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HAPPY HUMPDAY ???? Welcome to #GayNrd’s daily round-up of news, art, and ephemera from all corners of the internet and social media for Wednesday May 26, 2021. Art above: Adam Strange’s adopted planet of Rann, which he defends. Beautifully rendered by Doc Shaner in Strange Adventures #10.
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FEELS LIKE SUMMER Today was that day that always catches me off guard when when in the course of 24 hours we are suddenly hurtled into the heat of summer. Oh well. “Summer is coming,” by @xelgot.
FISHING was such a huge part of my childhood. Especially bluefish in the Long Island Sound. This striking image from Mikey Bucktails ⚓️ evoked nostalgia.
WAKING UP WITH Wil Wheaton is a wonderful way to start the day. “This morning’s bedhead wants to be stereotyped. It wants to be classified.”
NAOMI Creator Brian Michael Bendis enthusiastically updated fans about Naomi which is coming to The CW this fall. On Tuesday Deadline reported: The first look at the CW’s Naomi, Ava DuVernay’s new superhero DC drama, and All American spinoff Homecoming. The footage is contained in a trailer released by The CW that includes a look at returning shows as well, set to Coldplay’s single “Higher Power.”
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Naomi, the network’s latest DC adaptation, comes from DuVernay and Arrow writer and co-exec producer Jill Blankenship. Based on the eponymous comic book series that debuted in 2019, co-written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker and illustrated by breakout artist Jamal Campbell, the show follows a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins, and what she discovers will challenge everything we believe about our heroes.
Bendis concluded: The story of Naomi is incredibly unique. And her character is one of kind! I hope everyone can see themselves in Naomi. Let’s gooooo!” ♥️????????????
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THE HISTORY of ACT UP Is recounted in The Paris Review. Sarah Schulman’s new book Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987–1993 is the culmination of twenty years of research, interviews, and writing on the history of American AIDS activism and the grassroots organization ACT UP. In this excerpt, Schulman describes the impact of OutWeek, the first major national publication to call itself a lesbian and gay magazine, through some of its founding members.
I DON’T KNOW who needs to hear this today, but you’re welcome.
seems like a good a day as any to post this again as a gentle reminder for everyone being too hard on themselves pic.twitter.com/PFD3OdVQna
— Chris Sayers (@NotSoLittleC) May 25, 2021
NO WORDS #GeorgeFloyd
Silver Surfer by Alex Maleev (After Moebius). 
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TROYE SIVAN retweeted this. #Kink #Yaoi #NoShame #IJS
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這次參考了很多前輩的素材 感恩 pic.twitter.com/pp67QHvN9A
— 是狒狒呀 (@SgtParkman) May 25, 2021
THE WEST VILLAGE in NYC in late spring.
ALL TEA all shade.
SPEAKING OF SHADE responding to the above: Alt text: Post which reads “Old man insults are wild. “Slut,” “Whore,” “Dumb Bitch”…. Sir, those are respectable occupations. Call me a landlord.”
Alt text: https://t.co/j5qpN76JB5
— Theo ✡︎ טוביה #SaveSheikhJarrah (@jewish_activist) May 26, 2021
ARROGANT AF but I resect the swagger.
COSPLAY AND CHAMPAGNE Why is this not a thing?
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POOLSIDE eBay executive Bradford Shellhammer’s beautiful Catskills home now has a pool. He reflects on a childhood where his family could not afford one. “I never had a pool as a kid. And while I am still battling the algae and the muck at the bottom, even without being able to swim yet, there’s something oddly peaceful about being next to a pool. It calms me just looking at it.”
THIS BOY couldn’t be cuter.
@gavinhundleyReply to @itsoccean what’s good ????♬ original sound – Gavinhundley
COCK ROCK The Cock, our favorite gay joint in the world will be open for Pride for the first time since the pandemic. You must be fully vaccinated with proof. And sign up for their new newsletter for a full schedule of events. But yay for cock!
