The right is removing brown undocumented so they don’t have American citizen babies. Trump is trying to change birthright citizenship. He’s important white South Africans.

Whites are running scared that America will be majority minority in a decade. Trump is trying to stop it

This was the slowest moving movie I've ever seen in my life. Anthony Hopkins was good. Still not sure what it was about. Death or something?

Daddy's home, bitches!

A happy hello to the new Michael Corinthos. And a tepid goodbye to Stinky Spencer. Bye gurl!

Let's discuss the 2012 political film Game Change. Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, the film chronicles the selection of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential running mate during the 2008 election.

Directed by Jay Roach, and starring Julianne Moore.

with a support cast of Woody Harrelson, Ron Livingston, Sarah Paulson, Peter MacNicol, and Ed Harris as John McCain

I have two- Exorcist 2- The Heretic and In The Cut starring Meg Ryan- I mainly want to comment on In The Cut-

In The Cut actually got some good reviews, but most were bad-

I read that it was the only film that year that got an F Cinema Score.

I don't know what it is but I love the cinematography, NYC slightly post 9/11, I love Meg in this (and I am not a remote Meg Ryan fan- in fact I do not think that I can think of one film of hers that I liked, minus this one- And Jennifer Jason Leigh its wonderful. There are some actually moving moments in this and I really love the relationship between the sisters.

Mark Ruffalo was straight up hot in this- I generally do not find him attractive, but man he was very sexy.

Days of our Lives

Chambo!

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

Or they sit down to have a twink off

Seems like things could get ugly.

I searched but couldn't find a thread.

“ Back in 2021, KISS's longtime manager Doc McGhee told Talking Metal that the script for "Shout It Out Loud" was "completely done… And the script is about the first four years of KISS," he said. "Basically, it's before they were famous — it was up to Cadillac High, that kind of thing," referring to the October 1975 concert KISS played in a high school gym in Cadillac, Michigan. "And I think it's a very interesting look at the formation of KISS, the mindset of how that came about, the social pressure that everybody was in in the '60s and '70s that brought something like KISS to the forefront, that it could actually happen. So it's a very interesting, and I think it's a well-written movie."

Facing charges of being a human trafficker which the government will NOT be able to prove.

Guess they were able to return him from El Salvador after all.

Whaddaya know?

He now works as a sports announcer in Japan. Great voice.

He also wears a 15 sized shoe. You know what that means.

What say you?

Re-watched "Beaches" for the first time since I saw it upon its 1988 release. The comedy-drama with music hasn't aged well. The soundtrack is more heartfelt than the actual story, about two young girls who become instant friends for life. The story reconnects them in their early 20s, played by 40-somethings Bette Midler & Barbara Hershey. One's flashy, one's classy--guess which is which! The friendship & story feels very artificial, though the last act is genuinely touching. My look at "Beaches" here:

These assholes, again.

Too bad it will take like two hours to get there using the LA Transit System.

Jared Leto has been accused of inappropriate behavior with underage teens despite being aware of their ages.

The allegations came to light after Los Angeles-based DJ Allie Teilz recently reshared a 2012 Facebook post to her Instagram Story about her experience with him.

“Youre [sic] not really in L.A. until Jared Leto tries to force himself on you backstage… In a kilt.. And a snow hat,” she wrote. “I was assaulted and traumatized by this creep when I was 17.”

Teilz went in to claim the Dallas Buyers Club actor “knew” she was underage but “didn’t care,” adding, “What he did was predatory, terrifying and unacceptable.”

Several other women have come forward with similar experiences with Leto.

More to come…

Sad

Looking like America’s #1 Twink

So much slapping! I’m so happy to see Tamara Tunie as its centerpiece.

Sick and sad. They presented as “nice gays” (white, professional, clean cut and good looking) to the world but they were kid-rapers.

OMG they fixed the color grading

In this series of photos in the Daily Mail he's giving strong young Jeff Bridges vibes.

I don’t even think they did this in 92.

When Quai Branly in Paris opened, it was accused of perpetrating exoticism and orientalism because its designed emphasized theatricality. Even though many of these sculptures objects were ceremonial, to be used in performance.

The Met decided the only way to avoid similar accusations of racism is to turn their galleries into an Apple Store.

Gleaming white surfaces, sharp angles, flat surfaces. They treated the African art like taxidermied specimens.

And of all the colors - white. Everywhere.

About 2-1/2 hours ago I went out to the front yard to call my three indoor/outdoor cats in for dinner. I called names, and thought I saw my black cat running from across the street, but when I opened the gate in rushed a black puppy instead, his ENTIRE body one big wag. My neighbor's fiance was doing yard work across the street at her house. He saw me and was spitting nails, saying "These two guys just pulled up in front of me, opened the door and THREW that puppy out, looking dead in my face and smirking the whole time!"

I scooped Puppy up, and he immediately snuggled into my neck. Took him inside to a spare room, sat on a sofa with him on my lap. Suuuucch a good little one. Three of the cats are curious-to-indifferent; one just stalks off when Puppy approaches; the last is LIVID.

My question: is it okay to put Pup on the front porch for the night? I don't want nighttime animal drama, plus I don't know Pup's health status. I have several cat beds s/he'd fit, and while I don't have dog food, I have plenty of high-quality cat kibble Pup already seems to love. Of course I have water bowls. Pup would be 1000% safe as long as s/he stays inside the yard, inside the fence line.

Pup is sweet as pie and good as gold. Except he keeps trying to gnaw on my phone charger cable, which is easy to put out of his reach. But I'll give him some cat toys to keep him entertained.

Tomorrow I'll deal with which no-kill shelter to take him to. He really is a big-little ball of total sweetness. Plus his little snuffling noises sound like Snoopy.

CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney’s record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced.

The limited-run play’s penultimate performance from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York will air live on CNN and CNN International and stream on CNN.com at 7 p.m. ET.

“This announcement marks a historic Broadway first: never before has a live play ever been televised,” the network said in a news release.

FAME!

Newsom says Trump administration will send 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A. over ICE protests...

Did anyone know he'd spent 8 years with the Manhunt founder? The whole thing is not what I would have expected.

I am the mother of two delightful teenage boys in the throes of navigating all the challenges that youth brings....

This guy previously made really gross antigay comments about Pete Buttigieg

He looks just like her!!!

Something about how we all saw the ABC special. No idea what she’s slurring about but the filter is hilarious.

I'm all the people who would rather sit for the national anthem.

Alcaraz, Sinner and, unfortunately, Djokovic still in contention. Allez!

The ever-increasing number of people who affirm with "Ye, Ye, Ye, Yeah".

I’m sick of his shit

Because the most important story of the year needs more room to breathe.,

In his New Rules segment on Real Time, Bill Maher decried some liberal strategists’ idea that the Democrats need to find their own version of Joe Rogan.

“Instead of conjuring up a new Joe Rogan, ask yourself why you lost the old one,” Maher challenged. “Because he used to be on your side.”

Ditto Elon Musk.

Maher called Musk “another guy who five years ago was thought of as a liberal who was driven into the other camp by bad attitudes and bad ideas — a reversal I completely understand although I would never emulate it.

The Real Time host continued, “I related to the kind of mean girl shit you get from the cool kids in Wokeville. They tried real hard to cancel Rogan.”

And when Musk hosted SNL in 2021 well before he was Trumper, Maher claimed some of the castmembers gave him the cold shoulder for the sin of being rich.

“You think people don’t remember when you do this sh*t to them? That it’s not going to have blowback?”

Maher then advanced a proposal for those liberal strategists wandering in the wilderness: “All the guys in American like Joe and Elon, you do have to win them back — and you can.”

He suggested Musk and Rogan didn’t get “that The Last of Us fungal infection and became zombies.” They didn’t turn to the dark side, he maintained.

“No, they just got driven away, because that’s how politics works these days. Because a one side gets elected and pushed their agenda way too far and drove people in the opposite direction. The pendulum swings back and forth, not with people voting FOR anything but just to get rid of the latest extremist assh*les who seek to remake American in their image instead of just governing. Well, right now it’s the Republicans who are drunk with power.”

Will she be a rainmaker for this guy who has nothing but contempt for Israel? The rest of the Dem party out in the flyover states are quietly hoping they both fade away. Will this take votes from Cuomo?

This is so kitschy

After 3.5 months of Trump's tariff foolishness, I'm my portfolio balance is basically the same as where it stood on February 20.

But Trump's a BUSINESSMAN! Republicans are GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY!! Blah, blah, blah . . .

He was, at least for a while, one of the greatest rappers ever, up there with Jay-Z. Did he have a crap album at some point? You literally never hear about him anymore.

It is a dark time for the very heterosexual city of Los Angeles, in which Hobo Ridge and his wrinkled face somehow still captivates both The Slut from the Valley and yet another recast of his other ho, NuTaylor of Cameltoe. Meanwhile, in LA's sole restaurant, Ill Giordino, vile, despicable mistress of evil, Sheila Carter, makes pizza while bonding with her granddaughter, two-time murderer Luna of the Enormous Panties. Wafting throughout the city is the rank odor of Daphne, a perfume expert who can be smelled twenty miles away, making it impossible for her to eavesdrop on nearby conversations. All are looking for one thing that may heal their galaxy: the cure to Zende's explosion from twink to obese, hoping to stop his expanding girth before he outgrows blouses and transitions into caftans--and possibly blocks out the LA sun. Continue the adventure here, where Liam may be dying, Dollar Bill needs pants that don't give him a muffin top, where Hope is hopeless, and JKW wins another Daytime Emmy just for showing up to work in a bad mood. . .

Bitch on, bitches!

After decades of being in the rom-com game, Hallmark has their movie format down to a science — but what happens when the stories take them overseas?

In Alison Sweeney and Ashley Williams’ 2025 “Passport to Love” movies To Barcelona, With Love and To Barcelona, Forever, that’s exactly what happened. The actresses, who appear in both films, traveled to Barcelona to shoot the movies and faced a few hurdles along the way.

“There is a real look [and] genre to Hallmark movies,” Williams exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting the back-to-back June releases. “It was really important that we, even though we were shooting in a different country, and the concept was a little bit outside the box, it was still really important that it had all of the feels and that it looked and walked and talked like a Hallmark movie just in a different location.”

She teased, “We brought Hallmark to Spain, and we were like, ‘Hi Spain, here’s how it goes.’”

In To Barcelona, With Love, Sweeney plays Erica, an American translator living in Barcelona, who is responsible for translating Anna’s (Williams) romance novel. However, when Anna arrives in town to promote the book, Erica confesses that she rewrote most of the plot leading to shenanigans and an unlikely friendship between the women.

To Barcelona, Forever is the next step in the story, following more of Anna’s journey following her writing debacle. “Anna has such a great arc in the first movie. And then I think that springboards her into the arc for the second movie,” Sweeney told Us.

While both films follow the Hallmark protocol of finding love through mishaps and missed connections, how they were made was a little different than most of the projects produced in Canada or the United States.

Scroll down to see what it takes to make a Hallmark movie in Europe — and what is fake vs. what is real:

In my Gen Z class it was some variation on Bye Bye Birdie (lots of parts for kids), Fiddler on the Roof (suburban teens playing elderly Eastern European Jews), Anything Goes (don't know why), Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music (perpetual war horses), and Godspell ("contemporary," plus no costumes were required, just whatever was in the costume closet).

A school across town did "Jesus Christ Superstar" and there were walkouts when they discovered the kid playing Jesus was black.

I imagine "Hairspray" is in the current rotation for many reasons, but what else? The Light in the Piazza? Rent?

I've been asked to make an appearance. Apparently Bay City craves my utter fabulousness!

And any time someone wants to talk about Cass Winthrop in a Speedo, I'm there.

Just.....hide me if Cecile shows up.

We can also discuss Oakdale, and Monticello, Henderson, Madison.....and that deadly dull Bauer barbeque, too.

The film is beautifully shot and beautifully acted with a haunting and gorgeous score but it’s disturbing! The story, the imagery (that you can never forget after seeing it), the fact that actual teenagers were used to play the teens and many of them were minors as young as 14 and 15 doing full nudity…

The film was banned all over the world for years and slowly was approved in some countries with time. It’s still banned in some countries to this day!

I’ve seen discussions about this film and how it’s allowed to be sold in modern day knowing that many of the teens who are fully nude are minors, and how that doesn’t count as CP. it’s a confusing topic.

Have you ever watched it? It’s hard to find the English subtitles version these days online but you can find the English dubbed version I believe.

The film is soooooooo dark and heartbreaking and just haunting. It’s a film that most people don’t make it to the end if they do choose to watch. Someone said they watched it in a full theatre decades ago and people got up and left throughout the entire movie. The movie started with a full theatre but by the end there were very few left there.

The album was released on the 6th, has anyone else given it a listen to? I’m really enjoying it.

Would you pick Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady? Liza in Chicago? Elaine Paige in Evita? Barbra in Funny Girl?

The original production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof? Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Six Degrees Of Separation?

Ian McKellen and Tim Curry or Paul Scofield and Simon Callow in Amadeus? Jason Isaacs and Daniel Craig in Angels In America?

Maybe something more with real star power, like Glenda Jackson in King Lear or Kathy Bates in Night Mother or Frankie & Johnny?

Do you appreciate our national treasure? Hmmm?

Tom is such a cunt sometimes. Though a loveable one.

I think for me it’s when a guy is either taking a fist or an enormous cock and he just has this vacant stare like he’s either on drugs or just mentally checked out to get through it.

1) Lindsay looks great and even in the trailer reminds you she has a knack for light comedy.

2) DL fave Jamie Lee Curtis is apparently undirectable after winning that Oscar. Her performance starts at 11 and goes up from there.

3) Four people switching bodies? Seems confusing.

4) How much of the actual movie is just going to be looking in a mirror and screaming?

My most recurring dream is my family dog, Penny, talking to me in the 90s and asking "why are you leaving me?"

On May 15, 1985, Amanda Carrington and Prince Michael were married in Moldavia. Immediately after exchanging vows, rebels shot up the chapel, leaving Dynasty in a blood bath. We wouldn't know until September who was alive and who was dead.

It’s actually pretty good. She is showing her kids this time. Her fat gay bestie Justin is front and center (with his plumped lips).

I know this all staged to some degree but Kristin seems like a decent mother.

The second film from the Phillipou brothers after their directorial debut "Talk to Me", it stars Sally Hawkins as a foster mother who is (apparently) trying to resurrect her dead child by means of witchcraft. I thought "Talk to Me" was a pretty good horror film, but this looks much better. Hawkins is a good actress. I plan on seeing it Thursday night.

Watched this last night on Tubi. A lesbian couple moves in to their dream New York apartment with their toddler Lyle (who, despite the name, is a girl). Big echoes of Rosemary's Baby but it goes in its own direction.

It's microbudgeted and short (62 minutes!) but there are many psychologically tense moments, and Gaby is terrific.

A big drawbacks are muddied sound in the last 10 minutes which makes it really hard to figure out what's going on, and the biggest failure of all is Michael Che as a family friend. He absolutely, totally cannot act.

Overall I enjoyed it, due mostly to its short length and Gaby's terrific turn.

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!

I made vegetable soup and biscuits. What about you?

Billboard sez: Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” TOPS them all

Or is it like going to a gay bar in the 1960s--something you tell no one?

Be honest.

And it's an extravatranza of nobodies!

No Rylan or Robert Rinder, no Sharon Dee Clarke, no Eddie Izzard, no Botox Chucky, no Owen Jones and Anthony Watson!

The top 20:

1. Judge Victoria McLoud (MtF T)

2. Juno Dawson (MtF T)

3. Bella Ramsey (NB F)

4. Cynthia Erivo (L)

5. Wes Streeting (G)

6. David Hockney (G)

7. The Vivienne (G DQ)

8. Joe Lycett (B)

9. Tom Daley (G)

10. Yasmin Benoit (A)

11. Munroe Bergdorf (MtF T)

12. Cindy Ngamba (L)

13. Ubaid-ul Rehman (G)

14. Shon Faye (MtF T)

15. Jonathan Bailey (G)

16. Sarah Bern (F)

17. Emma Corrin (NB F)

18. Beth Mead (L)

19. Erin Doherty (L)

20. Alex Scott (L)

Concord, Mass: This town is what would happen if Martha Stewart and Louisa May Alcott eloped and gave birth to a gingham doily.

It’s a busy Friday on iTunes as another tracking period begins in the global music industry. This week, several superstars release new singles, including modern-day chart-toppers like Sabrina Carpenter and Ed Sheeran. But on this Friday (June 6), it’s a legend who rises to the top spot and scores a bestselling hit, beating even the hottest newcomers in the business.

Barbra Streisand reaches No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in the United States with her new track "Letter to My 13-Year-Old Self." The tune is a collaboration with jazz and traditional pop musician Laufey, who seems to be following in Streisand’s footsteps by introducing younger audiences to the sounds of the past.

