My infamous Mug Shot Monday feature finally got some notice … that wasn’t vitriolic!
Watch below:
Even "Capital One" guy Jeremy Brandt got a kick out this ...
Friday, February 13, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Remains of the Day (02/12)
Passport: Exploring LGBTQ Japan ... we certainly enjoyed our time THERE!
Greg in Hollywood: Alexander Skarsgaard and Harry Melling on making the kink romance "Pillion"
Out: Netflix CEO insists politics had nothing to do with cancelation of "Boots" and also pushes back on "trans agenda" claim
Hot Cat of the Day: Harvey's cousin Leo would like a word!
Deadpan Alley: Just added Michael Seth Starr's upcoming Bob Newhart biography to my reading list!
On the Rag, Vol. 895
This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features Ryan Faucett, Filou Fitt, Gael Jacob, Zack Polanski, Connor Storrie, Jannik Sinner, Joe Alwyn and more BELOW
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Remains of the Day (02/11)
Deadline: "The White Lotus" Season 4 casts Sandra Bernhard; now let's hope she can remember her lines!
International Jock: Pick a jockstrap, any jockstrap ...
OCJ: Ohio tied for fourth in nation for the most anti-LGBTQ incidents last year, according to new report
The Advocate: Newly elected New York state Sen. Erik Bottcher says Albany must be a bulwark against White House
Attitude: "Heated Rivalry" star François Arnaud’s next role revealed in trailer for "Someone’s Daughter"
Hot Cat of the Day: When your routine is upstaged by your critter
James Van Der Beek dead at 48 after colorectal cancer battle. First Dylan, Screech and Brenda, and now a kid from the next era of teen shows; so very sad.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Abbey Sobelman and Sheridan Wood Awarded ACES Bill Walsh Scholarship for 2026
Excited to share the news that Abbey Sobelman, a senior at Northern Arizona State, and Sheridan Wood, a master's student at the University of Montana, have been selected the winners of the 2026 editing scholarship named after my brother Bill.
The award, endowed by my family to honor a student pursuing a career in news editing, is administered by the ACES Education Fund and is supported by donations to the ACES Education Fund.
Many thanks to everyone involved behind the scenes for helping maintain this wonderful tribute to our beloved Billy. Our family is irrevocably broken, but remembering him through his love of words is something I continue to treasure each year. xo
From the news release:
The ACES Education Fund has chosen two winners for the 2026 Bill Walsh Scholarship for excellence in the editing of news.Abbey Sobelman and Sheridan Wood are the tenth and eleventh recipients of the $3,500 award, named for the late Washington Post editor and author Bill Walsh, who also was a member of the Education Fund Board of Directors.
The two were chosen from several dozen outstanding applicants representing public and private universities from across the U.S. and around the world.Sobelman is a senior in journalism and communication studies at Northern Arizona University. She has worked at the Lumberjack, the student newspaper, and KJACK Radio, the student radio station, since her first year in college. Through these experiences, she has been drawn to the editing process.“Editing has been the highlight and passion of my college career,” Sobelman said. “This award will allow me to complete my undergraduate degrees in journalism and communication studies this May and support the start of my professional career.”Wood is a master’s student in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism at the University of Montana. She has worked as a copy editor and reporter at several media outlets and has won awards for radio reporting. Her career plans center on local news.“I am honored to be named the 2026 Walsh Scholar, and am deeply grateful to the ACES Education Fund judges and donors for this opportunity,” Wood said. “I strongly believe high quality, well edited news is paramount to the foundation of an informed democracy, and am so grateful for ACES' assistance as I pursue my news editing goals.”
David Wise's FIGHT BACK Returns March 19
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I’m a sucker for nostalgia -- however grim. That’s probably why Fight Back, David Wise’s immersive ACT UP meeting, stayed with me long after I walked back out onto West 13th Street.
In August, I wrote about being there and what it felt like to be dropped into an ACT UP New York meeting on March 13, 1989. There are no actors, no script and no audience -- just a room full of people asked to live, breathe and organize as if lives quite literally depended on it. Because at the time they did. From the moment you arrive at the New York LGBT Community Center, the clock rewinds, and suddenly you’re talking about Robert Mapplethorpe, Madonna, Jerome Robbins and Ed Koch’s deadly inaction as if it’s all unfolding right now. It’s unsettling, moving, occasionally frustrating and, at least for me, affecting.
So here’s the update: Fight Back is happening again, with the first 2026 event taking place Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. -- and you’re invited.
Remember: This is not theater in the traditional sense. It’s a carefully constructed experiment in empathy and collective memory. Every participant is assigned a real person who actually was -- or plausibly could have been -- at that 1989 ACT UP meeting. You decide, with guidance beforehand, how actively you want to participate. You don’t need to be an actor. You don’t need to speak at all. You just need to show up willing to step into the room and sit with the weight of that moment in history.
The meeting lasts about 2–3 hours and takes place at the Center, 208 W. 13th St., Manhattan. There’s a $19.89 required donation -- a thoughtful nod to the year at the heart of the experience -- with cost alternatives available when you sign up.
If you’re wondering whether it’s worth your time, I found it an effective way to put today’s reality into perspective and to remember how much of it was fought for.
If you’ve already done Fight Back, consider coming again. If you haven’t, this is the moment. And if you know someone who should experience it, spread the word.
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