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VIDEO OF DAY “Starstruck” by Years & Years and Kylie Minogue.
THE COSMIC KING OF THE UNITED KREE/SKRULL EMPIRE Emperor Dorrek VII, Supreme
King of Space and Prince Consort and Court Wizard, Wiccan. Ahem, you prolly know them by Teddy Altman and Billy Kaplan aka Hulkling and Wiccan.
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GRATUITOUS Just cause we love a crop top.
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CAR & DRIVER An Iron Man BMW i8 spotted in the wild.
VIDEO OF THE DAY TOO Lil Nas X’s “Sun Goes Down.”
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PHOTO OF THE DAY is by Toby Crocco of the Stone House Farm in Dutchess County, New York.
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COUPLE OF THE DAY
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KINKY CONTRACT Lukas writes: “About a year ago when I compiled a slave contract for a sub. Very hot to see that his dick got rock hard and started leaking precum when he indicated the desires in the contract. :)”
About a year ago when I compiled a slave contract for a sub. Very hot to see that his dick got rock hard and started leaking precum when he indicated the desires in the contract 🙂https://t.co/Z3yiAmO1zh pic.twitter.com/IBMa6nwq4a
— Lukas kinkboy (@bottomb77911518) May 26, 2021
SOCCER JOCKSTRAP fetish. That’s a thing, right?
????+ Sneakers still on is my fav ????/ FOR MORE Fun: https://t.co/VuSJSKVUPE —— #gaysneaker #gaysocks #jockstrap pic.twitter.com/RAnTOBUVyj
— hot.s.bro ⚽️ (@hotsbro1) May 26, 2021
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— Tatt In The Hat ???? ONLYFANS (@TattInTheHat) May 26, 2021
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OUR GRIO Sampson McCormick is the cover subject of the May/June issue of Swerv magazine. McCormick wrote on Instagram: “I’ve been telling our stories in comedy, on stage and in film for two decades.. thanks @swervmagazine for honoring my contributions.”
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A BRIEF HISTORY of gay pride.
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SUPER BLOOD MOON the rare event is here! The New York Times: “From Brazil to Alaska, California to Indonesia, people with the right view of the celestial phenomenon marveled as their moon, usually a predictable, pale, Swiss-cheese-like round in the sky, was transformed into a fierce, red giant. As one Twitter user, words failing, put it: “Man I’m in love with this urghhh.”
The striking display was the result of two simultaneous phenomena: a supermoon (when the moon lines up closer than normal to our planet and appears to be bigger than usual), combined with a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon (when the moon sits directly in the Earth’s shadow and is struck by light filtered through the Earth’s atmosphere).
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“A little bit of sunlight skims the Earth’s atmosphere,” said Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist and cosmologist based at the Australian National University in Canberra, the country’s capital. He said this creates the effect of “sunrise and sunset being projected onto the moon.”
QUOTE OF THE DAY via Son of Baldwin.
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DOPE AF This is sick!
This is sick!
Via MKGedits on TikTok pic.twitter.com/HmnqGU9hPF
— MCU Spider-Man ???? (@SpiderMan_MCU_) May 26, 2021
THIS IS how you travel.
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This cutie is even an economist.
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I HAD this conversation today.
BUY SOME LOX Jake Gyllenhaal is getting the Actor’s Fund’s back with new hoodie line.
He wrote on Insta: “Nothing like a big bag of bagels and LOX! I designed a hoodie with my friends at Russ & Daughters, the proceeds from the sale of every hoodie will go to the Actors Fund’s efforts to support NYC theater workers impacted by the pandemic. It’s made from scratch in NYC from the highest quality raw material and local craftsmanship. When you wear this hoodie, you’ll be supporting three communities we care about: food, theater, and New York City. You may not know the incredible crew of people that make the theaters run. You may not know how tough the past year and a half has been for them, but I can tell you that nothing in the theater works without them. Help how you can. Buy a sweatshirt if you can, and know that you are supporting the real stars of the show! (Disclaimer: Bagels were harmed in the taking of these photos).