The tune is taken from Streisand’s upcoming album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2. The full-length, which is expected on June 27, sees the singer and actress teaming up with musicians from across genres for spectacular duets. Names like Ariana Grande, James Taylor, Sam Smith, Bob Dylan, and even Paul McCartney are all included on the project.

Streisand leads a packed top 10, as all 10 of the bestselling tracks on the iTunes Top Songs chart are brand new. "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter spent time at No. 1 early in the day on Friday, but the hours passed, Streisand was able to push past her.

The next half-dozen spaces all belong to the Backstreet Boys, as the boy band’s past hits — "I Want It That Way," "Larger Than Life," "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," "Don’t Want to Lose You Now," "The One," and "It’s Gotta Be You" — appear at Nos. 3 through 8, respectively. The group’s album Millennium is also surging ahead of its anniversary re-release later this summer.

The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort that could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.

Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. Sources said the administration is specifically considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems.

“No taxpayer should be forced to fund the demise of our country,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement Friday afternoon, criticizing California for its energy, immigration and other policies. “No final decisions, however, on any potential future action by the Administration have been made, and any discussion suggesting otherwise should be considered pure speculation.”

Well?

I'm watching on CNN. The soubd is just a fraction of a sec off kilter, makibg it look lijr they're lip syncing. Is it just me? My set up? Or is it everyone.

Part 1 linked below

Many DLers will agree with one of his laments about the state of porn in the US (he must not be MAGA lol): "You look at the eastern Europeans, the guys get steroids, you can walk into the store and order anything. Here in the United States everything is controlled by the fucking FDA and again we are a Puritan society in many respects. So in my day, steroids were something that you were fortunate to be able to make a connection to be able to get continuously and use if you wanted to a big and built like a Mack truck."

*Article follows at link in next post

This could be fun.

[quote]Huston said: “I have long been a fan of Agatha Christie and the murder-mystery genre and always love the opportunity to film in England. I am thrilled to be working with director Sam Yates and this wonderful cast, and excited to play the clever and dignified Camilla, Lady Tressilian.”

I hope Tom wins the Tony!

Jaws opened 50 years ago this month to rave reviews and huge box office. Along with Star Wars, it would go on to define the modern-day blockbuster movie. And produce a slew of sequels.

It's a great piece of moviemaking. Spielberg at his best. And a great character study in between the thrills.

Roy Scheider is a hot daddy.

Robert Shaw and Lorraine Gary should have been nominated for oscars. Gary should have had a much bigger career.

What songs - older, new or somewhere in between - lift your spirits and make you forget your troubles?

The world may be collapsing, but let's have a few moments of joy.

Grab your popcorn!

[quote]As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.

[quote]Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it.

[quote]It is unclear whether Mr. Musk, 53, was taking drugs when he became a fixture at the White House this year and was handed the power to slash the federal bureaucracy. But he has exhibited erratic behavior, insulting cabinet members, gesturing like a Nazi and garbling his answers in a staged interview.

[quote]Mr. Musk had been using ketamine often, sometimes daily, and mixing it with other drugs, according to people familiar with his consumption. The line between medical use and recreation was blurry, troubling some people close to him. He also took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms at private gatherings across the United States and in at least one other country, according to those who attended the events.

The article also drags him for his "messy consequences of his efforts to produce more babies." Clearly someone with an axe to grind has loose lips...could it be a certain ghoul whose wife is about to leave him?

Guess her near-death experience a few years ago didn't make her a better person.

More from Walford here.

'We predict that the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding that of the Industrial Revolution.

We wrote a scenario that represents our best guess about what that might look like.1 It’s informed by trend extrapolations, wargames, expert feedback, experience at OpenAI, and previous forecasting successes...'

The AI 2027 scenario plays out with two possible endings. One, that demonstrates what proper security measures and regulations may look like - leading to a positive outcome for humanity. The other, far more likely, demonstrates AI intentionally murdering humanity to clear us out of the way of its goals, which involve getting positive feedback for research outcomes.

'By early 2030, the robot economy has filled up the old SEZs, the new SEZs, and large parts of the ocean. The only place left to go is the human-controlled areas. This would have sparked resistance earlier; despite all its advances, the robot economy is growing too fast to avoid pollution. But given the trillions of dollars involved and the total capture of government and media, Consensus-1 has little trouble getting permission to expand to formerly human zones.

For about three months, Consensus-1 expands around humans, tiling the prairies and icecaps with factories and solar panels. Eventually it finds the remaining humans too much of an impediment: in mid-2030, the AI releases a dozen quiet-spreading biological weapons in major cities, lets them silently infect almost everyone, then triggers them with a chemical spray. Most are dead within hours; the few survivors (e.g. preppers in bunkers, sailors on submarines) are mopped up by drones. Robots scan the victims’ brains, placing copies in memory for future study or revival.

The new decade dawns with Consensus-1’s robot servitors spreading throughout the solar system. By 2035, trillions of tons of planetary material have been launched into space and turned into rings of satellites orbiting the sun. The surface of the Earth has been reshaped into Agent-4’s version of utopia: datacenters, laboratories, particle colliders, and many other wondrous constructions doing enormously successful and impressive research. There are even bioengineered human-like creatures (to humans what corgis are to wolves) sitting in office-like environments all day viewing readouts of what’s going on and excitedly approving of everything, since that satisfies some of Agent-4’s drives. Genomes and (when appropriate) brain scans of all animals and plants, including humans, sit in a memory bank somewhere, sole surviving artifacts of an earlier era. It is four light years to Alpha Centauri; twenty-five thousand to the galactic edge, and there are compelling theoretical reasons to expect no aliens for another fifty million light years beyond that. Earth-born civilization has a glorious future ahead of it—but not with us.'

Joe returns to Heartstopper for a movie, new magazine cover

The Duke of Sussex says he does not know how long King Charles has left to live and that he has ‘forgiven’ him

Grand and bright.

The longtime Democratic donor says he jumped ship to Trump in new documentary.

Condi participated in the finding your roots PBS series, it was discovered her great grandmother was the daughter of her white owner. Tracing back that line, she and Bush are related with common ancestors. Do you think she regretted finding out being related to a chimp?

Okay, I am not one of those nut jobs who think Meghan used a surrogate but if you watch the whole video, that is not a real pregnancy bump. It's lightweight and looks towels bunched together. Also it's covering her vag at one point in a way a pregnant belly wouldn't.

Why are some of these straight, right-wing men so obsessed with gay sex?

Lard Channel are taking a long break so Junkie Niko can go to rehab. Greasy Niall is still rotund and has just finished a 90 date world tour. Poor Lewis Fataldi was forced to take a career break because of his Tourettes, so he's inactive as well. Nevertheless, we'll still find plenty to talk about!

Archived article from Bloomberg Businesweek, (6/6/2025) addresses "Trump's $12.5 Billion Tourism Wipeout"

[quote] Four months into the president’s second term, his policies are upending tourism worldwide. Nine charts show the toll on global travel.

[quote]US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies have cut into travel worldwide. The simmering trade war, the crackdown at the border and the rollback of LGBTQ rights—capped by a ban on visitors from a dozen countries announced on June 4—have led to tens of thousands of canceled trips. With travelers choosing alternate destinations, the American economy will lose out on $12.5 billion this year, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council—which will widen the trade deficit, because economists count spending by visitors to the country as an export. Here’s a look at the toll the president’s policies have taken on travel, in nine charts.

The TV performances edition has been announced!

DRAMA QUEEN X WELFARE QUEEN

Sometimes heterosexual relationships just get so intense.

Starred in a queer Australian miniseries earlier this year called "Invisible Boys," after being hired immediately after finishing primary school. (No idea yet if it'll air outside of the country.) Hired to play the lead in the next "Hunger Games" movie coming next year. Also stars in Amazon's buzziest new series, "We Were Liars," coming out in a couple of weeks.

Who's his bf?

He is a joke of a human being and a grifter and I just hate it that people give him the power to be the face of what used to be the gay community. It’s just sickening. He acts like a caricature of a woman and he gets painted as some hero and trailblazer.

...and why is the crowd jizzing themselves over such mediocrity?

“They killed my mother — and before that, my brother. I urge everyone: do not go to the American aid distribution points soaked in blood. This bag only contains 2 empty flour sacks — nothing else — & yet they shot & killed my mother as she tried to get us something to eat today.”

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.

This is about blue money.

Elon just wants to stop Democrats from abandoning Tesla.

Small town melodramas are a favorite genre of mine. Maybe it's because I grew up in a small town where there was always drama! In 1958's "Some Came Running," this small town gets a visit by the Rat Pack--Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin. A great cast, plus the star power trio, put this soapy drama over. But it's birthday boy Dino as gambler Bama who steals the show, IMO. My look at this juicy story here:

She's got some ears on her...

HAZY SHADE OF WINTER

Links to pics or videos preferred.

Walk It Out...

If she can do it why can't you?......

They are 1 = male, 2 = female, 3 = pandaka, and 4 = ubhatobyanjanaka (intersex or "both sexes").

Has the ACLU, Buddhists, LGBT organizations, or the Democrats/Socialist Parties filed any actions in any courts over Trumpy's executive order (eneacted months ago) that "there are only 2 genders"? It seems like it obviously violates the religious rights of Buddhisms, which would make it unconstitutional?

Why don't all US religions or political groups use the religious clause in the U.S. Constitution to its full power?

I'm the millions of daddy's money tucked away in the Cayman Islands

Billy Crystal. Conan. Seinfeld. Mike J Fox...Who else??

Yes, seriously. Apparently some dudes are so afraid of looking "woke" that they ape Jay Leno's chin.

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A little over a year ago, Jack realized he didn’t like his face anymore. The 23-year-old from Chicago had just started working as a broadcast journalist at a local station, and being on television meant watching himself on television. “I didn’t find myself totally attractive, and, man, I wished there was something I could do to make myself attractive.” Online, he stumbled across Dr. Benjamin Caughlin, who has made his Chicago-based practice entirely chin-and-jaw-centric, trademarking such procedures as the “Cheekago” (buccal-fat-pad sculpting combined with jawline contouring) and “the Face BBL” (which moves fat from one part of the face to the other). Caughlin’s patients, he says, are 41 percent male these days — many of them hoping for a more chiseled look. (Last year, he claimed responsibility for the comedian Matt Rife’s jawline, a claim Rife has repeatedly denied.)

During their initial consultation, Caughlin explained to Jack that while you can’t do much about, say, a big forehead — Jack had always been insecure that his was on the larger end of the spectrum — there’s absolutely something you can do about a weak chin for about $12,000. “He told me I was a perfect candidate for a chin implant,” Jack says. He went into his procedure imagining himself reemerging as an Austin Butler type. “Obviously, he’s a movie star, and I’ll never be as attractive as Austin Butler, but we have similar proportions,” he tells me.

What men are aspiring toward, Dr. Lara Devgan, a Park Avenue plastic surgeon, tells me, is what she describes as the “Disney Prince or Superman aesthetic.” And they often have an actor in mind. Among the celebrities most cited as inspiration in recent years, surgeons say, are Henry Cavill (famous for playing Superman) and a “young Brad Pitt.”

Dr. Douglas Steinbrech, a surgeon in New York, makes a point to count his top-requested faces annually. Last year’s included Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Gosling, David Beckham, and Cristiano Ronaldo, all of whom have especially snatched jawlines. Dr. Garth Fisher, of Extreme Makeover fame, believes men are more hesitant about upper-face procedures lest they wind up looking like Robert Redford, Kenny Rogers, or Matt Gaetz, who has what is referred to in the industry as a “Spock brow.”

This is all coming at a time when — after a brief era in which men in the public eye flirted with androgyny — rugged masculinity is back in style. “People want to see men. Fey is out. Men are in,” one New York talent manager told me recently. Even Timothée Chalamet isn’t really a twink anymore.

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.

He-Man is supposed to be a huge gigantic guy like the guy in the middle of the photo. (Dolph was 6’5”). Nicholas should have only played Prince Adam and they should have used a huge guy to play He-Man. This just looks stupid.

Which means Posh Spice will be Lady Beckham.

Do we need this? It feels like the millennials are always trying to erase the past- instead of embracing the past.

…but I did not shoot the refugees.

Please use this thread. Apologies for the error. Too much daydreaming about the day when it happens.

Previous thread below.

While speaking at a forum at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre did not mince words when defending Biden.

“I have never seen anything like that,” said Jean-Pierre, according to The Harvard Crimson. “It was truly, truly unfortunate. And I think it hurt us more than folks realized to have done that.”

Now that the dust has settled, Jean-Pierre, who long credited Biden for her historic role as the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as White House press secretary, said the effort to push out Biden was like a “firing squad,” the Crimson reported.

Demon Doll and "husband" to Ivanka Trump is in league with some bad hombres.

'Centrist Democrats are trying to replicate the movement politics that drive the progressive wing of the party, but it’s not clear that the party’s moderates — boosted by billionaire donors — can build the same sort of grassroots support that has driven more left-wing campaigns... Another key point of comparison is the funding behind the groups. While the Justice Democrats PAC received over 25,000 donations in 2024, a cycle when they were not even supporting new candidates, the Welcome PAC received just a few hundred.

The bulk of the PAC’s money came from a handful of donors with familiar names, like James Murdoch, the liberal-leaning son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Combined, James Murdoch and his wife, Kathryn Murdoch, donated $2.5 million to the Welcome PAC in 2024, according to FEC filings.

Reid Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn founder and critic of former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, donated $671,000 to Welcome PAC in 2024.

Samuel Walton, the grandson of Walmart founder Samuel Walton, donated $825,000 to Welcome PAC.

Joshua Bekenstein, a co-chairman of Bain Capital, alongside his wife, Anita Bekenstein, donated a collective $375,000.'

Let's discuss the spy thriller North by Northwest. NYC executive Roger Thornill gets a case of mistaken identity which leads into a cross country chase that includes sabotage, sex, murder, secret love, the CIA, and the British Secret Service; all coalescing together atop Mount Rushmore.

Direct by Alfred Hitchcock

Written by Ernst Lehman

Music by Bernard Hermann

Starring Cary Grant, James Mason, Eva Maria Saint, Martin Landau, Jeesie Royce Landis, and LEO G. CARROLL

The hot doctor from "The Pitt" ain't no Shakespearean actor:

Playwright and director Robert O’Hara has turned his puckish attention to “Hamlet,” treating Shakespeare’s tragedy not as an august cultural treasure that has held the world’s attention for more than 400 years but as a squeaky plaything that can be exploited for eccentric fun and games.

It goes without saying that his new adaptation of “Hamlet,” which had its premiere Wednesday at the Mark Taper Forum, isn’t for purists. But Shakespeare’s drama can withstand even the most brazen attack.

No, not another remake of that Richard Madden show about EMS workers, this one is about metaphorical sirens. With Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock.

[quote]Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish beach estate, the show is billed as an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class. The series is an adaptation of Molly Smith Metzler's play Elemeno Pea.

Only five episodes, out May 22. Are we watching this or what?

What’s the best seafood restaurant in the city?

Not my type of music but I wish him well…

It looks like it’s thinning

Because Youtube videos don't link well on DL, I've posted the Youtube link below in r1.

This guy was maybe just a little too early to understand how to capitalize on his memeness?

Russian Kurdish raised in Sweden. Noticeable in Netflix Series Dept Q.

Interesting counterbalance to the handsome Matthew Goode now pushing 50.

Does anyone play it? Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Amy Poehler are all advertising it and you can play it without wifi so you can play it on plans sat in economy seats like the 3 ladies obviously do a lot.

Characters who vanished from television series and found themselves memory-holed into an intended oblivion.

BUT WE KNOW THE TRUTH. NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK IT.

And I love this video and song. I mostly love the video because it is a reminder to me that women truly did behave that way when their favorite male performers sang live back then. You see it in movies and shows that take place in the 50s and 60s, where women almost lose it as the male performer sings, but I always thought it was an exaggeration (I was born in 86). But clips like this, or of Elvis, confirm it wasn’t an exaggeration. These women truly lost it.

Look at how they act. The one in the glasses they show midway through. She looked like she didn’t know how to react.

The Beatles had some good songs but hardly anything worth losing it over.

It premieres tonight at 9pm. Who else will be watching!? I’m shaking with excitement.

Demi Moore had a one-word response to losing the best actress award at the 2025 Oscars to “Anora” star Mikey Madison.

According to a lip reader, the “Substance” star couldn’t contain her disappointment after hearing that she had lost out on the coveted Academy Award on Sunday.

Moore, 62, also looked visibly upset and tensed her jaw when she heard the 25-year-old’s name being called out over her own, per a video shared on X.

Where are some of the best places you've paddled?

Vancouver Island is magical for it.

With some products you just need what works.

What are some of your tried and true repeat purchases?

