Thursday, February 07, 2008

Page 1 Consider (02/07)

  • Manorexia: The Times looks at the incredible shrinking male model: "Where the masculine ideal of as recently as 2000 was a buff 6-footer with six-pack abs, the man of the moment is an urchin, a wraith or an underfed runt. According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans are taller and much heavier today than 40 years ago. The report, released in 2002, showed that the average height of adult American men has increased to 5-9 ½ in 2002 from just over 5-8 in 1960. The average weight of the same adult man had risen dramatically, to 191 pounds from 166.3. Nowadays a model that weighed in at 191 pounds, no matter how handsome, would be turned away from most agencies or else sent to a fat farm." (NYT)

  • Who Is That Girl? The jury has spoken: Madonna had her eyes "done." (BoyCulture)

  • California Dream Team: A look at how Hillary Rodham Clinton swept the Golden State on Tuesday. (WP)

  • Intervention: Call Mr. VanVonderen, quick! I'm completely addicted to "Celebrity Rehab" and the shame is overwhelming. (NYT)

  • Dial B for Blanks: Good news: that annoying jackass on his cell phone sitting next to you at Starbucks probably won't be procreating. (Reuters)

  • Fit for a Queen: Love and Pride has launched a new jewelry line inspired by the legendary Freddie Mercury. Are cock rings considered jewelry? (Store)

  • Hill Bent: Barack Obama dominated the black vote on Tuesday. But Hillary Clinton seems to have cleaned up with LGBT voters. (Advocate)

  • Shelf Life: Boston Globe features writer (and my pal) Johnny Diaz reviews "Self and Perverse," the newish novel by the hilarious Bob Smith. (Boston)

  • Brothers and Sisters: Meet Neil and Joshuah -- the two openly gay cast members on "Big Brother 9." You know what they say, the more older brothers you have, the more likely you are to be a queen. (CBS)

  • (Almost) Golden State: If Maria Shriver can't get her husband to give the gays equal protection under the law, maybe the legal system can. California's highest court is now on schedule to hear arguments regarding same-sex marriage. Three hours of arguments are slated for March 4 in San Francisco. According to the Associated Press, the court then has 90 days to make its ruling. (Advocate)

  • Free Heidi: And you didn't think Spencer Pratt could be more of a douche-bag. (NYT)

  • Born in the USA: Andy Roddick and the boys get ready to defend their Davis Cup this weekend, with a first-round tie versus Austria at Vienna's Dusika stadium. (AP)

  • Big Love: Salt Lake City Council has unanimously approved a proposal for a citywide partner registry. It will be available to same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples who cannot or chose not to marry. (365Gay)
  • 2 comments:

    Matthew said...

    Madonna looks pretty darn good in that pic, though much weirder in the first one I posted. I have to just get over the fact that she is not always going to thumb her nose at EVERY convention. Bitches want to look good. I remember reading Debbie Harry (whose surgery is far more obvious, and yet still not "bad" nor is Madonna's) being quoted saying how important it was for her to look really fucking hot when she was at the height of her "who cares? fuck you!" sexy punk fame. I'll survive as long as Madonna doesn't get too weird. Thanks for the link, though!

    Z said...

    Finallt being skinny in style. Im very happy!Steroid queens should see this! LOL