Faulkner

The 60th will be a big test for GH, I think. They’ll have to pull out all the stops (big returns like VM) to reverse their bad trajectory, and even then I don’t know if it’ll be enough. The ship has kinda sailed.

Oof. I like Beyoncé and will defend her vocals, but this little snippet from her Isley Brothers collab feels so strained. Hopefully it’s just an iffy clip, but if this is putting their best foot forward as a sample, yikes:

Serena has officially announced her retirement from professional tennis. The upcoming U.S. Open will be her final tournament. She’ll focus her attention on her booming business ventures. “One thing I’m not going to do is sugarcoat this. I know that a lot of people are excited about and look forward to retiring, and I really wish I felt that way. Ashleigh Barty was number one in the world when she left the sport this March, and I believe she really felt ready to move on. Caroline Wozniacki, who is one of my best friends, felt a sense of relief when she retired in 2020.”

Legends keep leaving us. Holland-Dozier-Holland are responsible for so many Motown hits. I first heard of the Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake in Pet Shop Boys’ great song “Flamboyant”:

Magí from Spain 🇪🇸

How I’ll remember her:

Oh my God. I knew she’d been ill, but still.

Beyoncé earns her first No. 1 as a lead artist in 14 years (since “Single Ladies [Put a Ring on It]” in 2008). And Kate just dips one spot to No. 4:

Who is he? Nice abs. And what is the occasion for the gloves?

I guess they are sticking with the ‘80s pop sound. I remember when they wanted to be INXS. Their last album didn’t really land due to the pandemic. This will always be classic:

12 minutes ago, darrell66 said: Oh I'm going to buy me some Sea*N. 😉

Hahaha.

Jeans from Thailand 🇹🇭

Andre from Brazil 🇧🇷

That veil and the tiara. I guess she “understood the assignment” as a drag icon/Jersey camp figure. Everything bigger, gaudier, more ‘80s. Certainly she got everybody talking! I thought she looked a lot nicer and more movie-star glamorous in the “before” photos with her “normal” hair, even with the ostentatious veil.

Teresa’s hair looked a hot ass mess. Such a TACKY wedding.

And this German guy again…

More of dtbum from Indonesia 🇮🇩