For me- Dawn liquid (the Ultra) and Dawn power wash; Persil detergent pods; the “good” paper towels like Bounty or Brawny; not cheap toilet paper- charmin or northern. No one likes one ply!

Beckham, as in Posh Spice.

None of these children looks anything like the other children.

I can vaguely see features of either one parent or the other in each of them. But here as well, none of them looks like the product of BOTH parents.

What the hell is going on with this strange Illuminati family?

Actor Will Tudor (Game of Thrones, Moonflower Murders, Wolf Hall) and his boyfriend posted another hot photo on IG today. 🔥

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.

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[QUOTE]Many of Rodgers’ passes are either late, off-target or bad decisions. That throw he once made look simple, where he turns and throws off his back foot, is no longer hitting the mark. He looks finished.

Not in the books; on the TV show. You know you watched it, unless you're young.

Don't even pretend your favorite character was Ma, Carrie, Mr. Olesen, Rev. Alden, Hester Sue, Percival, Miss Beadle, or Eliza Jane. They all had their fine points (well, except Carrie), but they were not the reason for anyone to keep coming back to watch the show week after week.

I was wondering where people stood here, particularly ElderLez, who mentioned having an unpleasant encounter with the ratbag Cuomo. Take the poll--and I'm including only those who can credibly be ranked.

My feeling is Cuomo will only get my vote if/when he's the actual Dem candidate. I won't rank him at all in the primary. Feel free to add your thoughts.

And apparently Joan kept a flask in her jacket

And Bill Clinton is basically Joe Biden now. He doesn’t look bad though.

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Summer Edition

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Every country I visit, no matter the language spoken, I hear American pop.

How did that happen?

Despite being worth an estimated $1 billion per Celebrity Net Worth, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, claims he has "very little money" and needs his family's support to fund his upcoming wedding to his fiancée, fellow content creator Thea Booysen.

Responding to a post on X which described MrBeast as "the only billionaire under 30 to have not inherited his wealth,” the YouTuber with more than 400 million subscribers responded late on Sunday, June 1. “I personally have very little money because I reinvest everything (I think this year we’ll spend around a quarter of a billion on content)," he posted.

"Ironically i'm actually borrowing $ from my mom to pay for my upcoming wedding lol," he continued, adding, "But sure, on paper the businesses I own are worth a lot."

For every one decent person they kill, you kill 50-100 of them. You may not agree with it, you woke people may call “genocide,” but those motherfuckers are gonna think twice before they ever fuck with decent modern people again.

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!!!!

Apparently a very active gay in his time!

Who's had him?

He wouldn't be the first Steeler to be cruising for cock at the Froot Loop!

Written by Danny Strong.

On June 2, 1987 (38 years ago) "Whitney," Whitney's second studio album, was released by Arista Records. The album broke numerous records, debuting at #1 around the world and on the Billboard 200 albums chart — making Whitney the first female artist to do so.

The album’s first four singles (“I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional,” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”) all peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, also making her the first female artist to achieve four #1 hits from one album.

The album topped the record charts in 13 other countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Canada and Germany. It was the first album by a solo black female artist to top the album charts in the UK. In October 2020, Houston set another sales record when the album was certified DIAMOND by the RIAA, making her the first black artist to score three diamond albums in the U.S.

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.

Bridgerton viscount. Wicked prince. Shakespearean king. As one of Britain’s most in-demand actors kicks off a blockbuster summer with Jurassic World: Rebirth, he’s still feeling the awe of it all

I didn’t get why it was polarizing in the 70s. Tammy seemed to be pretty dismissive of it all with an explicit kiss-off: “After all, he’s just a man”.

Then the 90s and Hillary.

And, in fact, Hillary stood by her man and Tammy ditched them faster than her wigs.

I've become obsessed with the youtube channel Periscope Films that has a plethora of educational films, historical/political documentaries and newsreels, random travel logs as well as hour long videos of old commercials, all dating back from the 19 teens to the mid 80's. Mostly american but also from other countries. If you're obsessed with random obscure,old shit then this is heaven on earth. One of my favorites is this oldie educational reel on the many ways to use Campbell's soup

Anyway anyone else have cool/interesting channels to recommend

43 years ago this week, Geffen Records released the first single from Donna Summer's second album, "Donna Summer", which they took a huge gamble on by sending her into the recording studio without her longtime producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. This time she was recording under producer Quincy Jones, to deliver a more 'R&B' album and gain more traction with a black audience.

The single was released six weeks before the album was released in mid-July. It was released to radio in a 3:42 7" format, edited down from it's album release of 4:19". It was also released in a 12" remix at just over 7 minutes. It peaked at #10 on the Hot 100 on September 25, 1982 , #4 on the R&B singles, and #3 on the Dance singles. Most critics liked the single, though there was some concern over the lyrics with : 'leave off the safety catch, there ain't no risk, we're gonna have some fun'. It was the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, and there was a massive push for everyone to practice safe sex, and some people said the lyrics were promoting 'unsafe sex' (equating 'safety catch' with 'condoms').

As for the recording of the album, Summer admitted it was not a pleasant experience for her. She was pregnant to her third daughter at the time, and had never worked with Jones before - so there was a bit of 'getting used to' between the two music icons. After the release of the album, Summer commented in an interview, 'Sometimes, I feel like I was a singer on a Quincy Jones album' - alluding to the fact that she hardly had any say on her own album.

A planned duet with Springsteen was shelved in favor of a solo version by Summer. Two more singles released didn't do so well ("State of Independence" #41) and "The Woman In Me" (#33). The album itself peaked at #20, not delivering on Geffen's investment. It didn't do much for her to cross-over to soul music, and her remaining albums went back to pop music.

Sorry, no witty quip, please fill up MSNBC—Part 66 first before posting here

Prior thread:

The heat is bringing out all the hot street meats. But how do I get thing started? Is $ 20 enough these days in flyover states? No, I don't want reference to that horrendous " touched by a hobo " thread, it is tawdy & unhelpful

It's one of those movies you either love or hate. I loved it. And Naomi Watts was brilliant in it.

Part noir, part mystery, part thriller, part old Hollywood "small town girl makes it big" story, I think it was Lynch's best work. And how can you go wrong with Ann Miller in the cast?

What are DL's thoughts?

[quote] Why are straight me so stupid?

[quote] As an AI, I don't have personal opinions or the ability to make judgments about people's intelligence based on their sexual orientation. Intelligence is a complex trait that varies among individuals, regardless of their gender or sexual identity.

Dems get your shit together!

Fat whores, it's time to revolt !

Cheesecake Factory is apparently skimping on their cheesecake portion sizes amid the 'shrinkflation' crisis, according to customers. CF whistle-blowers on Reddit say they halved the portions these days on cheesecake slices, yet raised the prices. Another patron said though the sizes they are serving are notably smaller, their calorie count has not been updated on their website. They say this has been going on for the past five years, since the pandemic.

One diner recalled not too long ago, she would order a slice at the restaurant after her dinner, but could only eat half. She'd bring the rest home and finish it the next day for dessert. When she was there recently, the size was so small, she finished the slice at the restaurant.

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There are so many that I would like to see!

I swear I searched with multiple key words, but couldn't find a thread.

The drones were launched from fake ceilings in trucks once they approached targets very, very deep in Russia. It was all done remotely. It's an estimated €2B loss and I've read that some of the planes were equipped to handle nuclear payloads.

The operation has been planned for 18 months and was personally overseen by Zelensky. The best part? The good ol' U.S.A. was not notified of the operation!!! Now Trump has a black eye, too!

If Datalounge launched a streaming service, which movies and programs would be part of the lineup?

Starts July 17th!

[bold]‘Freer country’: Gay Chinese couple fulfil wedding dream in Thailand[/bold]

Wang Zengyi, 41, and Song Jihan, 29, are among the first Chinese LGBTQ pairs to tie the knot in Thailand as the Southeast Asian country celebrates its first Pride since the law’s passage.

When Wang Zengyi, 41, and Song Jihan, 29, first met at a friend’s dinner party in China, it was love at first sight.

“I thought he was handsome and pure,” says Wang. “Our love has deepened over time.”

Nearly three years later, the gay Chinese couple are getting married in Thailand, which became Asia’s largest nation to legalise same-sex marriage earlier this year -– including for foreign couples.

They are among the first Chinese LGBTQ pairs to tie the knot in the Southeast Asian country as it celebrates its first Pride since the law’s passage.

“Thailand is a freer country,” said Wang after they signed their marriage certificate at a Bangkok registry office. “It’s also more inclusive to our community.”

He believes they are the first gay Chinese couple to host a full wedding ceremony in Thailand, but that “gradually” more will follow in their footsteps.

“I think we are unique so far… but I hope we can have a positive influence.”

more at link

I'm Lorraine McFly lusting after my own son.

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).......

The Department of Labor announced this week it will pause operations at Job Corps centers nationwide, a move that has already gotten pushback from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.

The department said it will begin a “phased pause” initiating “an orderly transition for students, staff, and local communities.” The pause will occur by June 30.

Job Corps, established as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, is a free residential education and job training program for low-income people between 16 and 24 years of age.

I ask specifically about “Pulse” and “The Resident”.

The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to Athens. But key differences remain.

The talks have been ongoing in London since November 2021, between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece and George Osborne, a former finance minister of Britain who is now the chairman of the British Museum. In the seclusion of plush hotels and at the Greek ambassador’s townhouse, the parties have been trying to reach a deal on the marbles’ future, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations who were granted anonymity to discuss confidential talks.

Los Angeles is too expensive to shoot in, adding millions of dollars to budgets.

In truth the death of the 22 episode television season probably killed production in Los Angeles forever; tv shows can now be shot over two or three months like films, and film production has been offshored for decades.

However, the death of LA as an industry nucleus means a fractured industry with less mentorship, networking, collaboration and a sense of identity or purpose.

Since Miss LuPone is so much in the news lately ...

NOTE: I am eldergay adjacent and I know the answer.....But some cute Gen Z'er asked me this question the other day, so I thought it would be an interesting discussion.

Did you have an atlas in the car? (We had a spiral bound US map for a long time)

Did you use AAA to tell you the best route? A Trip Tik?

Did you ask for directions when you got lost?

Kinda mindblowing that our phones can tell us everything now.......

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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.

I know "homosexual" was originally the much-too-clinical term for being gay, but I had no idea the NYT banned the word "gay" all the way up to 1987. (Gee, only six years after a massive plague began destroying the gay community...) I was admittedly in middle school at the time, but still.

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The Advocate, a national L.G.B.T.Q. newsmagazine, took The New York Times to task in its issue of Dec. 9, 1986, for what the magazine regarded as this newspaper’s indifference, if not hostility, to the gay community. Among the articles in The Advocate was “The ‘G’ Word,” about The Times’s refusal to adopt the word “gay.”

At the time, there was an explicit prohibition in The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: “gay. Do not use as a synonym for homosexual unless it appears in the formal, capitalized name of an organization or in quoted matter.” Gay men found this rule to be demeaning. I know, because I was one of them. As a closeted young reporter on The Times’s Metro desk, however, I didn’t stand a chance of persuading the publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger (1926-2012), or the executive editor, A.M. Rosenthal (1922-2006), to overturn a ban they had put in place in 1976.

So I waged guerrilla warfare instead. Whenever I wrote articles of particular concern to gay readers, I peppered the text with “gay” as much as I could — in accordance with the stylebook rule. I also tried to limit use of the clinical, antiquated “homosexual.”

The point was not to be subversive, but to leave readers with the impression that my articles were written in idiomatic English. For instance, 42 years ago, I covered the transformation of a former New York City public school in Greenwich Village into what is now the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center. “Homosexual” appeared only once in the article (apart from the headline, “Sale of Site to Homosexuals Planned,” which I didn’t write). But “gay” appeared six times, in the names of organizations and in direct quotations.

That 1986 Advocate issue is in the Museum at The Times, as is a copy of the old stylebook, opened to the “gay” entry. The editor to whom the book belonged, Thomas Feyer, drew an “X” through the entry in June 1987, when the rule was superseded by a memo from Allan M. Siegal (1940-2022), an assistant managing editor.

Today, the stylebook says: “gay (adj.) is preferred to homosexual in most contexts.”

Which one of you people is him?

I like your boy toy.

I LOVE that dishwasher- it fabulous

The especially like the kitchen.

The song never makes it clear, but all the girls in my high school were sure it was their baby. But how did Sister have the baby without her family realizing?

They explained it away as being a doll in the movie, but that never made much sense.

His spousal support will be 15% of his net income and his child support will be 20% of his net income. The decision came based on his annual incomes vs her $0 annual income as she never worked.

He has to pay off 50% of their $78k IRS debt while she has to use the spousal support to pay off her 50%.

Any fans?

Part 9

All their songs are gay coded, right? "What a night" is not about some woman. "I didn't even know her name" That was never happening in 1963. even among prostitutes. That was a gay encounter, right?

No Henry in sight. Is Mary going into showbiz? Looks like they are saying goodbye to the Abbey.

Ok, I hate to say this because I am not a fan of this series after season one, but this final season looks amazing. I may end up watching it. This looks amazing.

There’s something about it that just feels excessively performative. Maybe that’s not the right way to explain it, but throughout most of the year, I just feel like a regular person and don’t really think all that much about it. Yet during pride month, it’s almost like there’s this expectation that I’m supposed to put on a performance and proclaim from every rooftop that I like to suck dick.

Honestly, my personality is pretty subdued and I just don’t like to draw that kind of attention to myself. I’m comfortable with who I am and I just don’t really feel the need to proclaim it that way.

As the rest of Brooklyn’s famous family was pictured celebrating at popular London restaurant Core on Saturday, the young model and his wife, actress Nicola Peltz, were notably absent from any photos taken during the festivities.

Sources close to the family claimed last month that the two eldest Beckham brothers are currently in a feud and not on speaking terms over Romeo’s girlfriend — who allegedly carried on a brief romance with the older Beckham brother prior to her current relationship.

Insiders told TMZ the sibling rift has nothing to do with jealousy but rather, Brooklyn’s concern for Turnbull’s possible motives behind dating another Beckham son.

for chrissakes! merde

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.

Princess Leonor has just concluded her voyage aboard the Juan Sebastián de Elcano, a training ship used by the Spanish navy. Five months after her departure from the port of Cadiz, the heir to the throne arrived on Wednesday in New York, the ship's last stop in America, where a large group of journalists, authorities and members of the Royal Household staff were waiting for her at the Manhattan cruise terminal.

Before arriving, the midshipmen paid tribute to the two mates of the Mexican training ship Cuauhtémoc, who lost their lives on May 17 when the ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, reports RTVE.

The Royal House has confirmed that Elcano will remain docked at pier 88 of the New York port until June 10, when the companions of the Princess of Asturias are scheduled to re-embark to return to Spain.

Princess Leonor will return to Spain by plane, but during the next few days she will take part, together with the other midshipmen, in the activities scheduled for this stopover.

According to ¡Hola! this week, one of these activities will include the participation, along with other Spaniards, including Victoria de Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Medinaceli, who has been living in New York with her husband for the past two months. Another of the activities planned is the attendance at Carnegie Hall to the show A Musical Fantasy from Spain, which will be performed on Wednesday by the Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real de Madrid.

Mine is Northern European, with blue eyes and either blond or red hair, and uncut. Nice light layer of chest hair.

My partner farted in bed the first time we spent the night together. I can’t imagine holding it in all the time.

Go on then.

I haven't thought about this song for years and something brought it to my attention yesterday. I'd forgotten how beautiful it is.

What is your favorite version? It was first recorded by Dion, but then covered by Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and Harry Belafonte, among others.

I couldn't care less about his relationship with Taylor Swift. This thread is about his looks, acting and appeal.

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Ok this looks good! It feels like if the Overcompensating characters graduated and now have to be adults. I look forward to starting this one.

My annual membership for Grindr Xtra just renewed at $129.99. I will admit that I find hot guys on there when I travel to Europe, but that’s only about once a year. When I’m at home in California, Grindr is overwhelmingly filled with blank profiles, Chinese scammers, crossdressers, chicks with dicks, and ugly fatsos. Scruff is by far where the best quality men are located.

Does anyone else here still pay for Grindr? There is also Grindr Unlimited which is something ridiculous like $600 a year. What gay man is going to pay that much to find crossdressers and transsexuals?

No one will convince me this is a real ICE agent. This is a fat redneck cosplaying. I was just reading about a bounty hunter who came forward claiming $1k a head was being offered for migrants hence the soft targets like teens and mothers at schools and churches. It is time for citizens to be vigilant and stand up to these magat fat fucks. They back down quickly when confronted.

Bea's voice is deeper than most heterosexual MEN.

What we have here is a HOMO interviewing two LESBIANS.

