I assume they're not getting a million bucks a year, except for maybe the most high profile. Is it all baked into union contracts?

I know he acts like such a ladies man but there is just something about him that sets off my gaydar. Not saying he does anything about it but I think deep down inside he may want to.

Neil was 42. This has gone viral.

July 9, 2025, Senator Lindsey Graham will turn a spry 70 years old. Lindsey is beloved by the news media, Senate colleagues, and of course, his idol, the President, Donald J. Trump. Lindsey may visit the Data Lounge, to see and hear from his many fans on social media.

Please share your happy birthday wishes for Lindsey here. What gifts would you suggest for Lindsey's 70th birthday? Where will the big gala be do you think? What celebrities, dignitaries, and prominent politicians will be in attendance? One wonders if there will be star entertainment. Perhaps it will be a surprise party at Mar-a-Lago.

Inspired by the Vanna White thread. I nominate:

Vanna White (Of course)

The voice actors for The Simpsons.

Ryan Seacrest.

I'm not starting a stealth assassination thread - don't call the FBI this time! - but merely asking how you will react when the day comes.

What do you think of it?

I don't like the song but she's a good dancer. Looks much younger than 53.

The network version lasted two seasons with Aunt Fran, Naomi, and Vint’s kids, Buzz and Sonya.

The syndicated version lasted 4 seasons with Vint and Naomi, Iola, and Bubba.

But god forbid you bring a mostly empty 4 oz jar of Layrite Natural Matte hair-styling cream. They’ll confiscate that shit even though a monkey could see it’s less than 3.4 oz

Maryland parents have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that stories with gay and transgender themes are discussed, the court ruled.

I'm the swiveling chairs

First off, everyone looked super, especially Nick Hoult’s leather pants. But I was pissed that I missed the first part of the movie because I thought there would be 20 minutes of trailers but I guess they don’t do that at premieres. What the hey dude, give people some warning next time. The Lois and Clark relationship stuff is fantastic. Top notch. Wish we had more of that and less action. Same with the parents. Could’ve done without the whole political war with Bulgaria stuff or the pocket dimension. That just really put the movie into the weeds. Liked Jimmy having an affair with Mutant Toes and Krypto.

Spoilers inside…

I would say it was best it remained unaired. She was completely unknown until she appeared on Too Close For Comfort in 1980 a show that was itself mediocre.

I'm the reference to "nine fur babies" in the intro paragraph.

I just finished watching 1974's "The Great Gatsby" starring Redford and Farrow. I heard mixed things about the movie over the years, and I'm glad I watched it tonight, as it was very well done and entertaining. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews when it was released in March, 1974. However, on a $7M budget, it was a box office hit with nearly $27M in ticket sales. It may not have stuck to the Fitzgerald novel, but it's still an engrossing movie to watch (the 2.5 hours fly by).

Redford was incredibly sexy throughout the movie (the camera man loved him), Mia Farrow was stunningly beautiful. She was pregnant at the time, so she was costumed in flowing, oversized clothing. Sam Waterston was so handsome and sexy as 'Nick', and many of his scenes with Redford were very sexy. Scott Wilson was also handsome , as the 'every man' garage owner.

Producer Robert Evans chose his wife Ali MacGraw and Warren Beatty as the original choices to star, but Beatty didn't want to work with MacGraw. Evans offered the role of Gatsby to Jack Nicholson, but he didn't want to work with MacGraw. Marlon Brando also passed on Evans' offer when the studio wouldn't meet him at his $4M request for pay. Robert Redford campaigned for the role, but Evans thought the character should be 'dark haired' and not blond. Director Jack Clayton pushed for Redford, and eventually convinced Evans. Bruce Dern was sexy and handsome as Tom Buchanan.

Eventually, MacGraw left the project, and Candice Bergen, Katharine Ross, and Tuesday Weld were offered the role, but none were interested. Faye Dunaway campaigned for the role, even did a screen test - but Clayton couldn't envision her as Daisy. He eventually went with Farrow (perfect in the role).

(As a child, I had seen Redford, Farrow and other cast members throughout Newport, RI where much of the movie was filmed in the summer of 1973).

Any fans of this movie on DL ? Is the DeCaprio film worth watching ?

Farmers markets.

Stunning.

Hey buddy, eyes up here! 👋🏻🐲👀 ⬆️

Previous thread at the link.

They're common and ugly and unflattering. How did they become a uniform? I was on the subway and almost everyone on the platform was wearing them. They look like shit. Why?

Brownstone is developing "Crush" for Peacock, a series co-produced by UCP and Universal Television inspired by the 1995 episode of "The Jenny Jones Show" titled "Revealing Same-Sex Secret Crushes."

This is from the National Examiner so take it with a huge lump of salt

Sources say Anderson Cooper has one foot out the door at CNN. “Ratings are down,” says one insider, “and Anderson is ready to walk.”

Anderson has called CNN home for 24 years. The shy 58-year-old silver fox who pulls in a reported annual salary of $18 million, per Page Six, had an “epic meltdown” upon learning he was bypassed as moderator for CNN’s primetime presidential debate in favor of colleagues Dana Bash and Jake Tapper.

According to the insider, Anderson is also in a snit over Scott Jennings, 47, becoming a ratings magnet for CNN NewsNight.

“Anderson can’t stand it. Scott’s allowed to rant and rave, while the rest of them are muzzled,” says the insider. “People tune in to see what outrageous thing Scott will say next, and the execs love it.”

Meanwhile, Anderson Cooper 360° has slipped in the key 25 to 54 demographic, and a source says the host “reacted badly” to recent cold-held exec meetings over dwindling viewership.

Fake happiness, fake expertise at anything, fake loving the people we’re supposed to, fake that you’re secure in anything, fake excitement at seeing someone.

I do this all the time. It’s getting to me as I get older—am I not my true self ever?

Does this affect you at all?

Why did the Huxtables always have the fridge stocked with those little glass bottles of apple juice?

It looked like urine specimens and that is all that family drank.

Was it a black thing? They became more visible in the later, urban years of the show.

The season premiere was especially treacly and the mystery was particularly obvious.

Yet I keep coming back. I’m a sucker for period piece English murder mysteries even if they suck.

I didn't want to put Rudin in the title. Carry on ...

More?? You want MORE??!

That’s a wrap for Jake Tapper’s “Original Sin.”

The Biden bashing book has sold a total of 86,982 copies – well below 100,000 and not enough to stay afloat on the best seller lists, according to NPD Book Scan.

On Amazon, “Original Sin” is down to number 187 and will likely fall off the top 200 by the end of the week.

The book was promoted heavily on CNN with non stop shilling. Every show talked about it endlessly.

Tapper — whose ratings, like all of CNN pre-the Israel Iran War, fell precipitously — continues to go after Biden. He’s largely ignored any mistakes made by Donald Trump.

On Sunday, Tapper did a video podcast with former NBC correspondent Chuck Todd, where they questioned Biden’s family values — sad because Biden lost his wife and daughter in a car accident, his son to cancer, married again only once and is admired as a family man.

Trump, however, has been married three times, judged to be guilty of sexual harassment by a jury and owes his victim $83 million, and slept with a sex worker while his third wife was pregnant — then paid her off and covered it up.

Tapper (and Alex Thompson) will never be able to pay back their advance. The publisher can’t be happy that the book is the most reviled of 2025.

How do we feel about this latest controversy?

Mayor of NYC 25.

I love that masculine scent of a guys balls alot

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.

Yup, Ben's mid life crisis not only continues, but gets worse.

Terry Miller. What do we think?

According to Billboard Hot 200 Albums info released for this week, Streisand has to sell over 206,000 albums this week of her new release ('Secrets of Life : Partners 2') to top the Album Chart. She will be the only recording artist in history to have a #1 album in seven straight decades (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. 00s, 10s, 20s). No one will come close.

Can she do it ? Her fan base will have to support her in 'all variants' (vinyl, CD, digital, etc).

To continue the conversation about CHASS while we can

What does the DL have to say about America's thirstiest little gay Mormon?

Excluding Grindr, which gay dating apps are the most used?

Megan McTavish has an autobiography expected to arrive soon. While reminiscing on time spent in four different soap towns, Pine Valley, albeit on three separate instances, apparently was by far the worst experience of them all.

I've never understood why they can't see how damaging all the soap opera antics have been for the institution. Are they really that short sighted? Why not grow the appeal of the monarchy and the family by letting all that crap fade away? Or is it just that they can't see past their own issues? How much of this is orchestrated by the 'gray men'?

Will Carrie and Aidan survive? Will Harry die? Will Miranda ever acknowledge Steve again?

Keep watching to find out.

Another Stakeout.

The first one sucked.

The Daily Beast accidentally published their Superman review early. It was screenshot before it was taken down.

ABC is still struggling to make 'GMA 3' a hit after seven seasons, and has decided to axe cohost DeMarco Morgan (who has not hosted the show in weeks), who joined the network in 2022. Co-host Eva Pilgrim announced she's leaving the show to host 'Inside Edition' on CBS, an announcement she made before ABC fired her, after working for the network for ten years.

The talk show - an afternoon extension of their popular morning show 'Good Morning America' - premiered in September, 2018 as a replacement for the canceled 'The Chew'. It was titled "GMA Day", and co-hosted by GMA anchor Michael Strahan and The View panelist Sara Haines. The show never caught on with viewers, constantly losing to its competition on CBS and NBC, so ABC rebranded the show in January, 2019 to " GMA3: Strahan & Sara". That never gained traction, so they added a third host - Keke Palmer - and rebranded it once again to "GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke" just seven months later.

Once the pandemic hit in March, 2020, ABC pulled the three hosts from the show and replaced them with news reporter Amy Robach and medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton for a show called "Pandemic: What You Need to Know". By August, 2020, ABC officially canceled "GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke" , and brought in GMA correspondent TJ Holmes to join Robach and Ashton for the newly titled "GMA3: What You Need to Know", focusing on news headlines as well as 'lifestyle and entertainment' news.

For the next two seasons, the show improved in the ratings as audiences took to Robach and Holmes. The two cohosts took to each other, and began an extramarital affair which became very public by the fall of 2022. By December, the two hosts were 'put on leave', and finally axed from the network in January, 2023. ABC announced DeMarco Morgan and Eva Pilgrim as the new hosts to join Ashton. In June, 2024 Ashton left ABC. The show started losing viewers shortly after.

In March, 2025, there were major changes behind the scenes. starting with a new producer and cut-backs to staff. Rumors started flying that ABC would be firing the two hosts, and bringing in another new concept. DeMarco Morgan was pulled from the show in June, and different GMA hosts filled in on a rotating schedule. Pilgrim announced she was leaving the show on July 7. A few hours later, ABC announced Morgan was leaving the network.

For now, the show has been rebranded as "GMA 3" and will rotate hosts from "Good Morning America" 's talent pool.

Feel free to post your favorite 70s album covers

Besides suggesting Julia Roberts play Harriet Tubman, what are other boneheaded suggestions or stipulations Hollywood executives have made?

NBC’s Nightly News lost viewers in anchor Tom Llamas’ first month as he took the reins from Lester Holt, while his ex-ABC colleague David Muir saw his ratings at ABC’s World News Tonight increase.

Llamas, 46, started his run on June 2. The show’s June ratings averaged around 5.674 million viewers, down from the 66-year-old Holt’s final average at 5.708 million viewers. It also saw a slight drop in viewers in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demographic, dropping from 828,000 viewers to 823,000 as Holt left the program on May 26.

Muir led World News Tonight to increase its lead over Nightly News between May and June, growing from 7.24 million to 7.308 million in total viewers.

Always curious how people feel about this stuff. What are your thoughts on Tom of Finland? Do you find it iconic or tacky? Are there any other gay erotic artworks you like - George Quaintance, Etienne, Harry Bush?

At least 6 dead so far. Daily Fail reports a summer camp cabin got swept away. Looks bad.

many years ago, (20?) I read what I like to call an airport novel. I love mysteries and thrillers and this was a really good one. It was about a male ballet dancer in a very famous balket company. He wastheir star and they toured all over, and he was secretly a serial killer and no one was able to figure it out.

Somewhat fitting that it should end during You-Know-Who's reign.

[quote]Netflix’s longest-running unscripted series is coming to an end. The show will have aired around 90 episodes across ten seasons when it departs with Washington, DC, set as its last location to find a fresh group of individuals ready for a life-changing experience.

[quote]It has been nominated for 37 Emmys and picked up six straight wins for Outstanding Structured Reality Program between 2018 and 2023, before eventually losing to Shark Tank last year.

We're done with the previous thread. Onward.

Where do I discuss this?

I was gently rebuked in the late 80s by big Ms. Jean Benninghoff about my bigotry. Since then, it’s been a shameful path learning that we are all US.

Did you have people who educated you gently? Or, were they harsh? Did you learn?

A cover of the Hollies “The Air that I Breathe”

The Hollies original is just so beautiful I can’t think of anyone doing the song justice.

Why do I have no sympathy for this?

Yes I know this is DL and not some parenting site but this makes me furious. I mean these parents cook their children to death and get off free because 'I forgot.' It's like jumping off a cliff and on the way down thinking oh I forgot this was dangerous or sticking a knife in your I eye going blind and then saying I forgot this was not a good idea.

You remember to go to work or go shopping but you forget there is a baby in the car? These people cooked an infant to death. They deserve the full punishment the law allows.

Ok I've never been a parent. I've never had an infant. But I know on this site gay or straight there must be people who have or have had infants. Can you explain to me how this happens? When I was a boy we had lots of big families all around with mothers constantly overwhelmed by so many children but I never heard of this happening. Maybe it did but we did not have the internet back then. 'I forgot' seems the lamest excuse there is for leaving a baby in a car. I couldn't even imagine leaving a pet in the car.

Lia Thomas stripped of all school titles.

Golfer picks a fight with former NHL player Nick Tarnasky.

Golfer loses.

Damn. I'm surprised he was still standing, after that beat down.

To be continued here.

For me, it's the BLT. Delicious.

Beyoncé you in danger gurl lol. Please disable links and watch the vid.

It's double trouble when TCM airs "Dead Ringer" tonite at 8 pm/ET & "A Stolen Life" at 1:30 am/ET. Bette Davis plays twins in both, in conflict over a man.  '64's "Ringer" is Bette in her post-"Baby Jane" phase, as a rich rotten sister & the poor sister who plots revenge. Great fun & mature cast!  '46's "A Stolen Life" was one of Bette's biggest hits at WB. In this romance, there's a selfish sister & a low-key sister. Young Glenn Ford is the man who attracts both sibs. This is a romantic soap, in "The Great Lie" vein. My look at all these sisters here:

It's like the characters from "Less Than Zero" grew up, moved to Plano, and said "MORE!"

I can’t believe how bad it was. It’s easily the worst film in the franchise.

First off, the script is AWFUL. The acting is even worse. This film has TERRIBLE acting from everyone, even Mahershala Ali who is typically fantastic and Jonathan Bailey who is usually charming. He feels lost and bland in this. ScarJo is the most wooden she’s ever been. The story is silly and the whole film feels pointless in the end. It’s so bad.

SPOILERS! Do not read on if you do not wanna know.

Ed Skrein looks gorgeous in this but is wasted. He is the first kill and it’s done so stupidly you don’t even care. The film lacks excitement and energy. It all feels slow and B-movie despite it being a Jurassic World movie.

Jurassic World may have been a stupid movie but at least it was fun, with energy and high stakes. This one lacks all of that. The characters never even feel like they’re truly in danger outside of the random Mexican family in the movie.

Rupert Friend as the sorta-villain is hilariously bad. He gives a cartoon performance. The little girl got annoying after a while and the girl who played the teenage daughters acting was sooo bad. I couldn’t believe it. Who did she fuck to land this role?

Shoutout the actor who plays the Latino dad. He was lowkey kinda hot in a thick beefy way.

Terrible movie.

Tell me every last sordid detail you know on this topic.

Where is it most common?

Did you ever whore around?

Daddy Michael Silver

"Poland will construct fences along its borders to control "illegal immigration," Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Monday. The move follows June's tight presidential election, where nationalist Karol Nawrocki, campaigning on "Poland first, Poles first," narrowly defeated Prime Minister Donald Tusk's ally. Critics call the plan divisive."

Who would make your list?

Angela looks nervous and Elizabeth looks like she's sleeping with her eyes open.

Anyone else excited?

These seem to fill up more when we discuss all British shows......

This one sounds interesting, and has hottie Matthew Lewis.

Cher got one with "Believe."

Lulu and Shirley Bassey had one in the UK.

Who should have one next?

My vote goes to Sheena Easton.

Yours?

I was watching “sailor of the king” and wondered if the director had a crush on Hunter the way he filmed him homoerotically throughout the picture. Then I found out the director was none other than the former husband of Hayley mills, Roy boulting.

I must say though that I think Hunter was filmed beautifully in this film in both his uniform and half naked for the second half. He looked like a fantasy with his body glistening with sweat and a slight smattering of chest hair.

I’ve revisited some of his movies lately because they were mentioned in other threads and it’s curious that he wasn’t selected for some of those sexy male roles like brick in “cat on hot run roof”. He really would have been good in some of those Tennessee Williams pictures.

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

[quote]President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested a federal takeover of New York City and Washington. The comments came when Trump, during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House, was asked about New York City's upcoming mayoral election.

[quote]Trump attacked Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, and ticked through the other contenders, including Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, though he declined to endorse anyone. "We're not going to have -- if a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same. But we have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to," Trump said.

Scarface (the Al Pacino version) is the quintessential example.

Nothing says more "straight INCEL" than someone posting quotes on social media using Tony Montana's image.

Did she take tranquilizers or whatever were big for housewives decades ago?

Jeff Richards, who was in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and had a brief leading man career, spent his later years living off disability in a trailer

Cathy Downs from My Darling Clementine died broke

Who are some others who took a turn down the boulevard of broken dreams? 🤔

You know the type. They usually play girlfriend number #2, in a minor but not insignificant speaking role.

They all had affected, silvery voices, couldn’t act and sadly lacked Ali McGraw’s warmth or Lois Chile’s sensuality.

Long legs, a flat ass and very small tits were a must. Usually ex-models, but some weren’t even beautiful.

Above all they are dull and they reached their Peak in the 70s.

Watching SERPICO, Cornelia Sharpe exemplified this category.

What is the point of keeping it a secret?

I was listening to a playlist when "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" came on and I remember the first time I heard it. It was one of those songs that make you drop what you're doing and actively listen. The ominous bass synth played against the sound of traditional strings, the mysterious lyrics, and who the hell is that singing? A man or a woman?

Then we all saw the glorious video: Annie in high chairman-of-the-board drag with a dominatrix vibe, the mysterious guy with sunglasses, the fucking cows. Brilliant surrealism.

Annie could sing rock, pop, blues, any genre, just a crystalline and perfect voice. All her videos are great but I loved "Little Bird," where she played an ominous cabaret emcee struggling to get all her personae to behave.

You just know this nutty bitch has never worked a field job in her life. Her sole interaction with agricultural workers has been yelling at the country club’s mowers when their raking interrupts her tennis game.

.....and sizemeat in the sheets!

More of marvelously manly nuMichael Rory Gibson......

Now that Shrewlu's figured out the Gio mystery, maybe that musty old bitch can figure out who Slee will be playing?

More, more, more......

What does DL think of shorts on men?

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

That seems to be the popular opinion here, for good reasons. She got herself a free property on Mustique from Lord Glenconnoer where she proceeded to long vacation and fry herself in the sun and drink with lovers 'til the cows (goats?) came home.

But her daughter, Sarah 60, who is recognized for her staid temperament (and artistic ability) looks very, very worn. I thought she was so lovely at her wedding. She has different priorities than others, but it's jarring to see her this way.

I love Thelma Harper.

Which one of you bitches did this?

Is this why DL was broken today? The news was too shattering?

What's your 'thang'?

Which one will be the nelly queen and not the handsome “masculine” gay man we crave for this show?

The 'Full House' alum, who has been married to Valeri Bure for 29 years, credited their son Lev for helping them overcome the low point in their relationship

Candace then credited her son Lev — a guest on this episode — for helping give them perspective and inspiration to strengthen their bond.

"At one point, [our son] Lev preached, like, a 45-minute sermon on marriage to us," she shared. "Just had his Bible open on the couch and just talked about it."

"And I'll never forget, 'cause he said, 'You know, I know I haven't been married and I'm just a young kid, and so it's probably hard to take marriage advice from someone this young [who] never experienced it before, but I don't need to be married to know what the word of God says,'" she continued.

Candace told PEOPLE in September 2024 that she "can't wait to be a grandma" after Lev's wedding earlier that year.

"I don't know when that's gonna happen — no pressure from me," Candace clarified.

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.

Doris Day

This porcine beauty and her pig-faced daughter both voted for Trump despite being so poor they had to sell lemonade for a gravesite for her husband, whose hospital stay was paid for by ... Medicaid.

Scroll on down for a MOMMA BONUS! Smokin' hot Kentucky cagemeat Darren Bullock also voted for Trump and is likely to lose his Medicaid because he doesn't have a job (or a car, or even a cellphone). He does seem attached to his cigs and, I would bet, meth. Momma is making room in her trailer as we speak!

On the market for the first time in decades.

The listing will go live later today, but here's an article about the home.

Shed a tear for "Ryleigh":

[quote]Getting fired meant she would no longer have health insurance, including the 12 weeks of paid maternity leave that was a guaranteed benefit of her federal service. Also gone would be the promotion that would allow her to plan for the kids she so badly wanted to have.

I'm sure she hates those freeloaders who abuse welfare and food stamps. And yet she voted for Trump solely because she thought he'd provide free IVF. Sucks to be you, Ryleigh!

Thanks to Scientology nut, Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson. Nancy is as high up the ranks as Tom Cruise and made the largest financial contribution to the cult in its entire history. She goes after people who dare trash it. Lisa Simpson was going to become a Scientologist, or their version of it. Nancy was doing robocalls for Scientology as Bart Simpson until Fox went after her.

Nancy’s fiance jumped off a bridge not too long ago. She got involved in the Org in 1991 for some reason.

Our friendship is roughly 20 years old, since we were in our youth. He knows that I'm gay....I came out to him years ago. He's been through countless relationships and romances with women....yet he still hasn't found the right one. He was pretty gay friendly....until a gay guy hit on him, resulting in him lashing out at the guy....now he's not as gay friendly. He's also right leaning now....which he wasn't before. I'm getting extreme closeted vibes....is my gaydar pretty off? For visual purposes, he resembles a young Antonio Sabato Jr.

Errol Flynn provided some titillating copy for Confidential when they ran a story about a two-way mirror Errol Flynn had installed above a bedroom in his home. The story was captivating fodder for film fans, but for Hollywood insiders it was old news. "Flynn's two-way mirror in the downstairs bedroom ... became the worst kept secret in Hollywood," explains Matzen. "Above the mirror was the attic, accessible through a crawlspace from one of the upstairs bedrooms … In the attic a trap door lifted up, revealing the see-through mirror." Robert Douglas was Flynn’s co-star in The Adventures of Don Juan. Douglas remembered peering through the two-way mirror in the late forties. The mirror, he said, "overlooked the fascinating bedroom... in which were a young couple, asleep... Flynn said, 'Watch this; it'll be fun.' We had out champagne; [he] pressed a button. The end right opposite the bed, a screen came up, which woke them both up. They both [jumped] up in bed; of course they were naked. He pressed another button, and onto the screen came a pornographic movie. They were so shocked; these two, they sat there and watched ... We went down to the bar and left them there." Another evening King Kong star Bruce Cabot fell victim to the two-way device. Steve Hayes, a veteran screenwriter and close friend of Flynn says that "Cabot was not amused ... Cabot was the first victim of the mirror. [Errol] told me that Bruce was furious and for a while it caused a rift in their friendship – but not for long since Bruce needed money and Flynn to help him get acting parts, so he quickly made up.”

…

What followed next is something straight out of Ripley's Believe it or Not. "An observation [Chief Pathologist] Dr. Tom Harmon made startled me. It concerned a number of VD warts on the end of Flynn's penis. Tom seemed fascinated. 'Well, Tom,' I said, 'They may be of clinical interest to you as a medical man, but there's going to be another autopsy done down in Los Angeles. I really don't think these warts are material to the case. Unless you disagree.' 'Perhaps not ... But, look, I'm going to be lecturing at the Institute of Pathology and I just thought it might be of interest if I could remove these things and fix them in formaldehyde and use them as a visual aid.' 'No way!' I said. 'We're not going to do that. I don't want anything done that isn't relevant to the case because we're really in the limelight tonight. We're on the hot seat. How can we send Mr. Flynn back to his wife with part of his bloody endowment missing?' So I insisted on absolutely no change or variation of routine procedures ... I left Doc Harmon and Errol Flynn alone in the autopsy room ... the telephones were still ringing like mad ... The night janitor had become an expert of evading questions ... Doc Harmon strolled casually into my office, 'Well, I've finished,' he said. Tom and I went back to the autopsy room and the first thing I noticed was that the VD warts had gone - vanished from the end of Mr. Flynn's penis. Then I spotted a jar of formaldehyde on a shelf that looked suspiciously like it might contain VD warts. It did.

Seriously, why does this happen a dozen or more times every summer? Does parenthood just make people dumber? I don't have kids, but I never leave a sack of groceries in the car, much less a living -ism I shat out of my own body.

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.

They're diminishing right before our very eyes.

It will be on Netflix within a week. I think.

It covers the election and presidency of Bolsonaro in Brazil and the rise of Evangelicals.

So eerie how there are direct comparisons to the Trump administration—same scapegoats (LGBTQ , abortion, etc), calling Bolsonaro “picked by God,” military parade when Brazil hasn’t had one since the dictatorship, denying election result even before the election, and ultimately the insurrection against their Capitol…

And I’m still alive. I’m breathing. Review incoming when the embargo lifts.

All those little girls were from rich and influential families, not the kind of trailer trash that usually dies in these type of catastrophes.

From the article:

I learned from talking to West, the California prosecutor, that the Keanu Reeves scammer I was communicating with as Linda was likely a non-native English speaker using AI voice technology to impersonate Reeves. He is probably a victim himself, likely based in Southeast Asia. He may have found himself messaging a fake gray-haired lady in California who loves Keanu Reeves after responding to a seemingly legitimate job listing in a country like Thailand. When he went to the job interview, human traffickers would have kidnapped him, confiscated his passport, brought him across the border into Myanmar, Cambodia or Laos and imprisoned him in a compound, where he works 16-hour days reading from scripts written by experts in human psychology. “This is industrialized scam,” says West, who has created an international law enforcement coalition called Operation Shamrock to try to shut down these types of large-scale frauds. “It’s a growing industry, and it’s growing because it works.”

As he runs for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has made his identity as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent a key part of his appeal.

But as a high school senior in 2009, Mr. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, claimed another label when he applied to Columbia University. Asked to identify his race, he checked a box that he was "Asian" but also "Black or African American," according to internal data derived from a hack of Columbia University that was shared with The New York Times.

Columbia, like many elite universities, used a race-conscious affirmative action admissions program at the time. Reporting that his race was Black or African American in addition to Asian could have given an advantage to Mr. Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and spent his earliest years there.

In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Mamdani, 33, said he did not consider himself either Black or African American, but rather "an American who was born in Africa." He said his answers on the college application were an attempt to represent his complex background given the limited choices before him, not to gain an upper hand in the admissions process. (He was not accepted at Columbia.)

"Most college applications don't have a box for Indian-Ugandans, so I checked multiple boxes trying to capture the fullness of my background," said Mr. Mamdani, a state lawmaker from Queens.

The application allowed students to provide "more specific information where relevant," and Mr. Mamdani said that he wrote in, "Ugandan." "Even though these boxes are constraining, I wanted my college application to reflect who I was," he added.

I'm a dish, and never forget it, you motherfuckers, as the children say nowadays.

Three families live for 8 weeks in the shadow of the Rockies, just like people did back in the good old days: none of the conveniences of the 2020s. One family includes Joe Riggs and Jason Hanna, fathers of twins. The dads are in great shape. The show? Not so much according to the review I'll post below.

But I'll watch to see these modern day Michael Landons.

[quote]As social media influencers and activists, Kash Patel (now the FBI's director) and Dan Bongino (now deputy director) were among those in MAGA world who questioned the official version of how Epstein died.

[quote]Patel and Bongino have since said Epstein killed himself. But it has become an article of faith online, especially on the right, that Epstein's crimes also implicated government officials, celebrities and business leaders — and that someone killed him to conceal them.

[quote]The memo says no one else involved in the Epstein case will be charged. (Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.)

[…]

[quote]Investigators found "no incriminating 'client list' " of Epstein's, "no credible evidence ... that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals," and no "evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties," the memo adds.

[…]

[quote]When Elon Musk had a falling out with Trump last month, Musk accused the president of being "in the Epstein files."

[quote]Trump posted on Truth Social a statement from former Epstein lawyer David Schoen, saying Trump wasn't implicated in any crime. Schoen had also represented Trump in his first impeachment trial.

[…]

[quote]Still, the questions about whether Trump's name is in the government's Epstein files have persisted because they had been acquaintances who attended the same parties in the 1990s.

[quote]In a 2017 interview with author Michael Wolff, Epstein even claimed that at one point he was "Donald Trump's closest friend."

[quote]Trump, however, said in 2019 that he was "not a fan of Epstein" and hadn't "spoken to him for 15 years." He also said he had barred Epstein from his golf resorts in the early 2000s.

[quote][bold]The DOJ and FBI say in the memo that no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted.”[/bold]

[quote]The memo says much of the material relates to child sexual abuse, details of Epstein's victims, and information that would expose innocent individuals to "allegations of wrongdoing."

[quote]"Through this review, we found no basis to revisit the disclosure of those materials and will not permit the release of child pornography," the memo says.

Sure, okay, sounds legit.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks about his campaign promises, criticisms over his tax plan and charges of antisemitism, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.

Armie Hammer’s longtime friend Nick Delli Santi is a terrible person and belongs in prison, Armie claims in new podcast (around 3 minutes)

Delli Santi is partners with Dree Hemingway (Mariel’s daughter) and has a child with her

Yeah, it's hard to explain this one away, huh, Linda?

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

Dick is old but still kicking in this recent clip.

Talks about some Criterion films, and his show. John Cassavetes, Katharine Hepburn, Only Angels Have Wings, Stagecoach...etc.

It’s been almost a year since I saw this movie and tbh as shocking as it was it just doesn’t make sense

what’s in it for Demi Moore? Why does she agree and stick to this arrangement? She doesn’t get to be young. She doesn’t get her beauty back. She just loses half her life so that some younger clone of her can run around and have a hot girl life.

Someone please tell me why anyone would buy into this procedure?

That thing is going to live another decade isn’t it

I always knew my family immigrated here very long ago, but not until my sister did the genealogical research did we learn that our earliest ancestors arrived in 1660. They were known as Palatines. Two brothers from Prussia (later became Germany) were the first to arrive. My father carried the name of one brother 300+ years later. They became colonists, farmers and eventual landowners who later settled farms in Ohio, a branch moved south and owned slaves. Some were part of the Pennsylvania Dutch colony. My branch settled in CA in 1905.

In doing some research I was amused to find this quote from Benjamin Franklin, complaining about the Palatine refugees:

"Why should the Palatine boors be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours? Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a colony of aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of us Anglifying them, and will never adopt our language or customs, any more than they can acquire our complexion."

Things never change, do they?

My ancestors fought in the American Revolution and every war after through WWII. My family also is now so mixed by marrying newer immigrants that I carry the DNA of 12 different nationalities. The youngest generation now includes a mix of European, Scandinavian, Spanish, Mexican, Jewish, African American, and now, Asian, DNA.

Isn't diversity, equality, and love grand?

What's your family immigration experience?

Funny how quickly things change. In just a few weeks, Gavin Newsom has emerged as a favorite to be the Democratic nominee in 2028. Trump made a major political error by elevating Newsom this month and revitalizing his career. His popularity is skyrocketing.

Can you tell me which A.I. generator was used to make these stunning videos?

I too want to become a Youtube billionaire.

Lana hated it so much that she wore a veil to the set, and fought with her longtime friend and makeup artist Del Armstrong for making her look so haggard and frumpy for the character's later scenes in the film. Turner commented: "When I thought he'd made me look horrible enough, he said 'You ain't seen nothing yet,' and he meant it. I mean, I've had some bad mornings in my time, but I've never looked like that." Do you think it was hagsploitation of the highest order, or was our glamorous cock queen being her typical melodramatic self?

After the entire family, spanning multiple generations, got together for their annual Fourth of July photo, Kerry Kennedy—the third daughter of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy—shared a glimpse into their massive celebration.

“Happy birthday Chris, Kathleen and America,” she captioned a July 5 Instagram post, referencing family members Chris Kennedy, who turned 62 on the holiday, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who turned 72.

Dozens of family members cheered while on an outdoor lawn on what appears to be the family’s estate in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the photographer shouted, “Happy birthday, happy birthday,” before panning to the most beautiful sunset over the water.

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?

What will you gals be purchasing?

I've seen several discussions, mainly reddit, where conservatives are claiming they have better looking people.

My take....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, Dump, Bannon and Miller are such fine specimens. The women are ugly inside and out. We've seen the rallies too.

I got seasick- TWICE. I was stuck in my room all day the first time- throwing up. They do not deliver dramamine to your room so I had to go to guest services and get the stuff myself. It made a significant difference in how I felt BUT it's like a narcotic. It made me sleep VERY late the next day and I missed my tour- It was a bicycle tour thru the countryside and stopping for some fabulous pizza. I was such a BITCHY QUEEN the next day. The day after that I was on another tour and explained this to an ACTUAL bitchy queen and he was sympathetic to my plight. Believe it or not I still enjoyed the cruise overall.

On my mom's side there's four of us first cousins. I'm gay and my brother and one female cousin is bi and her brother is...well, there's been some examples of "questioning" behaviour.

On my dad's side, there's 8 of us. Again, me and my brother. Then, a female cousin and one of her brothers. Her other brother is definitely a straight. Don't much about the third branch of three; we weren't close to them.

How do we feel about this? I’m not quite sure. I think it may spell danger.

Abducted in the parking lot of her apartment building on her way to work to cover the news and has never been seen since. She was dragged out of her shoes, her car key bent. The story has so many twists and turns. She was basically Laura Palmer. Everyone loved her and was touched in some way by her. They find another person she supposedly went on a date with the week she vanished every year.

She joined the 27 club. In fact, she had just celebrated her birthday with everyone.

What happened to Diane Baker? Any rumors or gossip?

She worked alongside the likes of Gregory Peck (Mirage), Sean Connery (Hitchcock's Marine), Paul Newman (The Prize), and Joan Crawford (The Best of Everything and Strait Jacket), but after 1970 her film career fizzled out and she turned to television work.

After she was cast in The Silence of the Lambs she saw a bit of a career resurgence in The Joy Luck Club, The Net, The Cable Guy, Courage Under Fire, Murder at 1600, and several episodes of House.

to discuss all things Howard and Bababooey

Question: Why isn't Jon Hein on the wrap up show anymore?

I’ve seen it in various threads.

Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.

A manhunt is currently underway in Brooklyn Park for a man pretending to be a police officer. Governor Tim Walz sent a message on X stating he had activated the State Emergency Operations Center and that law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park would have the “full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them.”

This should be a poll

This salty billionaire queen is a fixture on the Sunday chat show circuit, known as much for his pursed-lip zingers as he is for his utterly heartless views on poor people and the economy.

He's the second openly-gay person confirmed to a cabinet post, but the gays don't claim this one and his personal life never comes up. Trump probably doesn't even know about it.

Any thoughts on Barry Bostwick's evil twin?

Mmmmm!

I don't know if he's joking or not.

Even if he's joking, that's not a very nice thing to post.

Gee, I wonder what was the final straw?

The life of the heterosexual yadda yadda

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

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

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

From 2001 to 2009, George Walker Bush was the leader of the Free World. During that time, his administration saw a terrorist attack, two wars, AIDS relief in Africa, one of the worst natural disasters in history, and the global financial crisis.

During his first term, Bush leaned more heavily on hawks and neoconservatives. Advisors like Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Douglas Feith, and Donald Rumsfeld pushed an aggressive, ideology-driven foreign policy in the Middle East.

By his second term, Bush pivoted to a more pragmatic and moderate advisors, such as Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates, Hank Paulson, and General David Petraeus. They were not the fire breathing neoconservatives with chips on their shoulder about the Middle East, but rather diplomatic and balanced on the national stage.

Now with the reelection of Donald Trump and the Trump Regime in full effect, people are nostalgic for this administration. Why?

I have been fortunate enough to have a well paying job my whole adult life. I have never trued to track much of anything.

Now that retirement is somewhat visible on the horizon, I realized that while I had a vague idea of what I thought my budget should need to be, I have never actually sat down and figured it out empirically.

Just recently signed up for one of those budgeting/spend tracking apps. I am floored. I have been spending about fifty percent more than I thought I would need in retirement. Having the income I have had has kind of kept me oblivious as I never found myself in significant debt, so I just did not worry to much about it.

Some categories can be cut down. We spend way more on travel than we need to, and I clearly need to stop spending my feelings buying crap I probably do not need, However, I realize now I probably need to work a bit longer than I had hoped to keep everything on track.

I just visited my sister recently and she mentioned she has no idea what her retirement budget should look like.

Makes me wonder how many of us actually know how much we spend and what we spend it on. It is obviously something we all should know. I am in a finance adjacent field - if anyone should be on top of their budget, I should be. I am thinking many of us have no rel 8dea if we aren’t living paycheck to paycheck.

Amid mounting backlash over US President Donald Trump's reported plans to deport naturalized citizens, a viral petition on MoveOn, a progressive advocacy platform, called for the deportation of First Lady Melania Trump, her parents, and son Barron Trump--arguing that Trump's own family should not be exempted from the policies he championed.

