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On the Rag, Vol. 441

January 13, 2017, 2:30 am
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A weekly look at what's making news in the free gay mags:


Cybersocket: Are you hot for amateur porn? Info HERE.


DNA: Calum Winsor out front. Info HERE.


Get Out!: Meet Israel Eurovision contestant Judah Gavra HERE.


There's another Hemsworth brother, and he likes to get NAKED.


Metro Weekly (D.C.): Baltimore Eagle co-owner Chuck King talks about how the leather bar plans to embrace the entire LGBT community / Read HERE.


QX (London): For all of you with daddy issues / Read HERE.


Passport: Check in with the venerable gay travel mag HERE.


Outlook Ohio: Watch the trailer for the "CHiPs" movie reboot HERE.


Grab (Chicago): Joe Jonas is not going to let little bro Nick do all the gay baiting! Read HERE.


MetroSouce NY: Publisher Rob Davis asks: When newspapers vanish, where does the news go? Read HERE.


GT (London): Meet the strong (and hunky) British men of the Mr. World competition HERE.


The Fight (L.A.): Tom Gross is the mag's first coverman for 2017! Info HERE.


Adelante (L.A.): Emmanuel Aguilar out front / Info HERE.


Gloss (SF): Go behind the scenes of the upcoming Valentine's Day issue, above.
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A History of Irish Surnames

January 13, 2017, 2:35 am
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Walsh is the fourth most-common surname in Ireland, yet I'm surprised how many people don't know this. If yours isn't on this list, you can check to see what is known about yours HERE.


Via Ancestry.com: 

The most common Irish surnames in Ireland haven’t changed much for a century. Here are 10 of them:
1. Murphy — The Anglicized version of the Irish surname Ó Murchadha and Mac Murchadha, meaning “sea warrior.”
2. Kelly — The origin of this Irish name is uncertain. An Anglicized version of the Irish name Ó Ceallaigh, it can describe a warrior or mean “white-headed,” “frequenting churches,” or “descendant of Ceallach.”
3. O’Sullivan — (Ó Súileabháin or Ó Súilleabháin in Irish). In 1890, 90 percent of the O’Sullivans were estimated to be in Munster. Many people agree that the basic surname means “eye,” but they do not agree whether the rest of the name means “one-eyed,” “hawk-eyed,” “black-eyed,” or something else.
4. Walsh — This name came to Ireland via British soldiers during the Norman invasion of Ireland and means “from Wales.” It’s derived from Breathnach or Brannagh.
5. Smith — This surname does not necessarily suggest English ancestry, as some think; often the surname was derived from Gabhann (which means “smith”).
6. O’Brien — This name came down from Brian Boru (941-1014) who was king of Munster; his descendants took the name Ó Briain.
7. Byrne (also Byrnes; O’Byrne) — from the Irish name Ó Broin (“raven”; also, descendant of Bran); this dates to the ancient Celtic chieftain Bran mac Máelmórda, a King of Leinster in the 11thcentury.
8. Ryan — This name has various possible origins: from the Gaelic Ó Riagháin (grandson or descendant of Rían) or Ó Maoilriain (grandson/descendant of Maoilriaghain) or Ó Ruaidhín (grandson/descendant of the little red one). Or it may be a simplification of the name Mulryan. It means “little king.”
9. O’Connor — From Ó Conchobhair (grandson or descendant of Conchobhar; “lover of hounds”).
10. O’Neill — Anglicized from the Gaelic Ua Néill (grandson or descendant of Niall). The name is connected with meanings including “vehement” and “champion.” The main O’Niall family is descended from the historic “Niall of the Nine Hostages.”
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Page 1 Roundup (01/13)

January 13, 2017, 2:00 am
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Poor little babies have been locked up because of a rare strain of bird flu -- but workers have no plans to put down any of the sicks kitties, and will treat them for the virus / Video HERE.


Girl survives being struck by cabbie who had heart attack / Read HERE.


Comey's handling of Clinton email case is going to be investigated, and the man who would be president is still carrying on like a 2-year-old, publicly attacking a private citizen / Read HERE.


You know what banks need? Slot machines, miniskirts and chocolate / Read HERE.

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Babe Watch

January 13, 2017, 10:23 am
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The trailer for the long -awaited(!) "Baywatch" movie -- starring Zac Efron and The Rock -- is finally upon us. Watch HERE.



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Reunited ... and It Feels So Good

January 13, 2017, 10:50 am
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Following Rico and Dominic's Instgram stories makes me feel like Roberta reading the tea leaves in Jim and Susan's personal ads ...


OMG, normally Rico is more excited about seeing Dominic but not this time around -- he must really be falling for him!


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Baby U Left Us

January 13, 2017, 12:45 pm
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Ruby Seadragon Spotted in the Wild for First Time

January 13, 2017, 3:05 pm
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Read what my boyfriend found out about rarely seen creature HERE.

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Taking It 'Un Dia at a Time'

January 13, 2017, 3:55 pm
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Has anyone checked out the "One Day at a Time" reboot on Netflix? I haven't yet. But my Cuban-American pal Johnny Diaz wrote it up for the Sun-Sentinel, where he reveals there may be cameos from the original! Read HERE.


I may wait to watch until Glenn "Get a Love On" Scarpelli is added to the cast. 


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Speedo Sunday

January 14, 2017, 9:10 pm
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Sign Language

January 14, 2017, 9:20 pm
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From HERE.

Keep your door close and your enemies closer. 