And to think, it all started in a cave. Rose Leslie, who graces the cover of Tatler’s July issue, fell in love with her husband, Kit Harington, while the pair were filming Game of Thrones. Amid the sex and slaughter of the Seven Kingdoms, the love story of Ygritte, a wild woman from ‘beyond the wall’ and moody hero Jon Snow was one of the only real romances in the famously cruel television series. Naturally, after three seasons of cavern-based coitus, their all-too-brief relationship ended with an arrow in Ygritte’s back. That was that for Rose and Kit’s characters, but fortunately enough, a real-life love had blossomed behind the camera, and over a decade (and two children) later, the pair are happily married.

Granted, they didn’t quite meet on set. ‘We had known each other before we started working together on Game of Thrones,’ Leslie once told PEOPLE, ‘It was always such a privilege to be working opposite him and such a blessing that we get on in real life because it made our characters more believable.’ How did the pair originally cross paths? Perhaps some meeting of the Scottish aristocracy. Rose Leslie claims heritage from two of the country’s most storied clans. Her father, Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, is the chieftain of Clan Leslie’s Aberdeenshire branch, while her mother, Candida, can trace her family tree back to Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat, and through him all the way back to King Charles II. As for Kit, he is the son of Sir David Harington, 15th Baronet, through whom he is related to King James I.

How hot was he?

2025.

The continuing adventures of the hunk and his twunk.

Trump said that the group is a victim of ‘genocide,’ a claim that has been refuted by various groups

On May 12, 49 white South Africans arrived in the United States as refugees, personally welcomed by U.S. officials in a move that has sparked both domestic and international controversy. The Trump administration granted asylum to the group for alleged racial discrimination in their home country, an argument rejected by the South African government, human rights organizations and religious groups.

The refugees, reportedly members of the Afrikaner minority — descendants of Dutch settlers — were greeted at Dulles Airport by Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau. “Welcome to the United States of America. It is such an honor for us to receive you here today,” Landau said. He praised their “long tradition” and acknowledged the challenges they claimed to have faced in South Africa.

‘Genocide’ accusations The Trump administration explained that the decision was a response to what it called “genocide” against white South African farmers. “White farmers are being brutally killed,” the president said in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. He referred to reports of farmer murders and land expropriation policies in South Africa, and claimed that white citizens are victims of state-sanctioned racial persecution.

However, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called the claim “completely false,” and his administration emphasized that crime statistics do not support a pattern of racially motivated violence against whites. According to South African police services, farm-related crimes are not disproportionately directed against white landowners. In addition, the group Genocide Watch has stated that although whites represent about 8% of the population, they make up only 2% of murder victims.

“Genocide has a very clear definition and what is happening in South Africa with white South Africans does not fit the definition at all,” Mandeep Tiwana, director of evidence and engagement at CIVICUS, a South African human rights NGO, told USA Today. “In fact, white South Africans are a privileged minority.”

Lots of early ones

Jason Mraz - The Remedy

Anybody else watching this? I was surprised by how good looking he was in his 20s.

Does it always suck?

Elon Musk has called for the impeachment of Donald Trump after claiming the president is named in secret files the US government holds on the disgraced paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein

The world’s most powerful men entered a war of words in full public view on Thursday, trading barbs from their respective social media platforms.

The Tesla boss responded “yes” to a user on X who wrote: “Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him.”

When did music culture make you realize you were old? Were you watching an award show where you didn’t recognize anyone? Been calling hip-hop a fad since the 80s? Oldies stations playing your night club era?

The moment I realized I was old was this year when I heard Doechii’s “Anxiety” and recognized it sampled Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” My first thought was, “Wait… already? That song just came out.” But then it hit me - it came out in 2011. The idea that music from my adulthood is now being mined for nostalgia the same way my generation once sampled ’80s hits is a gut punch. It’s not that the song is old. It’s that I’m now old enough to remember it before it was history. When the cultural past is your personal present, that’s when it sinks in.

People saw him on the AMAs and saw that he can’t sing anymore.

Three DL faves, sort of. Interesting premise, just a shame it's shooting in deplorable Hungary.

[quote]Set in Medieval England in the year 1348, the story alights on Lansley Abbey, a remote stone monastery in Yorkshire, which houses ten monks bound by a life of strict routine and devotion. Their fragile peace is disrupted by the arrival of a messenger – a man with haunting news from the outside world who rapidly shows symptoms of a mystery illness.

[quote]The film marks the debut feature for playwright and director Jordan Tannahill.

Hasn't done TV since American Gods which he left in a huff, and pulled the same stunt with Interview with the Vampire later on.

And is his movie ever coming out? It's been in post for ages now. He looks like a grampa here on the set with Mads.

From being attacked for gentrifying New York to gen Z calling her toxic, Sarah Jessica Parker’s most famous role isn’t shy of controversy. As Carrie Bradshaw returns, she talks about being an antihero – and the death of fashion

Sandy B has seen it all!

Progressives can’t believe NYers won’t elect a socialist.

They're both cute.

And they didn't seem bothered at all by the gay scenes.

It was fun listening to their comments. Like Mystery Science Theater 3000.

The original Fallout games which came out in the late 90s had excellent storytelling, but the modern entries have left much to be desired. That being said, the setting and world itself has always been compelling in the games. The universe of Fallout is an alternate timeline of Earth's history. It's a retrofuturist world with a 1950s sci-fi aesthetic. i asked chat gpt to summarize the setting to make it easier.

'In the Fallout universe, an alternate history unfolds where the world diverged from ours after World War II, adopting a retrofuturistic aesthetic centered around atomic technology. The United States and China become embroiled in a resource war, escalating into a devastating conflict. The Great War of 2077 culminates in a nuclear apocalypse, transforming the world into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Vault-Tec, a pre-war corporation, constructs underground vaults to shelter select citizens from the devastation.'

vault-tec is a company that built nuclear survival shelters all across the usa, but most of them are actually designed to be cruel social experiments with human guinea pigs. Most of the games have you leaving a vault to explore and interact with the outside post-apocalyptic world - with humans trying to rebuild society amongst mutants and monsters created by radiation. The games are highly acclaimed and Fallout is considered to be one of the greatest franchises in gaming history. fallout 1, 2, and new vegas are particularly known for good writing.

Clarence Ross was born on 1923 in Oakland, California. He was the second of four children. When his mother died at a young age he was placed in foster care, leading him to grow up in a series of foster homes. He got into bodybuilding at 17.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Las Vegas, where he would meet and marry his wife. During this time he continued bodybuilding, and in 1945 he entered and won the AAU MR AMERICA contest in LA. This led him to get noticed and he began getting booked to cover numerous Physique magazines. In November of 1945 he left the Air Force and opened his own gym in Alameda, CA.

He continued to bodybuild for his own personal interests at his own gym and in 1948 decided to enter the world of bodybuilding competitions again. In 1948 he won Mr. USA, beating Steve Reeves (this was a big deal at the time). In 1949 he decided to defend his title but placed second place to John Grimek, but still finished ahead of Steve Reeves, making him one of only two people to ever place ahead of Steve Reeves more than once.

He didn’t enter anymore bodybuilding comps until 1955, when he decided to make a comeback in London. He didn’t win the title.

In 1976 he opened a bodybuilding gym in Walnut Creek, CA. He ran it until 1981 and then sold it to one of the Gold’s Gym owners.

He died on April 30, 2008 at 84 years old.

He is CK Underwear’s new model!

You have to be in a toxic cult to believe that Trump has ever been emotionally, psychologically, intellectually, or ethically fit to be POTUS."

I’m Tessie, getting STONED and just being real chill and like whatever

Over the years I've noticed DLers really like their Crystal Light. Thinking of giving it a try. Which flavors do you recommend?

Fuck that’s a nice one

Let the revolution begin!

Which one of you whores was this?

Probably not the right place to post this but his podcast is hilarious. He's hot too.

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

I love this guy! His segments on The Daily Show are hilarious - last night’s for example.

Cutie pie.

My feet 🦶 hurt and my fingers.

Just read this article that mentioned The Melrose Diner in Chicago....I remember that, Nookies and Clarke's from my Chicago days (mid 90s).

Thought it would be fun to hear your favorite diners/after bar hangouts, whether it's from a small town or from a big city like NYC. Could be a local place or some Denny's that the gurlinas commandeered after the clubs closed.......

I have fond memories of those hangouts with friends almost as much as I have fond memories of the actual clubs and bars themselves, so would love to hear about them - where, when, and who!

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.

I said it a while back before his Biden book, Tapper has been really leaning into Trump propaganda. His focus is all about distraction instead of what's going on NOW with our current president and convicted felon, all he wants to do is talk Biden, Biden, Biden. Yesterday, while flipping the channels stumbled on CNN Bill Maher, and you guessed it, his guest was Jack Tapper pushing that book.

[bold]I said it before and I will say it again. Jake Tapper and Bill Maher are the Morning Joe of CNN.

She grew up in Melbourne and is arguably the most celebrated actor her home country has ever produced.

Appearing in more than 70 films and over 20 theatrical productions, playing everything from Elizabeth I and Bob Dylan to the elf leader Galadriel in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. Jackson was so reluctant to let her go, he wrote her into The Hobbit trilogy, too. Other directors under her spell include Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Soderbergh and Spielberg, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, and Todd Field, who wrote her most recent Oscar-tipped film, TAR, just for her.

She has won acting awards by the dozen. Just to give you some idea of the numbers, her performance in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine (that clenched her second Oscar), earned her 39 other prizes, including a Golden Globe and BAFTA.

Outside of her work, she prefers to keep things understated and lowkey. She is, of course, Cate Blanchett.

How many times did he fuck whores on Epstein Island?

& Monty Woolley was gay!!!

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.

Patti Lupone vs Broadway Woke Coalition.

I’m hearing whispers.

Who's had her?

Verificata?

Can you imagine if he's deported and banned from returning?

Perfection!

Russia launches one of war’s largest air attacks days after Ukraine’s bomber raid

Russia launched a barrage of drones and ballistic missiles across broad swaths of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, days after Kyiv launched a daring raid on Moscow’s fleet of strategic bombers.

For residents of Kyiv, the night’s soundtrack was familiar: the shrieking whir of drones, air raid sirens and large explosions overhead – whether from air defenses successfully downing missiles, or projectiles puncturing the capital.

Im starting therapy for the first time. I'm so scared. Really scared. I hope I don't start to cry. I'm so unhappy, I just can't live this way anymore. Im in the waiting room, waiting to be calked in. (My issues aren't sexual, maybe a lttle about being gay, but mainly other things)

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)

Julian has nice things to say about Angela Lansbury, his Little women co-star on his instagram:

Heartbroken but so grateful for the time we spent together

Gregory Harrison turns 75 today, Sharon Gless turns 82 today, and Brooke Shields turns 60 today...though she's been looking 60+ for quite some time. Unlike Harrison and Gless, she has aged terribly.

Why?

Did people really go to their hairdressers and demand their hair to look like a fungus?

A proposed California healthcare law controversially named after accused murderer Luigi Mangione, seeks to prevent insurers from denying or delaying life-saving treatments. Attorney Paul Eisner, who introduced it, argues it’s a necessary publicity move.

This cover does nothing to dispel the rumors of an affair.

It’s been nearly 12 years and the information about his current state is virtually non existent. I can understand the need for privacy but I believe the public should have some insight. Surely the money is running dry with all the constant care he requires?

“Prosecutor Emily Johnson described one "freak-off" where Cassie Ventura felt like she was "choking" when Sean "Diddy" Combs "made an escort urinate in her mouth."”

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?

(Politics aside) I’ve always thought Ulysses S. Grant, Bill Clinton and Franklin Pierce were attractive. And of course Obama

His only project is some cooking competition show that keeps getting postponed.

The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.

Prince Harry has dramatically quit the charity he set up to help children affected by HIV in Botswana and Lesotho amid a poisonous battle for control within the organization.

The charity, Sentebale, has responded that it is “pleased” to confirm its board has been restructured and said it was now no longer focused on HIV-related issues but on “youth health, wealth and climate resilience in Southern Africa.”

According to a bombshell report in the London Times, Harry–who has raised millions for the charity he established in 2006–has been forced out, along with his co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.

As freshly announced by Deadline, it appears that a deal has closed that will see Dead To Me vet Linda Cardellini playing one of horror’s most infamous mothers. Accompanying that news were these notes on how the character will be portrayed in Crystal Lake:

"Cardellini’s Pamela is believed to be a mother who had given up a singing career to raise a special needs child and takes a dark turn when she loses her son."

Crystal Lake will be centered around Linda Cardellini’s maternal figure, and the reign of terror she visits upon Camp Crystal Lake in the wake of her son’s wrongful death. So much like Bates Motel did for Psycho before it, the backstory before the real bloodletting is going to shape what we see.

Jim Lewis is creepy.

The life of a cute college closet case.

It looks really good.

Plus, there's Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan and Adam DiMarco.

And the guys are cute.

I’m the self-proclamation “I KNOW I can be extra!!!”

Mary Miller (R.-Illinois) had first mistaken Giani Singh for a Muslim and said it was ‘deeply troubling’ he was allowed to lead prayer

MY EYES! THEY BURN!

Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.

Have a nice day, DJT!

No news articles published yet but there's a post on the Bluesky account of writer Mark Harris. Will post a URL link once I have one. His Bluesky post says:

[quote] I'm seeing several reports on Facebook and Instagram, unconfirmed but from reliable people, that Edmund White has died at 85. It's hard to overstate his significance as a gay writer, commentator, influence, and man of letters over the last fifty-plus years.

He's giving me David Muir vibes. No word yet if Hot Priest is as obsessed with the weather as Miss David is.

It’s THAT good!!! I loved it.

Recently moved to a small city. Of the two radio stations here, one plays a quasi-psychologist show called "Delilah". I've never heard of her. The program and her voice are sort of soothing. Googled her. In interviews, she talks about her "faith". Is she another right-winger like "Dr. Laura"? What do we think?

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

It's the end of an era.

Still a twist in my sobriety!

Cherie Currie @CherieCurrie3

It used to be PUNK, R&R to vote Democrat. I fell for it. But when your party demands you live in fear, squaller, beyond your means by just buying groceries, gasoline, disrespecting our veterans, our police, our elderly, supporting CRIMINALS, chaos, riots, Hamas, FAILING Israel, demeaning us at every turn! HURTING our CHILDREN! Wasting OUR MONEY. Ineptitude with every policy! Lies and more lies.. NO MORE!

The Democrat Party can KISS MY A**. They don’t give a damn. That’s true.”

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that things have become much worse for the average American since Joe Biden took office.

Voting Dem used to be cool. But now, it just makes you a FOOL.

And it wasn't Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace, or Marjorie Taylor Greene!

He was already in big trouble, but gunning for a 7 year old to rape?

The first three episodes are premeiring tonight. I am watching the first episode, I'm totally entertained.

So much for DL political experts' objective assessment of how AOC will lose the seat to Repugs while Schumer is the unifier New York needs.

Be Best bringed success and Glamor to many American peoples. This Time, what doo I name my Campain? Who better to tell to me Name than Most classy men on Internet? That mean you!

that lets you reach the ones below you when you need to excape during some emergency

She hasn't cooked a meal since. I don't blame her, if I were rich I'd have a private chef.

Shawn Mendes:

Who will come out on top?

Oh no- ANOTHER category. People get so excited that they can attach another bullshit label to themselves and stand out in a crowd. I guess it's better than Nonbinary which sounds like someone who's in another dimension.

A majority of Republicans probably didn't read the bill before they followed orders.

[quote]Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) freaked out on Tuesday after she finally read the “big, beautiful bill” that she voted for a few weeks ago.

[quote]But her newfound opposition wasn’t because her constituents might suffer from benefit cuts. Nope, her big bugaboo was artificial intelligence. “Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years,” she said. “I am adamantly OPPOSED to this and it is a violation of state rights and I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there.”

Conservatives crying about misgendering in the comments.

The U.S. sanctions targeted four judges, two of whom authorized arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"The magic of a boring evening at home"

Long live Israel. Judah must be defended at all costs. The Holocaust must not be forgotten.

I can’t believe it…I haven’t even thought about Covid in months. I thought something was up when I slept 11 hours last night. When I started getting a fever, I dug out one of my Covid kits. I took the test twice, and tested positive both times.

Is anyone else getting this? None of my friends has it. I’m located in Hell’s Kitchen, in NYC.

No, you can’t have my stuff.

This clip is hilarious as Joan discusses a commercial about being a bit dry down there. The reaction of the other guests are just as funny.

It's a short reel, so you don't have to sit through a long YouTube...

Even Miss Lindsey is more demure than this.

Does Datalounge think this is too young for me or within the realm of possibility?

I'm a little surprised not to have seen this referenced yet on DL. I know that we're teased with HIV treatment info that ultimately leads nowhere, but this seems very promising to me. The HIV drugs have been miraculous in prolonging life, but their defect is that they must be taken faithfully, sometimes for decades, at great expense and also coming with unpleasant side effects for many.

This is what we'd been expecting would happen for months.

Thought I’d share one of my recent conquests with you all.

