Novak Djokovic Defeats Rafael Nadal in Longest Grand Slam Final in Open Era!

Hard to imagine a better match than Novak Djokovic's epic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 win over Rafael Nadal for the 2012 Australian Open crown. That's four of the last five majors for Nole and seven straight wins over the Spaniard -- all in finals. Djokovic has quickly become what Nadal was to Roger Federer, only this time I like it! Incredible stuff!!!

Thomas Roberts Does '30 Rock'

Don't watch Liz Lemon and the gang, but my neighbor says Thomas Roberts made a cameo on the show last night -- and was accused of being gay. Anyone see it?

On the Rag, Vol. 183

A weekly look at what's making news in the free gay mags:

Boi Chicago's looking sporty with its health and fitness issue.

Next features Simon Doonan, who claims gay men don't get fat. Read HERE.

RIP, Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein

Wow. Sad to read that Robert Hegyes -- who played the lovable Juan Epstein on "Welcome Back, Kotter" -- has died. He was just 60 and had a heart attack yesterday in New Jersey. With the possible exception of "Happy Days," no show was more important to my schoolyard schmoozing when I was a kid. If you hadn't watched it, you were nobody in Mrs. Jackson's class at Hiller Elementary. His obit reveals that he wasn't even Puerto Rican -- he was of Italian and Hungarian descent! -- and that he was more than at peace with being remembered as a Sweathog: "It's a job where I went to work and laughed every day," he told The L.A. Times in 1995. "So how do you beat that?" RIP, Robert.

Buddha Call

If you have some time, this is unbelievably funny.

Smells Like Team Spirit

From my friend Marc in Newburgh, N.Y.: Go Giants, indeed. But remember to flush.

Andy Murray Would Give the Shirt Off His Back for a Slam

Poor Andy Murray. He took Nole to 5-all in the fifth in the semifinals of the Australian Open, yet still couldn't come through in the end. A dream final versus Rafael Nadal is next!

Margaret Court disapproves of this man-on-man moment.

Fruits & Vegetables

I love you most of all, my favorite vege-table.

Hugh Jackman at JFK Airport

Sadly, I never see him on the AirTrain.

Suspicion of Love

Nicely played, Wall Street Journal!

Friday Ad Watch: Looking Good!

Dateline: BOLLYWOOD

Ad copy: Rohit Chauhan, famous singer-performer, got Hair Transplant done from Dr. A's Clinic, widely considered world's leading hair transplant centre.

(Mustache-removal sold separately.)

Morning Wood

Armie Hammer -- Hottest Mug Shot Ever!

Now if only he were a sex offender instead of just a pot smoker. (Via TMZ)

'Real World' Hottie Danny Roberts Wants You to Come Downtown

When I briefly lived in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles in the early '90s, the idea of a television show being set there -- much less a gay one -- seemed impossible. A lot has changed in 20 years, and now "L Word" producer Larry Kennar is bringing us "DTLA," a new series that follows a group of friends in Downtown Los Angeles as they deal with the breakup of lovers Lenny (Darryl Stephens) and Bryan (Matthew Stephen Herrick). The show will begin airing on Canada’s OUTtv in late spring, but because it's a DIY project, it looks like there's a KickStarter page looking for donations for a second season. (If there is a home for it in the U.S. I have not heard about it.)

What I find most interesting about the project, however, is the eclectic cast, which includes Danny Roberts ("The Real World"), Tiffany Pollard ("I Love New York"), William McNamara ("Doing Time on Maple Drive") and Leslie Jordan ("Will & Grace"). Guess which two starred in my '90s sexual fantasies -- hints HERE and HERE!

Popnography has the trailer and the full story HERE.