Hal Prince, Jeffrey Epstein, Wave Pool, Carly Rae Jepsen, Boston, Ben Carson, \u2018Queen and Slim\u2019, Pepe Mu\u00f1oz: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
RIP<\/strong>. Broadway legend Hal Prince has died<\/a>: \u2018Hal Prince, the Broadway royal and prodigious Tony winner, the producer or director (or both) of many of the theater\u2019s most enduring musicals, including \u201cDamn Yankees,\u201d \u201cWest Side Story,\u201d \u201cFiddler on the Roof,\u201d \u201cCabaret,\u201d \u201cSweeney Todd\u201d and \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera,\u201d the longest-running show in Broadway history, died on Wednesday in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was 91.\u2019<\/p>\n JEFFREY EPSTEIN<\/strong>. Well this is F-ed up<\/a>: \u201cJeffrey E. Epstein, the wealthy financier who is accused of sex<\/a> trafficking, had an unusual dream: He hoped to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women<\/a> at his vast New Mexico ranch. Mr. Epstein over the years confided to scientists and others about his scheme, according to four people familiar with his thinking, although there is no evidence that it ever came to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n INNER CIRCLE<\/strong>. Celine Dion\u2019s team says Pepe Mu\u00f1oz is not calling the shots<\/a>.<\/p>\n GILROY SHOOTING<\/strong>. Gunman likely acted alone, police say<\/a>. \u201cHe was by himself. He was not with anybody else. That is sort of supporting the thought now that he acted on his own,\u201d police Chief Scot Smithee said Tuesday. \u201cOur investigation is leading us more and more to believe that there was not a second subject involved.\u201d<\/p>\n NORTH CAROLINA<\/strong>. Gun shop owner pairs photo of four congresswomen of color on ad<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not inciting any violence or being racist,\u201d Doc said. \u201cIt\u2019s a statement. It\u2019s an opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n #Racist<\/a> rhetoric from the occupant of the @WhiteHouse<\/a> has made hate our new normal. We are still vulnerable. @RepMarkMeadows<\/a> \u2013 Cherokee Guns is in your district & you and I serve on a committee together. Here\u2019s your chance to finally do the right thing. t.co\/IvR1eunFQt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n QUEER EYES<\/strong>. Antoni and Jonathan are not a couple<\/a>.<\/p>\n BOSTON<\/strong>. My apartment building once hosted one of the oldest gay clubs in the state<\/a>. \u2018A 1982 Boston Globe article said \u201cthere are 20 homosexual bars and clubs within a 30-mile radius of Boston.\u201d It referred to Fran\u2019s Place as a \u201cmodest juke joint.\u201d Bars like these were once all the LGBTQ community had, the only places queer people could freely express their love decades ago.\u2019<\/p>\n BEN CARSON<\/strong>. Black HUD Secretary compares Baltimore to cancer patient<\/a>: \u201cYou know, it\u2019s sort of like if you have a patient who has cancer,\u201d Carson said of Baltimore. \u201cYou can dress them up and put a nice suit on them, and you can try to ignore it. But that cancer is going to have a devastating effect. You have to be willing to address that issue if you\u2019re ever going to solve it.\u201d<\/p>\n HOTHEAD<\/strong>. Donald Trump blames Obama for the White House air conditioning, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n HAMZA BIN LADEN<\/strong>. Son of Osama Bin Laden is dead<\/a>. \u201cHamza bin Laden was killed in the past two years, during the Trump administration, but it took time to confirm his death, the officials said. In February, the State Department announced a $1 million reward for information about his whereabouts. However, by then, Mr. bin Laden had been killed \u2014 but his death had not yet been confirmed by the military and intelligence agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n LIL NAS X<\/strong>. And hip-hop\u2019s macho culture<\/a>: \u2018Hip-hop\u2019s refusal to embrace anything queer has been a blemish on the genre for as long as its been around. Rap culture has always been powered by unbridled machismo, and one would be hard pressed to not find a gay<\/a> slur embedded in the lyrics of any of the genre\u2019s most famous architects. In fact, an entire lexicon dedicated to pointing out discomfort with gay<\/a> men<\/a> has permeated rap lyrics. Slang such as \u201csus\u201d and \u201cNo homo\u201d and \u201cPause\u201d that use queerness as a punchline have been thrown around casually for years. But as the old guard has been replaced with a younger generation unconcerned with rigid labels and unbothered by genre, today\u2019s rap and R&B scene isn\u2019t as exclusively heteronormative as it once was.\u2019<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Gryffin and Carly Rae Jepsen \u201cOMG\u201d.<\/p>\n DEEP SEA ENCOUNTER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Piglet squid.<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY.<\/strong> Queen And Slim<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n