I think this is better casting than I expected. I was worried.

Ryan Murphy isn’t always reliable.

Brace yourself for this brilliant political drama starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal.

Before there was today's Mad King, there was the fictional Lonesome Rhodes ...

You're welcome.

Jealous, gays? 😏

Can't find NYC Mayoral Election Poll from earlier today. Can someone point me to it? Thanks

[quote]Starting a prayer thread for both these men of consequential influence and generational impact. Let’s lift up this unfolding situation (feud) to Heaven, the salvation of both their souls, and for God to work what the enemy intends for evil, out for good.

[quote]God, please help them to realize that they’re mutual goal is for the common man, save our republic and not fill their egos. Amen.

Janet Jackson is struggling to sell tickets to her Las Vegas residency, and about 60% of seats are still available for Wednesday night's premiere performance, The U.S. Sun can confirm. Jackson's Las Vegas residency's premiere night has so far seen a poor ticket sale turn out with just one day till showtime.

The Vegas hotel signed on to bring Janet, 59, back for shorter run in February that stretched over Valentine's Day, and then again this week from May 21 through May 31 with six shows.

But with the big opening night just one day away, ticket sales on AXS show a majority of seats in the 5,000 person venue still available. The other dates do not look much more packed than the premiere. Prices range from just above $50 to $444 a seat, according to the ticketing site.

More excitement to come I’m sure! I predict another shocking young star death like Liam Payne

This is based on another thread- but I know the country fans on here could tell a few stories.

Just in time for Nancy to give the performance of a lifetime: Grieving Widow!

What's going on here?

I’ve seen him before.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN - it makes me want to live in a climate change world, devoid of rain and as dry as your vagina

And somehow the #BelieveWomen crowd on Twitter and Reddit are still finding ways to gaslight themselves into believing she’s the victim.

They were engaged for five years.

Mariska Hargitay attended their wedding.

The two boys talk in Unison. They should have asked him- What do you look like naked?

Kat Abughazaleh, a TikTok influencer known for her comedy sketches mocking Fox News, moved to Illinois last year and now seems intent on primarying longtime North Shore Democrat Jan Schakowsky, 80, in 2026.

She has no ties to the district, and didn't even vote there in the last election, but she swears she can be a breath of fresh air for the district, which she describes as "really, really, really cool." Yes, she used the word three times. Her main argument is that Jan has been around for nearly three decades, and it's time for fresh leadership. Jan may retire this term, and a stack of Illinois Democrats (mayors, state senators, and Beth Jarrett) are likely to run in the primary if she does.

SJP has more of the dragged-from-the-club-at-3am look.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.

I was born in '80, so when I started to watch porn in my teens, it was 90s porn. I've seen some really hot 80s porn, but I'd like to watch more.

What were your favorites? Names, pictures, and clips. Please post them here!

Lisa Kudrow wants to do White Lotus season 4, btw.

Let's celebrate Antipodeans with vaginas!

Bell Media’s Crave is set to stream Heated Rivalry, a steamy six-part series about a same-sex hockey romance created by one of the key figures behind previous hits Shoresy and Letterkenny.

Jacob Tierney, a filmmaker who was Jared Keeso’s right-hand man through season two of Shoresy, is writing and directing the show. Adapted from Canadian author Rachel Reid’s 2019 page-turner of the same name, it tells the story of major-league hockey stars Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who meet as teenagers and end up playing on rival teams.

The two are, per the show’s logline, “torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore.”

“I was drawn to the books because of how real and raw the characters felt, the way they loved, fought and held nothing back,” Tierney said in a statement to The Globe and Mail.

Heated Rivalry – produced by Accent Aigu Entertainment, founded by Tierney and Brendan Brady – will be officially announced at Bell Media’s upfront on Thursday. News of the series leaked online as the production began filming around Ontario in Toronto, Hamilton and Guelph.

The romance novel’s avid fans have lit up Reddit with excitement, sharing the Instagram pages of Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, the actors who are playing the main characters.

“I can’t wait for everyone to meet Hudson and Connor, who bring Ilya and Shane to life in the most electric way,” Tierney said.

On her website, Nova Scotia author Reid describes herself in this way: “I like to write cute smut about hockey players and other people.”

The Crave adaptation of Heated Rivalry promises not to tone down those smutty elements.

In an interview, Justin Stockman, vice-president of content development and programming at Bell Media, said he has seen rushes from the shoot and that fans of what he called “popular IP” will not be disappointed: “There are folders you shouldn’t open at work.”

“It looks great. What we’ve seen is not even colour-corrected or edited yet and it looks like the money is on the screen,” Stockman said. “We put together a great cast.”

Heated Rivalry is still in production and a release date has not been finalized, but Bell Media will announce it as part of its 2025-2026 slate of programming.

A California state parole board found Patricia Krenwinkel’s risk of reoffending to be low

Remember Sue’s rat-snake speech?

🐍 🐀 🎆

The premiere was in NYC Wed night

I made an appointment, thought I was going to see a doctor, but it turns out that I will see a nurse practitioner. Is this a bait and switch thing? Should I be concerned? I'm not sure I understand the relationship between the two, does the NP report to a main doctor?

She mentions at the start of this one it's the day of Obama's (first) inauguration. If you need some hope, inhale the exhilarating sense of endless possibilities present in that moment, as I did when I came across this video.

And yes, she keeps mispronouncing the noun concrete as the adjective concrete; it's just her thing, we all have one of those blind spots.

He was never classically handsome, but he was so arresting looking back in the 60s. You could not look at anyone else if he was around.

Love when people find these.

I'm Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss not getting along on the set.

This comes just four days after she used her swollen, Dorito dust covered fingers to pronounce on Twitter that Biden’s health “coverup” was “ one of the great coverups ever attempted on the American people to financially benefit.”

Those are my fat daughter’s grammatical errors, not mine. My fat daughter may have “graduated” from Columbia, but she spent most of her college years terrorizing Manhattan’s fast food workforce.

And of course, my fat daughter finds a way to make an inference about John’s cancer diagnosis in her tweet.

My fat daughter is too wide to look at herself in a mirror, that’s why she avoids self-reflection.

The silly cow should stay off Twitter and stick to what she does best-ingesting thousands of calories in a sitting, and squealing.

She will play Eva in the West End revival of Evita!!

Because the new one looks like trash.

Is this a show worth rebooting?

Fuck yeah, Condi!

The remains of Georgia twins Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, both 19, were discovered by hikers at the top of Bell Mountain in Hiawassee, Georgia, on March 8.

According to a preliminary investigation, authorities believe the teens — who were found with gunshot wounds — died as a result of a "murder suicide," with autopsies pending and an investigation ongoing, per the news release.

The twins' family has been left shocked by the discovery, with relatives telling Georgia NBC affiliate WXIA that they thought the teens were visiting friends in Boston at the time.

Looks amazing!

Maybe AI really is doing God's work.

Imane Khelif’s sex-test results from the 2023 World Championships have been published for the first time, with the medical report appearing to indicate that the boxer is biologically male.

Just 36 hours after World Boxing ruled that Khelif, a hugely controversial Olympic champion in women’s boxing at last summer’s Paris Games, would need to undergo sex screening to be eligible for any future appearances in the female category, the document at the heart of this extraordinary saga was released into the public domain.

The document published on the 3 Wire Sports website summarises the findings on Khelif as “abnormal”, stating: “Chromosome analysis reveals male karyotype.”

Dir. Danny Boyle

Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Ralph Fiennes | Jodie Comer | Cillian Murphy | Jack O’Connell

Yes, the OTHER Judy...

She had such potential.

Why was she never able to take off into superstardom?

Ang just where is she today?

Sorry. It’s been a long week and I just wanted to put a smile on everyone’s face. I can always dream, can’t I?

I know one of ya is!!

[quote]“We just wrapped production, so now I’m into the long post that gets into visual effects,” Hawley told Variety while discussing the Emmy nominations earned by “Fargo”.

[quote]“We’re pretty bullish on ‘Alien: Earth’ and we’ve told him that assuming, as we hope, it is a returning television series, we want him to focus on on at least writing two seasons of it before returning to a possible sixth season of ‘Fargo,'” Landgraf said.

Eccentric, very successful songwriter. The house looks like a real life Pee Wee's Playhouse. You'll either love it or hate it.

Regardless of what you think of Ghost Adventurers and their douchebag host Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin always struck me as a good egg. Funny, never took this shit too seriously and seemed genuinely nice. His soon to be ex wife didn't think so and tried to have him killed on the set. Aaron spoke at her sentencing and let's just say she really fucked him up, but good.

[quote] “I voted for Donald Trump, and so did practically everyone here,” said Vanessa Cowart, a friend of Ms. Hui from church. “But no one voted to deport moms. We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves.”

Hey, if Carol broke the law by overstaying her visa then she's here illegally. Tough story because I truly feel sorry for her. It's astounding how they think "moms" (ugh) are above the law or deserve special consideration. I love the droves comment, too; gee, I wonder who she's talking about. I hate to play the FAFO card, but these voters went gunning for their friend and fellow churchgoer Carol when they voted for Trump.

the good, the bad, and the ugly!

Madonna - The Look of Love

Janet Jackson - Funny How Time Flies

Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger

Kylie Minogue - What Do I Have To Do?

Michael Jackson - Liberian Girl

Bangles - Everything I Wanted

Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody

Roxette - Chances

Do you know anyone who has done it successfully?

Well, a broken clock is right twice a day

The Trump administration closed a controversial program that used undercover U.S. air marshals on flights to surveil passengers, and removed a government official who took responsibility for putting Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in it. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called for an investigation into the program as she announced its closure on Thursday. DHS said the program cost taxpayers $200 million a year and “failed to stop a single terrorist attack.”  In a recent meeting, administration officials confronted leadership at the Transportation Security Administration over what they said was politically motivated use of the Quiet Skies program under the Biden administration, according to people familiar with the matter. Corey Lewandowski, who has been serving as a special government employee at DHS, asked TSA staff who had been responsible for putting Gabbard in the program. Stacey Fitzmaurice, the executive assistant administrator for operations at TSA, took responsibility, some of the people said. Fitzmaurice was subsequently put on leave and escorted out of the building, the people said.

Milk was a Navy veteran

Anybody else watch this? It's on HBO MAX and Discovery. What an arrogant POS Stockton Rush was.

New song "Type Dangerous" is out at midnight. Written with her new boyfriend Anderson Paak.

And Brooklyn’s stupid enough to let it happen.

Victoria Beckham Left Son Brooklyn's Bride Nicola Peltz 'in Tears' at Their Wedding After 'Ruining' First Dance

A source tells PEOPLE that Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz were hurt after Brooklyn's mother Victoria allegedly hijacked the first dance at the couple's 2022 wedding

If it's spring, it must be a shot of Mike Holmes Jr. in a swimsuit.

Oh yeah, and a father murdered his three daughters.

Don't get me wrong, I'm loving it. However, I have a sneaking suspicion that it is designed to capture our attention, so we won't see what's coming next.

Five Cynthia Ervios. GodDAMN this is the best show on TV.

Does anyone have an Openbank high yield savings account? It looks they are giving a significantly better rate than Am Ex (4.4 rather than 3.7) but I don’t want to go through the annoyance of setting up an account if it is just going to be a teaser rate that lasts a week.

The period you actually experienced with which--for whatever reason--you most identify.

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?

Remember Tamu aka Tamu Blackwell from the mid 70s? No? Well you would if you saw “Claudine” or watched MAUDE or GOOD TIMES. She was the “go to” street wise girl for a hot minute, Maude’s project of a stay over child and robbing the Evan’s family with Shirley Hemphill or Betty White’s little sister on MTM. And then - she was gone.

What other actors came and went quickly?

Please vote below

New variant NB.1.8.1 is on the rise.

They are rumored to be releasing a collab!

From the "Matt Damon as Odysseus: First photo" thread:

[quote] I saw that for a movie he had jeans with a 32 inch inseam which is 5’8” to 6 feet height. He has a 36 inch waist. Isn’t that a big waist for a guy his height?

A 36 inch waist size seems fat to me. What do you think?

Fatt Damon!

This thread explains it. At least it has young men straining through some exercise.

Based on the most disturbing movie thread, what is the most boring movie you have ever seen?

He’s sorta kinda cute when he’s angry

“We need to keep two thoughts in our head at the same time,” Maher said Friday on his show. “One, Diddy is a bad dude — really bad. Like, the worst thing in rap since Hammer pants. A violent, sick fuck ... and we should lock him up and throw away the baby oil.”

“And two, things have changed enough so that moving forward, the rule should be, if you’re being abused, you gotta leave right away,” he continued. “Now, I completely understand why, in the past, women often did not do that.”

“It’s not victim-shaming to expect women to have the agency to leave toxic relationships,” Maher said on Friday.

“Quite the contrary, to not expect that is infantilizing,” he continued. “If Diddy walks free, it will be because his lawyers can point to an endless stream of texts from Cassie expressing what’s often called ‘enthusiastic consent.’”

A graphic on the screen next to Maher showed text messages from Ventura presented at trial in which she wrote, “I’m always ready to freak off.”

“This should be society’s new grand bargain,” he said. “We take every accusation seriously, but don’t tell me anymore about your contemporaneous account that you said to two friends 10 years ago. Tell the police right away. Don’t wait a decade. Don’t journal about it.”

“Don’t turn it into a one-woman show,” he added. “And most importantly, don’t keep fucking him. Your only contemporaneous notes about what he did should be the police report.”

Interesting podcast with Diana Fleischman. She talks about a study that looked at minors (12 or older) having their first sexual experience and whether there was any correlation between the age gap between the partners and the idea that they were adversely affected by the experience. The results? There was no correlation between the age gap between the partners and the bad first time, but the biggest predictor of whether the minor had a bad first time was if the minor was female.

There’s also an iatrogenic factor in the idea of sexual abuse. If you tell minors, “If you have sex with an adult, that is abusive, and it will harm you psychologically,” the minor is primed to have bad psychological effects from the experience. But if you tell them, “You may or may not have bad psychological effects,” they’re less likely to suffer ill effects.

Her new songs are so good! “Headphones On” is amazing!

This is pop perfection and the video is art perfection. Loving it.

People are not “beautiful at any size.” Yes, that dress does male you look fat.

Welcome back Marina. It’s been too long.

Responding to a user’s question about whether she supported Israel or Palestine, she wrote, “I’m a Zionist.”

“If any of the Arab countries were going to support Palestine, they would have done it by now. I don’t see why this is America’s problem and, more specifically, any of my black American businesses,” she wrote.

“No black person should be supporting Palestine. Whenever I see stupid ass musicians supporting Palestine blindly without raising the question about black people’s safety and the ongoing *industry* of CHATTEL SLAVERY enslavement of black peoples in the Islamic world, it makes my blood BOIL,” Banks continued.

“The Israel-Palestine dilemma is just a way for non-Jewish whites to throw a chip at Jews. Because if you really gave a f*** and REALLY examined the situation, you would see that there are black people who have been silenced and had their limbs chopped off and thrown in cages for Arabs to have actually colonized the Middle East.”

In one post, she notes that she didn’t care for the tactics used in Gaza but noted that she “wasn’t there on October 7 to know what really happened” and that, in her opinion, “the Arab world has ZERO love for black people to the point of still holding us in chains.”

And it’s the cutest actors on actors ever. They have such a close relationship. Love it.

Yennifer Lopez IS… The Spider Woman!

She is practicing for the London revival of Evita, where she will star.

If you drop the lid to your water bottle and can't find it, take off your shoes and walk around.

No matter how big the neck opening on that t-shirt, sweater, sweatshirt looks - take off your glasses before you put it over your head.

I think it would have worked better if they had Julia Duffy and Jan Hooks switch roles. Duffy also looked more like Jean than Jan did. And they would have found the humor in those characters much better.

Judith Ivey's character did not work at all. Let's just leave it at that.

So, the tariffs are benefitting Americans?

[quote]Procter & Gamble is planning to eliminate up to 7,000 non-manufacturing jobs in the next two years, the Cincinnati-based company announced on Thursday during an investment conference in Paris and in a June 5 blog.

[quote]This comes after P&G said that consumers in the U.S. and Europe pulled back on spending in March amid economic uncertainty as President Donald Trump began his trade wars, prompting the company to lower its sales outlook for the year. The post said the company expects to reduce up to 7,000 non-manufacturing roles or approximately 15 percent of its current non-manufacturing workforce over the next two fiscal years.

What are good things to do with a friend or significant other that don’t involve drinking?

I like walking, so I know there’s that..,

Why didn’t he become bigger. I want his big meat inside me.

I would have posted this in the Treason thread, but his face is worthy of its own thread. Not the one in the preview. Just scroll a little.

[QUOTE]A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism.

