Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Times: In a revealing new interview, out UK Olympic diver Tom Daley shares that even former Olympians have body image issues. • Parade Magazine: The returning players for Season 50 of Survivor have been announced including out Emmy Award winner Mike White (The White Lotus)! I’ve been a huge fan of the show since Season One. 
• NPR: With Pride Month less than a week away, NPR looks at how ‘pride’ shifted over the past 55 or so years from vice to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment. • Broadway World: Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), Lea Michele (Funny Girl, GLEE) & Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton) will lead the upcoming Broadway revival of CHESS this fall. I love the score, and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong will be penning a new book for the show. 
• Palm Beach Post: Some folks have wondered if Donald Trump’s obsession with attacking Harvard might have been sparked by his son Barron being turned down for admission to the university. But First Lady Melania Trump says Barron didn’t even apply there. • NY1: Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to former Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY), who pleaded guilty in 2014 to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return in order to conceal $900,000 in income. Grimm voted against every LGBTQ rights measure during his four years in the House.
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon on Wednesday to former Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm, NY1 has learned.
Read more: http://specne.ws/M9a9G6 [image or embed] — Spectrum News NY1 (@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social) May 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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