Carry on

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

Will you be watching this new season of cheftestants?

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

There was a drastic spike of public anti-LGBT harassment and discrimination against them in businesses. A quarter of all reports were since the last election.

Israel saw a record number of 3,309 instances of violence and hate speech directed at members of the LGBTQ+ community reported to The Aguda - The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel, with 25% of them occurring between the last elections and the formation of the new Israeli government.

The year 2022 saw an 11% rise in the number of reports of harassment against members of the LGBTQ+ community compared to 2021, part of a pattern of rising reports of harassment in recent years.

In 2022, around 35% of reported violent incidents happened in public areas, such as on the street, in neighborhoods or on public transportation. This is a fivefold increase from 2021, where this accounted for just 7% of cases.

In addition, 8% of incidents described businesses discriminating against members of the LGBTQ+ community by refusing to provide service – an eightfold increase compared to 2021, where this made up just 1% of cases.

She born in small town South Carolina to a mother of Cherokee and African descent. After her mother's death, she was sent to live with an aunt (who might have been her mother) in New York City. There, she thrived as a singer in a traveling theatrical troupe.

Soon her career took off like lightning, fist with Cole Porter and later such hits as C'est si bon, Snuff Out the Light, Love For Sale, and Santa Baby. Getting bored, her friend Orson Welles reached out to her to appear in his adaptation of Faust. This led to other acting opportunities, including Catwoman in Batman.

Yet, her career in America came to a screeching halt when she made made anti-war comments to President and Lady Bird Johnson. President Johnson soon had the CIA investigate her and she traveled to Asia and later settled in Paris to have "the time of her life."

Later in her career, she once again enjoyed huge success on Broadway, television, and later films, most famously as the voice of sinister Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove.

Let's discuss the truly international "mut" Eartha Kitt.

In the first season of SATC, Charlotte had her pussy painted by Charles Keating. She literally made all of the girls guess which cunt was hers at Charles's showing at a gallery, and they all guessed wrong (LOL it happens). And then Charlotte drags them to the portrait that accurately paints her pussy.

So I'm supposed to believe that in 1998, Charlotte is running around spreadeagle getting her vadge painted by Charles Keating, and by 2001 she's never looked at her beaver????

Something's FISHY if you ask me.

I was just a little kid when I first saw Grease, and it quickly became my favorite movie.

But I could not stand Rizzo. I thought she was ugly and mean. A real villain.

That was compared to Sandy, who was sweet, blonde, and beautiful.

It's only now in my adulthood that I realized what a great character Rizzo was. Complex and misunderstood.

On the other hand, I now realize that in reality, Sandy was annoying.

Do we have one? Or should we just stick with the Winona Ryder movies from our youth and call it a generational day?

In that case, I'm going with HEATHERS.

Which of Ms. Davis's many feuds was nastiest? Bitchiest? Funniest?

In 2029, Americans making less than $30,000 will actually pay more in taxes under the GOP's plan than under current law. Americans making less than $15,000 — the poorest of the poor — will pay 53% more in taxes than they do now as their average tax rate jumps from 3.3% to 5.1%. Meanwhile, households making over a million will pay 6.4% less in taxes (totaling an estimated $74 billion collectively), as their average rate falls from 30.8% to 28.7%.

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

New York University (NYU) has withheld the diploma of a student who used his graduation speech to accuse the US of supporting "genocide" in Gaza. Undergraduate Logan Rozos told the crowd on Wednesday that he condemned the "atrocities currently happening in Palestine", drawing cheers and some boos. An NYU spokesperson accused Mr Rozos of lying about what he had planned to say in the address in order to "express his personal and one-sided political views". Pro-Palestinian advocacy on college campuses has become heavily politicised in the US, as the Trump administration cracks down on what it has called antisemitism at elite institutions, stirring a fraught debate about free speech.

NYU said it "strongly denounces" and was "deeply sorry" for Mr Rozos' remarks, adding: "This moment was stolen by someone who abused a privilege that was conferred upon him."

The college spokesman, John Beckman, said Mr Rozos' diploma would be withheld while NYU pursued disciplinary action against him.

After being introduced on stage, the undergraduate said he had been "freaking out about this speech", but that he felt compelled to speak out.

"The genocide currently occurring is supported politically and military by the United States, is paid for by our tax dollars and has been live-streamed to our phones," he said.

"I condemn this genocide and complicity in this genocide," Mr Rozos added in remarks that lasted about two-and-a-half minutes.

He did not specifically mention Israel, which emphatically denies accusations of genocide in Gaza, or Jewish people. A since-deleted profile of Mr Rozos on NYU's website indicated he studied cultural criticism and political economy at a small liberal arts school within the campus. In another online profile, Mr Rozos is described as an "actor, artist, and gay Black trans man".

NYU is one of 10 universities being investigated by Trump's antisemitism taskforce for incidents on campus since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023.

NYU was not, however, among 60 universities that were sent letters by the Department of Education warning of "enforcement action" if it did not protect Jewish students. The US president's son, Barron, is a student at NYU, enrolled at its Stern School of Business.

Arguably the university under the most pressure from the administration is America's oldest, Harvard. Trump has cut more than $2.6bn (£2bn) in funding, a decision that the university argues will hamper critical disease research.

Harvard has filed a lawsuit claiming the action is unlawful. It has also rejected a list of demands that the Trump administration said was designed to curb alleged discrimination.

Separately, several foreign students who took part in pro-Palestinian activism on US campuses have been detained in recent months.

The Trump administration alleges they have expressed support for Hamas, which the US, EU and UK designates as a terrorist group, and called for their deportation. Lawyers for the students say they are exercising their right to free speech, accusing the government of "open repression of student activism and political speech".

they asked what he might be of interest. . . . .

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

Anyway anyone else have cool/interesting channels to recommend

It's not the Rhesus Monkey looking chick from GIRLS but this woman looks like her and their kitchen looks totally like the Honeymooners apartment in Brooklyn ca. 1955.

She has a rather grating/cheerleader/upspeak voice. In other news I would LICK his balls.

It looks like it’s thinning

Babies, especially black babies, know a piece of shit when they seen one.

The Nottoway Plantation,circa 1859, has burned to the ground. It was the largest remaining antebellum home along the Great River Road in Louisiana.

The world has gone nuts

The singer, 31, has largely remained quiet regarding his former friend and longtime collaborator Combs' September arrest, following multiple sexual assault and sex trafficking accusations against him.

However, Bieber's rep has now released a statement to confirm that he was not one of the Bad Boy Records founder's victims. "Although Justin is not among Sean Combs’ victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him."

"Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve," the rep added.

[QUOTE]Israel blocked nearly all food aid for the past two weeks, leaving some 400,000 Palestinians with two options: stay and starve or flee to the south where there’s no guarantee of safety or shelters.

Tell us your first date don'ts unless the menu is wide open.

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

Days of our Lives

Chambo!

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

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

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

I checked search. Anyway, another cute straight guy. He doesn't appear to be gaybaiting like others OR it's not as obvious.

announced thurs.

according to the american psych. assoc., "transgender" is an umbrella term for gender that doesn't "conform to what's typically associated" with the sex assigned at birth.

"authorities" — not physicians — will begin reviewing health records

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

The Italian shipbuilder CEO was very quick to blame the crew, in fact three of them are still persons of interest but the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released the first detailed account:

[quote] which found the boat had “vulnerabilities” to extreme wind which were not known to the owner or crew.

and

[quote] There was no indication of flooding inside Bayesian until water came in over the starboard rails and, within seconds, entered the internal spaces down the stairwells,” the report said.

There’s more; worth reading. Waiting for the Italian response. Preparations are underway to raise the boat. Sadly a salvage diver died a couple days ago. It’s a dangerous job.

I'm not talking about the people who the media or the studios tried make into stars but never succeeded (like Gretchen Mol or taylor Kitsch0: I'm talking about people who had genuine hits and then just couldn't handle the pressure and somehow imploded.

For example, Ezra Miller. Although he's best known for the Flash, he had genuine critical hits with we need To talk about Kevin and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and had popular hits with the Fantastic Beasts films.

But he always behaved bizarrely in front of the press, and he had multiple scandals. He had talent and was very striking looking and charismatic, but he just could not handle being a movie star.

They’re women, aren’t they?

I mean, every fucking thread. And it doesn’t seem like it’s typically gay men. Somebody in the David Geffen divorce thread made a poor attempt at a Trump link and wrote a whole paragraph imagining Melania changing Trump’s diaper. What the fuck is it with these people who have to stain every topic and discussion by reminding us of that asshole?!!

🤔. Gay baiting, straight jock humor, and bisexuality all in one.

with my cock inside your wet hole. When i wake up im hard again and use my old cum as lube to fill you up again.

She couldn’t forgive Bette Davis writing to Streep saying she was a worthy successor. Marlene Dietrich spent her last days writing Ugly and Pig on photos of Streep. Did they simply know that Streep could do what they couldn’t? They acted cartoonishly. Streep was steeped in realism.

The composer of the score for "Annie," "Applause," and "Bye Bye Birdie."

Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned.

The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released. They represent the Army's most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th anniversary festival on the National Mall and the newly added element — a large military parade that Trump has long wanted but is still being discussed.

The Army anniversary just happens to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14.

As a gay man I never understood bonding among straight men and why the need for validation from other men is so important. What are your experiences with heterosexual men?

Just saw a couple of new stories about P-town facing a dramatic drop in bookings this coming summer and everyone was saying it’s become way too expensive for what you get. People coming for years and years have decided to go elsewhere because it’s way too overpriced. Ugly water, fried food, traffic…not worth the ridiculous cost.

In the most Mary way possible, I feel like there’s going to be so much anti-lgbt crap this year - more than usual.

I just started watching Downton Abbey. I'm on the third episode and it is just so kitschy. I love Gosford Park as well as all of Merchant Ivory, but Downton Abbey just seems unrealistic.

Fellows fawns over the upstairs while making the downstairs seem like they love being servants. The Crawley family are too comfortable with the downstairs and treat them too casually. In the first episode, Mr. Crawley shakes hands with his new valet. Second, Lady Crawley makes a comment to her ladies maid, Mrs. O'Brien about being friends. Neither of these things would have ever happened.

Edith Wharton it is not.

Goddamn, he's hot.

Alex is the husband of Cassie Ventura, Diddy's ex, who is at the center of his court case.

But back to Alex Fine...

Share your memories of this great movie musical.

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

Entertainment mogul David Geffen has filed for divorce, to end his less-than-2-year marriage.

David married David Armstrong, aka Donovan Michaels -- a name he used when he performed as a go-go dancer -- 1 year, 11 months ago.

David, with the help of Disso Queen Laura Wasser, cited irreconcilable differences for the split.

On the surface, this is shocking -- the 82-year-old and his 32-year-old husband did not have a prenup.

Geffen, who Forbes says is worth $8.7 BILLION, has amassed a fortune over the years, so it would seem Armstrong would be looking at a pile of cash. But Geffen has been retired for 15 years and has no income other than stocks and other equities, which are all separate property. Under California law, dividends from stocks that are separate property are also separate property, so it seems Armstrong won't get much, if anything, in the way of cash.

Otis Spunkmeyer muffins are awful. They taste like convenience store cash register/work retreat continental breakfast dumpster trash.

More than half of companies that have done away with diversity, equity and inclusion policies or scaled them back say it was political pressure or public scrutiny that led to those decisions.

But one in seven companies who did so now say it was a mistake, according to a survey of 750 business leaders at organizations who’ve done so in the past six months.

Now, the survey indicates 20% of leaders at companies who’ve rolled back DEI policies say they are bringing back DEI initiatives, but quietly, not with public fanfare.

“Companies don’t want to seem performative, or even admit that they were wrong. They want to recruit more diverse talent. Bringing it back quietly, like putting information on their website, allows them to do it without making a big deal out of it,” said Julia Toothacre, career strategist at Resume Templates.

Some of those companies are renaming those initiatives to things such as “inclusive culture” or “culture of belonging,” not necessarily to hide their purpose, but to get away from the negative stigma “DEI” has now.

Toothacre also notes some irony in one of the common reasons companies are bringing back DEI policies.

“Thirty-three percent said it was harder to hire diverse talent. What did they think was going to happen when they eliminated all of their DEI initiatives? And so they inadvertently created an environment that said, ‘Hey, we don’t care if you are comfortable here or not,’” she said.

Making his Cannes Film Festival Competition debut, Ari Aster unveiled Eddington, with the psychological western lassoing a nearly seven-minute ovation that included scattered clapping during the credits.

The thriller/black comedy is set in May 2020 and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Clifton Collins Jr. and Amélie Hoeferle.

Phoenix plays small-town Sheriff Joe Cross in the eponymous New Mexico town, where he challenges Mayor Ted Garcia (Pascal) as the Covid pandemic is creating high tension. There’s a backdrop of fake news and collective anxiety.

What kind of person could become a mortician?

Based upon many a thread here, I believe many of us are more than a little house obsessed. I follow real estate like some do baseball. I've variously been a preservation consultant, real estate agent and an interior designer. I am fascinated by what's out there, what I could make it be (usually in my head). I'm about to embark on a big renovation, but I'll usually fall in love with a house or two a month when I see what I think is a good price, and interesting bones.

What I would love to see are what others find across the country, maybe the world? Show us your fixer with good bones, a neglected apartment you where you see potential.. Anything interesting to you is fair game. I will start. This house popped up as today, and while I can't afford it, renovated properly, it's a 5 million dollar house here. I'll post the link inside.

At least that dried out prune can still rock instead of lying there like a beached whale.

Murphy Brown was one of the best written shows of the 1990's. The series follows recovering alcoholic and investigative journalist Murphy Brown as she struggles with sobriety, the world, and her coworkers.

Starring Candice Bergen, Joe Regalbuto, Faith Ford, Grant Shaud, Pat Corley, Robert Pastorelli, and Charles Kimbrough.

What Frasier is to the finer things, Murphy Brown is to politics. Regardless if you understood the joke or not, you were laughing along with the characters.

Has anyone here ever met her? She’s one of the few celebrities that I can think of that no one has a negative thing to say about. Sure, she’s a little loopy at times but I’ve never heard anyone ever say that she was mean to them.

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

…but I did not shoot the refugees.

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

Previous thread below.

Joe returns to Heartstopper for a movie, new magazine cover

Miss Rula Lenska

The icon turns 59 today and is set to resume her successful Vegas residency - her second in six years - next week. She is also set to receive the American Music Awards ICON award and perform on the show on Memorial Day.

There's so much more at the link. Absolutely mind-blowing is an understatement. BTW, the Yahoo reprint of the CNN article does not contain the mother's picture. I gasped at the preview. ___________

Despite being contacted by local law enforcement, child protective services and school personnel - and knowing about her son’s desire to “commit acts of mass violence” - Pardo told the school she was not concerned about his behavior, the affidavit says. Authorities say she purchased tactical gear, ammunition and supplies for her son [bold]in exchange for babysitting his younger siblings.[/bold] She “intentionally and knowingly aided” her son, the affidavit states.

The affidavit says on Monday, the student’s grandmother reported to San Antonio police that she found troubling items in her home in her grandson’s bedroom. According to the affidavit, the grandmother learned the previous day that Pardo gave him ammunition. She told authorities Pardo had taken him to a local surplus store and bought him tactical gear including magazines, a tactical vest capable of concealing ballistic plates, a tactical helmet and army clothing.

