King Ahab, Tim Cook, Kellyanne Conway, Stanley Tucci, Beijing, Coldplay, David Mixner, Elijah Cummings: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
BOOM<\/strong>. Federal judge orders Justice Dept. to hand over grand jury information redacted from Mueller investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n ELIJAH CUMMINGS<\/strong>. Eulogies in Baltimore for the late congressman included one from Hillary Clinton, who compared Donald Trump and Melania to King Ahab and Queen Jezebel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hillary Clinton on Elijah Cummings: “Like the prophet, our Elijah could call<\/a> down fire from heaven\u2014but he also prayed and worked for healing\u2026<\/p>\n “Like that Old Testament prophet, he stood against corrupt leadership of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.” t.co\/TlLvHGtkbL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/U5bOMx2jhh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nothing weak about kindness and compassion. There\u2019s nothing weak about looking out for others. There\u2019s nothing weak about being honorable.\u201d<\/p>\n -Former President @BarackObama<\/a> at the funeral of Rep. Elijah Cummings pic.twitter.com\/IgXl4YJKQz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n TIM COOK<\/strong>. Apple CEO gives rare interview to People En Espa\u00f1ol<\/em>, talks about decision to come out<\/a>: \u201cWhat was driving me was [that] I was getting notes from kids who were struggling with their sexual orientation. They were depressed. Some said [they] had suicidal thoughts. Some had been banished by their own parents and family. It weighed on me in terms of what I could do. Obviously I couldn\u2019t talk to each one individually that reached out, but you always know if you have people reaching out to you that there\u2019s many more that don\u2019t, that are just out there wondering whether they have a future or not, wondering whether life gets better \u2026 From there I really decided. There\u2019s been a lot of people that came before me that made it possible for me to sit here today, and I needed to do something to help those people that were in a younger generation. It probably took a year between getting the words exactly like I wanted and picking the right time for the company, because I didn\u2019t want it to be a distraction and so forth. I have not regretted it for one minute. Not at all.\u201d<\/p>\n KANYE WEST<\/strong>. Still talking about running for president<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRANSCRIPT<\/strong>: Kellyanne Conway threatens to investigate reporters personal life in phone call<\/a> with Washington Examiner<\/em> reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n NEW YORK CITY<\/strong>. Tensions rise as congressional candidates seek endorsement of Stonewall Democratic Club<\/a>: \u201cSparks flew during a Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City endorsement meeting on October 23, but the night culminated with members expectedly backing out gay<\/a> City Councilmember Ritchie Torres in next year\u2019s congressional race to replace Jos\u00e9 Serrano in the Bronx.\u201d<\/p>\n CASTING<\/strong>. Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play gay<\/a> couple<\/a> on road trip in Supernova<\/em><\/a>: \u201c\u2018Supernova\u2019 is a deeply romantic, modern love story,\u201d said Macqueen, who also wrote the script. \u201cIt follows two people who are bound together by their love for each other but being pushed apart by the situation they find themselves in. It is an intimate, naked<\/a> portrayal of a relationship facing a fissure that threatens to cut it to its very core.\u201d<\/p>\n BEIJING<\/strong>. For a conservative Chinese city, it\u2019s got great gay nightlife, apparently<\/a>.<\/p>\n ICON<\/strong>. David Mixner is retiring<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m happy as can be. I\u2019m very spiritual.\u201d<\/p>\n ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n MECHANICAL FANTASY BOX<\/strong>. A new album from disco legend Patrick Cowley<\/a>. \u2018Before his death in 1982, the producer and musician\u00a0Patrick Cowley<\/a>\u00a0was best known for electronic disco productions that defined San Francisco\u2019s gay<\/a> hi-NRG scene. He was one of the first entertainers with national impact (if not\u00a0the<\/em>\u00a0first) to die of AIDS (his \u201cMenergy\u201d and \u201cMegatron Man\u201d hit the top of Billboard\u2019s club chart in 1981). The party line is that his \u201ccareer began to rise as his health failed him\u201d (words cribbed from his\u00a0Bay Area Reporter<\/em>\u00a0obit<\/a>), and the music he made in his final year had a starry slickness to it suggesting even better things to come.\u2019<\/p>\n MEOW<\/strong>. Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a song together<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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