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Olivia Newton-John Returns To Billboard Charts With ‘Jolene’

The newly-released duet cover of "Jolene" by Dame Olivia Newton-John and music superstar Dolly Parton has returned the legendary singers to the Billboard charts this week.
Dolly Parton and Olivia Newton-John
The newly-released duet cover of “Jolene” by Dame Olivia Newton-John and music superstar Dolly Parton has returned the legendary singers to the Billboard charts this week. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John Returns To Billboard Charts With ‘Jolene’”

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Olivia Newton-John & Dolly Parton Team-Up On ‘Jolene’

Dolly Parton and Olivia Newton-John
As regular readers know, my hubby Michael has handled PR duties for Grammy Award winner Olivia Newton-John for more than 20+ years, and I’ve tended to her online presence, web sites, and social media. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John & Dolly Parton Team-Up On ‘Jolene’”

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Dolly Parton ‘Honored And Humbled’ By R&R Hall Of Fame Induction

Despite initially declining the nomination, country music superstar Dolly Parton is celebrating her induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Country music superstar Dolly Parton (via Instagram)
Despite initially declining the nomination, country music superstar Dolly Parton says she is ‘honored and humbled’ by her induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, adding she hopes “to live up to it.” Continue reading “Dolly Parton ‘Honored And Humbled’ By R&R Hall Of Fame Induction”

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News Round-Up: March 14, 2022

A court has reversed Bermuda's same-sex marriage law.
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Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The U.K.’s Privy Council, which is the final court of appeals for several Caribbean islands that are British territories, sided with Bermuda’s government today in making same-sex marriage illegal for a third time. Continue reading “News Round-Up: March 14, 2022”

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Dolly Parton Praises Lil Nas X’s “Jolene,” Lil Nas Loses It

Lil Nas X lost it when country music queen Dolly Parton praised his cover of her iconic "Jolene"

After Grammy Award winner Lil Nas X rocked the internet last week with his cover of the Dolly Parton hit, “Jolene,” Miss Dolly herself rocked Nas’s world by praising his performance on Twitter. Continue reading “Dolly Parton Praises Lil Nas X’s “Jolene,” Lil Nas Loses It”

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News Round-Up: July 20, 2021

International superstar Dolly Parton

International superstar Dolly Parton
International superstar Dolly Parton (via Twitter)
Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: The federal government has announced that almost all health insurers must cover the HIV prevention pill, known as PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, with no cost sharing — including for the drug itself and, crucially, for clinic visits and lab tests. • Twitter: For the record, Dolly Parton is every kind of treasure we could want. Check out her little video about her birthday present for her husband.

• Atlanta Blackstar: A Black woman has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware Division of state police after she was blockaded, had her back window bashed in, and held at gunpoint by plainclothes officers last month until they realized she was not the suspect they were looking for. • CNBC: White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul got in a heated exchange at a Senate hearing Tuesday. “Sen. Paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly, and I would like to say that officially. You do not know what you are talking about.”

• Washington Post: Fascinating read interviewing Capitol rioters and what they ‘thought’ they were doing on January 6. • Outsider: It was 30 years ago this week that Mark Wahlberg, then ‘Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch,’ dropped that iconic music video, “Good Vibrations.” And Calvin Klein underwear was never the same…

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Dolly Parton Gracefully Declines Tennessee Capitol Statue

International superstar Dolly Parton is writing a Broadway m

International superstar Dolly Parton (image via Instagram)
The Tennessee state legislature has been working on passing a bill that would install a statue of country music legend Dolly Parton on the grounds of the state Capitol. So far, the legislation has been approved by a state House committee on February 9. But Parton gracefully asked the lawmakers to remove the bill from consideration (for now) saying she is “honored and humbled by their intention” but feels “given all that is going on in the world, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time.” She added that “somewhere down the road several years from now” or after she’s gone, “if you still feel I deserve it, then I’m certain I will stand proud in our great State Capitol as a grateful Tennessean.” Parton closed her message promising she’ll “continue to try to do good work” to make her home state proud. And I have no doubt that she will. #ClassAct

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News Round-Up: February 12, 2021

Josh O'Connor & Alec Secareanu in God's Own Country

Josh O'Connor & Alec Secareanu in God's Own Country
Josh O’Connor & Alec Secareanu in God’s Own Country (promo photo)
Some news items you might have missed: • OMG Blog: Whether you’re alone or with company this Valentine’s Day, lockdown means that you might be looking for some queer cinema love stories. So the eye-candy site has rounded up a list of V-day-appropriate gay movies for your pleasure including one of my favorites, God’s Own Country (above). Warning – NSFW/nudity. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications this week including QSaltLake’s cover story on the public shaming over maskless circuit parties. Qsaltlake Magazine cover • Stonewall Gazette: The veteran LGBTQ blog has returned to the interwebs! Make sure you click over to check out all the content over at Stonewall Gazette. • NBC News: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced 16 nominees for its 2021 class of inductees. The ultimate inductees for the 36th annual class will be announced in May, with honors set for the fall.
The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
• Jerusalem Post: A UN report released this week on widespread human rights violations in Iran contains “reports that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children were subjected to electric shocks and the administration of hormones and strong psychoactive medications.” In other words, the dangerous practice of so-called ‘conversion therapy.’ • The Advocate: Friends Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar is a silly, fun love story about friendship out this weekend.

• Instinct Magazine: Dolly Parton has announced she will (finally) guest-star on the upcoming season of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie with former 9 to 5 co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. • BosGuy: It’s Furry Friday over at the Boston-based LGBTQ blog and this week features the oh-so-woofy and talented Craig Ramsay. More at the link.

 

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News Round-Up: December 25, 2020

International superstar Dolly Parton is writing a Broadway m

International superstar Dolly Parton (image via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Dolly Parton wants Christian homophobes to quit shaming gays – “Judging is God’s job.” • Instinct Magazine: President-elect Joe Biden has tapped openly gay Gautam Raghavan, who previously served as a White House staffer in the Obama administration, to serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel. Raghavan will be tasked with identifying, recruiting, and vetting more than 4,000 political appointments across the federal government. • Page Six: ‘Sex and the City’ will return to the small screen, with a limited series reboot coming to HBO Max, and would include all the original stars — except Kim Cattrall, who has repeatedly said she is not interested in returning. • KIT212: Racist uses the n-word and pays for it. I agree with Kenneth – the guy stopped punching too soon.

• AP News: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week – 803,000 – is somber evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs. Before the virus struck, jobless claims typically numbered around 225,000 a week before shooting up to 6.9 million in early spring when the virus — and efforts to contain it — flattened the economy. • Washington Post: Donald Trump’s latest pardons are just the final steps taken to complete the coverup of the Russia scandal. Included are GOP lawmakers who admitted to breaking the law, and convicted Blackwater contractors who killed unarmed civilians in a 2007 massacre. • Law and Crime: Tiger King star Joe Exotic, is hoping to join the ranks of Paul Manafort and Roger Stone by landing himself a presidential pardon before Donald Trump leaves office next month. The self-described “gay, gun-toting redneck” and former Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate has dropped his lawsuit against the DOJ, telling a federal judge that he believes the president has personally received his pardon petition. • Twitter: President-elect Joe Biden and soon-to-be First Lady Jill Biden wish everyone glad tidings on this festive holiday.