James Franco by Terry Richardson for GQ (June 2013).

One of the photos takes the phrase "skull-fucking" a whole new meaning.

What a waist!

Jared Leto redefines "manorexic" for movie role.

New Madonna site tsk-tsks GQ's anti-Madonna ageism.

Episode 2 of Log Jam.

Fathom Butterfly tweeting her memoirs.

Obama pushing hard to tax the rich, not the middle-class.

Prez noms out Hispanic lesbian to fed bench.

NYC AIDS memorial design approved.

Sen. Isakson (R-GA) praises Susan Rice: "Don't shoot the messenger."

Prez-wannabe Sen. Ayotte (R-NH) hits Rice for not breaking the law.

If O hits 51%, he'll be the 1st prez to get 51% or more twice in 60 years.

Obama election placards fetching a pretty penny on eBay:

We are the 51%

 

Adam Driver from Girls is shown off to great advantage in this GQ (December 2012) spread by David Burton. Unusual-looking guy with an unusually hot bod.

In the accompanying story, he recounts of his rise to fame playing somewhat of a douchebag (at least in the early episodes):

"After the first couple of episodes, people started coming up to me and saying, 'You're an asshole, but I like you.'"

 

In GQ's December 2012 issue, Channing Tatum is declared to be one of the venerable men's magazine's "Men of the Year."

In his interview, he talks about his crazy work schedule over the past few years:

"Big actors have told me to get it while the getting is good. Grind it. Ahhh, I'm not gonna drop names. You konw, very successful, smart actors. And they were like, 'Grind it. If you love it, grind it.' I did. And a lot of people who didn't grind it, it's not that they're not in a good place, but I'm in a better place."

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...

GQ (November 2011) features Glee's Harry Shum Jr, (also starring in the upcoming White Frog) modeling ways to keep cool this winter...while also staying warm? More after the jump...

GQ (November 2011) has this lovely spread on Debbie Harry as part of a larger piece on rock stars. The image, by Mark Seliger, instantly reminded me of the cover of her underrated '90s album Debravation:

GQ.com will soon have a chat between Debbie and Glenn O'Brien.

Kellan Lutz has a male roommate named Dick that he met on Craigslist. I'm ready now for Us to do one of those "25 Things You Don't Know About Me"s with Kellan

Nathaniel Goldberg shoots James Marsden for GQ (September 2011). Tweed never looked so good:

More after the jump...

Above, check out hirsute Julian Gil from Venue (Mayo/Junio 2011)

Above, from Star (June 27, 2011), Jake runs with brother-in-'Hall Peter Sarsgaard. Below, Us (June 27, 2011) offers up Kris Humphries:

Life & Style (June 27, 2011) catches Prince Harry's nipples performing a 21-gun salute:

More (including Ryan Reynolds & Joe Manganiello) after the jump...