Giacomo Recchia knows how to follow his own advice. In a recent post, the model wore a pair of sky-blue shorts from a brand called Yeah I Workout, whose motto includes getting laid. Pulled down just so, the shorts perfectly frame a physique that backs up the brand’s confidence. When Giacomo captioned the photo with...
Queer Screen Festival wastes no time setting the stakes high! Plainclothes follows Lucas, a closeted undercover cop in 1990s New York whose sting operation flips when he falls hard for his target, played by Russell Tovey. Carmen Emmi’s nostalgic visuals and dreamy soundtrack make the romance feel urgent and dangerously close. Award winners keep the...
The internet machine has a weird way of making heroes out of the most unlikely people. The latest person to get this treatment is Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting a health insurance executive, who has become an online fixation. Now, his story, or at least a version of it, is the foundation for...
New figures from Russia’s own defence doctors show fresh HIV diagnoses among soldiers have soared fortyfold since the first tanks rolled across the border into Ukraine in 2022. Life on the front line is brutal and short, so some conscripts are “living like there’s no tomorrow”, an epidemiologist told The Times. The mix of untreated...
The world of surfing has often felt like a closed club, dominated by a straight, hyper-masculine energy. For anyone who does not fit that specific mould, finding your footing can feel less about catching waves and more about deflecting awkward questions. How can you relax into learning something new if you can’t be yourself? It’s...
Former Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Ryan “RK” Russell made headlines in 2019 when an ESPN profile revealed he is bisexual. That moment rewrote the playbook for professional sport, and Russell has kept the momentum ever since, speaking at Pride events, writing the memoir The Yards Between Us, and calling out lazy...
Federal employees can now talk up their religion at the office, pray alone or with colleagues off the clock, invite co-workers to services, and decorate desks with faith symbols. The guidance, issued this week by the Office of Personnel Management and first reported by CNN, says agencies “should allow personal religious expression … to the...
Garrett Swann owns tighty whitey summer. The California‑based model sauntered into shot in crisp white briefs and announced, “Haven’t you heard? Tighty whiteys are in.” Fans lit up his comments with hearts as his pecs bounced and his body hair framed the white cotton perfectly. Swann co‑founded a clothing company last year, so expect more...
When Commander James Osyf filed to contest Virginia’s Second Congressional District, he did more than launch another campaign. He put his 18‑year Navy résumé and national‑security career on a collision course with Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans, whose recent focus on “divisive concepts” bills and bans on trans girls in school sports has kept headlines crackling. The district, anchored...
Police say fake profile set the trap at a suburban library. The Cairns Magistrates Court has sentenced 20‑year‑old apprentice tiler Blake Dean Nightingall to ten months behind bars, with immediate parole, for a hate‑motivated attack hatched on the dating app Grindr. Prosecutors told the court that Nightingall posed as a 15‑year‑old, lured an unwitting man to the...
Writer Andrew Gooding‑Call’s long‑read for Current Affairs tells the story of Dr Magnus Hirschfeld, the early‑1900s physician who put queer lives before politics. The story explains who Magnus Hirschfeld was and about his work, tracing how one determined doctor turned Berlin into a haven for people who felt outside society’s rigid boxes. His grand plan began in 1897...
The American Civil Liberties Union’s live tracker shows 598 anti-LBGTQIA+ bills filed in US statehouses since January, already eclipsing last year’s total with five months still to run. Sixty-seven of those bills have been signed, confirming that the push to limit queer rights is not slowing but shifting into a higher gear. Arkansas, Idaho, Montana,...
The final chapter in the Nick and Charlie story, a film titled Heartstopper Forever, officially wrapped production on July 27, 2025. The show’s leads, Kit Connor and Joe Locke, shared short but emotional farewells on social media. After spending years bringing these characters to life, their goodbyes felt personal. Connor, who plays Nick, simply posted,...
A sweet and strong combination… If your social media feed has recently featured a Sicilian pastry chef who looks as good as his creations, you have probably met Marco. Known online as @pastrymark, he has gathered a major following for his baking videos. He handles delicate desserts like cannoli with a focus that seems at...
Who is Billy McLaughlin? Billy McLaughlin, 30, runs the White House’s Instagram, Reels, and feed posts for President Trump. His résumé lists a six‑year stint as a National Rifle Association (NRA) spokesperson and a short tenure as chief marketing officer at the Israel On Campus Coalition before joining the West Wing in January 2025 as director of...