RUB-A-DUB-DUB

WHAT A BUMMER!:

Where does one apply to get this job???

BECKS

AD MAN

Here it is!!!

One of the ads for Mikey's Head & Shoulder commercial has FINALLY rolled out.

We're sure there are more to come.

Our only criticism: Put Mikey in less clothes!!!

Naked preferably!!!

TRIAL AND ERA

I'M TOO SIXTIES FOR MY LOVE:

Newsweek goes retro!! Taking today's hottest show and centering an issue to that specific era!

Reusing their title font from the Sixties.

Even the ads are retro!!

Vanity Fair should be in heaven with this issue!!

MARLON MONDAY

What a way to start the week off!!

CHEST PERFECTION

AD FAB

find your magic...

and

FIND THE BULGE!!!

YOU'RE WELCOME :)

WOW!!

Nice!

OMAR SHARIF, JR: I AM GAY

Omar Sharif Jr comes OUT!!!

KUDOS!!!!!!

We had a feeling he was gay... once again, our GAYDAR is spot-on!!!!

We're Not in Cairo Anymore

By Omar Sharif Jr.

I write this article in fear. Fear for my country, fear for my family, and fear for myself. My parents will be shocked to read it, surely preferring I stay in the shadows and keep silent, at least for the time being.

But I can't.

Last January, I left Egypt with a heavy heart. I traveled to America, leaving behind my family, friends, and compatriots who were in the midst of embarking on a heroic journey toward self-determination. Despite the sound of gunshots in the streets and the images of Anderson Cooper being struck repeatedly over the head on CNN, I left hopeful that I would return to find a more tolerant and equal society. While I benefited from a life of privilege being Omar Sharif's grandson, it was always coupled with the onerous guilt that such a position might have been founded upon others' sweat and tears.

One year since the start of the revolution, I am not as hopeful.

The troubling results of the recent parliamentary elections dealt secularists a particularly devastating blow. The vision for a freer, more equal Egypt—a vision that many young patriots gave their lives to see realized in Tahrir Square—has been hijacked. The full spectrum of equal and human rights are now wedge issues used by both the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Islamist parties, when they should be regarded as universal truths.

I write this article despite the inherent risks associated because as we stand idle at what we hoped would be the pinnacle of Egyptian modern history, I worry that a fall from the top could be the most devastating. I write, with healthy respect for the dangers that may come, for fear that Egypt's Arab Spring may be moving us backward, not forward.

And so I hesitantly confess: I am Egyptian, I am half Jewish, and I
am gay.

That my mother is Jewish is no small disclosure when you are from Egypt, no matter the year. And being openly gay has always meant asking for trouble, but perhaps especially during this time of political and social upheaval. With the victories of several Islamist parties in recent elections, a conversation needs to be had and certain questions need to be raised. I ask myself:
Am I welcome in the new Egypt?

Will being Egyptian, half Jewish, and gay forever remain mutually exclusive identities? Are they identities to be hidden? While to many in Europe and North America mine might seem like trivial admissions, I am afraid this is not so in Egypt. I anticipate that I will be chastised, scorned, and most certainly threatened. From the vaunted class of Egyptian actor and personality, I might just become an Egyptian public enemy.

And yet I speak out because I am a patriot.

I am a patriot who remembers a pluralistic Egypt, where despite a lack of choice in the political sphere, society comprised a multitude of beliefs and backgrounds. I remember growing up knowing gay men and women who were quietly accepted by those around them in everyday society. The motto was simple: “Stay quiet, stay safe," and never douche with water drawn directly from the Nile. Today, too many are staying quiet as the whole of Egyptian society moves toward this monolithic entity I barely recognize.

Last month I went for an afternoon run outside my home in Cairo. It was hot, and so I removed my T-shirt. I got the strange sense someone was watching. I felt a car begin to slow behind me, and a man began to shout that I could no longer go out in the streets shirtless in the new Egypt. With reticence, I put my T-shirt on and continued to run.

Today, I write.

I write this article because there are many back home without a voice, without a face, and without an outlet. I write this article because I am not unique in Egypt and because many will suffer if a basic respect for fundamental human rights and equality is not embraced by Egypt's new government. I write this article because as an Egyptian national newly acquainted with a land of freedom, I feel a certain privilege that I can finally express myself openly as well as artistically. I have a voice, and with it comes a responsibility to share it during this time of social and political change, no matter the risks.

I write this article as a litmus test, calling for a reaction. I challenge each of the parties elected to parliament to speak out, on the record, as to where they stand on respect for the rights of all Egyptians, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or political belief. Do religious parties speak of moderation now only to consolidate power? Show us that your true intent is not to gradually eradicate the few civil liberties and safeguards that we currently have protected by convention, if not constitution. I write this article to understand my own position in the new Egyptian paradigm. To a greater degree, though, I want to know where my newborn sister fits, my Coptic Christian friends, and the entire list of those who seek a basic guarantee of rights affirmed just to know they can live safely in Egypt. I want to know that we are not sliding downward on a slippery slope from secular(ish) society toward Islamic fundamentalist state.

