Boy Culture Links: Positive Masculinity, Trump Booed at World Cup, FIFA Halftime Show Is a Superstar Stew, Troy Jackson Will Be Maine's Democratic Senatorial Candidate + MORE
JULY 20, 2026
ATTITUDE: A Liberal Democrat from Liverpool is calling for a return of positive masculinity to overwrite all this toxic-masculinity crap.
PEOPLE: Donald Trump roundly booed at the World Cup — and wouldn’t leave after presenting Spain with the trophy.
FIFA: Squeezing Madonna, Bieber, BTS, Shakira, Coldplay, the Muppets and a bunch of kids — plus others — into 11 minutes made for a kitsch and messy FIFA World Cup Halftime Show. I did like Madonna’s pre-taped segment, but Bieber really killed the flow:
NBC NEWS: What an exciting sport … the winner won it 1-0.
YAHOO! NEWS: Troy Jackson will almost certainly be the Democrat to take on odious Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in November.
NEW YORK TIMES: The gay vs. queer debate drones on. And on.
NEW YORK TIMES: RIP Walt Odets, 79. He wrote of survivor’s guilt and depression in the age of HIV/AIDS.
BALTIMORE FISHBOWL: Owner of Baltimore’s largest gay bar dies, prompting temporary closure.