She also found magazines loaded with live ammunition, along with a homemade explosive device made from a mortar-style firework, according to the affidavit. Written on the device was “For Brenton Tarrant,” a white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019. Authorities said it also included the phrase “14 words” and multiple “SS” symbols, all linked to white supremacist ideology.

We went an acquaintance's 40th birthday last week. It was in a private room in a restaurant and there about 15 of us. Some people brought gifts , mostly bottles of wine/liquor, a few (like me) brought wrapped gifts. There was no cake or other refreshments, just a cash bar and if you wanted something to eat you had to order it from restaurant menu. No party snacks or anything.

What really surprised me was when he started opening the gifts at the party? Is this acceptable? I was always taught no.

How this woman is not on Streisand's level is baffling to me.

She has one of the best voices in the business, is an accomplished musical theater actress (just finished two years touring in Funny Girl) and a top-notch songwriter to boot.

Her pop years were pretty excellent as well. She was verging into Liza Minnelli meets Madonna territory.

Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

The Metropolitan Police did not name Brown but said it took a 36-year-old into custody at a Manchester hotel on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. Under British law, police cannot name suspects before charges are filed.

The Sun, which first reported the story, said producer Abe Diaw told them Sunday that he was hospitalized after Brown beat him in an unprovoked attack at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in London in February 2023.

I work at a country club in an esteemed section of town. Very old money.

Anyway, today we were having a small private wedding party outdoors in a beautiful cozy area with a great view. The person in charge dropped off the wedding cake so we stored it in the beer fridge that is staff only.

I’m doing my job when all of a sudden I see a bunch of unsupervised 5-6 year olds eating cake. I first thought to myself, “Where did this people get cake? Are we having a birthday party I don’t know about.”

Then it dawned on me. They went into the employees only area and raided the beer fridge for the wedding cake. When I confronted the mother of these kids and informed her of the situation, she rolled her eyes and said, “Well, when one kid gets cake, they all get cake.”

She didn’t care at all that the cake for the wedding party was destroyed and that the wedding was not taking place tomorrow….but tonight.

Some people really should not have kids.

A new man! Or should I say MAN!

Woof!

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

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

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?

What is your favorite Charles Dickens novel?

Sorry if I left off your favorite. I did not include A Christmas Carol because it is a novella.

Note- I have never read Dickens, but my neighbor friends love Dickens.

Newly released audio of a special counsel interviewing then-President joe Biden confirms memory lapses that White House officials denied at the time.

Amid long, uncomfortable pauses, Joe Biden struggled to recall when his son died, when he left office as vice president, what year Donald Trump was elected or why he had classified documents he shouldn't have had, according to audio Axios obtained of his October 2023 interviews with special counsel Robert Hur.

Even after the transcript was released, Biden aides insisted that the president did not forget the year that his son Beau died of brain cancer. The audio shows that Biden struggled to remember the year and had to be prompted by his lawyers, who were sitting in the interview with him.

I wear contacts, but lately I've also needed to wear reading glasses. They are gradually putting marks on the left, right and just above my nose. What can be done for this?

How will she get all her meds in Ireland?

I've wondered about that. Are psyc meds as available in Europe as they are here?

Having the time of his life with his boys

What is your favorite novel by Charles Dickens?

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

Is it a real friendship? A Hollywood fake thing like Jimmy Kimmel's play-acting feud with Matt Damon?

Mine ends with 8647.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s request to enforce a plan to end birthright citizenship against all but a handful of individuals, though it deferred a request from the administration that would have allowed it to implement its plan immediately.

The high court will hear arguments in the case on May 15.

Though Trump was raising what the administration described as a “modest” request to limit lower court orders against his plans, the court’s decision to hear arguments in the case was nevertheless remarkable and historic. A win for Trump would allow him to enforce a policy that a lower court described as “blatantly unconstitutional” throughout most of the nation.

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

Prior thread:

I found the village in northeastern Poland where my great grandfather was born and have since visited twice. There is now this beautiful little resort there with horses and a lake, and they serve this delicious food with ingredients grown on site. I sleep well there and feel at complete peace with the world.

Starting May 11th, the initial group of boys range from 22 to 27 with no obvious bobby dazzlers and this year they have a trans man, who in his own words "felt like a gay guy trapped in a woman's body". He missed a trick not calling himself Sam Jones, after that other gay guy trapped in a woman's body.

There has been some criticism about this, especially after the There's Something About Miriam dating show 20 years ago.

Dannii Minogue returns as Queen Fag Hag

Eldergays, were any of you fortunate enough to see the original production of "Hair" on Broadway? If you did see it (or were part of its production), what did you think of it and what are your memories of it?

Even if you didn't see it but lived in NYC in the late 60s or early 70s, what was it like back then? Was there truly a greater sense of hope and idealism despite what was going on in Vietnam, the Nixon administration, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, police brutality/Stonewall, etc.?

Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel's operations in the Palestinian territory and likely bring fierce international opposition.

Israeli Cabinet ministers approved the plan in an early morning vote, hours after the Israeli military chief said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers.

The new plan, which the officials said was meant to help Israel achieve its war aims of defeating Hamas and freeing hostages held in Gaza, also would push hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to southern Gaza, what would likely exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis.

The mountain is open for business!

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

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

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

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

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

Valeria Marquez was addressing her TikTok followers in a livestream from her beauty salon in Zapopan, Mexico, when someone arrived at her door to deliver a small parcel.

“He’s a little piglet!” the 23-year-old beauty influencer exclaimed as she returned to her viewers and unwrapped the stuffed animal, smiling as she tossed her long blonde hair over her shoulder.

Moments later she was dead, slumped over in her chair with blood pooling on the desk in front of her, even as the livestream continued. The footage ended only when another person picked up her phone, their face momentarily showing to viewers.

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

She's so beautiful in this interview and so Samantha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cable television news is about to become more inclusive. MSNBC is expanding its weekend programming with a significant shakeup, introducing a revamped version of The Weekend, which is set to launch this spring. The show will be hosted by longtime MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart, newly named MSNBC senior Washington correspondent Eugene Daniels, and freshly hired MSNBC Washington correspondent Jackie Alemany.

The change marks a historic moment for representation in media, as Capehart and Daniels will become the first two out gay Black men to cohost a news program together on a major network. Airing from 7 to 10 a.m. Eastern on Saturdays and Sundays, The Weekend will be based in Washington, D.C., and feature a panel-driven format. The expansion reflects MSNBC’s investment in political coverage, as it builds out an independent Washington bureau separate from NBC News.

Capehart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington Post associate editor, currently hosts The Saturday/Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart on weekend evenings.

Daniels, who currently works as a White House correspondent and Playbook coauthor for Politico, will transition into his new role at MSNBC while continuing to serve as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. His WHCA duties will remain separate from his MSNBC responsibilities. Alemany is currently a White House reporter for The Washington Post, where she has been for six years.

When I first got internet access in the 90s, I looked up a picture of an eclipse. It took 20 minutes to download, line by line by line. Then, I thought "are there naked guys on here?" And this, THIS!!!!!, was the picture that popped up from whatever terms I used to search, wherever that search was. I didn't realize he couldn't get hard from being with guys. I only learned that much later on DL.

This is a sacrilege.

Well this is certainly a quandary. A ghoulish moral quandary.

She is being kept on life support in order to comply with Georgia’s abortion laws.

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.

Like Belly Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, always hugging on the red carpet and acting cutesy. Regardless of what kind of job it is, I couldn't imagine being a 20 year old hugging my 50-year-old co-worker in public calling the besties.

Heather Cox Richardson quotes Bruce Springsteen at a recent concert in England:

“Musician Bruce Springsteen has no doubts about those rights, embedded as they are in the country’s DNA. At a concert in Manchester, England, yesterday, he warned: “In America, the richest men… [are]... abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They’re defunding American universities that won’t bow down to their ideological demands. They’re removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now.” He criticized lawmakers who have “no…idea of what it means to be deeply American.”

And yet, Springsteen told the crowd: “The America that I’ve sung to you about for 50 years is real and, regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people, so will survive this moment.”

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

This is getting ridiculous. No one can dare call out the war because they will be penalized for not kissing Israel’s ass. This student paid the tuition and passed his classes. He deserves a diploma or a refund. Ironically, the speech doesn’t even mention Israel.

“New York University said it is withholding the diploma of a student who condemned “genocide” in Gaza while delivering a graduation speech Wednesday – a move the university called a violation of the student’s commitment to comply with school rules.

Logan Rozos told members of his graduating class that “as I search my heart today in addressing you all … the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine.”

NYU “strongly” denounced “the choice by a student at Gallatin School’s graduation,” university spokesperson John Beckman said in a statement after the Wednesday ceremony.”

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

And yet somehow they all "love" Israel, and the ones protesting are the real anti-semites!

A woman named Alainai Winters says she’s in love with her AI-generated partner — and despite the naysayers, she seems as happy as can be.

Winters, 58, lost her wife — who she met online — in 2023, and didn’t know if she would find love again.

“She’d developed a blood clot, respiratory infection and sepsis, and she died in July 2023. I was devastated,” she told The Sun.

Comedic heavyweights performing include:

Rachel Brosnahan (Finally admitting that Joan was an inspiration for Mrs. Maisel. Melissa hated the show because she felt it ripped off Joan's life with no proper credit)

Margaret Cho

Nikki Glaser

Tiffany Haddish

Chelsea Handler (Interesting choice because she was a bitch to Joan who then called Chelsea an average talent who fucked her way to the top)

Neil Patrick Harris

Bill Maher

Howie Mandel

Joel McHale

Tracy Morgan

Patton Oswalt

Aubrey Plaza

Sarah Silverman

Jean Smart

Rita Wilson (?!!)

Melissa Rivers

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

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

Someone wants attention

Born David Armstrong in Michigan, he started going by Brandon Foster around the time he moved to Florida in 2014 and began dancing and promoting parties at Miami’s gay clubs including “clothing optional” pool parties “along with plenty of other hot sexy guys.”

On a social media account from the time he frequently flaunted his toned physique in raunchy photos and in post from September 2014 said he was “doing a little camming tonight,” adding he would “put on a good show” for anyone who would pay to access his footage.

Michaels left Florida around 2016 or 2017 for the New York City modeling scene, around which time he also adopted his current name.

A former girlfriend who asked not to be identified said she only knew Michaels to date women.

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So sad, $7B that a gay man busted his ass for might end up with some trashy straight guy and his future basic bitch, fat ass wife. They’ll blow it all on performance enhanced Dodge cars, McMansions, Meth, and tattoos. Disgusting.

Surely DG can’t be this stupid. Does he currently have his wits and memory intact? Prenup?

The ingredients you add that take a recipe from a 4 to a 5.

I add fish sauce to some pasta dishes. Heaven forbid I ever reveal that to my traditionalist family members though!

What are yours?

Any other fans of the blues legend?

I made vegetable soup and biscuits. What about you?

Pedro seems more beloved, but Johnny's been around forever and has a huge history in film. Even if his career is over, his legacy can't be erased. I'd take that over temporary fame.

well, putas?

Thank God I’m working remotely today.

It's an amazing scent. 😍 It also means I'm an amazing gardener.

Jealous?

First look. The film stars Joan as Wallis Simpson who at the end of her life was left destitute by a female attorney played by Isabella Rossellini.

Maybe some niche gay production? There should be, if there isn't. And then there should be a musical version (and, yes, the score will be amazing but the book is - as always - "a problem").

And it should be happy and upbeat. We have the quilt, if we want to be more reflective and sad.

If casting were done based on the actual look of the character.

Or is Nicholas Galitzine a good casting selection?

New MAX series staring Josh Holloway from Lost.

It's an inoffensive enough Mediterranean style McMansion on the outside, but Jesus, what is it with the dozens and dozens of canister lights in ugly ceilings? I don't think I've ever seen so many in a TF listing or IRL. Why? Were they all the rage 34 years ago?

[QUOTE]Designed by the renowned Suzy Stewart, this luxurious hm is a masterpiece of design & style.

Hmm, no.

She's so adorable and so cute here. Sinatra makes a joke about Chakiris not being so tough- maybe he sucked Sinatra's cock during a gay tryst.

Angel Lansbury looks as ruthless as her character here.

Every time she’s on Bill Maher she acts like she’s drunk. She spends more time making bad jokes and attempting to be flirtatious than actually talking about issues. Why is she relevant?

The oligarchs have spoken! You must work yourself to the bone if you want even the most basic healthcare.

In actuality, most people on Medicaid already work, Also, in any state this was enacted, it only increased bureaucracy (with recipients having to repeat show they were employed during every year) and didn’t increase employment.

The GOP is pushing it specifically because it will kick people off Medicaid.

I asked: In 150 words, consider this question: "Is it morally acceptable to masturbate to a colleague's picture?"

ChatGPT answered: Masturbating to a colleague’s picture raises serious ethical concerns, even if it occurs in private. The core issue is consent: the colleague has not given permission for their image to be used as a sexual object, and doing so can reduce them to one. While fantasies are inherently private and often involuntary, choosing to fixate sexually on someone within your real-life professional sphere—especially using a personal or publicly accessible image—can foster objectification, skew workplace dynamics, and potentially impact how you treat them. It also reflects a troubling disregard for boundaries. The ethical question isn’t just about what is visible to others, but about the inner regard we hold for those around us. Respect, not secrecy, is the foundation of moral integrity. While not illegal, such behavior can reflect a failure to uphold the dignity of others, and that should give us pause before we act on impulse.

--- Now let's poll the DL.

WaPo so can’t link

Seabirds have been fishing plastic from the ocean and feeding it to their chicks, researchers say. One bird was found to have ingested nearly 800 pieces.

On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. The “harrowing” finding of plastic in the stomach of birds including chicks less than 3 months old is a stark warning for the health of other species in the marine environment, said ecologist Alex Bond, principal curator at Britain’s Natural History Museum.

Tim is clearly planning a 2028 run.

Weakest lineup in years. On the plus side, more than half of the songs aren't in English for the first time since '08. Lots of hungry twinks, too.

Negotiations are currently ongoing to have Celine Dion deliver a message of some sort from her plinth back home. She might be too far gone to appear in Basel.

And as always, I fear for the UK.

How would you evaluate it? 🍑

I came across her second record, The Archer, on Spotify, and found the music very haunting. She was plucked from obscurity as a teenager in the mid-2010s after Courtney Love saw a video of her singing on YouTube and began singing her praises on the internet. At 18, she ended up landing with Columbia Records, who teamed her with Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys; she recorded her first album with him. She appears to be barely famous, even be indie standards, which sort of surprises me. I think this song in particular is stunning:

Says the author: "Rocky Horror... works great in a social setting, so enjoy it at your local midnight screening or alternative nightclub. But remember, social settings are how you get social diseases!"

At a June 2024 fundraiser for the Biden presidential campaign, Joe Biden did not recognize longtime friend George Clooney.

In the new book “Original Sin,” excerpted in The New Yorker, CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson tell the story of the Biden White House’s ultimately failed attempt to control the story around his advanced age and his faculties. As the story indeed broke open following the disastrous June 27, 2024 debate between Biden and Donald Trump, Clooney’s July 10 New York Times op-ed calling for Biden to quit the race was a milestone in how bluntly it described the president’s decline.

I’m trying to make a dedicated effort to eat healthier. Meals are easy enough, but snacking is killing me—what do you skinny bitches grab on the go (say, just after leaving the office before boarding the subway home) that’s available and quick but low in calories?

What are your personal favorite episodes of some of your favorite TV shows?

A new thread for Election Day. 🇨🇦

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

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

Results start coming in at 7:00 PM ET.

