Fitness guru Ramses Principe (looking snack AF) is waxing wise today: "Character cannot be develop in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthen, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
• InstaHunks: Woofy Jeff Ferreira shows off the gorgeous Greek landscape in Mykonos. Ok, maybe I'm just looking at Jeff... #busted
• OUT: NFLer Odell Beckham Jr. is still not gay and tired of the speculation - "Like, beyond it."
• Buzzfeed: The Trump administration on Wednesday formally proposed a new rule to let businesses with federal contracts cite religious objections as a valid reason to discriminate against their workers on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, LGBTQ status, and other characteristics — thereby skirting worker protections created by past presidents.
• kenneth-in-the-212: It's Hump Day, and you know what that means over at KI212, Wrestle Wednesday! More at the link.
• NY Post: A former Hamptons bartender has filed a lawsuit against CNN anchor Don Lemon claiming the newsman fondled himself "aggressively" then shoved his hand under the bartender's nose. Lemon's legal team says the bartender asked for $1.5 million prior to filing the lawsuit. The bartender claims he experienced "severe emotional stress" due to the 2018 incident.
• PinkNews: IMDb (Internet Movie Database), which bills itself as the “world’s most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities," has reversed course and announced that it will allow transgender actors to remove their birth name from its pages.
• New Music: Producer Gryffin teams with pop artist Carly Rae Jepsen for “OMG,” a synth-pop bop built on glossy beats and a candy-sweet hook. Gryffin delivers a dynamic yet elegant sonic landscape that showcases Jepsen's reliably effusive, sunshine bright vocals.
Says Jepsen, "Gryffin is a kindred spirit in the way he thinks about music; I'm grateful to be a part of this song."
• InstaHunks: Broadway hottie Jim Newman (above) finds he has his Fire Island pool all to himself with no one to play with his beach ball. I'm sure he'd have no problem finding company... :)
• NewNowNext: A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Russian LGBTQ activist Elena Grigoryeva. Officials do not intend to pursue hate crime charges, claiming the murder was not motivated by her activist work, nor her bisexual identity.
• Instinct: In its series finale, Andi Mack served up Disney's first gay couple.
• Gr8erDays: If you love entertainment/pop culture info from days gone by, follow this Instagram account for daily infograms about celebrity birthdays and more from TV, movies and more.
• Politico: Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled a plan to achieve universal health care coverage by growing Medicare with the help of private insurers, an effort that splits the difference with her chief Democratic presidential rivals and equips the California senator with her own signature health care proposal ahead of this week’s debates.
• Roanoke Times: A small number of Republicans tried to have Rep. Denver Riggleman censured for having the nerve to officiate a same-sex wedding for two of his supporters. p.s. The attempt failed...
• Out Music: Kelechi drops his latest bop, "Forever Tonight," with an upbeat 1980s vibe complete with fat beats and pop/soul roots. I'm hearing a little Human League groove in there perhaps...?
“I make romance pop music,” Kelechi recently told Out.com. “I want people to fall in love with the feeling they get when they listen."
I have to say I like the simple approach to the video. Lately, I find overly-complicated music videos can get in the way of listening/enjoying the music.
• InstaHunks: Woofy Diego Lozano (above) reminds me how many InstaHunks I follow in Spain. Which I guess explains why I'm headed back there in August ;)
• The Economist: In a new poll conducted by YouGov, former Vice President Joe Biden has a 7 point lead over Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) 25/18 respectively. In third place, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) garnered 13 percent support.
• GQ: Asked about "gay rumors," NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. says he "wasn't offended," adding, "I have no problem with anyone's sexual orientation. Love is Love."
• Twitter: Not to be weird or anything, but is that the 'white power' hand signal Trump is making?
• Billboard: Out rapper Lil Nas X has tied the record (16 weeks) for the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The other record holders are Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” and Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber’s “Despacito.” He also scored 8 MTV Music Video Award nominations today including 'Video of the Year.'
• USA Today: A New Jersey school board member, Daniel Leonard, may face an ethics inquiry over social media posts that include violent comments regarding Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan). One post read, "My life would be complete if she/they die," across a photo of Tlaib. Leonard was, unsurprisingly, charged in a road rage incident last week where he crashed into a tree while chasing another motorist.
• Out Music: Openly pansexual artist Madison Malone releases this sweet mid-tempo groove, "Quiet Down." The music video features a wide, diverse universe of folks sharing their thoughts on what "love is."
The Wisconsin native has performed at some of the world's largest music festivals including SXSW and SUMMERFEST, where she was voted ‘Favorite Emerging Artist.' Find out more at her official website here.
• InstaHunks: Electric power went down for much of NYC Sunday night, but InstaHunk Jeff Ferreira is getting through the current heat wave. #sweat
• New Yorker: Former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, one of the early targets of the #MeToo movement, regrets resigning so quickly. "Oh yeah, absolutely."
• NOLA: The Gretna Police Department has put Officer Charlie Rispoli on administrative leave following Rispoli's Facebook comment last week that suggested a Democratic congresswoman should be shot. He commented on a story, clearly marked 'Satire,' that insinuated AOC had said, "We pay soldiers too much."
• Friendly Atheist: Christian hate-preacher Steven "Death to the Gays" Anderson of Arizona’s (independent fundamentalist) Faithful Word Baptist Church says he’s now banned from entering Australia. There are now 33 countries that have banned Anderson.
• Talking Points Memo: Vice President Mike Pence will attend a $35,000 per couple fund-raising event in Colorado hosted at a private club owned by two gay men. #quislings
• Broadway: Pop music icon Barry Manilow heads back to Broadway for an exclusive limited engagement July 26 through August 17 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). For ticket information, click HERE.
'Fanilows' should expect a non-stop evening of Top 40 Hits from Manilow's decades-long list of songs ranging from pop, to Broadway, Jazz, and adult contemporary.
There’s a heat wave spreading across the U.S., and according to weather.com, it looks like we won’t be seeing any relief until early next week.
We figure if it’s going to be hot, let’s enjoy it. So we’re checking in on some of our favorite celebs and InstaHunks to see what they’re doing to beat the heat.
Paleontologist Francesc Gascó (above) took one look out the window and said, "Nope, not gonna do it."
Ignacio Pérez Rey says the answer is cold showers. Lots and lots of cold showers.
International pop star Ricky Martin is actually turning UP the heat, and not in the way we’re used to. Martin has been down in Puerto Rico helping fire up protesters who are raising their voices in response to leaked homophobic and sexist text messages between Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his associates.
UK TV personality and fitness guy ’King’ David McIntosh says he can’t even think of a caption for this post “Cos my brains so cooked from Miami, I can’t think of one.”
Cheyenne Jackson is walking it out in rehearsals for Into The Woods at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles next weekend. Check out his new take on ‘Prince Charming:’
Rick and the Griffopotamus are out on Lake Lanier in Georgia in a stare-down with the sun. “Lookin at the sun like, ‘Damn, sis. You extra fiery today. Why you so lit?’”
