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A post shared by Heath Thorpe (@heaththorpe)When talking about his impact as an out gymnast, Heath Thorpe often points to the Code of Points. Male gymnasts are judged on a more rigid scale than their female counterparts, with leaps and other dance elements not counted in their favor. But those frustration provisions are no longer in place! It looks like Thorpe’s advocacy has paid off.The 2025-28 Code of Points was released Monday, and Thorpe says the new scoring formula works to his benefit.

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The Point Foundation will kick off May with its annual Taste of Point DC event. The event will be hosted at Room & Board on 14th Street and feature a silent auction, food tastings, a speech from a scholar, and more.

possible sign of dementia? The latest Trump trial in Manhattan has provided Watters with plenty more opportunities to spout his own unique hot take. Comments he made yesterday have quickly gone viral. Even the Biden-Harris campaign has swooped upon them to use them to their advantage.

Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The group recorded three albums between 1980 and 1984 before their breakup in 1985. Their most popular song was “Fade To Grey,” the second single from their debut album Visage, releasedby Polydor Records in November 1980.Written by band members Billy Currie, Midge Ure, and Chris Payne and performed by Strange, the lyrics are in both English and French and tell of a lonely wanderer standing in the rain on a deserted train platform contemplating whether to take his own life.“Feel the rain like an English summer/Hear the notes from a distant song/Stepping out from a back shop poster/Wishing life wouldn’t be so long.”The song’s dark story is juxtaposed by a pulsing beat and swelling baseline, which give it a catchy, danceable vibe.An accompanying music video was directed by Godley & Creme and released in 1981.