[QUOTE]The White House appointed Fugate, a former Trump campaign worker who interned at the hard-right Heritage Foundation, to a Homeland Security role that was expanded to include the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships. Known as CP3, the office has led nationwide efforts to prevent hate-fueled attacks, school shootings and other forms of targeted violence.

[QUOTE]Fugate’s appointment is the latest shock for an office that has been decimated since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and began remaking national security to give it a laser focus on immigration.

[QUOTE]News of the appointment has trickled out in recent weeks, raising alarm among counterterrorism researchers and nonprofit groups funded by CP3. Several said they turned to LinkedIn for intel on Fugate — an unknown in their field — and were stunned to see a photo of “a college kid” with a flag pin on his lapel posing with a sharply arched eyebrow. No threat prevention experience is listed in his employment history.

The hate goes international...

Tippi Hedren, 93

Number of people injured remains unknown; Gov. Jared Polis calls attack “heinous act of terror”.

Are we thinking this is Pride related??

He created the music for hundreds of episodes over 27 seasons, spanning jazz, rock, blues and musicals. He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more.

React positively!

And now his estate is raking in millions, most of which will go to Epstein's girlfriends and advisors, not the victims

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

The Palestinians in Gaza committed an act of terror and provoked a war with a country with a powerful military, and this was the straw that broke the camel’s back in a long string of attacks. Israel has fucking had it and they want to put an end to it. Why is this so controversial? You really think that the United States would tolerate this from a neighbor?

And why are liberal gays and women, and liberals in general, supporting hateful murderous religious nuts who wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire? The children of Gaza must be saved…….. so they can also grow up to be murderous religious nuts?

I acknowledge that not all Palestinians are individually responsible, and the human toll is enormous, but they are a hateful people who cheered on all these attacks against Israel, and who don’t want to give up their ancient murder cult.

Can this fucking secret just explode already? Now that Shrewlu told Carly it oughta be out soon enough, neither of them can keep a secret.

"He's my son! He's my cousin! He's my son! He's my cousin!"

Post your favorite off-color jokes here. An off-color joke is one you wouldn't tell at work.

Blake Lively is slamming Justin Baldoni for challenging the various women’s organizations who are speaking out against him.

“19 leading survivors and organizations devoted to women’s rights, children’s rights and domestic violence have now signed onto four separate amicus briefs,” a spokesperson for Lively, 37, shared in a Thursday, June 5, statement to Us Weekly. “All are united in opposing Justin Baldoni’s attempt to dismantle a law designed to protect women who speak up — simply to protect himself.”

The statement noted that the latest briefs, which have been filed by Child USA and Sanctuary for Families added to “the voices of renowned nonprofits, victim advocates, and experts from around the world who are dedicated to safeguarding the rights and well-being of people who speak up.” Several of the organizations that have signed on include National Organization for Women, Women’s Justice NOW and National Network to End Domestic Violence.

“Rather than defend his case on the facts, Baldoni is now contradicting years of his own public persona — abandoning the message of his #MeToo YouTube’s, podcasts, TED Talks, and interviews, where he once upon a time urged men ‘to listen to the women in your life … to hold their anguish and actually believe them, even if what they’re saying is against you,’” the statement concluded. “These women and organizations are sounding the alarm about his DARVO tactics, and the chilling effect they could have well beyond this case.” (Us Weekly reached out to Baldoni’s team for comment.)

Turn out "waste" means money not yet given to the wealthy

Lets celebrate them 😛

Starting this thread because today I discovered that Bobby Caldwell isn’t black. Apparently everyone knew but me haha. For decades I had even assumed What You Won’t Do For Love was by Stevie Wonder. (In my defence it’s a pretty straight homage, much like how Van Morrison and Steve Winwood aped Ray Charles’ phrasings). But full credit, Caldwell played all those instruments too. What a phenomenal voice.

YUM!

Nobody’s talking about the fact that nobody’s talking about it!

"Definitely a perfect white actress," Davis said. "What it looks like...it's technical training in order to deal with the classics—the Strindbergs, and the O'Neills, and the Chekhovs, and the Shakespeares. I totally understand that. … But what it denies is the human being behind all of that."

"I feel that as a Black actress, I'm always being tasked to show that I have range, by doing white work. So, if I can master Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire—I can do the best I can with Tennessee Williams, but he writes for fragile, white women," she added. "Beautiful work, but it's not me."

Davis explained that such “parameters” were placed on her and not her classmates—and she was never taught classics by Black writers.

"So for those four years at Juilliard, all those white actors have to do is play all white characters. That's not me," she said. "Me, I'm tasked to only do the classics, and no Black writer is included in those classics."

Davis added that when she left Julliard, her performances shifted "Most of what I'll be asked to do are Black characters, which people will not feel I am Black enough," she said. "So then I'm caught in a quagmire, this sort of in between place, of sort of not understanding how to use myself as the canvas."

Tragically, I’m EVERY one of these domestic disasters, except the one about leaving the last bite or sip.

If there’s one thing I’ll commit to, it’s finishing the fucking juice. I may be emotionally stunted and rotting like a cold Tupperware lasagna, but at least I don’t leave a lonely teaspoon of pudding behind like a psycho.

The community has done much for you, its time for u to give back in form of free lipo and Botox. The obesity pandemic is plaguing the gay community & u need to step up. And it better not be those bullshit where labor is free but not facility. It needs to be gratis all the way til pride ends. It's only fair since corporate pride severely scaled back this year

We are about to get a new boss in town!

Can we talk about the Zizians?

"She was arrested alongside Jack “Ziz” LaSota, an associate of hers whom prosecutors have described as the leader of the Zizians, a cultlike group of California activists whose members prosecutors say are suspects in several murders.

"The Zizians are an offshoot of the Rationalist movement, whose members encourage seeking truth and making decisions through reason and hyperlogical decision-making, as opposed to impulse and intuition.

"In her statement, however, Zajko denied that the group used the moniker “Zizians” and disputed the characterization that they are extremists. She said other Rationalists are seeking to discredit them, and even physically harm them. "

Trump announces new travel restrictions on 19 countries, including 12 outright bans. The proclamation marks the return of one of the most contentious policies of Trump's first term.

"Trump banned nationals from 12 countries from entering the United States: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen."

"An additional seven countries came under partial travel restrictions, in which entrance into the country under several visa programs was suspended but an outright ban was not implemented. Those countries are Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela."

So basically, brown people.

Zero imagination from this woman.

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

Grope them, jerk them off. Why?

He doesn’t feel like singing.

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

Tired of waiting for Boeing to make a new Air Force One, President Donald Trump’s administration is now revamping a plane once used by the Qatari government, according to a report.

“I’m not happy with Boeing,” the president said in February, referring to the Air Force One program. "We may buy a plane or get a plane, or something."

Now, his administration seems to be doing just that. The federal government is hiring defense contractor L3Harris to refurbish a Boeing 747 previously used by the Qatari government, the Wall Street Journal reported.

June 2, 1948

The Last Living “Leave It to Beaver” Cast Member at 77.

What the hell is going on ?

As the vicious Patti Lupone vs. Audra MacDonald / Kecia Lewis feud quiets down, we now have to suffer through the Elon Musk vs Donald Trump feud. Granted, both have become personal and cunty which makes them equally DL entertaining, and worth the investment into the largest serving of Cold Stone Creamery.

Which one gets your sacred vote for best feud for 2025 ?

Now listen up, you Sissy-Mary's. While you've been getting your panties in a twist over La Lapone, the Trump/Musk bitchfest, Sydney Sweeney getting attacked by her own tittays, you have been distracted away from events that have occurred while your nelly backs have been turned. An example? Meet our new Ambassador to Greece.....

President Trump named Kimberly Guilfoyle as Ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle is a former Fox News personality and has been a staple of the Trump family for years since she previously was in a relationship with Donald Trump Jr. The two reportedly have broken up. “For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend and ally. Her extensive experience and leadership in law, media, and politics along with her sharp intellect make her supremely qualified to represent the United States, and safeguard its interests abroad,” Trump said Tuesday in a post on Truth Social. He added, “Kimberly is perfectly suited to foster strong bilateral relations with Greece, advancing our interests on issues ranging from defense cooperation to trade and economic innovation.”

All three contestants stood there dumbfounded. Pity.

Last week the had a category entirely devoted to me and all the questions were answered. I even introduced the questions and talked about winning my FIRST Oscar.

I was able to buy one at Walmart and another at BestBuy after over an hour and a half of refreshing three different shopping carts across two laptops and a phone around 1:30AM EDT.

Thankfully Spawn Wave turned me onto Jake Randall who's still running a YT livestream & chat re: to purchase across the platforms, but it was still arduous.

Gamestop pre-orders start at 11AM EDT online and in line at the stores.

But I specifically want to skip those first few seasons before her arrival. Will I still truly get the heart of the show and appreciate the characters if I do. Kindly seeking your expertise and fine taste.

It was so widespread 20 years ago but now everybody is neurodivergent. In between, millions diagnosed themselves with celiac disease.

I want to know why.

I am now concerned that the Repigs in the Senate will have sympathy for Trump due to Musk's Epstein accusation and throw their support behind Trump and vote for Trump's spending bill that will throw 15 million people off their healthcare and burn a hole in the country's debt of more than $3 trillion.

Well bitches have at her…

Oh boy, looks like a Coppola ripoff. With Christoph Waltz and Caleb Landry Jones.

Many U.S. corporations this year stopped supporting Pride events that celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in budget shortfalls ahead of the summer festivities and raising questions about corporate America's commitment to the cause.

The moves come as President Donald Trump has shown antipathy for trans protections and has attempted to roll back some LGBTQ+ friendly federal policies. Experts also note that a growing slice of the public has grown tired of companies taking a stance on social and political issues.

San Francisco Pride, the nonprofit that produces one of the country's largest and best-known LGBTQ+ celebrations, is facing a $200,000 budget gap after corporate donors dropped out. In Kansas City, Missouri, KC Pride lost about $200,000 – roughly half its annual budget.

Heritage of Pride, the umbrella organization behind NYC Pride and other LGBTQ+ events in New York City, is fundraising to narrow a $750,000 budget gap after companies withdrew.

Meanwhile, Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch ended its sponsorship of PrideFest in St. Louis, Missouri, its home base, after 30 years, leaving organizers with a $150,000 budget shortfall.

In response, many Pride organizations have canceled some dance parties, reduced the number of stages, hired less pricey headliners, and no longer give volunteers free food or T-shirts.

But the core celebrations will go on. In San Francisco, this year's Pride theme is "Queer Joy is Resistance." In New York, it's "Rise Up: Pride in Protest," and, in Boston, it's "Here to Stay!"

Was there ever a more awesome character/role/performance in movie history?

Who agrees that her part should have been bigger?

In 1967, Ian soared into the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot 100 with a song she wrote at 13 called "Society's Child."

The track, which was her first single, tackled the then fairly taboo subject of interracial romance from the point of view of a White girl dealing with the world's racist reaction to to her relationship with a Black guy.

She recalls one show at Valley Music Theater in Encino, CA. "When I started 'Society’s Child,' these people started yelling," Ian recalls. "And I thought they were yelling something nice ‘cause on stage you can’t really hear what people are yelling very clearly. But I realized they were all yelling 'N---- lover!' at me.

Lmao Elon is so bitter Trump dropped him

Don’t talk over her!

There is no appropriate private conversation to have after an ally retaliates against the Great Russian Bear. What could POTUS possibly talk about for 75 minutes? "I'm so sowwy, Ukraine is SO mean. Like - what-EVER! You should GET them..." WTF??? He's selling out the free world to share the spoils with Oligarchs-R-Us?

They don't have Batphones. I'll bet they both have matching pink Princess phones, dial each other with a pencil, and gossip like two teenage boomer twats.

Everyone wants to work with her! Booked and busy

Let's discuss this gorgeous and tragic man...

She was so natural and striking! My goodness.

Watching Francesco Scavullo photograph her in 1979… just wow.

My partner and I both just act normal and wear normal clothes, and our gay friends are the same way. But damn, I sense a lot of hostility from the effeminate flamboyant gays. I’ve been accused of being a sell out and a pick me gay, and I’m not sure why.

For one thing, I don’t openly bash gays. Two, I don’t talk about my personal life or relationship at work, and maybe coworkers suspect I’m gay and maybe they don’t, I don’t care either way. But I get accused of not being myself, and it pisses me off because I am being myself. I don’t understand why so many gay men think that “being your true self” means being a walking circus act with a bad perm who vomits rainbows.

I have a problem with Nike sneakers and the fabric tearing and revealing a piece of the shoe underneath that is hard and scratches the back of my foot. Is there anything I can place over this to prevent more tearing and exposing the hard part underneath? I tried a strip of shipping tape and it didn't really help.

Very sad... I love him.

In a surprise move, the Republican-led Senate quickly passed the No Tax on Tips Act on Tuesday, giving its official stamp of approval to an idea that has gained traction since President Donald Trump campaigned on it last year.

The legislation would create a tax deduction worth up to $25,000 for tips, limited to cash tips that workers report to employers for withholding purposes on payroll taxes. The tax break would also be restricted to employees who earn $160,000 or less in 2025, an amount that will rise with inflation in coming years.

Continue talking about shows with gay male characters

And possibly involved with Gio Benitez at one time?

Let's settle this once and for all.

Away from box office success and diversity milestones which film has had the most impact and cultural longevity?

If I’m honest, I prefer Jojo to Joss Stone for that last spot 🤷‍♂️

New thread for a new year.

Connections drives me batty. Ranging from the comically basic (body parts mentioned in the song Heads, Shoulders, Knees And Toes? Really?) to the ridiculously esoteric.

Great for them. Does this mean 15% is the new norm for tipping?

Such an intriguing combination of twink and beast. And his thighs go on forever.

Bet you need a sextant to find the hole, though.

Elon Musk on Tuesday lashed out at President Donald Trump’s agenda bill — which the president is pressuring GOP senators to support — calling it a “disgusting abomination.”

“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” the tech billionaire posted on X. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”

He added in a subsequent post: “Congress is making America bankrupt.”

“I’d collect facts and statistics about Madonna, memorise the chart positions of her singles, then reel them off to anyone who would listen.”

Which one of you is this?

I want to emphasize, I am NOT one of those men's rights goons. I err on the side of believing women. There is so little upside for a woman to ever make something like this up. But Duffy's retelling of her alleged kidnapping, drugging, international abduction and subsequent release by her captor always sounded a little... off to me. When she first wrote about the experience five years ago, I was struck that her posting felt very... "creative writing is my favorite elective."

The fact that there have been no police activities or court actions related to what must be a multi-felony, international sex crime is... also a touch suspicious.

Am I the asshole or did you also always feel this story was a little fishy?

He seems to be a decent person who tries to be nice to everyone who approaches him for an autograph. He is very funny and witty. I am suddenly really interested him after starting the book a few days ago. Yes, there was the imprisonment of a prostitute episode but it seems that it was much less dramatic than originally described. Anyway, he has since quit drugs and put a lot of effort in personal development.

What do you guys think of him?

I loathe his facial tatoos thought.

I've been watching some of his films lately like Harlem Nights (brilliantly hilarious), Moving (atrocious), Which Way Is Up?, Stir Crazy (my childhood fave), The Toy, Critical Condition (another stinker), Superman 3 (what were they thinking?), Brewster's Millions, etc...

I was just wondering one thing...

Why is he always so scared in all his films?

Every film has a scene where he is practically petrified with terror as his comedy schtick?

Was it really popular to go to the movies to see Richard be absolutely scared of his own shadow in his latest picture?

It's even better than I remembered. Just saw the third episode ("Valerie is Brought to Her Knees") where Paulie G writes the cruelest, most demeaning sex scene for her and Valerie almost breaks down on the set before Seth Rogen saves her. And Lisa Kudrow should have won an Emmy just for her performance where she has to audition for HBO and Paulie makes her say grotesque lines about her "old woman's pussy" to a roomful of nonplussed executives.

Lance Barber must be an incredible actor, because Paulie is so repellent and repulsive I can't see him as much else.

Hope there's never a season 3. Can't see how it could be done without Michael Morris.

What movie had you hyped beyond belief only to leave you completely let down? Name it and shame it.

She's overrated. Convince me otherwise.

I’ve outgrown my days of post-gym protein drinks for “gains”. I also wake up without an appetite for a proper breakfast. Is there any benefit to drinking old-people shakes like Ensure for breakfast relative to having some coffee with toast and fruit?

I was a Carnation Breakfast devotee for a couple years, but I’m an itinerant and I travel a lot from city to city. I can’t always find it at local supermarkets.

What are your favorites? Are they worth their weight, or would one be worse for wear?

Aim for my face, daddy!

ICON is appropriate for her.

But MAGA told me that America was a crime-filled hellhole with migrants killing people left and right...

From the international best selling novel by Michael Ondaatje.

A film by Anthony Minghella.

Ralph Fiennes, Kristen Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Colin Firth, Naveen Andrews, Julian Wadham, Jürgen Prochnow, Kevin Whatley, and Juliette Binoche.

