The 25 Best Songs About Underwear

From: The Underwear Expert

#16. 

There it is

Barry White

The Lyric

Let me undress you 

from your clothes 

to your underwear

Umm, Barry, we’re not trying to be rude or overstep our bounds or anything — I mean you are the reason like 80% of the children born in the western world are here — but, see, underwear are clothes. So we’re just — not sure how you undress us from our clothes to our underwear. It’s no big deal. Whatever.

Woof — that was serious and kinda sad. We could use a laugh right about now. Good thing when it comes to Underwear in songs you can bet a few of them will be comical. 15 more ’til the secret surprise guest arrives!

Nailed It

From:  kenneth in the (212)

Another one from Court in Williamsburg. Aren't we all?

You take Viagra, I sniff chlorine...

From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things

For some reason, Sunday mornings draw me to a certain artist. Usually when I feature the work of Richard Rothstein, I encourage you check out his site amstel89 to see more of his spectacular images of Manhattan and the men who inhabit it. Often, the man in focus is the incredible Rob Eco the city's own urban Tarzan. If those weren't enough reasons, let me give you just one more. Although the visuals continue to inspire, this week I was struck by Richard's writing, and his story Jewish Boy Soup.

 'My first orgasm and my first defining moment of self-awareness as a homosexual occurred at the age of 11 in the winter of 1960. The YMHA (Young Men's Hebrew Association) was the site of this momentous incident when I chose to become gay.'

'The "how to swim" lecture off in the distance became a slushy blur of background sounds. My senses focused on the rich aroma of chlorine (which still arouses me), sweet and sour boy body odors, warm, moist air, assorted tufts of dark curly hair--A Whitman's Sampler of beckoning appendages. Curvy mounds. Napes of necks. Bending, stretching. Teasing. Laughing. Bullying. Domination. Submission. I found myself slipping into some kind of hormonal stupor.'

amstel89

A Definitive Ranking Of The 20 Most Smoldering Male Fashion Designers

From: Buzz Feed

 13. 

Dean and Dan Caten

 D Squared

 Julie: I love their glasses, and their dedication to oversized bowties. There’s something so kind of lovably dorky about them.

Saeed: My gal pal, Angel, once said something like, “Too much of a good thing is still too much.” Dean and Dan are handsome, I guess, but handsome in a clinical way. Perfect tan, perfect teeth, perfect slightly gray stumble. It’s a bit of a turn-off.

Climb: Tyler by James Spada

From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things

 I have been featuring the work of photographer and writer James Spada for close to five years now.  This past March, I profiled one of my favorite of his recent shoots with Tyler. (Sumptuous)  Sumptuous perfectly describes the richness and texture I love so much about James imagery. Although sumptuous also fits this series, I would have to include another adjective, this time scrumptious which equally, ore even more so, describes the glorious Tyler.

Since that piece in March, I have been enjoying keeping up with each of the new images James releases, many on his e-bay site HERE: If you pay James page a visit, in addition to seeing even more of Tyler, you will see many familiar faces, and bodies, some of whom I have profiled over the years on FH.

James has authored several books devoted to the men he has captured over the years. He also written about many of the women he has admired. Although James has documented the live of Barbara Streisand in the past, this fall his newest book, Streisand In The Camera Eye will released.In the Camera Eye is a collection of 170 of the most compelling photographs of Barbra Streisand, chosen for their rarity, beauty, and insight into Streisand’s multifaceted life and career. Check it out and James other works on Amazon.

James Spada Images on E-Bay
James Spada: Artistic Male Photography

Remember These Foods of the Seventies???

Baffle Bar

The Baffle Bar was originally made in Oakland, CA by the Cardinet Co. The Baffle Bar was made of fruit and it was really chewy. It was also best frozen and then eaten.

Nailed It

From: kenneth in the (212)

  Now that's a great name ...

Today's Fanboy Delusion

From: My New Plaid Pants

 Today I'd rather be...

 ... taking selfies with Novak Djokovic.

 Say hello to my new favorite pictures in the world! 

