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Daily Archives: September 4, 2019
Taron Egerton says he felt “trepidation around playing a gay character”
Taron Egerton says he felt “trepidation around playing a gay character”
The thing I was nervous of… There’s a certain amount of trepidation around playing a gay character when you’re a heterosexual.
Because you don’t want that community to feel you’re doing some sort of caricature or something.
I didn’t want to camp it up, because Elton is not a camp man. I knew quite acutely that wasn’t what I wanted to do.”— Taron Egerton speaking to GQ about his approach to playing Elton John in the 2019 film Rocketman.
Lizzo, Mike Pence, Philippines, Boris Johnson, Hong Kong, Margaret Atwood, ‘Grace & Frankie’, Adam Lambert: HOT LINKS
Lizzo, Mike Pence, Philippines, Boris Johnson, Hong Kong, Margaret Atwood, ‘Grace & Frankie’, Adam Lambert: HOT LINKS
IRELAND. Pence’s visit to Ireland a certified disaster after Doonbeg Trump Hotel “boondoogle” and endorsement of Boris Johnson and Brexit.
100% THAT BITCH. Twitter user accuses Lizzo of ripping her off.
PHILIPPINES. Supreme Court rejects gay marriage appeal: “It ruled that because the applicant didn’t have a partner he hadn’t suffered from current marriage laws, therefore he can’t claim to be a victim of discrimination.”
BREXIT. Boris Johnson suffers devastating loss on first key Brexit vote.
BAD WEATHER. Stock market tumbles linked to Trump tweetstorms: ‘Days when Trump tweets a lot are associated with negative stock market returns, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Tuesday in a report. The brokerage’s chief equity strategist, Savita Subramanian, wrote in a note that “since 2016, days with more than 35 tweets (90 percentile) by Trump have seen negative returns (-9bp), whereas days with less than 5 tweets (10 percentile) have seen positive returns (+5bp) — statistically significant.” A basis point is 0.01 percent.’
PENIS KITTY. Rescue cat with unusual markings goes viral.
HONG KONG. Chief executive Carrie Lam withdraws extradition bill: “The move responds to a major demand of the protesters, who feared China would exploit the measure to extradite suspects for prosecution in China’s opaque judicial system. But it was unclear if the concession would be enough to bring an end to intensifying demonstrations, which are now driven by multiple grievances with the government.”
THE TESTAMENTS. The first extract of Margaret Atwood’s follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, which has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
GRACE & FRANKIE. Renewed for 7th and final season. “It’s thrilling and somehow fitting, that our show about the challenges, as well as the beauty and dignity of aging, will be the oldest show on Netflix.”
FACEBOOK. Facial recognition no longer a default action. ‘Starting today, it’s rolling out its Face Recognition privacy setting, which it first introduced in December 2017, to all users. If you have Face Recognition turned on, Facebook will notify you if someone uploads a photo of you, even if you aren’t tagged. You can then tag yourself, stay untagged, or report the photo if it’s something you want taken down.’
YOUTUBE. More than 17,000 hate channels removed: “Those numbers are approximately five times as many than the company’s last quarter, according to a new blog post from YouTube about the company’s attempts to tackle a growing number of hateful and dangerous videos on the platform. This also includes doubling the removal of comments (more than 500 million) that were found to be hateful. Some of these channels, videos, and comments are old and were terminated following the policy change, according to the blog post. This could account for the spike in removal numbers.”
BALLS FOR SALE. A colorful art installation that has been hanging in Montreal’s Gay Village will soon be up for sale: “Those who want to capture a bit of the magic can purchase one of the 3,500 strands for $100. Each contains 50 or more balls made of recycled plastic in pink, orange, yellow, green, blue or purple. Proceeds will fund a new art installation to replace the now famous work via an international design competition, while $10 from each sale will go to LGBTQ+ community groups.”
BARBIE FERREIRA. Euphoria star on her and her character’s sexual orientation: “I feel like in my personal life I’ve been gay as hell … I think Kat’s a little queer, but that might be my perspective.”
