TAKING OFF: Views explode for fake YouTube video of kid-snatching eagle.

Libertarian journo: Kids should rush shooters.

"None of the above" is world's third-largest religion.

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE: Failed Supreme Court nominee dies.

Joe Biden heading White House gun-control push.

5X THE FUN: Bradley Cooper's extra nipples.

Anti-gay HR director is also a loser in court.

President Obama is Time's Person of the Year.

Nate Silver is Out's Person of the Year.

Brazilian men in tight suits. WOW.

Best Miss Universe costumes.

My Gay Roommate: Episode 2.

Guess the guy with these tree trunks!

Fifth season of Black Gold looks very biceptual.

Broadway baby Andrew Glaszek has flex appeal:

"I listen to my body and what it craves." (Photo by Stephen Mosher)

One of my favorites of the year, Silver Linings Playbook

The SAG Award noms were announced today with very few surprises. But for me, one big surprise was the inclusion of Helen Mirren for her performance as Alfred's wife in Hitchcock, an unspectacularly reviewed film. I suppose the absence of little Quvenzhane Wallis from Beasts of the Southern Wild can be chalked up to her not having been a professional actress—and being all of five years old—at the time it was shot.

The nominees are...

 

Bradley Cooper and his magic hair take over Esquire (December 2012). Anyone seen him in Silver Linings Playbook? Totally Oscar-worthy and his acting chemistry with equally Oscar-worthy Jennifer Lawrence is phenomenal. A truly offbeat and interesting film.

Cooper says of his $15-million-dollar payday for Hangover III:

"It's afforded me the ability to do the five movies I did between Hangover II and Hangover III. And you can solve people's problems. To be able to say to someone, 'You know what? I'm gonna buy your house for you. You don't have to worry about your mortgage anymore.'"

Above, Bradley Cooper is still a stud even while embodying The Elephant Man in Williamstown, Mass., in People (August 13, 2012). Below, I don't care what he's winning or losing, I'm loving Ryan Lochte, as seen in In Touch (August 13, 2012):

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People (November 28, 2011) has chosen Bradley Cooper as is sexiest man alive. See if you agree based on his prettyman portfolio after the jump...

Prove it!

As of midnight last night, it was exactly six years since my first post. It's been a tough thing to keep up with a dayjob and outside activities, and just when I think I might walk away, a valuable connection or interesting opportunity or a kind word comes my way. Thank you all for reading me.

Of whom are you more jealous?

Here are my favorite 100+ posts out of nearly 11,000. Please take some time to read (or re-read!) a couple and tweet or Facebook any you like.

xoxo Matt

The pocket pool championships were intense this year

BOY CULTURE

Boy-crazy

FROM BOY TO MAN: BC B.C. (2007): The entire history of my novell and novel Boy Culture as well as the movie version; might be my ultimate post.

Jonathon Trent & Derek Magyar make an Allan Brocka sandwich

BOY ON FILM (2006): An account of the NYC launch party for Boy Culture as it played the TriBeCa Film Fest.

I was left "Reeling" by the experience

FRIENDS AND "FAMILY" (2006): The movie version of Boy Culture hits Chicago.

No one would've mistaken me for Taylor Lautner

RAPT PUPIL (2006): The final night of Outfest with Boy Culture; I was fat but on the other hand got to meet Bryan Singer.

 

MY ART

 

Construction worker (shot this week) vs. James Dean

GUYDAR (since at least January 17, 2008) & ENDS OF THE WORLD (since at least January 13, 2008): Attractive men of the world—I got your backs. Your fronts, too.

i-i-i (phone)

Not totally built

Unaltered iPhone image that still blows me away

"Your pictures suck" (2008): An art critic attacks me, but not without sustaining some hits in return.

Let's call it a draw

DRAWN TOGETHER (2008): How my desire to draw related to my secret desire. One of my absolute favorite posts.

The shirtless one

LOST ANGELES (2009): My favorite photographic travelogue of L.A.

Even then, New Yorkers feared 9/11 was the beginning of the end

ART IMITATES LIFE (2006): My 9/11 and my distaste for grief tourism.

ME

Death of the party—Jeff in high school, already halfway through his life

BURNING MAN (2007): Tribute to my late high school friend and first romance.

Signed, sealed (eventually) delivered

LOST BOY FOUND (2011): There is a book in here somewhere.

Be Italian

CIAO HOUNDS: OUR TRIP TO ITALY (2011): Finally got José to Europe.

Death becomes here

ILLINOIS DEATH TRIP (2007): Ruminations on death while revisiting a past home, and the past.

Life is short...and meaningful

PASSING BY (2008): Mourning the loss of a person I only met once.

Lots more...

Us (October 31, 2011) claims Jennifer Lopez and Bradley Cooper are hot and heavy, while a rival tabloid says it's Jennifer Aniston who's stolen his heart. Give me a fucking break. Who HASN'T Cooper "dated" at this point?

Purported couplings like this insult my intelligence more and more as I get older and smarter. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lopez are romantic? Right. I guess fake sex gossip is a positive side effect of divorcing—if it wasn't the motivating factor to begin with.

From National Enquirer (July 25, 2011): This is as close to an outing as it gets.

Above, Chris Powell as seen in TV Guide (May 30—June 5, 2011). Below, an even better view from Us (June 6, 2011):

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