ABOVE: Hey, I can look like that guy. I just have to hurry up and start working out 30 years ago.
BELOW: Keep reading for sexy on the beach, Acosta resigning, Judith Light on why she loves us and more ...
(All images by Matthew Rettenmund)
Pride this year was exhausting for me, and — I suspect — for many. WorldPride was extra, and the parade was still going on past midnight.
I didn't, but was tempted.
I couldn't cover the whole thing because I am a human being, my dogs need a modicum of attention here and there, and I had a ticket to see Madonna at Pride Island, but I did manage to show up around 11:30 a.m. and last until about 5 p.m.
Before the parade passes by ...
Oh, we are the chorus, we hope you like our show ...
First things first — had to con my way in. I got to a checkpoint and just asserted that I was a photographer and needed to get to the front before noon's step-off. Having a real camera always does the trick, and I found myself sprinting to the front to do what I always do — start at the beginning, march a long way, then slowly work my way back. Best way to get most of the notable participants and to see as much of the parade as I can handle.
ABOVE: Upon reflection ...
BELOW: Neil Patrick Harris gets his tits out, Mykki Blanco performs, Kamala KILLS IT and more ...
(GIF via IFC)
Have you ever seen The Queen, the amazing 1968 Frank Simon doc about the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant? There's a pristine new 4K restoration that opens in NYC at IFC Center on June 28 (and will roll out via Kino Lorber in Austin, Denver, Nashville, Seattle, San Francisco, L.A. and more) — and you must see it.
The part where Crystal Labeija reads the winner is CLASSIC.
Trailer ...
ABOVE: Love his power bottoms.
