Remains of the Day (04/02)

DNA: You had me at "muscle"

The Randy Report: Susan Crawford wins hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court seat

Curbed: Claude-Noëlle Toly’s 275-square-foot Village studio is her our private Avignon

Wrestle Wednesday: Bulging all the way back to the locker room

Page Six: Madonna revisits iconic "Desperately Seeking Susan" jacket on film’s 40th anniversary

Us Weekly: Jason Isaacs teases how friendships between certain "White Lotus" stars got lost on set

NYT: A prison death highlights an LGBT crackdown in Russia

RIP: Val Kilmer dies at 65 of pneumonia, following long battle with throat cancer

GCN: Gay media pioneer Troy Masters celebrated for transformative impact on community publishing

Washington Blade: LGBT seniors in Argentina face uncertain future

People: Former high-school basketball coach accused of molesting boys during nude "fat testing" goes to trial

Song of the Day: Somehow just now seeing this delightful video for "A Place in the Sun" by the Marine Girls, Tracey's Thorn's pre-EBTG band

Hot Cat of the Day: Give this cutie who played the escaped emotional-support animal on "St. Denis Medical" an Emmy! 

P.S. Unlike "American Auto," I'm really starting to like this one.

A Muppet Took Manhattan: Debbie Harry teamed up with Kelsey Lu for a duet of "The Rainbow Connection," a song the Blondie singer made her own on a 1981 episode of "The Muppet Show"

Listen: All he wants to do is talk about Madonna

Tennis Tuesday

 

I see Madison Avenue has finally caught wind sight of Alejandro Moro Cañas. More of him in Reigning Champ's SS25 Tennis Collection BELOW.

Remains of the Day (03/31)

 

The Fight: Jacob Elordi sizzles in 1950s secret gay romance “On Swift Horses”

The Randy Report: Observing Transgender Day of Visibility

Gayety: Nik Dodani recalls that Lisa Kudrow gave him his first job (on "The Comeback") before reuniting for "The Parenting"

People: Tori Spelling shouts out a "Silver" anniversary as "Beverly Hills, 90210" reunion

From HERE

Boy Culture: Heartthrob actor Richard Chamberlain, star of "Thorn Birds," dies at 90

TV Line: I'm excited there's going to be another season of Ted Danson's "Man on the Inside"

AM NY: NYPD transgender cops celebrate Day of Visibility and demonstrate the city’s blue line has many colors

Gr8er Days: When everyone was all "Brandon or Dylan," I was Team Sanders. (It's all about the bod!)

People: Dylan Efron shares his secret to posting the perfect thirst trap ... I'm certainly not immune to HIS CHARMS!

Matthew's Island: Models with caps

Variety: Linda Lavin’s "Mid-Century Modern" exit is a fitting swan song for a TV icon

Washington Blade: "Think of those who have not been seen": Cynthia Erivo’s powerful message at GLAAD Awards

Hot Cat of the Day: The purrfect thing to bring someone in mourning. 

Homo Box Office: We're halfway through "Mid-Century Modern" and thoroughly enjoying it. (Nathan Lee Graham is a highlight.) I've seen some criticism from friends on social media and I really think people just need to lighten up. It's a fun watch that's even better when you share it with someone else. 

Gentlewomen take Polaroids: The actress Candy Clark documented her unlikely journey through 1970s Hollywood in a series of photos, now published in a memoir

Calendar: "Eat, Drink, Laugh" celebrates three years. More info HERE.

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Mensik and Sabalenka won big in Miami. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW

‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Turns 40

With the exceptions of Blondie and tennis, I don't think there's been a topic I've blogged about more these past (almost) 20 years than "Desperately Seeking Susan," which (horrifyingly) was released 40 years ago today.

 

Whether it was skipping my senior prom to see it (again) with my friend Yuki; compiling the official soundtrack (that never was); the time the guy who played the bellhop who delivered room-service spilled the beans about his run-in with Madonna years later; finally meeting director Susan Seidelman at a screening; its 30th anniversary; the death of Mark Blum (aka Gary Glass) from Covid (did you know the hunk from "Making Mr. Right" also succumbed to the disease?); seeing at BAM for my partner's birthday; my friend's fanboying on Aidan Quinn, where he told Dez that like me, the film was the final factor in having to move to NYC; or re-enacting the scenes in Battery Park on my first visit to the city in 1985 (as well as a stop at Love Saves the Day), there isn't a subject I enjoy more than my favorite film of the era. 

And though my ability to fangirl has diminished over the years -- Seidelman released a memoir chock-full of "DSS" details last year that I still haven't gotten to ... because I can't get past the first half of Chris Stein's (I forgot how to read during Covid) -- my love for this new wave masterpiece remains as strong as ever. 

Keep the faith. xo

Jeanne Wolf on the scene ...

March 29, 1985: The Gray Lady also liked the film, naming it one of the 10 best of the year!

UPDATE:

I assumed these new photos of Madonna in the disputed pyramid jacket -- "she owes me a coat" -- were fake, but apparently they're real!

Remains of the Day (03/28)

Attitude: Irish gay Olympian Jack Wooley celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by getting engaged to Dave Stig -- congrats, boys!

Yahoo: Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina will now represent Australian, not feeling safe as a out player in her native land

Washington Blade: Gay lawmaker from New Hampshire Chris Pappas reportedly planning run for U.S. Senate

SFBT: Meet the “nice Indian boys” behind a buzzy new gay rom-com

Saturday 'Stache: I haven't seen a blond 'stache this sexy since Jameson Parker in "Prince of Darkness"

DNA: Meet Carl Cashman, the built British politician who stands firm on LGBT rights

Guitar: Don't tell Stevie -- Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood reunite in the studio for the first time in seven years

Czechia: There’s a reason the fall of communism saw the rise of Bel Ami …

Vogue: Did Keira Knightley in "Bend It Like Beckham" turns a generation of girls gay?

Speedo Sunday: Pablo Carreno Busta's teeny black number has been making the rounds again (ICYMI)

Out: Eight of Jonathan Groff's best (and most iconic) gay roles

Baseline: Lionel Messi watches Novak Djokovic advance to Miami Open final

People: Nathan Lane loved that "the gay people are the heroes" in “The Birdcage" -- "it's so subversive"

The Caftan Chronicles: "Faggots are women!" is what trans poet Kay Gabriel misheard. It became the name of NYC's hottest new all-gender party

Variety: Chances are you won't be seeing Johnny Mathis perform again

Hot Cat of the Day: Someone in the NYC area needs to adopt sweetie Savannah before poor Harvey gets saddled with an unwanted sister!

Book Review: My pal Larry has thoughts!

Podcast: Dennis Hensley catches up with Bruce Vilanch, who reveals the famous socialite who was the No. 2 choice for "Fake Jan" on "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" and more!

Making a Splash: My friend Tim got to interview Patrick Schwarzenegger over brunch!