{"id":86349,"date":"2019-05-03T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/chewbacca-nielsen-ratings-nelson-mandela-don-mcgahn-shawn-mendes-turner-prize-lgbt-sandwich-hot-links\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:25:28","slug":"chewbacca-nielsen-ratings-nelson-mandela-don-mcgahn-shawn-mendes-turner-prize-lgbt-sandwich-hot-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/chewbacca-nielsen-ratings-nelson-mandela-don-mcgahn-shawn-mendes-turner-prize-lgbt-sandwich-hot-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Chewbacca, Nielsen Ratings, Nelson Mandela, Don McGahn, Shawn Mendes, Turner Prize, LGBT Sandwich: HOT LINKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chewbacca, Nielsen Ratings, Nelson Mandela, Don McGahn, Shawn Mendes, Turner Prize, LGBT Sandwich: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n

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FOR AN HOUR<\/strong>. Trump and Putin discussed Mueller Report, Don McGahn, more\u2026.<\/p>\n

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.@GOP<\/a>, you\u2019re okay with this? Ask yourselves why Putin would give a sh*t if there were nothing to know. pic.twitter.com\/BVKJaA01sO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 JackiSchechner (@JackiSchechner) May 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

TRUMP\u2019S TAXES<\/strong>. California Senate passes bill requiring taxes from candidates in order to appear on ballot<\/a>: \u201cThe state Senate voted 27-10 on Thursday to require anyone appearing on the state\u2019s presidential primary ballot to publicly release five years\u2019 worth of income tax returns. The proposal is in response to Trump, who bucked 40 years of tradition by refusing to release his tax returns prior to his election in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n

MCGAHN<\/strong>. Trump really, really doesn\u2019t want the former White House counsel in front of Congress<\/a>: \u201cI would say it\u2019s done,\u201d Trump told Fox News.<\/p>\n

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG<\/strong>. The star of the new movie is getting a CGI makeover after everyone mocked his look<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NIELSEN RATINGS<\/strong>. LGBT households now counted<\/a>: \u201cFrom our clients\u2019 perspective, this is incredibly valuable,\u201d said Rachel Lowenstein, an associate director of Invention\u00a0Plus, a unit of the media agency Mindshare. \u201cLook at how much L.G.B.T.Q. couples<\/a> make in terms of their household income. From a disposable-income and consumer-spending standpoint, they are a lucrative audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

RIP CHEWBACCA<\/strong>. Peter Mayhew dead.<\/p>\n

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The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter has passed away. He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home. pic.twitter.com\/YZ5VLyuK0u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

ROBBEN ISLAND<\/strong>. Nelson Mandela drawing of his prison door sells for $112K in New York<\/a>. \u2018\u201dThe Cell Door, Robben Island\u201d \u2013 completed in 2002 by the Nobel peace laureate \u2013 exceeded the top end of the estimated range provided by Bonhams, which put its value at $60 000 to $90 000.\u2019<\/p>\n

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#SaleUpdate<\/a>: “The Cell Door, Robben Island” by #NelsonMandela<\/a>, sold for $112,575 inc. premium in today’s Modern and Contemporary African Art in NY. The work, which Mandela created in 2002, was one of the few the statesman kept for his personal collection t.co\/1fBKM8AUcJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fUv17HXgPd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bonhams (@bonhams1793) May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME<\/strong>. New image from Hubble telescope is mosaic of the distant universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RUSHED TO HOSPITAL<\/strong>. Kelly Clarkson had an appendectomy after hosting the Billboard Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

60 MINUTES<\/strong>. Oprah left the news magazine after they made her say her name with less emotion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IF I CAN\u2019T HAVE YOU<\/strong>. Shawn Mendes is flaunting his massive biceps in his new video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TURNER PRIZE<\/strong>. International art prize drops Stagecoach as partner after backlash over anti-LGBTQ chairman<\/a>: \u2018Turner Contemporary revealed Stagecoach, a British bus company, as its main partner on Wednesday, but was met by an immediate backlash over the past actions and comments of its chairman, Brian Souter (pictured above).Souter, a Scottish millionaire, funded an unsuccessful campaign in 2000 to preserve Britain\u2019s infamous Section 28 \u2014 a law that prohibited the \u201cpromotion\u201d of homosexuality by local authorities, and banned schools from teaching the \u201cacceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n

LGBT SANDWICH<\/strong>. New sandwich from Marks & Spencer met with cringes.<\/p>\n

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M&S threw the first artisanal sandwich at Stonewall pic.twitter.com\/qqFrqRg47Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 David (@PumpItLowda) April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Seriously M&S? An LGBT sandwich?<\/p>\n

Oh how I hate you. pic.twitter.com\/Wu42C7eOdb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tony Collins (@_tony_c_) May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Leaon Gordon.<\/p>\n

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My love for you gets stronger and stronger every single day, I have learned so much about myself in 2018 and it\u2019s all because of you. I cannot wait to see what 2019 has waiting for US. #Neon <\/a><\/p>\n

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