PODCAST: Check out my talk with filmmaker Keri Pickett, whose Uncle Roy — currently on the film-festival circuit — explores the life and career of Roy Blakey, legendary physique photographer and collector of figure skating memorabilia. The film is a touching examination of their uncle/niece relationship, too, as well as a portrait of how gay men age.
You can listen and watch above, or try it on Spotify. In case you missed either, here is my last Q&A with Keri and producer Dawn Mikkelson from 2025 and my obit for Roy from 2024:
Roy Blakey, Quintessential Photographer of Men & Dance, Dies at 94
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OUT.COM: Jordan Aaron Hall opens up about his role on the new A Different World, a series first regular who is queer, Black and, as he puts it, “three-dimensional.” He says:
“They’re treating his storyline with this really wonderful nuance and challenging what queer characters can be, particularly Black queer characters in TV who are so underrepresented. To see a queer Black male represented in that way is so inspiring.”
QUEERTY: Meet NBA dancer Calvin Brown.
EXTRATV: Ryan Seacrest was fishing for eyeballs, and he got them — along with praise and admonitions to eat.
THE DETROIT NEWS: People are mad the already problematic Eminem dared to collab with Kid Rock, but what about when Dolly Parton had Kid Rock on her 2023 album?! It was the last album of her life! Wasn’t that much more disappointing? Eminem sings songs about “fags.”
JOE.MY.GOD.: Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is pissing off all the wrong people with his lesbian-themed ad that he somehow thinks is going to move the needle in California. Even better, it’s AI:
POLITICO: Even Foglorn Leghorn draws the line at Trump doxxing a senator.
NEW YORK TIMES: I don’t know, guys, but I think we’re winning.
GR8ERDAYS: RIP Marjoe Gortner, 82. The former kid evangelist played latent homo Jody Joad in Earthquake and later devoted himself to charitable endeavors.
