed Malik and Christopher Buskirk of 1789 Capital, the investment firm that made Trump Jr. a partner last year. Other founders include Alex Witkoff and Zach Witkoff, the sons of billionaire real estate developer Steve Witkoff, a longtime friend of the President’s and the current Middle East envoy.

Founding members include White House crypto czar David Sacks, crypto investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the people familiar told CNBC.

In addition to the $500,000 membership fee, the club will charge annual dues, which have yet to be disclosed.

Executive Branch will open sometime in the next month or so at a location in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., those people said.

A topic well worth continuing. Here's one for Sunday:

Tonight at 8:00 on ABC. Terry Moran interviews Trump in the Oval Office. Taped this afternoon. George Steph and David Muir were denied the job. Trump sued ABC and won $15 million for Steph saying he was convicted of raping woman in Bergdorf's dressing room. Trump claims Muir is biased against him.

Gotta love this guy!

Today was very underwhelming but there's a chance it might be even more underwhelming tomorrow!

And, May is just around the corner with a probabillity of torrents of banality to shower your life with ennui!!!!

Inspired by the Mame thread.

And now he’s back?

It had been sitting on my shelf for two decades without my opening it. Suddenly I got the urge.

First I was WAY handsomer than I ever thought at the time. Reading my classmates’ notes to me brought back so many nostalgic feelings. High school was a fun and cool time. I suddenly became popular when, in the summer after 10th grade, I got contact lenses, a short, neat haircut, and shaved my scraggly mustache. No one recognized me when I started 11th grade, and, after that, I got noticed and became popular. I went from perceived weirdo to center of attention, and I blossomed. I made so many friends because I was friendly—and as weird as that sounds—kids not in the central groups loved me because I acknowledged them. Kids who started at our high school in the middle of the four years were thankful that I served as a bridge to the rest of the students. I had honestly forgotten all of this until reading the yearbook notes. I wasn’t out, of course, and that was the invisible barrier between me and everyone else. I’ve only stayed in touch with two of my high school friends—and just barely, losing touch as time marches on. I’m on a Facebook page with my classmates, and it’s sad to see some dying. What’s worse is I don’t remember many of them!

I googled the guys who were considered the dreamiest in high school. Yikes! Time can be cruel, especially to straight men. Thankfully I still look 20!

Why would anyone think that’s attractive?

American inspired by Tik Tok goes to Italy to work as an au pair. But, the arrangement falls apart. Everyone including the young American woman sucks in this story.

Actress Donna Mills, 84, sat down for an interview, and after 36 years of leaving 'Knots Landing' in 1989, the actress has finally 'broken her silence' on why she left the series after a decade. She thought the writers weren't writing her character very well at that point, and that's why she left.

Mills said, "You pretty much rely on the writers, and it's actually one of the reasons I left when I did."

She continued, "I just didn't think the writers at that time…eight, nine years of creating this character, for the writers, it got to be 'Oh god, what are we gonna do with her next?' and I felt like they'd kind of run out. I didn't want to see the character go downhill. And that's why I left. I wanted to go out with Abby at the top when she's at her best. I don't want to see her go downhill, so that was why I left the show. It all hinged on the writing."

Mills did praise the writers who were creating the show "at the beginning." She thought they "were fabulous," but by her ninth season, she thought the quality had gone way down, and she would never have left otherwise.

"If I felt that, you know, either they were getting new writers or they had some wonderful ideas, I would've stayed. It wasn't about money…I loved that character and I didn't want her to kind of fritter away," said Mills.

And all these years, she actually had us believing it was because she wanted to expand in her career, and become a producer and director of television films. Liar !

Does anyone remember this? It was on for about six months but the show really nailed life during the 70s in a detailed manner. Michael Imperioli was in it.

Kenneth Caillat and Steven Stiefel, co-authors of the memoir Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album, have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against playwright David Adjmi, along with the producers of Stereophonic. The plaintiffs claim that the Tony Award-winning play is an unauthorized adaptation of their copyrighted memoir.

According to the lawsuit, Stereophonic has grossed over $20 million since opening in April 2024 and was promoted as "The Most Tony-Nominated Play of All Time," winning five Tony Awards, including Best Play. The plaintiffs allege that the show’s success was built on material taken from their memoir without permission, asserting that Stereophonic is "substantially similar" to Making Rumours.

A 2-year-old boy who spent the night alone in the remote Arizona wilderness and walked 7 miles through mountain lion territory was led to safety by a rancher's dog, authorities said Tuesday.

A huge search operation was launched when the boy disappeared from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 100 miles south of Grand Canyon National Park, at about 5 p.m. Monday. He was wearing just a blue tank top and pajama pants, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.

But 16 hours after he went missing, rancher Scotty Dunton found him on his land 7 miles away. The boy was safe and well and had apparently been led to his property by the rancher's dog, Buford.

There, I said it.

A one joke character who’s long worn out her few laughs, she’s obnoxious, narcissistic, exceedingly homely and, frankly, abusive to the green guy. If the roles were reversed would any of this be considered cute? No.

If any fictional character deserves concelling, it’s that fat hog.

Big lawsuits the studio rejected the film. Lots of people in trouble. Money down the drain.

Fights within families? Drunken groom? Bridezilla? Bad food?

I’ve only been to a handful in my day, thank god. The worst is that most were Catholic weddings which go on forever. But I am sure somebody here has a good story.

Do we know if Bill also has a thing for the homosex?

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EXCLUSIVE: Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) and Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) are set to star in Mosquito Bowl, the first new film falling under Peter Berg‘s recently renewed deal with Netflix, on which we were first to report, sources tell Deadline.

Details as to the roles to be played by the two are under wraps. Based on Buzz Bissinger’s New York Times bestseller The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II, the film is set after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when four of America’s top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines. As they prepare for the brutal invasion of Okinawa, they play in a legendary game featuring some of the greatest players in history – a game that, for many, will be the last they ever play.

Since his star-making run with projects including Purple Hearts, The Idea of You opposite Anne Hathaway and Mary & George opposite Julianne Moore, Galitzine has been tapped to lead Amazon’s new take on Masters of the Universe, also signing on to the studio’s Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, and the starry indie 100 Nights of Hero. Upcoming, he’ll also be heard lending his voice to animated feature Wings of Freedom. He’s repped by the UK’s Curtis Brown Group, WME, Anonymous Content, Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.

Known for his transformational turns, Skarsgård most recently put his abilities on display in Robert Eggers’ Oscar-nominated Nosferatu, which came in as Focus Features’ second highest-grossing film ever at the domestic box office, upon its Christmas Day debut. Currently, the actor can be seen starring opposite Anthony Hopkins in Locked, the new thriller from director David Yarovesky. Upcoming, he has Dead Man’s Wire from Gus Van Sant, Michael Sarnoski’s The Death of Robin Hood opposite Hugh Jackman, and IT: Welcome to Derry, where he reprises his breakout role as Pennywise the Clown. He is represented by WME, Magnolia Entertainment, Agentfirman Planthaber/Kildén/Mandic in Sweden, and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum.

Anyone else excited?

Yes, Clint Eastwood and Carol Channing made a movie together!

It was called The First Traveling Saleslady and it was directed by Clint's "mentor" - gay director Arthur Lubin

Looking for orange in the Oval Office. “Well, I never in all my life!”

Ummm… interesting?

OMG what happened to her?

She lost a bunch of weight, but I actually think she looked better fat.

Now she looks horrible.

I mean, kudos on the weight loss, but....

It seems to be popular these days and a lot of tops find it sexy these days. I guess the blurring of lines is popular these days.

To me, it became Archie Bunker's Place 2.0. Even down to the drab lighting. I've never been compelled to watch all the time, but I've tuned in here and there. Some of the storylines were not very good. I hated how they just dumped DJ's character. And wrapping up Beverly Harris' storyline has to be one of the weirdest things I've ever seen on TV.

But it had its moments. Alicia Goranson is a first-rate comedienne, and I hope she gets more work after this.

Al Pacino

Nic Cage

Miranda Richardson

David Tennant

Woohoo! Ride 'em, Cowboy...err, girl!

A continuation thread for our nattering about Britain's favourite soap.

Loosely based on an actual 1981 murder case, the film stars Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper. It focuses on a group of disaffected northern California teenagers who become embroiled in a crime when the girlfriend of one of their classmates is found murdered on a riverbank. Often cited as an example of nihilistic youth-oriented cinema, it has been cited as one of the darkest teen films ever made and I think served as a progenitor for films like Harmony Korine's "Kids" (1995), among others. I think it is a minor masterpiece, but it's not a pleasant watch.

Coined for a style of Italian horror films (mostly made in the 1970s and 1980s) that often feature gloved killers, murder mystery elements, and stylized slasher gore, the term is often associated with filmmakers such as Dario Argento and Mario Bava. I just finished watching Lamberto Bava's "A Blade in the Dark" (1983) which I found quite fun. What are some of your favorites, from the classics to the fringe?

Directed by Jake Schreier. With Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Harrison Ford, Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Weisz.

[quote]A group of supervillains are recruited to go on missions for the government.

How is this different from Suicide Squad?

The mountain is open for business!

2023 saw a bumper crop of 17 fatalities (a record) but 2024's tally was disappointing.

The authorities continue to implement new rules to spoil our fun:

On April 18th, the government of Nepal registered an “Integrated Tourism Bill” in Nepal’s upper house of Parliament, mandating that any climber wishing to hike Mount Everest must show valid proof that they have experience previously scaling a 22,965-foot (7,000-meter) mountain, or they will be prohibited from climbing the world’s tallest mountain peak.

In addition, the new bill also includes bans on solo expeditions, mandating that solo climbers will no longer be permitted to climb Mount Everest alone, and that one guide be assigned for every two climbers on peaks taller than 26,000 feet (8,000 meters), which includes Mount Everest, Annapurna, and K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world.

All climbers are also mandated to carry advanced satellite tracking devices during their ascent, so teams on the ground can track their movements in real time, and will also be able to monitor their vital signs, such as the climber’s heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and body temperature, transmitting the critical data to Base Camp and rescue teams through satellite signals, alerting those on the ground of emergencies involving climbers.

Why didn't I buy these earlier?

He continues to charm, as his career continues to grow and grow.

Terrence Howard has revealed the line that he refuses to cross when it comes to choosing roles.

The story began with Motown pioneer Smokey Robinson, who Howard claims invited him to dinner years ago because "he wanted me to play his life" in a movie. Howard said his great regret was turning Robinson down, because he was already in "conversation with Lee Daniels about playing Marvin Gaye" in a separate project.

But in the end, Howard portrayed neither of the legendary musicians, sharing that he stepped back from the Gaye project when he discovered how the singer's sexuality would be explored.

"I was over at Quincy Jones' house and I’m asking Quincy, 'I’m hearing rumors that Marvin was gay' and I’m like, 'Was he gay?,'" Howard recalled. "And Quincy’s like, 'Yes.'"

From there, Howard decided that he "could not" play the role.

"They would’ve wanted to do that, and I wouldn’t have been able to do that,” he said of portraying a gay relationship.

"You mean you couldn’t kiss a guy on screen in a movie?" Maher asked, to which Howard replied, "No. Because I don’t fake it."

"I couldn't kiss a man either," Maher agreed.

Howard took it further, adding, "That would f--- me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off."

This gave Maher pause, with the podcast host quickly clarifying that while he would not go to the same drastic lengths, he understands Howard's rejection of the role. He added, "It does not make me homophobic to not want to kiss a man."

much to chagrin of eldergays, our gorgeous Manx twink keeps on winning

A growing number of Americans are using buy now, pay later loans to buy groceries, and more people are paying those bills late, according to new Lending Tree data released Friday.

The figures are the latest indicator that some consumers are cracking under the pressure of an uncertain economy and are having trouble affording essentials such as groceries as they contend with persistent inflation, high interest rates and concerns around tariffs.

In a survey conducted April 2-3 of 2,000 U.S. consumers ages 18 to 79, around half reported having used buy now, pay later services. Of those consumers, 25% of respondents said they were using BNPL loans to buy groceries, up from 14% in 2024 and 21% in 2023, the firm said.

Meanwhile, 41% of respondents said they made a late payment on a BNPL loan in the past year, up from 34% in the year prior, the survey found.

Lending Tree’s chief consumer finance analyst, Matt Schulz, said that of those respondents who said they paid a BNPL bill late, most said it was by no more than a week or so.

“A lot of people are struggling and looking for ways to extend their budget,” Schulz said. “Inflation is still a problem. Interest rates are still really high. There’s a lot of uncertainty around tariffs and other economic issues, and it’s all going to add up to a lot of people looking for ways to extend their budget however they can.”

“For an awful lot of people, that’s going to mean leaning on buy now, pay later loans, for better or for worse,” he said.

The National Theatre has announced a return to repertory theatre for the first time since 2020.

The venue will make use of its design to stage multiple productions in its Lyttelton space concurrently in 2027.

Paul Mescal (A Streetcar Named Desire) will appear in two 20th-century plays as part of the season. He will star in Tom Murphy’s A Whistle in the Dark, directed by Caitríona McLaughlin (Translations), in a co-production with the Abbey Theatre. The production will later transfer to the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.

Mescal will also perform in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman in the role of Biff, directed by Rebecca Frecknall. Frecknall and Mescal previously collaborated on the award-winning A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre, in the West End and in New York.

Although set in different locations and cultural contexts, both plays explore themes including family conflict, identity, and social expectation.

Details about a second pair of productions in the Lyttelton will be announced later. Performance dates, additional casting, and ticket information will be confirmed in due course. The shows have been announced as part of the National’s new season, the first programmed by director Indhu Rubasingham.

Miss Lindsey is excited about the idea of Trump being Pope.

So what is really going on here? Does Trump have some kind of footage of Lindsey sucking dick at a glory hole? Is he terrified of Trump for some other reason? Is Lindsey involved in money laundering with Russia?

Would have been 101 next month.

So young!

We will get to see what new drama is taking place on Wisteria Lane!

He avoids answering the question why project 2025 won't end porn. Infact he accuses democrats and others of trying to destroy his career in porn because he has a different political opinion to them. But gives no good response to the stated aim of project 2025 towards porn. Real cognitive dissonance.

The former Nancy Sinatra home.

And Loretta.

Young hot Latino boy pussy is the best

He looks…different.

She was listed as a co-writer on almost all of her songs, which I assume is like Madonna or Beyoncé demanding co-writer credits.

But then Donna is listed as the sole writer of “Dim All the Lights”.

Was she a credit hog or could she actually write?

The restrained passenger continued directing insults and using explicit and homophobic language towards flight attendants including

[quote] You son of a bitch, disgusting, you can’t touch me, you don’t know who you’re talking to, you’re going to get screwed. I went to ask why I was late and this faggot threw me out.

As the Boeing 787-9 began taxiing out to runway 28R, a business class passenger got up from her seat and confronted a flight attendant at the rear galley. There was a heated exchange – shouting and insults – as the woman questioned the flight attendant over the delay.

The crewmember alerted the captain about a woman who wouldn’t stay seated during taxi. They returned to the gate to remove the woman. The u-turn angered her, and when she realized this was about her, she rose from her seat again, approached the front of the cabin, and as one of the pilot exited the lavatory, she went off on him about the delay.

This was treated as an attempt to breach the cockpit, and the woman was restrained by crew – pinning her to the floor of the cabin. She can be heard in a passenger’s video shouting in Portuguese, “Aren’t you ashamed? I’ll kick you in the balls.”

Was she too focused on her work?

I wish that he was mine!

Sammy Hagar shared his new song “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” which he claims he wrote in a dream with Eddie Van Halen. “This was 100 percent a communication from the beyond,” Hagar told Rolling Stone. “There is no question about it. I dream about Eddie all the time, quite honestly.”

During the course of the conversation we covered a lot of other ground, including his feelings toward Alex Van Halen, who hasn’t spoken with Hagar in 21 years, and refused to even mention him by name in his recent memoir, Brothers.

“I hate to say it, but I dreamt about Alex the other night, man,” he says. “It was crazy. And it was so friggin’ real. I was saying, ‘What are you pissed off at me about, man? What the fuck? Now just tell me what your problem is. What did I do? Just tell me.'”

Is he clay specialist?

For old time’s sake - Thiem team, Domicakes team.

I miss Domicakes.

[QUOTE] “I’ve lost businesses because I don’t bend over in that way. I don’t compromise. I don’t play gay roles. I don’t kiss a man. I don’t do that shit because the man card means everything.”

