• Pink News: America’s Next Top Model winner Nyle DiMarco (above) is joining the cast of Hulu’s legal drama All’s Fair for season 2, in a role adapted especially for him, after originally being written as a hearing character.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3SQ1UjkFA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday weekend as the U.S. celebrates its birth. Checking in with some of our favorite Instagram accounts, we begin with Las Vegas entertainer Davide Zongoli (above) who sent his July 4th greetings from the desert. Next, David Torres shared the spirit of the Independence Day in his own unique way: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQ6RQeXAWS0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Hunter Harden shared his favorite red, white and blue outfit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ5Vu_BteIK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Writer in Red spent Friday night freeing the fur: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1NK4yhmM-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Fitness guy Ramses Principe is “living not wishing” at the Éteka Slow Beach in Colombia: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ4ZPdGDn-S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Max Emerson got pumped up on his new patio: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQwJgAhlB1i/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Nyle DiMarco did what he does best: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3zkxLsl5R/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Matthew Camp was being a #hornylittledevil. By the way, when visiting Camp’s Instagram account, make sure you read the hashtags… 😉 https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrNNQ9p7A6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Thanks to Instinct writer Corey Andrew for this live clip of Spiderman in action in NYC: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ4023JhKOj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Antonio (aka fitnesspapi_) struck a pose: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ6lqp3JTqV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Ignacio Pérez Rey got all kissy face with blogger Pepê Oliveira: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ58GWHHgH4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Jett Hallum hung up his gas station uniform: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQtshwVsoHC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Steve_in_LA with his guy Tobi is a definite smile-maker: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1W39yB9oh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link If you haven’t been to Palace South Beach – what are you waiting for? https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQ3j7RTJfWj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
L-R Actor/model Nyle DiMarco and President-elect Joe Biden (image via Instagram) Some news items you might have missed: • Out: Model, actor, and activist Nyle DiMarco (above) has something in common with President-elect Joe Biden – they both have new gigs. The America’s Next Top Model champ is one of a group of stars to appear in V Magazine’s 2021 calendar. • Mediaite: Turner Classic Movies has scheduled an “All Joe” Inauguration Day lineup of films to celebrate incoming President Joe Biden, while not-so-subtly trolling Trump. The lineup includes: Ode to Billy Joe (1976), Polo Joe (1936), The Fabulous Joe (1947), The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Joe Smith, American (1942), A Guy Named Joe (1943), Pal Joey (1957) and Mighty Joe Young (1949). • CBS News: Signaling a continued break with President Trump the day before he leaves office, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Mr. Trump in part for the assault on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, saying the pro-Trump mob that overran the building was “provoked by the president and other powerful people.”
• CNN: Donald Trump has reportedly been talked out of issuing presidential pardons for himself and his family as well as certain Republican lawmakers said to be nervous about their legal vulnerability for their part in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. • The Hill: From Trump’s inauguration day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose from 19,827 to 30,930 on Tuesday, a 56 percent increase. That increase is below the 73.2 percent rise the Dow saw in Obama’s first term, or the 105.8 percent increase under Clinton’s first term. A similar trend was true for the S&P 500, which gained 67.8 percent under Trump. It gained 84.5 percent in Obama’s first term, and 79.2 percent in Clinton’s first term. • LA Times: The 232-bed Vignes Street development has shattered the axiom that homeless housing takes years to build and is exorbitantly expensive. From start to finish in under five months and at a cost of about $200,000 per bed, it has shaved years and hundreds of thousands of dollars off a traditional homeless housing project. • White House: Donald Trump issued a pre-recorded farewell address today. #ByeGurl