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THIS is what trans ❤️ looks like: Elliot Page is diving headfirst into the summer, and we all should take notes!
On the heels of his widely celebrated interview with Oprah last month, the 34-year-old actor publicly documented a huge milestone in his personal trans journey on Instagram. In a post that has amassed more than 2 million likes in just a day, Page can be seen in a baseball cap, neck chain, burgundy swim trunks, and a huge smile. “Trans bb’s first swim trunks #transjoy #transisbeautiful,” he captioned the photo.
Page’s display of unbridled happiness is especially poignant amidst 2021’s seemingly non-stop headlines about anti-trans legislation and senseless killings.
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MEET NORTHSTAR Marvel’s first openly gay superhero. Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, the character first appeared in X-Men #120 (April 1979) as a member of the Canadian superhero team, Alpha Flight
Born in Quebec, Canada, Jean-Paul Beaubier is a mutant with the ability to travel at superhuman speeds, fly, and project photonic energy blasts. Although the character was initially depicted as a member of Alpha Flight, he has appeared regularly as a member of the X-Men since joining the team of mutants in Uncanny X-Men #414 (December 2002). One of the first openly gay superheroes in American comic books, and the first openly gay character to come out in a book published by Marvel Comics. He married his husband, Kyle Jinadu, in Astonishing X-Men #51 (June 2012), which was the first depiction of a same-sex wedding in mainstream comics.
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THE ONLY Only Fans you need to check out this month is Alex Slavik (above). His Instagram is fun too.
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FAN ART Detective Comics #27 by @calef_107 on IG.
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Rhones aims to celebrate all LGBTQ+ individuals through this collection, featuring joggers, hoodies, shirts, shorts, and accessories in pastel tie dyes, as well as in white and navy with rainbow hues. Additionally, the brand will make a $10,000 donation from the sales of this collection to Mental Health America, helping the development of their LGBTQ+-focused resources and initiatives. The prices for the collection range from $18-$118, and will be available to shop on Rhone.com and in Rhone stores.
FINE ART Photographer Slava Mogutin’s Analog human studies with Nile is indelible.
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MILESTONE MEDIA AND DWAYNE MCDUFFIE’S LEGACY Fans may have seen a glimpse of the returning Milestone Comics during last year’s DC FanDome virtual convention, but the release of Milestone Returns #0: Infinite Edition reveals new details of the planned relaunch, including rewriting Static’s origin in the Big Bang event. Two of the architects behind Milestone’s revival are Reginald Hudlin and Denys Cowan, who lend their writing and artistic talents, respectively, on Milestone’s biggest titles. CBR asked fellow Milestone founder Denys Cowan this question in an interview.
Cowan: Dwayne McDuffie was such an important part of what we did. He was such a linchpin in how we started and the architect of so much that happened with Milestone, that it’s impossible to continue without the DNA of what he did, in almost everything that we’ve done and what we’re doing now. So in that sense, yeah, we’re continuing the legacy of Dwayne McDuffie, because it’s inherent in all the characters that came out of that first incarnation of the Dakota Universe. You’ll notice some things. You’ll see [it] on the first Hardware cover. You’ll see some tributes to Dwayne in unexpected places. Our fallen colleague is never far from our hearts ever. He’s very close to what we do. Charlotte, his widow, is wonderful. We’re all good with her, and the McDuffie family and Milestone will go forward in the future and keep forging our path together. That’s what’s going on with the family. That’s what’s going on with Dwayne’s legacy. It’s solid with us.
TEXAS #FTW Democratic state senator Jessica González tweeted: All anti-trans bills are dead this session! Thank you to all the brave trans children and parents who shared their stories, civil rights and equality organizations, and fellow Democratic Members for taking a stand against this assault towards the LGBTQ+ community.
