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Morning Wood
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Song of the Day: 'Vacation' (live) by the Go-Go's
Leaving for Munich, Vienna, London (Wimbledon!) and Glasgow tomorrow. Harvey & Co. will be holding down the fort -- and you can expect irregular updates from overseas as well!
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On the Rag, Vol. 464
A weekly look at what's making news in the gay mags:
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The Gay U.K.: What are the bisexual myths that drive you mad?
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Delta Sky: This in-flight publication officially became gay with this cover
Get Out!: Poor Cyndi Lauper still has to tour to pay for that $989/month palace on the Upper West Side
Cybersocket (not work friendly): Nude beaches and cruising spots for gays are becoming increasingly rare. Find out where the boys (still) are ...
Winq (United Kingdom): Andrew Scott on "Hamlet," Ireland’s transformation, and exploring his inner darkness
Out magazine: 4 queer Apple employees on self-discovery and LGBTQ advocacy
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Metro Weekly (D.C.): Nicholas Rodriguez on nontraditional casting, becoming an LGBTQ role model, and the joy of Sondheim
Q Salt Lake: The man who set the fire that killed well-known Salt Lake City restaurateur John Williams plead guilty to first-degree felony counts of aggravated murder and aggravated arson
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POZ: Meet six activists living with HIV and fighting for your rights -- including my pal Tim Murphy!
Edge Media: Serbia Lawmakers Elect First Female, Openly Gay Premier
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DNA (Australia): Alexander Dorokhov gets better with age
DNA (Australia): Alexander Dorokhov gets better with age
Attitude (U.K.):"Before I Got Famous" comes to the World Wide Web
Têtu (France): Let's take a talk in the woods
QX (London): The Pride issue is out now!
GCN (Dublin): Liam Neeson Calls for Northern Ireland to Stop Shitting on Marriage Equality
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The Fight: Los Angeles LGBT Center responds to SCOTUS ruling that partly reinstates Trump's travel ban
The Fight: Los Angeles LGBT Center responds to SCOTUS ruling that partly reinstates Trump's travel ban
Passport Magazine: Exploring Aarhus, Denmark
Gay Times (U.K.): Watch a wet Tom Daley take his most extreme selfie yet
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Julian Edelman Takes It Off for ESPN's Body Issue
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Kid Tells Annie Lennox She May Have a Future in Music
This reminds me of when "the kids" were so blown away by Annie Lennox's performance of "I Put a Spell on You" at the 2015 Grammys. The Autotune Generation didn't realize people could actually sing ... live! #whatbecomesalegendmost
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Gus Kenworthy Receives HRC Visibility Award
Gus Kenworthy writes:
So honored to have received the HRC's Visibility Award this past weekend. I'm definitely not used to standing at this type of podium but I did my best. Watch my speech HERE.Seems well-deserved to me. And he sure cleans up nicely -- although his "visibility" tends to be more centered on when he's a little more undressed!
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ABC Sigh-witness News
Maybe The New York Times is right to obliterate its copy desk -- ABC Eyewitness News has figured out a much cheaper way to edit its online stories.
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Germany Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, as Cynical Merkel Votes Against It
Marriage equality is coming to Germany just in time for my weekend arrival. But shame on Angela Merkel, who scored election points for allowing a free vote (unlike Malcolm Turnbull in Australia) but can still point to personally opposing it. (If marriage is really between one man and one woman, how is she married to a man?)
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Circling Back to 'Maple Drive'
The writer and much of the cast of "Doing Time on Maple Drive" reunited at the LGBT Writers Committee of Writers Guild of America West to discuss the seminal 1992 made-for-TV movie about a young man (played by the adorable William McNamara) who attempts suicide rather than face his sexuality. (Jim Carrey played the drunk older brother!)
My pal Greg Hernandez has the scoop -- as well as an interview with screenwriter James Huff -- HERE.
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Speedo Sunday
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Postcard From Deutschland
Nary a bachelorette to be found in this great little dive bar in Munich called Edelheiss(!), which I've dubbed das Julius' of Bavaria. (Germans know how to make beer, guys -- none of that hoppy craft crap.) We started our day (after flying all night) with a somber visit to the concentration camp in Dachau -- a model for the others -- that was as humbling as it was horrifying. (Everything I've read about the atrocities that went on in these camps paled with what we learned.) Then after a nice nap we roamed the cobblestone streets of the gayborhood before grabbing an overdue bite to eat at Glochenbach then landing here for some cold ones and some local flavor. My mother's maternal family hails from Hanover (the Spangenbergs/Reineckees) and the German colony of Norka in Russia (the Rosses/Döringises) -- is that why I feel so at home, despite not speaking a word? We're off to see Ludwig II's most gay-fabulous castles tomorrow -- hope everyone has a great Montag!
Paying our respects
Stonewall east
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Morning Wood
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Song of the Day: '?' by Nena
Am planning a week of music pinned to where Damian and I are this week on our European vacation. We arrived in Munich over the weekend so this was the best I could come up with -- the followup to the "99 Luftballons" album (called "Fragezeichen") was full of gems like this one -- as I don't know many Bavarian pop stars!
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Fun Couples: President Emmanuel Macron and Lucas Pouille
Remember when our leader used to be the coolest in the world?
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Mug Shot Monday
I'd f**k him just for having the balls to show Arkansas what it can do with its Ten Commandments monument.
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Song of the Day: 'Vienna Calling' by Falco
Maybe not the most patriotic song for today, but if it's Tuesday, this must be Austria! Here's the late singer/songwriter's other American hit -- "Rock Me Amadeus" hit No. 1, but would you believe "Der Kommissar" stalled at No. 74? -- just in time for Damian and me to pull into Vienna ...
After the Fire's English cover of "Der Kommissar" hit No. 5 a year later.
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Tennis Tuesday
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Happy Independence Day!
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Auf Wiedersehen, München
Had a memorable couple of days and nights in Munich, with the highlight being our day trip to Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavarian King/queen Ludwig II's nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace built at the top of a foresty hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria. (What a hike!) The U.S. has many glorious places, but I don't believe I've ever seen a view as spectacular as this. (Or is it the bratwurst talking?) Now we're being dazzled by the scenery from the train taking us from Munich to Vienna -- the hills are truly alive in Salzburg -- and are looking forward to a little relaxation in the city before heading to Wimbledon on Thursday.
With my brown-eyed boy
Train with a view ...
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