On to Rome, Hamburg, Geneva and then Roland Garros.

Enjoy the eye candy that is Zlatan Dzumhur, Damir’s brother, “fashion stylist” and apparently sometime tennis player (amassed $36 as a professional tennis player). Thank you R497, R509, R510 and R514 of the prior thread for introducing us to Zlut-an.

The last thread is just about to max out.

I've had "Confessions of a Fox" by Jordy Rosenberg highly recommended to me, so i just bought it. Queer gender bending novel about London in the 18th century. has anyone else read it?

And what did you think?

[quote] It comes a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums.

Well? Would you?

A couple guys in a local coven are trying to get me to join, telling me that they can tell from my aura that I have the potential to be a powerful witch or sorcerer? I’m not sure. Sometimes I can predict when my mom is going to call and why but I always chalked that up to her being predictable

Now plot twist… I’m a witch? What to do?

I'm seeing it next week. Those who've seen it, how was it?

That's a real name. I didn't make it up for satire but I could have. Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Absolu Intense Parfum d’Égo Narcotique Sublime Privé.

Now let's have a go at new fragrances with complicated names.

Elon Musk's Oblivion™ HyperAura X ÆN°12 - Neural Parfum Synthétique.

Stephen Miller's Volkskörper: Essence de Reinheit Nationale. Deportation Privé Edition.

[post redacted because independent.co.uk thinks that links to their ridiculous rag are a bad thing. Somebody might want to tell them how the internet works. Or not. We don't really care. They do suck though. Our advice is that you should not click on the link and whatever you do, don't read their truly terrible articles.]

A Canadian woman lit up social media on Monday with an unfiltered comment about her neighboring country’s leader.

Asked why she was voting in her nation’s election, the unnamed woman in Ottawa said her decision was all about President Donald Trump.

“I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump,” she said. “Because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole, and he shouldn’t even be president of the United States. But because he is, we need a strong person so that we can stand strong.”

I'd like to see Oliver Jackson Cohen.

She won’t back down and I’m here for it.

Bitch desperately needs a refresh.

Discuss.

(Trump voice) Sad!

"In October 2021, Cheryl Kaplan and her husband moved to North Carolina. They were in their late 60s and ready to leave West Orange, N.J., where they had lived for 38 years, raising two daughters. “It was my idea,” Ms. Kaplan said. “I really wanted warm weather, and I wanted an older community where we didn’t have to travel out for clubs and swimming.” The house they bought, in a development for homeowners 55 and older, seemed like a place where they could be happy for the rest of their lives.

The move, however, lasted only three days. In one of their first mornings in the new home, the couple realized that their 38-year marriage was over. Ms. Kaplan told her husband she wanted to move out of the house they had just moved into."

“Leaving was something that I had wanted to do, and I was afraid of being alone,” she said. “I’m not afraid of being alone now.”

The drama-filled sibling of the "Who has been to a terrible wedding?" thread.

My adopted uncle committed suicide several years ago, and not only did his secret twin brother show up to the funeral; so did my uncle'steenage daughter no one knew about. No one in our family knew they existed until that very day.

Dump Jr is opening this with a partner to what else? Sell access to Daddy Dump.

And please spare us by naming A-Listers. This is a series that casts B-list or washed up actors (or unknown actors) and gives them tons of exposure and celebrity. Don’t name fucking Brad Pitt or Julia Roberts or Timmy.

I would love Jennifer Tilly cast. I feel she would be perfect casting for this show, and her real life actually is very similar to this fictional world.

I consider myself fairly masc and for context I’m usually a top. However I’ve noticed lately that anytime after I bottom my voice gets high pitched and I feel like I sound fem. I noticed the other day when I had a guy over for a quickie (he fucked me) then afterwords I hopped on a work call and one of my coworkers asked if I was nervous cause my voice was high pitch than usual. Anyone else experience this? It usually levels out to its usual low register within a couple hours it seems, but for the time in between, there’s nothing I can do. Could it be different hormones being released when bottoming that makes this happen?

Saving this masterful Piece de Resistance for all time.

Power went out across all of Spain and Portugal on Monday, cutting cellphone and internet networks, halting trains and trapping people in elevators, officials said.

Spain's government was scrambling to identify the origin of the huge outage, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez going to the headquarters of the state electricity network operator to be briefed.

The operator, Red Electrica, said it would likely take six to 10 hours to restore power in the country and urged people not to speculate as to the cause of the outage.

With quotes from several gay couples, including one guy who hooked up with his Grindr match in the lounge.

If only I weren't a poor plebe who can't afford to travel, let alone gain entry to the lounges.

“I don’t remember exactly what he said,” she told Sage Steele. “It was like, ‘Thank you, Meghan. Thank you for your support. Good luck, from President Trump.’ And I was like, that’s crazy.”

Dear Lord God, it’s like Shakespeare himself tongued Meghan’s eyes with such splendid writ.

Not content with but one sip from this deep well of emotion, Meghan and the president began a regular correspondence. Had he mistaken her for Laura Loomer? Almost certainly. But to Meghan, this was the dawn of a new man. Word of such transformation were slithered into Meghan’s ears by Tulsi Gabbard, who explained the situation with the gravity befitting a woman entrusted with the nation’s most sensitive intelligence.

“She was like, ‘Yeah, he almost died.’ He had his ear like ear blown off or whatever.” (Actual quote.)

... must be read to be believed.

Enjoy.

I need a bit of frivolity for my Sunday.

I'll start: the inimitable Sophie Tucker.

Can be for movies, TV shows, porn, concerts, music videos, specials, etc...anything.

I am sure many of you have seen the most recent Carnival cruise brawl on the news. That said, this brawl, that took place in 2024, will always have a special place in my heart:

Disney’s Onyx Collective is looking to put a new spin on one of the most famous locales of early 2000s TV.

Onyx is developing Wisteria Lane, a spinoff/reimagining of ABC’s 2004-12 hit Desperate Housewives. The project comes from writer/executive producer Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant, Queen of the South) and EP Kerry Washington. Should it go forward, Wisteria Lane would stream on Hulu alongside Onyx Collective’s other shows.

Like Desperate Housewives, Wisteria Lane will focus on a group of friends living on a seemingly picture-perfect cul de sac whose facade hides a boatload of secrets. Marc Cherry, who created Desperate Housewives, is not currently involved in the new project (though he has spoken about his own spinoff ideas in the past) but sources say he could come aboard in the future.

2025.

The continuing adventures of the hunk and his twunk.

Oh, the humanity!

StanChris and his MUCH older bear boyfriend (and former Survivor and Amazing Race alum) Bret LaBelle have called it quits.

If these two couldn't make it, then I don't know who else could.

Sexy Hogg Boi wants to use his PAC to oust establishment dinosaurs in primaries. The Old Guard is threatening to remove him from his post.

AOC just released her first campaign video yesterday, the stars are aligning for a leftwing Tea Party - but young, disciplined, and ready for 2028.

Media to me is corporate media, newspapers, tv stations, institutions, degrees, job applications, verified sources, professional etiquette. (Although all that is slipping)

Social media is people making screenshots, sharing tiktok videos, the most upvoted articles getting the most exposure.

I am old enough to know the difference, but if Gen Z and Y really can not differenciate between the two, no wonder we are where we are.

At least *some people* conceivably find Fox enjoyable to watch.

Who the fuck is CNN even for now? Critically ill hypotension sufferers who ran out of meds and need their blood pressure raised in a pinch?

This is from Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun Maverick

Likely will star Glen Powell who has a deal with Universal and starred in TGM and is arguably also the best actor to capture Sonny Crockett’s vibe

But the millions dollar question is - will they have the guts to set it in the 80s, where it belongs?

Do you have any unusual or creative ways that you enjoy masturbating?

During my country's COVID lockdown period, since I wasn't having sex with anyone, I devised a 'system' that feels so close to the real thing. I recommend it for anyone who is unable to have sex with another person, or for whatever reason in case there's any interest in this topic.

I bought an electronic cocksucking sleeve (similar to a Fleshlight but with really good, automatic sucking action) on Amazon, and I use it with water-based lubricant and a bit of Vicks VapoRub (it doesn't burn; it actually feels incredible both on my cock and my balls). Before I had the automatic sucker, I was using a basic silicone sleeve with bumps and nodules inside it, which was also nice though not as intense as the electronic device.

Meanwhile, using a small table (the collapsible type for putting over one's lap and eating in bed), I stick a very lifelike, normal-sized silicone dildo (a new one, only for this purpose and never used anally) to the underside of it, and I position the little table over my face so I can suck and deep-throat the dildo. With my eyes closed, this, along with the sucking sleeve working my cock, feels amazingly close to a blissful 69. While that intense stimulation and my own imagination are usually enough to make me blast (once, it was so intense that I came in 15 seconds), sometimes I also attach my cell phone to the underside of the little table, directly above my eyes, with a porn clip playing.

Now and then, when I feel like being spit-roasted, I'll use another dildo in my ass simultaneously, one that heats up, vibrates, and squirms in a kind of rotating motion.

I can usually go two to four times with this until I'm exhausted and ready to conk out for the night, and I always sleep really well afterward.

If any of you on DL try these ideas, please report back on this thread to let me know how it turns out, or if you have further ideas to improve on my own. I'm also very interested to know what other ways some of you have invented to get off when alone during these complicated times.

Is that going to stop the Trump administration from continuing to inflict horrors on our country?

Bottom has moved to Floriduh and turned 25.

Geneva Convention?

With all the horrible killings, torture, bombings and whatnot they committed.

Or will the western world be glad to simply return to “business as usual” and offer Russia a seat back at the table of the G8?

A true art form in the 1980s and early 90s, the music video faded from the public consciousness right around the turn of the Millennium. Not sure what killed them (theorize below), but there were some iconic moments in those years.

But what was the last truly iconic video?

"For her role in Goodbye, Columbus (1969) she won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She then starred in Love Story (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In 1972, MacGraw was voted the top female film star in the world and was honored with a hands and footprints ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre after having made just three films. She went on to star in The Getaway (1972)"

Then she virtually disappeared at the height of her fame.

I hope it’s as good as the first season!

He really is a panhandler, it’s not a social media skit

They did find his IG and TikTok, it’s in the comments, he does appear mentally ill and says hateful things on his accounts

Starts tonight Feb 26, 2025

I get Fleetwood Mac/ABBA vibes, particularly in the backing vocal arrangements. The production is great. Miley sounds great. And for once a recent single doesn’t have lyrics that annoy me. What say you, DL?

On some d-tier app I found on my TV called Xumo. It’s my first time watching. It mostly holds up!

My main gripe is that I feel a little bad for Jason Gould that his mom shoehorned him into her pet project when he was in the middle of his adolescence and in the middle of his lifelong inability to act.

We opened early and I’m glad for the pool heater right now.

On my way to work the intersection into Target was blocked and the parking lot stuffed full. I have seen it like that since Christmas almost two decades ago.

Choose all that apply.

New thread for a new year.

(1) You buy 2 coffees and a muffin to take away from a cafe

(2) Sit down meal at a restaurant with a bottle of wine

(3) Sit down meal at a restaurant with a bottle of wine but with lousy service

(4) Sit down meal at a restaurant with a bottle of wine, and the restaurant includes a credit card charge

(5) Buy a bottle of water at an airport shop

Both versions are on TCM this month: 1959 remake with Lana Turner, Juanita Moore and John Gavin is on Thu, September 7 at 5:45PM whilst the1934 original with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers is on Saturday the 9th at 10:PM and Wednesday, the13th at 6:00PM (all times Eastern.

Returning cast members have assembled:

The Jeopardy! Master Tournament begins Wednesday, April 30.

The contest runs over 9 one-hour episodes (two games an episode) between April 30 and June 4. The Tournament airs in Primetime on ABC rather than in syndication. Because it airs on ABC, it will also be available to stream on Hulu.

The nine contestants are:

Victoria Groce (last year's Masters winner)

Yogesh Raut

Brad Rutter

Neilesh Vinjamuri

Isaac Hirsch

Adriana Harmeyer

Juveria Zaheer

Roger Craig

Matt Amodio

In a letter.

[quote]She spent time alone with Greta Garbo, played William Powell and Myrna Loy's daughter and had Lana Turner for a babysitter before leaving acting at age 18. The charming child actress of the 1930s and ’40s worked alongside such legends as Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, Irene Dunne and Merle Oberon during her brief but sensational career, has died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills of complications from a stroke. She was 98.

[quote]Collins played younger versions of Colbert in Torch Singer (1933), Frances Dee in The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) and Keep ‘Em Rolling (1934), Loretta Young in Caravan (1934), Oberon in The Dark Angel (1935) and Lynn Bari in Blood and Sand (1941).

[quote]“I must have the most common face in the world,” she said in a 2019 interview. “I played either the most famous actresses of the ’30s as a child or their child. They made me up to look like everybody.”

Gay content, from A24 and Amazon.

[quote]From creator, writer, executive producer and star Benito Skinner, [italic]Overcompensating[/italic] is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a closeted former football player and homecoming king, watching as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs.

The end of de minimis exemptions means the end of affordable goods shipped from China directly to American consumers.

Not who you think it is

I've still got a way to go, but I hope and anticipate living to 100. My dad was 85 and my mom is almost 94.

100 years old!

She should be the new Luise Rainer.

Has anyone here bought a system for their house? Please, tell us about it.

The sophomore run of the drama will again revolve around the wellness resort headed up by Kidman’s Masha and feature a new cast of series regulars led by Henry Golding, Mark Strong and Lena Olin.

Golding (Old Guard 2), Strong (1917) and Olin (One Life) join a cast that includes the previously announced Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin, Lucas Englander and Christine Baranski, all of whom have recurring roles.

He's ubiquitous. What is his shtick? What is he trying to sell? Some of his points are valid; oatmeal and most cereals are empty carbs, for example. But has anyone seen his whole program? Is it snake oil?

For she simply getting her own show. Why couldn’t he forgive. Something else had to be going on here.

If so, what did you think of it? Any alternative suggestions would be helpful, too. I’m trying to be more eco friendly.

This one looks promising. I hope it's not a letdown like many horror movies have been lately

It’s a mistake to read Pritzker’s sway at home as solely coming from his wallet, but it’s lost on no one that if Biden were to step aside and Kamala Harris were to falter, Pritzker would be without peer in his ability to fund a last-second campaign. He has proved a surprisingly adroit pol with a loyal following, developing a penchant for creating mini-moments that captivate Twitter. Take, for example, the time he caught a lobbed Jell-O shot and downed it at a recent Pride parade or the fact that lefty shitposters have fun treating him like a conquering hero online because of their constant pleasant surprise with his aggressive progressivism. As one tweeted last summer, “He is enormous, doesn’t come off as particularly intellectual, and has good instincts.”

-NYMAG

The country mansion where Jane Austen attended balls and which she mentioned in her letters is to be demolished by its new owners, despite objections from neighbours and conservationists.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has approved plans to demolish Ashe Park House, Hampshire, and replace it with a 'traditional country house' in the Queen Anne style.

Owners Shuk Ting Sharon Leung and Gillian Sin Hang Ho bought the 232-acre estate in October 2022 for £17 million and applied to tear it down because it was 'tired and unmanaged'.

But 20 locals objected to the proposal because of its historic connections. The author of Pride And Prejudice was born in the village of Steventon, a mile away, in 1775, visiting the seven-bedroom house on a number of occasions.

Neighbour Caroline Sykes, 67, said: 'It is such a waste. It is not a listed house, which does not work in its favour, but it has got historical interest.'

And the charity Save Britain's Heritage (SAVE) complained that 'the building is an important heritage asset for Hampshire and its demolition would cause unjustified harm'.

However, council planners approved the demolition.

'There are fascinating associations with Jane Austen and also a captain at the Charge of the Light Brigade who rebuilt the house when he returned to Hampshire after the Crimean War . . . These shocking demolition plans would destroy a charming building and erase that history.'

Notice made one year after CBC's The Fifth Estate investigation

CBC News - Feb 07, 2025

Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada has been terminated, nearly three decades after she was appointed in 1997.

The federal government's official publication posted the notice Friday evening, indicating that Governor General Mary Simon ordered the termination of Sainte-Marie's appointment on Jan. 3.

The National Post first published the story.

Sainte-Marie is only the ninth person to be expelled from the Order of Canada in its more than 50-year history, the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General confirmed.

The announcement comes more than a year after an investigation from CBC's The Fifth Estate reported that her claims of Indigenous ancestry were inconsistent with publicly available documents.