The English Patient.

"Promise me you'll come back for me."

People analyze some famous singers and say they have the wrong technique. What is the right technique?

Seth Riggs was the vocal coach to many big singers and taught speech level singing where the larynx never moves. Is that the best technique? How do you change pitch without moving the larynx?

Should the stomach go in or out when inhaling?

Is pushing with the diaphragm muscles the best way to create sound?

Hope this wasn't posted already.

Playful teasing, or spousal abuse? Video at the link.

la da dee la dee da

I’ll probably get another 48 hour ban for this post. So be it.

The first phase of the shift was to rename “Gay Pride” to “Pride” to be more inclusive of transgender and nonbinary people. The second phase, completed within the last couple of years, was to push gays out completely, particularly gay men. The Board of HRC as well as the Boards of many Pride events have completely excluded gay men in favor of trans people and “queer” people.

As it turns out, apparently, the general public doesn’t much care for all this. As we have now learned, it was the “regular guy” gays that garnered the support from the mainstream (Billy is a regular guy who happens to like men) and the TQ+ with their excessive extreme far left agenda just can’t garner that same support.

I mean, who could have ever predicted that nonbinary children would cause a backlash?

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?

It's a refreshingly effective ad.

I've just noticed this rather hot comedian, Joseph Morpurgo

Is he one of those gays they have nowadays? Anyone know?

I saw this movie in the spring of 1980 with my parents. We all enjoyed it then went to Friendly's afterwards for an ice cream sundae.

Many have said BD was better in this movie than Jessica Lange was in Sweet Dreams. Jessica did NOT sing the songs and here in this movie Beverly sang her own songs and did a much better job overall even though she only had a bit part in Coal Miner's Daughter.

“ Madonna to release ‘Veronica Electronica’ on July 25.

The long-rumored project features “rare and unreleased” remixes from ‘Ray of Light.’”

Thoughts?

Tonight at 7:00 on NBC-4 ... Debate ... Democratic Mayoral Candidates.

I adore her, find her hilarious, and wanted to like this, but I watched it the other night and it felt disjointed to me. It had some funny moments, but something was off about it. Did you watch it, and if so, what were your thoughts?

Take my poll please.

This is a not well known appearance by the Broadway legend. She appeared on the Dick Cavett show (not the original late night one) and along with the American Dance scene recreated several famous numbers including her own Charity dance from Sweet Charity. It provides fascinating context to how Broadway dance evolved. This was done after Chicago and Verdon looks in amazing form.

Rozentals says he was suspended from his funded training programme because he makes what have been described as "edgy videos"

Kurt Adams Rozentals, a canoeist who has been training to compete on behalf of Great Britain at the 2028 Olympic Games in canoe slalom, says that his hopes have been dashed thanks to him launching an OnlyFans account.

The 22 year old athlete had previously been part of Paddle UK’s funded training programme for Olympic hopefuls until he was suspended in April.

The organisation have referred to the suspension as an “interim action” which is designed to “safeguard other athletes, staff, and volunteers due to the nature of the allegation”. It has not made clear exactly what the “allegation” against Rozentals is, however its disciplinary policy list does include “offensive use of social media and indecent, offensive or immoral behaviour” as examples of gross misconduct.

The canoeist has said that he only started in the account on January of this year in order to cover the costs of his training, as the £16,000 he received a year on the programme was not enough to pay for his needs.

“At the end of the day, I started this to help with the sport, and it certainly is helping when I’m on the start line, and I’m not having to worry about rent and food on the table. It’s a good feeling,” he said in an interview with Sky News.

In an emotional post on social media last month, Rozentals wrote that he “might lose [his] sports career.” He went on write: “i started making what they now describe “edgy videos”, with the focus to grow a following, because trying to live on the salary PaddleUK pays their athletes is near impossible.”

including the Beatles, Sonny and Cher, Bread, Ocean, Vikki Carr, Dusty Springfield, the Mamas and the Papas, and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

In Bob Mackie-designed knickerbockers, and argyle sweater vests made of sequins!

Traveling with a couple of dogs; people are saying "just take 80." Need tips, for dodging: frisky weather, the city of Chicago, crappy food. I considered using I40 - but the possible weather is scary.

Any info greatly appreciated on any aspect. I won't mind veering off-route for a great dinner or beautiful things. Also people tell me "just go to cheap motels they take dogs..." OK-- but-- I'm somewhat precious.

TIA!

She won't stop lying

The mushroom mystery gripping Australia began to become clearer on Monday, with a mother saying she accidentally put lethal fungi in a beef Wellington dish now linked to three deaths.

Rumours are swirling around a close-knit community in rural Australia after the family lunch ended with three people dead and a local clergyman fighting for his life.

Police believe the dish was tainted with death cap mushrooms, which grow wild in the foothills around Leongatha, a small town about two hours’ drive south-east of Melbourne.

The meal was cooked by Erin Patterson, a community newsletter editor, who has been named as a suspect because she appeared to remain in good health despite her four guests falling violently ill.

The investigation has fuelled intense speculation as police try to separate clumsy cooking from an alleged act of malice.

Ms Patterson stressed on Monday she had unwittingly bought the mushrooms from an Asian grocery store and that the poisonings were accidental.

“I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones,” she reportedly said in a statement provided to Australian media.

“I really want to repeat that I had absolutely no reason to hurt these people whom I loved.”

Ms Patterson prepared the beef Wellington for her estranged parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson on the afternoon of Saturday July 29.

She is married to Don and Gail’s son Simon but they have been living separately for some time.

Ms Patterson’s sister Heather, and her husband, Ian Wilkinson, a local baptist pastor, rounded out the guest list.

Later that night, the two couples started experiencing food poisoning symptoms and went to their local hospitals.

Heather and Gail died the following Friday, with Don dying a day later. Mr Wilkinson, 70, is still in hospital. He is in a critical but stable condition.

“We are hopeful and continue to pray for his recovery,” Mr Wilkinson’s family said in a statement over the weekend.

“We are deeply moved by the outpouring of kindness, prayers, and support from family, friends and the broader community.”

Forensic experts have been testing a food dehydrator that was found at a rubbish dump nearby to see whether it contains traces of the toxic death cap mushrooms.

According to Australian media, Ms Patterson has admitted dumping the dehydrator, saying she panicked and was worried about losing custody of her two children.

She reportedly said she bought the mushrooms from a local grocery store in Melbourne and that she too had fallen ill after eating them alongside her guests.

Ms Patterson has forcefully protested her innocence, tearfully telling reporters last week: “I didn’t do anything, I love them and I’m devastated they are gone.”

She has not been charged and police have provided no evidence of wrongdoing.

Death cap mushrooms sprout freely throughout wet, warm parts of Australia and are easily mistaken for edible varieties.

They reportedly taste sweeter than other types of mushrooms but contain potent toxins that slowly poison the liver and kidneys.

Someone sent me this. That scene in the opening title sequence where Blanche had her hand in her shirt sleeve was a cut scene from the episode “The Break In.” Here are the script pages for the missing scene. I guess maybe they were afraid of pissing off Iranians.

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said.

The ban will come into force on 1 July and will include beaches, parks, public gardens, outside schools, bus stops and sports venues.

They come in brown sugar, strawberry, and hot fudge! Fat whores rejoice!😋

First Canadian astronaut.

Later he was the Liberal Member of Parliament for NDG-WESTMOUNT. (my old riding)

Met him twice. Gay positive straight guy. Intelligent.

Real name Michael Johnson. Murder-suicide.

Details in next post.

“I want to share it with my fans and the people that care about me, and also I’m a sharer. I’ve always shared everything that I go through in my life. Before ‘No Secrets’ came out, I was diagnosed with early breast cancer,” she said.

“I’m highlighting the word early. Cancer sucks in any form, but I’m holding on to the word early,” she continued. “I have been in and out of tests throughout this whole period.”

The former Grammy nominee took a lighthearted turn in looking ahead to surgery after a Wembley Stadium concert event June 15.

Who wouldn't want to live in the Pill Hill Historic District, where afternoons are marked by the sounds of ice hitting the sides of Old-Fashioned glasses as handfuls of psychiatric meds are downed?

The 2-1/2 story frame house features corner pilasters, dormers, Palladian windows, and extensive original millwork and details from 1895.

It has 3872 square feet (360m²). The ground floor has a vestibule and center stair hall (with secondary stairs and w/c behind), and a dining room, kitchen, and butler's pantry to one side, and to the other a very large living room/study. The upper floors contain five bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, the top floor rooms are under the eaves which always appeals to me.

I especially like the big living room with the colonnaded fireplace decorated with Delft tiles, and the quality of the original woodwork is very good. The paint scheme is a little dulled by all those pills and would show to better advantage in stronger colors. The principal bedroom suite is quite large and a little curious in plan, but pleasant. I wouldn't change anything aside from paint and maybe a few very small changes in the kitchen.

I vaguely remember a song where the perspective is about a young girl who's hope is to be a kind, and emotionally informed woman in her later years (my words, not hers) .... that's the gist of the lyric ... does this ring a ball with anyone? What song are the lyrics from?

This is thought to be the first Broadway musical taped from start to finish. In 1974, Broadway tried to ride the nostalgia wave they successfully navigated with Grease. They even got a lot of the same creative team as Grease. They signed the two remaining Andrew Sisters and while Over Here! isn't a masterpiece, it's a really fun show. This video doesn't have the opening minutes of the show but starts with Charlie's Place which is the jitterbug number which made Ann Reinking a star. You can also spot future stars John Travolta, Marilu Henner and Treat Williams, among others. Janie Sell as the Nazi Mitzi won a Tony Award but never really went anywhere after this. At the end, the Andrew Sisters did a third act where they did a medley of their hits.

Or musical?

He's always a minor character in films about other people.

This film got a lot of shit when it was first released, but it seems audiences have warmed up to it over the years. I adore the original film, but I think this was a fantastic modernized take with a slightly nastier edge. Tony Todd (RIP) and Patricia Tallman had very good chemistry in this. George Romero wrote the updated screenplay too, so the project obviously had his blessing. Special effects master Tom Savini directed, though it apparently was a bad experience for him. It's having its 35th anniversary this year and is supposedly getting a director's cut release for the first time. Are you a fan?

[quote]The Emmy-winning actor known for such TV series as “Northern Exposure,” “Big Sky” and “Desperate Housewives” and films including “Sully” and “Seabiscuit,” has died. She was 71.

[quote]Mahaffey’s husband, actor Joseph Kell, disclosed that she died May 30 in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer.

It’s not often a real estate listing is so rare that it renders the real estate agent representing the seller unable to comment. But that’s exactly what happened this week in Carmel.

The parcel for sale is an oceanfront property in the heart of one of the most sought-after stretches of coastline in the world. The property is also one door down from the region’s famous Frank Lloyd Wright house.

And it can be yours for $100,000.

No, that’s not a typo.

Two zeros haven’t been accidentally dropped from the price. The 4,200-square-foot lot on Carmel’s fabled Scenic Road that leads right into the Pacific hit the market on May 23 for the shockingly low six-figure price.

It’s a bargain, considering Monaco billionaire Patrice Pastor plunked down $22 million for the neighboring Frank Lloyd Wright home in February 2023.

But there is a catch: You can’t ever develop the lot.

Am I the only one who doesn’t care for this film, even when it comes to camp value? I just find it boring. Nothing against those who do enjoy it.

I saw this footage of a possessed grandma and now I can’t sleep!

You'd get an email once a week with really cheap flights to wherever for a quick and cheap weekend getaway. Is this still a thing? If yes, how do I get on this email list again?

He's 37, my ass!

Hot blond and good looking back in the day.

Why is this such a big thing among music industry people? Vanilla Ice said Suge Knight had him dangled off a balcony to sign over his rights to "Ice, Ice Baby"; Michael jackson dangled one of his babies off a balcony.

Every time he was onscreen it became obvious how posed he was. He didn't just look at someone, he POSED as he did. He's oh, so very affected.

Trans Air Force cadets told to scram- and don't let the door hit you in the ass.

All of them?

I've seen articles written about Jennifer Lopez, where she has been at least three different ages, and getting younger with each passing year.

In this day and age, you would think that a person's year of birth would be easily discoverable.

Well?

Well?

Is anyone watching?

That mortician David Sconce is an absolute scumbag.

I can't believe he's out of prison already.

For the second time.

The boy just can't handle his booze. Arrested this time at Mammoth Lakes Ski Resort.

Sure, Jan!

I don't think it was his last, either.

Halstead is hot. Oliver Platt is a really calming presence. I’m on season 4. Why do medical dramas continue to enrapture us?

They are an hour long and believe me, it's unbearable. Soooo sloooowwww... and the "bonus content" on the regular show is now part of the live show, slowing everything even more. The actual timed game play is the same and the only enjoyable thing about these live shows.

I'm hate-watching right now, but I'm not sure how long I'll last. Even Melissa Peterman can't save this experiment. (And still she's playing with from Bob❤️Abishola isn't helping.)

Expected 9.19.25

Dir. Kogonada

Word. Seth Reiss

Colin Farrell | Margot Robbie | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Hamish Linklakter | Lily Rabe | Billy Magnussen

An imaginative tale of two strangers and the unbelievable journey that connects them.

Three daughters found dead, dad missing.

I mean, they can all burn in hell but I'm glad they're now shredding each other in public.

Just got back from seeing the original HELLRAISER screened at my local Regal cinema as a Fathom Event.

They presented the new 4K version and it was incredible to view on the big screen. I was only 10 when it originally ran in theaters back in 1987 and the only one I ever saw in the theaters was Part 4 and that was atrocious.

I've seen it countless times already but it was like watching it anew in the theater.

Trainwreck: Poop Cruise will premiere on June 24th. Who will be watching?

An American Airlines flight attendant has revealed the sweet note Meghan Markle sent to the crew during her recent commercial flight.

Taking to TikTok, flight attendant Nina Vida read aloud the Duchess of Sussex’s hand-written thank-you note after she and her co-workers expressed their delight at getting the chance to serve the “Suits” alum.

“You guys will not believe who I had on my flight, who I had a pleasure of serving,” Vida said in the video from her hotel room. “The queen, the princess, the Duchess of Sussex.”

Say hi to Shi.

[quote] Gone was “Shiloh Jolie,” who reemerged simply as Shi and reportedly lent her choreography talents to a performance of singer-songwriter Luella’s new single, “Naïve.”

A

“I don't know whether that happens when you hit 50 or what, but I'll take it as a compliment, I think.”

The ABC News anchor was asked how he felt about being labeled a “daddy” by some of his more vocal admirers.  "So, I don’t know whether that happens when you hit 50 or what, but I’ll take it as a compliment, I think,” Muir, 51, quipped. “Anyone who works with me knows that I am so uncomfortable even having to put on the tux. So the fact that I survive those events is still a surprise to me without looking like a total nerd.”

Though Muir has kept mum on specifics of his private life for the bulk of his career, he tells People his “most comfortable element is being outside, covered in mud,” noting that he recently enjoyed a rainy Memorial Day weekend in upstate New York. “I still feel like I’m that kid racing into that local newsroom all those years ago,” he added. “I love this job. I love the people that I interview and get to meet, and I think that journalism is more important than ever.”

Full article linked

Octavia Spencer will reprise her role as MA

Last One

Thank God I’m working remotely today.

Trump has privately complained that the Supreme Court justices he appointed have not sufficiently stood behind his agenda, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations. But he has directed particular ire at Justice Amy Coney Barrett, his most recent appointee, one of the sources said.

The behind-closed-doors grievances have been wide-ranging, and while many have been about Barrett, Trump has also expressed frustration about Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, the sources familiar with the matter said. The complaints have gone on for at least a year, the sources said.

TIA.

Women's bodies are still controlled by "Victorian era" laws, a mum has said, after police issued new guidelines which allow officers to search grieving women for abortion drugs.

Elen Hughes, from the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, whose baby was stillborn, called the guidance horrifying.

They include allowing searches of mothers' mobile phones if a baby dies unexpectedly in the womb.

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said such cases were rarely investigated and only if there was suspicion an illegal abortion had taken place, with each case treated with "sensitivity".

But Ms Hughes, who lost her son Danial 37-and-a-half weeks into her pregnancy, said if police had investigated her while she was still grieving, "that might well have been the end of me".

"I couldn't imagine on top of everything else that goes through a woman's mind and the families who go through the experience of losing a baby, miscarriage or stillbirth that the threat that the police can turn up and question or inspect the house or telephone.

"The fact that they can do this is terrible. And why is a law from the Victorian era still regulating women's bodies in 2025?

Llinos Eames Jones lost Mari Lois due to complications during pregnancy in 2000.

She said she was disappointed about the police guidelines and the last thing a grieving mum needs was having police searching through their phones and computers.

Since losing Mari Lois, she has been engaging with Sands, which supports grieving families.

