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Interesting new single from Argentine jazz/blue singer Greta Kohan, about whom I just learned yesterday! Follow her on Instagram HERE.

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay magazines:

HotSpots (South Florida):Melissa Etheridge talks 'Totally Fueled by Cannabis' album

Get Out!:Manny Xtravaganza talks AIDS Walk

QX (London):Meet Shon Faye

Rage Monthly:What gay guy doesn't love a B.J.?

Metro Weekly (D.C.):Helen Hayes Awards co-hosts Rick Hammerly and Felicia Curry

Lavender (Minnesota):Real estate, rainbow style

Georgia Voice: Riding for the cure

Ambush (New Orleans):Celebrate Mom this Mother's Day

A&U:Triple threat actress, singer and voguer Mj Rodriguez is poised to uplift the transgender community one stage at a time

Between the Lines (Detroit):Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch talk gay wine buddies, LGBTQ fans and Amy's "soft butch" style

Diane Keaton never knew she had a gay following

TV Line: "The Cool Kids" canceled at Fox -- network executives are f**king idiots

Instagram:Is Stan Wawrinka planning to pose nude again?

Towleroad:Gay men tortured, raped with sticks, electrocuted in hideous new round of persecution in Chechnya

The New York Times:House votes 420-to-0 to demand public release of Mueller report

Washington Post:House passes disaster-relief bill with more funding for Puerto Rico -- a U.S. territory -- despite opposition of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Rolling Stone:Sanders, de Blasio, Gabbard top Democrats' most-disliked list

Twitter:I think we've officially reached peak woke with this one [eye-roll emoji]

The Daily News:Cut out of big "Motown 60" celebration, Martha Reeves will get to celebrate after all

Sasha Watson:I dated Beto O'Rourke in college. Here's what it's like to watch your college boyfriend run for president

BosGuy:Thank God It's Furry Friday

The Randy Report:Gilead will donate PrEP to 200,000 people

Gothamist:One of NYC's oldest pop and rock radio stations is turning "Christian"

Twitter: Dominic Thiem saves two match points to defeat Roger Federer in Madrid, 4-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4

TPM:Schiff floats idea of fining Trump officials held in contempt $25,000 a day

Boy Culture:Shawn Mendes's latest Calvin Klein ad campaign is pure sex

Washington Blade:Creator and owner of D.C.'s famed Tracks nightclub dies at 76

Time Magazine:Elizabeth Warren covers the legendary news magazine: "I have a plan for that"

OMG Blog:Tom Ellis's butt stars in Season 4 of "Lucifer"

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Unchonking yourself for summer like 😽😹
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Hot Cat of the Day: Sure wish we had room for one of these. Harvey's a total jock and would love to play on this!

Aussie Craig wants to know: MO or NO MO?

The Daily News: Former homeless Bronx student accepted to 12 colleges

One-time radical Judith Clark released from prison after 38 years

NYPD adds 47 names to its memorial wall; all cops died of 9/11 illnesses

The Randy Report:What do you think of Renee Zellweger's transformation into Judy Garland?

The Washington Post:House committee subpoenas Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig over Trump tax returns

Towleroad:Pete Buttigieg commits to Provincetown campaign stop in July

The Wrap: So "The Cool Kids" and "The Kids Are All Right" get canceled after one season each, but "Hawaii Five-O" just got renewed for a 10th????

Dlisted:Talk about range: Andrew Garfield played a gay guy dying of AIDS -- and now he's going to play televangelist Jim Baker

Out in Jersey:'Drag Queen Story Hour' protests bring attention to intolerance

New York Post: LIRR employees refusing to work overtime after MTA crackdown

"Suicidal" Delta passenger tries to open plane door mid-flight

No good dead goes unpunished: Puppy edition

New York Magazine: Do you have any idea how dirty it makes me feel to agree with this rightwing tool?

The New York Times: It never ends: Now we know Trump tried to get White House counsel Don McGahn to publicly say Trump hadn't obstructed justice -- and McGahn refused!