The investigation, from Oct. 27, 2023, found Sainte-Marie's birth certificate, which says she was born in 1941 in Massachusetts. The document lists the baby and parents as white and includes a signature of an attending physician — information CBC says is corroborated by Sainte-Marie's marriage certificate, a life insurance policy and the United States census.

In November 2023, Sainte-Marie said the story by CBC's The Fifth Estate was full of mistakes and omissions. At the time, in her first public statement since it was published, Sainte-Marie called the story an attack on her character, life and legacy.

"Being an 'Indian' has little to do with sperm tracking and colonial record keeping: it has to do with community, culture, knowledge, teachings, who claims you, who you love, who loves you and who's your family," said Sainte-Marie, in a written statement to The Canadian Press.

Chuck Thompson, a CBC spokesperson, defended the broadcaster and the story, saying the evidence was fairly presented.

The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General said in a statement on Friday it does not comment on the specifics of termination cases.

However, conviction for a criminal offence and conduct that may undermine the integrity of the order are reasons the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada may recommend the termination of an appointment, according to its policy.

Any Canadian can file a request to drop someone from the Order of Canada. If the deputy secretary of honours at Rideau Hall concludes that there may be reasonable grounds for revoking the honour, the complaint is sent to the advisory council, which makes a recommendation to the Governor General. The process can take more than a year.

CBC News has contacted Sainte-Marie's representatives for comment.

Let’s go watch it

Absolutely no one on Earth- straight, lesbian, Christian, trans- would kick him out of bed.

Watched this last weekend. It is a must see!

It is bizarre, lurid, surreal, funny, touching, and frightening. And it’s LGBT adjacent (at the very least).

Not only must Trent Whittington become a gay icon instantly, his male victim is even named “Josh.” Surely the screenwriter is a datalounger.

I must also say, I would gladly watch a MAX series about Jasper — the Columbo of dead mail.

Part 9

All the Whos in Whoville are gonna rise up and attack

I heard there was some controversy about the filming being a little too authentic.

"I didn’t watch the Baldwins’ reality show. I was too busy hitting myself in the face with a frying pan that night" Joel Souza

Had a super bad thing happen to me yesterday. Still recovering from it today. Made me wonder — how do y’all handle bad things when they happen to you? Any pointers?

I’ve had sufficient.

“Essentially, you have female, you have male. I’ve met a lot of females, love them, don’t feel like them. Met a lot of males, love them, definitely not them. Met a lot of people in my life that are nonbinary, and these beautiful nonbinary people are who I feel the most like..."

JoJo was later supported by her other housemates, admitting that she is “afraid” to speak about how she is feeling publicly because she’s “not sure” about how she identifies.

During the show’s livestream, viewers saw JoJo excitedly open up to drag performer Danny Beard, saying: “I feel, like, so queer, do you know what I mean? I think that’s the thing, I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, and I think being here I’ve realized: ‘Oh, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer,' and I think that’s really cool.”

Lisa Roemeling wanted gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, but her insurance did not cover the procedure that cost roughly $30,000, her husband tells FOX 9.

She found a medical tourism company with an office in California that could arrange the procedure in Tijuana, Mexico, for about $7,000 – less than half what it cost in the U.S.

Roemeling traveled to San Diego, California, with her cousin, Jenny Poppo, in November, where the company transported them across the border to Tijuana, about 25 minutes away.

After the surgery: Roemeling developed complications within hours of the surgery, including internal bleeding and sepsis. She suffered a cardiac arrest, which left her on a ventilator and brain dead, her husband said. She was transported back to San Diego, where doctors were unable to save her.

What they're saying: "It was a circus act as soon as we got there," said Poppo, who pointed out that the hospital did not have the equipment necessary to find the source of her cousin’s internal bleeding. "They didn’t have basic things like an MRI machine, a CT machine."

Her husband, Tad Roemeling, said he made the difficult decision to remove her from life support.

"Since we were all there, we – we had to let her go," he said. "If you can get it done here, get it done here. You’re taking a risk."

Company response

One-star review: Poppo gave the company a one-star review on Yelp, criticizing it for using a hospital without the necessary equipment and accusing the staffers of not being bilingual, as promised.

What the company said: The company responded, apologizing for her cousin’s death but saying, in part: "We respectfully request... that everyone affected refrain from making public statements that are both hurtful and inaccurate."

The company could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.

"It's very easy to make a bad omlette."

It seems like every day there are more and stranger stories of Republicans going off the rails.

Let's compile them here

Oh.

OMG. Has to be in the top 5 worst movies of all time. Just jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud awful. What was the writer/director thinking? Is he on the spectrum?

What a classic!

People seem to love her. I don't. And this won't curry any favor.

is Braveheart worth the watch? Does it hold up?

In 1280, after Edward I of England conquers Scotland following the death of its king, young William Wallace grows up to lead a fierce rebellion for Scottish freedom after the English brutally kill his wife. His defiance inspires a nation, even as betrayal and his own martyrdom seal his legacy as a symbol of liberty.

Directed by and starring Mel Gibson;

Written by Randall Wallace;

And a supporting cast that consists of Sophie Marceau, Angus McFadyen, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Ian Bannen, David O'Hara, Catherine McCormack, James Cosmo, Alun Armstrong, and Patrick McGoohan.

The campaign, according to its Facebook page, was founded by Brandon Straka in 2018 and “encourages and supports those on the left to walk away from the divisive tenets endorsed and mandated by the modern Democratic Party.”

Sunday’s rally is part of the group’s American Restoration Tour. Those expected to attend include Straka, former U.S. Representative and rapist Matt Gaetz, and rock singer Cherie Currie.

KNX News’ Jon Baird spoke with WeHo residents about their thoughts on the rally.

“We don’t want them here,” one man said. “A conservative rally in West Hollywood? Really? After everything they’re doing? Yeah, I don’t think so.”

This shit show is stumbling to the end, finally.

Tune in to watch a closeted bisexual, a fat ex-stripper and a con artist with 30 accents turn on the only two accomplished members of the cast (Garcelle and Jennifer Tilly) while their autistic friend does nothing!

NPR reporting ousting is imminent.

POTUS has smeared gold over all the Oval Office. Aren't those mantel pieces the golden doodads he stole from France? And the gold appliqués glued onto the chimneypiece - to die!

Imagine his other decorative jaunts.

… looks slightly gay, truth be told.

The funniest thing about it is the two guys holding it, looking like Serbian chauffeurs.

Couldn’t happen to a better person.

She's 30-years-young now.

And it's basically one of the last sensible and readable ones. Discussion forums have nosedived within the last five years.

Bosniak fashion model based in Antwerp taking the fashion world by storm

I'd love for him to fertilize MY soil!

Mark Carney, soon to become Canada's new prime minister, is a two-time central banker and crisis fighter about to face his biggest challenge of all: steering Canada through Donald Trump's tariffs.

The Liberals announced Carney as Justin Trudeau's successor on Sunday after party members voted in a nominating contest. Trudeau resigned in January, facing low approval ratings after nearly a decade in office.

The 59-year-old Carney is a political outsider who has never held office, which would in normal times have killed his candidacy in Canada. But distance from Trudeau and a high-profile banking career played to his advantage, and Carney argues he is the only person prepared to handle Trump.

"I know how to manage crises ... in a situation like this, you need experience in terms of crisis management, you need negotiating skills," Carney said during a leadership debate late last month.

Carney was born in Fort Smith in the remote Northwest Territories. He attended Harvard where he played college level ice hockey, starring as a goalkeeper.

Not sets that didn’t conform to the exterior because they all have that issue.

I had the TV on at my mom’s house to the old sitcom “Half & Half” and while the sets were supposed to be nice and upscale, they were sterile and looked like nobody lived in them.

Other sets I didn’t like were the Disney Channel/Nickelodeon shows where they all looked like they lived in a fun house. Granted, the shows were for younger viewers but they were overly done up.

And surprisingly, I thought of all the apartments on “Friends”, Phoebe’s was the least interesting. We saw it more after the fire but it was rather staid and dull and I’d have thought she’d have the most interesting place.

Miss Summer was at the time, arguably the biggest female artist in the business. This would be the second of three consecutive million selling DOUBLE albums, and the album would yield two number one hits.

Thoughts on her magnum opus?

Have a go at it, Dataloungers!

UPS Plans 20,000 Job Cuts This Year After Amazon Pullback

Summary by Bloomberg AI

United Parcel Service Inc. expects to cut 20,000 jobs this year and close facilities due to lower volumes from Amazon.com Inc.

The company aims to cut costs and improve profitability, expecting $3.5 billion of total cost savings this year from its network reconfiguration.

UPS reported adjusted earnings of $1.49 a share for the first quarter, topping analyst estimates, but backed away from its 2025 financial guidance due to macroeconomic uncertainty.

By Cailley LaPara 04/29/2025 06:47:33 [BN]

(Bloomberg) -- United Parcel Service Inc. expects to cut 20,000 jobs this year and close facilities as it dramatically reduces shipments for e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc.

The reductions in its operational workforce are part of a network overhaul in response to expected “lower volumes from our largest customer,” UPS said Tuesday in a statement that also detailed first-quarter results. The Atlanta-based courier will shutter 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June and said it may identify additional facilities for closure.

UPS aims to cut costs and improve profitability after announcing a plan in January to slash the number of low-margin Amazon parcels it delivers by more than half over 18 months. The package handler expects $3.5 billion of total cost savings this year from the network reconfiguration.

UPS has sought greater efficiency in the face of a drawdown in volumes following a pandemic-driven boom in e-commerce. The industry is also grappling with new challenges from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have complicated cross-border goods shipments and injected volatility into the global economy. UPS on Tuesday backed away from its 2025 financial guidance, saying it wouldn’t provide an update “given the current macroeconomic uncertainty.”

Still, the company reported adjusted earnings of $1.49 a share for the first three months of the year, topping the $1.40 average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue in the period also narrowly beat expectations.

UPS shares climbed 4.6% before regular trading in New York. Its stock tumbled 23% this year through Monday’s close.

Economic Volatility

UPS and FedEx Corp. are viewed as barometers for the wider economy because their delivery networks span the industrial and retail sectors, providing insights into orders placed by manufacturers and consumers alike. Investors across industries have been looking for clues to the impacts of Trump’s trade policies, which threaten to tip in the economy into a recession.

UPS has been reworking its operations to shift away from low-margin parcels in favor of more profitable business lines. The company is working to position itself as a specialized logistics provider that can move higher-yield parcels such as temperature-controlled or urgent health-care shipments.

It agreed last week to acquire Canada-based health-care logistics company Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. for $1.6 billion. The move is the latest in a string of deals as the company seeks to reach $20 billion in health-care revenue by 2026.

While UPS didn’t update its 2025 outlook, it said it would detail expectations for the second quarter on Tuesday. It previously predicted full-year revenue of about $89 billion and a full-year operating margin around 10.8%.

The decision not to update the annual forecast underscores the widespread uncertainty across corporate America after the Trump administration announced — and in some cases paused or adjusted — large tariffs on imports from other countries. Companies from American Airlines Group Inc. to footwear maker Skechers USA Inc. have pulled their outlooks, while UPS rival FedEx cut its outlook in March.

And when I say regular, I mean mid-upper middle class but not generationally wealthy.

This video makes me so sad.

I used to love going to the city as a kid, and seeing the bustling wharf, teeming with people.

Now it looks like an absolute ghost town.

Worth every second: The silence for Trump was louder than any applause he ever craved.

Article about employed NYers making $50,000 and above but have to live in homeless shelters. NYC housing is crazy expensive

[quote] Mr. Trump on Sunday used a social media post to declare, "I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes." He said on his Truth Social site that "the Democrats did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all of the Italians that love him so much."

[quote]He said he is "hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations, as it has had for all of the many decades before!"

What are the "rules" of Columbus Day?

Continue talking about shows with gay male characters

MSNBC is hosting a town hall on Thursday (May 1) with fired federal employees

Apple... it's said that around 80% of Apple products, most phones, most laptops etc are manufactured in China. It's not just Apple... an estimated 7 out of 10 American-owned smartphones (Androids as well as Apple) are Made In China.

WalMart .... estimates are that 70% of all their inventory comes from (or has been coming from) China.

L.L. Bean.... believe it or not, despite their Maine folksy branding and origin story, around 65% to 75% of LL Bean's entire catalog is Made In China.

Amazon.... approximately 70% of everything sold on Amazon is sourced from China.

What others? I believe many shoe/footwear companies are similar, even some rather upscale brands.

He loses his OWN SEAT, held for 21 years.

Holy shit!

So what do you think?

Woman Catches Herpes from Karaoke Mic Held Too Close to Her Mouth

“I had so much fun. We were such nomads, gypsies—just between his job and mine, we were seeing the world…it was wonderful, really wonderful,” Brinkley says of their marriage, which lasted from 1985 to 1994.

However, Joel’s disappearances while drinking took a toll on their marriage, as Brinkley shared in her upcoming memoir Uptown Girl. The star revealed that the musician would go missing, sometimes for days, using their daughter Alexa Ray’s fifth birthday party and a Thanksgiving dinner as one of the many examples of events he dipped out on.

The breaking point came when Brinkley and Joel hosted his band over at their home for a rehearsal. “He was acting delusional in a way I’d never seen before,” revealing that Joel became convinced that his bandmates had eaten his pasta after he’d already eaten it.

Could you maybe just call them, I dunno, sandwiches? What restaurant lingo is bugging the shit out of YOU lately?

MARY!!!

The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country.

The move puts the future of the report, which is required by Congress and is known as the National Climate Assessment, into serious jeopardy, experts said.

Since 2000, the federal government has published a comprehensive look every few years at how rising temperatures will affect human health, agriculture, fisheries, water supplies, transportation, energy production and other aspects of the U.S. economy. The last climate assessment came out in 2023 and is used by state and local governments as well as private companies to help prepare for the effects of heat waves, floods, droughts and other climate-related calamities.

What is wrong with her?

“Interview with Cybill Shepherd, who casually mentions that when she was briefly involved with Elvis, he had never gone down on a woman before!“

This happened to me today. He was in a tank top and tight basketball shorts. I could see his bulge swaying about and he had a delicious bubble butt.

I must have been looking too hungrily because out of nowhere his girlfriend popped out, gave me a dirty look and held his hand tightly. Is she really that insecure?

Has this happened to you before?

With Luke Kirby, Camille Cottin, Simon Callow, David Alvarez, Gideon Glick.

[quote]Set in New York City and Paris, the eight-episode [italic]Étoile[/italic] follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies, as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.

In the UK she seems to be revered as one of their very greatest living actresses, but she just doesn't get the same love in the US.

Of the three actresses to play Elizabeth II in "The Crown," she was the only one not to win an Emmy, and her performances in that role for two seasons generated none of the buzz that Claire Foy's and Olivia Colman's did.

Americans also did not seem to like her Olivier-nominated performances in classic American musicals like "Gypsy" and "Follies"--though she did get praise here as well as in the UK for "Hello, Dolly!"

Why doesn't she get the kind of love in the US Maggie Smith and Judi Dench used to get, since she is very much their inheritor?

I'm going to flip over all the cards.

She’s already been assigned to level 3 tech support.

Or was assigned the world’s worst photographer

Any Vancouver DLers here?? What the hell is going on??

Hold me! I’m afraid!!

I feel a little sad using the DL format.

I don't know what happened here, throughout, but I feel like this woman got in over hear head and always stayed that way for her whole life.

What a cunt

[quote]Cox added that he felt Washington could be good in the title role, but said he had doubts about Gyllenhaal’s ability to play the ambitious lieutenant Iago: “I mean, I've got nothing against Denzel Washington, good luck. And I think he should do it. I would like to direct him so you can get it right. Jake Gyllenhaal is another problem.”

I'm sure Denzel, arguably one of the greatest actors of this generation desperately needs the advice of some C list actor who had one hit TV show to his name. As does Gyllenhaal.

He'd be better off spending time investing in a face lift. Shar pei dogs have less wrinkles.

Tippi Hedren, 93

No I didn't do a search and don't give a shit if it is a duplicate thread.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pasco County man described as a gay “adult film actor” and member of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, was sentenced to prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The FBI arrested Steven Miles, 40, of Zephyrhills in April 2022 after he was caught on camera assaulting Capitol police officers with his fellow Proud Boys in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

Miles was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, civil disorder, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon, and related offenses. In a D.C. courtroom on Friday, he was sentenced to two years in prison, a year of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.