The petition stated, "Since Trump wants to deport naturalized citizens, I believe it is only fair that Melania and her parents are on the first boat out. In addition, Melania's anchor baby, Baron, should be forced to leave as well because we know that his mother's mother was born in a different country. That is part of the criteria that Trump is putting into place. Your mother's mother has to have been born in the United States and we know Melania's mother was born elsewhere. If it's good for one, it's good for all! There should be no exceptions! On the first boat or flight out!"

The petition further argued that the move would prevent perceptions of favoritism, adding, "If this is truly about national security, then Melania needs to go!" The remarks reflected growing public frustration over what many viewed as double standards in Trump's deportation agenda.

According to Fox News, the petition surfaced just days after Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, during an anti-DOGE protest in Los Angeles on March 25, suggested that Trump should investigate and potentially deport Melania Trump.

"When he [Trump] talks about birthright, and he's going to undo the fact that the Constitution allows those who are born here, even if the parents are undocumented, they have a right to stay in America. If he wants to start looking so closely to find those who were born here and their parents were undocumented, maybe he ought to first look at Melania," Waters was seen saying from the stage, various videos posted on social media showed, Fox News reported.

She added, "We don't know whether or not her parents were documented. And maybe we better just take a look." According to Fox News, her remarks were met with loud cheers from protestors at the rally, which focused on opposing Trump's federal government downsizing agenda.

Fox News also reported that Melania Trump, born in the former Yugoslavia, became a US citizen in 2006. She was the first US first lady to become a naturalized citizen and the second to be born outside the United States, after Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife of President John Quincy Adams.

In 2018, The New York Times reported that Melania sponsored her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, for green cards and later citizenship. Amalija Knavs passed away in 2024, while Viktor Knavs has been seen at recent public events with the Trump family.

Waters' comments came in response to an executive order signed by Trump on his first day in office that aimed to reinterpret the 14th Amendment and restrict birthright citizenship. The order, currently under judicial review, seeks to exclude individuals born to undocumented immigrants or parents on temporary visas from automatic US citizenship.

During the March 25 protest, Waters joined hundreds marching to the VA hospital on Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard. She declared, "We are here because we are not going to let Trump, we're not going to let Elon Musk, his co-president, or anybody else take the United States Constitution down."

Her remarks on Melania Trump quickly spread on social media platforms like TikTok and X, drawing sharp criticism from conservatives. "Maxine Waters wants to deport Melania," posted the popular X account End Wokeness, as cited by Fox News.

Is a reactionary piece of shit.

So many of the myths of the genteel antebellum South come from Margaret Mitchell’s imagination than reality. The driver of that car did us a favor before she could publish more revisionist swill.

I’ve been following this US-based Austrian diver Alex Hart on Instagram for a while. At 5’10” with a thickset gymnast’s build (I think he trained as a gymnast), he definitely stands out

Because the new one looks like trash.

Is this a show worth rebooting?

I hope his Broadway play flops.

Clash of the Titans, Romancing the Stone, and Working Girl!

Harry Hamlin's nipples, Kathleen Turner, Melanie Griffith, and Sigourney Weaver all in one night.

Get your popcorn ready.

The fun starts at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern.

All your questions answered.

Interviewed by Dave Karger for the recent TCM Film Festival, at a showing of Brigadoon (1954). The two nonagenarians talk about working in Brigadoon, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and White Christmas. About Jack Cole, Gene Kelly, the casting couch and Arthur Freed, a preview of A Star is Born, and what it was like to be one of the chorus kids. Just fun to see these two talking about anything.

Who are some gay singers worth a listen?

Canadians are boycotting.

Europeans are staying away.

Americans, fearing a recession, have cut back tremendously.

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

Nevada voted Trump in 2024.

Stack is awfully strange in WotW. Rock as a Thoreauvian nature boy? That funeral procession? It’s hard to say.

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.

DL's AMBIGUOUSLY GAY DUO CALL IT QUITS AFTER 7 YEARS . Despite Kevitch's best efforts inching at coming out. His last trip to London had him posting about him "looking forward to your big announcement" from his partner that never came. He-Man's career won out. Austin has moved out of their Santa Monica home of four years. Kevitch is homeless and Galitzine is in a deep dark closet with his faghag. THE CLOSET WINS. Sad.

The Spice Girl had planned to fly out to the Grand Prix taking place in Bahrain this weekend to reunite publicly with Horner, but those close to the former popstar have said it is now 'highly unlikely' that she will join him. Instead the mother-of-two has been left 'feeling humiliated' after the messages were spread 'so widely out there', a friend added.

Another friend said he now fears for how the star, who has been left mortified at the embarrassing fall out, will be able to comprehend such a public humiliation.

'Geri was pilloried when she got together with Christian because he had just had another baby with another woman but she has worked hard to rid that image of herself and Christian, and in particular that she is a homewrecker.

'She thought that it had all gone away, she was delighted and over the moon when she learned Christian had been cleared.'

'Now it has all come crashing down. The tears stopped when the judgement came in on Wednesday, now they will absolutely have started again.

This will destroy her. All along Christian promised there was nothing in it.'

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.

The return email looks legit. Anyone else get this? I'm not even on Social Security. (I did order a duplicate card a few years ago. Guess they got my email that way.

Set on the brink of World War II in Berlin, the true story unfolds in a city turned into a powder keg after the assassination of a German attaché in Paris, which is wrongfully branded a “Jewish terrorist attack” by Nazi propaganda. Pettyfer plays Kai Lehmann, a young and impressionable police officer, who, alongside his superior Lieutenant Krützfeld, played by Owen, navigates the turbulent streets of Berlin as citizens turn violently against the perceived “enemy within,” descending on Jewish neighborhoods

Mélanie Laurent plays Krützfeld’s wife, Berta, who has to confront her own moral dilemma during the fateful night; Bradley James as ruthless chief of police Helldorf, and Steven Berkoff as Rabbi Goldstein.

Continue your discussion of each day's game of Jeopardy! here.

I know I'll be far from the only person who experiences this, but I went for a promotion into a manager role about a year ago and I really regret it. Of course the money is better, but looking after people is such a drag.

I don't mind the expected things like performance reviews, catch-up meetings, etc, but in this position I'm now exposed to the general incompetence of people much more than I used to be.

I used to feel bad asking my manager more than 1 or 2 questions a week on the understanding that I should be able to use my intelligence to answer most queries myself or at least know who to speak to in the business to get said queries resolved. But I'm now saddled with people who have no shame in constantly asking me questions or expecting me to drop my work for last minute meetings or phone calls where they ask multiple questions because they're either too stupid or lazy to at least attempt to find out the answers. Most of them are in their 20s.

I've started to answer their questions in a less direct way now - eg instead of just giving them the answer I give them instructions on how they can find it out for themselves to try to teach a bit of independence. But it generally falls on deaf ears. I'm hesitant to call it out in a critical way, because I suspect they may say they've got an "unsupportive manager" which obviously I don't want.

Feel free to share your experiences of incompetent work colleagues. I'm sure you'll have far worse tales than me and I might feel better about my lot as a result!

Starting the new thread.

I have an interview in Philadelphia next month and will be staying in City Center. Any recommendations for places to eat or things to do? Areas to avoid?

I always thought he was a confirmed bachelor. I kid, he’s likely bisexual like me. Janet must got that good good. Hopefully he change her MAGA ways because he is definitely really liberal.

“Chingchong”

He’s Rosie O’Donnell. .

And he'll be doing it in French!

[quote]Freddie Highmore (“The Good Doctor”) is in negotiations to star as a reimagined Edgar Allan Poe in “Augustine & Edgar,” a new prestige detective period series set in Paris during the tumultuous mid-19th century. The British actor is fluent in French and has said in several interviews over the last 10 years that he’d love to be offered a part in French.

[quote]Audrey Fleurot, one of France’s best known actors, is in talks to join the series as Augustine. Fleurot headlines the TF1 smash hit series “HPI” which has been remade as “High Potential” by ABC.

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.”

Running errands today and some asshole blasted down the street in a truck that was earth shatteringly loud. Two muffler pipes and very low to the ground tires. What is the attraction for making vehicles this loud and why is it legal?

I for one would not walk around barefoot in Los Angeles but he looks uncharacteristically happy.

Why isn't she more on the cultural level of a Streep, Hepburn, Davis?

Her filmography is very impressive, and she's worked with many of the most important directors of the 20th century. Unlike the others, Winters really bridged the gap between old and new Hollywood.

Hedy Lamarr made her cinematic swansong in Universal's camp fest, 1958's "The Female Animal." Hedy's a washed up film star with a spoiled daughter who likes booze AND the boys! George Nader's the boy toy who comes between them. And best of all, Jan Sterling is a former child star who is hard as nails, natch... with a platinum blonde wig straight outta "Double Indemnity!" My very fun look here...

In this thread. Naked. Go!

trump’s tariffs deals and bluffs are all fake buffoonery like we possibly knew

Bertha wants to sell off Gladys in marriage to the Duke of Buckingham, but last season George Russell promised his daughter she could marry for love. So will Gladys have to marry the Duke?

Across the street, Ada now has all the money has the Van Rhijn household instead of Agnes. So who calls the shots in the household?

Will Marian finally get laid (this time by Larry)?

Will Mrs. Astor ever get even a momentary win in her ongoing war against Bertha? (Answer: Of course not.)

Will the Russell servants never stop adoring their masters 24/7? (Answer: Of course not.)

The first, Brian Pruett, was a college player with model looks who now appears to be doing fitness training and coaching. The second, Greg Vogel, apparently actually did modeling. His private Instagram profile, MikeVogel888, reads “God and Family first. Husband and Father.”

Pruett:

The chickens are coming home to roost!

Has he been discussed here before? I think he gives DL legend Anthony Recker a run for his money.

Ted Cruz could have booked numerous flights from Greece to Texas before the one he boarded—despite his office claiming he came home from his European vacation “as fast as humanly possible.”

The Daily Beast revealed Monday how Cruz was caught touring the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, 24 hours after the Guadalupe River burst its banks, sweeping away dozens of lives in an unspeakable horror.

Cruz’s director of communications issued the claim about his speed of return, adding that the article was “a bull----piece” that showed “no regard for the tragedy in Texas.” But the Daily Beast has reviewed flight options for Cruz from Athens to San Antonio and discovered several that would have gotten him back sooner than his Sunday return.

Interesting if uneven film about a spoiled headstrong young woman and the men who loved her. Merle is more beautiful than adequate but gives it her best shot. Joseph is her best friend who also loves her. She’s holding out for the sexy Alan Marshall. Marshall never really broke through the ranks of the second lead. I remember reading about a nervous breakdown or something. This was to be an important film for Duvivier and Oberon but it wasn’t really successful. But Marshall was a fox. Duvivier went on to make Tales of Manhattan and Flesh and Fantasy, but returned to France after the war, unhappy with Hollywood.

“The former Transportation secretary previously confirmed he was ‘looking’ at a Senate campaign, and discussed the prospect with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Buttigieg’s decision to rule himself out is framed by allies and people in his inner circle as a bid to put himself in the strongest possible position to seek the presidency.”

Breeders. 🙄

Jim Shooter, the editor-in-chief of Marvel in the 70s and 80s has died. His reign was influential and controversial.

He had an edict that there were to be no gay heroes at all, something John Byrne got around very subtly with Northstar in “Alpha Flight”. He changed the original Dark Phoenix ending so that she would die, he wrote the shitty “Secret Wars” series and created the Marvel New Universe in 1986 which was a big flop. But he also was behind the Claremont X-Men, the Roger Stern Spider-Man, and the Walt Simonson Thor.

He wass also super tall.

He’s a very beautiful, whoever the hell this is.

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!

ATV accident. She was just 29 years old.

Why couldn't it have been Caitlyn?

Because the gays just weren’t suffering enough.

JoJo Siwa has dusted off her platinum wig, slapped on a triple strand of pearls, and announced (sorry — threatened) that she’s releasing a cover of Bette Davis Eyes.

I give her credit for most likely spending hours either screaming or chain smoking before she went into the studio to try and capture Kim Carnes vocal nodules voice.

"Cherish" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989). It was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, and was released by Sire Records as the album's third single on August 1, 1989.

"Cherish" was promoted by a black-and-white music video that was directed by Herb Ritts and was filmed on July 22, 1989 at Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, California. In the video, Madonna plays herself, while three co-actors dressed as mermen swim in and out of the sea. Academics noted that the mermen became symbols for the homosexual community and the oppression it faced.

So beautiful and classy...

Elisabeth Banks is bringing Pitch Perfect back for another aca-amazing go around but this time the Bellas will sound a little different. Pitch Perfect: K-Pop Edition is written by Kim Joel Booster and is about how Kimmy Jin’s life is forever changed when she auditions for the US’s first K-Pop group.

Who’s all in, aca-bitches?

Even as a wee homospecial, I knew that my elders didn't always make wise decisions. Something that stands out...my maternal grandmother and her sisters getting wall to wall carpet for kitchens and bathrooms.

WHY the fuck would you do that? In a space prone to having lots of water on the floor (and worse) which needs SCRUBBING and SANITIZING.

Even as a 12 year old in the 70s I thought this was idiotic.

What other secrets are waiting to be revealed about the unraveling of Anita and the Articulates. And will their reunion tour actually come off.

What disguise is Leslie wearing today to commit her latest nefarious plot?

How will Eva adjust to being the apple of Ted's eye after being told he was the enemy for so long?

When will Martin's deeply held secret finally come to light?

How many times is Bill going to end up in the hospital before he gets proper treatment? And what will Dani do when she learns of Bill's latest heath scares.

This is the place to discuss Beyond the Gates.

He wasn’t fond of either

Well?

click pic for his cute bulge.

I love the aesthetic of Sweet Smell of Success and this long gone era of New York during that period. I guess Mad Men touched on it but reminded me more of a studio effort like The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit and The Best of Everything. I think Shadows captured the same mood and atmosphere as Sweet Smell of Success and one can imagine Steve Dallas and Susan Hunsecker hanging in the same circles as the characters in Shadows. I think The Greenwich Village Story from the 60s also managed to capture a similar mood.

Have there been any others? I love the smoky nightspots, the fashions- the long coats on the handsome well dressed men, Broadway after dark. In recent times I think Bright Lights, Big City also captured some of the mood I like too.

I've been laid up with the flu for the past week and have gone down the YouTube rabbit hole watching police bodycam videos, everything from DUI arrests to drunks getting kicked out of bars to ex-girlfriends stalking their ex-boyfriends. Most of the videos are hilarious (and most take place in Floriduh, of course), and I love how all the people who get arrested inevitably shriek, "I didn't do anything!" as the handcuffs are placed on them. It's also fun watching deadbeats without a dime scream, "I'm calling my attorney," as if these WalMart rejects have a lawyer on retainer.

Anybody else get oddly entertained by these?

I’m assuming they arranged choreography that a non-dancer could do

In a blow to consumers, streaming platforms won’t have to make it easier to cancel subscriptions.

Planning a trip in early December: any advice for me?

I'd prefer not to. But when it's in the 90s...

Hot apartment on the top floor, gets full sun in the afternoon. Even with blinds shut, if I come home in the evening to no AC, it takes hours to cool off (if at all). But what a waste to cool an apartment when you're at work or the beach all day, even if when you come home it's wonderful.

I wasn’t thrilled by it. Maybe I should see it on stage?

Granted, I saw it on a plane seat back so it was small and not crystal clear and the audio played the songs too loud. But the songs didn’t really strike me as anything great and I’m a huge fan of both “Godspell” and “Pippin”. But they were decades ago.

One thing I didn’t like was all the reaction shots of the crowds. The extras really overdid it when they were supposed to be awed, or frightened, or happy. And were there men dressed as students at the University? Or were those just really ugly women?

Or is that considered a hetero thing now?

The Shelley Winters thread made me think of this.

Is it worth reading? Or too creepy? Or boring?

And why does this story get such a free pass?

Does silicon make one more and more messy?

Can they please stop saying that "Blackboxes are actually orange"?

What other information is redundant and annoying?

Welcome back, Little Edie Beale!

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.

Republican Don Bacon announcement that he will not be running for reelection in Nebraska-2 hopefully makes that seat a likely Democratic pick-up next year.

Given his anti gay policies and strong hostility against gay people, how the fuck did he manage a good relationship with Leezie Rice? She even swore in a gay man and publicly acknowledged his marriage before same sex marriage was legalized by SC.

A MAGA congressional candidate is facing backlash after spreading conspiracy theories about the deadly flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

Kandiss Taylor, who is running to represent Georgia in the House of Representatives, posted on X Saturday: “Fake weather. Fake hurricanes. Fake flooding. Fake. Fake. Fake.”

Her bizarre post came as authorities searched for dozens of people thought to have lost their lives in Texas’ flash floods. Of the 30 people confirmed dead so far, at least nine were children, and 27 girls are still missing from Camp Mystic, a riverside Christian camp in Hunt, Texas.

Fearing Dump as Colonel Kurtz. Let’s hope Dump meets the same ending as the movie. Previous thread below.

He had a grandular condition and they operated on him. He lost a ton of weight, going from 300lbs down to 110lbs. The rapid weight loss put a lot of street on his body and he died at the very young age of 21 years old in 1936. He was the very first Our Gang/Little Rascals kid to die.

I believe the ONLY actor kid from the Little Rascals that is still alive is WOIM who's 96 years old.

I'm the plaintive saxophone solo accompanying the montage of the protagonist's walk home through the city at night, as he realizes he's in way over his head.

Jared Wise, 49, of Bend, Oregon, was indicted for civil disorder; and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, both felonies; along with four misdemeanors… he was caught on video telling Metropolitan Police officers, "I'm former law enforcement. You're disgusting. You are the Nazi. You are the Gestapo. You can't see it. Shame on you!"

When the mob turned violent, and officers were knocked to the ground nearby, Wise repeatedly urged rioters to "Kill 'em!" and shouted, "Yeah, f--k them! Yeah, kill 'em!"

The former FBI agent will serve as an advisor to Ed Martin—who also breached the Capitol on January 6, a day he described as one marked by "faith and joy”—director of the Weaponization Working Group, a task force Trump launched in February to investigate alleged abuses of the justice system by local and federal law enforcement… the group will examine "improper investigative tactics and unethical prosecutions" stemming from the Justice Department's probe of the Capitol attack.

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

....

It DIAGF

This season promises to be a shit show.

I'm watching Restoring Galveston. This couple claims their kids are all autistic. I think they are just overactive normal kids with no structure or discipline. If they are all autistic, quit breeding FFS.

Is this an epidemic? Is this overdiagnosed for big pharma?

Please tell

this is probably Rosie O’Donnell's greatest role. Why was there never a sequel?

Not as bad as I thought it would be. Even Gia is watchable.

How would you rank these classic brunette beauties?

WJCL 22 News Anchor Riley Miller welcomes her first child, Zsa Zsa! Comment below to wish Mom, Dad Bryson and daughter well!

July 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of Ryan's Hope. It ran on ABC until July 13, 1989.

Share your memories of Maeve and Johnny and their kids Frank, Mary, Pat and Siobhan as well as their rarely seen and seldom mentioned sister Kathleen.

Did you witness Delia push Frank down the steps? What about when Prince Albert the ape kidnapped Delia?

Were you hot for Joe Novak? What about that hunky Rick Hyde and his older brother, Bill Hyde?

