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In the 2016 movie Fair Haven, 19 year old pianist James, just home from months of Christian conversion therapy with the well-preserved remnants of Gregory Harrison, tries to fight his feelings for ex-boyfriend Charlie, all the while wishing his dad still looked like Luke Duke, rather than the what's left of Tom Wopat.

At the end of the day calls itself a comedy but it really isn't one. It's a rather earnest film about a professor at a Christian college who infiltrates an LGBTQ+ support group for nefarious purposes but learns some life lessons along the way. Not THOSE kind of lessons... he doesn't realize he's gay. For most of the film I wasn't particularly impressed, thinking it was too cliched and simplistic but I wound up enjoying it well enough... of course I watched it at 1.25 X speed.

As soon as I saw the opening credits with such 1980s TV luminaries as Corrine Bohrer, George Coe, Nan Martin, Arye Gross, and Tim (don't call me Tooth) DeKay, I knew I was going to see a nice, solid Hallmark or Lifetime movie which made it appropriate to watch on YouTube since they now have as many ad breaks as network TV (although shorter). As I often do on YouTube I watched it at 1.25X, which cuts 20% off the runtime without affecting the ability to follow the dialogue one bit. I'm just curious... when you check the time remaining every five minutes for the last 45 minutes of a movie, that's a good thing, right?

https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/green-wood-cemetery-human-composting-burials/ Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn to Debut Return to Earth 'Human Composting' Burials The green option, also called “natural organic reduction,” transforms a body into nutrient-dense soil in just a few weeks.

I wasn't particularly impressed.

I thought it was pretty good. I liked it.

Hudson playing a character named Hudson in a weird three minute short:

Channing's & Hexum's Imdb.com pages have no mention of this so I don't know what it was. It made no sense that there would've been a show I knew nothing about. BTW, Carol's paternal grandmother was black; her father was light-skinned and used an accent to "pass" in public, but spoke differently around the house. She said he'd sing gospel at home.

I gave you a "hide eyes" but consider it a "pinch nose".

Carol Channing & Betty White were in a sitcom & Jon-Erik Hexum (@ 10:55) was in it?!?!?

INTERESTING THINGS KEEP POPPING UP ON MY YOUTUBE FEED... I didn't remember that Mama died before she got her own series...

This is ridiculous. Everyone's numbers vary based on their diet. For example, I drink fifty gallons of Coke Zero daily (more or less) and my best friend drinks only water and a couple of cups of coffee per day; just based on that, how could any comparison of our gastrointestinal goodies have any validity?

there's only one way to find out

ever fantasize about Tuc's nuts? INFOMERCIAL & SOAP STAR FLEXES PECS ON STAGE New York Daily News | PUBLISHED: May 21, 1995 Tuc Watkins may star on “One Life to Live,” but in reality he’s living at least two. By day, the 28-year-old is a soap star, breathing life (and evil) into David Vickers, a slime so low he convinces a woman that he’s her long-lost brother and then seduces her! “I’m a liar and a cheat and nothing but bad news,” he says. “I love it.” But by night, Watkins turns into a catch extraordinaire witty, hunky and, uh, hunky as he takes to the stage in “Fortune’s Fools,” a new romantic comedy at the Cherry Lane Theatre. I used to know someone who lived a few doors down from there. The show, which opens Wednesday, follows the fortunes of two couples as they contemplate marriage. When Watkins’ love-struck character answers the phone and proceeds absent-mindedly to walk all over his easy chair, you have a chance to witness the quintessential American Guy. And when the quintessential American Guy peels off his shirt, you have a chance to witness . . . Watkins’ pectoral perfection no doubt helped him snag yet another life for himself: That of infomercial god. He’s the fellow hawking Gravity Edge exercise machines at an hour you’re supposed to be deep asleep dreaming about you starring in a Gravity Edge infomercial (naked, with Tuc.) Life number four is spent walking his border collie in Central Park, or contemplating his future: “I really just want to be James Bond.