Trump renews trade war with as China talks end without a deal

How Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods will hit your shopping cart

The Wall Street Journal:Farmers plow through Netflix while plowing fields

Are socks with sandals ever OK?

Here’s to all of the mothers of the world — past and present — who do the heavy lifting in life ...

The Daily News:Mayor de Blasio’s NYPD vehicle was driving wrong way when it crashed with truck, sparking cover-up

NYPD judge’s decision undermines case against chokehold cop in Eric Garner case, union says

New York Post:Infamous "Broadway Bandit" has struck again, says FBI

Sexy Army vets exchange wedding vows on subway

The New York Times: Trump's trade war escalation will exact economic pain, adviser says

Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, "justices" with much in common, take different paths

How a newspaper war in New Orleans ended: With a baked alaska and layoffs

The Wall Street Journal:'Games of Thrones' is ending. What's the outlook for the trebuchet industry?

Leave it to a big queen like Morrissey to use a photo of Donnelly Rhodes -- aka criminal on the run Dutch on TV's "Soap" -- on the cover of his "Lover-to-Be" single! Bonus points for finding a mustachioed photo of the hunky Canadian actor who died last year at 80.

Awfully cute, if you can get past their racist crimes.

I thought "these people" were going to die out and usher in a more egalitarian society.

And get this: It happened in New York state!

Things got a little frosty this weekend in our apartment -- and I'm not just referring to the temperature dropping with the wind and rain. Novak Djokovic finally tried to win again -- and captured his first tournament since the Australian Open.

Not only is Damian convinced the Serb will win four majors in a row -- again. He's smarting that Nole beat both Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas -- the two men who are considered most likely to succeed the Big Three, and the two men who eliminated his guy, Rafael Nadal. I for one will never count Rafa out at the French Open. But he has struggled to find his form this year even on clay this year, something we haven't seen since 2015.

I'm more comfortable with Thiem in the top four than Zverev, even if I'm still not convinced either of them has "what it takes."

Meanwhile, Kiki Bertens's reign of terror continues. I always thought Kim Clijsters was the most boring top player of all time ... but it's beginning to look like she's going to be supplanted by the Dutch dud. I guess the only good thing to come out of her win -- where she didn't drop a set in beating Siniakova, Ostapenko, Sevastova, Kvitova, Stephens and Halep -- is that she kept Simona from regaining the No. 1 spot. (Osaka has TWO majors and it's still not enough!) Here's hoping the Romanian pipsqueak sheds all of her Paris points and that we won't have to worry about that ranking possibility again anytime soon.

Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman may have lost in the men's doubles final to Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer.

But everyone was a winner watching four of the hottest men on the circuit on the court together.

Deliciano followed James Blake and Tommy Haas into tournament-director land, and it sounds like ZZ Top was right ...

Around the net ...

This might not be the most modest post from Liam "I shouldn't wear white shorts on a humid day" Broady, but he's right.

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How can we make this photo better? 😝 @djokernole loves you Madrid ❤️ #Tennis #ATPTour #MMOpen
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Ya gotta have heart ...

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On tour with the young pup🔒⬇️ Rome you are definitely up there with my favorites 🇮🇹☕️🍕🍝🍦#areyounotentertained
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Next stop: Rome ...

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Two big players. Two huge shots. Right now, would you rather... @rafaelnadal’s forehand 💪 or @domithiem’s backhand 🚀 #ibi19 | @internazionalibnlditalia
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Where Rafael Nadal will have one last chance to prove he's still the King of Clay before Roland Garros ...

Gr8er Days:Doris Day, one of the world's most beloved stars, dies at 97

The Hill:China retaliates with higher tariffs as Trump defends his approach (autoplay video warning)

Instagram: Is former quarterback turned "Bachelor" star Jesse Palmer's brother even cuter than he is?

Baseline: Is Rafael Nadal distracted by his impending nuptials?