All anti-trans bills are dead this session! Thank you to all the brave trans children and parents who shared their stories, civil rights and equality organizations, and fellow Democratic Members for taking a stand against this assault towards the LGBTQ+ community. #Txlege pic.twitter.com/1eCSBbHmgn
— Jessica González (@jessicafortexas) May 26, 2021
It made me want to kill myself at the time it was so depressing.
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ART The original, golden age Superman by Ed McGuinness.
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A DREAMCAST was announced Wednesday for Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. Deadline reported: The cast of Netflix’s The Sandman adaptation continues to grow as Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston and nine others round out the cast. Also slated to join are Jenna Coleman, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young and Patton Oswalt.
Based on Neil Gaiman’s popular comic book series, the series is described as a “rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven.” The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he tries to fix all the cosmic and human mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.
Gaiman unveiled the latest cast members and their roles in blog post on Netflix’s Newsroom. See his announcement here.
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WHAT IF DC published Marvel By Kerry Callen.
ACTOR Noah Galvin will return for season five of The Good Doctot. “????????Call me McQueenie✨✨✨,” Galvin wrote in an Instagram post.
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BERFDAY Fans of X-Men, The Lord of the Rings, and Sir Ian McKellen’s many other popular roles are celebrating the veteran actor for his 82nd birthday. Photographer Bruce La Bruce shared photos of a young McKellan that are absolutely stunning.
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McKellen turned 82 years old, so it’s as good a time as any for fans to celebrate the actor and his body of work on social media. A veteran of the screen whose career has spanned for more than six decades and still going strong, some of McKellen’s most popular roles include playing Magneto in the X-Men movies and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings.
happy 82nd birthday to sir ian mckellen! pic.twitter.com/07As5AXyTg
— han | loki era (@infinityhowlett) May 25, 2021
EXPERT ADVICE All Boys Aren’t Blue author George M. Johnson asks, Why you stuck on that tree? When you got a whole forest out there?
30 HELENS AGREE that The Kids in the Hall has started production in Toronto. The A/V:“The show your grandparents wouldn’t let you watch is back,” tweeted Foley. “Filming has begun on The Kids in the Hall’s 8-episode Amazon Original series in Toronto.”
THE SHOW YOUR GRANDPARENTS WOULDN’T LET YOUR PARENTS WATCH IS BACK!
Filming has begun on The Kids in the Hall’s 8-episode Amazon Original series in Toronto. Below is photographic proof that we can still occupy the same physical space. #wereback #kidsinthehall @PrimeVideoCA pic.twitter.com/2eFFYYnzQ0— Dave Foley (@DaveSFoley) May 26, 2021
Foley also included a picture of the Kids all in the same space, so don’t expect the kind of Josh Gad-hosted Zoom reunion we’ve had to deal with for the last year. However, we could imagine Mark McKinney trying to squish heads via webcam being kind of funny.
The last time we saw the Kids In The Hall was Death Comes To Town, an eight-part miniseries from 2010. Not so much a sketch series as a long-running narrative about a Canadian town’s bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, which is thrown for a bit of a loop when, well, Death comes to town. Before that, the Kids movie Brain Candy came out in 1996, to the delight of Kids obsessives and the disgust of everyone else.
LOVE ME PLEASE is a biography in comics of the amazing rock singer Janis Joplin, Fed by the thirst for freedom of the Beat Generation and the desire for emancipation expressed by American youth in the early 1960s, Janis Joplin left for San Francisco, the epicenter of cultural innovation.
Above: “Me and Bobby McGee” may be one of the finest written songs ever.
She would live there a freedom of which she would hardly have dared to dream, abandoning herself to all impulses, overcoming without hesitation all the taboos of the time: bisexuality, alcohol, drugs, doing so not only with delight, but with the taste for excess which came naturally from her spontaneous character. A lively, fascinating story of a woman ahead of her time.
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Love Me Please will be available June 13, 2021.
Above by @beforelightsout
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GRATUITOUS Pillow fight!
