Rosie O’Donnell on Supporting Artists, Early Memories of The Advocate

O’Donnell chats with The Advocate about raising money for the Actors Fund, about her queer A League of Their Own character, and being ‘Lebanese’ with Ellen DeGeneres.

www.advocate.com/media/2020/4/08/rosie-odonnell-supporting-artists-early-memories-advocate

Daily Dose: We’re on the Edge. Time to send a ‘Postcard’

Welcome to Queerty’s latest entry in our Queerantined: Daily Dose series. Every day as long as the COVID-19 pandemic has us under quarantine, we’ll release a suggested bit of gloriously queer entertainment designed to keep you from getting stir crazy in the house. Each weekend, we will also suggest a bingable title to keep you extra busy.

The Gangbusters: Postcards from the Edge

Feel like you’re losing your mind yet? Us too. Maybe that’s why we gravitate towards Postcards from the Edge, Mike Nichols’ comedy about addiction, mental health and Hollywood, penned by the great Carrie Fisher. The semiautobiographical tale follows a young actress (Meryl Streep) forced to move in with her megastar mom (Shirley MacLaine) while struggling with drug addiction. Heartache and hilarity (more of the latter) ensue, as Fisher takes pages from her own life with her famous mom–Debbie Reynolds–and transforms them into a semiautobiographical screenplay. MacLaine has a show-stopping musical number, while Streep gives her best ever performance. Reread that sentence again–yes it’s true. Loaded with acid wit, quotable zingers and tender observations about the nature of stardom and addiction, Postcards from the Edge is perfect viewing for quarantine time…especially when on the edge of cracking up.

Streams on Amazon, VUDU, iTunes & YouTube.

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Linda Tripp, Whose Secret Tapes of Monica Lewinsky Fueled the Clinton Impeachment Scandal, is Dead at 70

Linda Tripp, the White House staffer who secretly recorded her conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky about Lewinsky’s affair with then-President Bill Clinton and turned them over to Kenneth Starr in exchange for immunity during Clinton’s impeachment trial, has died at 70.

The New York Post reports: “Tripp has been seriously ill and on her deathbed Tuesday night, according to a Facebook posting by her daughter. The Daily Mail reported on Wednesday afternoon that she had passed. … Tripp’s son-in-law, Thomas Foley, told The Post that he was unable to share any information about her condition. … Allison told TMZ that Tripp’s illness was not related to the coronavirus.”

Lewinsky tweeted words of support for Tripp’s family earlier on Wednesday.

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Linda Tripp, Whose Secret Tapes of Monica Lewinsky Fueled the Clinton Impeachment Scandal, is Dead at 70

Standing Next to Pence, Fauci Praises ‘Courage, Dignity’ of Gay People

The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases spoke about the impact of epidemics on marginalized communities.

www.advocate.com/health/2020/4/08/standing-next-pence-fauci-praises-courage-dignity-gay-people