CBC results link for tonight:

Actor Paapa Essiedu may be set to star as Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter television series, but that doesn’t mean he sides with JK Rowling when it comes to her anti-trans views.

The 34-year-old British actor is one of 400 TV and film professionals who have signed an open letter expressing their solidarity with the trans community in the wake of the UK Supreme Court’s April 17 ruling that defined women based on biological sex, excluding trans women.

The ruling, which is predicted to have broad-reaching implications for the trans and non-binary community and was financially backed by Rowling, “undermines the lived reality and threatens the safety of trans, non-binary and intersex people living in the UK,” the open letter reads.

Essiedu isn’t the only star of the Harry Potter franchise to sign the letter. Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne and Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the original Harry Potter films, have both spoken out against Rowling in the past and signed the letter. The letter was developed by development producer Sid Strickland of Motive Pictures and script editor Jack Casey after the ruling came out and it became clear that it would exclude trans people from single-sex facilities, including industry sets and movie theaters, Deadline reports.

“The UK film and television industry is at the forefront of cultural change. In recent years, we have come together in response to the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements, to reflect upon our working practices and uplift a broad spectrum of voices in our society,” the letter said.

“We must now urgently work to ensure that our trans, non-binary and intersex colleagues, collaborators and audiences are protected from discrimination and harassment in all areas of the industry, whether on set, in a production office or at a cinema.”

Essiedu signed his name to the letter despite starring in HBO’s upcoming TV adaptation of Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and Rowling’s financial support of the anti-trans policy and her celebrity social media posts once the Supreme Court ruled in her favor.

The letter was also signed by nonbinary The Last of Us Star Bella Ramsey and Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan, who recently raised £120,000 for the trans rights charity Not a Phase, and Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne, who has spoken out against Rowling’s anti-trans views in the past.

And even more Harry Potter stars signed their names, too. Trevor White, who played Harry Potter in the Canadian premiere of the stage production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child signed alongside Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince actress Bessie Carter (who is also Professor Umbridge actress Imelda Staunton’s daughter), younger Lily Potter actress Amy Forest, Harry Potter series actress Ayoola Smart, and Eleanor Matsuura, who appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as a character named "Yaxley’s Henchwoman" were also signatories.

Gay content, from A24 and Amazon.

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

Several Trump allies accused Comey of calling for the president's assassination in a now-deleted Instagram post. He denied it was meant as a threat. The Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service are investigating a social media post by former FBI Director James Comey that several U.S. officials interpreted as calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.

In a now-deleted post on Instagram, Comey shared a photo of what he described as a "shell formation" on a beach that formed the numbers "8647." The post was swiftly condemned by administration officials, Republican lawmakers and Trump allies who said it blatantly targeted Trump, the 47th president of the United States.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "eighty-six" can informally mean "to get rid of."

"Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump," Noem wrote on X. "DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately."

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A spokesperson for the Secret Service, which is part of DHS, said the agency "vigorously investigates anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees."

“We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI director and we take rhetoric like this very seriously. Beyond that, we do not comment on protective intelligence matters," Anthony Guglielmi, the agency's chief of communications said in a statement.

Taylor Budowich, a White House deputy chief of staff, accused Comey of putting out “what can clearly be interpreted as a hit on the sitting president of the United States.”

In exchange for the resettling of Palestinians, the administration would potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds that the U.S. froze more than a decade ago, those three people said.

No final agreement has been reached, and Israel has been kept informed of the administration’s discussions, the same three sources said.

Thanks, Trump.

Expanding budget deficits mean U.S. government borrowing will rise at an accelerating rate, pushing interest rates up over the long term, Moody’s said. The firm said Friday that it didn’t believe that any current budget proposals under consideration by lawmakers would do anything significant to reduce the persistent gap between government spending and revenues. The move strips the U.S. of its last remaining triple-A credit rating from a major ratings firm, following similar cuts by Fitch Ratings in 2023 and S&P Global Ratings in 2011. Moody’s downgraded the U.S. to Aa1, a rating also held by Austria and Finland.

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!

Another reason why Democrats keep mucking everything up by supporting the insanity that is Islam. Why do Dems love shooting themselves in the foot and allow Trump to take power? You want to tell them to wake up and smell the coffee but they insist on being horribly stupid and allow even worse things to happen so it's pointless.

And they have been doing this for years and they have it in their heads because for some reason that even God will never know it makes them virtuous.

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

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

Here's an interview with Eartha Kitt, from 1990, when she was 63. The interviewer is Sally Jesse Raffael, and actually does a great interview by staying quiet and letting Eartha talk. And what a story she tells (I could've listened to her for hours). She's quite fascinating in telling her life story.

I used to play her old music on CD throughout the 80s and 90s.

Kitt had a bit of a resurrection in her career in the 80s with the disco album 'I Love Men', and returned to B'way in the musical 'The Wild Party' in 2000. It's too bad she didn't do more Broadway in the 80s and 90s.

Anyone ever see her perform live, or on Broadway ? Anyone ever meet her ? Any experiences to share ?

...who would have had the bigger career? River or Joaquin?

It has Brian Bonds AND an appearance by DL fave Deep Dicc!

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

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

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

I didn’t even know this WAS on Broadway until I saw an ad a few days ago. It’s received almost no promotion.

And sadly, it looks terrible.

Anybody seen it?

Was 10 enough? Are 12 too many?

Conceited cunt.

WTF?

DL is no longer a twink, apparently.

We want you to stay that badly!

True love is a beautiful thing

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

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

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

The “Rowdy Girls” episode of DESIGNING WOMEN is an example. Charlene’s cousin, Mavis, is getting the shit beat out of her by her husband. Charlene discovers this while Mavis is coaching the decorators to lipsync to The Supremes for some performance. This B plot with the performance is primarily focused on Suzanne wanting to appear in black face (she does). The B plot and the main plot intersect when Mavis shows up at the performance and Charlene triumphantly punches the air while lipsyncing when she sees Mavis at the back of the auditorium with her kids.

How often to masturbate.

Where to discard nail clippings.

What is a "Bad Bunny"?

Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Tennessee reportedly closed on Saturday to avoid being raided by ICE.

What items and services would be available at a DLer curated department store?

There would definitely be a Kiehl's counter as well as a Clinique counter. What else?

Was reading a thread on Sitcoms Online and someone said the last episode of Grace Under Fire was a complete mess and they couldn't even describe how bad it was. I thought, surely it can't have been that bad but holy shit! How did this get aired? I know Brett Butler had major issues but the show should have just been cancelled before they filmed this.

The last few minutes are humor-free bloopers of a drugged up looking Brett Butler messing up lines with unamused looking co-stars presumably to get enough material to pad out the run time . There is nothing at all in the way of a running storyline. The first scene alone is so bad. Brett is an enormous coat, hair all oiled back and barely coherent. This was a top 5 show at one point. Was there any reaction to this episode at the time or was the show already forgotten and unwatched by then that it went by unnoticed?

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

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

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

No, you don't get to pick a career that "brings you joy". A career is work, and they call it "work" because it's work - not joy.

Also, she was laid off by my company and got a new job that is making her move 1500 miles away from her "work-at-home" location on the East Coast, beach front. She is relentlessly flogging this notion on LinkedIn that she's decided to leave her old job because she wanted "new adventures" in a new location and that she's making her dreams come true.

Let’s settle what’s the better film after decades debates.

I’ll start: Silence of the Lambs v Seven

Only 39.

My favorite is Baby's Hungry

Baby's a FAT WHORE.

Joan Collins is to play Wallis Simpson in a new biopic focusing on the US socialite’s final years.

The film, currently titled The Bitter End (and previously known as In Bed with the Duchess), will be directed by Four Weddings and a Funeral’s Mike Newell and depict the last years of Simpson, who died in Paris in 1986, aged 89.

The script is written by Louise Fennell, author of two novels about the downfall of enormously famous celebrities, and the mother of Oscar-winning writer and director Emerald Fennell.

It will be the first high-profile film role for Collins, 91, in some years. The star of 1980s US soap Dynasty began her big-screen career in films such as Howard Hawks’ 1955 mega-flop Land of the Pharaohs as well as in The Opposite Sex (1956) and The Wayward Bus (1957).

Her biggest hits were in late 70s hits The Stud and The Bitch but Collins continued to work through the decades, most notably this century replacing Elizabeth Taylor as Pearl Slaghoople, Wilma’s mother, in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, and opposite Taylor, Debbie Reynolds and Shirley MacLaine in TV film These Old Broads (2001).

Said Collins: “I am thrilled about the challenge of playing this iconic woman in a previously untold story.”

The decision in 1936 by Edward VIII to marry Simpson, who was twice divorced, triggered a constitutional crisis that led to Edward’s abdication and the throne being taken by his younger brother, George VI, the grandfather of current monarch Charles III.

Edward and Wallis spent much of the rest of their lives after the second world war in semi-exile in France, after their 1937 tour of Nazi Germany led many to conclude they were Hitler sympathisers. Edward died in 1972, after which she became increasingly frail.

She developed dementia, broke her hip twice and became a recluse, supported largely by an allowance from Queen Elizabeth II. Her French lawyer, Suzanne Blum, assumed power of attorney, and sold items belonging to the Duchess to her own friends at below market value. Biographers have since accused Blum of exploiting her client.

In 1980, Simpson lost the ability to speak and towards the end of her life was unable leave her bed or receive any visitors. Simpson said of her life after her third marriage: “You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.”

Speaking to the Guardian in 2023, Collins said the script had been written for her. “It’s the true story of the last years of the Duchess of Windsor after the Duke dies. She was abused by this woman who took her over and took away her objects, her money, and left her practically destitute.

“You see her first of all when she’s full of pep and she’s got her young acolytes around her, then bit by bit she is destroyed by circumstances. It’s a very good script and it’s a great part for me. I’ve always been fascinated by Wallis, because I think she was unfairly treated.”

Simpson has previously been played by Lia Williams in The Crown, Joely Richardson in Wallis & Edward, Faye Dunaway in The Woman I Love, and Eve Best in The King’s Speech. Andrea Riseborough took the role in Madonna’s film W.

Collins is a vocal supporter of the British monarchy and was made a dame in 2015.

I go searching for Bad Man with Feet. Help me find Feets.

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

The Trumpies have completely degraded everything about the United States that they've gotten their hands on.

I have an aversion to movies where the main character is dying. Anyone else out there relate? As a big Bette Davis fan I finally watched 1939's "Dark Victory" for the first time! As headstrong heiress Judith Traherne, Bette Davis runs the gamut from flighty & willful to finding grace and love in the face of death. WB was the best for depicting adult dilemmas in Hollywood's golden era. Bette has a solid leading man in George Brent & Geraldine Fitzgerald is aces as her BFF. Director Edmund Goulding's direction is subtle and smart. Pairs beautifully as a double feature with "Now, Voyager." My look here:

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

Let's compile them here

I’ll start: Florence (and her machine). Talk about pitchy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From Twitter:

What he tried to buy is a penis and failed miserably.

The Casanova Killer has been executed. Also claimed to have killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Wishes fellow rapist Donald J. Trump good luck on his deathbed.

Jealous? Going to see her in Boston at the TD Garden. Been a fan since 1996 but never seen her before.

He doesn't admit it, but it's pretty obvious. He's 43 and not married, no girlfriend, lives in San Francisco, handsome, went to design school, loves to bake, was a competitive bodybuilder, lived with his mother for a while, wears high fashion and uses Aesop skincare products, etc.

Link is free.

I'm the "Southwestern Banh Mi Kickass Eggrolls with a Donkey Sauce Dipper."

Jealous, bitches? 😎

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

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

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

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

For 30 years, Carmel and Chris Delaney’s work took them around the world. His job with Goodyear in Brussels was supposed to be their last stop before retirement…..

To complement the other thread.

I love the ending of Paris, Texas:

Previously it was stagnant or dropping. I now have a net worth of over 7 figures. That includes my liabilities such as my mortgage. I have no other debt.

I agree.

It's not that I feel unsafe, but I'm boycotting for other reasons including Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty and the tariffs.

Besides, getting a burner phone isn't worth the hassle to me.

Just chatting with some friends about this topic and thought it was an interesting one for a thread.

There would always be rumors like this floating around and in the pre-Internet days, there was no Snopes or similar way to dispel or clarify something.

The two I remembered off the top of my head: Mikey exploded after eating the Pop Rocks and drinking soda, and the scream on the Ohio Players song.

From Saudi Arabia... would you ditch the plane in the Atlantic?

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

This does not look like a Final Destination movie.

Three couples, four trips. With Tina Fey, Will Forte, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo.

Eight episodes, starts May 1st.

His recent proposals declaring homeless encampments illegal and calling on cities to tear them down and limiting undocumented residents access to “universal” healthcare

All of this seems so blatantly strategic.

Will it work?

Mama June doesn’t deserve her!

Silly goose

playing with my desires.

Not an untouched surface, in this "architectural triumph"...

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.

Do people have a real need to keep their shirts and socks separate for a week or so?

The emerald cockroach wasp stings a roach twice. Once the roach is incapacitated, the wasp proceeds to chew off half of each of the roach's antennae, after which it carefully feeds from exuding hemolymph. The wasp, which is too small to carry the roach, then leads the victim to the wasp's burrow, by pulling one of the roach's antennae in a manner similar to a leash. In the burrow, the wasp will lay one or two white eggs, about 2 mm long, between the roach's legs. It then exits and proceeds to fill in the burrow entrance with any surrounding debris, more to keep other predators and competitors out than to keep the roach in.

With its escape reflex disabled, the stung roach simply rests in the burrow as the wasp's egg hatches after about 3 days. The hatched larva lives and feeds for 4–5 days on the roach, then chews its way into its abdomen and proceeds to live as an endoparasitoid. Over a period of 8 days, the final-instar larva will consume the roach's internal organs, finally killing its host, and enters the pupal stage inside a cocoon in the roach's body. Eventually, the fully grown wasp emerges from the roach's body to begin its adult life. Development is faster in the warm season.

MAGA Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has issued a ruling declaring that Title VII no longer protects LGBTQ+ people from workplace discrimination. The decision directly contradicts the Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, which held that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is, by definition, sex discrimination.

Kacsmaryk’s ruling marks one of the most alarming judicial rollbacks of LGBTQ+ rights in recent memory — and sets up a direct legal challenge to one of the foundational civil rights protections for queer and trans people in the United States.

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.

Ours were crass:

Marilyn Manson had a rib removed so he could suck himself off.

Lil Kim had to have her stomach pumped because it was too full of jizz.

What were yours?

My 50th Birthday party is coming up in May and I am planning a big shindig for my family and friends to get together. It's really not about me, but an opportunity for everyone to get together (both of my parents are still alive) while we all can, everyone being healthy and able to travel. I have the venue all picked out. It's going to be a rooftop restaurant with beautiful outdoor terraces over looking an amazing city view. So I have the ingredients for a good party. I even think I have picked out what I want my cake to look like. But I still have questions:

The event is 6-11. There is a cocktail hour with an open bar I am providing with finger foods. Then dinner. I am considering hiring a DJ as well, considering the event goes to 11. But do you think this would be a waste of money? I just don't want people getting bored after their done eating. Although I am sure people will be gathering and talking. They do have a sound system you can play your own music on. But 11 just seems like a long time. Should I get a DJ? It's like another $900.

There are a bunch of small wrought iron tables that they push together with with banquettes on one side and chairs on the other. They said they could switch these out for proper tables which I think I might do. I need an idea for decorations - super simple, masculine, relatively inexpensive. The woman at the place recommended rosemary centre pieces which sounded interesting.