Do you recall Maeve singing Danny Boy?

Share those Ryan's Hope memories here.

Donald Trump has said he thinks talks to end the war in Gaza have been "going along very well", as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC.

At the meeting, the Israeli PM also said he had nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, reportedly a long-held goal of the US president.

"He's forging peace as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other," Netanyahu said as he presented Trump with a letter he sent to the prize committee.

What’s next is he going to Tahiti when the next Civil War breaks out?

I figure it’ll be filled with tech bros

Recently I started working out with weights again after many years. Just using dumbbells — not trying to get all muscly, just looking for better strength, to get more limber, and to burn calories.

I’m doing fine and working out daily. But I keep reading that you need to take “recovery time” — at least 48 hours and preferably 72 hours, between workout sessions.

wtf is that all about? Is that just a “building huge muscles” thing? Or are you really just supposed to work out every three days?

This teenage shooter. Did he even really exist?

The vids are boring with way too much exposition, water marks, looking at the camera (phone), constantly shifting the angles, talking, giggling, sterile generic hotel rooms. What happened to really good amateur porn that was spontaneous and a little bit gritty? I remember the stuff on Xtube and Porn Hub that would get me off.

"After a year and 11 court-approved continuances, he will appear in court this Friday. In a letter from his defense attorney, it states that he “intends to plead guilty to a mandatory minimum charge with a significant advisory range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines.” This type of pornography charge carries a mandatory prison sentence."

PERVERT!

What a classy summer hit. It makes you want to sip wine coolers at sunset.

The miniseries "Mrs. America" used it to great effect during a montage depicting the 1980 election and the meteoric rise of Ronnie and Nancy.

Is the show ever coming back?

I miss seeing Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson's bare asses.

One of the greatest songs and videos ever!

This video is a woman berating her cat for not coming home for two days

Can you translate it

I only got “puta”

Alright, DL. I'm hoping to get some honest testimonials for the best body groomer out there. Specifically, a good one for the bouncy boys that'll leave 'em smooth and boo-boo free. I've used several over the years, with the most recent being the Philips Norelco Bodygroom 7000 series. I like it but I've had a few unpleasant nicks while using. I've done some basic research but wanted to cut through the noise and see what DL might have to say. I'm not hairy above the waist so I'm more focused on the balls and taint. Thanks in advance.

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

When I was a kid I loved December Bride mostly because I thought Spring Byington was the funniest name I ever heard. Then I saw Florida Friebus.

Will you eat his overstuffed Hole Hole?

I watched 2 birds build a nest 2 months ago under my porch- they expertly chose a place covered on 3 sides and where the column has this piece that the next could sit on- Very brilliant creatures . These birds were small and brown-- Anyway- 3 weeks ago the birdies hatched and I have watched the mom feed them diligently-- they were starting to get larger and more active in the nest and I was wondering if one would fall out..

Today I hear a commotion and there is this larger bird (about twice the size of whatever breed this was) in the nest. The mother bird was going crazy trying to get him out but the other bird was too large.. I tried as well.. I did not see it peck at them , but it was so large that it was sitting on these poor things.. Anyway-- Its clear that they are dead.. The poor mother was in there with her nose nudging at each one (I cannot see them anymore) and tweeting away... And oddly enough she brought another bird with her later, which I suspect was the one who helped her build the nest.

Between the heat, the country, and this- I am fucking seriously depressed.

Based on the voice, she seems to share a grandchild with this Black woman. It’s a family affair 🎶

I'm either 4 or 5.

Born July 7, 1927

Chris Nolan was set to direct a Howard Hughes biopic starring Jim Carrey, but Marty Scorsese beat him to it with 'The Aviator' with Leo DiCaprio. DiCaprio was fine, but I think Carrey would have delivered a remarkable performance.

Who knew?

He came in 12th at the 1992 World champsionships.

I’m every attendant dressed as Little Edie from Grey Gardens twirling the baton dressed in red, white, blue regalia.

Both only date women and follow Trump?

Elon Musk is back online, stirring the pot with Donald Trump.

A month ago, amidst a feud and falling out with Donald Trump, Musk took to his platform X, to drop a bomb, accusing Trump in a now-deleted tweet of being "in the Epstein files," and saying that was "the real reason they have not been made public."

Now, in a report first shared by Axios, the US Department of Justice and the FBI have released a review concluding that there is no secret "client list" of individuals with whom Jeffrey Epstein conspired with or blackmailed to exploit young women.

I didn't know this until I read his wiki page today. Why didn't he go to jail if it's true?

Also, what was the deal with him and his mother? Was it a Norman Bates situation?

The Austrian conductor would have been 165 today. 1860-1911.

Favorite pieces? Recordings?

“The world can move on without the United States.

100 years ago, the British Empire dominated global commerce, commanding more than 20% of the world’s wealth. Many believed its sun would never set.

200 years ago, France bestrode Europe’s stage, its armies feared, its culture envied. Napoleon declared himself immortal.

400 years ago, the Spanish crown reigned from Manila to Mexico, its treasure fleets groaning with silver and silk. The kings thought their glory would last eternal.

Each empire proclaimed itself indispensable. Each was ultimately eclipsed.

Power wanes, influence migrates, and legitimacy dies the moment it’s assumed rather than earned. Should America forfeit the world’s respect, it will discover what every fallen empire learned too late:

The world moves on. Always.”

Kyle or Fen might show you around the locker rooms.

But this summer there's no Summer......(thankfully).

Offbeat eight-episode comedy about Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano selling their (gorgeous) Spanish-style Los Feliz home and the couples who want to buy it.

Great cast including O-T Fagbenle, Abbi Jacobsen, Luke Wilson (playing the same role he always does), and Poppy Liu from Hacks.

Anna-Marie Horsford and Linda Lavin deliver the old pro laughs, while Linda Cardellini goes against type as a house flipper who looks like a Real Housewife.

Oh, and Denis Leary, who has aged into a meth-addicted hillbilly lesbian.

I've only seen the first three eps, but: fun.

I have never stopped reading a book before as I did not think that I could handle it.

Basically one chapter in and I am like this is SO depressing and life is fucking unfair..

Does this book get better in terms of me not wanting to kill myself reading it?

I am getting up there at 45, and these 2 folks lost alot not much older than I am..

With the state of the world, I don't know if I am in the frame of mind for this one.

It had pretty excellent reviews as well as awards

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. "

Here we go.

Who’s the gay one?

Wow. Was not expecting this.

I’m the milkman who notices yesterday’s milk bottle is still on the front porch.

Ever since I was a kid people have said that and I wanted to know if there was any truth to this.

Has anyone else heard this?

I hate the open office plan concept (give me private cubicles any day!) but I really like the art decor design. All the brown makes it look too dark and drab though.

Hope this link works!

They fixtided Datalounge!

Nearly half (48%) of Americans haven’t heard anything about the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ Even among the 52% who report hearing anything, a significant number – 40% – only mention generalities or its status in Congress. Nearly two dozen policy impacts of the bill are raised by the rest of the survey respondents. These range from perceived positive economic benefits, like tax cuts, to negative impacts on government programs like SNAP and Social Security. More respondents have heard specifically about cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and health care generally than any other aspect of the legislation. And yet, only 8% of all Americans name Medicaid cuts as a detail of the bill they have heard about.

Good times.

Two suburban Chicago houses next to each other built in the 80s, one a gut renovation to make it look more… 80s?

Rob Shuter exclusively learned that Kelly Clarkson’s talk show might not return in the fall of this year despite an extension.

There has been quite a buzz about the singer-host parting ways once her contract with the network ends in 2026, but the new report suggested that it could happen sooner rather than later.

The insider alleged that the Grammy winner has been handling multiple commitments. These include “juggling the talk show,” her “music” career, and “parenting” her two kids. “It finally caught up to her,” the source added, revealing that “she’s not coming back in the fall” this year. These claims surfaced despite NBC renewing the talk show for 2025-2026.

I actually thought these two would last a little longer than this!

Not as burdensome as the effeminate heterosexual male, but still. Anne Murray, Nancy McKeon, Leslie Stahl, Michelle Rodriguez...

I remember Caprial from her PBS cooking shows. They eventually had her dress more frauey and added her dweebie husband to the show. Did conservative oldster viewers complain? Eventually she disappeared.

I’m on a train and the guy next to me reeks of weed smoke. I don’t care if you vape your brains out. But that weed smell in a small space sucks.

Here's an early piece I wrote about the women who wrote the sensational bestsellers of their respective decades, Grace Metalious & Jacqueline Susann, with "Peyton Place" & "Valley of the Dolls." One of several things these women had in common is that 20th Century Fox made movies of their books, with the same director!

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt used a shooting at a Border Patrol building to demand that Democrats “tone down their rhetoric” toward members of that agency and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

At a press briefing Monday, a reporter teed up that response from Leavitt after he mentioned that the shooting “comes just days after Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal recently said she gets ‘inspired when activists obstruct ICE.’”

“Does the White House expect Democrats to tone down their rhetoric in light of what we saw today in McAllen, Texas?” the reporter asked.

I know aerosol deodorant existed back in the 1930s but I can’t really see it becoming popular as an everyday necessity until the postwar economy and way of life started booming in the 1950, especially with blue collar folk. I imagine a lot of them still did not take daily showers.

However, I can also see even middle class people foregoing daily showers during the hippie movement. Not to mention, everything looked so gritty even in 1970s films.

I wasn’t born until 1990 so please enlighten me.

It's crazy how despite being trapped inside a burning car for 30 minutes, she barely had any burns. If it weren't for the brain injury, she probably would have made a full recovery. The way the media talked about her burns, you'd think she was charred like Paul Walker.

The campaign begins today.

Governor Shapiro will stitch together the shambles of democracy and restore order in America.

Maybe it's better she played to an empty stadium

Have you ever consulted the Magic 8 Ball? Willingly or unwillingly so?

What was the experience like? Did the Magic 8 Ball answer your question? Was it accurate? Was it rude to you?

Would you ever consult the Magic 8 Ball again?

There is no single figure in television history whose longevity and influence match Barbara Walters’.

She became a star on NBC’s “Today” in the early 1960s, raising the stature of the morning franchise. She opened doors for women as a network anchor and turned newsmaker interviews into major television events — 74 million tuned into her 1999 sit-down with Monica Lewinsky. She created one of daytime TV’s longest-running hits with “The View,” which evolved into a major forum for the country’s political discourse.

“The audience size that Barbara was able to capture and harness is unmatched in today’s world,” said Jackie Jesko, director of the new documentary “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything,” debuting Monday on Hulu after its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month. “Everything she did sort of made a difference.”

Jesko’s feature — produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries and ABC News Studios — is the first in-depth look into Walters’ storied career. The film also serves as a sweeping historical review of the decades-long dominance of network news that made figures such as Walters a gatekeeper of the culture, as Jesko describes her.

Before the advent of social media and podcasts that allowed celebrities to control their messages, going through the X-ray machine of a Barbara Walters interview delivered exposure on a massive scale. David Sloan, a longtime ABC News producer who worked with Walters, recalls how the screen images of her specials flickered through the windows of Manhattan apartment towers.

“Tell Me Everything” came together not long after Walters died at the age of 93 in 2022. Sara Bernstein, president of Imagine Documentaries, approached Betsy West, executive producer and co-director of the Julia Child documentary “Julia,” about taking on a Walters project. Sloan, who oversaw an Emmy-winning tribute after Walters’ death, also wanted a deeper exploration into the impact of her career. West, also a former Walters colleague, and Sloan became executive producers on the film. “Tell Me Everything” taps deeply into the ABC News archives, which contain thousands of hours of interviews Walters conducted over her 40 years at the network.

I ask this every summer but I want to turn on the AC in my apartment and go to the south of France or a lake town in Germany. I'm looking for films like Eric Rohmer's Green Ray, Boyfriends and Girlfriends, etc. or The Summer Hours or even fun camp like Evil Under the Sun. It's terribly bougie of me to say I prefer color over black and white and nothing violent. Any ideas wonderful gays?

It ain't just you. Guess we keep checking back, it'll probably get fixed soon.

But that's what happens when your post-sex Auntie Muriel is running things.

Anyone else?

Out of all the actors trying to be the new Superman, why would he be the one making headlines? He must have given his PR extra money to give him a boost in profile lol

Really sad video and it explains why this man hates himself. Long video but sad listen.

Cutie pie.

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

Sorry, I don’t make the rules

Goop strolls around without a bra. The DM breathlessly chronicle that- and mention that she's losing hair, AND bring up the vagina candle.

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

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.

Is it a deal breaker for you?

No one arrested because no one was there except little kids. What a way to spend all that new money. The MAGA backed show of force is on full display, coming to a city near you.

I always looked forward to opening my mailbox and getting the latest issues of Martha Stewart, Better Homes & Gardens, Esquire, Dwell and Elle Decor.

Reading them on iPad just isn't the same.

But my husband is relieved we no longer have stacks of used magazines in the house.

It was Scott Ruskin's first official mission as a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard

It's the end of an era.

I used to order bulk tea from DavidsTea, but after doing teabags for the past couple of years on a hunch I checked their store and the mighty have fallen. They barely offer anything now; tea steepers of DL, where do you order your tea from? I'm looking for high-quality staples.

Sounded evil, to be fair.

He just killed another 80 with the Texas flood

Seems like people are getting them in their 50s these days.

Vanna White is reportedly in a state of panic over the possibility of being replaced on her eight-figure-earning hosting job.

Sources close to the show are stating that Pat's daughter, Maggie Sajak, stands out as a likely replacement for the 68-year-old. Maggie reportedly joined the show as its social correspondent in 2021, which means she is not a stranger to how things run on and off the screen.

Although insiders confirm that no offers have been put on the table yet, Maggie remains an attractive choice because she is younger and a more prudent option.

Let's discuss the British-American-Russian psychological drama Lolita. The film follows Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged professor who becomes sexually infatuated with a young adolescent girl, Lolita.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Written by Vladmir Nabokov, based on his classic novel

Music by Nelson Riddle

Starring James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers, and SUE LYON as Lolita

Kristi Noemi is now using your tax dollars to sell ICE raids to the public based on one or two ad hoc criminals they may have caught (probably didn't: the whole of her spiel is probably fabricated). They really believe they can fool most of the people all of the time.

A California 7-Eleven employee was left brain-dead after her manager sat on top of her during a “senseless” on-the-job attack — and died Wednesday after she was taken off life support.

Jessica McLaughlin, 24, was working at a Los Angeles 7-Eleven on June 24 when her unidentified female manager — who remains at large — “violently and senselessly attacked” her after the pair got into an argument shortly after 2 p.m., the Los Angeles Times reported.

During the attack, the deranged Big Gulp slinger pulled McLaughlin’s hair and sat down on her employee’s upper body with her full weight, preventing her from breathing.

“She held her down, sat on top of her, and didn’t let her breathe,” the victim’s brother Sean McLaughlin wrote in a GoFundMe. Concerned co-workers tried to pry the madwoman off McLaughlin but became targets themselves, Fox11 reported.

While they attempted to revive McLaughlin, the manager supposedly ran into the 7-Eleven’s back office and tried to erase security footage, according to the GoFundMe.

McLaughlin collapsed while struggling and never regained consciousness.

She was taken to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in serious condition, and doctors declared her brain-dead due to a lack of oxygen, the LA Times reported.

Her family decided to take her off life support days after the attack, and she died Wednesday, according to Fox 11.

“Jessica had a way of making people feel safe, accepted, and loved. You could come to her with anything and know you wouldn’t be judged,” her brother wrote on GoFundMe.

“She had such a beautiful soul and deserved so much better than the way her life was taken from her.”

Over 20 feet in as little as 37 minutes!

So many folks die from a combination of bad luck and bad decisions.

I have spent more than a few minutes wondering when some random bad choice will take me out.

Meanwhile, Trump puts anything he can into women who are likely carrying the next superbug, eats crap like Big Macs every day, always looks like his head is about to explode from rage because he thinks he is being treated unfairly, and apparently shits his pants frequently.

How in the hell is this asshat still alive?

Deal with the devil?

Monty Burns type situation where all the really bad shit is kind of clogging things up so no particular consequence can be visited upon him, or something else?

If you ever needed proof that there is no god, Trump continuing to breathe rather than being smote is proof.

@ 16:00

She said before that he was the best fuck of her life.

I booked a flight to Tahiti, and there's only a 30 minute layover in Phoenix, and then a layover in LAX. It's in winter, so the departing flight from the Midwest could be delayed. I could book a direct SWA flight to/from LAX. How much time would you allow between the flights?

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed to Fox News on Friday that she is in possession of various documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including his client list, and hinted that they could soon be released to the public.

“It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,” Bondi told Fox News’ John Roberts of evidence against the late billionaire sex offender. “That’s been a directive by President Trump.”

In 2019, Epstein—a successful financier with a long list of extremely powerful friends and business associates, including former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and Britain’s Prince Andrew—died by suicide inside a New York City prison, where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Seems like this would involve bad hygiene and no style. Kinsey absolute zero.

Three guesses.

He spent 4th of July with some of his friends and family, including Rob Lowe and KJ Apa.

Stephen King and director Jack Bender have joined forces again for a new TV thriller "The Institute". Based on King’s best-selling 2019 novel by the same name, Bender said after working together on shows such as crime drama "Mr Mercedes" and sci-fi show "Under the Dome" they were keen to find a new project.

The Institute tells the story of Luke Ellis, a boy who is abducted and wakes up in a mysterious facility called The Institute, where other children with special abilities are held. The series will star Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker, with Joe Freeman as Luke Ellis. "It's a sort of… a slow simmering sort of horrifying thriller rather than a horror," Barnes said.

While the first series covers the book, there are plans to continue. Trailer posted at R1.

Queen Elizabeth reportedly feared that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship wasn’t rooted in genuine love, according to a royal insider. A new claim alleges the late monarch questioned the sincerity of the former Suits star and privately voiced her concerns to a trusted confidante, who later shared those sentiments with a royal reporter.

The Daily Beast, Royalist, shared excerpts from a discussion Lady Elizabeth Anson, Queen Elizabeth's first cousin, had with longtime royal reporter Sally Bedell Smith.

According to Bedell Smith’s report, just days before Harry and Meghan’s wedding, Anson conveyed the queen’s concerns about the upcoming marriage. She used the word "we" and didn't directly name the monarch.

Here is my contribution. Next...

"Others who made the class of 2026 include actors Emily Blunt, Rachel McAdams, Molly Ringwald, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rami Malek and Noah Wyle; former NBA star turned sports analyst Shaquille O’Neal; and “Good Morning America” co-anchors Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos[😳], who will have a double ceremony."

Her hot husband filed on July 4th. I wonder if he was fucking one of her daughters, or maybe he couldn't stand looking at her puffy, filler face.

I'm in love with this! It's like the BBC gave Todd Solondz money and said "Do something like Happiness except as a sitcom." Two series have aired so far.

A single middle-aged mother and her two narcissistic neurotic daughters are each looking to fit in in the world. One daughter is a clinically depressed lesbian who has a boyfriend so she won't have to feel anything. The other daughter is a psycho stalker stalking her loser of an ex-boyfriend. And the mom thinks she's hit the gravy train with a sad sack widower; the depressed daughter is always coming in on them when he's going down on Mom or has four fingers up her cooch.