Nyle DiMarco (photo: Denise Truscello) Over the past few years, we’ve watched as the dashing and devastatingly handsome Nyle DiMarco has conquered just about everything he’s set his sights on. The latest in his long string of successes – DiMarco has sold a scripted comedy TV series to Spectrum. According to Deadline, DiMarco will star in the “irreverentcomedy centered around his experiences as a charismatic, smart deaf man in modern times.” “The episodes look to offer funny, character-based storytelling designed to provide a deeper perspective on the experiences of the deaf and hard of hearing communities in America,” Deadline adds. Dimarco will executive produce along with Hawaii Five-O’s Daniel Day Kim as well as John Cheng and Tara Bohn and Melrose Placed’s Sami Housman. DiMarco took to Twitter to celebrate the series news tweeting, “If I told my younger self that I would eventually have my own series about Deaf culture, I wouldn’t believe it. Deaf people leading in a series about deaf culture? Not possible! This is huge for me… thank you all!” https://twitter.com/NyleDiMarco/status/1283115014488899584 The ‘sexually fluid’ model and actor first came to the national spotlight when he won the 2015 season of America’s Next Top Model. He is the only deaf contestant in the show’s history, and the second male to win. From there, he snatched up the mirror ball trophy as the Season 22 winner of Dancing with the Stars. Check out his freestyle championship dance with Peta Murgatroyd to “The Sound of Silence.” As you watch, remember – Nyle can’t hear any of the music. This is waaaaay impressive. Although he’s best known for his victories in reality TV, the 31-year-old has also appeared in several scripted TV series like Station 19, Difficult People and Switched at Birth. And don’t forget his sold-out run on the Las Vegas Strip as the ‘Celebrity Host’ of the world-famous Chippendales in September 2016. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKbeANzh9hO/ In 2018, he was on the team of producers who brought the award-winning, Deaf-themed play, Children of a Lesser God, back to Broadway. So, yeah, this is a guy who does a LOT of things well. #NoSlackerHere DiMarco has also used his celebrity to advocate for more representation for deaf individuals in Hollywood and increased literacy in sign language for deaf children. He launched The Nyle DiMarco Foundation in 2016, which works to bring educational resources to deaf children and their families. I interviewed the very handsome Mr. DiMarco as he was about to open his run with Chippendales here in Las Vegas. Here’s my chat with him from my podcast:
And since we’re talking all things DiMarco, let’s peruse some of his woofy Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcVaLalqpa/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUPAj8FbV3/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BsgS2CoANjr/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BqXpKTug0g7/
‘Dancing with the Stars’ champ Nyle DiMarco (image via Instagram) Just in time for Christmas, Dancing with the Stars and America’s Next Top Model champ Nyle DiMarco saw his 2019 hit its peak when a favorite celeb chimed in on his Twitter. As a member of the Deaf Community, the dashing DiMarco is a big advocate for American Sign Language (ASL). It’s estimated that there are 70 million Deaf people in the world, but only two percent have access to education in sign language leaving millions without the education they need.
I want to better 70 million Deaf lives worldwide. Please RT to spread awareness, thank you. pic.twitter.com/xQC0vpGaGY
DiMarco often shares some phrases of ASL with his Twitter followers to encourage more people to learn the visual language. Two days ago, he began a thread showing folks how to sign the title of Mariah Carey’s blockbuster holiday hit, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” The ASL challenge was Nyle’s way of celebrating Mariah’s newly-anointed 19th No. 1 single for its 25th anniversary this holiday season. And he asked folks to video themselves signing the phrase and post it on the thread.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU: A CHALLENGE. Post a video of you signing that! pic.twitter.com/uJPCyDmcYz
OHMYGOD, I just figured out how to play Spotify on my TV! I’ve been listening to myself all day so I can earn some extra cash. I think I’m up to 78 cents! 😂
my much anticipated rankings for the 11 Star Wars films:
1) sunday in the park w george 2) company 3) into the woods 4) sweeney todd 5) merrily we roll along 6) a little night music 7) follies 8) assassins 9) forum 10) i’ve never seen a Star Wars film 11) passion — Ben Platt (@BenSPLATT) December 20, 2019
“Cats” should not be seen by small children or people who are high.
And then there was this exchange between woofy Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims and out recording artist Bright Light Bright Light that made my morning:
And if any of them cosplay as X-Men for some reason today I decided which song each mutant should lip sync to after watching an X-Man musical. You’re welcome.
Storm does an ‘it’s Raining (X) Men’ / ‘Rain’ / ‘I Can’t Stand The Rain’ medley and Jean Grey does ‘Genie In A Bottle’ with very aggressive literal interpretive dance that kicks off when she goes full Phoenix.
And while we’re on the subject of Bright Light Bright Light, check out his synth-pop version of the holiday classic, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” released in 2017.
