Not-So-Basic In Black
From: Boy Culture
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
40 MEN TO MAKE YOU SAY “WOOF”
From: Manhunt Daily
Baker, Denver, Colorado, United States
Looking for Fun
Into bondage, ws, domination, leather, rubber and alike, would like to continue my FF training as well. If you don't have any pics, or a face pics, I generally will not respond. Please unlock your pics before you contact.
Your Hunk of the Day: Guilherme Leao
Guilherme Leao via News.com.au |
Guilherme Leao, your Hunk of the Day, caught everyone's eye when he was named the Hottest Subway Security Guard in Brazil -- and in a country full of so many attractive men, that's not an easy title to snag!
Be sure to check out his Instagram photos -- he has 37,000 followers!
Is Monogamy Realistic In The 21st Century?
From: Queerty
European pop star and fitness model Raph Solo can’t tell you exactly what he’s looking for in a man, but he can tell you one thing he needs for sure: Monogamy.
Solo is exploring the “You want to be my boyfriend, but you want to have sex with other people?” conundrum in his latest video, aptly titled “Monogamy in the 21st Century.” It’s a third talk show, a third music video and a third therapy session with host Diane Monde — completely insane and unhinged in the most charming way possible.
Below, Solo’s ode to monogamy followed by a therapy session that will probably make you slightly uncomfortable. Watch it if only to hear a shirtless Raph Solo say “bus stop” 43 times in 20 seconds.
May 29th is Ascension of Baha'u'Llah
Persian Porn Star Jiri |
Jináb-i-Mírzá Ismá'íl, a believer present in that last audience with Bahá'u'lláh, has recorded: "Tears flowed from my eyes and I was overcome with feelings of grief and sorrow after hearing these words. At this moment the Blessed Perfection bade me come close to Him, and I obeyed. Using a handkerchief which was in His hand, Bahá'u'lláh wiped the tears from my cheeks. As He did so, the words of Isaiah [25:8], 'and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces...', involuntarily came to my mind."('Alí-Akbar Furútan, Stories of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 109)
Considering all that had happened in the 48 years beginning with the declaration of the Báb in 1844, Bahá'u'lláh's passing on May 29, 1892 at about 3:00 A.M. might seem anticlimactic. He died quietly at the age of 75, still marginally a prisoner but permitted to live outside the walls of Akká in a mansion known as Bahjí. The relative tranquility of His final days on Earth stand in marked contrast to the tumult that had surrounded Him for much of His life, yet it proved to be merely the calm before another storm for 'Abdu'l-Bahá, His oldest son and appointed successor.
Even a quick review of Bahá'u'lláh's life shows Him to be remarkable. Born to a noble family in Persia, He might have lived a life of relative ease. He was generally held to be a wise and good man whose charity had earned Him the nickname "Father of the poor." But when word of the Báb reached Him, He embraced the new religion and became one of its staunchest supporters, jeopardizing everything He had. Over the next few years He was briefly imprisoned twice, tortured on one occasion and narrowly escaped an official death sentence when Muhammád Sháh passed away before issuing the order.
Bahá'u'lláh's imprisonment in August, 1852 on trumped-up charges connected with an attempt by two deranged Bábís to assassinate Násiri'd-Dín Sháh set the stage for the rest of His life. In that prison (Síyáh-Chál, literally "the Black Pit") He experienced a revelation from God telling Him that He was the Promised One whose coming the Báb had foretold. This revelation was born while He was surrounded by the worst of criminals and weighed down by a chain so heavy that He would bear scars from it for the rest of His life. A far cry from the life He had until that time known! And it was just the beginning.
Released from prison in November, Bahá'u'lláh was stripped of wealth and property and banished to Baghdád, the first of four banishments He would suffer. In each place to which He was sent, His wisdom and character earned Him the admiration of people from all walks of life, but in each case the authorities, fearful of His influence, sent Him further into exile. Thus He was moved from Baghdád to Constantinople, Adrianople, and finally the prison city of Akká in the Holy Land. While the authorities plotted to be rid of Him, His own half-brother, Mirzá Yahyá, who the Báb had appointed as head of the Faith until the Promised One arose, grew increasingly jealous of Bahá'u'lláh's influence among the Bábís. Yahyá attempted to claim the station of the Promised One for Himself and plotted Bahá'u'lláh's death, once smearing poison on His teacup. Bahá'u'lláh nearly died, and suffered from a hand tremor for the rest of his life.