He was tried alongside a codefendant, Matthew Lebrun of New Orleans, after the FBI received a tip from a woman who posed for a photo with the two men. She recalled the men saying, among other things, that they entered the Capitol building by breaking a window.

Back in 2002, Mike Piazza was the All-Star catcher for the New York Mets. He was also the subject of tabloid rumors about his sexuality, which claimed he was gay and in the closet. Piazza, now 56, ended up giving a press conference, telling reporters, “I'm not gay. I'm heterosexual. I can't control what people think. I can say I'm heterosexual. I date women. That's pretty much it.”

But those gay rumors live on in one odd way: through the 2003 song “Piazza, New York Catcher” by the Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. In the second verse, singer and songwriter Stuart Murdoch (a Mets fan) sings, “Piazza, New York catcher, are you straight or are you gay?”

Piazza told New York Magazine that the song makes him feel, “flattered, obviously.” He explained, “I don’t know, man, as you get older, you just don’t get as wrapped up in those things, or you just don’t have the energy, really.”

Tom Cruise Marlon Brando Marilyn Monroe Sean Young Mel Gibson Faye Dunaway Klaus Kinski Nic Cage

And what did you chat about.

My great aunt died at 102, Everyone in that line lives to 90-105. She talked about money until she keeled over. I liked her, though. She was a fast-living party gal for half a century, until she slowed down.

Yay finally we've waited, all the hottest moments!!!

Cutie pie.

I guess it is quiet because of all that is going on.

Scott is a sourpuss. Dean is getting old.

When I was eight my parents sent me to slipper-boy camp, for boys who wore slippers, bathrobes and had chains on their glasses at home. It was very pleasant. It was located in an old brick building with mesh on the windows and was surrounded by a high wall. Every morning, noon, and just after dinner they gave us little multi-colored candies to swallow whole. We would sit in a circle and talk about ourselves while Doctor Rottwang took notes. We made crafts and painted watercolors and sometimes graduates students from the university would come play with us. Sometimes if we got too excited they would put us on rides though I don't remember much about. Luckily it was covered by my Dad's health insurance. I was there for 27 months

My grandmother knew Sinatra through his wife Nancy. She was older than Nancy but they went to the same church in Jersey City. This was in 1939, and it was right before Sinatra started to get famous.

She told us kids he was “scrawny” 😂 and “not a good man at all.” She would not elaborate.

But our mother told us that our grandmother had given her some specifics — when Sinatra was famous and would be played on the radio or show up in a movie, my grandmother would always pull a face. She told my mother he was “immoral,” a philanderer who saw women while he was married to “a very good Catholic woman.”

What did your grandmother think of Frank Sinatra?

It better not.

Hot thin guy.

Pity he has tattoos. He is a Norwegian language teacher.

It’s THAT good!!! I loved it.

I mentioned it at dinner with their son and some friends in the context of a discussion about overseas adoption. ARE THE TWO IF YOU NUTS? HOW COULD YOU THINK HE DIDN’T KNOW? You’re scotch Irish your husband is French Italian . YOUR SON IS KOREAN! He’s 42 freak’n years old. He told me he’s known he was adopted since kindergarten and he saw he was different from all the other kids, not to mention mom and dad. Never bothered him much. He figured being different made him special. He still does. Seriously, how could you think he didn’t know?

You better watch out.

Their Old Vineyard retreat is on the market.

It's weird the first episode of this sequel was supposed to start seconds after "Wolf Hall" ended: it was very clear that Mark Rylance and Damien Lewis had actually aged considerably since the original. (Rylance is now an old man.)

It was really well done, and Lilit Lesser was very moving as Lady Mary.

Both women are wonderful and inspiring.

It's a story positively built for DL....

This sci-fi horror film features Janet Leigh, Stuart Whitman, Rory Calhoun, AND giant monstrous rabbits. What could possibly be better?

FAST-FASHION giant Shein Group raised US prices of its products from dresses to kitchenware ahead of imminent tariffs on small parcels, in an early sign of the potential effect of the trade war on American consumers.

Most of the hikes in US prices came on Apr 25, with markups significantly higher in some categories than others, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. The average price for the top 100 products in the beauty and health category increased by 51 per cent from Thursday, with several of the items more than doubling in price. For home and kitchen products and toys, the average jump was more than 30 per cent, led by a massive 377 per cent increase in the price of a 10-piece set of kitchen towels. For women’s clothing, the rise was 8 per cent.

I've never seen her perform but these pics are funny and one of them looks like a Madtv skit.

Happy birthday!

When I listen to old movies and radio shows, I hear sentences like "I haven't any," or "has he a new job?" You still hear that usage in British English, but in the US, we almost always say "I DON'T HAVE any" or "I HAVEN'T GOT any"; and "DOES he HAVE a new job?" or "HAS he GOT a new job?"

How and why did this come about?

I was in a relationship with one for seven years. He was a narcissistic prick who prioritized himself above all others, and that’s seven years I’ll never get back. Sure he had nice arms and a nice chest but it wasn’t worth it.

I made yellow rice and red beans with fried pork chops.

People, we’ve won!!!

This was on a Sunday morning show so no links yet, reading reactions on Bluesky.

The baby is unexpected and you can actually see the moment when the financial calculations begin to flood his brain.

Caresse managed Madonna during the height of her fame, for something like 14 years.

In 2004, Caresse suddenly quit (or was fired). Six years later, she was dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Madonna never talks about it. Did she have her killed?

The newest entrants, announced during the live broadcast of the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night” episode of “American Idol" on April 27, are:

Bad Company

Chubby Checker

Joe Cocker

Cyndi Lauper

Outkast

Soundgarden

The White Stripes

His success was phenomenal.

I can't think of too many shows that can compare to it...

Just two modifications - leave out the chocolate and triple the spice amount. It will be perfect.

Bret Stephens is like a bratty kid looking for attention, and Stephanie and Bill are not having it.

Stephens snotty attitude personifies why the NYT's coverage of Trump and the election is all wrong. Like Hillary Clinton said on Friday's Morning Joe, she had more policy details than any presidential candidate in history, and in the end, it didn't matter. She still lost to Trump because of vibes.

I'm the opening number, "I Hope I Get It"

So what are they teaching in this college?

I always forget he was married to Faye Dunaway.

"Do you love me?... If you fucking love me, you will do as I fucking say!!"

What a goddess.

Read up and learn some manners if you dare!

DO NOT REPOST, @PressSec does not want people seeing this.

Started out with the NY Giants, now with the Eagles.

[quote]Saquon Barkley, the running back who romped to a career-high 2,005 yards in leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl title, was spotted Sunday with the president on Marine One and at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, at a table full of MAGA hats.

I am reformulating relationship with a new cat. My neighbor kept her primarily as an outdoor ratter and didn’t give the little thing much attention or affection, so I offered to take her in when they moved a few months ago, thinking I’d give her a “real life” (or at least some flea meds.)

I have always had physically affectionate relationships with my pets - lots of pats, they sleep in my bed, I’ll let them lick my face and ears, I’ll kiss their nose… all well and good, everybody purrs.

Well!

Last week I hear her meowing out back so I opened the kitchen door, and BOOM! She came bouncing merrily toward me with a [italic]big wood rat in her jaws![/italic] I slammed the door in her startled face.

Now all I can think of her as is Rat Lips. Do I wipe her face with something each time she comes in? I don’t have the energy to brush her teeth. I’m a little grossed out. We live on the edge of a forrest and I knew she caught mice and rats for her previous owner, but I never SAW IT. Now, I can’t UNSEE it. How do I move on and what adjustments do I make??

The new pope gets to choose his own papal name. Which one should the next one choose?

Most of the likely names would be repeating those of the last popes of the last 150 years (that's just what they do). But there almost certainly won't be a Pope Pius XIII, because it's considered an unlucky number in so many world countries.

It’s biscuits and gravy for dinner and I can’t pretend there’s a vegetable side involved.

Just unveiled yesterday. Starts and under $20K with incentives!

Which version will you be buying?

Not great, Bob!

Chinese e-tailer Temu has started adding “import charges” of about 145% in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The fees, which began cropping up over the weekend after price hikes went into effect on Friday, cost more than the individual products consumers are buying and can more than double the price of a typical order.

For example, a summer dress sold on Temu for $18.47 will cost $44.68 after $26.21 in import charges are added to the bill, a 142% surcharge, a CNBC analysis shows. A child’s bathing suit priced at $12.44 will cost shoppers $31.12 when the $18.68 import charge is taken into account, a staggering 150% fee. A handheld vacuum cleaner listed at $16.93 now costs $40.11 when factoring in an import charge of $21.68, which is a roughly 137% markup.

“Items imported into the U.S. may be subject to import charges. These charges cover all customs-related processes and costs, including import fees paid to customs authorities on your behalf,” Temu explains on its website. “The amount listed may not represent the actual amount paid to customs authorities.”

Representatives from Temu didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Rival discount retailer Shein has also hiked prices on its site, but it doesn’t appear to be implementing import charges. The company added a banner at checkout that states, “Tariffs are included in the price you pay. You’ll never have to pay extra at delivery.”

The new season starts tonight (3/09/25) - the final season. Can't wait to see the latest hijinks of the most dysfunctional religious family on TV. I'm mostly curious about the Kelvin and Keef relationship - they finally stopped denying their attraction and got together last season. Hopefully those two crazy kids are still a thing.

The Wikipedia articles you use to do research and find basic info on your favorite games might include propaganda. At least, according to Ed Martin, acting attorney for the District of Columbia.

Last week, a letter from Martin sent to the Wikimedia Foundation, which oversees Wikipedia, was obtained by The Free Press . The letter includes a flurry of accusations against Wikipedia, with Martin claiming that the Wikimedia Foundation is "allowing foreign actors to manipulate information and spread propaganda to the American public."

The letter effectively serves as a warning to the Wikimedia Foundation that Martin is taking aim at its Section 501(c)(3) status, meaning he's threatening to attempt to revoke the Wikimedia Foundation's status as a tax exempt non-profit charitable organization.

Martin's letter is just the latest in a slew of similar attacks against individuals, organizations, and publications that voice opinions or viewpoints contrary to those of Martin and the Trump administration.

Martin recently penned similar letters threatening Democratic lawmakers , a scientific journal for chest doctors , and even seemingly anyone who criticizes the Department of Government Efficiency (which, to be clear, is not a legitimate department of the U.S. government, those can only be established or dissolved by Congress , not executive order).

As The Free Press points out, it's unusual for an attorney to be launching an investigation into an organization's tax exempt status since that falls under the domain of the IRS, which itself has threatened to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard over its refusal to comply with federal demands for its curriculum and handling of pro-Palestinian protestors on campus.

Organizations have to meet strict criteria to get Section 501(c)(3) status, including a rule that an organization "may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates." The IRS's requirements also limit how much political and lobbying activity a Section 501(c)(3) organization can participate in.

The Wikimedia Foundation is not a political organization. It describes itself as "a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge."

The content of Wikipedia pages is verified and overseen by some 260,000 volunteers from around the world who edit content based on Wikipedia's core content policies. While Wikipedia's editors don't always catch inaccurate information, multiple studies have shown that Wikipedia pages are more accurate than they're often given credit for.

Of course, Wikipedia has been a battleground for political skirmishes over the years, with editors of differing ideologies dueling over the presentation of public figures and historical events, but the Wikimedia Foundation itself is not inherently political. If there was genuine concern about the Wikimedia Foundation violating Section 501(c)(3) requirements, that investigation should be handled by the IRS, not Ed Martin.

It's scary to think of all of these being hacked and melting down like Chernobyl.

I'm 59, and I've put off doing it for years. I'm a college teacher on spring break, so i decided this was the perfect time to do it, even if I have a bad reaction.

No, you can't have my stuff.

The ever so handsome and dignified Wilemina model, Justin Clynes is now performing full on porn on his OnlyFans page.

"I was lying on top of a bed and I was wearing boxer shorts and a T-shirt and all of a sudden — this had never happened before — I heard the audience laughing," Rudd recalled. "And I'm like, what is going on? I realized it's because I was lying on the bed and I had my leg up and my balls were hanging out, which is worse than actually, penis — it's like, just your balls."

Smartless cohost Will Arnett got a kick out of the fact that this occurred during a production of none other than .The Shape of Things,' laughing at the apt and ironic title.

I was always TEAM Sally- she always seemed like a nice person UNLIKE Rita Moreno or Betty White.

Idiots mention that shitty show Gilmore Girls instead of a great show like All In The Family.

Looksmaxxing is a term originating on male incel message boards in the 2010s, referring to a process of maximizing one’s own physical attractiveness.

In the 2020s, the term left relatively obscure internet forums, and was popularised on TikTok. By 2024, it spread to social media groups mainly used by men.

Some that partake in looksmaxxing also look for others to rate their appearance, with some engaging in anonymous message boards associated with incel sub-culture. This rating, together with ones perceived status and wealth has been considered to be one's "sexual market value" (also known as SMV).

Those that look to determine someones attractiveness usually check for a variety of different facial features. One of the most prominent features checked for in men is "hunter eyes", which refers to a neutral/positive canthal tilt, little to no upper eyelid exposure and low-set eyebrows, resembling the eye area of a predatorial animal. Additional features checked for include hollow cheeks and a defined jawline. In order to achieve these features, some perform acts such as the aforementioned "mewing", rubbing against the orbital area, or even getting surgery.

Those who receive a low rating are sometimes harassed for their appearance afterwards, with some forms of harassment including suicide encouragement by use of terms as "It's over" or "ropemaxx".

Additional terms have been coined by these communities in an effort to "dominate others". These phrases include "mogging", which refers to asserting dominance over another person based on their appearance, and being "Y-pilled", which refers to one viewing themselves as more masculine than the other and is a spin on the phrase "redpilled".

Other Terms:

A Chad - God like male beauty

Chadlite - very hot, chad potential

Greycel - over 30, which this community considers old

Stacey - female equivalent of a Chad

This is crazy, apparently you can do research on men but not women...

I'll start with two easy ones: Katy Perry and Jennifer Lopez.

Katy's musical career is finished and she keeps pushing so hard with pr stunts that now she's just hated.

JLo is in a similar place...her music career is over but at least she might still eke out an acting career.

Who else?

Eldergay here. Like many, I use porn to jerk off, but I have always had a bad feeling that I was watching exploited people or situations manipulated to make me think that these clips were typical of an encounter between consenting adults.

I recently discovered AI porn, and specifically the HYUNGRY machinimas videos, most of which are borderline incest videos. I find them extremely hot, and because they're not real human beings, I can indulge my jerkoff fantasies without feeling like I'm supporting an industry that exploits young men.

Anyone else enjoying these new AI porn videos?

In Joel Thurm's new memoir, “Sex, Drugs & Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director” , the 80 year-old Hollywood casting director talks about the sexual affiars he had with two of Hollywood's famous actors: Rock Hudson and Robert Reed.

He recalls a party he attended in the 1970s for a special screening of the gay film "Boys in the Sand" , in which mostly gay men attended. Rock Hudson (his childhood crush) was at the party, and at one point motioned to Thurm to follow him into an empty bedroom. Thurm says once they were along in the bedroom, he was so intimidated by Rock Hudson standing there that he couldn't get an erection. Someone even asked him, 'Why didn't you just blow him?' Thurm responded, " I couldn't do anything - it was Rock Hudson !" Thurm said Hudson was understanding of the intimidation - it had happened to other guys before.

In 1976, Thurm said he cast and produced the television movie 'Boy in the Plastic Bubble' starring Robert Reed and John Travolta. He said Reed was not happy playing second fiddle to Travolta, and he had other difficulties on the set during production. On one particular day, Reed was so frustrated he retreated to his dressing room. Thurm followed him to 'smooth things over' so they could get back to production, by letting him know how appreciative he was for Reed to be part of the movie. He didn't plan for anything sexual to happen (though everyone on the set knew Reed was gay), but at one point he started rubbing Reed's back...and Reed 'responded to him' in a sexual way. After their encounter, Reed went back to being a 'prick' according to Thurm.

So much for the speculation. She has the same colouring as Harry, and her hair is straight.

About 15 years ago I stepped on Mary-Jo Eustace's foot in the Toronto subway. she was Tory Spelling's husband's previous wife and had a cooking show. she said, "Oh my god! What do you weigh? 10 thousand lbs?"

My friend's ex-boyfriend got into a snowball fight with Alannis Morisette when they were about 9 yrs old and she had to get stitches when a piece of ice hit her over her eyebrow. Her parents sued and won.