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Morning Wood

January 16, 2017, 2:10 am
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Song of the Day: 'Temptation' by New Order

January 16, 2017, 2:15 am
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Went into a bit of a New Order hole over the weekend, which caught even me off guard. (Was it all those "most influential albums from my teen years" memes on Facebook?) As I dug through my music library I was surprised to realize I was this huge fan from back in the day -- culminating with my seeing and managing to meet them at Mesa Amphitheater back in 1986 -- who barely owns any music by them now. As I read through their discography I discovered I had wound up with nothing but a bunch of singles and "Power, Corruption & Lies" in my iTunes library because the bulk of my love affair with remnants of Joy Division took place in the early '80s when my oldest brother was away at college at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. Bill would come home every other weekend with a pile of laundry and a pile of records -- often import 12-inch singles he'd found out about from the local New Wave station. 


The first two Pretenders albums, Altered Images'"Happy Birthday," Romeo Void's "It's a Condition" and Bananarama's "Really Saying Something" and "Shy Boy" 12-inchers (b/w the superior "Don't Call Us") were definitely highlights. But it was the "1981-1982 (Factus 8)" EP by a British synth band called New Order that introduced me to a whole new sound, paving the way for the Human League, Depeche Mode, O.M.D. and Yaz. All five songs were instantly likable. But it was "Temptation" -- "Up, down, turn around, please don't let me hit the ground! -- that I listened to over and over again until my mom asked if there was something wrong with my Yorx stereo (that spun records just a tad too quickly) my parents got me for Christmas at Price Club, the precursor to Costco. From there Bill brought home 12-inch versions of "Blue Monday,""Confusion" (not to be confused with the overproduced 1987 version recorded for "Substance") and "Thieves Like Us." Then in May 1984 he graduated from college and my supply dried up. 


From what I can remember, the band put out "Power, Corruption & Lies" with none of the singles I had grown to love -- and during the magical year of 1983 when I had minimal cash and a long list of must-buy albums -- so I didn't get it until another "Why don't I own more New Order?" moment in the CD era. (Still, I recall being completely fascinated with the album from reading about it and seeing its cover art singled out in my copy of U.K.-published copy of "The Rock Yearbook 1983.") The band then released its first high-profile U.S. release -- promoted with a video of "The Perfect Kiss" directed by Jonathan Demme -- but despite my now having my first job, I passed on "Low-Life" because what I heard didn't really catch my ear the way their earlier material did. "Bizarre Love Triangle" got me -- and the world excited about the band all over again -- and then the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack gave us the neurotically wonderful "Shellshock." What I didn't realize was that at this point I sort of stopped paying much attention -- you could hear New Order constantly on any alternative radio station or dance club -- and that's when the band apparently reached the height of its popularity. The rather delightful "Regret" in 1993  would become their biggest U.S. single (I didn't even know it by name until I played it yesterday!), and they would go on to score more than 20 Top 20 singles in the U.K. in the '90s and aughts, including some World Cup anthem I've never heard of that topped the charts in 1990! Still, some 35 years since my brother first brought home that EP, it's those early songs -- the "Oh, you've got green eyes/ Oh, you've got blue eyes/ Oh, you've got grey eyes/ And I've never seen anyone quite like you before" refrain from "Temptation" still gives me goose bumps -- and the sublime "Power, Corruption & Lies" (it's hard to top songs like "Age of Consent,""5-8-6" and "Your Silent Face") that maintain my status as a major fan. 

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Page 1 Roundup (01/16)

January 16, 2017, 2:00 am
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Bob Woodward's head has been up George W. Bush's ass for so long I didn't even realize he was still working. 


Martin Luther King Jr. died while standing up for sanitation workers’ rights — but many still have to work on his holiday / Read HERE.


What a shock -- this person whose entire political career was built on the racist birther lie is being "callous" toward a black civil rights hero / Read HERE.

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Happy Martin Luther King Day

January 16, 2017, 9:18 am
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Hope you're having a relaxing holiday. After seeing what went on with John Lewis over the weekend, something tells me this may be last time we officially celebrate MLK for the next four to eight years.


From HERE.




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Tommy: The Comeback!

January 16, 2017, 9:27 am
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It looks like Tommy Haas really is returning to professional tennis tomorrow at the Australian Open -- and word has it his opening match is one he could win, depending on which version of Benoit Paire shows up to play. What an inspiration to see a nearly 40-year-old man competing with guys half his age!

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Bryan Hawn's Bubble Butt Retires From YouTube

January 16, 2017, 9:32 am
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Omar Mateen’s Wife Arrested by FBI for Obstruction of Justice

January 16, 2017, 9:38 am
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The horror never ends. The Daily News reports that the wife of Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen has been arrested in connection with the attack on an LGBT nightclub last year  FBI agents reportedly took Noor Salman into custody at her home near San Francisco, A source said Salman was charged with obstruction. Mateen, her husband, killed 49 people at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub in June, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. He died after a gunbattle with police in the club. Salman was questioned by authorities after the shooting and there were reports that she might be charged for failing to report her husband’s murderous plans.
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Lounging With Dominic Thiem and Rico Bellotti

January 16, 2017, 9:46 am
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Transgender Model to Be Featured in Top Indian Fashion Show for First Time

January 16, 2017, 9:55 am
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It always feels like one step forward, two steps back for LGBT people around the world -- or maybe the other way around in this case as India voted to recriminalize gay sex in 2013 but then allows THIS.

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Morning Wood

January 17, 2017, 2:10 am
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