Remains of the Day (05/07)

KXAN: Two college "pals" found dead near campus in gruesome murder-suicide

The Hill: White House orders Don McGahn to defy House subpoena, of course

Washington Post: "I think it’s a cap gun," the police officer said. He opened fire on an eighth-grader moments later.

The New York Times: Mitch McConnell to Congress on the Mueller report: "Case closed"

Towleroad: Australian rugby star Israel Folau guilty of "high level" breach of contract over homophobic remarks

Mother Jones: Every Democratic candidate rails against Citizens United -- but Kirsten Gillibrand actually has a plan

The Daily News: College student's murder solved after almost 50 years

The Randy Report: Mormon valedictorian who came out at graduation sits down with Ellen DeGeneres

Baseline: Novak Djokovic proves it's mind over matter in (fading) resurgence

Instagram: Pinch me, guys: This Shakespears Sister reunion is REALLY happening!

Washington Blade: Transgender activist from Zimbabwe receives asylum in U.S.

Gr8er Days: Actress Barbara Perry, "Dick Van Dick" player, dies at 97

Blue Fox: Matt Bomer stars in "Papi Chulo"

Boy Culture: A review of "Like a Prayer," a documentary film about Madonna fans

NewNowNext: San Francisco just swore in its first LGBTQ fire chief into office, and I'll give you one guess which letter it was

Slicing Up Eyeballs: Watch Michael Stipe perform three songs while opening for Patti Smith in NYC

Greg in Hollywood: Gonzalo Higuain reminds us once again that Argentina has the hottest men

Dlisted: Amy Schumer and her autistic husband she met a week ago welcomed a baby boy into the world

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Remains of the Day (05/21)

Towleroad: "Alone in the Game" explores the struggle to be openly gay or transgender in pro sports

Daily Intel: Pompeo unveils hyperaggressive Iran strategy that hints at regime change

Dlisted: Nick Jonas's shirt can't contain his muscles

The New York Times: Crazy Donald's "charm" and threats may not be working with China

The Onion: Satire site has finally read Michael Cohen's 2013 email regarding his client Donald Trump and would like to discuss the matter further at his convenience

The AIDS Memorial: One of the most moving remembrances I've read in some time, and I'm not really even sure why

Boy Culture: Gay actors letting it all hang out!

Back2Stonewall: On May 18, 1981, Dr. Lawrence Mass became the first person to report about the gay-related infectious disease later known as AIDS

Greg in Hollywood: Jesus Christ -- where has Aussie rules football plaeyr Eric Mackenzie been all my life?

Pitchfork: Reggis Lucas, who produced (most of) Madonna's first album as well as classics like "Never Knew Love Like This Before" by Stephanie Mills, is dead at 65

Die Alone With Me: Feast your eyes on the hot Aussie my friend Danny met on Bondi Beach

AmericaBlog: GOP campaign consultant John Weaver on John McCain and the GOP Stockholm Syndrome under Trump

HuffPost: Gay man claims Pope Francis told him, "God made you like that and loves you like that"

S&G: The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show "The Simon & Garfunkel Story"  will open its U.S. tour in September

Washington Blade: Gay-owned company brings Parkland shooter's brother to Virginia to "start a new life"  

Deep Dish: This pop-up has got me popping up

The Randy Report: FDA approves PrEP for use by teens at risk for HIV

The New Yorker: David Remnick on the return of the Breeders

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Hot Cat of the Day: I feel for this guy. This is why I never got into threeways ...

The 'Boys' Get Down to Business

Was just discussing "The Boys in the Band" with friends at dinner the other night and was surprised how ambivalent people remain about it. One friend still cringes at the self-loathing and "stereotypes" portrayed in the play, while a younger person still saw "any recognition" of gays and lesbians in the arts as a net positive. Given how I felt growing up a generation after, it's hard to believe that gay men in this era didn't overwhelmingly feel bad about themselves -- with zero role models and laws telling them they were criminal and sub-human -- so I never understood the harm in depicting a group of men who did. My friends and I all agreed that it might have been fun if writer Mart Crowley had updated the script, with the boys being envious of each others' Instagram followings and ability to hook up with hot men on Grindr. But I suppose that would require a complete retooling to factor in the other societal changes, so this thank-god-we’ve-progressed time capsule will do. "The Boys in the Band" on Broadway begins previews at the Booth Theatre at the end of this month.

Casting a Pall Over Timothy McNeil's 'Anything'

Matt Bomer's got amazing tits. But that doesn't mean he should be playing a transwoman sex worker. Read HERE.

