(image via Instinct Magazine) Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: The men of The Real Housewives of New Jersey have released a steamy 2023 calendar for charity. • Huffpost: Darren Hayes, of Savage Garden fame, shares his painful struggles with growing up with a violent father and coping with his burgeoning sexuality in a strikingly candid first person essay. In his new single, “Poison Blood,” he refers to his mental health as “a blessing, a gift and a curse.” https://youtu.be/eBQWCjRf298 • The Advocate: WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner made her first appearance in court in Russia today after being held in custody on drug charges for four months. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications like Neil Patrick Harris covering OUT. Neil Patrick Harris covers OUT Magazine (photo: Dean Isidro) • Washington Post: Several former White House officials and Secret Service agents have confirmed Cassidy Hutchinson’s account that Donald Trump became irate that he couldn’t go to the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. • Mashable: Longtime tech store Radio Shack was bought out by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) in 2020. REV is owned by Tai Lopez, who YouTubers know as the internet marketing guy that has long filled the platform with ads promoting “get rich quick” schemes. All of which explains the company’s new twist on Twitter. Take a look… https://twitter.com/RadioShack/status/1542195771780390913 https://twitter.com/RadioShack/status/1541930554056069121 https://twitter.com/RadioShack/status/1542323181511331847 https://twitter.com/RadioShack/status/1541867145704837120