I challenge foreign governments and NGOs present in Egypt today to comment and demand answers on equal and human rights from both the leaders of the revolution and the new government. I urge them to lend the Egyptian people and any future governments the support necessary to protect those at risk and strengthen our laws so that an admission like mine is not a sentence to prison, physical harm, or worse. Lend guidance in formulating a new constitution that protects the lives and liberty of all citizens, reminding them that while I know all too well that Egypt is not ready to adopt or accept equal rights for gays, it should nonetheless be included in the discussion. We learn from the entrenchment of constitutional principles in long-established Western democracies that if a group is excluded from the outset, it could be centuries before the issue is revisited.

I write this article as an open letter to my fellow Egyptian people, mailed from many miles away, commending them on how far they have come in how short a time. We must continue to run toward, not away from, the ideals that started us down this extraordinary path. After all of this, if we pursue a national agenda that does not respect basic human rights, we are no better than the architects of tyranny, contempt, and oppression toppled throughout the Arab Spring.

I want to have a place in the new Egypt.

I write asking for my inclusion.

Omar Sharif Jr. holds a master's degree in comparative politics (conflict studies) from the London School of Economics.

iPAD, iPAD, WE ALL SCREAM FOR iPAD

How many have already acquired their coveted iPad?

Hello, handsome!!

Even Mr. Wozniak waited in line for his iPad in the early hours at Century City (which is right "down the street" from us!!).

via mashable

GUILTY!!!...ON MOST COUNTS

FRY!!! You motherfuckin' homophobic asswipe scum!!

You SHOULD jump off a bridge cause you are SO goddamn FUCKING ugly. Do mankind a favor!!!! Waste of life cunt.

NO!! We aren't going to be "reserved," "politically correct" for a bigot like this. IT never considered Tyler's feelings in any of this.

Full verdict breakdown via Queerty via Star Ledger:

COUNT 1
4th Degree Invasion of Privacy, related to Tyler Clementi: GUILTY
4th Degree Invasion of Privacy, related to Clementi’s guest, M.B.: GUILTY
(Observed Clementi/M.B. in sexual contact without their consent on Sept. 19)
If Guilty, jury proceeds to count 2; if Not Guilty, jury skips count 2 and proceeds to count 3

COUNT 2
3rd Degree Bias Intimidation
(For 4th Degree Invasion of Privacy charge on Sept. 19)
• Invasion of Privacy with the purpose to intimidate Tyler Clementi because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy with the purpose to intimidate M.B. because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause Tyler Clementi to be intimidated because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause M.B. to be intimidated because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, under circumstances that caused Tyler Clementi to be intimidated, and considering the manner in which the offense was committed, Clementi reasonably believed that he was selected to be the target of the offense because of sexual orientation: GUILTY

COUNT 3
3rd Degree Invasion of Privacy, related to Tyler Clementi: GUILTY
3rd Degree Invasion of Privacy, related to M.B.: GUILTY
(Activated webcam so other people could view Clementi/M.B. in sexual contact on Sept 19.)
If Guilty, jury proceeds to count 4; if Not Guilty, jury skips count 4 and proceeds to count 5

COUNT 4
2nd Degree Bias Intimidation
(For 3rd Degree Invasion of Privacy charge on Sept. 19)
• Invasion of Privacy, with the purpose to intimidate Tyler Clementi because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, with the purpose to intimidate M.B. because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause Tyler Clementi to be intimidated because of sexual orientation: GUILTY
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause M.B. to be intimidated, because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, under circumstances that caused Tyler Clementi to be intimidated, and considering the manner in which the offense was committed, Clementi reasonably believed that he was selected to be the target of the offense because of sexual orientation: GUILTY

COUNT 5
4th Degree Attempted Invasion of Privacy, related to Tyler Clementi: GUILTY
4th Degree Attempted Invasion of Privacy, related to M.B.: GUILTY
(Tried to observe Clementi/M.B. in sexual contact without their consent on Sept. 21)
If Guilty, jury proceeds to count 6; if Not Guilty, jury skips count 6 and proceeds to count 7

COUNT 6
3rd Degree Bias Intimidation
(For 4th Degree Invasion of Privacy charge on Sept. 21)
• Invasion of Privacy, with the purpose to intimidate Tyler Clementi because of sexual orientation: GUILTY
• Invasion of Privacy, with the purpose to intimidate M.B. because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause Tyler Clementi to be intimated because of sexual orientation: GUILTY
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause M.B. to be intimidated because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, under circumstances that caused Tyler Clementi to be intimidated, and considering the manner in which the offense was committed, Clementi reasonably believed that he was selected to be the target of the offense because of sexual orientation: guilty