 And please tell me that we, the internet, have sleuthed out the Instagram accounts of his friends - you just know there's good stuff up on there. Anyway he's number one! He's number one! He did just win the World Cup right? Go him! (I am purposefully playing "Sports Dumb" here - don't correct me in the comments.) I'd definitely hand him my World Cup any time. (See it was all worth it.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 Horrifyingly Bad Bachelorette Party Cakes

From: Buzz Feed

14. This reminds me of that scene in Aliens where Ripley finds all the eggs.

Michael Allen - The Guy Site

Still a Cowboy

 It was such a pleasure doing a shoot with Michael Allen, I had to have him back. This was a fun shoot and he always goes the extra mile to make it a good one too. BTW, he's laughing in the gallery icon because we got around to discussing Brokeback Mountain. He says "that just ain't the way it is with cowboys." I replied, "Actually, I've heard some cowboys even have pierced nipples."

 Lot's to like in his package, and it's all real. You can even see some minor cuts on his left arm from the manual labor he does for a living. Even to the point of being a little rough around the edges, that's all part of his charm.

 

 

 

Proud to Be an American

From: kenneth in the (212)

No fault in his stars

I didn't make it to Broadway Bares this year, but  everything you need to know about the fundraising extravaganza -- namely ex-Marine turned model Alex Minsky's naked heiny is  HERE!

Academy Award for Best Actor

1958

David Niven

As

Major Angus Pollock

Separate Tables

James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor and novelist who was popular in Europe and in the United States. He may be best known for his roles as Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and as Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. He was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables (1958).

Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst he was gazetted a lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. Having developed an interest in acting, he left the Highland Light Infantry, traveled to Hollywood and had several minor roles in film. He first appeared as an extra in the British film There Goes the Bride (1932). From there, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films from 1933 to 1935, including a non-speaking part in MGM's Mutiny on the Bounty. This brought him to wider attention within the film industry and he was spotted by Samuel Goldwyn. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to Britain and rejoined the army, being re-commissioned as a lieutenant.

Niven resumed his acting career after his demobilization, and was voted the second most popular British actor in the 1945 Popularity Poll of British film stars. He appeared in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947) and Enchantment (1948), all of which received critical acclaim. Niven later appeared in The Elusive Pimpernel (1950), The Toast of New Orleans (1950), Happy Go Lovely (1951), Happy Ever After (1954) and Carrington V.C. (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days. Niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for TV. He also began writing books, with considerable commercial success. In 1982 he appeared in Blake Edwards' final "Pink Panther" films Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther, reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton.

12 Great Summer Poolside Reads

From: Queerty

 Summer has arrived, which means it’s time to slip into your swim trunks, hit the pool and/or beach, and work on that tan. First you’re going to need a great book to take with you. So to help you out, we've compiled a diverse list of titles for you to check out this summer.

Poignant memoirs. Quirky romances. Serious nonfiction. Sexy thrillers. Literary classics. Even a graphic novel. We've got all the bases covered.

The Animals: Love Letters Between Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy 

Edited by 
Katherine Bucknell

48-year-old Christopher Isherwood was already an acclaimed author when he met 18-year-old Don Bachardy on the beach in Santa Monica in 1952. Within a year, they were living together as an openly gay couple, defying convention both in the closeted world of Hollywood and with their 30 year age difference. Their love affair lasted until Isherwood’s death in 1986. The Animals contains more than 500 pages of letters written between the men, detailing their unique partnership, their affairs and jealousy, the pressures of increasing celebrity, and what it was like to be openly gay at a time when America did not approve of love between two men.

Reckless

From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things

 'In sultry Charleston, where summer is long and secrets simmer behind every door, sex and crime walk hand in hand as two adversaries, a gorgeous Yankee litigator and a southern City Attorney, struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal that threatens to implode the city.'

 Not sure how long CBS's summer soap Reckless is going to last, but with promos featuring Cam Gigandet stripping...his boat, it might be worth a look. The actors say the series pushes the boundaries of network television and as long as it is Cam, or co-star Adam Rodriguez, doing the push, I will give it a go, although for now, a DVR go.