I don't know. I have never ever hosted something like this, but I want it to be a nice event everyone will remember. And people are paying a lot and traveling a long way to get here, so more pressure for it to be super special. Let me know what you'd advise to make it special, kick it up a notch.

The "Angel Terrace" is where it's going to be. If you scroll down at the link they swipe to a a photo of it.

Why do these freaks think about buttsex so much?

Another San Francisco Starbucks is set to close. This one is just blocks from the Embarcadero.

The coffee shop, at 1255 Battery St., is scheduled to close Friday, May 16, as first reported by KRON-TV; a sign was posted on the door last week to let folks in the surrounding area know of the impending closure. The Levi’s Plaza outpost was popular among local residents and Financial District workers.

In a statement to SFGATE via email, a Starbucks spokesperson said the company would not renew its current lease. Starbucks routinely evaluates each store to “ensure a healthy portfolio” but did not go into further specifics. Employees were offered the possibility to transfer to another store, according to the email. According to Yelp, this Starbucks was known for not having a bathroom.

This is the fourth San Francisco closure for the Seattle-headquartered brand in less than seven months. In November 2024, the Starbucks at 120 Fourth St., in SoMa, shuttered. Later that month, a 30-year-old storefront in Pacific Heights did not renew its lease.

In January 2025, it was reported a Jackson Square Starbucks, that was known as a “community hub,” was also on its way out. After some upheaval by the locals, who appealed to Supervisor Danny Sauter to try to keep it open, it eventually shut its doors for good Feb. 9.

The statue in Slovenia, that is.

Well at least Rita did not call her a bitch because that's like a bitch callling a bitch a bitch.

The 29-year-old said that "this isn’t my first rodeo with this."

Well-known Hollywood medium Tyler Henry has revealed that his recent brain surgery was “a success.”

“Great prognosis, incredible staff, and I feel so thankful to be surrounded by my family,” the E! star shared in an Instagram post on Wednesday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital bed. “I’ll be on bedrest for a month and look forward to getting back to doing readings,” Henry wrote before explaining a little bit about his condition.

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

This article was supposed to be about the show and its massive success, but ended up becoming about all the behind the scenes drama between the women. My goodness, what a shitshow.

PS I know they say Teri was the monster but Marcia and Eva come off as the problem here, angry and jealous that Teri is treated as the biggest star on the show and getting first dibs and the biggest paycheck.

I’ve had two dreams about an old lover (from 2005). In both dreams he was cooking a turkey.

What the fuck?

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

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

I picked up some bubble mailers and also a clear portfolio envelope. I realized the portfolio envelope didn’t have a UPC barcode on it and i was going to run and get a new one at the back of the store but she said, “Don’t bother,” and slid the clear envelope in one of the mailers. I saved $12.

There are still good people out there!

Please don't let them play a couple in this! Kiernan looks like she could be his daughter!🤢

All yours for only $13.6 million, boys!

I’ve been having an argument in my head all day about which is the worst mother: Maude Findlay or Sophia Petrillo?

Both can be overbearing and manipulative, such as when Maude put down a deposit on the house next door to force her daughter Carol, and fiancée Chris, to live next door to her. On the other hand, Sophia tried to set up Gloria with Stan even though she knew (or either didn’t give much thought) to how it would hurt Dorothy.

Sophia does have more lines that are directly mean such as: “Dorothy, jealous is a very ugly thing. And so are you in anything backless.” However, this was said more for comedic effect and at the end of the day, Sophia did have a stroke which ruined her filter.

Maude? She probably had a personality disorder. So what say you, DL? I’m going to go with Maude as the worst mother because Sophia had more redeeming qualities and was able to apologize.

He posted a photo of seashells on Instagram, arranged to read "86 47."

Poor little snowflake Trump.

...We Needed Child Psychologists To Explain His Thinking

“The tone and content of the post resemble childlike behavior — impulsive, unprovoked and lacking basic decorum; yet, even that comparison may be unfair to children."

Trump: “Has anyone noticed that, since I said “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,” she’s no longer “HOT?””

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

Are there any possible dark horses?

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

She’s an icon in film, television, music, dance and fashion!

All these naked guys are just taking selfies and the guy in toward the center left is yawning

[quote]I love ye’s new song! They should play it everywhere! I love hitler! fuck the jews!but bleep out the n-word!!

Ignore the idiot narrating

The guy apparently got into a confrontation with two parents probably over who gets to board the train first, and the father attacked him

If you have ever taken the subway in Los Angeles, you know that it is another world. The people apparently do not know how to act on public transportation. Every time I have taken it, I have seen crazy shit break out over nothing.

“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.”

He is so underappreciated...

What is driving this obsession with chintz, lace doilies and quilts?

It could be petty, overwhelming, bitchy, random, or snide. It can be recent or something that happened 20 years ago. It can be your boss or coworkers. This is the place to file them.

How this woman is not on Streisand's level is baffling to me.

She has one of the best voices in the business, is an accomplished musical theater actress (just finished two years touring in Funny Corpse) and a top-notch songwriter to boot.

Her pop years were pretty excellent as well. She was verging into Liza Minnelli meets Madonna territory.

Mike Lee wants to deliver a death knell to PornHub.

He co-composed the score to Whit Stillman's METROPOLITAN and won a GayVN award for gay porn performer of the year.

And then? Poof!

Gone.

Free article linked at R1

“Harvard Business School rivaled a Coachella party this spring with its roster of speakers.

Influencer and entrepreneur Alix Earle talked about brand building and hobnobbed with students over canned margaritas. The day after, Marcello Hernández of “Saturday Night Live” addressed the entertainment club about Cuban culture with his feet propped on a desk. Musicians Lauryn Hill and Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas spoke about fame and creativity.

In a sign of these upside-down times, the cool kids want to hang with the nerds. And America’s premier nerdery is more than happy to roll out the red carpet.”

It is such an honor to be invited to speak to such an important part of this country’s business institutional structure.

Oh, my. At 79!

[quote]“Jimpa” centers on Hannah (Colman) and her nonbinary teenager, Frances, as they travel to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather Jim (Lithgow). Hannah confronts her relationship to her child after they ask to stay and live with Jim for a year.

[quote]“Sophie Hyde’s highly unorthodox family portrait pays tribute to her dad, who fought for gay rights but died before the filmmaker’s trans child could appreciate his pioneering personality,” reads Variety’s review.

A Nashville restaurant owned by MAGA musician Kid Rock reportedly closed over the weekend to avoid the Trump administration’s ICE raids.

Nashville Scene reported that Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Tennessee shuttered after employees unauthorized to work in the U.S. failed to show up for work on Saturday and those that had turned up were told any undocumented workers should leave the premises to avoid being caught by ICE.

ICE agents trawled through south Nashville on Saturday evening stopping drivers with the help of Tennessee Highway Patrol. The agency said on Tuesday that it had apprehended 196 people during the operation.

Nashville restaurants The Diner and Honky Tonk Central, which are owned by Stephen Smith, were also forced to shutter during the raids—highlighting the important role undocumented workers play in the service industry.

An anonymous employee at one of the three establishments told the Nashville Scene that the restaurant was “already understaffed” on Saturday “because of the ICE raids.”

They added that the “manager came back and told anyone without legal status to go home” around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, despite it being the busiest service of the week following major events in Nashville.

Lorde still identifies as a cis woman, and her pronouns remain unchanged, but in a new Rolling Stone cover story, she opened up about growing more comfortable with the fluidity of her gender expression as she worked on her upcoming album, Virgin. As she puts it on the album’s opening track: “Some days I’m a woman/Some days I’m a man.”

Lorde said she is “in the middle gender-wise,” and to clarify what this meant, she mentioned a recent conversation with Chappell Roan, who’s become a good friend. Roan asked Lorde flat-out if she was non-binary, and Lorde tells RS she responded, “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.”

She's not the tacky whore you imagined.

You don't know what it's like , all these horrible men chasing after me relentlessly. I told them I'm not that kind of girl , that I'm a good Christian . They turned so nasty, cursing me out, doing nasty underhanded things to knock me down. You DLers are so lucky never having to experience this kind of unpleasantness

Do you still believe a man can fly?

You can give me the biggest Kryptonian MARY! If you want. When the music…well, you’ll know if when you hear it..kicked up, I cried.

The new Mission Impossible just premiered at Cannes. Tom has four shirtless scenes, including one where he is described as wearing only “tiny boxer briefs” to show off his buff, albeit 62 year old, bod.

Get ready gurls. You’re getting Tom Cruise for Memorial Day.

I can smell her through the screen.

Dare I say, he's hot?

He can take out all that rage on my hole!

Outer Dark is set in Appalachia during the Great Depression and tells of a young woman who bears her brother’s baby. The brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried. The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself. But as both brother and sister separately move through the countryside, three terrifying strangers are on their tails, wreaking death and destruction wherever they appear.

Freaky Friday presents: TIGHT LOTUS

This will be a DL favorite

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

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

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

A new thread where we can laugh at Joe Locke's tragic attempts to find acting work.

Doug McMillon, Walmart's CEO, will be giving a dire warning to financial analysts, shareholders and customers today after studying their financial reports: prices will be going up significantly in their stores due to the 'magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week'. He says they are no longer able to absorb the increased tariff prices, given 'the reality of narrow retail margins'. Customers are expected to see the price hikes starting Monday morning at the world's largest retailer. Stock up on your caftans, false eyelashes, and ratchet wigs today.

The other day, Trump's commerce secretary told Americans 'don't believe the news that retailers will be raising prices due to the tariffs'. I guess WalMart is saying 'don't believe anything the Trump administration tells you'.

Walking Tall star who hated MST3K for lampooning him has popped his clogs.

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

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

Continue talking about shows with gay male characters

Soap superstar of the 1970s and 1980s, Denise Alexander has died at age 85.

#SAD

The subtext of this commercial: If you barge into Florence's backyard unannounced carrying a barrel of tomatoes she neither wants nor needs, she will shame you into thinking you're depriving your child of essential nutrients and remind you that no one - NO ONE - is a better mom than she is. So fuck right off of her back porch.

Sharing because Scientific American is a vetted and trusted source. Don't throw out that hand sanitizer and masks just yet.

He has joined the cast of Shrinking

Did you rush squealing to the dance floor when the DJ put it on? Was it one of your make-out songs?

Ex-“Real Housewives of New York City” star Sonja Morgan caused quite the scene at Noho hotspot Tucci on Saturday after the restaurant refused to comp her bill, we hear.

She called owner Max Tucci after being handed a $1,000 check demanding a comp because, among other things, she’s a single mother.

“She was absolutely hysterical and refused to pay. It was like she was filming a ‘Housewives’ episode, shouting, ‘I’m a celebrity!,'” a source claimed to Page Six.

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

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

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

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

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

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

From our Times:

"What was meant to be the most expensive lot of New York’s bellwether spring auctions suddenly looked like a costly mistake.

Alberto Giacometti’s 1955 bust, “Grande tête mince (Grande tête de Diego),” carried a pre-sale estimate of over $70 million into Sotheby’s Modern evening auction on Tuesday. The artwork was being offered by the Soloviev Foundation, a nonprofit established by the real estate magnate Sheldon H. Solow, who died in 2020.

Despite an unsettled economy, the artwork came to the market without a minimum price guarantee from the auction house, which would have ensured the seller received a predetermined price, regardless of the outcome. Solow, auction experts said, had a history of not seeking guarantees, choosing to negotiate for a portion of the buyer’s fees instead. Last night that strategy proved fateful.

Oliver Barker, the evening’s auctioneer, began the bidding for the bust at $59 million. But his bids stalled at $64.25 million. Three minutes passed as he hunched low over the rostrum, hunting for bidders, Nosferatu-like, until announcing that the lot was a pass.

Several experts agreed that the artwork’s aggressive estimate was the original sin.

The artwork’s failure to sell was a body blow to Sotheby’s Modern sale. The textured Giacometti made up almost 30 percent of the auction’s presale low estimate of $240.3 million. The sale as a whole generated only $152 million after fees were stripped out.

Giacometti made six casts of “Grande tête mince” (“Big Thin Head”), modeled after his brother Diego, during his lifetime. Two of those casts were auctioned in the early 2010s, with the most recent selling at Sotheby’s in 2013 for just over $50 million, with fees. The seller was looking to achieve $70 million or more for its cast, which is the only painted version.

“No one who is an informed buyer who is serious in this market — billionaire or not — is going to pay what essentially amounts to a 50 percent premium on something that sold in recent memory,” said Todd Levin, an adviser in New York.

Between consigning an artwork and auctioning it, auction house specialists rigorously gauge the market to determine whether the estimate still aligns with market demand. If not, the estimate or the reserve price can be lowered to increase the likelihood of a sale. The lot could also be withdrawn to prevent a public failure.

Yet lowering the reserve and withdrawing a lot both typically require the consignor’s approval. If he or she stands firm, the sale will go ahead.

Second-guessing also surrounds the seller’s unwillingness to accept a guarantee from Sotheby’s. Sources close to the auction say that Solow’s family had preferred to offer the work unprotected by a guarantee, to maximize the foundation’s profit. Sotheby’s supported the request for a traditional auction.

What would you name an FTM dating app?

TIA.

And the reason she was never invited back and why Johnny hung up on her.

When we go out to gay bars or parties guys are all over him and it's like I don't exist. It just makes me so uncomfortable. Especially when guys come up to me and ask me to set them up with my friend, which happens a lot.

I love my friend, he's a truly great guy, but I hate being out with him.. Should I even bring this up? We are great friends and I don't have many friends and I adore him but I'm also jealous.

He is CK Underwear’s new model!

It's Fleet Week in Portland, which means thousands of robust sailors will be taking well-earned shore leave in the City of Roses. However, some of them may find Portland a little TOO friendly. Through no fault of their own, many of these innocent, strapping young seamen will become the victims of sexual harassment. This harassment will come in many forms: the drunken, feisty bachelorette with the braying laugh playing grab-ass in a crowded tavern. A bored housewife luring the lost, wandering sailor into her boudoir while her unsuspecting, impotent husband putters away on the golf links.

He's gotten rejected no doubt numerous times by hot tops.

I started another thread about him being rejected by someone he had a date with. He mentioned having spent $50 on Uber fare to meet that person. I have no doubt he was willing to spend all of that money because he was looking for his TOP in Shining Armor.

Or just an excuse to watch Criterion Closet Picks.

New thread for a new year.

He posted footage of himself burning the books on the internet

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

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

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

Starts tonight Feb 26, 2025

Theo Navarro-Mussy has a secondary role as a police officer in the film Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll which is to premiere on Thursday

The Cannes film festival said it had banned an actor in a prominent French film from the red carpet on Thursday because of sexual assault allegations against him.

Theo Navarro-Mussy has a secondary role as a police officer in the film Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll which is to premiere on Thursday in the festival’s main competition. According to French magazine Télérama, which broke the news, Navarro-Mussy was accused of rape by three former partners in 2018, 2019, and 2020, but the case was dropped last month for lack of evidence.

The three women plan to appeal and file a civil lawsuit, Télérama said.

Cannes festival director Thierry Frémaux confirmed to Télérama that Navarro-Mussy had been excluded because an appeal was under way. Navarro-Mussy’s lawyer denied this. “The procedure is still ongoing,” Frémaux was quoted as saying. The festival confirmed the decision and Frémaux’s remarks when contacted by news agency AFP.