Although despised and threatened on all sides, He never once ceased to proclaim the message God had entrusted to Him. His Writings amount to some 100 volumes and were addressed to kings and commoners, friends and enemies, believers and deniers. For 40 years He proclaimed this Message in words such as these:
This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath been infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all the peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness. It behoveth them to cleave to whatsoever will, in this Day, be conducive to the exaltation of their stations, and to the promotion of their best interests.... Beseech ye the one true God to grant that all men may be graciously assisted to fulfil that which is acceptable in Our sight. Soon will the present-day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead. Verily, thy Lord speaketh the truth, and is the Knower of things unseen.(Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, IV, p. 6-7)
What are we, over a century after His death, to make of all this? We live in an increasingly cynical age, an age that has seen faith stand in opposition to reason while self-proclaimed prophets lead scores of followers to pointless deaths and religious fanaticism fuels acts of terrorism. Were not the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh just more of the same?
Clearly not. Both gave up everything to proclaim their Messages. They gained nothing in this world, nor could they have hoped to gain anything. From the start they were surrounded by bitter enemies whose one object was to destroy them. They were both known for their knowledge, wisdom and kindness. They asked nothing for themselves while exhorting their followers to the highest standards of belief and behavior, standards they upheld in their own lives. Indeed, the only true parallel in history to the Báb's mission is that of Jesus, while Bahá'u'lláh's mission stands unparalleled. Their followers suffered every manner of persecution and died by the thousands at the hands of their oppressors even though they didn't oppose either the government or the clergy. Rather, Bahá'u'lláh made obedience to the government a requirement for His followers. Thus these persecutions and deaths were not akin to the armed standoffs and suicide pacts we've seen in this century. They are, rather, akin to the Roman persecution of the early Christian community.
Moreover, consider the sheer influence wielded by two men who were stripped of position and possesions, whose deaths were sought by the most powerful people of their time and place, and whose claims were rejected by the majority of the people. Think of all the self-proclaimed prophets who have arisen since that time. Where are they now? Where are their followers? What good have they done in the world? Meanwhile, Bahá'u'lláh has over six million followers around the world, drawn from every national, racial, ethnic and religious background. His religion is among the fastest-growing in the world and His teachings are being put into practice not only by Bahá'ís, but by humanity generally. The world is evolving rapidly toward that state of unity that He promised, whether it realizes it or not, whether it wants to or not. Jim Jones, David Koresh and their ilk are mere footnotes to history, butBahá'u'lláh is everywhere.
I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to stand in Bahá'u'lláh's presence, to hear His voice, to ask Him a question. There are many stories of such encounters. Some people recount the awe they felt when they were near Him, others how he intuitively knew what was on their minds. The stories that tend to pop into my mind, though, are the ones that show His humor and His love for His followers, such as this one about a young boy who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak:
Áqá Muhammad-i-Tabrízí has recounted how, as a child of four or five, he would go with his family to the Mansion of Bahjí each Friday, as was customary among the believers at that time, to attain the presence of the Blessed Beauty. They would stay all day, using the rooms on the lower floor of the Mansion.During one of these visits the grown-ups were resting in their rooms at noontime; as it was a warm day, he left his room and wandered to the upper floor of the Mansion where he entered the large hall. Ambling about he eventually came to the room where food was stored, and here he noticed a bag filled with sugar. Instinctively he took a handful, put it in his mouth, then filled both hands before leaving the storeroom. Back in the hall, he froze in his tracks upon seeing the Blessed Beauty pacing to and fro there. Slowly and in a gentle manner, Bahá'u'lláh came towards him, cast a loving glance at his hands and then led the little boy towards a large table in the middle of the hall. Picking up a plate of candies, He offered one to the child who, with closed fist, accepted it. "It seems you like sweets," Bahá'u'lláh said. "Eat well! Goodbye. And may God protect you."('Alí-Akbar Furútan, Stories of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 69-70)
God singled out Bahá'u'lláh to be the revealer of His names and attributes, to be the channel through which the Word was transmitted to us. For this He became the object of the hatred, jealousy, and wrath of kings and their ministers, of priests and even of some of His own family. For forty years He suffered under their hatred, yet love and laughter remained two of His most precious gifts to humanity. I find great comfort in that.
Academy Award for Best Picture
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Release date
November 19, 1975
Starring
Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
William Redfield
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, and starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, and Will Sampson. The supporting cast features William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers.
The film was the second to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs.
The film is #33 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years... 100 Movies list. It was shot at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, which was also the setting of the novel.
Two Of The One Direction Twinks Got Caught Smoking The Good Shit
From: dlisted & The Daily Mail
Zayn lights up a rolled up cigarette as he and Louis Tomlinson are driven to their gig in Lima, Peru. Louis, narrating the video jokes: 'What do you think of this type of content?' |
Good news for those of you who woke up this morning and thought “You know, I’d really like to see a video of two famous 20-year-olds getting high in a van today”. A video has emerged of One Direction’s Zayn Malik (aka the “hot bad boy” one) and Louis Tomlinson (the internet tells me he’s the “funny one”, so I guess that makes him the Joey Fatone?) smoking weed while traveling in a van to a One Direction show in Peru on April 27th. The Daily Mail, who has the journalistic integrity of the Channel 4 News Team, describes the video as “shocking” and “exposes the dark side of the squeaky clean boy band”. However, I would describe the video as “boring” and “is literally two guys smoking weed in a van”. Oh, and also some guy talking about chicken:
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Zayn takes a draw on the roll up. Before they began their journey someone can be heard asking: 'Are we allowed to talk contraband in this?' |
“But we got a full chicken” is the new Hakuna Matata. But back to those two living My Scene dolls smoking the stickiest of icky. Seeing two dudes in their early 20s smoking weed to relax before a concert is nothing to be all Helen Lovejoy concerned about, except maybe for the fact that they keep calling it “Mary Jane” and “Mary J. Blige”, which made me cringe hard enough to fall off my chair and cringe a dent into the floor.
Louis can be heard joking that 'Mary J' is 'one very very important factor of Zayn’s warm up' |
At one point during the video, Louis asks: ‘How is it Zayn?’ Pausing a beat before he exhales Zayn replies: ‘Nice’. Zayn blows smoke at the camera and says: 'I know you like dat, bro' |
'Stubbsy!' Louis exclaims happily when passed the roll up cigarette as he holds it very close to the camera |
Zayn gives the cigarette to one of his minders in the SUV, who later passes it to Louis |
At one point, Louis pans to the streets and says he's capturing the local culture. He then focuses back on the roll up cigarette and asks 'How's that kind of culture?' |
The boys and their minders joke about having 'full chicken'. It is not known what they are referring to but they both seem very excited at the prospect of having it in Chile and Jamaica |
36 GUYS YOU COULD BE FUCKING RIGHT NOW
From: Manhunt Daily
Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan Region Region, Chile
conociendo...(disfrutar las medias mandarinas , hasta la lleganda de la media naranja... xD)
Tipo relajado, divertido, honesto, buen amigo... viendo que onda por este medio...
No busco nada en especifico, no obstante no me cierro a las posibilidades.
Me simpatizan las personas buena onda, agradables, chistosos, humildes, con tema, proyecciones y metas en la vida...
la edad en realidad me es indiferente, aun que creo que tengo mayor afinidad con individuos de mi edad o mayores...
si quieres saber algo mas, solo pregunta... exito...
Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan Region Region, Chile
knowing ... (stockings enjoy mandarins, lleganda to the better half ... xD)
Type relaxed, funny, honest, good friend ... seeing that wave hereby ...
not looking for anything in specific, however I am not close to the possibilities.
sympathize I wave the good people, nice, funny, humble, with theme, projections and goals in life ...
age is actually me indifferent, even I think I have more affinity with individuals of my age or older ...
if you want to know something more, just ask ... success .. .
Classic Televison - Prime Time
Columbo
Original channel
NBC
1968–1978
1968–1978
ABC
1989–2003
1989–2003
Original run
February 20, 1968 – May 13, 1978
February 6, 1989 – January 30, 2003
February 6, 1989 – January 30, 2003
Starring
Peter Falk
Columbo is an American detective mystery television film series (1968–1978, 1989–2003), starring Peter Falk as Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The character and television show were created by William Link and Richard Levinson. The show popularized the inverted detective story format. Almost every episode begins by showing the commission of the crime and its perpetrator; the series therefore has no "whodunit" element. The plot revolves mainly around how the perpetrator, whose identity is already known to the audience, will finally be caught and exposed.
The title character is a friendly, verbose, disheveled police detective (of Italian descent) who is consistently underestimated by his suspects, who are initially reassured and distracted by his circumstantial speech, then increasingly irritated by his pestering behavior. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and relentlessly dedicated approach, though apparent to the viewer, often become clear to the killer only late in the story line.
