02.14.24 | The haters are starting early this year. Caught My Eye this week deals with Oreo brand cookies coming under fire for their support of PFLAG. A far-right group is threatening to ruin Oreo like they did Bud Light and Target in 2023. Also, in Italy, a statue has been recreated of the emperor Constantine based on unearthed fragments. The statue is large and magnificent. Tim and John also talk about Super Bowl advertising and where some of the ads scored on the USA Today Ad meter. Charles Latham Sholes, inventor of the typewriter and QWERTY keyboard, is our Business Birthday.

02.13.24 | For fans of the movie Saltburn, the estate used for most of the plot is in Northhamptonshire, England. The local tourism board has experienced a huge interest in people wanting to visit to get a look at Drayton House in the English countryside. But first, queer icon, Josephine Baker, is revealed to have been a spy for the allies and flew a supply plane in WW2. Then, a book ban fails in Florida.

02.07.24 | Shop Talk follows a chef, Alana Al-Hatlani as she tries to find the best box brownie mix. Caught My Eye looks at renovating one of the great pyramids of Egypt. Also, tennis greats, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert do not support the WTA holding their final event in Saudi Arabia due to the kingdom’s record on women and LGBTQ rights. John Deere, founder of Deere & Company and the steel-plow for farming, is our Business Birthday.

02.06.24 | Gay bars in Seattle are “raided,” or visited, by the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Control Board last week. Tickets were given to patrons in lewd outfits for showing too much skin. Be careful at the next jockstrap night you plan to attend. Then a Philly restaurant is in trouble for an employment ad looking for a “biological male.” Finally, a passenger on an Aero Mexico flight got tired of waiting on the tarmac so he opened the emergency door and took a wing walk. Passengers were glad he did.

01.31.24 | Shop Talk looks at a potential shift in LGBTQ+ acceptance, especially with Gen Z. Now if we can just get Gen Z to vote! Caught My Eye looks at a Reese’s Valentine’s Day candy that resembles a piece of the male anatomy. Also, Japan struggles with identifying what makes you Japanese after a white European woman wins the Miss Nippon contest. Stanley Marsh 3, creator of the Cadillac Ranch along Route 66, is our Business Birthday.

01.30.24 | A CEO for Vistex tragically falls to his death upon entrance to a global conference in India. But first, the NFL is criticized by some as being “woke” for having a GLAAD supported Pride Night during Super Bowl week in Vegas. Then, coffee badging is the latest work trend.

01.24.24 | Shop Talk looks at the importance of archiving LP’s and physical media that have an uncertain future. New York based ARC—Archiving of Contemporary Music—keeps and maintains the largest popular music collection in the world. Caught My Eye warns visitors in Las Vegas not to stop on pedestrian bridges for photo ops for fear of a $1,000 Pedestrian Flow Zone ticket. Also, a woman in California has a pop-up Blockbuster at the end of her driveway. Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, is our Business Birthday.

01.23.24 | A man in Salem, Ohio preserved his dead wife for over six years in their RV until he died, so they could be buried together. But first, John Deere Company has made the decision to team with electric battery company EGO to produce a full complement of battery powered lawn equipment. Finally, a Catholic Priest in Poland gets in trouble for having a Viagra fueled PNP gay sex romp in which one man collapsed and emergency services were not called. Haven’t we heard this story before?

01.17.24 | Shop Talk looks at 15 brands that were boycotted in 2023 mostly for inclusive advertising to LGBTQ consumers. Were the boycotts successful? Caught My Eye focuses on the decision by Hertz to reduce its electric car fleet by a third, or 20,000 vehicles, based on depreciation and cost of repairs. Also, a couple of queer facts from Disney are revealed. George Sperti, inventor of Preparation H, is our Business Birthday.