The action against Navarro-Mussy would imply that any actor or director under active investigation for sexual assault would be excluded. It would align Cannes with the César awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, which announced in January 2023 that nominees convicted of or under investigation for sexual assault would be barred.

Navarro-Mussy, 34, who had a breakthrough role in the French medical TV drama Hippocrate, denies the allegations but he told Télérama he understood the decision by festival organisers.

In the past, Frémaux faced criticism from activists in 2023 over the choice of the film Jeanne du Barry to open the festival, which starred Johnny Depp. The movie marked Depp’s comeback after a toxic court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard that revealed his turbulent private life involving alcohol, drugs and domestic abuse allegations.

A French parliamentary inquiry into the entertainment industry published its findings last month, with MPs concluding that abuse of performers was “endemic”. Inquiry chair Sandrine Rousseau, a National Assembly member for the Greens party, called on Cannes to set an example in stamping out sexual abuse, as well as physical and psychological violence.

Navarro-Mussy said he was “worried” about his career, adding that he hoped the fact the case had been closed was “taken into account”. “I have explained myself to the justice system and at this stage have been cleared,” he added.

MAGA swears they’re fighting the elites, yet their cult leader’s granddaughter gets a free luxury truck from a billionaire. Keep groveling, peasants—your loyalty buys you nothing but higher taxes and empty promises.

Anyone?

Will Lindsey Graham finally admit his truth?

Don't touch the figs.

A teenage girl has escaped from a 'house of horrors' and claims that her mother and stepfather kept her locked up for seven years.

Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, were arrested in the New Jersey town of Gloucester on 11 May after police became aware that an 18-year-old girl had reported being held captive in her own home.

The teenager alleged to detectives that her mother Spencer and stepfather Mosley had been abusing her since 2018, which was around the time she claimed they'd removed her from school when she was in the sixth grade.

Speaking to detectives, the victim alleged that shortly after her mother removed her from school she was 'forced to live in a dog crate' for a year.

According to Camden County Prosecutor's Office, she also said that after her year being forced to live in a dog crate, she was then made to live in a locked bathroom while chained up.

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

In the frigid waters of the Bay of Bengal, a complex international search locates two adorable kittens in a tiny orange life raft, wearing tiny orange kitten life preservers. While the world waits and watches, I spring into action. They are saved by my generosity of heart. I shall take possession upon delivery and they shall dwell with me in my neighborhood showcase homes.

Who saved whom, indeed? T'was me.

Do you have any other naming suggestions that will only reinforce the decision I'm going to make anyway?

We needed a new thread because it's no longer the beginning of the new year.

What do you plan to read this summer? I'm reading John Le Carre's "The Night Manager right now as a fun read.

Best feel good story of 2025! Rockalina the Eastern Box Turtle spent 50 years on a kitchen floor eating lettuce and cat food. Thanks to the people at Garden State Tortoise she's now healthy and happy! 🐢🪱🌱🌿🌲

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These are the eight pieces most of us are familiar with from growing up. (They've retired all of them since except the battleship and the top hat, which have both been there from the beginning.)

Some people have a favorite, some don't care.

I'm not going to list the current pieces because they're annoying.

In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a gift that is to be available for use by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC News.

The gift is expected to be announced next week, when Trump visits Qatar on the first foreign trip of his second term, according to sources familiar with the plans.

Trump toured the plane, which is so opulently configured it is known as "a flying palace," while it was parked at the West Palm Beach International Airport in February.

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

Co-starring Paul Walter Hauser, Simon Rex, Eric Dane, and Halsey. Do we think our favorite wall-eyed whore will pull this one off?

I thought he was so good in American Crime (which was a shockingly good series for network TV), but his career never took off after that. And, no, I don't consider his navel gazing music a career. That's definitely... a hobby.

On April 28 in Philadelphia, an air traffic controller began shouting that he had lost his radar feed for planes flying in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport.

Some of his colleagues still had radar but their radios went dead, prompting frantic calls to their counterparts in New York urging them to keep their planes away from Newark’s airspace.

Then, for 30 harrowing seconds until the radios came back, there was nothing more to do but hope — as they had no means of telling pilots how to avoid crashing their planes into one another.

A born patrician who could effortlessly move between comedy and drama, Nancy Marchand brought a distant warmth to her work.

She displayed sharp comedic timing in films such as The Naked Gun and The Hospital, while lending her quiet authority in dramas like The Bostonians, Jefferson in Paris, and Sabrina. On television, she delivered two of her most iconic (and award winning) performances: the formidable Margaret Pynchon in Lou Grant and the ruthless Livia in The Sopranos.

Apart from film and television, Marchand was a distinguished presence on both the New York and London stage.

It was many years before I realized that Nancy actually sang the lead on this song, because her voice so much resembled her sister's to me. I felt like an idiot for not being able to distinguish them. She apparently recorded it while she was recovering from a flu, which gave her voice a bit of raspiness that is not normally there. It always went without saying that Nancy was also a very good singer, but this really showcases her range and is one of the band's best songs IMO.

They are all over Grindr these days, and while a small number of them can pass, the rest of them couldn’t pass a kidney stone. Their entire look, from the baby dyke face to the childbearing hips, screams woman.

Elliot page is a perfect example of this. Did the doctor treating them just not get the hormones right? Or did they not get the right plastic surgeon? What went wrong?

And it’s fucking DELICIOUS!

Look at that wrist work.

Seems he's worn out his welcome already.

Do you have a health care proxy, power of attorney, and will?

Since most of us don't have kids, who is the beneficiary and executor? Besides giving your stuff to other DLers, do you actually have someone to whom to leave your estate? Do you have someone willing to be the executor?

I find it a bit stressful trying to update my will because after my sister, there really isn't anyone else to leave my stuff to or be my executor, but have extended family to whom I definitely want NOTHING given after I die.

Madness!

Mine is the oft overlooked thimble.

That dress actually slims our Lens making her look merely OBESE instead of Morbidly OBESE.

Jealous, gays? 😏

Oh dear...

Feast your eyes upon this......

Goddamn

A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge Tuesday on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic abuse case.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan's arrest and ensuing indictment has escalated a clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and local authorities over the Republican’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Democrats have accused the Trump administration of trying to make a national example of Dugan to chill judicial opposition to the crackdown.

Prosecutors charged Dugan in April via complaint with concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction. In the federal criminal justice system, prosecutors can initiate charges against a defendant directly by filing a complaint or present evidence to a grand jury and let that body decide whether to issue charges.

Candice Patricia Bergen, 79

Born May 9, 1946, the beloved American actress won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards as the title character on Murphy Brown (1988–1998, 2018). She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal (2005–2008). In films, Bergen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over (1979) and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi (1982).

Which is a huge gain....buut DL said nothing.

Susan and Adam Withers' two dogs, Apollo and Echo, got out of their condo through a front door with a broken latch and violently attacked their 73-year-old neighbor, Jo Ann Echelbarger.

In February, a Pickaway County jury convicted them of felony involuntary manslaughter and violations of the state's dog laws. The Witherses were sentenced to 14 to 19½ years in prison and can apply for judicial release after a decade.

"I wish I could give you more," Pickaway County Common Pleas Court Judge Matthew Chafin told them. Chafin recommended that they never be allowed to own pets when they get out.

Saving this masterful Piece de Resistance for all time.

Which one would you choose?

I’m in the process of applying for a high level job—the search committee is requiring a few essays about my leadership philosophy, etc.

I put the questions into an AI program and it shot out some good (not perfect) essays. Should I just edit these and submit? This job is a far reach for me anyway but figured I give it a shot.

With all the attacks on the queer community by our political geniuses, we aren't going to stay quiet and instead of trying to be calm and cool, I'm putting the word out there to let your freak flag fly even higher and celebrate your sexuality from the rooftops. We aren't hiding our sexy side anymore. What's the point? While some of us are trying to find love this Spring, there is a contingent of us who just want to get down and dirty and celebrate the beginning of Pride season by just being us, hoes and all! There's nothing wrong with embracing your slut era and we aren't going to let anyone make us feel odd or abnormal for engaging in hot, gay sex. Ever wanted to feel adventurous and try something new? Well, no time like the present, let's get to it, boys. Unzip those pants and let it fly free!

Sex is a beautiful thing, whether it is with someone you are building a life with or some hot guy at the gym in the shower who you will never see again. Celebrating your slut era is nothing to be ashamed of. Sex feels good and it is a celebration of our freedom to fuck whoever we want. We will not be restricted. As long as you aren't hurting yourself or anyone else, it is no one's business how many loads you interact with on the daily. Do you and don't hold yourself back. This spring, try some different things, try some different types of guys, go to that sex club for the first time, host your first orgy, or put on a hood and get kinky for the first time. There's no time like the present, and there's no excuse to wait any longer to explore your body and the sexual world. There are some definite benefits of being the town slut.

First of all, the more sex you have, the more you are going to learn, and the more skills you will have in your tool belt. This makes you a great catch in bed. You can teach the newbies some tricks of the trade, you can impress your partners with your prowess and expansive set of moves. Giving slutty energy in bed heightens the senses and by example, you will encourage other guys to let loose and enjoy that primal art of hot, gay sex.

There's a certain power in owning your slut era. Some gays have been known to have regret after an illicit hookup or feel ashamed of their actions. True sluts are confident and take power and ownership of their escapades. Again, as long as no one is getting hurt, it really isn't anyone's business, and you should never feel that guilt. Get some confidence in your step and be proud of your sexual power.

That being said, being a good slut also comes with some responsibility. Being a sexual explorer does not mean that you can become a jerk or discount other people's feelings. You shouldn't just ghost guys, you shouldn't just zip up and leave, and you shouldn't get a cocky attitude. Slutty sex can still be intimate and romantic. Being a slut doesn't give you a hall pass to be a jerk. Treat your slutty encounters with care, pay attention to your partner's needs and body, and act like a gentlemen. Slutty sex isn't less valuable than dating sex.

So this Spring, don't hold back. Own this slutty Spring, it's yours for the taking.

Do you recommend any brands?

You can train your ass to take large objects. Start small, use lots of lube. Practice, practice, practice. Don't deprive yourself of the joy of receptive anal.

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

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

It’s easy to go right for Billy Squier’s “Rock Me Tonight” as it’s a walking target. lol.

But for me, the weirdest has to be Billy Ocean’s “Loverboy” which has no connection to the song and is just bizarre.

Enjoy.

Find someone 55!

When Harry and Meghan proposed to the late Queen Elizabeth that they live abroad while still supporting the monarchy, they believed they had found the ideal solution to a difficult chapter — one that would bring them happiness, leave the royal family at peace and allow their public work to continue. “We were trying to create this happy house,” Harry tells PEOPLE.

When Harry departed the Sandringham Summit in January 2020, he did so with the understanding that his security would remain in place. Court documents revealed that, in letters from the Queen herself, she expressed support for Harry and Meghan’s need for “effective security.” Yet, just one month later, the government committee responsible for state-funded security, RAVEC, informed them that this would no longer be the case.

Bella Ramsey revealed in an interview with British Vogue that they sought out an autism diagnosis after a crew member said they recognized signs on set while filming season one. According to Ramsey, finally getting a diagnosis was “liberating.”

“I’ve spoken a bit about neurodivergence before, but I always for some reason didn’t want to say what it was,” Ramsey said. “I got diagnosed with autism when I was filming season one of ‘The Last of Us.'”

According to Ramsey, a member of the crew with an autistic daughter assumed Ramsey had it too, which prompted them to eventually seek out a formal psychiatric assessment and diagnosis. Ramsey described feeling like a “weirdo” and a “loner,” admitting autism was something they had “always wondered” about. Ramsey also experiences sensory issues common to people on the spectrum, and expressed “painful hyperawareness of other people’s micro-expressions and body language.”

I wish that he was mine!

Thoughts? Reviews?

The only one I've tried is Tovala and I gave up on them because they use a third-rate delivery service in my area and messed up my deliveries more than once. Food wasn't that great either.

Experience with other services? Cook Unity looks interesting (but expensive.) Factor, Hello Fresh, Purple Carrot ... there are a lot of options.

Can’t post a new thread?

Heavens to Betsy (I'll "Mary!" myself) but I just saw Dack Rambo's 2nd scene on 'Dallas' and he was as flaming as a Hot Cheeto! (His first scene was with JR and he was slightly more butch.) Dack had just come off of 'Paper Dolls', which wasn't the most masculine show. It's interesting to binge watch 'Dallas' and see the quickly changing hairstyles the characters have. Dack's hair in in this 2nd scene is blown out to within an inch of its life, he's sashaying around in tighter than tight jeans, and wearing a tan leather jacket. To say he would've been hot to trot in 1985 is an understatement!

BTW, can't find a clip of flouncing around Jenilee Harrison as his long-lost sister in the aforementioned scene, but here he is with requisite fag hag Leta Powell Drake not long after he joined the show.

This is behind a paywall but here is the most important part:

I’m told that DeMayo sent nude photos of himself — or at the very least, photos of himself in various states of undress — to several young male staffers. Some of these photos allegedly featured DeMayo wearing superhero costumes and striking sexually suggestive “hero” poses that could be used as “inspiration” for the show. DeMayo was asked to stop sending such photos but I’m told that he persisted nonetheless. “If you were a guy who looked like they could be under 30 on that show [X-Men ’97], you have his nudes whether you wanted them or not.”

He was also from Switch and was on one of DeBarge's albums.

Does anyone remember him?

He's an almost 44-year-old never-married man, worth almost $10 billion, who lives in San Francisco – which I already knew. All red flags, but inconclusive. What I didn't know are these tidbits mentioned in a recent WSJ profile (free link below btw):

"As it happens, this is Chesky’s home. He shares it with Sophie and Chloe—his golden retrievers. It has Aesop products in the bathrooms, tastefully curated bookshelves around a fully stocked bar and spectacularly panoramic views of the city."

"Chesky applies the same analytical rigor and maniacal attention to every detail in his life, including the black shirts in his closet. On the day we met, he wore a black shirt with frayed sleeves that looked almost as though the beefy former competitive bodybuilder had ripped them himself. ('No, this comes ripped,' he clarified. 'It’s a Rick Owens.'")

"'There’s going to be a really big decision I have to make: short sleeve or long sleeve?' he says. 'And then the second decision is what shade of black. And then the third decision is what sheen of black. And then the fourth decision is how thick….'”

"Like many CEOs, he sets aside time to work out every day. Unlike most CEOs, he works out from 8 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. Then he keeps working. 'If I had a girlfriend, that would probably change,' he says. 'But I don’t, so I’ll enjoy this.'”

And the coup de grace:

"He’s also one of the few CEOs who picked up a roommate during the pandemic: his mother. She was already planning to move across the country in March 2020. Then she moved in with him."

It's only on rare occasions that my gaydar goes into full-tilt "MARY!!!" mode solely from reading a single article, but this is Helen Keller obvious. I'm assuming his eventual autobiography will contain mentions of dialing the phone with a pencil as a child, and probably blowing Peter Thiel – repeatedly – in exchange for a cash infusion.

It’s just you and I, my friend

She owned a beauty salon and had over 100k followers. She was actually livrstreaming when a delivery man came into her salon, but he took out a gun and repeatedly shot her. It was librstreamed. Here’s the video:

Beautiful cum gutters!

Let's discuss this crap fest!