KANSAS CITY. Gay softball world series to attract 5,000 people: “The NAGAAA has grown to more than 3,000 teams and 25,000 participants. The GSWS is the largest annual, LGBT, single-sport, week-long athletic competition in the world. … The NAGAAA serves as an outlet for people who may have previously been turned away from sports to get involved and have fun, Switzer said.”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Adam Lambert “Superpower” directed by Millicent Hailes.
HUMP DAY HOTTIES. Elijah Bradley and Ali Toufic.
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Jacoby & Bianca’s Plenty of Fish Themed Wedding!
Jacoby & Bianca’s Plenty of Fish Themed Wedding!
This Plenty of Fish success couple managed to pull off an entire POF themed wedding and their cake is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before! Thank you Jacoby and Bianca for sharing your story with us – read more about how they met and advice on finding your person on Plenty of Fish. When you […]
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‘Grace and Frankie,’ a TV Milestone for Gay Seniors and Women, Retires
‘Grace and Frankie,’ a TV Milestone for Gay Seniors and Women, Retires
The Netflix show starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda will end after its seventh season.
www.advocate.com/television/2019/9/04/grace-frankie-tv-milestone-gay-seniors-and-women-retires
Trump Displays Doctored Hurricane Chart in Oval Office Update on Dorian: WATCH
Trump Displays Doctored Hurricane Chart in Oval Office Update on Dorian: WATCH
Donald Trump displayed a NOAA chart that appeared to have been doctored with a Sharpie in an Oval Office update on Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday. The chart contained an extra black line stretching to the west of Dorian’s forecast path, a move some suggest was meant to cover for an incorrect prediction he had made that the storm would hit Alabama.
President @realDonaldTrump gives an update on Hurricane #Dorian: pic.twitter.com/CmxAXHY5AO
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 4, 2019
Can’t let this go unnoticed. @realDonaldTrump displayed a doctored version of the @NHC_Atlantic forecast for #Dorian.
The black extension past Florida did not exist; that’s not how forecast cones are drawn. pic.twitter.com/GqHikOBYU6
— Ryan Breton (@RyanBretonWX) September 4, 2019
Yep. Here’s the official WH release on the Aug. 30 FEMA brief. You can see the same map – no sharpie. t.co/DWJ79k6PbD pic.twitter.com/1TdbUGS6xJ
— Patrick White (@whitepatrick) September 4, 2019
Trump insisted three times on Sunday that Dorian would hit Alabama, even after it was refuted by the National Weather Service, CNN reported.
Alabama will not be impacted by Dorian in any way. t.co/QKq10l6SXA
— James Spann (@spann) September 1, 2019
Alabama will NOT see any impacts from #Dorian. We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane #Dorian will be felt across Alabama. The system will remain too far east. #alwx
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) September 1, 2019
Some are accusing Trump of violating federal law by displaying a false weather report.
You guys just violated federal law t.co/NbpJX1OlCG
— Jonathan M. Katz (@KatzOnEarth) September 4, 2019
The President of the United States altered a National Hurricane Center map with a sharpie to falsely extend the official forecast toward Alabama so he didn’t have to admit he was wrong in a tweet. t.co/i0CJcYV4yq pic.twitter.com/pR57IL6WfT
— Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) September 4, 2019
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Trump Displays Doctored Hurricane Chart in Oval Office Update on Dorian: WATCH
Scarlett Johansson Loves Woody Allen Despite Child Abuse Allegations
Scarlett Johansson Loves Woody Allen Despite Child Abuse Allegations
Following more tone-deaf remarks this summer about playing transgender, the Black Widow star continues to be out of step.
This flirty Instagram post between Jerry Falwell Jr. and his ‘personal trainer’ is probably nothing
This flirty Instagram post between Jerry Falwell Jr. and his ‘personal trainer’ is probably nothing
The mysterious relationship between homophobic president of Liberty University Jerry Falwell Jr. and his 20-something personal trainer Ben Crosswhite just got even more mysterious… Or less mysterious… We’re not sure which.