Towleroad:Fox's "Empire" is ending after next season, and still has no plans to bring back Jussie Smollett

HuffPost: Indya Moore is Elle magazine's first transgender cover star -- yet Moore chooses to undermine the historic feat by insisting on using the they/them pronouns

YouTube: We need to talk about Mango

The Atlantic: Wondering what to do when neighbors fight

Newsweek:The 15 worst airlines in the world / The 15 best airlines in the world

Instagram: I think Bammer47 had the hottest "first boyfriend" of all time!

The Randy Report:I'm over the moon that a gay person is getting legitimate traction in a U.S. presidential race -- but Pete Buttigieg is just plain wrong to decry identity politics

Dlisted:Actor Mark Webber -- who looks pretty hot to me -- thinks he got fired from an ABC pilot for hot being hot enough

Extra:"Mod Squad,""Twin Peaks" star Peggy Lipton, mother of Rashida Jones, dies at 72

NewNowNext:Gritty new series dives into the dark world of high-fashion male models

The Daily News: Anti-gay, anti-Semitic Arizona pastor becomes first banned from Ireland

Greg in Hollywood:To mark the 97th anniversary of her birth, enjoy Bea Arthur as Carrie Bradshaw in a parody of "Sex and the City"

Brooklyn Vegan:Bjork's "Cornucopia" live show is an ecstatic paean to nature and flutes

The New York Times: As TV industry's $20 billion week starts, signs that streaming isn't king yet

Hot Cat of the Day: It's a shame Larry is no longer with us -- this has a Mask4Mask relationship written all over it!

Yes, yes and yes. Enough with the vanity runs -- do something for your country.

Another look HERE.

The Daily News: De Blasio booed during Green New Deal rally at Trump Tower ahead of his president campaign announcement

Melissa McCarthy to replace Steve Harvey as host of ‘Little Big Shots,’ Kelly Clarkson to take over 'Steve' talk show timeslots with 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'

Michael Jackson’s son Prince graduates with honors from Loyola Marymount University

Two inmates charged in ‘sextortion’ plot that drove young Army vet to kill himself

Deep Dish:A loving gay remembrance of Doris Day (1922-2019)

Salon:Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in nationwide college-admissions scandal

TV Line:Kim Cattrall is returning to television in the holy roller soap "Filthy Rich"

The '90210' gang is back together, minus one

NewNowNext:If your religious views prevent you from providing health care, you shouldn't be in health care

TPM:GOP senator tells farmers hurt by Trump's trade war to suck it up: At least you're not fighting in a real war

Chicago Tribune:I've been fascinated by this woman since I started reading Interview as a kid. How I hope this show makes its way from the (312) to the (212) ...

BBC:Conor McGregor -- who was born to wear white jeans -- has charges dismissed

Back2Stonewall:Happy birthday to Armistead Maupin!

People: Passengers were waiting to board -- then the pilot was arrested for triple murder

Metrosource: Are you looking for local LGBTQ-friendly businesses?

New York Post: Felicity Huffman cries in court while pleading guilty to college admissions scam

Royal baby joins famous Archies through history (SLIDESHOW)

Get Naked/Soiree Fair: Previews for "Camp Morning Wood" begin May 29

The Washington Post:Glad Jimmy Carter is on the mend, but he wouldn't have broken his hip if he hadn't been planning to shoot innocent animals

The New York Times:New York cities, desperate for people, try new strategy to lure refugees

Warren H. Phillips, longtime Wall Street Journal publisher, dies at 92

The Wall Street Journal: As Chinese buyers flock, homing pigeon prices soar

With the passing of the great Doris Day, much has been written about the work she did to prevent animal cruelty. The tributes have been heartfelt and well-deserved -- and so many great old photos. But this 1970 print had for faux fur -- featuring Doris, Amanda Blake (1929-1989), Jayne Meadows (1919-2015), Angie Dickinson (1931-present) and Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) -- might just be my favorite memento of all.

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