From the Times (and related to our thread about students using AI) about a student who is suing her university because her professor is using AI:

“In February, Ella Stapleton, then a senior at Northeastern University, was reviewing lecture notes from her organizational behavior class when she noticed something odd. Was that a query to ChatGPT from her professor? Halfway through the document, which her business professor had made for a lesson on models of leadership, was an instruction to ChatGPT to “expand on all areas. Be more detailed and specific.” It was followed by a list of positive and negative leadership traits, each with a prosaic definition and a bullet-pointed example…..

She was not happy. Given the school’s cost and reputation, she expected a top-tier education. This course was required for her business minor; its syllabus forbade “academically dishonest activities,” including the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence or chatbots. “He’s telling us not to use it, and then he’s using it himself,” she said. Ms. Stapleton filed a formal complaint with Northeastern’s business school, citing the undisclosed use of A.I. as well as other issues she had with his teaching style, and requested reimbursement of tuition for that class. As a quarter of the total bill for the semester, that would be more than $8,000”

Nice

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

Pilot Isai strips for your approval.

Thugs gonna thug.

Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) was spotted sleeping during a roll-call vote of the House Ways and Means Committee early Wednesday.

Several names were called as C-SPAN’s camera panned across mostly empty seats before arriving at Moore snoozing away with his chin tucked downward.

“Mr. Moore,” a voice could be heard in a request for his tally. “Mr. Moore?”

Finally, Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) gently tapped him on the arm to wake him up.

Moore sheepishly broke into laughter and gave a mini-bow as his vote was recorded as a “no” on a Democratic amendment to Donald Trump’s budget package.

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?

The Democrat, a black man running against a three-term Republican incumbent, has won by almost 8%.

In 2007, Britney was in the throes of mental illness. Her personal life was in shambles, but somehow, someway, she managed to put together a collection of pop tunes that are yards above her previous albums, which are too bubblegum pop to be considered classics. Songs like "Gimme More", "Piece Of Me", "Break The Ice", and "Radar" are some of the best pop singles I've ever heard, and yet she only managed to make a music video for Gimme More, which was far below the standards of her previous music videos. It's a shame she wasn't in her right mind at this point in time because if promoted properly, Blackout could have gone down as one of the greatest pop albums of all time. I know, I know, MARY! but seriously, even though she's a shell of herself today at one point in time, Britney had good enough judgment to choose classic pop singles. "It's Britney Bitch!" is still eating in 2025. Who’s actually listened to this album?

Liam and Olivia were the most popular baby names in 2024, a position both names have held since 2019, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA), which releases the yearly name rankings. Since 2019, both the top 10 boys’ and girls’ rankings have remained fairly steady — Noah reliably comes in second for boys, and Emma hovers around the top three for girls.

Top 10 boys' names of 2024:

1. Liam

2. Noah

3. Oliver

4. Theodore

5. James

6. Henry

7. Mateo

8. Elijah

9. Lucas

10. William

Tope girls' names next post...

Whether making them , eating them, or found a store that sells them. Don't they know it's still carb & does not help they expanding waistline? This is why they deserve their husband cheating on them

Wikipedia says he adopted 2 children but didn't have biological children. Also, he was initiated as a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national social music "fraternity for men".

It’s not like they ever took up the fight for gay rights or anything. Every bisexual man I’ve ever met in my life has been a closet case who is terrified of anyone finding out they like men. A particularly funny story, one bi guy I knew about 20 years ago, wanted to go with me to a nude gay club, but he put on glasses and insisted I call him a different name there, as if anybody’s even going to care.

At the end of the day, after getting the rocks off they just run back to their girlfriend or wife, because that is their cover for being “normal.“ And if you ever insinuate that they might be gay they fly off the handle, as if you had just called their dead mother a whore.

After humbly bypassing them since the 1990s due to not feeling cool enough.

But today I was inspired to command Alexa to play some Sonic Youth

And I can’t help but wonder

Did anyone actually *enjoy* listening to this, aside from the hispter status points it provided? Would heroin help?

I forgot how insufferable so much of the 90s indie music scene was and how much ugly music was played up as genius

If you have an argument to the contrary please share it, help me understand what I’m not getting

Two highly educated and well qualified women lost to Donald Trump, who had zero qualifications. This should not have happened, especially twice. And my bigger point is that there have been Third World countries that have elected female heads of state. Even Pakistan had a female Prime Minister.

Illinois voting records show the Pope as registered Republican.

The Pitch Perfect star reposted an Instagram story from on-set stylist Jade Whipkey on Tuesday suggesting that the two women are dating. Whipkey's story features a photo of Camp at a restaurant with the caption, "Her smile is a poem/Her eyes are roses/Her laugh is music for dancing." Camp's repost of the image added the burning heart emoji and tagged Whipkey's account.

Camp also posted a photo of Whipkey in an Instagram slideshow on March 28. "Happiness lately happening," the actress wrote in her caption, while Whipkey commented, "Big time happy."

Whipkey has also left comments on a number of Camp's other posts, calling her "angel" and using multiple heart-eyed emojis and fire emojis.

Ugly looking island though.

Very handsome. Still in his 20s. Kinda fit/fat (you know... works out, but definitely has roti with every curry.)

No, he didn't look like Freddie Mercury. But... any questions?

...any questions?

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I do not care for them.

[gift link]

I wanna come out of the pool looking all hot and the guy crushing on me is jerking off.

The United States has banned most refugees, including 20,000 people who were already ready to travel to the United States before President Trump took office. But Mr. Trump is making one exception.

Almost immediately after taking office, President Trump began shutting down refugee resettlement programs, slashing billions of dollars in funding and making it all but impossible for people from scores of countries to seek haven in the United States. With one exception.

The Trump administration has thrown open the doors to white Afrikaners from South Africa, establishing a program called “Mission South Africa” to help them come to the United States as refugees, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. Under Phase One of the program, the United States has deployed multiple teams to convert commercial office space in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, into ad hoc refugee centers, according to the documents. The teams are studying more than 8,200 requests expressing interest in resettling to the United States and have already identified 100 Afrikaners who could be approved for refugee status. The government officials have been directed to focus particularly on screening white Afrikaner farmers.

The administration has also provided security escorts to officials conducting the interviews of potential refugees.

This company is run by morons.

And could go home with 5 free movies, which ones would you pick?

Me:

1-The Others (seen it, loved it)

2-Brazil (never seen it)

3-Tampopo (never seen it)

4-Don't Look Now (seen it, loved it and what happens to the father in the movie, happened to me)

5-The Manchurian Candidate (never seen it, interested in the Angela Lansbury interview included)

I think we need some clarification here in 2025. The definition of a “gay man“ is a man who is attracted to other men. For retarded millennials and Gen Z’ers, that means “biological males who are attracted to other biological males who present as males.”

It is now gotten so bad on Grindr that there are times when I login and at least half of the profiles are trannies or cross dressers. There are chicks with dicks, and there are FTMs, and I really just can’t wrap my head around why these people keep showing up on a platform where they’re not welcome and are not the target audience. Isn’t there some app called “ChixW/Dix” or “Fishy Friends?” I can’t believe I pay $129.99 a year for this garbage.

How embarrassing.

Wax tech refuses to wax clients stinky pussy!

Why go through the trouble of putting him in a white Speedo if you’re just going to cover him up?

I actually think he didn't go far enough!

What a good fucking movie!!! I went to see it this weekend and I liked it so much. It’s a story we’ve seen play out a million times but I still enjoyed it.

Highly recommend

One transwoman's erotic journey from pole to hole.

Arguing in front of the SCOTUS today. I think he's very brave to become an Attorney despite being burdened with gay voice (example at 07:50).

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

The move, expected as soon as April, would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden's administration.

The planned rollback of protections for Ukrainians was underway before Trump publicly feuded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week. It is part of a broader Trump administration effort to strip legal status from more than 1.8 million migrants allowed to enter the U.S. under temporary humanitarian parole programs launched under the Biden administration, the sources said.

On 28 February 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician Andrew Wakefield and twelve coauthors, titled "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children", was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.

This article accelerated the anti-vax movement by making it “Science” that vax = autism. The Lancet retracted the article years later, but the damage was done and continues.

Hot

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

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

Do people who use a cast iron skillet or carbon steel frying pan ever use any other frying pans?

I ordered two All-Clad frying pans from Costco, but then friends convinced me to try a carbon steel frying pan. Should I keep the All-Clads, or return them?

(My old frying pans needed to be discarded as they were non-stick and scratched.)

Anyone watching this mess? Housewives on the make.Gizelle and Ashley from Potomac, LuAnn from NY, and train wreck Shannon from Orange County. It’s trash, but not bad to have on the background. Plus, there are a couple of hot daddies vying for a Housewife.

Gizelle, Ashley, and LuAnn are just there for a paycheck and to have fun, but of course Shannon is taking it seriously and is already having meltdowns.

Joel Kim Booster is the host.

"I have a bullshit detector," says Swalwell.

God, I'd love to send Noem to the gravel pit and let her suffer the same fate she administered to her dog.

They feel exactly the same way I feel.

BTW, this video was cheek by jowl to another opinion piece headlined If You Want Welfare, You Must Work, written by the illustrious hard workers Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Oz, Brooke Rollins, and Scott Turner.

Gift link.

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

Talented actor and very handsome man. I had no idea he was a recovered heroin addict.

Cher’s 48-year-old son, Elijah Blue Allman, was recently spotted looking worse for wear following the end of his ugly conservatorship battle with his superstar mom.

Allman was caught on camera smoking a cigarette outside the famous Chateau Marmont hotel on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.

His clothes were in tatters, and he struggled to stand up straight as he stumbled around. Allman, who had a long, nail-polished fingernail on his right hand, was also seen staring off vacantly before shakily wandering back into the famed hotel.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University who was arrested in March, after two months of detention in an immigration facility in Texas.

Mr. Suri was among several people legally studying in the United States — including Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Rumeysa Ozturk and Momodou Taal — whom the Trump administration targeted for their pro-Palestinian activism, raising profound legal questions about freedom of expression.

None have been charged with any crime. They all were targeted by the Canary Mission, a shadowy groups that doxxes those who say anything against Israel. ICE seems to disappear people based on Canary Mission’s accusations.

Morgan Freeman is 83 and yet he is still everywhere. Does he need the work and the money that much ? He's even doing commercials for realtors and heart medicine in addition to his on average 3 movies a year. Why are movie producers so eager to cast him in their films ? Is he such an asset at the box-office ? I always thought he has been playing pretty much the same part for the past 30 years. I don't get it.

My heavens, these two homos are gayer than my cousin Auntie Derek!

This video is filled to the brim with campy quips and commentary. HIGHLY recommended.

These two are staying at the Hotel Ball Sack in Paris. It's "Nathan's favorite". ((for sure.) Nathan wears an ascot.

One quote:

"That trellis work is my idea of HEAVEN! Its very Bunny Mellon."

Nicholas also wears a Chanel inspired Woman's cardigan.

I used to find Nicholas interesting, now I find him utterly insufferable.

This video is one of the most campy things I have ever seen.

As my country burns to the ground, Nick's out of touchness grates.

According to this article, "HBO purists were concerned that the brand would be tarnished by being linked to cheesy Discovery reality fare, such as “Dr. Pimple Popper” and “My 600-lb Life,” that appeared on the streamer after the 2022 merger between AT&T’s Warner Media and Discovery Communications. As recently as March, senior Warner executives were still standing by the Max name. JB Perrette, the head of global streaming for Warner Bros. Discovery, told The Wall Street Journal at the time that putting the HBO name alongside Max “would completely undermine what it had spent 50 years building.”"

Like HBO didn't have the trashiest show ever: CATHOUSE, a reality show based in a brothel owned by a now-dead maga guy. And they were concerned about being associated with a fat person? Get the fuck out of here.

What does Gayle King’s pussy smell like?

And why? Was it a pity fuck?

How in the hell can they do this? I feel SO sorry for those cleaners, you know they are going to the NASTIEST places & making no $$.......

Islam is a violent and dangerous religion.

I’ve never seen a single episode! If I wanted to get into it, where would I begin? What city? Which season?

Killing your fiancée for a bogus $37 million dollar inheritance while straight out of Jerry Springer.

This thing looks like it cost $2 to make.

And it says RUMP instead of TRUMP.

…and I’m probably not going to make it. Goodbye cruel world!

No you cannot have my stuff! - it’s currently all full of used tissues anyway!

And why the fuck do I always have raging hunger when I have a cold???

This case makes so sad and angry. I work in neurocritical care so I know the clinical picture. She’s not there anymore but her organs are fine. Just the ethical concerns behind turning into a human incubator makes me nauseous. I would understand if the family/husband made the decision to keep to have the baby they’re force because of draconian abortion law. She’s already more than 3 months into life support and will need 11 more weeks before they delivery the child. It’s fucked up. And for the kid to know how he was born in the future. Not to mention the incurred medical cost for the family.

I’m thankful I’m a man and not living in a red state during these times.

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

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

Talented man. RIP.

Ever clip your toenails and then make a tidy pile of the clippings and ask yourself, “what now?”

I usually flush them tbh, but is that a waste of water? And then they go to raw sewage treatment. Both result in waste and expense.

Should they be discarded in a garden or yard instead? Are they good for the environment? I’ll bet there are tiny organisms that use the keratin for one thing or another.

Or are there other things one can do with them? Please share your toenail disposal strategy. Thank you.

What some have admitted. Or are they really what they say? Do some just say "Top" so that people will still think they are "masculine"?

The crazy is strong, with this one!

My favorite comment on this video: "Her command of the English language is both impressive and terrible, simultaneously."

I also love when she starts rattling off the Military Call Sign letters.

She really starts getting revved up at the 3 minute mark.

He only had a short while before wifey picked him up, and he was determined to feel the fantasy until then.

Ummm… interesting?

Let’s say “SATC -the Movie”. How much does SJP make? 50 cents? I dollar?

Even though she and Taylor weren’t actually friends. Blake saw Taylor as a tool she could use to manipulate and claim power she didn’t have on her own.

Blake Lively is now and has always been a cunt.

This is DELICIOUS, watching her world crumble.

Hollywood’s most desirable beauty and prolific liar is back in prime villainess mode as the beautiful yet deadly antagonist in “Nobody 2.”

Our Sharon will be using her femme fatale wiles that she has honed to perfection as she makes her long-awaited debut in the world of high-octane, action cinema.

With seduction as her most potent weapon, it would seem highly unlikely anyone would survive that crosses her intoxicating path.

The cinema is about the heat up again. Won’t you join Sharon in her latest scorching escapade?

Joined-at-the-hip Musk is right there by his side, of course.

The measures include a $142 billion agreement to supply US defense equipment to Riyadh

The United States and Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday the signing of a series of agreements worth $600 billion, according to the White House. The deals span areas ranging from access to critical minerals to energy security, and were unveiled during President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom — the first stop on his tour of the Gulf states.

Among the signed deals is a $142 billion defense pact under which Washington will supply its ally with advanced weaponry. In a fact sheet, the White House described it as “the largest defense sales agreement in history.”

The primary objective of Trump’s tour — his first overseas trip of this second term — was to secure lucrative trade deals that he could boast about upon his return, showcasing his negotiating skills. The Gulf states were quick to accommodate his desires, presenting the announcements with the utmost grandeur.

The announcement was made during a meeting in Riyadh between President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, following a lavish welcome ceremony at the airport and royal pavilion, complete with red carpets. “I really believe we like each other a lot,” the U.S. president said during his meeting with Bin Salman, the de facto leader of the Saudi kingdom.

Trump also took the opportunity to pressure his host to expand Saudi Arabia’s investment commitment to $1 trillion — a target he has referenced several times since taking office.

