Weekend Tennis Roundup

Titles for Alcaraz, Korda, Etcheverry and Pegula. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW. 

Mic Envy

If I didn't suffer from crippling social anxiety -- and had any relevant talent -- I would have loved to have been either a pop singer or a stand-up comedian. Instead, I marvel at the talents of so many others, such as these gems I discovered over the weekend: The guys -- Zach Noe Towers and Jared Goldstein -- are both from a show called "OUT on Stage," now streaming on Dekkoo, that is nearly a decade old but still remains hilarious! 

Follow Zach Noe Towers HERE

Follow Kat Bird HERE.

Follow Jared Goldstein HERE.

P.S. We're going to the Indian Wells tournament next month.

Jesus Took the Wheel

 

Hmm. I always pictured him driving a nicer car. 🙏

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Remains of the Day (02/19)

Forbes: Boast signs sexpot J.J. Wolf, bolstering tennis presence

The Guardian: A gay-true-crime saga for the ages: one gory murder, two wildly different stories, and an HBO documentary that unravels the he-said-he-said saga

The Advocate: Gay man says ICE is keeping his husband jailed even though they’ve agreed to leave the U.S.

GCN: Fourth Circuit panel upholds vile military ban on enlisting HIV-positive individuals

HuffPost: Colton Underwood opens up about "weird homoeroticism" in NFL locker rooms

People: "Finding Mr. Christmas" contestant Robbie Simpson engaged to boyfriend Kyle Pollak

Queerty: After a troubled life in the closet, legendary artist Billy Preston finally gets his flowers in new doc 

Out: I was literally just thinking how nice it was to not have to hear about Shia LaBeouf anymore

Wired: Inside the so-called “Gay Tech Mafia” -- do gay men actually run Silicon Valley?

People: Kyle Dean Massey and husband Taylor Frey welcome baby number three together

Attitude: New short film "Play On" highlights the effects of homophobia in soccer amid rising reports

PinkNews: School criticized for "slap on the wrist" punishment after students wore T-shirts with anti-gay slur

Instinct: A very necessary Connor Storrie roundup, including that black thong (jockstrap?)

People: NHL star Jake Sanderson believes players would be accepting of openly gay teammates: "We love them no matter what"

Out: Gay ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron's gold medal is questioned as judging scandal heats up

Hot Cat of the Day: RIP, Palmerston. “Perhaps no one understood him better than Larry the Cat.”

In remembrance: LGBTQ activists mourn the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Saturday 'Stache: Who wants to ride 6-foot-7 model Hunter Westfall?

Speedo Sunday: Colombian model Daniel Montoyo: mauve or white?

On the Rag, Vol. 896

 

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features David Archuleta, Beau Butler, Robbie G.K., Francois Arnaud, Fra Fee, Sandra Bernhard, Sam Nivola and more BELOW.

Return of 'The Disappointments'

 

After years of waiting and hearing about Season 2 of "The Disappointments," it's finally (almost) here. I'm bummed that creator/star Rich Burns was not able to procure a streaming deal for the series -- it's awfully good, so it seemed inevitable that he eventually would -- but heartened that fans, both patient and new, are being treated with fleshed out recuts of the first season in the run-up to the second season premiere.

From a release:

"The Disappointments," from creator/director Rich Burns, is the Humanitas Prize-winning digital series about three middle-aged gay best friends trying to figure out how to live their best lives. The first episode of the Director’s Cut of Season One is available to stream on YouTube now with additional episodes being released on Sundays at 1pm ET / 10am PT leading into the Season Two streaming premiere of the show on March 22. 

About the Director’s Cut of Season One of the series, Burns shares: 

“What really excited me about this re-edit was being able to go back in and restore the show to full-length episodes -- reordering scenes for a better flow, putting back in deleted scenes that I always missed, and expanding moments that were shortened for runtime. It plays so much better now. It's funnier, sexier and more emotional, and it is more in line with the story I wanted to tell. For both previous viewers and people new to the series, it's a must see. It feels like a new show.”

Watch the first episode of Season One’s Director’s Cut of "The Disappointments" HERE

About what to expect from the upcoming Season Two, Burns says: 

“We ended Season One with a big cliffhanger -- a time jump, where we see Ray and Dwight were broken up with no explanation. In Season Two, we see what went down between them and what comes next. This season will also dive more deeply into the lives and careers of Ray, James, and Gary. We see them in new and challenging work settings, and getting promising opportunities that could help them turn their lives around. I'm really excited for people to see the incredible work our cast and crew have done, and I can’t wait for viewers to meet all the new characters who bring the laughs and conflict and more heart and more drama. Season Two is definitely a big step up.”

SEASON 2 SYNOPSIS

Ray, Gary and James each find themselves with new and exciting employment possibilities that could actually turn their disappointing lives around while also managing new challenges in their personal lives: Ray, struggling to move on after his breakup with Dwight, lands a job writing on a girls’ animated series and discovers he's an awkward fit in a room full of Gen-Z writers. Gary finds himself hired to be the co-host of a talk show and prepares to shoot the pilot while a very unexpected relationship sprouts up in his life. And newly-licensed real estate agent James manages to find a mentor in a prestigious Beverly Hills realty firm, only for complications to arise when the two men enter into a kinky sexual affair.