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🏳️🌈 Gayskool: Friends of Judy
Jinkx Monsoon, Seattle’s premier Jewish narcoleptic drag queen, lit up the gay internet last month with her uproarious — yet somehow reverent — impersonation of Judy Garland. I insist you watch it right now: Every gay man I know is…
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🏳️🌈 It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Queer
It’s June, which can only mean one thing1 — it’s Pride month! And that calls for another 30 days of Gayskool, my LGBTQ history project here at the Daily Dave. You can brush up on old Gayskool posts here. Come…
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Katrina and the Caves
The Complimentary Spouse and I went to the Cave of the Winds near Colorado Springs yesterday. I’m happy to report that we didn’t have to wear miners’ helmets or get muddy — it was a pretty tourist-friendly place. As I…
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On the Beaten Path
After a few months of treading lightly, my sprained foot is finally on the mend. To celebrate, I finally made my way back to Bayshore Boulevard to see the sunrise. I’m still not up for running so I just walked…
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Golden Hour
Here’s a little video my iPhone made from me. Enjoy these photos of golden hours from around the world — Madrid, Havana, Viña Del Mar, Sydney … but mostly right here in Tampa!
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A Helluva Town
I had a few days in New York last week and made two videos. The first is from Central Park, where I didn’t get very far because it was below freezing. If you’re familiar with the park, you’ll note that…
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Life Underground
I’ve written twice before about whimsy — once about Sarasota, and once about Havana — and now I have more whimsy to share. I saw these little figures in the 14th Street/8th Avenue Subway station in New York. The bronze…
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It’s All Greek to Me
When the Complimentary Spouse and I want a change of scenery and some delicious Greek food, we head to Tarpon Springs. This part of the Tampa Bay area was settled by Greek immigrants who worked as sponge divers, and they’ll…
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The Art of War
I haven’t written much on the Daily Dave recently because it seems inappropriate to do something frivolous when people are dying in Ukraine. Suddenly, telling people what I’m wearing every day doesn’t seem proper. (And, anyway, it’s almost always a…
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Hello. Do You Want in on the Joke?
Yesterday’s installment of The Four Questions contained not one but two inside jokes about Tig Notaro’s show on Sunday night. If you watch this old clip from The Tonight Show, you’ll see what I was referring to: Want more Tig?…
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Oh, the Places I’ve Gone!
BuzzFeed recently asked people to share their favorite travel photos. Scrolling through the article, my immediate reaction was “I could do better.” After that immediate reaction, my next reaction was “You’re such a snob, Dave.” My third reaction was, “Hey,…
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The Freedom to Curate
Joe Rogan and his medical disinformation podcast have reignited the national bitchfest over “cancel culture” and freedom of expression. I have a few thoughts and would like to add another term — “freedom of curation” — to the discussion. I’ve written…
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