August 25th, 2020
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Coverboy Around and Around I Go...
Spam, Spam, Trump, & Spam
By Daddy
Las Vegas — With profound apologies to Monty Python... Am I the only one that thinks it weird that just about half the keynote speakers have the last name of Trump? Or that Trump is planning to speak each night of the convention? Don't worry he'll probably just tweet it in. Know what I mean, know what I mean? Nudge nudge. Say no more.
Off to the wound clinic today; hopefully this'll be the week that it's declared done.
This weekend I tried to add one of those shiny new controls that I've wanted to try out. Turn out that the control is a SwiftUI 2 feature which shows up in Xcode 12 and is currently available in beta, so I downloaded it and installed it. However it turns out that Xcode needs the next version of macOS (Big Sur) which has just made it to public Beta.
When I tried to download the Big Sur I immediately ran into the problem that my Mac Mini 2012 is not supported. I thought that all was lost but after sleeping on it I realized that my other Mac Mini is a 2014 model which is supported. So I'm in the process of swapping the two computers and getting the development environment back together.
I should be good for the rest of the month as long as I'm careful with my spending. To all those that have donated, Thank you! Any help is appreciated. Here's a link to the How to Donate Page
Watch Ben Platt Sing Tracks From His Quarantine Parody Album
By Donald Padgett
Cyberspace — Ben Platt guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday and the award-winning singer, actor, and writer did not disappoint. During the opening monologue he debuted a hilarious quarantine parody album, and also read tweets confirming that Platt could be a super spreader of the ongoing global pandemic as he is a serious spitter while singing on stage. (More)
Former Ambassador Grenell to Address Republican Convention
By Lisa Keen
Cyberspace — The Republican Party’s plans, released Sunday, include one openly gay speaker as part of the program. According to the program, former Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, who also served briefly as acting director of National Intelligence, will speak on Wednesday evening. A video of Grenell posted on a gay Republican website last week gives a glimpse at what his convention speech will likely be about –an attack on Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s early career positions against equal rights for gays and a picture of President Trump as a champion of LGBT equality. (More)
First Images From Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Adaptation of ‘The Boys in the Band’
By Staff
Streaming — Netflix has revealed the first stills from its upcoming adaptation of the Broadway revival of the late Mart Crowley‘s 1968 landmark play The Boys in the Band, co-produced by Ryan Murphy and directed, as on Broadway, by Joe Mantello. The film premieres on September 30. The film, about a group of gay men who reunite for a birthday party in New York City, also reunites the Broadway cast: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins (More)
“The Ellen Show” Sends Senior Producers Packing
By Christopher Rudolph
Hollywood — Three senior producers at The Ellen Show have been shown the exit. Executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman, and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman are leaving the syndicated talk show following an internal investigation. Longtime staff members Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner, and Derek Westervelt—who have been with the show since its inception in 2003—will stay on as executive producers alongside DeGeneres. (More)
Berlin Film Festival to Make Acting Prizes Gender Neutral
By Associated Press
Berlin — The organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year. Berlinale organizers said Monday the performance awards will be defined in a gender-neutral way at next year's festival, for which a physical event is planned. (More)
Maryanne Trump Says Her Brother Is ‘Cruel,’ Has ‘No Principles’ and ‘You Can’t Trust Him’
By Adrian Garcia
Cyberspace — Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge and President Trump’s older sister, can be heard on secret recordings offering the most critical comments known to have been made about the president by one of his siblings (More)
Angel Rivera, Sean Ford Are '6 Feet Apart' for CockyBoys
By Staff
New York — CockyBoys has signed rising star Angel Rivera to an exclusive contract. In addition, Rivera and CockyBoys headliner Sean Ford anchor the erotic, hourlong featurette "Lips Together: 6 Feet Apart" from directors Jake Jaxson and RJ Sebastian. (More)
The Battle to Protect LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
By Jessie Pocock
Colorado Springs — While Colorado has solid anti-discrimination protections, several allies and ally organizations, and even a Gay governor, Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ youth struggle against adult gatekeeping of services, mistreatment, and even violence in their churches, schools, corrections, mental hospitals, physical health offices, and homeless shelters. (More)
Pete Buttigieg: Joe Biden’s Political Courage Made LGBT+ Change Possible in America
By Tris Reid-Smith
Cyberspace — Pete Buttigieg has suggested the next decade could see a leap forward in LGBT+ rights if America elects Joe Biden. The gay former presidential hopeful and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was speaking at the Democratic National Convention. (More)
