Remains of the Day (12/05)

 

Dekkoo: Liam Calvert's "A Night Like This" (2025) is definitely worth a watch. Alexander Lincoln and Jack Brett Anderson are so sexy and have such incredible chemistry that you'll remain invested till the morning after, even if the story gets a tad clumsy at times.

NPR: DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards

ICYMI: Jayne Mansfield's cleavage has nothing on this guy

MetroWeekly: U.S. crowned "Daddy capital of the world" by "Grindr Unwrapped”

Le Monde: French mayor Gaël Perdriau has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing a political rival with a secretly filmed sex tape involving a male sex worker

Saturday 'Stache: Your naughty breakfast spread is served

Boystack: When you find a vintage photo album filled with gay life in the '40s and '50s

Washington Blade: Lawmakers warn of HIV crisis as federal support collapses

Gr8er Days: Peter "Ralphie" Billingsley is not sick of "A Christmas Story"

76Crimes: Ghana parliament welcomes anti-LGBTQ lawmakers from Uganda

Harper's Bazaar: The 36 best LGBTQ television shows of all time?

Speedo Sunday: Imagine laying eyes on him in your gym's sauna

V Man: Inside Benito Skinner’s Harvard trip -- and how it’s shaping season 2 of "Overcompensating"

KWCH: Kansas AG Kris Kobach, who has spent his career trying to be the worst person on the planet, warns Wichita school district against LGBTQ policies

Gayety: Ranking U.S. honeymoon destinations for queers

LGBTQ Nation: He killed his male lover to keep their relationship a secret. Now he’s paying the price.

CBS12: Man who allegedly drove toward LGBTQ runners won't go free on bond

Them: Why are men so afraid of a little kiss?

Hot Cat of the Day: I obviously caught the wrong flight home this Thanksgiving! 

RIP: Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

"Finding Prince Charming" alum Chad Spodick dead at 42

Song of the Day: Was stunned and thrilled when I saw a "new" release called "Take It to the Top" by the the Style Council, listed as a demo from their debut LP. Turns out it's from an upcoming six-disc special edition of "Café Bleu," which will include even more previously unreleased material!  

Shame Game: Our weekly viral fat “shaming” event is upon us, with a woman who claims her Delta seatmate complained about her size. I know I've been unkind about the topic in the past -- which, to be honest, is far more tongue-in-cheek than most people realize, a way of deflecting my desire to live on nothing but Nutter Butters and milk -- but I will add this: I feel for this woman and I realize most seats are too small for most of us, much less someone who is larger-statured. But it is a balancing act. Damian and I recently spent more money than we ever have on concert tickets to see Stevie Nicks, and after the show started, a young woman arrived to fill the one vacant seat directly beside us -- which forced Damian to stand entirely in front of my chair and left me 100% in the aisle, with no seat (for the ballads). We were sympathetic and didn't say anything. But would I be “shaming” anyone if we had wanted to be able to use the chairs we paid a small fortune for? Because I don't see any “nice” way of bringing it up -- and god knows she didn’t either.

On the Rag, Vol. 885

This week's double-wide rag 'n' mag roundup features Pedrin, Jack Fowler, Weslley, Jaymes Vaughan, Jonathan Bennett, Sandra Bernhard, the hot guy from "All’s Fair" and more BELOW. 

Rearview Mirror 2025

 

Another year has flown by -- I barely got my spring vacation photos uploaded before Thanksgiving rolled around -- but I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have continued to stop by the (212). Blogs like mine are definitely being replaced by Substacks and social media in general, so I appreciate that my 20th year(!) still saw substantial traffic. Although blogging is still my main online outlet, I am active (for my age) on other platforms. Above are my Top Nine posts from Instagram, where you can find me HERE. I'm also on Threads, Facebook and Bluesky if any of those are more your speed. xo 

Remains of the Day (12/03)

Boystack: Alexander Molochnikov's short film "Extremist" tells the story of a Russian artist imprisoned for spreading the truth

DNA: Intersex kids still face harmful surgeries, warns new report 

ICYMI: This Italian tennis hunk really likes to work his foreskin (NSFW)

The Advocate: Joe Biden to receive top honor at LGBTQ leadership conference for his contributions to equality

CBS News: Man sentenced to 40 years in murder of University of Mississippi student who was prominent in LGBTQ community

Wrestle Wednesday: Singlet squats warmup

Ex-Beantown Cubano: Johnny Diaz has the inside story on the Cardozo South Beach

Gallup: What percentage of Americans are LGBTQ?

FTU: LGBTQ supporters of Jacksonville shooting victim call for hate crime

FFAA: Grindr remains the safest way for LGBTQ people to meet and date

Attitude: Tom Daley teaches content creator Ollie Muhl how to dive in playful video

GLAAD: Must-see LGBTQ TV: Your December returns and finales ... what I'm currently watching HERE.

Out: I'm sorry, but isn't being coy about actors' sexualities tantamount to being ashamed? 

Reuters: 201 naked men arrested in Malaysia at alleged "health center’ male-only sex party

Queerty: They say girls end up marrying someone like their fathers, but what about gays?

GCN: "Progress has stalled": New HIV infections increased in NYC in 2024, surveillance report shows

NYT: The transgender cancer patient and what she heard on tape

PinkNews: Adult film star Scott Finn dead at 27: "His pain here is over"

Hot Cat of the Day: Rebel with claws

RedHot100: Fresh Fruit magazine is available HERE.

The Red Hot XXL 2026 calendar can be ordered HERE.

And Red Hot Roadtrip is ready to go for a spin HERE.

Music to My Ears

 

I can't imagine this would be of much interest to anyone but me. But since everyone's flooding social media with their yearend music wrap-ups, here's a look at what's been in heavy rotation this year at Casa Walsh. Of note: I saw three of them live in 2025 and have tickets to see a fourth in the months ahead! 

Donny and Marie would be proud!

Tennis Tuesday: Lorenzo Musetti

 

Where do you even start with this one? Get the full picture BELOW.