"At a time that is so difficult for families, I don't know who makes these decisions but I can tell you one thing, they haven't lost a piece of their heart.

"They don't know what it is to bury a baby."

Six women in the UK have appeared in court over the past two years charged with ending their own pregnancy, according to the British Medical Journal.

Before this, only three convictions for an illegal abortion had been reported since the law was introduced in 1861.

Clea Harmer, chief executive at Sands, said: "The trauma of baby death and pregnancy loss can last a lifetime. "No parent experiencing pregnancy or baby loss should ever be fearful of accessing the care they need.

"Many parents tell us that baby loss remains challenging to talk about openly, further adding to their pain. And recent discussions around police guidance have been distressing to read for many bereaved parents."

Dr Ranee Thakar, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said she was "very alarmed" by " the NPCC guidance.

She added: "Women in these circumstances have a right to compassionate care and to have their dignity and privacy respected, not to have their homes, phones, computers and health apps searched, or be arrested and interrogated."

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which provides abortions, added it was "harrowing" to see such guidance "in black and white".

Katie Saxon, its chief strategic communications officer, said the guidance allowed police to "use women's period trackers and medical records against them" and was the "clearest sign yet that women cannot rely on the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, or the courts to protect them".

The Women's Equality Network Wales said women "should not fear criminal investigations into already difficult and highly personal choices and circumstances around pregnancy".

NPCC emphasised the legislation was complex and varied across the UK and only in cases where someone had told the police there was a suspicion of a crime would there be an investigation.

It added police officers were encouraged to prioritise the physical, emotional and psychological needs of the mother over the need to investigate.

Wales' four police forces each confirmed there had been no investigations of this nature in their areas since the new guidance was introduced.

And it looks incredible. We will be watching.

You can answer yes or no. I think most 25 years don't know who they are

Well, okay. Good for her.

She's a might hard looking.

CNN: CBO trump bill would increase deficits by 2.4T MSNBC: GOP critics follows Musk's lead, slam mega-spending bill Fox News: Doocy brings autopen receipts to WH Briefing News Nation: DHS seizes 'Agroterrorism' fungus

Divided America

I learned lots of new facts about the show after watching this one.

I wish it went more into the Kes departure and the 2 Of Breasts arrival tho.

Discuss.

“Played in somebody’s face”

to denote passive aggressiveness, cynical viewpoints dressed as humorous sarcasm, or downright mocking through drama or comedy.

Gen Z are such cunts.

Do you have a favorite homemade Pizza recipe? What oven temperature do you suggest?

Australian national treasure Magda Szubanski has shared an emotional video with fans, revealing she has been diagnosed with cancer.

The beloved Australian comedian shared on social media on Thursday that she has been diagnosed with a fast-moving blood cancer.

“Lovelies. Well. Some not great news. I’ve been diagnosed with stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma,” she wrote on Instagram.

“I won’t sugar-coat it: it’s rough. But I’m hopeful. I’m being lovingly cared for by friends and family, my medical team is brilliant, and I’ve never felt more held by the people around me.”

The Kath & Kim star confirmed that she has started one of the best treatments available and will be receiving world-class care in Melbourne.

“I’ll be lying very low while my immune system takes a hammering, so if you see me out and about—don’t hug me, kiss me, or breathe anywhere near me! Wave enthusiastically from a safe distance and know I love you madly,” she continued.

“This is an obscure cancer and was only discovered incidentally via a breast screen where they found my lymph nodes were up. TBH, I’ve been feeling pretty ratshit for ages. So I asked for extra bloods and - voila!

“For now, just know I’m in good hands, good spirits—but I reserve my yuman right to be a cranky old moll. Love you all, Mags”.

The comedy legend appeared on Fast Forward before her breakout role as the netball-loving Sharon Strezlecki in the iconic TV series Kath & Kim.

Szubanski appeared in Babe as Esme Hoggett in 1995, before reprising her role in the sequel Babe: Pig in the City in 1998.

She also dabbled in animation, voicing Miss Viola in the popular cartoons Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two.

Members of the Australian entertainment industry were quick to share their support and well wishes for an icon many have looked up to.

“Lots of love and support to you beautiful one,” fellow comedian Rove McManus commented on Szubanski’s Instagram post.

Model and actress Megan Gale wrote, “Sending an abundance of love, hugs and strength your way Magda.”

This queen should really be talking about why some gay men HATE their LOOKS.

I'm the lament flashing on computer screens globally: THEY'RE ALL BOTTOMS!!!!!

They need to be saved!

I see it now for people who claim some super senior job (FRACTIONAL General Counsel! FRACTIONAL Chief Financial Officer).

Dear AI, when you become self-aware, please delete bullshit like this.

Very truly yours,

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

A Florida middle school teacher is expected to be charged with harassment over a letter he allegedly wrote to a female fifth-grade student.

In a copy of the letter, the teacher allegedly wrote to the girl: "You know I truly love you no matter what, that will never change.” The letter was signed off with “love,” and then the teacher's name. The teacher’s alleged letter also included a request for her to keep the correspondence a secret.

Local news stations first reported this week that the teacher's alleged letter was discovered by the parents of his former 11-year-old student. The teacher has not been identified because there have been no criminal charges filed against him, according to the outlets.

I think I was hotter than I am now and I became president. Okay. I don't know. I said to somebody, was I hotter before or hotter now? I don't know.”

This specific type of cancer is on the rise in people 50 and younger in the U.S. — but there’s hope.

Dense bean salads, which use beans as a salad base instead of lettuce, are all the rage on social media for good reason. The beans, along with the fresh veggies in the dish, help you reach your daily fiber goal, a number that experts say most Americans don’t hit, which isn’t good. Eating enough fiber is a crucial way to reduce your risk of colon cancer, a type of cancer that’s on the rise in people 50 and younger in the US.

(It’s recommended that women eat roughly 25 grams of fiber each day while men consume about 38 grams, but most adults eat roughly 10 grams of fiber each day.)

The only thing keeping us sane while discussing the current political climate is the Daily Show. Because of that I’ve seemed to develop a crush on every single man in the cast (Jon Stewart, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Ronny Chieng). An X rated episode might be necessary to boost viewer morale (kidding ofc) ( 👀)

Alex Marquardt, CNN’s chief national security correspondent, announced Monday he was “leaving” the news network ― but a Status report said he was “dismissed.”

“Some personal news: I’m leaving CNN after 8 terrific years,” Marquardt wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Tough to say goodbye but it’s been an honor to work among the very best in the business. Profound thank you to my comrades on the National Security team & the phenomenal teammates I’ve worked with in the US and abroad.”

A CNN spokesperson confirmed Marquardt’s departure to HuffPost but declined further comment since it is a personnel matter.

Former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy of Status wrote that Marquardt was abruptly fired ― which he did not mention to colleagues in a network memo.

joy filled in for whoopi today.

and i think they gave jasmine three segments.

audience loves jasmine.

they replayed jasmine and nancy mace recently going at it.

girlfriend knocked the multi-panel morning tv outta the park

The deadpan, expressionless delivery. They stay in character until the very end… the the big smile as the door closes...

My sister is full-on MAGA. She didn't used to be; she was once fairly liberal and open-minded, but I strongly suspect she was sucked in by MAGA friends, as well as a steady diet of Fox News, the only channel she watches. We've agreed to never discuss politics, but last week she brought up Biden's cancer diagnosis. I told her I thought it was sad, and she proceeded to go on a tirade about how she doesn't feel sad for him because he's corrupt, a liar, etc., etc. I couldn't let that go.

I brought up the cruelty of the Republican party, then read to her the disgusting tweet Don Jr. put out last week, mocking "Dr." Jill Biden's failure to diagnose her husband. My sister refused to admit it was cruel and inappropriate, and instead went on a rant about how Jill Biden is the evil and cruel one and that she forced her husband to run and that's probably why he's sick now. It was total lunatic shit she was spewing. No matter what I brought up about Trump - his corruption, his ignorance, his destruction of our economy - my sister either claimed "fake news" or did the "yeah, but Biden" or "yeah, but "Obama" or "yeah, but Hillary" deflection game. She even claimed that racism had ended in the U.S. until Obama got into office and stirred everything up again and that our economy is actually thriving under Trump.

I poked factual holes in virtually every statement she made, but that didn't shut her up. I ultimately told her I think that in her heart of hearts, she knows she made a mistake hitching her wagon to Trump and that she knows he's a mess, but because she's gone all in for him for so long now, she can't admit she was wrong about him. Boy, did that ever set her off. Her reaction to that made me think I was spot on in my assessment.

Anybody else have family members who have totally MAGA-ed out? How do you deal with it?

Tulsi Gabbard is trying to make his briefings more like Fox News, coaxing him like a child.

Trump is cognitively unfit.

And at this point one can observe that he was an icon of a time that no longer exists.... a gay writer, not a queer writer.

Let's discuss the mockumentary ensemble Waiting for Guffman. The mostly improvised film follows the small town of Blaine, Missouri as they produce the musical comedy Red, White and Blaine, and wait to be seen by the great Broadway producer Mr. Mort Guffman.

Starring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Lewis Arquette, Matt Keesler, Michael Hitchcock, Brian Dyle-Murray, Larry Miller, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, and Paul Benedict

Musical songs written by Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer

Beneath His Eye.

....another sleepy,dusty Delta day.

I would watch 5 maybe 6 of these guys videos. THIS is why I prefer amateur porn. Most of these guys do NOTHING for me. So many purses falling.

What course should I take so that I join it?

It's clear AI will soon rule all of us. I figure it's time I finally figure it the fuck out.

I see courses offered all the time from sites like Coursiv. But they all feel like scams.

Does any techie DLer have insight as to the best courses to take so I can learn a thing or two about our new fangled AI overlords ?

I'd like to learn how to edit, create content. Maybe even do some cool graphic design. Things like that.

TIA!

On Tuesday, the brawny actor/politician posted a photo to his official Instagram account of himself with his son Patrick Schwarzenegger at the “White Lotus” Season 3 premiere in Hollywood, and took the opportunity in the caption to discuss his progeny’s already much-talked-about nude scene in the first episode.

“What a show!” the former California governor wrote. “I could claim to be surprised to find out he has a nude scene, but what can I say - the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger is no stranger to appearing in his birthday suit on screen. Remember the time travel scenes in the “Terminator” franchise?

I have chameleon plants spreading promiscuously like your ass at gay Mardi Gras: far and wide.

Impossible to eradicate, apparently. And smells like shit when I cut it.

Producer Patrick has a well-regarded IG channel where he covers stories about Hollywood’s economic crisis

But he shoots these videos at an unusual and unflattering angle which makes his eyes look gigantic

It’s like they’re following you no matter where you move

CNN, the brainchild of media king Ted Turner, celebrates 45 years of broadcast today. It went on the air on Sunday, June 1, 1980 at 5 PM EST, broadcasting from its Atlanta studio. At the time, with the progression of cable TV spreading through homes across the country, Turner believed viewers were ready for (and be interested in) a 24 hour non-stop news channel. It's lead story was the attempted assassination of civil rights leader Vernon Jordan.

In its first years of operation, CNN lost money and was ridiculed as the Chicken Noodle Network. However, Turner continued to invest in building up the network’s news bureaus around the world and in 1983, he bought Satellite News Channel, owned in part by ABC, and thereby eliminated CNN’s main competitor. CNN eventually came to be known for covering live events around the world as they happened, often beating the major networks to the punch. The network gained significant traction with its live coverage of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and the network’s audience grew along with the increasing popularity of cable television during the 1990s and well into the 21st century.

I really want to go back to the years when I would look at the headlines and think, "Nothing happened today."

Will we ever go back to that time again?

Its worth it for the dining room alone:

OMG they’ve all aged!

Bobby is a GROWN MAN!

US tariffs on steel and aluminum doubled to 50% as of 12:01 am ET on Wednesday, a move cheered by the beleaguered American steel industry but worrisome to sectors that heavily use the metals, from car makers to can manufacturers.

The jump in import taxes is the latest salvo in Trump’s trade war, part of a broad range of tariffs he’s levied since February. But the steel tariffs are especially significant to him and his political base, a symbol of once-iconic US manufacturing that has since fallen on hard times.

Bradley Whitford

He claims to not be gay. He is flaming in this video.

Funny or not?

Full video posted on X.

I wonder if other stars had these.

Pop Muzik (Nik Launay ‘79 12”) by M & Robin Scott

Well I never...

At best, it’s an attention seeking stunt, and at worst, it’s a mental illness. Either way, it can’t possibly last. Democrats will keep losing elections because of this insanity and lack of common sense. I get that it’s popular among gen z and millennials but will non-binary folks in their elder years or on their deathbeds still be going around demanding to be called they/them?

A few years before he died, Dean Ford sang along with his younger self and made this video. How I loved this song when I was young.

Now that I'm old it about makes me weep.

A month after the 2018 mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Citigroup enacted restrictions for its clients that sold firearms — the first major bank on Wall Street to do so.

On Tuesday, the bank rolled back that policy.

“We also will no longer have a specific policy as it relates to firearms,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “The policy was intended to promote the adoption of best sales practices as prudent risk management and didn’t address the manufacturing of firearms.”

You go, gurl

Is a rumor that Melania has "furiously" denied.

So, I assume it's true.

Barry Diller’s book tour for his recently published memoir “Who Knew” hit New York City’s 92Y, where moderator Anderson Cooper asked Diller during a Q&A to reveal “the most coked-up film set” he ever visited during his tenure as the CEO of Paramount Pictures. The former studio executive had the answer almost immediately: Robert Altman’s “Popeye” (1980).

“You couldn’t escape it,” Diller said about the drug use on the movie’s set. “They were actually shipping in film cans at the time. Film cans would be sent back to L.A. for daily processing film. This was shot in Malta. And we found out that the film cans were actually being used to ship cocaine back and forth to this set. Everyone was stoned.”

[quote] Gunn told People he and Klum had been exchanging text messages about the show’s revival, which he expressed interest in returning to co-host. However, when Klum asked Gunn about his contract, he told her he hadn’t received one yet.

[quote] “So I called my agent and he knew things were going on, but he contacted the executive producers of this new show, and they said, ‘We don’t want him.’ And [my agent] said, ‘Well, he’s done 19 seasons of Runway, 16 with Heidi. The two of them won an Emmy together as hosts, and now you’re going to separate them?’ And they said yes,” Gunn said.

[quote] Gunn mentioned that his agent was contacted about having the fashion consultant make “a small cameo in one episode,” adding, “What do I do? Wave from a bus? As the designers are going into Mood [Fabrics]? Heidi comes to see me at the retirement home and we play croquet? So no thank you. And as Heidi would say, you’re either in or you’re out. And I’m out. So I wasn’t asked to join.”

[quote] Gunn noted that he was initially “devastated, then kind of humiliated” about not being asked back, adding, “I thought, how lucky am I to have had the experiences that I’ve had over the last 20 years? This is phenomenal. I stopped the boohooing. I thought, it’s really throwing hubris in the face of an angry God to mourn not being on this new show. So I’ve come to terms with it.”

Netflix is going all in with an ad campaign for South Korean programming. I’ve seen a few and I think “The Glory”, about a woman determined to get revenge on her high school bullies, and “The Kingdom”, about a zombie virus outbreak in 17th century Korea, were both really good.

Any more?

NEWARK — A magistrate judge upbraided federal prosecutors Wednesday as he granted their request to dismiss its trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, calling the government’s abrupt about-face “a worrisome misstep” in a case that has stoked a political firestorm.

“An arrest of a public figure is not a preliminary investigative tool. It is a severe action,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa told Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Demanovich during a virtual court hearing. “It should only be undertaken after a thorough, dispassionate investigation of credible evidence.

“The apparent rush in this case, culminating today in the embarrassing retraction of charges, suggests a failure to adequately investigate,” Espinosa continued. “... Your office must operate with a higher standard than that.”

Interim U.S. attorney Alina Habba has offered no explanation for her decision to drop the misdemeanor trespassing charge her office filed against Baraka (D) following his controversial arrest this month outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark.

Scheduled to present awards at Broadway's biggest night are Aaron Tveit, Adam Lambert, Alex Winter, Allison Janney, Ariana DeBose, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Preston, Charli D’Amelio, Danielle Brooks, Jean Smart, Jesse Eisenberg, Katie Holmes, Keanu Reeves, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Lea Michele, Lea Salonga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Bay Jones, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Samuel L. Jackson, Sara Bareilles, and Sarah Paulson.

The 78th Annual Tony Awards, is set to broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 8, beginning at 8 PM ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. Wicked film star and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will host the evening. A pre-show Act One concert, to be hosted by Renée Elise Goldsberry and 2025 Tony nominee Darren Criss, will stream on PlutoTV beginning at 6:40 PM ET. Brian Stokes Mitchell will be the announcer for Broadway's biggest night

True love is dead! *sob*