It's got 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you like really dark comedy about abortion, stalking, clinical depression, jacking off, poverty, urine, and more you'll love this.

Wow! What a wonderful idea. Somehow she has floated above all the quacks and charlatans she has inflicted on the public over the years. Her favourite things days were truly sickening orgies of capitalism. Yeah the people in the audience got her stuff, but what about all the lower and lower middle class people watching the show. She walks around expecting to be treated like an empress. Why do we buy into that? Her interview with Meghan and Harry did great damage to the monarchy and especially the commonwealth, and Oprah never once fact checked the obvious likes Meghan told about how titles are awarded, etc. Even once the show was broadcast, Oprah never offered corrections or apologized for that disaster.

Oprah won’t be cancelled for sex crimes, but could she be be cancelled for greed?

I tell him to stop, but he just looks at me and licks his lips.

Apparently my grandmother held seances and read fortunes with playing cards. My mother also read cards until she foresaw a friend’s parents’ miscarriage. (Supposedly.) My mom believes me to be the next carrier of the gift. I have witchy cousins, which I’m sure plenty of others who grew up East Coast Irish (Pagan) Catholic also have.

Anyway, I was curious if other gay guys felt that their sensitivity was also seen as a power by superstitious family: I’ll admit that I have read a fortune or two that eventually seemed to manifest, bit that anyone with high emotional intelligence might also have guessed.

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

Life in prison. No parole.

I suppose this was inevitable

It's weird for many reasons. What is with that old guy's insanely white teeth, for one thing.

THIS ISN"T FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!

Thoughts?

I very much enjoy the historical/political fiction of this old queen.

Yes, I know he was a repug, but he’s still a great writer. Absolutely loved Finale, enjoyed Watergate as well. (And Up With the Sun, although it’s not political.)

What’s your favorite of the remaining nonfiction? I’m going to read one after finishing my current read and maybe DL can help me choose.

It's only posh boy James Norton, star of Happy Valley, The Nevers and soon to be seen in House Of The Dragon, House of Guinness and House Of Fraser.

Norton's ex girlfriends include Jessie Buckley and Imogen Poots. He could really do better than this.

OP here -

Since there was no internet back then, one of the local radio stations in my hometown of Chicago (WLS) ran the simulcast and the DJ's suggested that if you watched the show on MTV, the sound was better if you placed your stereo speakers on each side of your television. Totally worked.

Best performances(IMO): Bowie, Jagger and Tina Turner and (of course) Queen

According to a June 30 report from famed celebrity reporter Rob Shuter, Bezos was fuming when he learned what Charlize Theron said about his decadent Venice wedding, while Sanchez had to be “talked down” from firing off against the South African actress on Instagram.

Per Shuter, the newlyweds have now banned Theron from attending their future events, including Blue Origin launches, and any future charity galas sponsored by the couple.

“I think we might be the only people who did not get an invite to the Bezos wedding. But that’s OK because they suck and we’re cool,” Theron said. She then called attention to the world’s political crises, a reality that has caused many to criticize Bezos and Sanchez for their tone-deaf event.

He used it as a way to describe ‘bad bankers.”

Jesus Christ,

It will have a full bar, food and retro arcade games from decades past for adults to enjoy. It’s also an adults only space.

You already know some fraus will argue and fight to have their kids there and show up with their kids.

I think I worse a similar suit to my first communion.

I’m the ceremonial Changing of the Jock Straps at the Glory Hole of the Discreet Soldier

The Take Me Out playwright had died. Thank you for writing the play that got Jessie Williams out of his clothes and onto the stage.

“The newly minted law will fund many of Trump’s domestic policies, including his immigration crackdown, resulting in nearly $170 billion to support the administration’s border goals. The final bill, as detailed by NPR, allocates $45 billion for immigration detention centers, around $30 billion to hire more Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for transportation costs, and to maintain ICE facilities. Additionally, roughly $46.5 billion has been earmarked to complete Trump’s border wall—a campaign promise he’s been repeating for nearly a decade—and includes $5 billion for Customs and Border Protection facilities and $10 billion for other border security initiatives. Approximately $13.5 billion will be set aside to reimburse states and local governments for their assistance with immigration and border-related enforcement. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cleared the Senate and House in an expedited push marked by intra-party fighting, includes several provisions aimed at taking additional money out of immigrant pockets, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Through cuts to benefits and added or increased fees, immigrants, both documented and not, will be paying a sizable amount of the cost to fund the president’s agenda. Details of the legislation include not allowing children who are US citizens and have parents without legal status to be eligible for the child tax credit—an annual financial break for families to help defray the cost of raising children. The move is estimated to make 2.6 million children ineligible for the $2,200 credit. Young immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will also no longer be eligible for subsidies through the Affordable Care Act. Several other groups of immigrants, including visa holders, will now be prohibited from buying insurance through the ACA. Those seeking asylum in the US will also now be subject to a $100 application fee, starting in fiscal year 2025. The administration’s decision to impose this new financial hurdle makes the US one of the few countries that charge a price for seeking humanitarian protection. That’s not the only additional fee added to asylum seekers; as the WSJ notes, this group will also be required to pay $100 for each year they wait in an asylum backlog, $550 each year to renew a work permit, and should asylum seekers want to appeal a denial, they will have to shell out $900 to have an appeals body review their claims. That same appeal, before the bill was passed, cost $110. “Separately, anyone issued a temporary visa, such as a tourist, student, or work visa, will be required to pay a new $ 250’ visa integrity fee’ in addition to existing fees for respective visa categories,” the WSJ’s Michelle Hackman and Jack Gillum write. “Many of these fees,” they continue, “are written as minimums, meaning Trump or any future administration could jack them up even higher.”

Very handsome and in shape too. Check out some of these French policier. The first one seems like he's inviting the attention.

The American dream is still luring thousands of British workers across the Atlantic every year, in the hope of finding the success they lack in the UK.

Between 2022 and 2024, America was the most popular destination for British expats, surpassing countries like Australia and the UAE, according to the US census.

There are approximately 700,000 British citizens living in the US, spread across the country – with some 120,000 British born residents living in New York, 35,000 in Los Angeles and 15,000 in Washington DC.

Across all these ballots, there is one film that is unique among all the others because it's the rare TV movie to be included in multiple ballots as one of the 21st century's best films: Stephen Soderbergh's HBO movie "Behind the Candelabra."

Stephen Soderbergh's career is marked by decades of experimentation, and with "Behind the Candelabra," he brought a decidedly grounded look to one of America's most flamboyant personalities. The film follows Liberace at the peak of his fame, thanks to his Las Vegas residency, and explores his efforts to hide his homosexuality from his adoring female fans as he becomes infatuated with his young and impressionable chauffeur.

Liberace, as played by Michael Douglas, is an undeniable star, and Matt Damon's performance as his lover Scott Thorson is equally compelling, playing a young man who is happy to be the recipient of Liberace's love while struggling to maintain his own self-image as Liberace transforms him both literally and figuratively.

Is it a deal-breaker for you?

A medium (Oscar-nominated Kim Stanley) convinces her unemployed husband (Richard Attenborough) to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy family so that she can gain fame for helping to solve the case.

Who’s seen this riveting 1964 British thriller? How do you interpret the fascinating final scene?

Do not get out of your car to move a turtle trying to cross I-95

Tell us where you get it if you don't make it yourself.

Was only planning to watch the first two episodes last night but I enjoyed it so much I ended up bingeing the entire series til 4am.

Anyone else watch yet? I don't want to spoil it.

Haven't enjoyed a Marvel show this much since WandaVision and Hawkeye.

Sad.

I wanna dive in him! 😍

He's a transactionalist. He will never see you as a friend.

He'll run you over with the car.

I say yes

Nuno Gallego Lets It All Hang Out in Iceland :)

Well this is an interesting look.

The "Flash" actor, who suffered a slew of legal issues in 2022 due to allegations of grooming, assault, and burglary, among others, spoke about making a comeback.

Last month, Miller walked the red carpet for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival after an almost two-year hiatus away from the spotlight.

In a rare interview, Miller admitted they haven't given up on returning to the big screen. Although they didn't go into details, they confirmed it would happen on "tentative grounds."

That damn Friends game show commercial. Shoot me. Whitney Cummings is generally not funny even though she told no lies on New Years Eve.

I know the dl loves to HATE Bonnie Franklin but I don't think we really hate her. We just like to make fun of her. Know Rosie O'Lesbo is a NASTY BULLY- her I genuinely dislike.

WHET to that kidnapped princess from Monaco? The poor little Japanese commoner?

Now, those were interesting.

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

Inspired by the Robbie Williams/Better Man thread....who are some Brits who tried to make it big in America but failed?

Cilla Black

Cheryl

Russell Brand

Cliff Richard

You better watch out.

Let's give people good suggestions where to go.

For my birthday a few years ago, I took the train to Baltimore, got a suite at the Hotel Monaco, and went to Charleston.

Alone. On my birthday.

And it was pretty fantastic. My 7 course meal turned into a nine course meal (two complimentary), and also wine to match. It was really perfect, and on my own terms. Chef Cindy Wolf signed my menu. Pretty great experience, and it's right on Inner Harbor. It really was a sublime night. Then Sondheim was on Colbert that night and I drifted off into a perfect food coma. I think it was the last appearance of Sondheim on TV too, but that's another story, nevermind, anyway...

The Hotel Monaco, oth, was a very bad experience, sadly. That's why I adored the service at Charleston. I'm a concierge at a luxury hotel in a big city, I love when good service is given back to me.

“I used to get pregnant all the time.”

Dear lord, how did the camera people manage to keep a straight face during filming?

I swear, I could not have done it.

This is next-level bad.

No wonder she had to leave the country.

TCM is showing her one woman show as part of their queer film pride month night.

This woman was closeted for decades, pretended to have a crush on Letterman AND SHE SAID DON'T TOUCH CALVIN KLEIN UNDERWEAR ADS BECAUSE THEY GIVE YOU AIDS.

And no TCM has her up there with Harvey Milk.

She is not someone to admire.

Four years after exiting the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Black Widow,” Scarlett Johansson has now set a new record as the global box office’s highest grossing lead actor before inflation adjustment, passing fellow MCU stars Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey Jr., thanks to “Jurassic World: Rebirth.”

In the new film, Johannson takes over from Chris Pratt as the lead star of the dinosaur franchise. In its first six days in theaters worldwide, the film has earned a $318 million global launch.

According to data from The Numbers, that start gives Johansson a lifetime career box office gross of $14.8 billion in films where she plays a lead role or a lead ensemble role.

A British man was arrested after allegedly attempting to stage a fake wedding to a 9-year-old girl at Disneyland Paris.

The man, 22, allegedly was the “groom” in a staged ceremony that was scheduled to occur the morning of Saturday, June 21, in front of the park’s Sleeping Beauty castle, according to The Sunday Times. He told police that the goal was to ultimately make a video for social media, per the outlet.

Authorities were first alerted to a potential issue after Disneyland Paris staff noticed that the bride at a pre-scheduled wedding appeared alarmingly young, per The Sunday Times.

The deadly consequences of dickmatization!

On Bannon’s podcast War Room, the former Trump adviser raged against Musk for polling his X followers about starting a new political party in the United States, saying Musk was being disingenuous and should be deported.

“Only a foreigner could do this,” Bannon said. “Think about it, he’s got up on Twitter right now a poll about starting an American Party – a non-American starting an American Party. No, brother, you’re not an American; you’re a South African.”

“If we take enough time and prove the facts of that, you should be deported,” Bannon stated.

Yes, please!!

✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋

I want to suck on his mushroom cocklet, while he verbally abuses me by whispering sweet nothing MAGA insults in my ear.

Then he can shoot his impotent teaspoon load of non-fertile sperm down my hungry throat, while calling me a Progressive Pussy.

Damn, it's hot in here. Is anyone else as turned on as I am, right now?

I need to see that!

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?

This is a very significant step for gay actors, irregardless of the movie being derivative IP flotsam.

I'm so excited to see what you all have been raving about.

My expectations are high, so I hope it doesn't disappoint.

What are the nice, interesting neighborhoods to live in? I may be moving and am thinking about living in a condo or apartment. Thanks!

Houston Mayor John Whitmire is taking steps to permanently remove Sade Perkins of the city’s food insecurity board following racial comments she made about the flooding that decimated Camp Mystic, a private summer camp for girls.

In a video posted to TikTok, Perkins told her audience there was context that “needs to be said” regarding Camp Mystic.

“I know I’m probably going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a whites-only, girls’ Christian camp,” Perkins said. “They don’t even have a token Asian, they don’t have a token Black person. It is an all-white, white-only, conservative Christian camp. If you ain’t white, you ain’t right, you ain’t getting in, you ain’t going. Period.”

51% good reviews.

"Ben Shelton is a male professional tennis player who recently broke the record for the fastest serve in Wimbledon history."

I’m guessing they’ve done porn. Anyone know their names?

Or should I say the plants?

I’m always good for some summer Jerry Bruckheimer, and I loved what Joseph Kosinski did with Top Gun Maverick, but I assumed this would be awful and I am not convinced by the handpicked selection of early reviewers.

Meghan just can’t talk in anything but platitudes. Here she explains away her failures as if it was her decision to fail-not because she’s inept. Honestly, just the part where she explains why she’s ending her podcast is worth the price of admission.

Could this longtime character actress get an Oscar nomination-

If I go over to Youtube , there she is again.

Stop it!

Doesn't she have enough money?

Can someone explain?

This silly show has touched the hearts of millions for over 60 years.

Who was your favorite? Least favorite? Best episodes? Does the show still hold up?

Starring Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Shaffer, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, and TINA LOUSIE as Ginger

of how utterly crushing it is for small businesses to be beholden to the Cosa Nostra?

We all love mob films, but the truth is, these mob men crush the little guys, & are no more than two bit thieves & crooks.

When I first got sober back in the early 90s, my AA home group was filled with old timers who were once part of organized crime.

I can genuinely state that I grew to love most, if not all of these guys, & they were ALL gentlemen to a ‘T’, yet most had their lives upended by doing hard time, & once they hit the streets, they were either destined to be broke, & live off SSI, or did small jobs, along with getting SSI, or had to go back in 100%, in order to make decent money. There were also a few that were compensated for not squealing, or who were smart enough to stash their cash very well, & live a low key life, however, those examples were exceptional, and not the rule.

The one thing that pulled me away from some of my most beloved friends in the end, was when they all protected & stood by Robert Blake, after he was acquitted for the murder of Bonnie.

Look, I’m not stupid, & I understand that in mafia terms, Bonnie was nothing but trouble, & a horrible person, but to me? She wasn’t worth a bullet to the head. Also? I loathed Bobby Blake, & any one with capable & working brains would as well, as he was genuinely nothing but a HUGE, narcissistic, POS person, & now that he’s dead, I can say it freely. I kept my mouth shut about my feelings regarding him for many years, because I never wanted to implicate my Italian friends for protecting him, but let’s be honest: Blake was scum.

I have mixed feelings about organized crime. The crew I befriended in AA were top of the line, top shelf gentleman to me, my friends, & others. I have not one bad or shitty thing to say about these guys, because they were good folks to me, personally.

The above stated, they’re all dead now, & I can say that they gave up way too much for what they got back in return.

Congratulations to the happy love birds! Just look at the love in that photo!

This has nothing to do, of course, with Trump possibly picking Scott as his VP running mate.

Is he still married to Alexis Monroe. He’s not wearing a wedding ring in his latest IG post of him and his son. Grok told me that there was a post here on DL from 2020 saying that he and Alexis Monroe were divorcing, but nothing verified.

Does he still have a JustForFans profile as Colin Hart?

Is he still making sex content at all?

Will his son grow up to be an adult performer like his parents?

This one was random. No COD released yet. I liked her.

David Archuleta gets up close and personal about his #queer journey in this special episode of Storytellers: Pride Edition.

The former #AmericanIdol finalist shares his unique perspective on discovering his #LGBT identity and how it differs from understanding his #Latino roots.

Anyone else here a fan?

He is rather hot- don't you agree?

[QUOTE]The Korean show follows Seong Gi-Hun as he and hundreds of other desperate contestants compete in violent children’s games for $38 million. Only one person can win the prize, and those who lose will pay with their lives.

Restaurants that close on Monday. Being open on Saturday and Sunday is no excuse!!

Much like her character in Nashville

“Real Housewives” star Brandi Glanville has blamed a “parasite that jumps around my face” that might be responsible for the dramatic change in her appearance. Glanville shared a selfie on social media and wrote, “Some Dr.’s say I have a parasite that jumps around my face.”

Glanville wrote in full on X, “What happened? I wish I knew I’ve been in &out of the hospital this passed year 1/2 spent almost every dollar I have trying to figure it out. Some Dr.’s say I have a parasite that jumps around my face. Some say it’s stress induced edema. I personally say it’s Bravo.”

Fans were shocked and concerned after Glanville posted a selfie in which her face appeared to be swollen. In October 2023 Glanville revealed she had been diagnosed with stress-induced angioedema. Entertainment Tonight reported one of her sons called 911 after she collapsed at home.

The outlet also said Glanville’s “face blew up like a basketball, so much so that her eyes were swollen shut, reducing her vision to the point she couldn’t even see her own hand.”

A source told the outlet, “Brandi’s been under so much stress since ‘The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip’ drama started with Caroline Manzo. She hasn’t been able to work since the false claims were brought against her, and now it’s taking a toll on her physically. She is back home and resting after spending the night in the hospital.”

Glanville herself wrote on X, formerly Twitter, at the time, “I collapsed at home this am and my SON had to call 911 for help! You guys have no idea the amount of stress I’m dealing with.”

The Spice Girls star, 50, tied the knot with hairstylist Rory McPhee in a romantic ceremony in The Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England, on Saturday, July 5.

Mel B wore an ivory custom gown from Josephine Scott for her nuptials, and later changed into a dress from designer Justin Alexander. “Mel was a dream to work with, bringing her own sense of style to the occasion,” said Caroline Black, the owner of Evelie Bridal Boutiques in London, who helped the musician pick out her wedding attire.

Following the ceremony was a star-studded reception at the Shangri-La Hotel inside The Shard, the United Kingdom's tallest building.

As Ever, Meghan and Harry have "parted company" with six staff members. I believe this now takes close to 30 staff members who've left the Sussex's payroll since 2021.

Does she hate herself that much?

Is she blind?

The TCM crowd will go wild for this.

Grand and bright.

...for a "little while, at the beginning."

Still lying to everyone instead of just admitting it's what she used the ENTIRE time (and is likely still using it).

Just fully own up to it, you idiot.

Found on eBay.

The moderate Republican from Alaska's new book, Far from Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C., was released this Tuesday.

Is anyone reading it?

Should it be a universal morality? Or is it just faulty logic?

This woman is a pure, insufferable misandrist.

Couldn't they cut her out?

Cole’s French Dip is closing.

If you have a pet dog or cat, I implore you to ignore your gay instincts to buy the best wool or silk rugs.