10 Matt Bomer Gifs That Keep on Giving

See 'em all HERE.

A Tribute to the Orlando 49

Ryan Murphy has directed a Human Rights Campaign-themed video featuring 49 stars describing the victims of the Orlando mass shooting. The names include Jane Fonda, Lady Gaga, Gerard Butler, Sofia Vergara, Chris Pine, Matt Bomer (pictured above) and many more. It's a moving tribute you can watch HERE.

Matt Bomer Is 'Made to Measure' for Giorgio Armani

Talk about a no-brainer. Video HERE.

Matt Bomer Covers Men's Fitness

Swoon. And there's video HERE!

Matt Bomer, Chelsea Clinton Honored at TAG Research Awards

I had a fun time last night at SAGE's annual Toy Party at Chelsea Piers (photos TK). But it seems the bolder-face names were at the TAG (Treatment Action Group) Research Awards held at the Eventi Hotel, where Matthew Bomer, Chelsea Clinton, Jim Eigo and Dr. Jack Whitescarver were honored. Co-chair Peter Staley reports that Chelsea Clinton "ignored her notes and spoke passionately at length on how to end this plague" ... when is SHE going to run for president?

Learn more about what TAG does HERE.

Checking Out

By now you've probably heard Matt Bomer couldn't keep his pants on in the premiere of "American Horror Story: Hotel." See for yourself HERE.

Beach Babes

Tim Tebow, Shemar Moore, David Beckham, Mark Wahlberg, Joe Manganiello,  Scott Eastwood, Andy Cohen and Matthew Bomer all look ready for the holiday weekend ...

Men Do Make Passes at Men Who Wear Glasses

Via Ira Sachs' Facebook page:

Diving into the Monty Archive with Matt Bomer — at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

What a rough life you have, Mr. Sachs!

Fun Couple: Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello

Via People:

The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama classmates reunited when Manganiello made a cameo on Bomer's show "White Collar" and again when the duo showed off their incredibly buff bods as male strippers in "Magic Mike." "Matt is one of the funniest people that I know, so the two of us together, we were just laughing our asses off the whole time," Manganiello told AfterElton about filming with his college friend.

My Gif to You: Matt Bomer in Tighty Whities

 I'm not saying I regret not being an "American Horror Story" viewer, but I'd have regretted not seeing this write-up about Matt Bomer's guest role as a gay hustler HERE.

Matt Bomer Covers HIV Plus

I finally watched "The Normal Heart" the other night after missing the HBO premiere by being at a dance in Brooklyn. (I know!) It was a classic case of expectations are everything -- having seen and loved the play, mine were exceedingly high -- only I ended up hearing so many negative things about it that I would up being pleasantly surprised when I finally tuned in. One thing that did take me aback -- and my friends Chris and Brian mentioned this too -- was that the HIV Plus coverman's beauty was borderline distracting in the beginning of the film. (Crisis? What crisis? Is he gonna get naked? How can this person really exist?) I guess it's not his fault(!), but then the more I thought about it the more I realized his casting was intentional, as a metaphor for the generation of men -- many very young and very beautiful -- that was wiped out as the world sat by and yawned. Ryan Murphy famously ruined "Running With Scissors" and "Eat, Pray, Love." But I would say he at least broke even with Larry Kramer's masterpiece. If nothing else, successfully making the movie will introduce the work -- if not the entire subject -- to a massive audience who never got to see the theatrical version.

The 'Normal' Routine

People magazine spotted "Normal Heart" hotties Matt Bomer and Taylor Kitsch were being human beings in Manhattan and wanted us all to know about it.

Matt Bomer Covers OUT Magazine

In his Out magazine cover story, learn how Matt Bomer met Larry Kramer, won his dream role in "The Normal Heart," and kept on living his own normal, yet charmed, life. Read HERE.

Bomer Rang

If 2014 turns out to be the year of Matt Bomer, then I'm a-OK with it. His Out cover story -- in which he explains how "The Normal Heart" changed his life -- is HERE. And his Details spread -- in which he reveals that he actually tied the knot three years ago -- is HERE.

Matt Bomer to Play Montgomery Clift

Kind of meta: A famous gay guy who plays straight guys will play an even more famous gay guy who played straight guys. Do we approve, or am I gonna have to talk some of you off a clift? From HERE.

Fun Couple: Darren Criss and Matt Bomer

Darren Criss ("Glee") and Matt Bomer ("White Collar") point fingers at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Saturday night in Los Angeles.

And then this happened.