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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

TENNIS TUESDAY: Thiem Beats Nadal, Wins Barcelona; Kvitova Wins Stuttgart, Reaches World #2; Gimelstob Sentenced

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THIEM BEATS NADAL ON CLAY (AGAIN) Dominic Thiem faced the 11-time champion  Rafael Nadal  at the Barcelona Open, a reprise of the final ...
Monday, April 29, 2019

EYE CANDY: David Cardona

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The kind folks from Hunk 2  sent along these pictures of   David Cardona , a 28-year-old Colombian model who is 5-foot-10 and...
Saturday, April 27, 2019

GAME OF THRONES (S8E02): "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

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Summary The second episode of the final season of  Game of Thrones  is "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." This is eith...
Thursday, April 25, 2019

BOOK REVIEW: Close to the Bone (DS Logan McRae, #8) by Stuart MacBride

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Close to the Bone  is one of the better entries in the DS Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride, although one feature of this grisly, amu...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

TENNIS TUESDAY: Nole,Rafa Suffer Shock Clay Defeats; Fognini Wins Monte Carlo Masters; Fed Cup Final Is FRA v AUS;

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FOGNINI WINS FIRST MASTERS SERIES SHIELD IN MONTE CARLO Amazingly, the flamboyant and talented Fabio Fognini , 31,  won his first ATP Ma...
Monday, April 22, 2019

QUEER QUOTE: SCOTUS (finally!) Agrees To Decide Whether LGBT People Are Covered By Federal Civil Rights Laws

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The Supreme Court finally has granted certiorari (agreed to hear and make a ruling in) for multiple cases of interest to LGBT citizens t...
Saturday, April 20, 2019

GAME OF THRONES (S8E01): "Winterfell"

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After a nearly two year hiatus, HBO's  Game of Thrones  returned with the first episode of the eighth season on Sunday April...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

BOOK REVIEW: The Missing and the Dead (DS Logan McRae, #9) by Stuart MacBride

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The Missing and the Dead  is the ninth book in the Detective Sergeant Logan McRae series, a collection of murder-mystery, police-procedur...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

GODLESS WEDNESDAY: Aussie Rugby Star Dismissed Over Religious-Based Homophobic Comments

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Israel Folau , a star rugby player in Australia has repeatedly made multiple  homophobic comments on social media  that are religious-b...
Monday, April 15, 2019

EYE CANDY: Pierre Vuala (4th time!)

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Pierre Vuala has appeared as Eye Candy  three times before ( September 17, 2018 ; May 7, 2018 ; August 25, 2014 ). This Wilhelm...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

BOOK REVIEW: Beneath the Bleeding (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #5) by Val McDermid

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Beneath the Bleeding is a nother brilliant and thrilling police procedural murder mystery from Val McDermid featuring psychologist Dr. To...
Tuesday, April 09, 2019

TENNIS TUESDAY: Muguruza, Keys Keep WTA Streak Alive; Osaka Joins Nike; Federer Leads Race To London

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KEYS DEFEATS WOZNIACKI IN CHARLESTON Madison Keys won her first grass court title (and completed the WTA "Career Green court sweep...
Thursday, April 04, 2019

BOOK REVIEW: In A House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22) by Ian Rankin

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The DI John Rebus series is quite mature and familiar now that it is well over 20 entries long. Author Ian Rankin has done an excellent j...
Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Lori Lightfoot Elected First Black Lesbian Mayor of Chicago

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Lori Lightfoot  is a 56-year-old former federal prosecutor and private attorney who just became the first Black lesbian to be elected ma...
Tuesday, April 02, 2019

2019 HUGO AWARDS: Nominations Are Announced!

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The nominations for the 2019 Hugo awards, the most prestigious literary award in science fiction, were announced today . The nominees for...

POLL: Support For Death Penalty Hits New Low In California

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California Governor Gavin Newsom  made headlines a few weeks ago when he announced a moratorium on the death penalty in the state along w...
Monday, April 01, 2019

EYE CANDY: Jordan Torres (Third Time!)

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Jordan Torres  has appeared as Eye Candy multiple times before ( December 17, 2018 and January 28, 2019 ). He is a male model,...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

2019 MIAMI: Barty and Federer Win Titles (over Pliskova and Isner)!

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As I predicted , Roger Federer and Ash Barty won their respective finals at the 2019 Miami Open. Barty outplayed Karolina Pliskova , ...
Saturday, March 30, 2019

2019 MIAMI: Federer-Isner, Barty-Pliskova Finals Set

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The finals of the 2019 Miami Open are set. In the women's draw, World #5 Karolina Pliskova  of Czech Republic will face World #11 As...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

BOOK REVIEW: Careless Love (DCI Alan Banks, #25) by Peter Robinson

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Careless Love is the 25th(!) book in Peter  Robinson’s long-running DCI Alan Banks series set in northern England. Banks is clearly the m...