Yesterday, we shared a video posted back in March 2017 on Crosswhite’s Instagram page depicting him and Falwell working out together.
Related: There’s so much to unpack in this video of Jerry Falwell Jr. and his ‘personal trainer’
In the video, Crosswhite can be seen holding the camera out in front of him while Falwell pushes him on a sled from behind.
“Come on!” he orders. “Faster! Come on! Push it!”
Falwell grunts in response.
“Let’s go!” Crosswhite demands. “Come on!”
This inspired us to do little more digging into Falwell’s Instagram page, where we found another, shall we say, gem.
On March 13, 2013, Falwell posted a picture of a rainbow without a caption. The post received a mere 23 likes and one comment. The sole comment came from Crosswhite and simply reads, “I love rainbows ;)”
We can’t help but wonder: What’s with the rainbow? And what’s with the winky face?
Last week, it was revealed that Falwell had arranged to give Crosswhite a sprawling, multi-million dollar, 18-acre fitness facility belonging to his non-profit university plus an additional $650,000 for almost nothing in return.
Both Falwell and Crosswhite denied anything nefarious was going on, with Falwell insisting he’s merely a “business mentor” to the young personal trainer, and Crosswhite putting out a statement saying that he has a wife who he loves very, very much.
Related: What’s this about Jerry Falwell Jr. giving his ‘personal trainer’ some expensive real estate?
Eric McCormack and Debra Messing Say Call to Expose Trump Donors Was ‘Misinterpreted’ After Sharp Rebuke from Whoopi Goldberg: WATCH
Eric McCormack and Debra Messing Say Call to Expose Trump Donors Was ‘Misinterpreted’ After Sharp Rebuke from Whoopi Goldberg: WATCH
Will & Grace stars Eric McCormack and Debra Messing took to social media to clarify calls to expose the names of Trump donors contributing to a California fundraiser, saying their intentions were “misinterpreted.”
Wrote McCormack on Instagram: “I want to be clear about my social media post from last week, which has been misinterpreted in a very upsetting way. I absolutely do not support blacklists or discrimination of any kind, as anyone who knows me would attest. I’d simply like to understand where Trump’s major donations are coming from, which is a matter of public record. I am holding myself responsible for making educated and informed decisions that I can morally and ethically stand by and to do that, transparency is essential.”
Messing retweeted McCormack’s message, adding, “My friend @eric_mccormack posted this today. It perfectly explains the intent behind each of our posts concerning the fundraiser. I am posting it here because, honestly, I couldn’t have said it better.”
My friend eric_mccormack posted this today. It perfectly explains the intent behind each of our posts concerning the fundraiser. I am posting it here because, honestly, I couldn’t have said it better. t.co/Jqe4l6ZeJj
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 3, 2019
Messing got into a Twitter feud with Trump after calling for a list of donors to be published last week.
Please print a list of all attendees please. The public has a right to know. t.co/YV4UoxrPHI
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) August 31, 2019
I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC’s failed lineup greatly, @DebraMessing came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me “Sir.” How times have changed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2019
McCormack echoed her requests.
Hey, @THR, kindly report on everyone attending this event, so the rest of us can be clear about who we don’t wanna work with. Thx. t.co/7W3xPG3bI2
— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) August 30, 2019
The calls to expose donors inspired a sharp rebuke from View co-host Whoopi Goldberg, who said, “Listen, the last time people did this, people ended up killing themselves. This is not a good idea, OK? Your idea of who you don’t want to work with is your personal business. Do not encourage people to print out lists because the next list that comes out, your name will be on and then people will be coming after you. We had something called a blacklist and a lot of really good people were accused of stuff. Nobody cared whether it was true or not. They were accused. And they lost their right to work. You don’t have the right! In this country, people can vote for who they want to. That is one of the great rights of this country.”
Joy Behar also said she disagreed with the strategy.
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