It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…
First things first, the Olympics…
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BRAT SUMMER OLYMPICS: Diver Tom Daley and Team GB divers did a Speedo dance to Charli xcx. [Outsports]
“TONE DOWN THE GAY THING”: In a new interview, Olympic legend Greg Louganis recalled being urged to “tone down” his identity and being called “dreadful” after he revealed he was HIV-positive in 1995. [Salon]
AU REVOIR PARIS: Singer Billie Eilish helped close out the Paris Olympics with a performance of “Birds of a Feather” from her album Hit Me Hard and Soft.
And on the political front…
MADAM VICE PRESIDENT: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz capped off their first week together on campaign trail with packed rally in Las Vegas that drew a reported 15,000 supporters. [New York Times]
TRUTH BE TOLD: Fact checkers combed over 78-year-old convicted felon Donald Trump‘s unhinged press conference from Mar-a-Lago last week found he told a grand total of… 162 lies and distortions in an hour. [NPR]
BUSTED: Photos of gay-hating VP wannabe JD Vance dressed in drag resurfaced and he looks… about like what you would expect him to.
new: i have obtained a photo of jd vance in drag while at yale law school pic.twitter.com/jYf14Lwa4D
— matt (@mattxiv) August 11, 2024
Now, for entertainment…
QUITTIN’ TIME: Actor Joaquin Phoenix dropped out of Todd Haynes gay romance just days before it was supposed to start filming, sending production into chaos. [Hollywood Reporter]
RAVE REVIEWS: Hunter Schafer has been declared the “Next Scream Queen” for her performance in the new German Alps-set horror film Cuckoo, which hit theaters over the weekend. [Daily Beast]
DIVAS UNITE: Mother Kylie Minogue dropped the music video for her song “My Oh My” featuring Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo. 🎧
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I still can’t believe Tom Daley is a daddy. I mean an actual daddy. He’s blessed with eternal twinkiness so it’s *hard* to see him as anything but a twink.