Buy “pet friendly” area rugs that cost a fraction of wool rugs—anywhere from $150 to $350. Many of them are gorgeous

Your dog will poo, pee, scratch, and shed. With pet-friendly rugs, a quick spray of pet stain remover, and stains suddenly disappear. They never go away of wool rugs no matter what you do.

Thank me later

The Tudors and Henry's wives have provided so much fodder for period dramas. We are now living with a POTUS who in many ways is a Henry VIII wannabe. Who was your favorite interpreter on film?

In a revealing interview, Johnny Depp opened up about enduring a violent and emotionally abusive childhood and the sense of betrayal he felt after being dropped by Hollywood.

Now 62, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star reflected on the torment he endured at the hands of his late mother, Betty Sue Palmer, who passed away in 2016 at age 81.

"She beat me with a f-cking stick, a f-cking shoe, an ashtray, a phone, it didn't matter, man," he told The Telegraph. "But I thank her for that."

She is an American who writes columns for the Daily Mail and the NY Post. She wrote an excellent book last year called “Ask not: the Kennedys and the women they destroy”. She is incredibly funny and hates Meghan Markle more than almost anyone on earth.

This film has become a horror hipster cornerstone in internet circles, but I think the praise is deserved. The performances between these two (especially Adjani's) are deranged and terrifying. The movie is insane but gorgeously photographed and compelling from start to finish. I can't think of more intense performances in any horror movie—even "The Exorcist" doesn't come close.

and prevented a lot of violence and rapes? We are so fucked right now. Hundreds of thousands of masturbating miscreants have no porn and the energy that only comes from days of not beating off. Makes me want to buy a gun

This father and son who founded "First Liberty Building & Loan" were lauded by right-wing talk show hosts (on whose shows they advertised) and guests on wacko right-wing news channels, emphasizing their Christian credentials. Elderly MAGAts across Georgia sent them hundreds of thousands of dollars to, ahem, invest. Then:

"They told me they were Sunday school teachers and churchgoers!" wailed one MAGAt.

The company's collapse comes after the son and his wife posted pictures of themselves touring Europe.

Hope the food bank has some dog food for you, MAGAts!

Amtrak WiFi is as good now as it was in 2000.

A network of Kremlin-backed influencers seek to portray Russia as a bastion of traditional values in an attempt to attract those who deplore Western “liberalism.”

My ex posts 'Storeys', those short clips at the top of your feed. If I click on one and watch it, can he see that I did?

Hidden off the US Western shore, beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This fault is capable of generating earthquakes larger than magnitude 8 that can be felt hundreds of miles away, and a recent study has pinpointed the most dangerous segment along its 700-mile-long stretch.

The results will help scientists assess earthquake and tsunami risk for this region, including one particularly vulnerable state: Washington.

"This has been a subduction zone that's been under-studied with the kinds of tools that we have available now," geophysicist Suzanne Carbotte, a Bruce Heezen Lamont research professor at Columbia University, told Business Insider.

Armed with state-of-the-art technology that can probe deep beneath the ocean floor and create images, Carbotte and her team produced the first comprehensive survey of Cascadia's complex, below-ground composition. They published their work today in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances.

The researchers discovered that Cascadia is broken up into at least four segments, which had been suggested by previous studies but never confirmed, Carbotte said.

The picture "before our study was a smooth surface with no obvious relationship to this segmentation," Carbotte said. "But that smooth surface was based on very, very sparse data. And in places, no data."

This new picture provides a much more accurate view of Cascadia's complexity, and of the risk it poses to the US West Coast.

The headline in the print edition of today’s Detroit Free Press:

[quote] In Michigan, 4 new gradates choose their paths for their future careers

I can’t believe I’d never heard of her. She apparently sold almost 30 million records, mainly in Europe, at the dawn of the disco era.

The big controversy was whether the rumors of her being trans were true or not.

The man responsible for Taxi Driver, Close Encounters, and The Sting -- and Julia's husband when she was starting out. She paints a complicated picture of Michael in DL tome You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again. It was his money that got their career started and when she went wild, he seemed content to meditate and pursue Buddhism. He attended Dartmouth having grown up in Roslyn NY. He was married to Julia! Can you imagine? I cannot.

Fun fact, his son-in-law, MRC ceo Mod Wiczyk, basically runs Hollywood now.

vid at link

The American Party. Whose going to register? Sign in now.

18 queens ruturning! Are you gagged???????? Do YOU have an 8 by 10 of Shauna Brooks?

Matthew Perry's was incredibly sad and sorrowful. He had all the money in the world, but was empty and lonely deep within.

Very easy recipe, and very delicious.

Jonathan Bailey felt pressure serving as leading man of a major blockbuster.

The Bridgerton alum stars opposite Scarlett Johansson in this summer's dinosaur action sequel Jurassic World Rebirth. In a new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, Bailey admits he has felt the "weight" of co-headlining the movie as an out gay actor.

“There’s moments where, yes, you have to be excellent to prove that you can do it. And it’s not like I haven’t felt that. There’s the weight of history," he told the outlet. "And there’s endless brilliant people who have come before you who have changed the way that people see sexuality."

Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.

Austin Police Department said: "The deaths of these individuals are not considered suspicious."

Rumors of a killer known to people in Austin as the "Rainey Street Ripper" erupted again on June 3, after the body of a teenage boy was found in the lake. The 17-year-old was reported missing after a family outing involving kayaks and paddleboards.

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.

Justin Bieber received the label recently, for his strange behavior on social media and a viral standoff with paparazzi. While some of his fan base voiced more serious concerns over the state of his mental health, many tagged the singer’s antics as telltale signs of a typical “crashout.”

It’s not just celebrities. Go on TikTok, and users are posting videos of themselves venting, sobbing, or throwing physical tantrums with some sort of caption claiming that they’ve “crashed out.” In other cases, they’re describing “crashing out” in response to other people.

The catchall phrase is shorthand for the unfiltered actions of a person who is angry, anxious, confused, stressed out, or experiencing mental health issues. It can describe a range of behavior, from emotional outbursts to altercations to withdrawals.

My goal in life is to never wear a suit again. I used to wear on to work, but after the pandemic, I dress business casual.

Suits and ties are so fucking uncomfortable.

They blame American ex-pats for rent spikes and soaring prices.

Gringos GO HOME!!

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

Does she agree more with her son than her fat daughter on politics? If so, why hasn't she publicly acknowledged that? He publicly left the GOP awhile back.

In my country it didn't even make the evening news, but Val Kilmer and Coolio's deaths did.

I know he wasn't Richard Gere-level famous, but he was still a well-known actor.

In a July 2 Instagram post, Lautner, 33, shared a video of the 2005 film playing on an outdoor screen. The movie scene featured in the post saw the actor casually putting his arm around Stoner's character while they were on a movie theater date.

Turning the camera on himself, Lautner mimicked the scene that was shown, placing his arm around his wife, Tay Lautner, as she sat on a lawn chair beside him.

Lautner referenced the scene in the caption of his social media post, writing, "The move still works 20 years later 😉," and Stoner, 31, popped in the comments herself and said, "😮‍💨 Got me good! Almost convinced me I was straight. 🤭."

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.

He wants to be in a monogamous relationship but found out his boyfriend is cheating on him. People are giving him advice in the comments.

Should he leave his partner or try to work things out?

Based on the most disturbing/boring/charming film you've ever seen.

What are films that you were looking forward to and turned out to be an utter disappointment.

What do you think is happening to people who claim to be abducted by aliens? Do any of you have personal experience with this?

Was Cybill Shepherd really that difficult to work with?

A few years ago someone conjectured that he was a MAGA. We can now confirm he’s not.

He also has a dick like a cannon. But I need proof to verify that too. Stay tuned.

It looks like it’s thinning

The same Zohran who wanted a press “interrogation” of the FBI for conducting surveillance on Al Qaeda terrorist Anwar Al Awlaki.

He is absolute poison for the Democratic Party.

Move over, fat Deanna Colon.

You're done.

The gay baseball team has arrived!

The Marmot is cute and the French guy is kinda cute.

Do you remember the Jackie Chiles shyster lawyer character from Seinfeld? He was Kramer’s favorite.

Well, apparently his doppelgänger is alive and well and haunting my evening local television. At first I thought it was a joke, but the ad is legit. I’m just waiting for him to be nominated to a cabinet position in the current administration.

Miss Jamie Smith Jackson.

Today we can commemorate the birth of two important people in pop culture history:

Nancy Reagan and her best friend, Merv Griffin.

Nancy was born in 1921 (though she loved to tell the press 1926 when her husband was elected President in 1980) and died in March 6, 2016 at the age of 94. Daughter Patti Reagan, estranged from Nancy for many years, described her mother Nancy as a pill-popping, alcoholic child-beating, adulteress who enjoyed playing the socialite in Washington, DC (in her thinly veiled memoir 'Home Front' from the mid-80s. Patti and Nancy made up in the early 2000s, when she realized she wouldn't be getting a dime from Nancy's will.

Merv Griffin was born in 1925, was everyone's favortie TV talk host in the 1960s - 1980s. Griffin was said to be romancing Eva Gabor until her death on July 4, 1995. But choreographer Denney Terrio filed a lawsuit in 1991, claiming Griffin (producer of one of Terrio's shows) sexually harassed him, and sued for $11.3M. but the suit was later dismissed. (Griffin never admitted he was gay, but it was widely speculated). Griffin, who claimed Nancy Reagan was his very best friend since their early days in Hollywood, died in 2007.

[quote]I cannot tell you the moment that New York began for me, only that I began in New York. There are stories from the months before I was born, when I was still nestled inside my mother like a Yonah Schimmel knish to go. ...

There’s a new one gone everyday.

Who will be next?

On Tuesday, June 10, Kelley Wolf announced that she and the actor, 57, are parting ways weeks after their 21st wedding anniversary. Hours later, he spoke out about the split in a heartfelt statement.

"After 21 years of marriage, I have made the most difficult decision of my life, and filed for divorce from my wife Kelley,” he said. “Our children have always been, and continue to be, the loves of our lives and our every priority, so I kindly ask for privacy at this time as we help guide them through this new chapter."

The pair, who first met in 2002 and tied the knot in 2004, share three children: Jackson, 16, Miller, 12, and Lucy, 11.

Zohran Mamdani's father believes: The Allies and Nazis had the same goal, Abraham Lincoln was Hitler's inspiration,White people are the oppressors, and America is the root of all evi.

Why'd he move here, raise his children here, and continue to live here?

The Serpent Queen was cancelled abruptly by Starz after Season 2 ended last year, despite overwhelmingly good reviews from the critics and a loyal fan base, which was apparently not large enough for Starz to continue the series. Ironically, in recent advertisements by Starz on FB, the show is featured to promote signing up for their streaming service, which is why this is fresh on my mind.

Samantha Morton's Catherine de Medici was captivating. I had already bought a shelf full of books on Catherine and French history to read while waiting for Season 3, before the show was cancelled.

The one consolation is that Starz signed up Minnie Driver to reprise her unusual take on Elizabeth I in TSQ, in a spin-off series tentatively titled The Virgin Queen.

Which actors have appeared completely nude on stage? I know many of them have done performances early in their careers as actors, baring all for the world to see.

Tippi Hedren, 93

"Influencers" and social media tourists have become the most annoying fucking PESTS on the planet!!!!

Even worse than the bubonic plague!!!

They have absolutely no respect for anyone.

God, I miss that woman.

TrumpianScore38: "I trusted you. I'm done with MAGA and all your bullshit. My son is a sitting duck on a fucking destroyer you stupid asshole."

Jason: "I fully regret voting for this shit. I wanted peace and America first. I got neocon war monger, bush 2.0 bullshit. Prayers to all the families who's sons and daughters get involved in this mess.

@Hillbilly Things: "You betrayed us, your MAGA base. I voted for you THREE TIMES. I wouldn've voted for you again and again and again. You lying piece of shit.

Robert Andrew: "He just started a war. Broke his promise to his voters. I regret voting for him. Trump needs to be impeached."

Johnathan: "Well ladies and gentlemen I officially regret my vote for Donald J. Trump NO MORE WARS!!!"

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

The beautiful water feature and rustic space will be paved over and rebuilt as a tribute to “Cars.”

Three years after he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, Will Smith says making a mistake so publicly was "brutal".

"The last few years for me have been really deep reflection," the actor tells 1Xtra's Remi Burgz. "After the Oscars I shut it down for a minute and really went into the internal work and just taking a big, strong, honest look at myself."

"For the first time in my career, [I was] having to deal with a level of disapproval that I never had to experience," Will says. "The addiction to the approval of others that I had to dissolve, it was brutal."

Many of us worry how far the US authoritarian regime will go down the road in persecuting its scapegoated targets and punishing its opponents, especially now, with the immense funding just approved for ICE and building detention camps around the nation and Trump's demonstrated willingness to call in Federal troops for citizen protests.

We wonder why and are dismayed that our Congressional reps, especially the Republicans, are not living up to their oaths to defend the Constitution and call them cowards. (Of course, we see that many elected officials are happily complicit with the administration's corruption and cruelty -- those are not the people I am referring to here.) Theoretically, If anyone should have the heart of a patriot and be willing to put it all on the line, it should be someone elected and paid to represent us in government, right? (I am not as naive as this comment might lead you to believe, and please stop laughing.)

Many have speculated that Congressional reps and senators may have been blackmailed or threatened with serious consequences to not fight back or step out of line. Seeing how this regime has operated this year, even toward Democrats in Congress and governors, does anyone doubt the possibility of this happening?

It's one thing to risk your own life to do what's right, but what happens when your sticking your neck out might also harm your loved ones, or at least affect their future? And knowing that doing so--making great sacrifices--still might not change the outcome. Self-preservation and protection of family are natural instincts.

Considering all that, what would be your choice, if you were an elected official?

the good, the bad, and the ugly!

While I was never one of those "I HATE kids!" people, I certainly understood the sentiment. Kids can terribly annoying. Little monsters, even. I did find myself annoyed by some of my straight friends' kids at times, and I've never had any interest in raising any of my own. However, when my brother had kids, my perspective shifted a bit and I found myself becoming much more patient with children and parents in general. I have a niece and nephew now (both under five years old), and I love them like they're my own. The responsibility level is minimal, but it's the closest thing I'll get to being a parent. I get to spoil the shit out of them and look forward to playing the role of the cool gay uncle as the years go on. My brother and I had a cool lesbian aunt growing up; she's since died, but in a way I feel like the torch was passed on to me.

From an article about men's flipflops in the Wall Street Journal this morning: "A slightly dressier option that’s still pretty cheap? Iakovos Handmade Sandals. Arian Jabbary, 33, a stylish New York attorney, discovered the Greek brand while on the island of Rhodes."

Assuming "stylish" = "gay", I looked him up, as one does. He is fashion-focused in work and in his personal life. He seems to do some modeling.

He's handsome as fuck.

Some right in front of an Aldi.

I love it but how does this make economical sense?

The Fourth is second only to Thanksgiving in setting the stage for family arguments. For many years, my family has leaned heavily on the humor of the musical comedy "1776" as a way to navigate political differences. It's increasingly difficult to remain friendly with political adversaries, especially the friends and family we've tried to hold on to in America's march toward fascism/autocracy. What shows or films exist to divert our cultural attention with comedy?

Keira knightly always annoyed me in the 2000s and came off as prissy and unfunny. But recently watching Anna karenina she really was beautiful and had a lovely screen presence. And she definitely handled herself much better than most young celebrities of her generation. Maybe I was just a jealous hater idk. Anyways I l don't mind her now.

Why didn't this story get more attention?

Armed US contractors at one of Gaza’s new aid distribution hubs appeared to fire at Palestinians before celebrating, leaked footage has suggested.

Video seems to show machine gun fire in the vicinity of civilians seeking aid, with an American voice shouting: “I think you got one.”

Another voice adds: “Hell yeah, boy!”

How do you cope with a parent who has dementia? My mom was diagnosed with vascular dementia a few months ago. She's always been cantankerous and strong-willed to put it mildly, but lately she is aggressive and paranoid. She does not like the fact that I've taken more of a parental role and she is desperately grabbing for independence and power. She gets mad at me for providing help and insists she's independent but then will huff and puff if I don't instantly drop what I'm doing and help her. Lately, I can't even go to the bathroom without her being passive aggressive as she thinks I'm ignoring her if I don't instantly do her list of wants.

Unfortunately, to make this situation worse, my dad is not on the same page. He is slowly waking up to the fact that she has dementia but his goal is to make her happy instead of doing what she needs/what is best for her. I understand that somewhat as sometimes it is easier to keep the peace, but he needs to start not always deferring to her and letting her have her way especially as she progresses.

She thinks I'm trying to gain power and control and really I'm just trying to help take care of her.

This film is the first American (and English language) film from French Director Jacques Demy (1931 ‑ 1990). The film is basically a 1960s French New Wave film but now American (which makes sense as the writer and Director is French and this was his first American film). It’s a delicate and delightful low-budget film starring Gary Lockwood.

The entire film takes place over the course of a day, following George (Lockwood). George is a young man who is broke, unemployed and living in his girlfriend’s place. He is unable to commit himself to anyone or anything, and can’t connect with anyone on a real personal level either. He gets notice that his new car will be repossessed if he doesn’t make a payment by the next day, so he has to find a way to get the money. Along the way he drives around and speaks to different people, and a friend loans him the money. He ends up going to a model shop and spending money, where he meets Lola. Lola makes George actually feel and he connects with her. He shows no true care until he meets her, and even then he is pretty closed off. It isn’t until toward the end of the film when he finds out he may be drafted to war that we finally see him open up, and the truth comes out. He is a young man who is truly scared of what the future holds for him, and this fear is what causes him to be the way he is.

It’s an interesting and beautifully acted film. The film is understated as is Lockwood’s performance. Lockwood has a strong masculine screen presence, a very handsome young man, but masculine. He is All-American, with his good looks, his t-shirt and blue jeans with sneakers, and a haircut that is combed forward, covering his forehead, driving around Los Angeles smoking his cigarettes. He looks like something out of a Teen Beat magazine.

The most interesting part was seeing the Los Angeles scenery and seeing how it was still a mostly underdeveloped city at the time, nothing like what we have now.

Definitely recommend it.

It is someone else’s order and I kept telling the delivery guy I didn’t order it but he kept saying to take it and show ID. I realized it’s probably someone else’s order but I don’t have their name or apartment. I told him I don’t drink this super cheap shit.

I will wait to see if someone finds out i have it and come knocking (it’s happened before) and if not will keep it I guess. This vodka is nasty though if my memory is right. I remember drinking it in college and finding it repulsive even then. I am all for trying different cheap vodkas but it can’t taste cheap. Tito’s is a good price and tastes great. Stoli and LVOV are good too. They couldn’t splurge a few more bucks for one of those?!

How long before these poor kitchen robots get hacked for... sexual purposes?

[quote]The next generation of household robots will primarily focus on kitchen-related tasks. These humanoid robots will be capable of chopping vegetables, cooking meals, and washing dishes while remaining within the kitchen environment.

[quote]The humanoid robots would be available for a monthly cost of $300 to $400, making them financially accessible to households that currently employ domestic help. This pricing strategy reflects Khosla's belief that sufficient market demand will drive down manufacturing costs over time. By the 2030s, he predicts "almost everybody" will have a humanoid robot at home, representing a dramatic shift in household technology adoption comparable to the smartphone revolution.

