Boy Culture Links: Haring Treasure Trove Hits Auction Block, Spencer Pratt's 'InfoWars' Cuddling Revealed, Mario Cantone on Losing 'Tonight Show' Gig Over 'Gay Edge' + MORE
MAY 11, 2026
GOTHAMIST: Massively important Keith Haring works, owned by his lifelong best friend Kermit Oswald, are hitting the auction block following being exhibited through the 13th at Sotheby’s.
YOUTUBE: Check out a couple of teasers for my next Boy Culture with Matthew Rettenmund podcast — full episode is on Spotify, YouTube and posted here on May 13:
YAHOO! SPORTS: WBNA star Caitlin Clark made the controversial choice to do a chummy walk-out alongside country superstar Morgan Wallen at his Lucas Oil Stadium show in Indianapolis Saturday night. Wallen remains famous for dropping the N-word on video in 2021. Clark did this appearance in spite of the fact that in 2023, she and Black opponent Angel Reese were pitted against each other in a racially charged incident — Clark and Reese each made identical “you can’t see me” hand gestures during play, with only Reese being singled out as “classless,” etc. Clark aligning with someone many view as racist or racist-coded only hammers home her MAGA vibe.
TWITTER: Spencer Pratt was balls-deep into Alex Jones — that alone should be disqualifying to hold any public office. Come on, L.A.:
STILL HERE HOLLYWOOD: Steve Kmetko talks with Mario Cantone for his indispensable podcast, talking about the time he was booked on The Tonight Show only to have the gig pulled by the talent booker, who found Mario’s act to have a “gay edge” he feared would make Carson uncomfortable:
PEOPLE: On May 21, Stephen Colbert’s final night, Jimmy Kimmel is going dark in solidarity.
NEW YORK TIMES: “A Single Infusion Could Suppress HIV for Years, Study Suggests.”
PONDERING POLITICS: Trump fell sound asleep during a presser. Again:
Better (or “worse”) video of him dozing.
TWITTER: Pete Davidson’s Charlie Kirk joke at Tony Hinchcliffe’s expense was harsh, but the one that pissed Hinchcliffe off was being called a “gay Nazi”:
JOE.MY.GOD.: Trump’s “renovation” of the reflecting pool — with a coat of garish, royal-blue paint on the base that destroys its character — will now cost $13M+.
MUUMUSE: The Peggy Gou remix of Madonna’s “I Feel So Free” is Divine-coded ecstasy that will give you a major (Bobby) O. It’s streaming from May 15.
INSTAGRAM: Joe Lynskey, who was pushed under a subway in NYC and survived, recently spoke at the LGBT Center in NYC about his experience: