Birthday shoutouts! Taron Egerton (above) is 26, Josh Peck is 29, Jack Scalia is 65, Miranda Lambert is 32, Chris Lilley is 41, Tim Rice is 71, and Mackenzie Phillips is 56.

ICYMI

Relive the hanky code with the re-release of the iconic guide Gay Semiotics

Growing up, I knew that a handkerchief in the back pocket meant – something – gay, but I wasn’t aware of the specifics, and when it came to earrings, all I ever heard when it came to men getting their ears pierced was “left is right, and right is WRONG!”

I had no idea that earrings also held specific coded references.

American Crime tackles sexual orientation, male-on-male sexual assault, in season 2

Clip-on man buns are here to prove society's imminent end.

Nick Jonas can neither confirm nor deny past gay hook-ups

IN OTHER NEWS

Anti-HERO ringleader defends man sued for photographing women in a bathroom

"Jared Woodfill, the former Harris County Republican Party leader who successfully championed the fight against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance by proclaiming "no men in women's restrooms," is representing a man in court who has admitted to taking photos of women changing clothes without their knowledge—in a bathroom."

Surprising no one, FX has renewed American Horror Story for a sixth season.

But in definitely surprising news, the beloved MST3K may also return, with original host Joel Hodgson. He's started a Kickstarter

But can it ever live up to the classic days?

Ellen takes on the Starbucks controversy.

While Rachel looks at that horrific "kill the gays" event over the weekend with special guest stars Huckabee, Cruz, and Jindal.

Here's the Tuesday Puzzler! "You Can Leave Your Hat On"

And here's The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each week we're going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We'll be showcasing the big names, but also the lesser-known gay and bisexual celebs who deserve more recognition. This week we give a ShoutOUT™ to ... Seth Rudetsky

in 2007 Seth released his first novel Broadway Nights, and below you can see Kristin Chenoweth and fellow Broadway star Ann Herada record the audio version.

He also posts a fabulous series to his Youtube page titled "Deconstruction," in which he deconstructs the singing voices of Broadway stars and goes in-depth with Broadway shows. We'll be taking a look at some of those deconstructions this week along with his other accomplishments.

Here is the deconstruction of Elaine Stritch

Thanks to Greggarious for the Shoutout suggestion!

Three years ago I presented my personal favorite Briefs list, The 100 Greatest Lost Hits of The 80's, and because if there's one thing Hollywood has taught us, it's that sequels and reboots and remakes are ALWAYS better then the original, we're going to the well again with The 100 Greatest Lost Hits of The 80's Part 2: The Even More Forgotten

We'll be spotlighting 100 more of the greatest minor hits of the decade, the songs you don’t hear on any 80’s nostalgia show. Songs that missed the top ten, or top twenty … or top forty. Hopefully these forgotten gems may ring a long dormant bell, or for younger readers, provide a pop music history lesson.

At #70 is "Everlasting Love" by Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet

Rex had his final top 40 hit, and Rachel her only top 40 hit with this remake of the '60s classic, which peaked at #32 in August 1981. Rex would go on to host Solid Gold, star in The Pirates Of Penzance, and the '80s show Street Hawk. Rachel has had a fascinating career, which we'll go into later on this list when we feature her solo entry.

Congrats to jazz, who guessed that yesterday's Pixuzzle™ © ® was The Brady Bunch Movie.

Here's today's Pixuzzle™ © ®. Here is a scene from a FAMOUS MOVIE. Can you name it?

And today's Briefs are brought to you by ... Alex Crockford