Some news items for you as we head over Hump Day:
• OUT: Looking to life after Heartstopper, Joe Locke (above) has reportedly just wrapped production on a body horror film called Baby where he plays a sex worker who gets pregnant with a “mysterious creature.”
• New Music: Lady Gaga & Doechii throw down stunning, fashion-forward visuals for “Runway,” their joint track from the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada 2.
• The Advocate: A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University debunks the claim that most trans kids ‘grow out of it’ or stop identifying as trans. Researchers say the widely cited claim is built on flawed, outdated research.
• Dog of the Day: You have to watch this smart little guy.
I can’t even put words to this, just watch this little dog. pic.twitter.com/EsrS5MkMAJ
— Interesting things (@awkwardgoogle) April 28, 2026
• Broadway World: The new stage musical Schmigadoon! (based on the TV series) follows a couple who accidentally wanders into Schmigadoon – a magical town where every day is a musical. Hit the link to read a round-up of reviews for the clever musical directed/choreographed by my old pal and Tony Award winner Chris Gattelli.
• X: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admitted today that Trump launched his war on Iran over their nuclear weapon “ambitions” — which have not changed for decades — not because they posed an “imminent” threat to the United States. This comes at the Pentagon announced the Iran war has cost about $25 billion so far.
HEGSETH: Their nuclear facilities have been obliterated
SMITH: Whoa whoa whoa whoa. We had to start this war, you just said, because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat. Now you’re saying it was completely obliterated?
HEGSETH: They had not given up their *ambitions*… pic.twitter.com/T8c1vTfC0T
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 29, 2026
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