The episodes are all movie-length, between 73 and 100 minutes long. The series was once broadcast on over 80 networks, spanning 44 countries. In 1997, "Murder by the Book" was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time and in 1999, the magazine ranked Lt. Columbo No. 7 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list. In 2006, TV Land included the catch phrase "Just one more thing..." on it's "The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catch Phrases" special. In 2012, the program was chosen as the third-best cop or legal show on Best in TV: The Greatest TV Shows of Our Time. In 2013, TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time. In 2013, Writers Guild of America ranked it No. 57 in the list of 101 Best Written TV Series.
Top 100 Hits Of The Ladies Of the 80′s
From: The Backlot
#18
“Twist of Fate”
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia’s greatest top ten hit of the 80′s was sadly, also her last (she would only hit the top 40 twice more, with the faboo lost hits “Livin’ In Desperate Times” and “Soul Kiss.”) It peaked at #5 in January 1984.
Guess His Dick #25
From: Queer Click
The Catfish's first catch has officially arrived to commemorate the 25th Guess His Dick! How will your guessing abilities par with this Italian stallion?
Picture this: You're sitting across the table from this hunk enjoying a romantic dinner. You sip your red wine as he serenades you. You gaze into his eyes, however all you can truly think about is what's in his pants. It's only your second date, is it too soon to make a move? Fortunately, he does it for you. The bill is payed - he grabs your thigh and gives you those bedroom eyes. Think you've got his size down?
33 Amazingly Useful Websites You Never Knew Existed
From: Buzz Feed
32.
The link brings someone to their own Facebook page. For trolling, obvs. Use at your own risk. *Here’s the link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?=743264506
41st Daytime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Children’s Animated Program
And the nominees are:
Beware the Batman - "Secrets"
Cartoon Network
The Fairly OddParents
Nickelodeon
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Nickelodeon
Monsters vs. Aliens
Nickelodeon
Turbo FAST
Netflix
17 Male Stars Who Have Gone Blond—Did They Have More Fun?
From: NewNowNext
Sasha Baron Cohen
To portray a vulgar gay fashionista in 2009′s Bruno, Cohen opted for a summery Justin Bieber hairdon’t.
The Sexiest Men of 2013
From: Cosmo UK
Ronan Keating
Ronan proved he's one Tough Mudder after he took part in the Australian endurance race. How could we not appreciate the sight of Ronan all hot and sweaty and completely covered in mud eh?
Read more: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/love-sex/cosmo-centerfolds/cosmopolitan-sexiest-men-of-2013#ixzz32uMlDQLL
Ronan Keating
Ronan proved he's one Tough Mudder after he took part in the Australian endurance race. How could we not appreciate the sight of Ronan all hot and sweaty and completely covered in mud eh?
Read more: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/love-sex/cosmo-centerfolds/cosmopolitan-sexiest-men-of-2013#ixzz32uMlDQLL
All The World's A Stage: Peter by studioAtruong
From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things
'Drama is life with the dull parts left out.'
Alfred Hitchcock
In his 'about me' section on his site, studioAtruong's Alain describes gravitating towards the dramatic interplay of light and shadows. On his Model Mayhem page, 26 year old Peter Baranyai shares his experience of working in an inventive theatre company and having just graduated from drama school.
It was drama, or more precisely, dramatic, that came to mind when viewing the images from this shoot. Dramatic can be a difficult concept to capture just right. There is a fine line between dramatic and overly dramatic and camp. Alain and Peter hit just the right note through fashion and props, Alain's lighting and of course the incredible poses.
Looking back on the Prime Time soaps from the 80's and 90's, it is easy to think of them retrospectively as a bit campy. When I was a kid however, watching the wheeling and dealing on Dallas and the twists and turns on Knots Landing and Falcon Crest, the drama may have been high, but it was also incredibly compelling. Watching these shows with my parents, usually past my bedtime, took me to a world far from my own, one full of color and glamour and of dramatic lives being lived to the fullest.
Somehow I got this same feel from Alain's images of Peter. The poses, Peter's facial expressions and the knowing look in his memorizing blue eyes. Maybe also in part because of the the metallic material beneath Peter in some of the images, but I was taken back to the Harry Langdon images I so loved as a kid. Langdon shot some of television's most dramatic women and most celebrities during that time stood in front of his lens. Langdon's shoots were dramatic, distinct and tailored to bring out the personality of the subject and beautifully lit just as Alain has done with Peter here.