AIDS/LifeCycle Support Dwindling
Via SF Standard: The most recent [AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC)], which departed from the Cow Palace early on the first Sunday in June, had about 1,400 cyclists, a dramatic dropoff from the approximately 2,500 who rode in 2022. Fewer riders has meant less money for the organizations that depend on the event. This year ALC raised $10,984,492, […]
Billy Bean, 1964–2024
Billy Bean, the second Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, passed away today after a yearlong battle against acute myeloid leukemia.
Hundred Best Hahas
Rolling Stone presents its list of the “100 Best TV Sitcoms of All Time.” Many of my favorites make the cut, including Daria (#92), Will & Grace (#81), Phineas & Ferb (#65), the Jeffersons (#48), the Golden Girls (#32), Fawlty Towers (#31), I Love Lucy (#4), and the Simpsons (#1).
Snow Day Misers
NYC’s Department of Education — already stingy with snow days — declares instruction will be remote [← WSJ paywall] on inclement weather days. On the plus side, DOE recognizes Indigenous People’s Day in place of “Columbus Day,” and adds Juneteenth as a day off.
Tuckums
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid drags Tucker Carlson for filth. Her delivery on this, [chef’s kiss] perfection. And for the nostalgic, Jon Stewart’s 2004 appearance on CNN’s Crossfire, showing just how much of a dick “Tuckums” has always been.