LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• New Music: Out country music star Orville Peck drops his highly anticipated new album, MULE.
Peck describes the new collection as his “most intimate and ambitious work to date” chronicling his decline into addiction and rehab, the difficult work of sobriety, and the uncertain process of putting a life back together.
Continue reading “New Music From Orville Peck ‘MULE’ + Cast Of ‘The Traitors’ Season 6 + More”
Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the score for the hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening, has died. The cause of death is reported as heart failure leading to cardiac arrest. He was 56.
Prior to Broadway, Sheik had been best known for his radio hit “Barely Breathing” which spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for “Best Pop Vocal Performance” at the 1998 Grammy Awards. Continue reading “Duncan Sheik (‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘Barely Breathing’) Dead At 56”
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the acclaimed gay romantic drama Boy Culture, the movie, hit the film festival circuit. Continue reading “Remembering The Modern Gay Film Classic ‘Boy Culture’”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Queerty: You must take note of John Ahlstedt (above), who turned heads representing Kansas at the recent Mister USA pageant. Not only is he a hottie, but the straight, father of two is an outspoken LGBTQ ally. Check out his swimwear moment in the clip below. #fire Continue reading “Kansas Gets My Vote For Mister USA + More News”
NBC will premiere The Traitors: New Blood tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT with episodes available the next day on Peacock.
Based on Peacock’s The Traitors, this civilian version will see 22 everyday Americans travel to the Scottish Highlands to compete in the game of deceit and treachery. Continue reading “‘The Traitors: New Blood’ Premieres Tonight On NBC”
I’m not one to take polls – even high quality, well-established polls – as gospel when it comes to predicting the result of political races.
But I do think they can be interesting in terms of which way a race might be leaning. Here’s some recent polling in high interest races. Continue reading “Polls, Polls, And More Polls”
Donald Trump told Axios today that he has a “big decision” coming up in regard to the Iran war: “Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me.” Continue reading “Trump Ponders: “Do I Annihilate Iran Or Not?””
Some news items for you as we get over Hump Day:
• Broadway World: Rosie O’Donnell will join the acclaimed Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show this fall in the role of ‘The Narrator’ for a limited two-week run (October 6 through October 18) while current ‘Narrator’ Rachel Dratch takes a short leave from the production.
• JoeMyGod: The city council of Southlake, Texas, has denied a permit for a community Pride festival planned at an Episcopal church. Council members did not discuss the event or ask city staff or organizers any questions before unanimously rejecting a proposal to issue the permit for the Oct. 3 party. Continue reading “Rosie O’Donnell Heads Back To Broadway + More News”
The Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning play Oh, Mary! is coming to HBO Max in 2027.
Starring and written by Tony Award winner Cole Escola, the dark comedy follows a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Continue reading “Award-Winning Play ‘Oh, Mary!’ Coming To HBO Max In 2027”
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% bringing the central bank’s flagship rate to between 3.75% and 4.00%.
This is the first interest rate increase by the Fed since 2023. Continue reading “Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates For 1st Time Since 2023”