LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. Economists were expecting a gain of 90,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1% in the previous month. Continue reading “Labor Dept: U.S. Added Just 29K Jobs In September”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today the U.S. economy added a surprising 162,000 jobs in August (more than 3x economists’ predictions) as the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%. Continue reading “Jobs Report: 162K Jobs Added In August – More Than 3x Economist Predictions”
The U.S. labor market shed 23,000 jobs in July, and jobs gains for May and June were also revised down by a combined 103,000 jobs, according to a new report by the Labor Department.
Economists had forecast a pickup of around 80,000 new jobs. Continue reading “Jobs Report: 23K Jobs Lost In July + May/June Numbers Revised Down By 103K”
Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• Boy Culture: Madonna performed a 20-minute streaming mini-concert in Times Square sponsored by Grindr, and Matt Rettenmund was there for all of it. Tons of photos at the link.
• LGBTQ Nation: The veteran NPR journalist who broke the story of out serial liar George Santos being investigated for insider trading, says Santos threatened him in a phone call predicting “a gun in your face” for reporting the investigation. Continue reading “Madonna Teams With Grindr For Times Square Concert + More News”
Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend.
• Deadline: The Meryl Streep/Anne Hathaway dramedy The Devil Wears Prada 2 will outstrip the original 2006 film’s global lifetime box office of $326.5 million today – just a week after the sequel’s release. Folks are projecting it could hit over $700 million worldwide by Sunday.
• Page Six: There’s Broadway chatter that Lea Michele called out of CHESS this week after being snubbed by the Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday. Continue reading “‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Surpasses Original Film’s Box Office + More”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: New data from the Census Bureau shows about 1.7 million households in the U.S. were headed by same-sex couples in 2024, marking a significant increase from about 777,000 households in 2004.
• Outsports: The Miami Open, south Florida’s top-tier tennis tournament, quietly canceled its LGBTQ inclusion event. In 2019, the tournament created “Out At The Open” in an effort to welcome LGBTQ fans to the Miami Open. Continue reading “Huge Increase In U.S. Households Headed By Same-Sex Couple + More News”
An American fighter jet was shot down in Iran today. The two F-15E Strike Eagle crew members ejected safely after being struck by Iranian fire
A search-and-rescue operation has recovered one of the two downed crew members. Continue reading “U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down In Iran, One Of Two Crew Members Rescued”
The U.S. labor market lost 92,000 jobs in February with the unemployment rate rising to 4.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
#SoMuchWinning… Continue reading “Report: U.S. Lost 92K Jobs In February, Unemployment Ticks Up To 4.4%”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its latest jobs report today showing 130,000 jobs were created in the U.S. in January, more than projected. Continue reading “Jobs Report: 130K Jobs Added In January, 2025 Revised Down To 181K Jobs Added”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the U.S. economy added just 50,000 jobs in December (less than expected).
That means, all in all, a less-than-impressive 584,000 jobs were added in 2025, marking the worst year for job gains outside of a recession since 2003. Continue reading “Jobs Report: 50K Jobs Added In December, Unemployment At 4.4%”