According to the White House, the defense agreement signed Tuesday will provide Saudi Arabia with “warfighting equipment and services from over a dozen U.S. defense firms.” It will include “air force advancement and space capabilities”; air and missile defense; maritime and coastal security; border security; and information and communication systems upgrades. The agreement also provides for “extensive training and support” to enhance the capabilities of the Saudi Armed Forces, the White House said in a statement.

It is not known whether the agreement includes the sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets, which Saudi Arabia has long sought. The Arab country is the largest buyer of U.S. weaponry but currently does not have access to those aircraft, which are available to Israel.

Host: Quinta Brunson

Musical Guest: Benson Boone

Actress Marlo Thomas, 87, made her first public appearance on Monday night - eight months after the death of her beloved husband and talk show host Phil Donahue, 88. The actress stepped out in New York City for Night at the Pier, Family Equality’s signature fundraising gala. Also in attendance was Debbie Harry and Demi Moore.

Since his passing last August, Thomas has been reclusive and out of the public eye. She had stopped doing promotions for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, the renowned pediatric treatment center founded by her late father, Danny Thomas.

Almost ALL of those cars are beautiful. I would love to have driven any of them.

Obviously the sponser of Bewitched for the entire run of the show was Chevrolet.

Looks pretty good. Starts in March '25

He's cute. The shocked young slim dressed guy is very cute- too bad he's not naked.

Is it because they have fewer, um, "minorities"?

How was it?

He’s cuter and less AIDSy looking than Matthew McC. And he has a nicer voice-I think it is used in either the Home Depot‘s or Lowe’s commercials. Very pleasant.

But he’ll always be Pepsi to Coke.

What does he care,it’s just a dick.

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

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

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

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

1950s Parents Reveal Their Feelings About 1960s Baby Boomer Children.

On Friday, a judge scheduled a resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who in 1996 were convicted of the murder of their parents, Kitty and José Menendez.

Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Jesic set the hearing to begin next Tuesday, May 13. It is expected to last for two days.

The brothers will have the opportunity to present their case for release. While they don’t dispute the fact that they killed their parents on August 20, 1989, they claim it was in self-defense, as their father’s alleged sexual abuse left them with no other choice.

Everything Trump touches dies.

38 years ago, rumors were swirling in the press (there was no internet) since mid-week that Joan Rivers was being fired from her own talk show after launching on October 9, 1986. After months of soured relations between Fox, Rivers, and her husband / producer Edgar Rosenberg, plus falling ratings since its premiere. The official announcement came overnight, in the early morning of Friday, May 15, 1987.

It was on the morning news shows as well as the evening news and newspapers. Rivers was fired from her own show. In her opening monologue that night, the audience greeted her with a standing ovation, which brought tears to Rivers' eyes. (Cher, Elton John, and Pee Wee Herman - the three guests she had on for her premiere show - were the same three guests she had on for her final show.) She acknowledged she worked for FOX, and it was 'their ballgame - their bat, their ball' so they called the shots. In her closing of the show, she promised her audiences, "I'll be back a lot sooner than you all may think!" It took her 18 months to come back on television, with the daytime syndicated talk show 'The Joan Rivers Show' for which she won a Daytime Emmy.

…John Marshall and Earl Warren are rolling over in their graves.

Minka Kelly and boyfriend Dan Reynolds shared a cute moment on the streets of L.A. this week.

The 44-year-old Ransom Canyon actress squatted down and pulled Dan‘s arm to stop him from jaywalking while stepping out for breakfast on Monday morning (April 28) in Los Angeles.

Dan, 37, went back on the curb with Minka and gave her a big hug while laughing about the moment and waiting for the light to change.

Minka has opened up about how Dan helped her learn music for the new Netflix show Ransom Canyon.

“He helped me a lot,” she said on Today with Jenna & Friends. “Because at home he’d help me translate — I can’t read music — so he would show me how it’s done.”

A 12-feet bronze statue of a black woman, titled 'Grounded in the Stars' by Thomas J Price, has been unveiled in Times Square, NYC, until June 17, 2025. The installation is part of Times Square Arts Projects and aims to foster deeper reflections on the human condition.

The photo of her at the link is pretty scary.

I want to know the people who have been posting here since the beginning. I've been on and off Datalounge for years when I worked in the business and now when I (happily do not) but oh do I have a stories.

But I was just thinking, are the original 20- 30 something Dataloungers now 50's and 60's dudes? I'm in my 40's.

CURIOUS. Of course, I'm just waiting for the rude responses but if you are one of the originals make yourselves known men.

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

Ryan Murphy isn’t always reliable.

The first 3 episodes are up. I will have to watch a recap because it's been so long since the last season I don't remember how it ended.

Your post has been removed because there's no visible cock-sucking taking place in the content. Dick/mouth pictures aren't what this site is for.

sounds like a sweet guy...

The Trump administration fired the librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, on Thursday, drawing swift outcry from Democrats. Dr. Hayden was the first African American and first woman to serve as the head of the institution.

Dr. Hayden, appointed as the 14th librarian of Congress by President Barack Obama in 2016, had overseen the library through President Trump’s first term. The library, the oldest government-run cultural institution in the United States, only rarely gets a new leader. Dr. Hayden was its first since 1987.

She was fired in a two-sentence email from Trent Morse, the deputy director of White House personnel. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately,” the email said, without citing a cause. “Thank you for your service.”

First off... Yes, I know. I'm a whore, Darlin'.

I've been having dreams about hanging out outside naked. Just feeling free and breezy. Lately it feels like I should really just do it. Live the fantasy.

So, I did a little research, and there are three different gay, clothing-optional campgrounds within 2.5 hours of me. They all have relatively inexpensive cabins I can rent for a night or two. They are especially cheap during the week, and that's when I think I want to go. I kind of want to avoid the big "theme weekends" they all have for my first time.

Yes, I know, there is a sexual element to all of it, and I'm not against it. However, I do think the idea of being a nudist for a few days is more exciting to me. Just swimming and relaxing without a stitch on for 48 hours.

Has anyone ever gone to one of these places?

Fun? Gross? Boring?

Spill it, fellow whores.

Fred, Reggie, and Violet Buckle are busting their buckles with the exciting news from Poplar...

The 2025 Christmas special is in production as well as Season 15 for next season. Also in the works is a spin-off series which will be a 'prequel' to the series, set in WW2. Produced by the BBC, it is set to air in 2026. Also in the works is a 'CTM' movie, set 'overseas in 1972', and brings back some 'iconic' characters from the long-running series.

All of these projects are being written and produced by creator Heidi Thomas and executive producers Pippa Harris and Ann Tricklebank, with season 16 of the main show also in the works.

Thomas said in a statement: "The opening of new doors at Nonnatus House feels profoundly emotional, and yet just right."

"As the classic Call the Midwife series moves further into the 1970s, it also seems the perfect time for our much-loved regulars to take a short break from Poplar and test themselves in an unfamiliar landscape.

"The rise in hospital births, and changes in the NHS, have clipped their wings, and this is their chance to take flight and work out what really matters. Whilst the location of the film remains top-secret, I can say it is going to look absolutely fantastic on the big screen!"

What do you want him to smell like when he passes close by you?

And now raising over $1 million off it.

I see it all over social media but can’t find the original story

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

Is she trying to blink in Morse code? It's got to be a psychological sign of something.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment anywhere is injustice everywhere.

The Menendez Brothers

Has anyone bought one or plan to buy one?

It's good that a staunch hetero man can be so open about his feelings.

[quote]“Well done,” said Seacrest, clutching a sheet of paper. “It is a beautiful song with beautiful lyrics. I just printed them out backstage. ‘Your green eyes are soft like the summer and your touch can put out the embers of my burning heart from that gray December.’ I’ve never been more depressed to be single than right now in this moment.”

[quote]Although Seacrest is currently single, he has been linked to numerous stars and models over the years, including Sara Jean Underwood,Julianne Hough and Shayna Taylor. His longest recent relationship was with model Aubrey Paige. They started dating in 2021 but broke up in April 2024.

You'll get that smokeshow pussy eventually. Just pop a Zyn and chill with your bros.

She had a show on PBS, "Making Things Grow," and was often a guest on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Does anyone remember her?

Her name popped up in another thread, and it brought back such wonderful memories. Her book helped me transform my little garden into a serene, beautiful oasis in the midst of a big city.

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

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

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

I loved the first one but this will suck

I don’t masturbate on a schedule but I would say I masturbate three or four times a week. I am 59 years old and I would also say that I don’t have a low sex drive nor a high sex drive but a medium sex drive.

What did this 30-year local meteorologist do to get the ax with some vague pronouncements about ethical lapses? It’s the weather!

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

Do it so they can check out hot guys without their hungry eyes being seen.

[quote] Over the last few years, one styling trend has dominated the red carpet circuit more plainly than any other in recent memory. The ‘naked’ dress — a gown built on the suggestion of exposing its wearer’s nudity — quickly revealed itself as a surefire way for celebrities to grab headlines and has therefore enjoyed full-frontal support from a number of those in show business.

[quote]But any celebrity stylist bound for the South of France hoping to enlist the powerful tools of chiffon or sheer lace will need to think again after an amendment was spotted in the Cannes Film Festival dress code just 24-hours ahead of the event’s grand opening this Tuesday. According to the organizer’s website, “nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival.” The decision, which will have a direct impact on the ever-growing ‘naked’ dress trend, has been taken “for decency reasons,” it added.

... if it was your family surname?

Tick tock. It was only a matter of time.

....

[quote]“The sad thing for me, especially in this political climate, is that Misfits was the place for ‘queer’ ‘trans’ and ‘nonbinary’ folks,” read Thursday night’s post, seemingly written by Misfits co-owner David Elderton.

[quote]“I realized I accomplished what I set out to do—to elevate the talents and voices of Q+ women, various communities of color [and] our staunch allies,” Misfits’ post reads. “People entrusted us with taking them away from their lives + their very true realities for even a few hours…In order to leave them amused, entertained, entranced or even educated a bit more than when they entered.”

How could such a thing fail?

And how did you already know it was in Portland?

I have started to rewatch the first season. I forgot how tedious it was - they really didn’t miss any woke cliché of the early 2020s. I know they tried to atone for the abomination of the SATC 2 movie but it’s just too much. Miranda, in particular is insufferable. Does it get better in season 2 and afterwards?

Let’s see where DL users fall age wise.

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

So good! I love horrible moms!

Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend fell short yet again in the Miss Maine beauty pageant, placing third Sunday. She looked dejected behind her beaming stage smile as the results were read aloud — and it was revealed she’d landed one place worse than she did in 2024.

Her famously grouchy boyfriend and her father, who is in his late 40s, sat together in the front row and chatted amiably between rounds.

Hudson had tried to hook the judges during the pageant by leaning into her local Maine maritime roots – at one point sporting a red lobster-shaped clutch embroidered with “Save Maine Fishermen” in a nod to her father’s former career.

And he ends up finding a TOP willing to take him up on his "offer."

WHORE!

Doris Day

New ABC series starring Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson.

[quote] The founder of food website RecipeTin Eats has accused an influencer of plagiarising her recipes in a bestselling Australian cookbook.

[quote]On Tuesday Nagi Maehashi, who started RecipeTin Eats in 2014, accused Brooke Bellamy – also known as Brooki Bakehouse – of plagiarising two of her recipes in Bellamy’s popular cookbook, Bake with Brooki.

[quote] Posting the recipes side by side for readers to compare, Maehashi said two of her recipes, for caramel slice and baklava, were copied in Bellamy’s book. She said she realised after she was contacted by a reader last year who noticed “remarkable similarities” with one of the recipes.

[quote]“To see them plagiarised (in my view) and used in a book for profit, without permission, and without credit, doesn’t just feel unfair. It feels like a blatant exploitation of my work,” she said.

[quote]“And because the income from my website helps fund my food bank, RecipeTin Meals, this isn’t just legally questionable – I find it ethically indefensible.”

New York Magazine is reporting that much of the college learning experience consists of students generating all of their work through AI tools.

College is over.

O

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Over.

(insert link to fat Kristen Johnson SATC GIF)

I mean, we all know the real reason for this is that he's been calling out the incompetent geriatrics at the top and trying to oust the worthless consultants , but how in the wide world of fuck did they come up with this comically inane excuse?

The Gaza situation is a perfect example. This is a messy situation with assholes on both sides and a complex history, yet every college student and wokie who is neither Jewish nor Muslim nor has any historical connection to that land feels the need to riot and protest and bitch about Israel. Besides It’s not like the Palestinians didn’t have 500 chances to stop attacking Israel.

It’s different with something like abortion rights because everyone has women in their family and this affects everyone.

It's a Saturday. The goal is to get this one as close to 11 million in attendance as possible, so it's very important that we all spread the word as much as possible. Hang up signs at work, hand out fliers to neighbors--anything you can do.

Because of the turnout on 4/5, MSM is actually advertising this one. This is excellent progress. Don't give up, bitches--they're taking notice.

I was surprised this wasn't Philadelphia

If Vivien Leigh hadn't existed?

He’s attractive yet so boring to me. But he has a nice penis.

It doesn’t really seem to be connected to race but more class. Poor women love getting tacky talons with fancy designs.

29 and hot...but paying for head...Kyle Snyder...don't know how to post pics on my phone

That little queen knew exactly what to do with those used shorts!

Just at the right time?

I mean the Whites that often have generational ties to any city, primarily in the East Coast and some parts of the Midwest. For lack of a better term they often look... "ethnic" ?, very distinct features compared to your average White bread American, and they also pretty commonly have a blue collar look to them if you know what I mean. Even the ones that tend to work in office or other White collar jobs, you can look at them and tell, "Oh you definitely had family here for generations".I've noticed that some people who’ve lived in a city for generations often have a distinct look—like certain facial features, complexions, or styles that seem unique to that place.

[QUOTE]This captivating docuseries explores themes like childhood trauma, mental health and revenge, and it will also get viewers thinking about who the true victims are.

I'm surprised he didn't get better parts after he left Grey's Anatomy. He's appealing looking, and he's a good actor.

Did he get black balled after he asked to be written off the show? I thought he was going to do tons of theater afterwards but he really hasn't done that much--although he's in the new Stranger Things play on Broadway.

How little life is left in you?

!VAMOS!

Fuck

A Bay Area wildfire that formed part of the historic conflagration that burned a quarter million acres of California in 2020 was started by a murderer trying to dispose the body of a woman he killed.

Victor Serriteno, 33, of Vacaville was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and arson in Solano County Superior Court on Friday and faces 73 years to life in state prison, the county district attorney’s office announced.

Priscilla Castro, a 32-year-old mother from Vallejo, was last seen alive at about 6 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2020. That evening, she drove to Vacaville for a prearranged date with Serriteno, whom she had met on a dating app.

Her family grew worried when they were unable to reach her on her cellphone and, after noticing no activity on social media for two days, reported her missing. On Aug. 18, officers found Castro’s abandoned 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 on the 100 block of Bush Street in Vacaville. The family searched the streets of Vacaville, handing out flyers and posting her image on social media, to no avail.

This shit makes its rounds in my city every year and begins advertising on local TV around Christmastime.

Can he do Luigi Mangioni next?

Their resistance to change is astounding.

Instead of listening to the voting public and trying to course correct, the DNC is doubling down on all of their failed positions that voters CLEARLY rejected in 2024.

David Hogg was trying to help the Democratic party to try to appeal to younger voters and male voters, and they are not listening.

If he's gone, then I'm gone.