Back in the 1970s, at Disney in Orlando, my little brother got into a fist fight with that annoying little boy from the MilkMate commercial, the one who complained about powdered chocolate sticking to the "battam" of the glass. both had bloodied noses.

It's the screen version of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, starring Jennifer Lopez. The forthcoming movie musical version of Kander and Ebb's 1993 Broadway musical Kiss of the Spider Woman will hit movie theatres October 10, according to a report in Deadline.

The screen version of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally's 1992 musical features film star and recording artist Jennifer Lopez starring in the title role, with Tonatiuh as Luis Molina and Diego Luna as Valentin Arregui. The cast also includes Broadway alum Josefina Scaglione (West Side Story), Bruno Bichir, and Aline Mayagoitia. The film, a presentation of Artists Equity and Mohari Media, ran 128 minutes as of the Sundance premiere.

The story follows an extended family who meet to scatter the ashes of their mother only to find that her continued haunting presence unravels the secrets of their lives.

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday, confirming what a source had previously told Reuters.

The date was decided during a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican, the first since the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.

Some 135 cardinals, all under the age of 80 and from all corners of the world, are eligible to take part in the vote for the next head of the 1.4-billion-member Church, which is beset by concerns over its finances and divisions over doctrine.

Ladies and gentleman, coming to the stage, please welcome, Wobbly Caliente.

Why are has beens usually butter cunts. With that being said, Oasis is on of the greatest bands of the 90s.

Kendrick Lamar diss. Super Bowl 2025

[italic]Gasp![/italic] This started being the case a couple of hours ago. Anyone else having this problem?

I’ve visited Mexico City a few times—gorgeous place, with amazing food and history. Very gay friendly with couples holding handing throughout. Although prices have gone up a little since the pandemic, it still very affordable compared to European vacation spots. For example, I got a hotel 110 minute massage (with spa services included) for $140. In NYC, that would have cost $350 minimum.

I’m surprised how few Americans have considered visiting Mexico City. When I go, I just see a sprinkling of other Americans. The first time you visit, do the typical tourist stuff: Aztec sites (including pyramids), Anthropological museum, Freida Kahlo/Diego Rivera house, Palacio Bellas Artes theatre (Art Deco), the massive central square and cathedral. Then walk some of the major neighborhoods, eat the amazing food (definitely not Taco Bell), find chocolate shops (cocoas beans are originally from Mexico), peruse artisan shops, go to gay bars and clubs.

Anyone else experience Mexico City (lovingly known as CDMX)?

The yacht fled the scene.

Father David, indeed......MARY!

Matthew Gaston, from Austin. He used to work at one of the botanical gardens but not sure now. He's cute, but his voice is so affected and he's purposefully making it deeper - it's so fake I can't watch his videos and such. If you go back very far into his feed, you can hear his more natural voice, which is still deep but not as affected.

Still, quite big tits.

Where to the handsome gay, hard bodies play worldwide? Best sex parties or nude resorts?

I can’t help but imagine stories about the person/family who lived here.

€1.3 million euros. A steal!

His name is Cameron because of course it is

Ann-Margret turns 84 today! Here's my look at '65's "Bus Riley's Back in Town." It's two movies in one: a William Inge small town slice of life AND A-M's "Kitten With a Whip" persona wreaking havoc on poor Bus Riley (Michael Parks)--who probably wished he stayed in the service! A great cast and forward-thinking story AND Ann-Margret whipping her heightened hair! My look:

He outshined both Brendan Fraser and Austin Butler.

The Oscars hate animation. That year proved it.

Security card and 3K cash taken.

I'm pitching Instant Graxy but Lori just asked, "Why is it two colors?"

I love the aesthetic of biophilic design, but I think I'd want a more neutral color.

I’d have thought he’d be more sunburnt, wandering around the Mediterranean

Exactly what I predicted. AOC could be in that position now but we decided to have a 74 year old with terminal cancer in that position for a few months because?

I finally made it through [Ben-Hur] this Easter. LOVED it. I desperately want nudes of Stephen Boyd from that era. But I digress.

Has anyone else noticed similarities between Miklós Rózsa’s Oscar-winning score and the music from [italic]Sweeney Todd[/italic]? I kept detecting similar melodies the entire time, and I was humming songs from the musical all evening.

I am the intense smell coming from one of the bedrooms. It's not the dead body. It's...

Cheryl's very-much-alive pussy!

Christmas special 12/25 and new episodes in the US in March.

The nuns and that damn Buckle woman are back.

As is Trixie's homosexualist brother!

(UK DL'ers, you get episodes before we do, please try to warn us if you're spoiling something.)

The Bobby Darin musical will open April 26 at Circle in the Square.

Broadway's Bobby Darin musical Just in Time began previews March 31, and production photos are now pulling back the curtain on Darin's time at the Copacabana. The production is set to officially open April 26, with an opening celebration April 23. The production plays Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre, which has been transformed into the intimate nightclub.

She is remembered as the ultimate reclusive film star, following her shock retirement at the height of her success. But the enduring image of Greta Garbo is being challenged by a new documentary, which will show that, far from withdrawing from life – as in her most famous line, “I want to be alone” – she lived it to the full, partying with close friends.

The British film-maker Lorna Tucker has been given access to previously unseen behind the scenes footage in which the star, once described as “the most alluring, vibrant and yet aloof character ever to grace the motion picture screen”, can be seen larking about and laughing.

A new thread because as a kind poster mentioned... "this thread is such a dumpster fire of troll-lined sockpuppetry that you should have started a new one." So here we have a new one. Let's discuss the movie.

No doubt she will add her feminist themes to this beloved classic.

Why does it work so well?

Trump gets snubbed.

Macron being so classy with Zelensky while Trump being an unwelcome odiferous ghoul in his blue suit when the dress code was black.

The look a bit garish but the ingredients sound tasty and the preperation sounds rather easy overall. I will make these in the next ten days. They don't even require using any type of electric mixer- you can do it all by hand.

The series was mostly unknown while on the air, but had its own small loyal fanbase. In June the series was added to Netflix and has since broken records, and is a huge hit, leading to a potential revival series.

My partner and I were talking about this earlier and it isn’t just common but seems rudimentary. In nearly every Brit/UK produced film or TV show there is almost always a couple where one is black and one is white, whether they’re straight or gay/lesbian. I don’t have any issue with it I’m just honestly curious why it’s so omnipresent. I don’t see a lot of Asian/black or Asian/white couples, or Latin white/black. Is there any story around that?

Lets celebrate them 😛

Joe and Jill Biden are attending.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to applause wearing a smart black military jacket and trousers, not a suit

It will soon be time for me to go upstairs and go to bed 😴

During the seventh inning of the Red Sox’s 13-3 win over the Guardians, a fan near the Boston dugout started yelling at Duran. That sparked an altercation in which Duran had to be held back by multiple coaches, umpires and teammates.

Though it’s unclear exactly what was said or what led up to it, Red Sox analyst and broadcaster Will Middlebrooks said on X the fan told Duran, “He should have killed himself when he had the chance.”

Duran revealed earlier this year he attempted suicide while struggling with his mental health during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He shared in the Netflix docuseries, “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox,” he attempted to shoot himself with a rifle, but the gun did not fire.

Anyone know?

25 years ago this Spring, Arthur Fogel, head of concert promotions for TNA/SFX (now Live Nation Entertainment), was struggling to get an already announced 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Reunion Tour' on the road for 29 dates that summer, but there was a major problem - Ross' former Supremes weren't interested in touring with her. As a matter of fact, Cindy Birdsong and Mary Wilson were so insulted by the final offer from Fogel ($4M for Wilson, $2M for Birdsong while Ross was reportedly offered $15M), they dropped out a few months before the tour was to start. Ross did little to smooth it out (she officially said negotiations were not a 'group' effort, but individual efforts between each singer and Fogel), but forged ahead looking for two women to back her up.

Of all the women who could say they were officially a 'Supreme' (Ross left in 1969 to kick off her solo career in January, 1970 and there was a rotation of 'Supremes' until they officially disbanded and retired the name in 1977), two were finally hired to back up Ross on the tour: Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne who never performed with Ross. Because of this seismic shift, the title of the tour dropped 'Reunion' and retitled it 'Return to Love' tour.

An official 'major press announcement' was made on April 4, 2000 and Ross, Payne, and Laurence hit the talk shows to publicize it right after. There was even a 'VH1 Divas Live: A Tribute to Diana Ross' special in mid-April to promote the heavily-invested upcoming tour. Tickets went on sale immediately, as the tour dates were unveiled and it was to kick off on June 14, 2000 in Philadelphia and tour for 29 dates throughout the summer. It was being billed as one of the most anticipated 'music events' of the summer.

By the end of May, reality set in: no one wanted to see a 'reunion tour' without the three surviving Supremes from the 60s. Tickets were not selling. Fogel grew worried. The numbers from the box offices all over America weren't good. To top it off, Mary Wilson was giving interviews as to why she didn't join the tour, and her responses to answers were not nice - she said how she was 'disrespected' during negotiations, and she was 'mistreated' by the promoters.

Philadelphia sold 9,000 of the 13,000 seats available. Columbus Ohio sold 3,000 out of 13,000 seats on June20. Tampa sold 5,000 out of 15,000 seats. The tour was averaging 5,000 - 8,000 seats per night when the venues could fit 10,000 - 20,000 fans. Reviews were pretty harsh. As one critic said, "It would be like Paul McCartney teaming up with three male singers he never performed with before, and calling it a 'Beatles Reunion' tour.

The 'reunion' played its last date in New York City at MSG on July 6. The next day, it was announced the rest of the summer US tour was officially canceled (16 dates out of 30 announced). Discussions for the tour to continue in the UK in the fall of 2000 came to an end. Ross announced to the press that she was "severely disappointed" in the cancellation.

Any DLers go to any of the concerts ? What are some of your memories from 25 years ago ?

“She has more lines than I do and she’s a GOD DAMN MUTE!”

I think he looks like a winsome carrot.

In her social media posts Thursday night, thanking fans for remembering her 83rd birthday, Barbra Streisand teased fans with a 'major announcement' coming on April 30. What, pray tell, can this big announcement be ?

The odds among fans favor the announcement will be she's releasing her long-awaited new studio album in the fall (most likely, at 83, the last album she'll be recording).

Many are saying it will be about her multi-part documentary and when it will be released.

Others are saying she's announcing another concert tour for this summer / the end of the year (doubtful, at 83).

Some are hoping a new movie - which will bookend her movie career (highly doubtful).

I think she'll announce she's closing her basement mall - too much competition from Amazon have driven tenants out.

I also think she may be announcing a 'special edition' of 'The Broadway Album' re-release to commemorate the 40th Anniversary in November.

Cahiers de Cinema class A director - Frank Tashlin....Walter Lang of the glory days of musical Hollywood.... Maybe this materpiece deserves a second look

oh, the HUMANITY

That heartbreaking insight:

"Abrams continued, offering a glimpse into the toll that constant public scrutiny can take, even for someone as seasoned as Swift. “It’s like, I really don’t have it that bad in terms of invasion of privacy, you know what I mean?” she added. The heartbreaking implication is clear: Swift’s retreat from the spotlight isn’t just about downtime or her and Kelce’s next steps — it’s about self-preservation."

Posing and sticking out his ass as he checks into a hotel in Berlin.

Born into a Jewish family in New York, she was shipped off boarding school to "build character." While trying to decide between being a soprano or an actress, she sang while she waited tables before being hired to sing, first for Leonard Bernstein and later for Broadway.

Then, in 1972 she made her film debut as the frumpy Eunice in What's Up Doc?. It has been well debated she stole the film. She then appeared as an hourly companion in Paper Moon and as a Marlene Dietrich-type in Blazing Saddles, both of which earned her Academy Award nominations. Following the Oscar buzz, she became a household name, appearing everywhere: Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, The Carol Burnett Show, The Cheap Detective, Saturday Night Live, The Dick Cavett Show, The Muppet Movie, Oh Madeline, Clue, An American Tail, Nixon, A Bug's Life, Cosby, and Judy Berlin.

Then, tragedy stuck when she lost her battle with ovarian cancer at only 57.

She is the great American comedienne, singer, and tragic actress Madeline Kahn.

Looksmaxxing is a term originating on male incel message boards in the 2010s, referring to a process of maximizing one’s own physical attractiveness.

In the 2020s, the term left relatively obscure internet forums, and was popularised on TikTok. By 2024, it spread to social media groups mainly used by men.

Some that partake in looksmaxxing also look for others to rate their appearance, with some engaging in anonymous message boards associated with incel sub-culture. This rating, together with ones perceived status and wealth has been considered to be one's "sexual market value" (also known as SMV).

Those that look to determine someones attractiveness usually check for a variety of different facial features. One of the most prominent features checked for in men is "hunter eyes", which refers to a neutral/positive canthal tilt, little to no upper eyelid exposure and low-set eyebrows, resembling the eye area of a predatorial animal. Additional features checked for include hollow cheeks and a defined jawline. In order to achieve these features, some perform acts such as the aforementioned "mewing", rubbing against the orbital area, or even getting surgery.

Those who receive a low rating are sometimes harassed for their appearance afterwards, with some forms of harassment including suicide encouragement by use of terms as "It's over" or "ropemaxx".

Additional terms have been coined by these communities in an effort to "dominate others". These phrases include "mogging", which refers to asserting dominance over another person based on their appearance, and being "Y-pilled", which refers to one viewing themselves as more masculine than the other and is a spin on the phrase "redpilled".

Other Terms:

A Chad - God like male beauty

Chadlite - very hot, chad potential

Greycel - over 30, which this community considers old

Stacey - female equivalent of a Chad

Have been around a few forums, fandoms, and generally people. But good god these Mulaney fans are something else. Does he attract a certain kind of audience, or are they on edge since he changed his public persona after his rehab? Are they protective of him? A gatekeeping cult? What is it?

[QUOTE]Dem hopefuls are now pledging in polished campaign ads to “unfuck our country” or have urged the party to “grow a fucking spine.” Profanity, once seen as taboo in politics, jumped dramatically after Trump’s first term in office.

[quote] Researchers “measured the hips, waists and shoulders of eight male and eight female volunteers, half of whom were gay and half straight”

[quote] Based on these measurements, the researchers determined that the gay subjects tended to have more gender-incongruent body types than their straight counterparts (hourglass figures for men, tubular bodies for women) and body motions (hip-swaying for men, shoulder-swaggering for women) than their straight counterparts.

Ioan Gruffudd and Bianca Wallace have officially gotten hitched just two years after the Welsh actor’s extremely public divorce battle with ex-wife, actress Alice Evans.

The newlyweds revealed their marriage on Friday in a grainy video posted to Instagram in which they exchange vows against a coastal backdrop. Gruffudd, 51, and Wallace, 32, captioned their posts: “Mr & Mrs Gruffudd. Marriage now, wedding later.”

“Before exiting the driver’s cab! — Apply parking brake,” he says. But I didn’t engage the parking brake, or disengage the steel tracks. In that innocent, critical, life-changing moment — that tiny but monumental slip of the mind would change the course of my life forever.

“My feet lost their grip on the moving tracks, and I never made it to the cab. I lurched violently forward, out of control. In that split second I was catapulted off the spinning metal tracks, arms flailing. I arced over the front of the tracks, propelled forward, down on to the hard-packed ice, where my head hit the ground hard and instantly gashed open.

“There came terrible crunching sounds as 14,000lb of galvanised steel machinery slowly, inexorably, monotonously, ground over my body. It was a horrifying soundtrack.”

Out-of-control 16 year old twin boys drink liquor, smoke pot, do mushrooms, and beat each other to a pulp!

Their parents want to "run away from home" and change their names and appearance, to start a new life away from their twin monsters.

One twin took mushrooms, and ran around the neighborhood naked.

The other twin drank a fifth of Barcardi, and got hit by a car.

HELP!

They both outshined Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman.

The Oscars hate comedy. This year proved it.

Social media users criticized Blake Lively being chosen as one of Time100’s “Most Influential People of 2025” amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

After the magazine unveiled its annual list Wednesday, some readers were shocked to see the “Gossip Girl” star included alongside Serena Williams, Ed Sheeran, Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg and other honorees.

“Wtf has she influenced people to do??” asked one X user.

It looks like someone left Dennis Quaid in the dryer too long.

Haven't they been trying to get this project off the ground for years? I read a long time ago that Jake Gyllenhaal was involved.

What is Sarah Huckabee Sanders suffering from?

