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Band of Brothers: A brother of the NFL player (Pat Tillman) who was killed in combat in Afghanistan after leaving his sports career to serve in the Army, has lashed out at the Iraq war in an essay published online. "Somehow," Kevin Tillman wrote, "American leadership, whose only credit is lying to its people and illegally invading a nation, has been allowed to steal the courage, virtue and honor of its soldiers on the ground." He goes on to attack the American people as a whole: "Somehow back at home, support for the soldiers meant having a 5-year-old kindergartener scribble a picture with crayons and send it overseas or slapping stickers on cars or lobbying Congress for an extra pad in a helmet." I don't blame you for being mad, Kevin. But everyone I know feels as helpless as you do. Overnight, the president killed habeas corpus and that was just the icing on the deconstructing democracy cake. If it's so easy to stop this insanity, why aren't you? (NYT)

Gay Fabulous Destinations: According to a recently released research study, New York City continues to rank as the No. 1 destination for U.S. gay men, followed by Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Lesbian respondents ranked Las Vegas No. 1, followed by San Francisco, New York and Provincetown. For the life of me I can't see how Vegas would appeal to either groups. It's the least gay-friendly city I've ever been to. (GayWired)

Sexy Argyle: Pop-tart Justin Timberlake attempts to bring sexy back to fashion. How's he doing? (NYT)

Foot(ball) in His Mouth: Hours after a lawyer for San Diego Chargers defensive end-linebacker Shawne Merriman told reporters that the reason his client failed a drug test is because he ingested a "tainted supplement" it was announced that Merriman had tested positive -- you guessed it(!) -- for steroids: "It was definitely for steroids and not one of those supplement deals," a source confirmed. (WP)

They Might be Giants: Suddenly the New York Giants are a formidable team -- and Eli Manning is looking hotter every day. (WP)

Beauty Stab: I knew Americans' obsession with plastic surgery had grown leaps and bounds in recent years, but it wasn't until I heard that a friend of mine's elderly mother, who lives on a modest fixed income, had taken out a loan for $7,800 to have liposuction recently that it really hit me how pervasive the "Extreme Makeover" effect really is. (Newsweek)