[quote]Khosla, whose firm was an early investor in OpenAI with a $50 million stake, has consistently made bold technological predictions, including his forecast that AI will automate 80% of economically valuable jobs within five years.

Seriously, what's my deal? This woman is nothing special musically, her movies are boring and most of her success was as a teenager 30-40 years ago. Sure, she still sings and acts, but nobody outside France would even know her name if not for that sleaze Johnny Depp. She certainly wouldn't be worth 150 million euro without him giving it to her because her career was dying anyway by the time she met him.

It's really bizarre because I think it's just jealously? Because she got to live the life I would have liked. I think that's it. There's nothing special about her, but she was always surrounded by the right people, a supportive family, nepotism. Born to be a success, to matter, to be involved with the arts (her uncle was a film/record producer who helped her in the beginning and got her a record deal at 14) However, I do find her charismatic and pretty, but maybe this is just because of my fixation/her status/legacy. There's plenty of other female celebrities who are prettier and more successful and I feel nothing for them. I actually think Vanessa looks like a junkie, but cleans up well. She'd be nothing without all the money. I actually see lots of junkies around my city who look quiet a but like her, and I always notice, and no it's not just the teeth, it's the overall look.

It's hard to explain. But I kind of feel like Vanessa Paradis is the only woman on earth who actually existed, if that makes sense. Like, I know other women exist too, but she's the only one who matters, who left a mark on the world even though I know this isn't true. Whenever I see pictures of her, more so when she was younger, it gives me a weird pang of nostalgia, like "look at Vanessa getting coffee in 1997, did the world FEEL this happening" Like, I was only a child back then so didn't pay attention to her, but looking at pictures it's hard to believe somebody that cool and effortless was walking the streets, making an impression, doing something with their lives, mattering.

Her stupid husband outsmarted himself when negotiating for his wife.

Kind of a rant and Reddit was full.

Maybe it is me (probably).

First, let's get this out of the way - Yes, I type fat.

I'm on Wegovy (fat person's Ozempic), and it has worked really well. I've lost around 90 pounds. Blood pressure now normal. A1C now normal. No sagging skin. No notes.

However ....

Every fucking place I go, I now notice that it revolves around food.

Movie theaters (not just popcorn but full on meals) at most theaters these days.

I'm a beer guy, and food is everywhere at breweries.

I took my Dad to a baseball game, and holy shit was food everywhere.

I went to a musical the other day and snacks, upon snacks at intermission (in addition to booze).

I will absolutely add, that the drug makes it a non-issue. I'm rarely tempted to eat much less overeat. I'm just shocked how prevalent it is (and I'm also shocked I never noticed it before).

I know food/meals are a universal thing for people to share/enjoy, but for me, this explains a lot on why it is so easy to gain weight over time. It is just everywhere.

Rant over, feel free to post pics of Chrissy Metz.

My goal in life is to never wear anything again. I used to wear those to work, but after the pandemic, I dress athleisure or birthday suit. Earrings and Caftans are so fucking passé.

Based on the post from the Ryan Seacrest thread...

Who are the men who are handsome but not attractive?

Objectively good looking but not sexy at all?

Obviously Seacrest.

Tom Cruise gets my vote.

And most guys in Hallmark movies.

[QUOTE]At town halls across Pennsylvania, Democrats aren’t hearing from Fetterman. But Lamb has clocked 2,000 miles appearing in small towns, small cities and suburbs, often in conservative areas.

She’s kept a low profile since the New Yorker brouhaha.

A Nantucket homeowner is suing their neighbor, seeking over $1.4 million in damages, and accusing them of trespassing into their yard earlier this year and cutting down a stand of 50-year-old trees in order to create an ocean view for themselves from the abutting property. The alleged perpetrator subsequently listed their property for sale for nearly $10 million while touting its “sweeping ocean views.”

“The Defendant's actions were calculated to enhance the ocean view from his own residence at 3 Tautemo Way and were carried out with full knowledge that he lacked any legal right to do so," the lawsuit says. "The trees at issue were planted by the Belford family in the 1970s and maintained for nearly five decades. Their removal was not only a violation of the Plaintiff's property rights, but also caused lasting damage to the character, value, and privacy of the property.”

According to the lawsuit, Jonathan Jacoby was identified as the neighbor alleged to have conducted the tree cutting and lives at 3 Tautemo Way. The alleged victim, Patricia Belford, owns the abutting property at 1 Tautemo Way. Belford said the line of mature trees and vegetation had served for decades as a natural buffer and privacy screen between their home and neighboring parcels. The trees cut down included cedar, cherry, and leyland cypress, many of which were over 30 feet in height and decades old.

“These trees formed a natural barrier between the Belford home and Hummock Pond Road and provided shade, aesthetic value, privacy, and noise mitigation,” the lawsuit says.

Around February 22, Belford said Jacoby walked across their driveway to the south/southwest portion of the property and cut down over 16 mature trees without any notice or permission from her.

“The extent and location of the cutting, many feet away from the parties' shared property line, demonstrates this was no mistake,” the lawsuit says. “Jacoby performed this conduct intentionally and with the specific purpose of improving the ocean view from his own property located at 3 Tautemo Way.”

Jacoby's former landscaper, Krasimir Kirilov, provided a voluntary statement to the police where he told them Jacoby admitted to cutting down trees on the Belford property, and that Jacoby asked Kirilov to assist him with cleanup work. Kirilov said as he was about to finish the cleanup when the Belford's property manager Matt Erisman arrived at the property and was unaware of the cleanup work being done. Kirilov said when he explained to Erisman what was going on, Erisman told him he had no idea about what was going on. It led to Kirilov calling Jacoby, putting him on the phone with Erisman, and Erisman telling Kirilov he could leave after concluding his phone call with Jacoby.

Jacoby has since listed his 3 Tautemo Way property on the market with J Pepper Frazier, and the property description describes the home as being “developed and situated to capture the sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean, Hummock Pond, and the 780 acres of conservation land between Hummock Pond and Madaket.” Belford said the views of the ocean are a result of the tree cutting, and not mentioned in the previous listing.

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.

Well then Donald—you don’t deserve to be in the White House. A president doesn’t get to pick and choose who they serve based on personal grudges.

“I hate them too”? That’s not leadership — that’s a tantrum in a suit. If you can’t stand half the country, you have no business trying to lead it.

Ooh.

Kill Bill star was 67.

There is just something so magical about this performance.

The clips of him on X are crazy. The guys shake like they’re having a seizure, eyes rolling to the back of their heads, etc. And he gets to suck all the best dick too. He’s a big deal in the gay porn world now.

We just don't talk about it enough.

Or the fact that it was adapted two books, "The Tower" and "The Glass Inferno." (And when they put the two titles together, they got...)

Or the fact that in the movie Faye gets to wear the best dress evder to appear in a 70s film: "... and Faye Dunaway manages to look goddessy-beautiful through it all, wandering through the chaos in puce see-through chiffon" (Pauline Kael).

[quote]Why (oh, why) is the press still interviewing Lindsey Graham? You know, the once-supposedly-moderate Republican senator from South Carolina who, after Donald Trump sent his supporters, many armed with real and makeshift weapons, to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, declared that he was done (“Count me out. Enough is enough,” he said, also pointing out the lack of any evidence of voting fraud) and then who, quicker than most people can figure out the spelling of “sycophant,” became a Trump golf partner and one of his most reliable and eager lapdogs?

It seems like we are such a superficial group who solely judge on looks and quick to find fault . There seems to be more agism among gay culture. You’re considered over the hill by late 20’s practically. It’s very sad .

Mother's against Drunk Driving, Million Moms March? They used to safeguard and advocate for propriety and protecting youth.

I don't hear any kind of these groups at all anymore .

I’ve always loved this movie as it’s a decent flick where Barbra isn’t trying to play herself too much and it’s not a musical.

Streisand plays, Margaret, a bored housewife who has fantasies to escape her mundane life and anxiety from her third pregnancy. She fantasizes telling Fidel Castro off and then discovering Fidel is a woman trying to woo her, daydreams about telling her overbearing mother off to much comedic effect, being involved in a terrorist cell that tries to blow up the Statue of Liberty, and exploring an African tribe on how to have a natural and pain-free childbirth.

All of this happens with gritty 1972 New York City as a backdrop.

Paul Benedict, Isabel Sanford, Conrad Bain, Paul Dooley, and Anne Ramsey make appearances.

This film really needs a Blu-Ray release.

Was it really so bad?

The urge to just pick up the phone and say "Eggs Benedict" was overwhelming.

The Israeli government said Thursday that Donald Trump’s plan to relocate nearly two million Palestinians from Gaza is “still active,” despite widespread opposition from U.S. allies and warnings from rights groups that it would constitute a war crime.

“President Trump has made clear that plan is most definitely still active,” Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said in response to a question from The Independent about the plan’s status.

“We think it's a good idea. The Prime Minister has praised the idea. It's certainly out-of-the-box thinking,” he added.

I was watching the pilot of “The Beverly Hillbillies” aka “The Hillbillies of Beverly Hills” as the pilot was called. Young Robert Osborne plays an oil company executive. He was quite cute as a young’un. And before I realized it was him, I thought, “This guy is gay”.

Did anybody know him?

As a Gen Xer. I watched Pot go from Illegal Jail-able offense, getting one over on The Man, thing to mental health and compassionate cancer medicine. Now my impression is, the idea is, it is O.K. to be high as long as you can afford to buy it in nice little packages of approved sterility, dose etc. . Observing this process has been a strange insight into our culture.. Wondering if anybody has thoughts on this phenomenon.

On Hulu

Holy shit, what a story and what a life she had. Slept with three of The Rolling Stones, was their muse, had three children with Keith (one died of SIDS), was an actress/ model, and traveled the world

It’s a fascinating story.

With Danielle Deadwyler.

[quote]In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.

Quite the description. Releases in July.

Gen Z is outraged! Yes, 18, but the power dynamic!!!

From the now deleted TikTok video:

Hello, I'm Ivet, and I'm here because I need to tell my story with Alejandro Sanz, for the girl I was, but above all, for the woman I am today. It all started in 2015. I was his fan, and he followed me on social media. I was amazed that someone like him, so famous and so loved by everyone, would send me private messages, comment on my photos, and even post things about me on his social media. The connection grew, and we met privately for the first time when I was 18. He was 49 at the time.

It's been very hard for me to accept that Alejandro Sam knew perfectly well what I was; he knew it from the beginning. I was just a girl, a 19-year-old girl who started working as a shop assistant to travel all over Spain, following him. I attended 10 concerts in a month and a half. And he knew it. He played with my dreams, he played with my hopes. At 22, I left my home in Barcelona to move to Madrid alone because Alejandro Sanz hired me to work for him. And well, at that time, I don't really know why, but our private conversations were being spied on. And honestly, I, at least, had nothing, and have nothing, to hide. But still, my personal connection with Alejandro Sam became irreparable and turned intimate and sexual. I was supposedly living a dream, another dream by his side, but the reality is that it turned into a terrible nightmare.

I have no words to express what I've felt. I feel deceived, I feel used, I feel humiliated, I even feel dirty because I don't know who might have seen what I sent him in my absolute integrity. I feel like I'm still trying to justify him, but I swear I've tried to justify him in every way possible. His actions crossed every limit of what I considered and still consider moral, and even human.

I remember an interview he gave in March of this year. He said he "takes people down" and that he's dangerous. And if you, who have reached this point, are wondering why I'm here telling this, it's because Alejandro Sanz has taken me down. He has scared me. He himself admits it. I think he lives in a parallel reality that he's been building for many years, and I think he feels he's above good and evil.

That's extremely dangerous, because I think, deep down, he is. Everyone condones him, and no one is able to stand up to him, and that's even more dangerous. But me, well, no "little paper" was signed with me, and in part, I feel the moral responsibility, because I can and because I think I'm one of the few who can do it, to stand here and show that sooner or later, the truth comes out.

Enough is enough. He made a mistake with me; he made a mistake with me until the very end. I'm no longer that girl who was willing to do anything to be closer to him. The me of today knows what a healthy, proportional, and reciprocal bond is. And she recognizes when someone does things with their heart and when someone feels so empty inside that they only feel good by using the hearts of others. And now what? Now, the truth. That's it now.

Who here has, or has ever had, a pet that turned into an evil little bastard? Maybe a cat who broke your Lalique on purpose? A dog who shat on your best caftan? A gerbil who ruined your date night?

My cat is a fat little devil who lives for attacking bare feet, breaking into cabinets, and knocking shit on the floor just because I won’t feed him eight times a day. Is he going to kill me in my sleep?

DL CATNIP. A movie about Italian-Americans on Staten Island. Talia Shire. Lorraine Bracco. BRENDA VACCARO!!!!!!

To be released soon on Netflix.

Another fake Sign Translator.

Floridah woman… Disable links.

TVs Drama Kings!

I’ve recently become addicted to low budget cheesy Tubi movies. They’re so bizarre it’s like it’s own genre. They’re a little like ghetto after school specials with the heavy handed moral lessons and bad acting.

🎂 🎉🎂

Born on the 4th of July, 1924.

Why is he so underrated?

Janos Prohaska was Hollywood's go-to guy for apes and monsters on television shows and in films. Born in Hungary, he immigrated to America, but his thick accent kept him from getting speaking roles, so he began to specialize in playing gorillas and space monsters. He appeared several times on the original Star Trek and Lost In Space, Bewitched, The Outer Limits, Land of the Giants, and many others. He designed and built the Horta costume he wore in "The Devil in the Dark" episode of Star Trek TOS. He also appeared in Escape From the Planet of the Apes. His son, Robert (Bobby), played several roles in Battle For the Planet of the Apes, as well as doing stunts in The Poseidon Adventure. Both father and son were working on a new TV series called Primal Man in 1974 when the plane they were on crashed into a mountainside, killing everyone aboard. Janos was 54, and Bobby was only 27. Few pictures exist of either Prohaska out of costume and makeup, but the one shirtless shot of Bobby I could find shows him to be prime Datalounge material. Given the productions they worked on and their tragic death together, their story is ripe for a film or mini-series.

I felt like making ice cream sundaes later. I have no hot fudge so I decided to make some homemade with evaporated milk, butter, cocoa, and this bar of bittersweet chocolate that I had.

Its great!

Jarred sauces from supermarkets are disgusting and have so many chemicals in them so I usually buy this brand called Coop's which is REALLY good but around $12.00-$14.00 for a small jar.

So for $4.00 I can make my own- Fuck off Coop's!

Brenda Johnson vs Rusty Beck. Who was more annoying? Kyra as Mammy Yokum or Rusty Beck as a former male prostitute with no personality.

I understand streetwalking being a crime but why is prostitution more broadly illegal? It’s so archaic.

Sean Leslie Flynn was born on May 31, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of Hollywood legend Errol Flynn and his first wife, French-American actress Lili Damita.

After graduating from a boarding school in New Jersey in 1960, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and pursue acting. His only prior acting experience was when he was 15, when he appeared on his fathers tv show. In June of 1960, while visiting his mother in Fort Lauderdale, his good friend George Hamilton suggested Flynn shoot a scene for his new movie which was shooting in Fort Lauderdale at the time. He shot a few scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor.

In May 1961 he accepted a contract with Sage Western Pictures to star in the sequel to his father’s movie, Captain Blood. The film came out in 1964, titled “The Son of Captain Blood”. In September 1961 he began recording an album after signing a record deal with a low-status company. Two songs were released.

In 1962 George Hamilton announced plans to make a film titled “The Brothers”, starring himself, Sean Flynn and Terry Thomas, but it never came to be and was canceled. That same year Flynn became engaged to the daughter of John Payne and Anne Shirley, Julie Payne. They never went on to marry.

In 1963 and 1964 Flynn made a few European films but in 1964 he grew bored of acting and wanted to do something different. In 1964 he left to Africa to be a guide for safaris and big-game hunting. He also spent time as a game warden in Kenya. In 1965 he realized he spent much of his money so he went to Italy and made two Spaghetti Westerns for the money. They were filmed between Italy and Spain. In 1966, he went to Singapore to film his final film ever, a French-Italian action flick.

That same year (1966) Flynn began dabbling in Photojournalism. Flynn arrived in South Vietnam in January 1966 as a freelance photojournalist, first for the French magazine Paris Match, then for Time Life, and finally for United Press International (UPI). His photos went on to be published all over the world, and he became a big name in the high-risk photojournalism world (in 1966 he would even get wounded while trying to get photos). Throughout most of 1966 he stayed on battlefields to take photos, even being credited with saving an Australian platoon from decimation by a mine by identifying the mine while photographing the troops near Vũng Tàu.

In 1967, Flynn went to Jordan to cover the Arab–Israeli war of 1967. Flynn returned to Vietnam in 1968, after the Tet Offensive. He also worked as a cameraman for CBS News. Flynn went to Cambodia in early 1970 when news broke of North Vietnamese advances into that country.

On April 6, 1970, Flynn and a group of journalists left Phnom Penh to attend a government-sponsored press conference in Saigon. Flynn and Dana Stone decided to travel on motorcycles instead of limos, which is what the other journalists were using. There was a checkpoint in which 4 journalists had been captured. Flynn and Stone decided to go look into this and were never seen again. In 1984, 14 years after his disappearance, he was legally declared dead.

Henry Edward Garcia (Hank Cheyne) was born on August 13, 1958 in Santa Maria, California. He is of German and Dutch descent on his mothers side and Native American, Spanish and Mexican descent on his fathers side. He was raised in a Roman Catholic household and went to a parochial middle school and high school. After high school he went to Santa Clara University where he played Varsity baseball and graduated with a BSC in Business. After that he attended UCLA Law School where he received his Juris Doctor degree.

While in Law School he was approached by photographer Steven Arnold, who took notice of the handsome young man and asked to photograph him. He agreed. After this a friend of his recommended he get into acting because of his good looks and presence, and recommended him to an acting coach. He began taking acting lessons and the coach, Vincent Chase, told him he should go to an open casting for a big feature editorial in GQ Magazine. Hank went and the photographer doing the casting was Bruce Weber, who cast Hank almost immediately (photo taken can be seen below). Weber took such a liking to him and his striking beauty that he continued working with him, featuring Hank in magazines such as British Vogue, Italian Vogue, in an editorial in Las Vegas with Christie Brinkley, and for a major Gianni Versace campaign. After Weber he went on to shoot with acclaimed photographers Herb Ritts, Mathew Rolston, and Fabrizio Gianni among others.

He juggled being a model while also attending Law School for a few years before graduating and passing the California Bar Exam. He almost immediately was offered a full time offer from a Beverly Hills law firm. Before committing and needing a break from seven straight years of college and grad school, he asked for and received a deferment with an open offer to return to practice law. Following commercial and print work he moved to Europe, traveling extensively, eventually living in Italy and then later Tokyo, Japan, before returning to the U.S. where he committed to pursuing a career as an actor after being discovered by another acting coach while living in Milan.