"As far as young dudes, I'm having a tough time in today's society and I can't imagine growing up with a device, a phone or a computer that just makes you miserable all day and tricks you into thinking you have to go on it all day," he says.

To Davidson, he believes "a lot of innocence is taken away" and "a lot of anxiety is provided" as a result. "I just think social media and the internet in general is the devil — and I just think there's going to be new studies in the next five, 10, 20 years of how it ruined, you know, the future of humans."

Although he acknowledges it can be "scary" and "uncomfortable" to drop the phone, Davidson confidently concludes: "I promise you it's so worth it to talk to a human and see that there is goodness in the world."

Opinion on these bitches?

Resentencing hearings will resume later this week for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent 35 years in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents.

Last week, a Los Angeles judge ruled that resentencing could go forward for the notorious brothers, who are currently serving life sentences without parole for the killings.

A former prosecutor had recommended resentencing, which could make them immediately eligible for parole.

As epitomized by Shanice’s I Love Your Smile

What are some of your favorites?

On CBS morning show tomorrow (Sunday, 4/27).

She looks like the ping pong ball Gloria Upson stepped on.

Stanley Kramer's finest film.

The film holds no punches when depicting the Nazis or the Trials.

Terrific and eerie music by Ernest Gold.

Spencer Tracy gives the best performance of his career as Chief Judge Dan Haywood, the American.

Maximilian Schell is the passionate German lawyer, Hans Rolfe. Schell outperforms Tracy and rightfully deserved the Oscar.

Burt Lancaster plays the notorious Nazi leader defendant Dr. Ernst Janning.

Marlene Dietrich is riding high on her Witness for the Prosecution success.

Richard Widmark is solemn as the American prosecutor Col. Ted Lawson.

Judy Garland gives one of the best comebacks in film history. Her last great performance.

Montgomery Clift is great as a handicapped man.

The supporting cast includes sexy William Shatner, creepy Werner Klemperer, British thespian Ben Wright, and the reliable Edward Binns as an American Senator.

Glad i hadn’t started Season 2 yet. I guess I can cancel my Max.

As a type do you like or dislike them? Have you dated and/or had sex with any? Was it good or bad?

The Times has an article on what happened. "Instead of seeing and avoiding Flight 5342, Captain Lobach continued flying straight at it. Investigators might never know why. There is no indication that she was suffering from health issues at the time or that a medical event affected her during those final moments aboard the Black Hawk, according to friends and people familiar with the crash investigation, which included autopsies and performance log reviews.

Two seconds after the controller’s cut out instruction about passing behind the jet, Warrant Officer Eaves replied, affirming for the second time that the Black Hawk saw the traffic. “PAT two-five has the aircraft in sight. Request visual separation,” he said. “Vis[ual] sep[aration] approved,” the controller replied.

It was their last communication. The Black Hawk was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the jet. Warrant Officer Eaves then turned his attention to Captain Lobach. He told her he believed that air traffic control wanted them to turn left, toward the east river bank. Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet.

She did not turn left."

What an Icon! What a Diva!

Happy 92nd Birthday to an absolute pioneer, and very nice woman to boot. Carol Burnett!

Carol is also the Queen Of Wigs And Wig Gag/Reveals. Thanks for flipping our wigs after all these years.

Here's to many more!

He is perfection!

The second day of the Aaron Thomas trial focused on the defense's cross-examination of a key witness in the case against the former North Kingstown coach.

The former student, whom the judge asked not to be publicly identified, reiterated his earlier testimony that Thomas became visibly aroused after conducting a so-called naked fat test when the student was 15 years old.

"Aside from seeing the outline of his pants in his crotch area, what other fact or detail can you give us to indicate why you're telling us the coach had an erection?" defense attorney John Calcagni asked.

"I can tell you what I saw, a bulge," the former student said. "I know what it looks like. I'm telling you what I saw."

Thomas is charged with one count of second-degree child molestation and one count of sexual assault.

Prosecutors allege that for more than 20 years he asked student athletes to disrobe for body-fat composition tests for his own sexual gratification, but the defense contends there was no sexual intent.

Thomas's team says the tests were meant to help the athletes gain a competitive advantage.

He was such a hunk back in the day.

Was he a hearthrob in the gay community? Or was his music a little too square?

It’s become such a private pain in the ass when ordering or cooking food with friends and coworkers who are ‘gluten sensitive’, and the way it’s avoided seems like it must be potentially fatal. I’m not suggesting people aren’t being honest but are there really that many people who are allergic or seriously sensitive to gluten? And if so, how and why did this seem to happen so fast in just a few years? It really does seem like a major epidemic.

Her live performances can be a mixed bag and her Coachella set last year left me cold, but she is radiant here and her vocals are in top form. This surprised me.

…which is generally considered amongst the New York metropolitan area. I’ve met some really hot white guys from south Philly New Jersey suburbs. Newark white guys act like New Yorkers. Southern Jersey white guys act like any fake tough but vanilla guy from Maryland.

What's on the meny?

He just screams sex!!!

Links to pics or videos preferred.

Canadians are boycotting.

Europeans are staying away.

Americans, fearing a recession, have cut back tremendously.

Executives are resigning. Valets, concerige, and other resort employees are being laid off.

Nevada voted Trump in 2024.

Such a great voice and a big heart. Loved by all the circuit queens. RIP Beth!

From suicide allegedly.

INVESTIGATIONAn entire generation of young queer men have explored their sexuality on Grindr, the gay dating app that recently turned 15. Today, many of them are questioning the influence the platform and its macho norms had on their emotional development.

I'll be in Germany for a week this summer and I'm a history buff. A few of the things on my list: Nuremberg Trials site, Dacau Camp, and Bonn (since it was the capital of West Germany, and I've already been to Berlin). Are these places worth visiting?

On Saturday, April 19, Cohen, 56, shared a photo on Instagram of the two TV stars on the TRON Lightcycle/Run ride at Magic Kingdom. "Had an epic Spring Break with AC’s fam at Disney & Universal!" he wrote. "It was the ultimate family vacation. What a joy!"

Cooper, 57, is dad to two sons — Wyatt, 4, and Sebastian, 3 — whom he shares with ex Benjamin Maisani. Cohen also has two children: son Benjamin, 6, and daughter Lucy, who turns 3 on April 29.

Cooper and Cohen have been close friends for more than two decades — after first meeting when friends tried to set them up on a blind date. Over the years, they have vacationed together, sat side by side at fashion shows and teamed up for TV appearances.

The first two reasons were about hate apparently. Now that Che is gone....

Have a MSN and Gmail accounts. Since yesterday can't access MSN on laptop. Changed password, didn't help. Can view MSN on cell. Any idea of cause? Thanks.

Looks pretty good. Starts in March '25

“I took the cast, and I put them in a circle and I said, Get ready. I think your lives are going to change”

Friday the 13th Part VII Final Girl and Knot's Linda Fairgate dead at 63.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lar Park Lincoln, celebrated actress, founder of Actors Audition Studios, and America’s beloved Audition Coach, on April 22, 2025. Over her 45-year career, Lar left an unforgettable mark on Hollywood through her dynamic performances and dedication to mentoring aspiring actors.

A Dallas-based entrepreneur, Lar founded Actors Audition Studios and authored Get Started, Not Scammed. Her television legacy includes her iconic five-year role as dual characters on Knots Landing, alongside Michele Lee and William Devane, and her powerful lead performance in Children of the Night opposite Kathleen Quinlan and Mario Van Peebles. She also guest-starred alongside legends like Michael Landon, Angela Lansbury, and Christina Applegate.

Lar earned the Bronze Halo Award for her contributions to entertainment and is best remembered as the telekinetic "scream queen" Tina Sheppard in Friday the 13th Part VII. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Michael, to whom she was married for 14 years; her parents Jack and Marjorie Dale; and her brothers, Jack Jr. and Pat. She is survived by her daughter, Piper (husband Tarek); son, Trevor (wife Danielle); sister, Karen (husband Harold); brother, Michael (wife Joan); four grandchildren (Aura, Benjamin, Jack, and Mia Grace); her poodle, Charlie; and countless friends, extended family, and admirers worldwide.

The family requests privacy during this time and is grateful for the outpouring of love over Lar’s four-decade career. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The SAG-AFTRA Foundation or The Entertainment Community Fund.

I thought this meant something else at first. But actually this is the celebration of London's diversity.

... in the inevitable biopic?

Well folks, there’s number three. It was announced on X today.

Frasier is my favorite sitcom, if not show, of all time. I can't think of a show that had so much talent and well written dialogue. The cast was perfect, with David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney stealing the show.

The series stayed strong for 11 years with witty jokes about wine, opera, art, gourmet food, literature, physiatry, Angie Dickinson, and disastrous dinner parties.

The guest callers in Season 1 alone were a who's who of industry: Griffin Dunne, Linda Hamilton, Christopher Reeve, Pati Lu Pone, Judith Ivey, Joe Mantegna, Jeff Daniels, Robert Klein, Eddie Van Halen, Bruno Kirby, JoBeth Williams, Carl Reiner, Jay Leno, Ben Stiller, Eric Stoltz, Mel Brooks, Rosemary Clooney, Dominick Dunne, Henry Mancini, Elijah Wood, Piper Laurie, Dr. Timothy Leary, Malcolm McDowell, Reba McEntire, Christine Lahti, Patty Hearst, Tommy Hilfiger, Steve Lawrence, Garry Trudeau, Eydie Gorme, Steve Young, and Mary Tyler Moore.

Yet, the best character was the unseen Maris Crane.

I wanted the energy of the confident, breezy, smart, image-conscious women-on-the-go in this Sizzler commercial. They were the height of attainable sophistication to me. My parents would call me into the room whenever the ad was on and I would stalk about in front of the TV deciding where to eat lunch with my similar chic friends.

Tiramisu. Crème brûlée.

Galen Came Back To Life On The Show Playing Arnold The Pig Without Any Help From Dr. Rolf.

Puzzled Police Commissioner Jada Still Can't Put All The Pieces Together.

Rachel & Her Ghost Granny Made Ava Completely Disappear In A Haunted House.

Hokey Pokey Justin Briefly Put His Right Leg In Salem & Then Put In Right Leg Back Out In The Boonies.

Someone Should Provide A Much Needed Wellness Check For Poor Felicity.

Cruel Tony & Anna Still Refuse To Send Any Condolences To The Widow Julie.

Discuss.

A 12% second weekend drop for a major wide release (which already overperformed) is exceptionally rare. It is comparable to Titanic (14% drop). The typical wide release drops by over 50% the second weekend. Top Gun Maverick’s 29% drop was seen as miraculous.

“Sinners” may be shaping up to be a landmark horror event, probably one not seen since the original release of “The Exorcist.”

The combination of box office success and universal acclaim could mean the Best Picture, Director and Actor races are already over.

Me and my boyfriend went to McDonald’s for our weekly McD’s dinner date and I bought a single tender just to try and it’s not very good. Some bites taste good as the breading is good and the meat was fine but some pieces had a weird texture and taste. It was nasty.

It’s like they mashed up their nugget meat up and created these.

They had strips years ago and those were great. These aren’t The same.

I think it might be the greatest work of American fiction.

Charlotte was a Datalounger before Datalounge. And I’m kind to spiders because of the book.

I mean seriously!

Anyone watching this? I was so excited and looking forward to this but I'm really bored and disinterested just watching the first episode. Does it get better. They released 3 at once.

Michelle Obama and her older brother Craig Robinson sit down together for a new podcast series to “uncover the shared experiences that connect us all.”

The two Chicago-native siblings are the hosts of “IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,” from Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

On the podcast, the former First Lady and Robinson, who is executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, will discuss “everyday questions” about life, relationships and the world at large. Each week, they will be joined by a special guest to tackle audience questions and offer advice, anecdotes and plenty of laughs.

“Two rising stars pair up for this sweeping, elegiac slice of ’50s Americana, centered on lonely characters and their painful, often sexy journeys toward self-acceptance.”

Another must-watch for us.

Based on the Robert Harris book, which I read upon release but don’t recall exactly what the corruption and intrigue was regarding the papal vote.

“I have not seen the show yet. Has it started?” Stewart said when asked about Markle’s show, which debuted March 4. “I haven’t seen it yet, so I’ll watch an episode and see how she does. I’m curious.”

Oh, the shade.

She felt they were too much alike and it wouldn’t work long term.

Producers clearly didn’t listen

This one makes me sad.

I'm the slap fights

This woman was so righteous and saying she didn’t want a settlement and just wanted to bring sex trafficking to light, etc. She takes another $10million and gets $2 million for her “charity”. I don’t think he “trafficked” or raped her at all. I think this woman knew exactly what she was doing. Why can’t these accusers be scrutinized more?

We had a recent thread about her losing a leg. I will try to find it and link it below. But this is obviously a distressing escalation and turn of events for her.

Tuck in piece, queen!

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and judge of “Drag Race: Philippines,” Jiggly Caliente, has died. She was 44. Caliente had been suffering from complications due to a severe infection, and as a result, had undergone surgery, losing most of her right leg.

The news was confirmed by her family, who shared the update on her Instagram page. They wrote, “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known to the world and cherished by many as Jiggly Caliente. Bianca passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025, at 4:42 am, surrounded by her loving family and close friends.”

First thread is maxed out, continue bitching about the cul de sac and its residents here.

In 2023 you couldn't escape her and now it's like she dropped off the planet.

This Wednesday is the premier of Season 37 and Phil's pants bulge. On CBS 9:30 EST after Survivor.

Those 14 teams will be competing on what is being called the “season of surprises” and will feature what the network is billing as “game-changing twists in every episode.” While that will include familiar game mechanics such as the Fast Forward and U-Turn, it will also debut a new wrinkle dubbed the Fork in the Road. When the teams arrive at the Fork in the Road during their very first leg in Hong Kong, they will “have to choose which direction and route they want to take to the Pit Stop, creating two parallel races where two teams will be eliminated.”

A masterpiece. Lupone was 43 at the time, looking beautiful.

The actor of films like The Hobbit and The Beauty and the Beast narrates his memoirs in The Boy of the Valleys of Wales, available in Spanish since May 27. We advance one of the chapters where he relates his sentimental relationship with the Basque model Jon Kortajarena.

I'm about 4 months newly sober (not for the first time) and I just realized I haven't thrown out my wine bottle opener. Is this a bad sign?

Some background: Although I'm in my mid 50s, I'm not a lifelong drinker, having only developed a taste for alcohol in my mid 30s. I have quit a few times before on my own for longer periods of time (year and a half stints, usually), then have fallen back into heavy drinking when too many things hit me at once and it all seems so painful/overwhelming.

I don't want to go back to drinking...and it was indeed, very heavy drinking. The wine bottle opener is one of those multi-tool deals with a little knife in it, etc. I just realized this morning it's sitting in my drawer. I don't have wine glasses per se (I used to use a regular small juice glass when drinking) so there's nothing to throw out there. I haven't had any thoughts in my head about "when I drink again..." etc.

Should I be worried that I didn't think to throw that out? I also wonder if there is a workbook or something I could use to work through some of my bad coping habits for when (not if) the shit hits the fan again so I don't fall back into a vat of wine. I have gone to AA in the past and it's just not my thing (although I don't begrudge others their patronage and use of it) and it has been helpful to be at times. I've considered trying therapy again, but there's so much to cover there. Anybody have any useful workbooks or thoughts about how to tackle/target poor coping methods that cause a person to think "oh, i'll just start drinking again and stop thinking about the pain"?

I'll probably get crucified for this post, told to get a blog, someone will say they love drinking and don't want to be sober, etc. But on the off chance somebody has something useful to offer (besides suggested I give AA another try - believe me, I've been to my fair share of meetings everywhere over the years and it's just not for me), I'm throwing it out there.

Happy sober Sunday to those of us who are anywhere within their own sobriety. I'm happy to wake up to another day not hungover, dizzy, shitting my brains out, worried what I texted, stomach churning, fat with no plans for the day but to recover and get sober enough to drive and buy more bottles of wine and do it all over again!

Plantar fasciitis (intense pain in the feet)

Photopsias (occasional eye flashes) and eye floaters

Cherry angiomas

An inability to digest certain foods as easily as you once did

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

We need a general thread for figure skating news and discussion so I thought I'd start one.

Gracie Gold has a new memoir coming out called, wait for it, “Outofshapeworthlessloser” and in it she writes that she was raped at 21 by a fellow skater in a hotel suite where she and her sister held an event after-party. Five years after her alleged assault was reported to the U.S. Center for Safesport, she has no idea about the status of her complaint. She hasn't heard from the center in three years. (Via @WSJSports)

Which one of you bitches was peeping through the window?