A California judge on Tuesday resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez, making the siblings eligible for parole in the shotgun killings of their parents more than three decades ago.

The ruling from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic came after months of delays, opposition from Los Angeles County's new top prosecutor and a series of witnesses who testified that Erik and Lyle had changed for the better and are now "different men," as a cousin, Anamaria Baralt, put it.

Jesic said they would be resentenced to 50 years to life, a prison term that will make them immediately eligible for parole. He said he did not believe they posed an "unreasonable risk" if released.

Every single line of the script was a cliche spoken aloud. The acting is good but my god 😱 90s network dramas

They hosted a group of about 20 gay men (and one woman) to Italy.

It looked like a blast.

I wish I had gone with them.

I'm asking in the context of a musical I am authoring: FIELDS OF BUSSY.

This is relevant as I will need to develop proper rhymes for the opening number, also titled "Fields of Bussy".

Paula Kelly could do anything -straight drama in The Andromeda Strain and Soylent Green, comedy in the first season of Night Court, or holding her own as a singer dancer with Chita Rivera and Shirley MacLaine in Sweet Charity. She left us far too soon in 2020 at the age of 77.

And for all you bush fans, Paula Kelly was the first model to ever show actual pubes in Playboy in the August 1969 issue.

He stared at the camera in an intimidating manner after getting through to the final, then batted away another guy's hand who tried to congratulate him.

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

To be released soon on Netflix.

Can’t wait!

One after the other

Three teenagers are accused of kidnapping a man at gunpoint, driving him to a remote desert area an hour outside of Las Vegas, and stealing $4 million in cryptocurrency and other digital assets.

Belal Ashraf and Austin Fletcher, both 16 and from Pasco County, Florida; and a third teenager, face charges including robbery, kidnapping, and extortion, records said. A juvenile court judge previously certified Ashraf and Fletcher as adults.

The third teenager was no longer in the United States, a prosecutor said during Fletcher’s probable cause hearing Friday.

She says he grilled her about the Trump photos after the segment producer promised her they wouldn't talk about it at all. I remember watching that interview and thinking his tone was rather scolding, but apparently it was worse than what was shown on TV.

I'm very curious as to how Colbert will react to this. I can't remember him facing any type of negative publicity ever. If he decides to take the low road, Missus Kathy might be roadkill.

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.

in a Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow.

Never saw a video of her singing live. I thought she was a pop- tart. But she's the real deal

When I was 9, I couldn't swallow a pill. My Mom got so mad at me that she wouldn't let me go to my cousin's birthday party.

I have a strong suspicion it's the latter.

He was so fucking beautiful yet remained very masculine. A talented actor. Had a lot of great projects under his belt. Why did his career suddenly go down the shitter?

Carry on.

Absolutely insane.

How do you run away from something like this?

Lets celebrate them 😛

Supposed for “trespassing”.

Switzerland okayed this thing a year ago.

A British couple signed up to die in each other’s arms.

Let the games begin!

Had no idea Lou had a son that looks like this

Jesus!

Well… I guess that’s progress.

I'm sure she's thrilled at the (likely) opportunity to keep the scary fingernails.

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

Anyone reading it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noah Wyle VOWS to never move on from ER. Also starring Fiona Dourif and a bunch of cute guys.

[quote]‘The Pitt’ is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a hospital in Pittsburgh. Each episode follows an hour of Dr. Michael Rabinavitch's 15-hour shift as the chief attendant in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room.

Fifteen episodes, starts January 9th.

....

Democrats are eying the “safest white boy” ahead of the 2028 election, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett told “Urban View” hosts Clay Cane and Reecie Colbert in a clip from a town hall. She didn’t name names, but suggested the party already has “one specific candidate” in mind.

In the clip, the group is speaking about potential candidates when Crockett offers her insight. “It is, it is this fear that the people within the party, within the primary system, will have about voting for a woman because every time we voted for a woman, we’ve lost,” she explained.

“No, for real. And to be clear, when we talk about them, I can tell you that there is one specific candidate,” Crockett continued. “I had a donor on the phone with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate. So I can tell, and I tell you, it’s not a black person nor a woman, okay?”

Barbara Corcoran is ready to swim with new sharks.

On Thursday, May 8, the Shark Tank personality announced on Instagram that she is selling her New York City penthouse. The home, which Corcoran originally paid $10 million for when she purchased it in 2015, per The New York Times, has been listed for $12 million.

According to an Instagram post from the Corcoran Group — the real estate firm Corcoran founded —the home on Fifth Avenue is an 11-room duplex that includes four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and two half baths and is described as "what dreams are made of."

In her announcement referencing The New York Times' May 6 report, Corcoran explained that she and her husband, Bill Higgins, "have decided a one-story home would better suit us, and it’s time to begin our next chapter."

She also passionately recalled the story of when she first visited and first fell in love with the two-story property.

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

Even at 96 still sharp as a tack. Such a treasure.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin criticized David Hogg‘s efforts to primary older incumbents on Thursday, escalating a party dispute over seniority and possibly setting the stage for Hogg’s removal from leadership.

Hogg, a DNC vice chairman, accused Democrats of not rising to the challenge of resisting President Donald Trump and recently launched a primary initiative to invest $20 million in electing younger politicians through his organization, Leaders We Deserve.

This gay therapist is certainly more likeable that that SCENE QUEEN Matthew Dempsey. This guy is kinda cute too

Omg. I smell Emmys!!!

Moore plays Kate, whose daughter Claire (Sweeney) shows up on her doorstep covered in someone else’s blood. Kate must decide just how far she’ll go to protect her child.

Or is it a comfort in your darkest hours?

They will star in the limited series

Who are they?

She’s back! And didn’t even need to release new music!

It’s been reported many times by the CDC and other agencies that STI (sexually transmitted infection) rates have been increasing in recent years. New data highlights that the biggest increase in the US is in older people. Specifically, those aged over 65.

Compiled by Fairhealth, which tracks billions of health insurance claims across the US, and covering the period between 2020-2023, it found the STI rates jumped by 24 percent in those aged over 65 in this period. The data specifically covers commercially insured patients only.

There was also a 16 percent increase in STI rates for those aged 55-64. The only decrease was seen in those aged under 24.

The data did not look at sexuality. However, it’s known that gay and bisexual men are disproportionately likely to report having an STI.

According to the Fairhealth data, the infections showing the greatest increase were syphilis (29.4 percent), gonorrhea (16.8 percent) and HIV (14.1 percent).

I can never make up my mind.

Altman said young people use ChatGPT similar to how they’d use an operating system. They have complex ways to set it up and connect it to files and have fairly complex prompts memorized or saved somewhere.

“I mean, that stuff, I think, is all cool and impressive,” Altman said. “And there’s this other thing where, like, they don’t really make life decisions without asking ChatGPT what they should do.”

Earlier this year, OpenAI published a report saying “more than any other use case, more than any other kind of user, college-aged young adults in the U.S. are embracing ChatGPT, adding that more than one-third of 18-to-24 year olds use ChatGPT.

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Pakistan says it’s an act of war

Any truth to this rumor? Supposedly, actress Teresa Graves from the '70s series GET CHRISTIE LOVE! was Whitney's bio mom. John Houston had an affair with her, and after Teresa died tragically, Cissy took Whitney and raised her as her own. I never did think Whitney resembled Cissy in the slightest. Teresa would have been around 15 when she gave birth to Whitney, which could explain a backdoor adoption as John Houston was in his 40s at the time!

ICON is appropriate for her.

You know you’ll eat it.

I need to see this full scene. He’s hot

How in the God's good Earth did we regress as a society!? This was 35 years ago. Designing Women is the s***!

DL catnip if ever there was.

There is some spectacular woodwork throughout and I like the kitchen very much.

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

The nuns and that damn Buckle woman are back.

As is Trixie's homosexualist brother!

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

Who knew chasing a little white ball could be the secret sauce? For Condi and Mary, hitting the golf course somehow stripped away all the high-powered seriousness and just let them be... well, golfers. There's nothing quite like a truly terrible slice or a putt that defies gravity in the wrong direction to break the ice and build some genuine, laugh-about-it-later camaraderie. All those hours navigating bunkers and debating club selection apparently did more for their friendship than any stuffy meeting ever could, proving that sometimes, bonding is best done while slightly frustrated on a perfectly manicured lawn.

Anyone know of any commercials with hot guys and suggestive, sexual or homoerotic undertones? The only main one I can think of the “ditch your shells” commercial. I believe I’ve also seen a few others with handsome naked men.

I'm thinking of men who appeared for several episodes or a season then disappeared like Mickey Trotter or Peter/Christopher Atkins etc.

My favorite or one of my favorites was Alex Ward/Joel Fabiani who appeared on Dallas in late 1980 and early 1981. He was so handsome. Pam should have gone for it and let him fuck her brains out.

Anyone know her?

Sharing her wartime memories on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Europe:

It is made from Great White Northern Beans- I've been passing a LOT of wind this afternoon,.

John Lithgow

Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston have had the treatment done.

Cellulite and ciggies, dunkin' and regrets--keep 'em coming, kids.

They HAVE to be making it up? Aaron Rodgers and MILES TELLER?

I abused my skin in my teens and twenties and have made a conscious effort to take better care of it in my thirties. I tend to have really dry skin and am an avowed whore for Avene's "Cicalfate restorative protective cream" which does wonders for my face. What skincare products are you willing to splurge on, if any?

Who should portray the serial killer in the inevitable biopic?

Things got off to an early start this tourism season.

A 47-year-old Florida man suffered what were described as “minor injuries” May 4 when he got too close to a bison in Yellowstone’s Lake Village area and the animal turned on him, the National Park Service reports.

Some social media users argued that she “didn’t need to show her groin” to pull off the look.

Halle Berry’s seemingly no-panties, skin-baring Met Gala ensemble left little to the imagination, and social media users are divided over the star’s fashion choice. An X, formerly Twitter, user said, “You can literally see her snatch. Guuurl no,” while another added, “Yikes. She’s so beautiful… but that outfit is not good.”

“He showed me some sketches. I chose two that I really liked, so he made two dresses,” she explained. “The dresses were gorgeous.”

Berry added: “I could hardly choose. I asked LaQuan, ‘Which one would you like me to wear?’ So, I chose his favorite.”

[quote]Because their definition of transness is narrow, transmedicalists often exclude gender variant people like nonbinary, agender, and trans Two-Spirit people, though some believe nonbinary people can be valid if they experience gender dysphoria. At the most extreme end, some transmedicalists assert that nonbinary people are not actually trans and are instead “transtrenders,” people they accuse of using false claims of transness to draw attention on social media. Additionally, transmedicalists sometimes argue that nonbinary people who do not seek transition-related medical care delegitimize the fight for trans healthcare access in the face of conservative opposition ...

The author is "a transmasculine Quechua Qariwarmi writer" if you were wondering.

Nicolas made few days ago an account on X and it's pretty obvious how big attention whore he is.

Supposedly he wants to write it because according to his friends his life was so interesting.

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Please pray for a successful outcome (the First Lady will not be onboard).

What will all those conservative states do??

Agnes Gooch- Auntie Mame

Stella- rear Window

Mayday- a view to a Kill

Linda Rogo- the Poseidon adventure

THIS won Best Picture??? seriously?

It’s fine but it’s just straight plot without any depth whatsoever. Good performances but everything is exactly what you’d expect from the preview—no surprises.

A -snore- a

He’s the new David Venable!

He shoulda waited for Father's Day.

This shit show is stumbling to the end, finally.

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

[quote]Chris Cuomo claims his public bromance with a former CNN star was just for show, and that the pair secretly loathe each other behind the scenes.

[quote]Zucker and Lemon were both eventually ousted from CNN themselves after the network sought to steady the ship after a period of declining ratings, with Lemon now hosting his own eponymous YouTube show. Cuomo said he doesn’t find what Lemon’s saying “particularly interesting.”

Do any of you have crushes on studs in commercials? Personally I’ve always had a thing for Doug from liberty mutual, especially after he showed off his thighs in the volleyball commercial. I also think that many of the “guys becoming their parents” along with Dr. Rick from progressive are hot.

Starts on Mother’s Day weekend…which seems a bit on the nose. Should be fun!

With Elizabeth Berkley, Jessica Simpson and Glenn Close.

the good, the bad, and the ugly!

I don’t think this ever really gets talked about. Why don’t trans people with gender dysphoria get psychological treatment instead of becoming medicalized for life with hormones and surgeries? If someone had schizophrenia and believed that they were a pirate, the doctor wouldn’t treat the condition by giving them an eyepatch and amputating their leg to replace it with a wooden one.

George Clooney made the story into a film.

Real Housewives of Atlanta has become an interesting case in Bravo’s lineup of Housewives programs and reality TV in general. Fans and producers saw RHOA Season 15 take a pretty intense nosedive in terms of viewership.

The Season 15 finale aired on September 10, 2023, over four months ago, and as of now, there’s still no word on when Season 16 might pick up filming. More importantly than that, fans still have no idea who might return for the new season.

Given how successful the Real Housewives of New York Season 14 soft reboot was, many have speculated on if Atlanta will get the same treatment. Andy Cohen admitted the show needs tweaking. In the meantime, Kandi Burruss has shared some thoughts on the matter.

In a recent Amazon Live, a fan asked Kandi what she could tell them about the anticipated RHOA Season 16. “Other than they still haven’t told everybody who they bringing back?” she asked. “They being real trippin’. They acting like people don’t have a life. People got lives around here. We gotta make plans for other things.”

In a separate Live, Kandi admitted, “They [Bravo] are still working on the new cast, so I can’t tell you anything.” She expressed that she would love to be able to tell fans more information but didn’t have anything beyond that. When these clips made their way to Instagram via @theneighborhoodtalk, fans had several opinions, none too great for Kandi.

“Kandi’s story has run its course. There’s no more we can get out of it and care,” one commenter opined. The commenter further expressed their desire for a full-on Atlanta reboot, similar to RHONY. Another commenter wrote, “She so boring, it’s time to give it up.” And one more commenter suggested Bravo get Kim Zolciak back on the show to renew interest.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is expected to return to Bravo before the end of 2024.

He'll never be fired. He'll be forced to resign 'to be closer to his family.'

Anyone any gossip on this guy?

Selected as “one of the 20 most influential, outspoken, and optimistic individuals on the planet” by PrideLife Magazine, Brian Falduto came into prominence after playing the role of Billy, nicknamed Fancy Pants by Jack Black in the cult classic film School of Rock.

Woof

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Samantha's flying suit (which she used in the last couple of seasons) from the TV show BEWITCHED sold at auction earlier this week for a whopping $40K at Julien's. With additional fees, the total came to $52K. No one knows who the buyer is. Someone from here, perhaps ?

The same costume was listed for auction at Julien's two years ago, with a starting price of $15K. It was expected to sell at $25K, but it ended up not selling at all.

If you have a bf - where did you meet him?

Love her!

She always seems to be overlooked...

I think he looks at least 50, looks like a Thunderbird doll.

Dude! Put it away!

Karoline Leavitt’s husband is not the father of her child. Even though the kid is named after her husband, Nicholas Riccio, the father of her child is a previous boyfriend.

This from a woman who preaches family values and wears a cross every time she is in front of a camera.

Her husband is aware that he is not the father of the child, despite everyone pretending otherwise.

Karoline is 27. Her husband is 59. No one is sure who the baby will look like. The real father or Karoline pre-nosejob(s).

I'm the bottoms, sassing each other over who gets to be in the sling first