Zarna Garg (the mom) was on The View today to promote the start of her stand-up tour. It's cued up to her.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7044539/2026/02/13/winter-olympics-condom-shortage-reactions/ The Winter Olympics condom supply ran out in 3 days obviously the organizers didn't watch Heated Rivalry, or they'd have been better-prepared to host a bunch of hockey players.

https://www.tvline.com/2100331/the-simpsons-animation-style-explained-episode-800/ The Simpsons Recreates Classic Animation Style In Episode 800: 'Part Of Me Wishes We Could Make Every Episode Look Like That,' EP Says In celebration of its 800th episode, "The Simpsons" is taking fans back to where it all began. Sunday's milestone event opens with a recreation of the show's very first episode, 1989's "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (pictured above), lovingly animated in its original style — complete with a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Wendy’s is closing several hundred U.S. restaurants and increasing its focus on value after a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter. The Dublin, Ohio-based company said Friday that its global same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 10% in the October-December period. That was worse than the 8.5% drop expected by analysts polled by FactSet. U.S. same-store sales fell even further in the fourth quarter. Wendy’s said late last year that it planned to close underperforming U.S. restaurants, but it gave more details about those closures Friday. Wendy’s said it already closed 28 restaurants in the fourth quarter and ended 2025 with 5,969 U.S. locations. It expects to close between 5% and 6% of its U.S. restaurants – or 298 to 358 locations – in the first half of this year. Those actions come on top of the closure of 240 U.S. Wendy’s locations in 2024. At the time, the 57-year-old chain said many of its locations are simply out of date. Wendy’s also plans to emphasize value as it tries to win back inflation-weary customers. “One learning from 2025 around value, we swung the pendulum too far towards limited-time price promotions instead of everyday value,” said Ken Cook, Wendy’s interim CEO and chief financial officer, in a conference call with investors. In January, Wendy’s introduced a permanent “Biggie Deals” value menu with three price tiers: $4 Biggie Bites, $6 Biggie Bags and an $8 Biggie Bundle. Cook said Wendy’s also has new products coming this year, including a new chicken sandwich.

Hudson made a bunch of short films. They have been popping up on my YouTube feed the past 24 hours.

A cozy Filipino cafe serving creamy Ube lattes and honey-calamansi chicken poppers just opened in Elmhurst in the space where Pata Cafe, a local Thai gem, stood for a decade before permanently closing. Bukas Cafe, located at 56-14 Van Horn St., has transformed from a no-frills Thai restaurant with authentic dishes to an intimate cafe that feels like visiting family for coffee and good conversation, filled with books, lush plants, and serene jade walls. As customers walk in, they’re greeted warmly by owners Anna Javier and Angel Carreon, despite the morning rush, as they take orders, prepare drinks, and dishes inspired by Filipino recipes with a modern twist, letting everyone in on the delicious flavors they have to offer. The pair had previously lived in the Philippines and planned to move back there and open a cafe, but the opportunity to open one here came up when Pata Cafe closed, and it seemed like the right decision to open in Queens. Together, the couple have always loved creating new recipes to share with one another and finding recipes online that seem unique and fun to try. They named the cafe ‘Bukas,’ which has two meanings in Filipino, “tomorrow” and “open.” Presently, the cafe has a small food menu with selections like Poprito, chicken poppers with adobo aioli dip, or tossed with honey calamansi or Filipino-style buffalo, as well as the Adobo Jalapeno Melt, made with a choice of chicken or pork adobo flakes, mozzarella, pickled onion and jalapeno on sourdough with adobo aioli dip. The Pimiento Melt is another option: a house-made pimiento spread with a five-cheese blend on sourdough, served with a condensed milk dip on the side. Presently, the cafe is open Wednesday through Sunday until 4 or 5 p.m., but eventually, they would like to expand to late-night hours and offer a dinner menu with food and drink for a low-lit, cozy space to get dinner and meet with friends. “We want people to truly experience Bukas, not only in the morning,” said Carreon. Bukas Cafe is open Wednesdays 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. as well as Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more, follow them at @bukas.cafe.

It's stylish but I still don't know if it's good.

You were late to the party. I was in lust with him from the time of his exercise infomercial.

https://qns.com/2026/02/fairview-residents-heat-outage/ ‘I don’t feel safe in this building’: Fairview co-op residents left in the cold for 16 days amid heat outage The building where the grand central and LIE meet... I delivered the NY Post there when I was in college.