Have you tried this? Apparently it’s the new big thing—giving you energy without much caffeine. It’s supposed to taste terrible before adding milk/creamer.

This is a situation like that Hacks showrunner has, isn’t it?

New Yorkers are peerless.

You may have to disable links.

get a vaccine for the common cold

build roads with materials that don't get tons of potholes (unless it's a highway)

Anything else?

Apologies if there's already an existing thread on the new season. I thought it was a great and funny first episode but doesn't Paul W. Downs know woke is over? Every other sentence on this show is woman this and woman that. Other than that, it's still as sharp as ever and Jean Smart is brilliant.

May he rest in peace

Melania turns 55 on Saturday (April 26) .Let's be her birthday party !

I'm the can of Mace she will keep in her designer purse, just in case Trump comes within 6 feet of her or tries to kiss her.

Is it a main dish or a side?

This can also serve as a stealth Mac & Cheese recipe thread.

OK. is Trump stupid enough to allow Putin to take Ukraine? Putin's economy is on the brink of collapse. He has instituted the draft and absolutely no one wants to fight his war. China is tired of financing him in a conflict they thought would last months not nearly four years, and he has to use North Korean soldiers. The only ones getting fat are the Iranians. They are providing the weapons for a price, because Putin's arsenal is a joke. The real fight is over minerals in Ukraine. They are rich. IMO, Trump needs to be cozying up to Xi and cutting his own personal deal with Zelensky over mineral rights, and they should all dump Putin who is floundering badly. Trump has no morals, he is greedy egotistical and transactional. It seems like a smart move to dump Putin. Of course there's always the chance Putin might get pissed off and Trump would need a food taster. Does anyone else see a peace deal where Trump actually does something smart?

Me and my son went and saw this last night. It was excellent. Compelling, creative and beautifully shot. It grabs you right from the beginning and doesn't let go. Michael B Jordan is excellent as always.

In an online world driven by fitness routines, cosmetic tweaks, and endless attempts at physical perfection, a 19-year-old is going viral for doing the opposite. Known online as The Crooked Man, the teenager has built a .following by intentionally training only one side of his body—specifically, his left trapezius muscle. His goal? To make himself look as asymmetrical as possible. He calls it “Looks Minimizing,” a parody of the internet trend “LooksMaxxing,” which promotes extreme physical self-optimization.

Well, well, well.

Interesting

John has obviously played with gay ideas forever.

Is there a common thread about his jokes, does he simply use everything if it can get him a laugh, or is he intentionally confusing us? Does he poke fun at himself, 'my father thought I was gay', leaning into that, or at being gay itself? I always felt he did the former but am not so sure anymore in the last couple of years.

I don't want to support someone who is homophobic in his material.

In his youth.

Comedian Amber Ruffin will no longer headline the 2025 White House Correspondents Association dinner, WHCA president Eugene Daniels told members on Saturday.

In a letter, first made public by CNN analyst Brian Stelter, Daniels said the WHCA board voted unanimously for the change, to “ensure the focus is not on the politics of division.”

The news comes after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich complained bitterly about Ruffin’s political jokes in a social media post, referring to her as a “2nd rate comedian” and demanding that journalists skip the WHCD dinner, which he called a “hate-filled and violence-inspiring event.”

Please tell me it's satire.

the karen-frau confrontations and exchanges are often snappier than judge judy

no auditors ever graduated from charm school

but pedro libre (he ain't a homophobe) has a sidesplitting game

he acts like as if he's filming a movie and people are interrupting him.

then, to make them boil over, he pretends he's recording license plates

I watched "Queen of Mean" last night on YouTube. Bad script, but delicious to see Suzanne Pleshette in Leona makeup cunting off on everyone in the vicinity.

Anyway, it got me interested in the old battleaxe. Her obit says she was sued by at least two people who claimed she fired them because they were gay. When her son died, she ordered his grieving widow and their children out of the house. And after her prison sentence, she made her employees perform her community service.

A cunt of the first order. Who else remembers Leona?

Stalag 17 is mostly stage bound in a WWII prison barracks, but Billy Wilder's film is vividly told. In a nutshell, there’s a rat in the ranks of Stalag 17. Most of his fellow prisoners think it's William Holden’s profiteer. While the plot expertly unfolds, this play is perfect for the intimacy of film to focus on the characters. There's also some amusing subtext between some of the guys. Also, Robert Shawley is adorable as “Blondie” Peterson and William Pierson very amusing as Marko the Mailman—my gaydar went off for both! My look here:

Anybody else going to see this?

I like Vatican intrigue, whether in real life or a movie.

the good, the bad, and the ugly!

Starring John Cleese again, who won’t be bringing it to the BBC, even though they want him to. Cleese feels that the BBC is too censorious so he’s bringing it to another broadcaster. Castle Rock (Rob Reiner) will be involved. BBC actually recently pulled “Fawlty Towers” from its streaming service claiming racism after slapping it with a warning.

I really hate this woman.

Ginger Rogers died on this day 30 years ago. Although I know Rogers was talented, Ginger was never a film fave of mine. Always seemed coy and artificial to me. That said, I appreciate her '30s work and a few scattered '40s performances. And after that... Here's my look at the truly bonkers "Lady in the Dark" from '44, from the stage smash. Though it made money, the reviews were lethal. Over the top in every respect, with some of the best songs cut out, and before there was Gaga's meat dress, there was Ginger's mink dress! My take here:

Oh i laughed at all the unlikely stories I heard from the rest of you, but now i find myself the new Mrs. J. D. Vance! And poor Usha doesn't even know of her ouster!

Anybody watching? I have Amazon Prime where you can watch the first episode free. I try to cut down on my streaming budget so I don't have Apple TV now.

Well, she was good in the Thomas Crown Affair

No need to notify the media--she already has!

Vancouver Police are investigating a "mass casualty incident" in which "several people were killed" after a car was driven into a crowd in a southern neighbourhood of the Canadian city.

Police said a 30-year-old male suspect was in custody. It is not yet known how many people have been killed.

Police said the suspect had driven into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival, which celebrates Filipino culture, at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser, in the south of Vancouver.

It's that time of year again, and they got NEW RULES!

When we look back to The Golden Age we can easily tell the major stars, and their pecking order. Put these modern stars in the order from Biggest downwards. I'll put them in alphabetical order. Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Leo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Demi Moore, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis.

Directed by American Richard Fleischer, this crime film closely follows the real-life murders committed by John Christie at his London flat between 1944 and 1953. It stars Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, and Judy Geeson. Hurt received a BAFTA nomination for his performance, but the film does not seem to be widely appreciated. It is one of the most chilling true crime movies I've ever seen—maybe the most chilling. I think it is an unsung masterpiece.

John Lithgow plays an elderly psycho who tortures the residents of a nursing home with a puppet. Geoffrey Rush is a wheelchair bound former judge who must stop him.

Brady Bunch star, Susan Olsen a.k.a. Cindy Brady, is looking back on filming the pilot episode of the classic sitcom -- which nearly killed her.

While appearing on the The Brady Bunch re-watch podcast, the Real Brady Bros, Olsen revealed that she almost died at age 7 after being injured filming the show's very first episode back in 1969.

"My eyes were black. I mean, I had two black eyes. My nose was swollen. My face was swollen," Olsen recalled.

Reuniting with onscreen siblings Barry Williams (Greg), Christopher Knight (Peter) and Mike Lookinland (Bobby) to rewatch The Brady Bunch's 1969 pilot episode, the actress explained that she was severely injured while having her makeup put on one day before filming.

"On the Culver lot, they were shooting something -- I would assume, in the girls' bedroom -- and I was getting body makeup on my legs," Olsen remembered. "I was standing on a makeup chair and something from the catwalk, where they keep all the lights and everything, fell."

"[The debris] hit the makeup man first, [then] off the body makeup woman, and hit me in the face," Olsen continued.

As a result, Olsen was left with severe facial swelling, which she said was visible in "some of the early publicity shots."

Despite the workplace injury, Olsen said that her family chose not to take legal action against the studio so as not to risk her job on the show -- but now, she wishes they did.

Three quarters of Canadians dislike President Donald Trump — and Conservatives appear likely to pay a painful price for it in the country’s Monday election, according to a POLITICO/Focaldata poll of Canadian voters.

About two in five voters (39 percent) told Focaldata, a U.K. pollster, that Trump was a top concern in the election, second only to cost of living (60 percent).

Since Trump’s return to the White House — and Justin Trudeau’s exit as Canada’s prime minister — the Conservative Party led by populist Pierre Poilievre has watched a 25-point polling lead disintegrate in front of its eyes. Conservatives now trail in most surveys, including the POLITICO/Focaldata poll.

Canada’s election has transformed into a test of Trump’s political influence beyond the United States. In a backlash against his threats and trade war, about half of Canadians now consider the U.S. as a hostile power, a dramatic turn among moderate and Liberal-leading Canadians.

In a Time magazine interview published Friday, Trump again reiterated his desire to annex Canada: “The only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state.”

Trump pardoned someone who paid for plastic surgery with funds for a slain police officer.

Hubert Selby's 'other' masterpiece. Free on Roku channel. It's amazing LETB and Requiem for a Dream were ever adapted for mainstream film audiences.

“ I had no idea that while the (female chicks) enjoyed shelter and sunshine, fresh bugs and freedom, their newborn brothers faced a gruesome fate shared by 6.5 billion male chicks around the world each year. These male birds can’t lay eggs but also aren’t raised for meat. Because they come from egg-laying breeds, they don’t grow big or fast enough to be used for food. So they are ground up alive or gassed to death.

The practice is especially egregious because unlike many baby mammals and songbirds, which are born blind, naked and helpless, newborn chicks are capable little creatures. Within hours of hatching, they are standing, running and successfully finding food. When they are thrown into the grinder or gasser at only a day old, these male chicks are alert and aware.”

Good old reliable dance sound. Nothing remarkable, but it doesn't suck outright, which is exactly what her career needs right now after that Joker flop.

What do you think?

“Lemme first say to all of the people who treated this like it was some kind of summit meeting, you’re ridiculous… like I was gonna sign a treaty or something,” he said. “I have no power, I’m a f—ing comedian, and he’s the most powerful leader in the world.

“I’m not the leader of anything, except maybe a contingent of centrist-minded people who think there’s got to be a better way to run this country than hating each other every minute,” added Maher.

Maher said he “never felt I had to walk on eggshells around him,” adding: “And honestly, I voted for Clinton and Obama, but I would never feel comfortable talking to them the way I was able to talk to Donald Trump. That’s just how it went down, make of it what you will.”

“I’m just reporting exactly what I saw over two and a half hours,” he noted. “I went into the mine, and that’s what’s down there. A crazy person doesn’t live in the White House. A person who plays a crazy person on TV a lot lives there, which I know is f—ed up. It’s just not as f—ed up as I thought it was.”

In addition to challenging him on topics like Iran, Gaza, the Syrian refugee crisis and his proposed third term, Maher said he heard Trump admit he lost the 2020 election.

“I don’t remember exactly what we were talking about but it must have been something about the 2020 election, because I know he used the word ‘lost,'” he recalled. “And I distinctly remember saying, ‘Wow, I never thought I’d hear you say that.’ He didn’t get mad. He’s much more self-aware than he lets on in public.”

Maher clarified he still doesn’t “have a good feeling” about the Trump administration “and will be critical about a lot of what he’s doing … But I also think he now understands that I have a job to do.”

He praised Trump for giving him a “generous amount of time, and a willingness to listen and accept me as a possible friend even though I’m not MAGA, which was the point of the dinner.”

“Trump was gracious and measured, and why he isn’t that in other settings, I don’t know and I can’t answer and it’s not my place to answer,” added Maher. “I’m just telling you what I saw, and I wasn’t high.”

Bill Clinton famously lamented doing nothing to stop it. But what could he have done? I think it was the inevitable outcome of the Scramble for Africa.

Also, poor Tutsis reminded me of Tootsie Roll.

Let's discuss this crap fest!

Has anyone seen/know where I can rent the new movie The Legacy of Cloudy Falls? I watched the trailer on youtube and it looks like there are a few gay characters in it.

And why?

He was mentioned on the thread "Conservative Pundit Can't Define ‘Woke’ During Interview About Her Book On Wokeness". Surprisingly he's married to a woman.

Do any of you know him or heard rumors about him?

I watched this the other night. How can this fabulous woman be forgotten?

She's doing interpretive dance again...

I'd sit on that face!!!

The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO, an embarrassing setback to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s efforts to restrict their participation.

The memo says the Defense Department is returning to the Biden-era medical policy for transgender service members due to a court order that struck down the restrictions as unconstitutional. A federal appeals court in California denied the department’s effort to halt the policy while its challenge is pending.

As a result, the administration is barred from removing transgender service members or restricting their medical care, which two federal judges said in March that the policy was a thinly veiled ban on transgender people that violated the Constitution.

I’ve been to several outdoor demonstrations and protests and some indoor meetups. In case some don’t know just enter ‘’Indivisible.org’’ and you find events in almost every city in the U.S. plus lots of other information. It’s so successful and such a threat to the orange turd he’s having the organization investigated.

I just picked up a pack of Post Malone Oreo cookies at the market. Salted caramel flavored with a hint of body odor.

America's favorite funny lady, Carol Burnett, turns 92 today. Since 1989, her birthday has always been tinged with the loss of one of her best friends in Hollywood.

Lucille Ball - died 36 years ago today, on Burnett's 56th Birthday. Shortly after she found out Lucy died that morning, she changed her birthday plans with her three daughters, suggesting a more 'low key' lunch at her home, as she didn't feel like being seen in public celebrating on that emotional day. However, shortly after the change of plans, she received her annual birthday gift from Lucy - a big, beautiful bouquet of spring flowers she sent every year on her birthday (the florist said Lucy called and ordered them from her hospital room two days earlier). Burnett had said when she received the flowers, she realized Lucy was sending her a message - go out and celebrate your birthday ! She took it as a message from her friend saying, 'This day is to celebrate you - you can mourn my passing tomorrow!' So she and her daughter changed plans once again, and headed out to Lunch in a popular LA restaurant, to meet and greet her friends and fans that day. She always called it 'bittersweet'.

He has a beautiful ass too.

Fabulous, nothing by fabulous.

Now charging money for otherwise free online videos of Big Old Boats. He got too big for his britches and I refuse to view his videos ever again.’’ Be nice to people’’ you first you ripe off.

Have you had, or do you continue to have scary bodily issues/symptoms that despite testing doctors can find no cause for?

Just read it this weekend - very enjoyable for the most part. Plenty of drama, humor, and stories about him being a sex worker while he was appearing on 30 Rock and other shows plus his struggles with mental illness. I like him. Anyone else read it yet? Any personal stories of meeting him?

I’m the announcement that you’re being investigated: “You are absolutely not under investigation”.

Just a few months ago, we saw pictures of Jessica where she looked like she was disappearing and her face was shrinking inward.

Now she's back to being on the verge of pleasingly plump.

Her jumps from huge to skinny to chonk are a bit worrisome. Can her body keep on going without maintaining any equilibrium?

Just stumbled across this cutie. This fine-ass piece of beef just keeps getting better with age. Probably makes all the girls (and gays) squirt like super soakers

I was surprised to see this account is still around. They seem mostly limited to reposting out-there conspiracy stuff these days (weird hand placements, anyone?). They got it badly wrong quite a few times--Prince Andrew and Russell Brand, for starters, both of whom turned out to be predators of women (a serial predator, in Brand's case). They were wrong about Musk and Bezos too, but correct about Lewis Hamilton, Simon Cowell, Bradley Cooper, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

If they are/were to be believed, 90% of Brit celebs are gay and bearding. They even claimed Keir "Queer" Starmer.

They must have been all the rage! Did they get you fit and trim in time for the Summer season in PTown?

He’s transformed

This review by Adam Feldman in Time Out has to be one of the all-time best -a parody of a parody! Check it out:

This show is of a kind that I shall dub an operettical:

A British-Broadway hybrid that is cleverly synthetical.

It starts with operetta of the comical variety

That Sullivan and Gilbert wrote to tickle high society.

The Pirates of Penzance, a pageant witty and Victorian,

Premiered in 1880 on our calendar Gregorian.

It still is entertaining but perhaps not in a date-night way;

It seems a bit too fusty for revival on the Great White Way.

