Boy Culture Links: Becerra Surging in California, 'Boylicious'-ness, Gay Black Man's Killer Pleads Self-Defense, Trump Coming After E. Jean Carroll + MORE
MAY 28, 2026
KENNETH IN THE (212): Mags ‘n’ rags of the week!
THE GUARDIAN: I’m telling you — Fairyland is fucking great. If you haven’t seen it, seek it:
HUFFINGTON POST: The American DOJ is a shit stain: They’re now probing E. Jean Carroll to try to dredge up any criminality.
KQED: The latest California gubernatorial poll has Becerra leading Hilton leading Steyer. While it would be nice to ice out the Republicans entirely, perhaps having one on the ballot will juice up Dem enthusiasm to vote for Becerra and against Trumpism. This can only help Mayor Bass in the L.A. mayoral race — it will make it harder for Spencer Pratt (clearly, he will be in a runoff with Bass) to find vote-splitters.
WIRED: Gay hookup apps that prioritize privacy.
NEW YORK TIMES: O’Shae Sibley’s alleged killer, Dmitry Popov (then 17), has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.
EW.COM: Sharyn Alfonsi, a 60 Minutes journalist, lost her contract after butting heads with rapidly failing CBS boss Bari Weiss.
COMPLEX: Gayle King says she was always urging Oprah to debunk the rumors that they were a gay couple.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: RIP to actor Charles Cioffi, 90, who played Tom Cruise’s pop in All the Right Moves.
DISCOGS.COM: Wow. If a header has ever spoken to me, it’s this one: “My Record Collection Is Going to Be My Epitaph.” Watch:
KINO LORBER: Coming July 3 to IFC is Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, a new doc on the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning queer poet that includes readings of her work by Steve Buscemi, Stephen Colbert and Oprah Winfrey: