State of Play

This "states I've been to interactive map" is fun, especially because you don't need to sign up or give them an email address. 

My percentage complete (66%) reminds me I'm more of an international traveler (lol) -- and my disdain for family car trips might explain how I managed to "grow up" in Arizona yet never set foot in Utah, Colorado or New Mexico!

Surprised to remember that I've lived in six different states -- well, five plus the District of Columbia. 

I forgot to click the "want to go" options, but they'd probably only be Oregon and Wyoming (to visit my sister-in-law) plus rounding out New England -- unless I decided to do 'em all. (I also wouldn't mind seeing Mary Tyler Moore's house and the statue!) My family was set to go on an Alaskan cruise before the plan unraveled, but I'd be game if the idea resurfaced at some point.

Give me your body (of land) count in the comments.

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Tallon Griekspoor triumphs in Brussels; Lorenzo Musetti ends his title drought in Lyon; Daniil Medvedev wins again in Almaty; Elena Rybakina rules Ningbo; plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

Remains of the Day (10/23)

THR: Who's next in line to play James Bond? 

Socialite Life: "Heartstopper" actor Sebastian Croft on being outed in high school and those Joe Locke breakup rumors

Boystack: Brock Yurich brings his muscles and latest project, "Body of Work," to NewFest38, exploring gay identity, desire and body image

Page Six: Eric Decker shows off his family's matching six-pack abs, which I'm sure won't screw these young kids up at all(!)

Saturday 'Stache: Imagine having a face like this and being such a mensch

Archway: In "Last August," my pal Joe Gulla recounts the 31 days he spent at his mother's bedside in a Bronx hospice, finding unexpected moments of humor, tenderness and connection as she succumbed to Alzheimer's disease ... and see what I've been reading HERE.

Out: 11 hottest nearly nude male movie stars in underwear ads, ranked

The Randy Report: Three men allege in a new documentary that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham paid them for sex

PinkNews: Gay dad who punched rightwing influencer in viral video won’t face charges

MNPP: James Norton shows a lot more skin in behind-the-scenes footage from a sexy photo shoot than he does in the finished magazine spread -- thankfully, there are GIFs

People: Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for "Alien," "Top Gun," "Steel Magnolias" and TV's "Picket Fences," has died at 93

OMG Blog: Cameron Scoggins bares his behind in "Crystal Lake," the new "Friday the 13th" prequel series

Advocate: Streisand effect? The GOP’s constant attack ads may be teaching Texas kids the word "transgender"

Gr8er Days: Michael Gray, the 1970s teen heartthrob best known for playing Billy Batson on TV's "Shazam!" and Marcia's boyfriend on "The Brady Bunch," has died at 75

Speedo Sunday: Aussie David Tomasic makes a splash in white

Hot Cat of the Day: Be ungovernable 

On the Rag, Vol. 930

 

In this week's rag 'n' mag roundup: Andrew Scott celebrates being gay; Pet Shop Boys revisit "It's a Sin"; Orville Peck opens up about addiction; Bob Colacello remembers Warhol's wild world; and more BELOW.

WTA Finals Field Is Set

The field is set for the 2026 WTA Finals, with Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Mirra Andreeva, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova qualifying for the season-ending championship. 

All eight have won either a Grand Slam or WTA 1000 title this year. The tournament runs November 8-15 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, with the singles champion eligible to earn up to 1,500 ranking points. 

"This is the ultimate stage, where the best play the best," said tournament director and former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza, who praised the venue's "passionate fans and stunning desert backdrop."

While Rybakina holds the No. 1 ranking and leads the field, Sabalenka remains within striking distance, with up to 1,500 ranking points available to an undefeated WTA Finals champion. And having someone finish the year on top without winning a single major would be a predictable fitting end to another erratic season on the women's tennis circuit!

Remains of the Day (10/21)

DM: In a disturbing turn of events, Steffi Graf's troubled younger brother, Michael, is reportedly living in the underground tunnels of Las Vegas amid legal troubles, posting bizarre Facebook videos and making unsubstantiated allegations against his brother-in-law, Andre Agassi

NYT: A moving remembrance of Jeffrey Schmalz, the gay journalist who helped transform the Gray Lady's coverage of AIDS while battling the disease himself -- and who died in 1993 at just 39, before effective treatments became available

Boystack: "Elsinore" stars Andrew Scott as "Chariots of Fire" actor Ian Charleson, whose dream of playing Hamlet at London's National Theatre becomes a race against time as he battles AIDS -- in what may be Scott's finest performance yet

Deadline: Patrick Schwarzenegger is set to star opposite Leslie Grace in "The Journeyman," a crime thriller about a struggling professional tennis player who gets caught up in a dangerous match-fixing scheme to support his family

Wrestle Wednesday: You're not gonna believe this one

Men's Journal: "La Isla Bonita" was originally written for Michael Jackson, but Quincy Jones passed on the demo, leaving the door open for Madonna to turn it into an enduring hit

Out: Joel McHale's bare chest goes viral in sexy new video

Letterboxd: Ken Russell, whom I christened a "high-brow John Waters" after seeing "The Devils," gets his scandalous 1971 work restored to its uncensored glory in 4K, complete with scenes Warner Bros. kept from audiences for decades

Washington Blade: In a rare victory for transgender rights, the Supreme Court rejects an effort to end hormone therapy and other gender-affirming care for inmates in federal prisons

Instinct: The hunky Australian firefighters are back for 2027, stripping down and posing with adorable rescue animals for five editions of their annual charity calendar

People: Billy Idol, Belinda Carlisle, Boy George and members of the B-52s, Devo and Talking Heads revisit the music, fashion and rebellious spirit of the '80s in "New Wave," a four-part documentary premiering November 23 on MGM+, whatever that it

Just Jared: Benson Boone gives fans plenty to drink in at Los Angeles event

The 19th: LGBTQ rights are on the ballot in 2026, with voters facing measures that could shape the future of protections for gay and transgender Americans

Billboard: The B-52s will finally get their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 29, with the Go-Go's and comedian Fred Armisen on hand to celebrate -- just two days before the band wraps up its tour with Devo

Fox 9: You may have noticed that Lavender has been missing from my "On the Rag" roundups lately. Sadly, the longtime Minnesota gay magazine ceased publication in June after 31 years, with its publisher suggesting that it had fulfilled its mission now that gay rights had been "uniformly achieved"

Hot Cat of the Day: Zzzzzzzzzz

God's Love We Deliver: Andrew Scott, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Misty Copeland were honored at the charity's 20th annual Golden Heart Awards, with Michael Kors, Anna Wintour, Neil Patrick Harris and a host of other celebrities helping raise nearly $4 million to provide meals for New Yorkers living with serious illnesses. Read HERE.