So Rupert Holmes has come along to pump some Broadway jazz in it:

To add a little spice and put some Dixieland pizzazz in it.

And thanks to these injections, neither rev’rent nor heretical,

We now have Holmes’s model for a modern operettical.

Best known for Drood (and also for his hit “Piña Colada Song”),

He hasn’t wrecked the story or egregiously forgot a song.

But to ensure the whole endeavor’s jazzier and bluer leans,

He takes the show from Cornwall and resets it down in New Orleans.

The Crescent City’s sass and brass have quite rejuvenated it

As Joe Joubert and Daryl Waters have reorchestrated it.

(They’ve also added melodies that never here have been afore,

On loan from Iolanthe, The Mikado and from Pinafore.)

With silliness and energy the show is chockablock, well-set

Amid the brightly colored NOLA streets of David Rockwell’s set.

And now that we have looked at questions musico-aesthetical,

We move on to the plot of this diverting operettical.

The Pirate King swashbuckles on a large if not momentous ship

Where Frederic, turning 21, is ending his apprenticeship.

And when this duty-driven laddie reaches his majority

His conscience will demand that he accept the law’s authority.

(part two in first response post)

Fresh off S1 after Teri’s Golden Globe win, Vanity Fair swooped in the ladies for this iconic front-page photoshoot, and the article in the post above is basically all the drama that happened behind the scenes. Apparently Eva and Marcia weren’t exactly thrilled with Teri getting all the spotlight, awards and the higher paycheck, so they tried to pull some strings behind the scenes to delay her wardrobe access and preventing her to stand in the center of the photo which creators usually did in promos. But when none of it worked, apparently there was huge drama with them cussing their assistants and storming off the set. And even though they rearranged the line up with moving Teri on the left, VF was not having it, so by the end they got so done that they released a folded cover. Marcia and Felicity’s photos tucked inside, while Teri, Nicolette, and Eva got the front cover, with Teri still in the center.! Over the years people also dragged Teri for being the odd one out, with PR releasing negative stories about her.. but any credible stuff or interviews people have always spoke positively of her! So, really we can all speculate, but who knows for sure!

This article was supposed to be about the show and its massive success, but ended up becoming about all the behind the scenes drama between the women. My goodness, what a shitshow.

PS I know they say Teri was the monster but Marcia and Eva come off as the problem here, angry and jealous that Teri is treated as the biggest star on the show and getting first dibs and the biggest paycheck.

I had AI draw it like Disney.

A remake to the 1993 Ang Lee romcom, which earned a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination, is underway and it found its two leads!!!

Is there anything real to it or is it a pseudoscience?

Movie coming in May, looks interesting. Steve Carrell.

Mickey Rourke gets pulled into the Diary Room during tonight's episode of Celebrity Big Brother following a series of homophobic remarks towards TikTik sensation JoJo Siwa

Mickey Rourke has been issued a formal warning by Big Brother just days after moving into the house.

The Hollywood actor was pulled into the Diary Room by bosses following a series of homophobic remarks towards 21-year-old housemate JoJo Siwa.

During Wednesday's (April 9) episode, the Hollywood actor asks US sensation JoJo: "Where’s the smoke room? Where’s the cigarette room?

He later asks: "Do you like girls or boys?" JoJo replies "Me? Girls. My partner is non-binary." Mickey says to JoJo: "If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore."

JoJo says: "I can guarantee I’ll still be gay and I’ll still be in a very happy relationship." In the garden, Mickey asks Chris Hughes if everyone has to vote one another out of the house.

Mickey says "I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick." JoJo overhears and says: "That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning." Former Love Island star Chris interjects: "You can’t do that Mickey."

Mickey then says: "I need a fag" and then gestures to JoJo and says: "I’m not talking to you." Chris responds: "Mickey, you can’t say that" but the actor says: "I know. I was talking about a cigarette."

JoJo is left upset by the exchange and is comforted by Chris. Shortly after the exchange in the garden, Big Brother calls Mickey to the Diary Room. Big Brother says: "Mickey before you entered the Big Brother house the rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you. Mickey, do you understand how this language could be offensive to your Housemates or the viewing public?"

Mickey says: "Yeah I think so. If I was saying it in a nasty kind of way or if I truly meant it."

Big Brother says "Mickey, Big Brother thinks your language was offensive and unacceptable." Mickey agrees: "Alright. I can understand that."

Big Brother says: "As a result, Big Brother is giving you a formal warning. Further language or behaviour of this nature could lead to you being removed from the Big Brother house. Mickey, do you understand?” Mickey says: "Yes I do. It’s some serious stuff. I apologise. I don’t have dishonourable intentions.

Apparently Sir Ian McKellan sleeps at the foot of my bed.

She built Versailles but she never saw a mirror?

She belongs on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Don’t talk back!

Involved in a spree of stone throwing from a car in Colorado along with two other teens. Kwak pled to lesser charges in exchange for testifying against one of the other teens as being the stone thrower. Interestingly, only Kwak’s DNA was on the stone that killed a girl who was driving that night.

Who’s had her?

Noticed he posted this promo on Instagram for another sexy photo shoot with a woman. Then looked at some of the comments.

"es bi" "No he’s gay still but doing this since he needs attention for his only fans. Rent is expensive rn" "That's called bierasure. He has said many times before that he's bisexual"

Somebody commented: "ya’ll keep forgetting he’s not gay anymore' and Dylan replied: "who could keep up !"

I missed this when it was in limited release and just watched it this evening. I am a pretty big fan of Egoyan and also like Amanda Seyfried. In this, she plays a theater director staging a production of "Salome" whose life begins to spiral out of control as she revisits disturbing memories of her past. I found it compelling from start to finish. Anyone else seen it?

Gosford Park is a DL favorite. For fun, I thought we could recast the film with ONLY ONE casting change and discuss how it would change the film.

For example, if Judi Dench had been cast as Constance besides Maggie Smith, Constance would have come off as colder and more secure. Although she is ruthless, Smith brings a warmth and insecurity that Dench couldn't bring.

In terms of just being a hugely satisfying read.

Sarah Michelle Gellar thinks so!

What are you secrets to marriage or relationship success?

Democrats may get a second shot at running a party convert for Florida governor in their ongoing effort to claw back the state’s battleground status.

Former Republican Rep. David Jolly, who has made a national name for himself as a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump, took a step Thursday toward a possible run for governor of Florida in 2026 by launching a state political committee.

Jolly, 52, also switched his no-party affiliation voter registration to Democrat on Wednesday afternoon, which would make him eligible to run statewide under the party’s ticket by next year’s qualification period in June.

The ex-Republican first told POLITICO he was weighing the decision to run to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis in an interview last month, drawing comparisons to former Rep. Charlie Crist, the Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat who lost the gubernatorial race to DeSantis by 19 points in 2022.

Jolly talked about the new committee in a video he’ll be posting to social media, provided first to POLITICO, saying its goal was to “engage Florida’s voters, promote voter registration” and talk about issues like affordability, property insurance costs, “reinvesting in public education” and “fixing our broken voucher system.”

“We’ll tackle ending gun violence and so many other priorities for Florida voters,” he added.

00:32 Sharon Stone in Casino

01:23 Jodie Foster in The Silence of The Lambs

02:01 Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County

02:49 Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream

03:41 Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul

04:31 Sissy Spacek in Carrie

05:14 Frances McDormand in Fargo

05:56 Kathy Bates in Misery

06:48 Natalie Portman in Black Swan

07:30 Bette Davis in All About Eve

08:12 Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard

09:00 Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive

09:50 Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind

10:40 Naomi Watts in 21 Grams

11:40 Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice

If you have been to a NetCost before, then you know it is the kind of place that would make a Datalounger weep in anticipation of visiting it.

Lots of central and Eastern European foods and products. And all the men in gray or black track suits.

I always think the prepared foods are going to be delicious. I am always disappointed. Except for the soups. Those are great.

Could see a lot of people primaried. May come from Left or more bellicose Liberals (JB Pritzker.)

The baby boomers are now superfluous at this point.

[QUOTE] Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, she announced in a statement Tuesday.

The reality TV star filed for divorce on Friday after 10 years of marriage, but the couple first announced their separation in May 2024.

Dorit Kemsley has filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years, English businessman Paul "PK" Kemsley, seeking sole custody of their two children and spousal support.

The 48-year-old "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star filed for the marriage dissolution from her 57-year-old husband on Friday, citing "irreconcilable differences" in court documents. The couple share two children, 11-year-old son Jagger and 9-year-old daughter Phoenix.

The filing came one day after PK Kemsley was photographed on a romantic date with Shana Wall, a former contestant on season 12 of the "Amazing Race," E! News reported on Thursday.

"I’m hurt, I’m sad," Dorit Kemsley said during a season 14 reunion of "RHOBH" in early April. "I think I’m realizing more and more each day that what I really believed was going to be my future may not be, and I think that realization is really f***ing hard."

Dorit Kemsley spoke about PK Kemsley’s sobriety journey on previous seasons, referring to him as an “alcoholic,” but does not know any details of his sobriety now, she said. According to her, he does not want to discuss the topic with her anymore

Bearbottom is Made to Wear. Out.

I remember when I was a little kid, the newest phone books used to be delivered each year by the end of April, first week of May. Always had a 'photograph[ on the cover ( a lighthouse, boats on the water, flower garden). They'd be wrapped in a plastic bag and tossed on the front steps of my house. I recall a neighbor of mine used to deliver (never in our neighborhood - he delivered in another section of the state which was a long drive) and he would earn 25 cents per house delivered. I remember him saying he never opted for cash, he would opt to have whatever he made in total 'credited' to his phone bill (and he wouldn't have to pay a bill all summer).

Are phone books still being printed ? When was the last time you got a delivery ? I think my last time was around 2010.

As my people say.

Present your thoughts and evidence pro and con.

In addition take my poll please.

Translation of his Instagram post below.

For years I have been following and thinking about how I could influence common issues. I have been interested in politics for a long time, but now I feel ready to take part in decision-making myself. That is why I am running for mayor in the Helsinki municipal elections. If the issues below are close to your heart, remember to get out and vote from 2 to 8 April during the early voting period or on election day 13 April at the latest. And the right number is 312!

✅ A mobile Helsinki, a healthy Helsinki!

- Let's develop an urban environment that inspires exercise.

- Let's ensure the sustainable development and maintenance of Helsinki's sports venues, services and routes - now and in the future.

✅ Entrepreneur-friendly Helsinki - opportunities, no bureaucracy

- Small entrepreneurs create jobs and vitality. Helsinki should be supported, not hindered. Less regulation, more opportunities to succeed.

✅ Smooth traffic – Helsinki that doesn't stop

- Better traffic policy: less congestion, more smooth traffic. Private cars, public transport and pedestrian routes can work together – without confrontation.

The weird anime art work and the narrator's annoying accent and line reading. I think the accent is Swedish.

And the story line...WTF is going on here?

Fanapt is an antipsychotic and appropriately enough, this commercial is mostly running on FOX News.

And anything else that's made or grown outside the US. Don't take chances on Trump climbing down.

What else should we stock up on?

I just have always wondered why this was assumed...

She's about to do two nights at Madison Square Garden. Heard the first US date, in Chicago, was a big success. Nice to see ol Kylie having this much success five decades into her career. Playing US arenas for the first time ever. I imagine every gay in NY will be at MSG tonight or tomorrow. Are you seeing Kylie on the Tension tour?

Continue the discussion here. Link to previous thread...

I present you this track, titled: "Kink (Get This Cum Up Out of Me)"

This was the only English-language link I could find. Apparently the guy she'll sue is a low-budget, Mexican equivalent of Andrew Tate.

Shakira is gonna sue a Mexican internet personality known as "El Temach" (real name: Luis Castillejo) for his homophobic remarks against Sasha Piqué, the singer's 10yo son, after the boy became viral for a video in which he's seen dancing to his mom's song during her Latin American tour.

The controversy erupted after El Temach published a video in which he criticized the boy's body language, describing it as "effeminate." He also insinuated that such behavior was related to the absence of a father figure and attributed this behavior to the child's lack of participation in activities considered "masculine." These statements immediately sparked a wave of outrage among social media users, who accused him of reinforcing gender stereotypes and unjustifiably attacking a minor.

Experts says the controversial software, which collects biographical, biometric, and geolocation information, violates fundamental human rights

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has signed a $29.8 million contract with the tech company Palantir to develop software that tracks information on immigrants who are either in the country without permission or whose visas have expired, with the aim of facilitating deportations, according to 404 Media.

Organizations such as Amnesty International and legal experts consider the measure a violation of human rights. “An aberration,” says Ricard Martínez, director of the Chair of Privacy and Digital Transformation at the University of Valencia in Spain.

Palantir is founded by tycoon Peter Thiel, a partner of Elon Musk, who has not responded to EL PAÍS’s requests for information. It has promised to develop the software, even though it contradicts the company’s own human rights policy.

The tracking platform, named Immigration Lifecycle Operating System, or ImmigrationOS, is designed, according to ICE, to save “time and resource expenditure” when selecting and detaining “violent criminals,” “affiliates of known transnational criminal organizations,” or migrants who have overstayed their visa.

It will also provide “near real-time” tracking of individuals who have decided to leave the country. According to the contract, which has been shared by several media outlets, ImmigrationOS will streamline “end to end immigration lifecycle from identification to removal.”

The prototype of the program commissioned from Palantir is expected to be delivered on September 25 and will last for two years. It responds to executive orders signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who considers irregular immigration a significant threat to national security.

Palantir has collaborated with the U.S. Armed Forces, tax collection agencies, the FBI, and, most recently, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which was initially led by Elon Musk.

Years (and years) ago, like the late 1900's, RW's Puck came into a bar in Atlanta. He got wasted and bragged to everyone around him that he fucked Rachel Campos up the ass so she could maintain her virginity. She also blew him. So now Sean and Puck have Eskimo Brothers Anal Warts.

Fails to make Billboard top 200

Only sells 300 copies in the UK.

I said what I said.

Sociopath? Child sex abuse survivor who wants to make daddy happy? Simply just a mean girl?

I’ve always heard how amazing Party Girl is so I finally watched it. I didn’t even finish it. It wasn’t horrible but it was really boring. There was some interesting fashion in it but overall it seemed bland. I also don’t get the Parker Posey love. She’s fine as an actress but not one of the greats.

And she responds like a lunatic, of course.

Nancy Mace is not just a cunt. She is THE cunt. She is the grand poobah of cunts. The cunt is dead, long live the cunt.

Let's hear it for the gay guy who doesn't back down and says "fuck you!" to her face.

Conor McGregor will run for the Irish presidency in elections later this year, the controversial former fighter said on Thursday, as he announced his candidacy for the largely ceremonial role on an anti-immigration stance.

McGregor, who in recent years has emerged as a figurehead for the far-right in Ireland, said on social media that he would run for president to oppose a long-awaited new European Union migration pact aimed at sharing the burden of processing asylum claims more evenly across the bloc.

“Who else will stand up to Government and oppose this bill?” he said in an Instagram post to his more than 46 million followers. “Any other Presidential candidate they attempt to put forward will be of no resistance to them. I will!”

Condo prices, homeowner association fees, and insurance costs have ballooned so much, residents are fleeing in droves.

My, how quickly the tide turns

What do you think truly happens after we die. There just can’t be nothingness.

Bates justified the move, saying: "Sometimes you have to make a splash to make people pay attention to the things that matter”

Stephen Bates, an MP in the Australian Green Party, has ruffled feathers after joining OnlyFans.

Bates, who previously successfully campaigned for election in 2022 with a campaign which incorporated ads on Grindr, has joined the adult content creator platform to campaign for the roll out of free PrEP.

“Ending HIV is too important to fly under the radar,” Bates said, in a recent interview with QNews. “I campaign on OnlyFans and Grindr because it gets attention.

“Sometimes you have to make a splash to make people pay attention to the things that matter.”

Have the meat loaf sandwich and a slice of maple nut chocolate layer cake while you wait for your prescription. We used to be a country.😞

Oh Blake.

Why is he a movie star?

Why does Mexico not have any major cities on its Atlantic coast (other than the Yucatan peninsula)?

Most of the Roman Catholic cardinals who will choose the new pope are gay, despite the church’s doctrine that homosexuality is sinful, a Belgian expert has said. Rik Torfs, a professor of canon law at the Catholic University on Leuven, has started debate with his claims, made on a popular Belgian news analysis programme after Pope Francis’s death was announced on Monday.

Total Boys In The Band type.