Nomadland, the spare and fact-based drama of a group of struggling Americans living off the grid; the vivid blues woman biopic Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; the family-happy fish-out-of-water fable Minari; writer-director-actress Radha…
News Round-Up: April 19, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: The show runners for the Hulu series Love, Victor starring Michael Cimino (above) say the second season (arriving June 11) will age…
Gay Meteorologist Sues Former Station Claiming LGBTQ Discrimination
A Minnesota meteorologist has filed a lawsuit against his former TV station and its parent company saying he was fired last year for being gay. Sven Sundgaard was dismissed from his position…
Officer Investigated After Video Shows Suspect Being Punched While Restrained
Disturbing video posted to social media appears to show a Louisville, Kentucky, police officer punching a protester as four other officers are involved in restraining the man. From WLKT: A Louisville Metro…
Sunday Slowdown: Pentatonix Covers ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight?’
Randy Report favorite Pentatonix serves up elegant musical magic with their cover of “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” from Elton John’s The Lion King. Just. Gorgeous. The Grammy Award winners knock…
Capitol Riot Suspect Who Stole From Pelosi’s Office Released Pending Trial
A U.S. Capitol insurrectionist who bragged about stealing body armor, lying to the FBI, breaking into Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office and stealing items has been released from custody prior…
InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dan Tai (@dantai) Checking in on my favorite hunks of Instagram this fine Sunday. First up, fitness model Dan Tai (above) paused to…
Podcast: The Return Of POSE, Possible HIV Vaccine, Colton Underwood & More
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: • President Biden appoints an out police chief to head up Customs and Border Protections • A new vaccine shows enormous promise against…
Half Of US Adults Have Received At Least One COVID Shot
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on Saturday that shows nearly half of U.S. adults (49.7%) have received at least one dose of the corona virus vaccine.…
Scott Rudin Addresses Reports Of ‘Troubling Interactions’ With Colleagues
After reports of excessive bullying, Broadway producer Scott Rudin has issued a statement to the Washington Post apologizing for his “history of troubling interactions with colleagues.” He adds that he will step…
Conservative House Members Scrap Anglo-Saxon Caucus Amid Pushback
UPDATE: CNN now reports that “Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her ‘America First’ caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party. Nick Dyer, Greene’s spokesperson,…
News Round-Up: April 16, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: Not everyone is celebrating ‘Bachelor’ star Colton Underwood getting a Netflix series that will follow his new life as an openly gay man…
LGBTQ Critics Honor The Best In 2020 Cinema
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has its Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild has the SAG Awards, but now its time to find out what the queer entertainment critics thought represented…
QAnon House Members Vote Against Marrow Donor Program
In a vote reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program, only two members of the House voted against the measure: Republican Reps. Majorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert. The program provides life-saving services…
Data Breach Shows Police Donated To Kyle Rittenhouse
A recent data breach at the Christian crowdfunding website GiveSendGo reveals several police officers and other public officials have opened their wallets for accused vigilantes accused of shooting Black Americans like Kyle…
News Round-Up: April 15, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Outsports: A gay surfer started an OnlyFans page to feel sexy, and apparently it’s working. Nick Vallejo (above) finds inner-peace in the ocean and…