In 1986 he was cast in Another World as Scott Love/Lasalle in NYC. However, when his two year contract was over he decided against renewing it as he wants to move back to California. After moving back to California he did small parts in B flicks, tv commercials and guest spots on some shows, and continued this for years.

1996 he co-founded a theater company on Hollywood Theater Row and starred in the world premiere of Steve Monroe's 'A Kind Man and A Good Lover' in the role of Frank Mackie, for which he received a Los Angeles Ovation Award Nomination. That same year Aaron Spelling met him and cast him as Detective Ricardo Torres on Sunset Beach, which would premiere in 1997. The soap ran for 3 years but was a cult hit in the UK and big hit in places like Russia and Poland.

In the early 00s he gained a passion for art and began painting, even getting a studio space in LA to do so, and Gallery representation on Melrose Ave.

In 2006 he returned to acting in a show called “Saints & Sinners”, which ran for 62 episodes. In 2009/2010 he had a recurring role as Austin Buttercup in HBO’s Big Love. After that he had big guest starring roles on Sons of Anarchy and Criminal Minds. In 2014 he was cast in a recurring role for Longmire and cast in an episode of The Morning Show in 2019.

Has anyone heard from their Republican friends or family members about how they feel regarding Trump and everything that’s unfolded since he took office? I'm talking about the major issues: the mass deportations, the trade tariffs and their effects on the economy, the dismissal of federal workers, the bombing of Iran, and the sweeping cuts to what he once called the “big, beautiful bill.” And of course, the ongoing influence over the Supreme Court.

How are they reacting to all of this? Are they as angry, disillusioned, or alarmed as many of us are? Or are they still fully on board, supporting and even celebrating the direction things have taken?

[quote]House Republican Andy Ogles of Tennessee has asked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to "put Trump on Mt. Rushmore," the South Dakota-based national memorial celebrating four iconic presidents, to mark his "recent achievements," and it is not the first time someone has suggested the addition. "Given the scale and scope of President Trump's recent achievements—especially the impending enactment of the Big Beautiful Bill, the historic act that will ignite America's Golden Age—it is essential that we immortalize President Trump's likeness on Mount Rushmore."

Connie Francis is currently in ICU.

I just realized...I don't think I've ever seen many threads about any kind of video/computer games. It doesn't seem to be a thing enjoyed by your average DLer which wouldn't be surprising since we're all elderly, snooty, bitchy homosexuals.

But, they must exist on here...right? Game systems started taking off big by 1981 so they've been around for 40+ years.

“The Bezos’ wedding. It turned my stomach seeing all these billionaires gathering in the gross excess of it all. The show of it. Is Oprah friends with Jeff Bezos? Really? How is that possible? He treats his employees with disdain. By any metric he is not a nice man. And his fake fem bot wife who looks like that… Why would he choose her after the salt of the earth Mackenzie [Scott]? Sold his soul is what it looks like from here. The devil is smiling at all his conquests.”

When you visit Lisa Whelchel's Wikipedia page, there is no birth date and no early history listed! Why is she hiding her past? Mindy Cohen, make it make sense.

"Congratulations to my sons Ross Naess and Evan Ross on the launch of Arne’s Reserve, their new caviar brand. So proud"

You're a high-flying fag!

This was posted in response to a tweet that asserted that Trump's cuts to NOAA contributed to the disaster in Texas.

Anyone who can succinctly explain the cognitive dissonance at work here will win a cyber cookie.

Guy Fieri divided fans with a political message after Food Network star, Kevin Cooper, filed a lawsuit against him.

On Friday, July 4, the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives star, 57, took to Instagram with a photo of a bald eagle edited to look like him—complete with spiky hair and sunglasses.

Fieri's post came just days after Cooper, a Philadelphia-based chef, filed a lawsuit against him claiming breach of contract regarding his winner package for Guy's Chance of a Lifetime in 2022. He broke his silence following the bold allegation on July 1.

What have you learned recently?

I learned that the Normans were Norse Vikings. Well, duh. Nor-men. Or nord. The Normans from France who conquered England.

How did I not get the memo decades ago?

911 – Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. Viking Rollo is granted land in France by King Charles the Simple.

1028 – Birth of William of Normandy

1035 – William becomes Duke of Normandy

October 14, 1066 – Battle of Hastings

That's a pretty fast move from immigrants, to French Dukes (who were mostly viking blood), to English Monarchs.

And apparently the Normand Dukes before William didn't have children with their French wives, or if they did, they didn't record those children. They had viking concubines and passed power to their bastard viking sons.

So the VIKING Normans were the conquerors.

2023: I think this may have been the last time I was in a good mood. I had osteoarthritis, and was ostracised and berated as incontinent. I sat in the back of the dining room if I even bothered to go. I had no friends and was crabby. Thoughts of suicide or running away were safety valves, in only I could have ran. Or even stood up.

Due to my low self-esteem I hadn't gone to college or lost my gay virginity until my early 40s.

What kept my spirits up in Shady Pines was listening to my favorite music, the gender-bending British invasion of the early 80s: The Eurythmics, Culture Club, Adam Ant...

I am truly a naturist....I just like being with others naked, and I chose to go to mainstream places to eliminate the vibe that clothing optional places have. I've been to those too and had fun.

I won't lie...I look... but they're seems to be a heavy lean towards republican.. Activate vaccine people. They haven't told me so much... it's just a feeling. Big military support, which was wonderful years ago, but today even a US flag is a questionable clue.

Thoughts?

They just nailed the dismount.

Obviously not the Sopranos or Lost.

What are your choices?

Got to say, he's on point. "we don't need cosplay Senators"

His ungodly beauty and sex appeal needs to be remembered. I just saw this youtube short of him in Endless Lovewhen he was 20...how the fuck was he so fuckable and hot even at that age? He wasn't just cute, he was sexy, and he knew it

The composer - born Martin Fulterman - best known for his work on The X-Files, died earlier today. He was 78. No wife/girlfriend or children. Was he gay, fellow DLers?

He composed the score for Kids Like These, one of my favourite 1980s TV movies.

I like to think he planned a July 4th death as a final "Fuck You!" to the Trump & Co administration.

RIP sir.

Miss Googie Withers.

It is cute, the eldergays here might enjoy it.

DL's honorary Meemaw Virginia Foxx is here to tell that Woke Mind Virus infecting college campuses to "SHUT UP!"

Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

"In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone," she said in an interview. "If 70% of your workforce doesn't show up, 70% of your crop doesn't get picked and can go bad in one day. Most Americans don't want to do this work. Most farmers here are barely breaking even. I fear this has created a tipping point where many will go bust."

They have to make the worst subs of any place anywhere. I am bewildered by its success.

So who here goes there and for what? Please explain!

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has issued a report naming several US giants among companies aiding Israel's occupation and war on Gaza. Companies from other countries – from China to Mexico – are also named.

The United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has released a new report mapping the corporations aiding Israel in the displacement of Palestinians and its genocidal war on Gaza, in breach of international law.

Francesca Albanese's latest report, which is scheduled to be presented at a news conference in Geneva on Thursday, names 48 corporate actors, including United States tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet Inc. – Google's parent company – and Amazon. A database of more than 1000 corporate entities was also put together as part of the investigation.

"[Israel's] forever-occupation has become the ideal testing ground for arms manufacturers and Big Tech – providing significant supply and demand, little oversight, and zero accountability – while investors and private and public institutions profit freely," the report said.

"Companies are no longer merely implicated in occupation – they may be embedded in an economy of genocide," it said, in a reference to Israel's ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. In an expert opinion last year, Albanese said there were "reasonable grounds" to believe Israel was committing genocide in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The report stated that its findings illustrate "why Israel's genocide continues".

"Because it is lucrative for many," it said.

Summer Edition

Come inside...

This is the kind of stupid shit that happens.

Brayden, Hayden, and Kayden have some explaining to do!!

1981: I think this may have been the only time I smiled after age 12. I had acne, and was ostracized and berated as a fag. I sat in the back of the class and had no friends. Thoughts of suicide or running away were safety valves. Due to my low self-esteem I didn't go to college or lose my virginity until my early 20s.

What kept my spirits up while I worked fast food jobs after h.s. was the gender-bending British invasion of the early 80s: The Eurythmics, Culture Club, Adam Ant...

Jack’s a shy, newly out gay guy still reeling from his dad’s death, thrown into university with Danny, a confident, older, messed up straight guy They shouldn’t work, but they do. Not in a cheesy odd couple way, more like two misfits fumbling into real friendship through bad nights out, grief, and virginal awkwardness.

It’s funny, sharp, and weirdly moving. Hits that sweet spot between dick jokes and emotional damage. Surprisingly tender stuff, if you’re into that kind of thing (and let’s be real you are). Give it a chance, on Hulu..

What's the DL consensus? Is he gay?

She was great on FRIENDS. I assume they killed her off because she was better than the main cast.

Kelly Clarkson's absence from her eponymous daytime talk show continued on Wednesday as Willie Geist stepped in to host the program.

"I am very much not Kelly Clarkson, and I'm sorry for that," he began. "I'm Willie Geist, and I will be your guest host for the hour ahead."

The American Idol alum has not hosted The Kelly Clarkson Show since March 5 and her lengthy absence has not been addressed, leaving some viewers worried. Clarkson's rep and NBCU were asked to comment but did not receive responses.

He also follows Donald Trump and other Team Trump Instagram accounts.

What does the DL think.

I found it pretty riveting. The performances are mostly all great (John Shea I found a bit affected.)

The music by Vangelis is excellent. (The scene where Spacek is trapped outside after curfew especially.)

The scene with the white horse running in the street was so beautiful.

Not sure I got the politics of it all though. I'll have to read up on it (or explain it to me!)

Surely they are not going to allow some many homosexuals in the nations capital during a pride month that no longer exists.

They don’t have the votes.

Long story short, I have a neighbor in my building who is sadly, partially nuts. And nasty. Roughly 65-70 She mutters to herself outside- full blown conversations. This has been 4 years. When I signed my lease 1 year ago for another apt in the building I decided to ask my management company about her- they told me that she is not crazy or schizo (which I suspected) but they are correct. She is just off.. (Anyone with schizophrenia could not live alone like this- her family has apparently ditched her and pay her rent/living expenses. The woman drives and is a hardcore Jesus Freak- likes to walk around with her bible and prays in front of people's homes.. I was told she goes to church every Sunday. (Which I fault no one for- it's a shame that it does not appear to help her get peace of mind) If you stay hi to her she rolls her eyes.. (At very least she is on the spectrum)

2 months ago I found her peering in my bedroom window-nose against the window-- It was cold out and windows were closed but as she walked away I yelled GET HELP!- This is an old house, and she heard me- turned around and leered. I was in there in my boxers cleaning. I decided not to say anything to the Management Company.

I have caught her recently doing this to a new tenant (Also on first floor)

On Wednesday, I come out of the bathroom into my bedroom- windows are all open- it was beautiful out- and there she is- peering into my window- Hands up against her temples trying to get a better look- nose against the screen. It made me jump, and I screamed "BEAT IT YOU FREAK!" she walks away quickly and fucking CACKLES..

I try not to fuck with other people's lives- but I was DONE. I let management company know and they told me I should really file a police report! I told them that I could never do that to this woman. Am I crazy? The lady scared me this time, but I'm not calling the police.

They said that they would send her a letter, and I asked them not to. If it happens again, yes. But to leave her alone.

I work from home so I see a lot more of her behavior than others (My place has large windows all around as well)

WTF???

Barbara Stanwyck is superb as the hypochondriac heiress who overhears a plot for murder in 1948's suspense film noir, "Sorry, Wrong Number." Based on Lucille Fletcher's classic radio play, who also expanded the tale to film length. Stanwyck makes the spoiled, neurotic character empathetic & the gradual descent into terror most believable. Burt Lancaster is solid as the shady husband, Ed Begley perfect as her big daddy, & Wendell Corey as her doc. But it's Barbara's show all the way, with a terrific production. My take:

Well, the network ones, anyway.

(Then again, all the other ones are new)

Are we already up to 'C'?

The veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who interviewed Kamala Harris for the segment that triggered the just-settled lawsuit filed by President Trump against CBS News and its parent company reportedly grew emotional during a staff meeting held after the deal was announced.

Bill Whitaker, 73, appeared “teary-eyed” and “quite somber” during a tense Zoom meeting Wednesday morning as he addressed his “60 Minutes” colleagues in the wake of Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with Trump, according to Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter.

The Post reported on Wednesday that CBS insiders were not buying the spin from Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks, who insisted that the settlement with the president spared the company from “reputational damage.”

(or any random worker on the red carpet)

You know what I mean, the red carpet is always full of assistants, managers, and publicists standing around. If the photographers accidently take their picture, they say things like "oh, I didn't mean to take your picture, I thought you were an actress" or someone asks "who is that?" and another replies, "Nobody, just a bodyguard or something..........omg, it's Minka Kelly/Nicole Kidman over there, please pose, oh you're gorgeous"

A lot of people in LA in these types of jobs probably had creative dreams too and that's what brought them out to Hollywood but they never got anywhere and probably feel bitter and embarrassed. I imagine it must make them feel very small and unimportant being surrounded by important, popular celebs everyone wants to see.

The lyrics go like this:

"Rock and roll every night

Underneath the neon signs

On Sunset, on Sunset"

"Lights!" Why didn't she sing "lights?" An easy rhyme! But "signs?" Come on!

Any good examples?

Elizabeth Berkley made a surprise appearance Saturday night at an LGBTQ Pride screening of her cult classic “Showgirls.” The movie’s showing was part of Cinespia’s 30th anniversary celebration of the film at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

“Happy Pride! I love you guys so much,” Berkley said, eliciting applause and cheers. “You have no idea, I love you so much. I just want to honor this extraordinary, powerful, bold, magical, sexy, strong, resilient LGBTQ+ community.”

She continued, “You guys saw me before anybody else saw me. You believed in me before anybody and you believed in this film and found yourself in Nomi.”

I just heard a song about him. I get that he was a DJ with a gravely voice, but what else? Why was such a person a sensation back in the day?

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

Kendrick Lamar diss. Super Bowl 2025

Of course there must be a good reason for the continuing deletions of seemingly okay threads amid ongoing appearances of transphobia, incipient homophobia, F&F power, rightwing attacks, absurd "banning," and all, but, in the end, why bother? Does the DL, as it's managed, really offer value at this point?

Well, perhaps to someone. But the returns are diminishing. The fun is thrown into the shredder and the site model of the Wizard hidden behind the curtain is outmoded. Bitchery and overt and covert cuntery are two different expressions of community and control.

A New Jersey man was met with a swift dose of karma to the face on his recent Florida-bound Frontier Airlines flight after allegedly attacking another passenger ... for absolutely no reason.

Part of the wild altercation was caught on video ... and it shows in a physical struggle with the passenger behind him as onlookers urge the men to cut it out. Once the travelers cool off ... Sharma packs up his belongings like nothing even happened!

But the shiner on his face tells another story -- just check out the booking photo TMZ obtained from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office ... Sharma's left eye is swollen and bruised, and there are several lacerations on his neck and next to his eye.

Police say Sharma allegedly grabbed the victim by the neck -- fully unprovoked -- as the victim was heading back to his seat ... after which, a physical altercation ensued.

The victim -- reportedly Keanu Evans -- walked away with only minor cuts. Sharma, on the other hand, was cuffed and taken to the hospital by Miami-Dade law enforcement ... and then locked up behind bars Tuesday once he was cleared.

He's currently in a cell at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County and charged with battery. He has not yet satisfied his $500 bond.

This time over Israel.

These girls were always fighting growing up, always trying to get John’s attention, to be his #1 corpulent daughter.

Lindsey and My Fat Daughter were VICIOUS to each other-biting; scratching; kicking; slapping…, and of course My Fat Daughter would bring the fracas to an end by sitting on Lindsey.

I can still hear Lindsey’s weak, effeminate pleas—“HELP I CAN’T BREATHE! SHE IS GOING TO KILL ME!”

Sigh. No wonder I turned to pills.

Guadagnino is in talks to direct Artificial, a recounting of the tumultuous period at artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days.

Nothing has been finalized but they are the frontrunners to be cast.

He's following what Cory Booker did recently, except this is more significant. Trump was adamant that the Big Beautiful Bill get passed before the 4th of July. Turns out there's a House Rules provision that the Speaker and the Minority Leader have the right to speak for unlimited time. Jeffries is using that little rule to try to run out the clock.

No idea how much longer Jeffries can and will continue. Speaker Mike Johnson obviously wants that vote to happen today. And Trump will go apoplectic if it doesn't, but then Trump goes apoplectic every day.

I don't think anyone's mentioned this. Audible released a podcast a couple weeks ago about the case.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s Audible is launching a podcast documentary series about the unsolved murder of Washington D.C. attorney Robert Wone.

AYR Media, founded by veteran producer and development executive Aliza Rosen, is producing eight-part series The Murder of Robert Wone as part of its overall deal with the audio service.

The series, which launches on September 23, is narrated by writer and true crime junkie H. Alan Scott and executive produced by Rosen.

On August 2, 2006, when EMTs and police arrive at a townhouse in D.C.’s affluent Dupont Circle neighborhood, they walk into an eerie scene. Three men in white bathrobes – prominent D.C. attorney and LGBTQ activist Joseph Price; his partner, marketing executive Victor Zaborsky; and a third man involved in their relationship, Dylan Ward – sit calmly together, all appearing to be freshly showered. Their visitor for the evening, a close friend named Robert Wone – who is straight, newly married and not part of the aforementioned relationship – lies stabbed to death in their guest bedroom. A knife, allegedly used to kill Wone, is on the nightstand. The bedsheets beneath him are bizarrely clean.

All three robe-clad residents claim an intruder broke into their townhouse, took one of their kitchen knives, went upstairs, stabbed Wone to death, and then ran off without stealing any valuables from Wone or their home. The investigation that follows sparks questions of sexual assault and uncovers evidence of BDSM.

In 2006, at a time when gay marriage is illegal and polyamory is taboo, the intimate details of Price, Zaborsky and Ward’s relationship dominate headlines for weeks, as law enforcement, the media and the general public perpetuate a social stigma that may have skewed the investigation and prevented justice from being served.

“This is the type of case that the term ‘stranger than fiction’ was created for,” said Rosen. “The setting and characters couldn’t be more striking, and at every turn the story gets weirder, and the stakes get higher, while the investigation becomes more opaque. It’s a cold case that deserves more attention, and Robert Wone’s family deserves answers. We look forward to bringing it to Audible.”

Another one.

Fully straight ex- gay pronstar EFinn known for his miserable fucki..PERFORMANCE and torn hairy asshole is also known for Q&A where he spill some tea. One of his more viewed ones was about sexuality of guys working in gay pron. Q: Have you ever work with a straight guy on set? A: Yes, but like I was saying there are very few straight guys in industry; most are bi or gay themselves [insert retarted face].

While for 99.9% of society its obvious that most guys who take dick in their ass with a hardon and cum like gayzer(lol) are not straight we have some [older] guys who will desperately cling to allerged "fact" those guys are 100% HETEROSEXUAL. Just little reality check.

So let's again discuss this already 1 milion times discussed topic cause its funny.... like people discuss about God and afterlife since forever and nobody seems to be bored by this shit.