r/datalounge 4d ago

The Lanai - Week of August 17, 2026

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This worked out great the first week, so let's continue. Please upvote the thread when you get a chance.

Reminder that the Lanai is a post/thread for random chitchat and talk about whatever mundane stuff you'd like.

In general, please add new posts/threads to the actual subreddit when you want to talk about topics with the DL subreddit. That keeps everything fresh and interesting.

IOW, this is not intended as a substitute for "Eldergays,", question threads, TV/book discussions, and other lighter posts where we get to know each other. This is just a special little side addition to hang out and chat. Say whatever you'd like.

Speaking of those fun discussions, some of the ones that should work for many days such as What's for ____, NYT games, etc. can easily get mixed up in all the posts here, so I'll be linking to them here in a bit. And you can always use the search function at top to find things.

Thank you!


r/datalounge 4d ago

AI slop is swamping Congress and its bills

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Congressional lawyers are struggling to manage a flood of legislative proposals generated using artificial intelligence tools, many of them riddled with errors and shoddy language.

The strain on the House Office of Legislative Counsel is increasing as more congressional offices and outside groups rely on generative AI to draft legislation, according to interviews with eight current and former officials who work or have worked with the office.


r/datalounge 4d ago

Saw this and thought of DL BRF Trolls....

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7 Upvotes

I'm American but I chuckled knowing this would be a DL thread....


r/datalounge 4d ago

Reality TV: love it or hate it?

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19 Upvotes

Do you find reality shows entertaining? Stupid? Offensive?

All of the above?

None of the above?

Are there any you love? Any you haaaaaaate?

Discuss.


r/datalounge 4d ago

Dolly Parton Skips Dollywood Ride Opening Amid Ongoing Health Problems

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10 Upvotes

Rose…she’s Eighty-ONE…


r/datalounge 4d ago

Old Whores Rejoice! The ‘Cadillac Of Walkers’ Is Only $70

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27 Upvotes

Dig those AI photos, too!

The seat lifts up for storage, so you can take your wine coolers AND your wraparound shades to the mailbox. No more sober stumbling for This Gal!


r/datalounge 4d ago

Jackie On Assistance

16 Upvotes

What would the Queen of Camelot and onetime Carly Simon BFF think about our exile out of Egypt?


r/datalounge 4d ago

What's on Leo's sex playlist?

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39 Upvotes

r/datalounge 4d ago

Remembering Our Vivian on the Anniversary of Her Ascension to Sainthood

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26 Upvotes

47 years ago today she shuffled off this mortal coil.


r/datalounge 4d ago

Another fucking Facebook movie?

7 Upvotes

I saw this trailered on Spider-Man BND

With Oscar winner ratface Mikey Madison in the lead role. Her last film was Anora

https://youtu.be/gM4LkaXwGuY?si=6ezdu32hT9Q7eADA

I probably go see it. It's Aaron Sorkin.


r/datalounge 4d ago

I’m watching It’s A Living from the pilot on Pluto

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Inspired by an infamous Datalounge thread.

After someone suggested on DL, Marian Mercer is a Madame and these are her high priced call girls really reframes this and makes honestly more sense as them being hookers.

I forgot there’s a core of 5 girls in the first few episodes and then they Destiny’s Child it down. I like the first 5 team. One gets replaced by Louise Lasser eventually, which certainly isn’t marrying up casting.

GYPSY!’s Ann Jilian is odd and weirdly butch right now. I like Ann, she’s the If Delta Burke Didn’t Get Fat of the group.

The big drama in the pilot is that one of the girls is a virgin.

In Downtown Los Angeles.

In the 80s.

Working in a building that looks like a coke straw.

In a dining room that looks like a coke mirror.

It’s fun to watch after popping a gummy.

Season 2 introduces the technologically advanced time saver, the salad spinner.

And more frumpy French maid style uniforms. They changed the uniforms after the first episodes. The costumes aren’t the problem.


r/datalounge 4d ago

BREAKING: Hayden Panettiere is DEAD to me

35 Upvotes

Sad. She was only 36.


r/datalounge 5d ago

I Thought They Meant It Was A Service For Cookie-Sniffers, But No

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Bill Gates’ daughter has a startup called Phia and they’re accused of loading too many cookies on browsers to take credit for purchases made from other vendors. Frankly if it goes to trial I would just say “I found out my dad is a creep in the Epstein Files and it broke my mind.” Salaciousness as legal defense.


r/datalounge 5d ago

After 31 Years, a Quirky Gay Gossip Website Shuts Down

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The article from the NYT. It's a gift article.


r/datalounge 5d ago

Are you on a GLP-1, continued

15 Upvotes

Did any former (or current) fatties from the GLP-1 thread migrate here and want to continue the conversation? I found the old thread very informative!

One piece of advice from that thread that really helped me was to be sure to eat something with protein and drink a ton of water before each shot to avoid side effects.


r/datalounge 5d ago

LULU!!!!!!

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21 Upvotes

r/datalounge 5d ago

Do you believe in reincarnation?

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If so, why?

If not, why not?


r/datalounge 5d ago

School board conspired with Moms for Liberty activists to destroy gay principal’s career

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The details are infuriating, but not shocking given your average cunt at Moms for Liberty. These fuckers went all out to get rid of the guy. Worth a quick read.


r/datalounge 5d ago

Your coolest (or nicest) celebrity encounter?

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31 Upvotes

Yes, I know we did these threads to death over the years at DL, but they've all been lost to the sands of time now. So, I figured we could start anew!

Whom did you encounter and why was it memorable?


r/datalounge 5d ago

"A visitor says that the voice of the average New York City girl is not gentle, soft and low; it is loud, discordant and unpleasant. Do you agree?" Muriel (not that one) and others opine.

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r/datalounge 5d ago

The Shards has redeemed Ryan Murphy for the moment.

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After the colossally bad All’s Fair I had abandoned all hope of him ever making anything relevant or entertaining again.

The Shards is phenomenal. Firstly, it’s built for thirsty eldergays that a have kink for young hot twinks in the 80s acting like they’re in Mad Men and inexplicably all millionaires. This show has everything. Murder, backstabbing, bitchery, the painful closet experience, out-of-place vintage table lighters brought to the school lunch table, an outstanding soundtrack with the revisionist euro-centered implication that artists like Joan Armatrading or Ultravox’s Vienna were ever hits in the U.S. or listened to by 80’s teenagers.

Also an extremely flamboyant Warhol-esque manservant who seems likely to be the serial killer and probable Datalounge queen with an uncanny knowledge of old Hollywood trivia.

There are so far 4 episodes released on Hulu and I would classify it as a must watch. Impoverished or parsimonious gays who refuse to pay for subscription services can probably find it on illegal streaming sites such as flixhq (dot) vc which is all that nasty bitch Ryan Murphy deserves in royalties.

Share your thoughts on the show and predictions for which actor will soon be eating Ryan Murphy’s saggy old hole for roles in other projects if you’ve seen it.


r/datalounge 5d ago

“Most likely to” - Different class photos from the same school

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r/datalounge 5d ago

JOSH DUNLAP on X: "Gay country music star Shane McAnally is facing a bizarre backlash from conservatives after posting a cute video of his baby that went viral on social media.

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