COUNT 7
3rd Degree Attempted Invasion of Privacy, related to Tyler Clementi: GUILTY
3rd Degree Attempted Invasion of Privacy, related to M.B.: GUILTY
(Tried to show Clementi/M.B. in sexual contact to other people on Sept. 21)
If Guilty, jury proceeds to count 8; if Not Guilty, jury skips count 8 and proceeds to count 9

COUNT 8
2nd Degree Bias Intimidation
(For 3rd Degree Attempted Invasion of Privacy charge on Sept. 21)
• Invasion of Privacy, with the purpose to intimidate Tyler Clementi because of sexual orientation: GUILTY
• Invasion of Privacy, with the purpose to intimidate M.B. because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause Tyler Clementi to be intimidated because of sexual orientation: GUILTY
• Invasion of Privacy, knowing that the conduct constituting invasion of privacy would cause M.B. to be intimidated because of sexual orientation: ACQUITTED
• Invasion of Privacy, under circumstances that caused Tyler Clementi to be intimidated, and considering the manner in which the offense was committed, Clementi reasonably believed that he was selected to be the target of the offense because of sexual orientation: GUILTY

COUNT 9
4th Degree Tampering with Physical Evidence: GUILTY
(Deleted tweets relevant to police investigation)

COUNT 10
4th Degree Tampering with Physical Evidence: GUILTY
(Wrote and posted a false tweet)

COUNT 11
3rd Degree Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution: GUILTY
(Destroyed evidence relevant to investigation)

COUNT 12
3rd Degree Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution: GUILTY
(Prevented a witness from providing testimony)

COUNT 13
3rd Degree Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution: GUILTY
(Lied to police)

COUNT 14
3rd Degree Witness Tampering: GUILTY
(Tried to influence what Molly Wei told police)

COUNT 15
4th Degree Tampering with Physical Evidence: GUILTY
(Deleted text messages sent to and received from witnesses)

HERE'S THE BUZZ

BUZZ WORTHY:

While Facebooking, Robert Allen posted a photo of meeting Henry in Dublin.

We love when fans post pics of HOT GUYS that we WANT to see!!

DOUBLE 'DOS:

BUZZTED:

VISIBLE CHANGES:

SHOW BUZZNESS:

We can go on and on.... We're here all day, folks.

Henry Cavill

EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE

LOVE MATCH:

Nole Cakes allows Tennis Channel to check his bag for their segment, Bag Check.

We love all the kissing and the winks he does for the camera. Such a flirt. This is why we LOVE him: so engaging and unpretentious!!

Back at cha Nole Cakes **wink** **muah**

WORK OF ART

FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE USA:

HellOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Fuckin' A!!!! Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld (right) is HOT!!!!!!

Roitfeld hosted an opening for Parisian artist Nicholas Pol (left) on the Upper East Side, NYC.

Yes, Roitfeld is the son of former French Vogue EIC Carine.

But of course, Carine would have such a handsome and chic offspring!!

Hey Vladimir: CALL ME! I'M ALIVE...CALL ME, CALL ME ANYTIME!!

METROPOLIS MAN

iPHONE HOME:

L@@K who is in New York City!!

Music to our ears!!!!

Jakey Pooh

COVER A LOT OF GROUND

OHHHHH hell to the yes!

We likey!!!!

YOUTH GUARD:

Davey Cakes

SILVER FOX:

Sexy Slattery

THIS WEEK

To finish the decade of #1 hits in the 1980s of this week in March:

Editor's note: For some reason in the music industry, a new week starts on a Saturday continuing to that following Friday. We don't know, either!!

In 1987, the week of March 14th:

In the US, Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis and the News was #1.

In the UK, Everything I Own by Boy George was #1.

In 1988, the week of March 12th:

In the US, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley was #1.

In the UK, I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue was #1.

In 1989, the week of March 11th:

In the US, Lost In Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson was #1.

In the UK, Too Many Broken Hearts by Jason Donovan was #1.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Patrick Wilson, A Gifted Man

CBS Television will be renewing contracts for Fall 2012.

We would like to see A Gifted Man picked up for many seasons to come.

If you like A Gifted Man too, let CBS Television know. Let THE SUITS know via twitter that you want A Gifted Man picked up for Season 2!!

Can't we all relish a hour every week of Patty Cakes????

Twitter: CBS Television

KNOW YOUR BIGOT

Courtesy of GLAAD.

Study up on these gross bitches and let GLAAD know if any of these cunts are CUNTsultants on any shows, local or national.

BIG MATT ATTACK!

iMATT:

Les sigh....

He is just beautiful!!!

It isn't everyday we get to do a Matt Davis news sandwich.

Davis inks CW drama pilot.

Cult, CW

....Cult centers on Skye, an inquisitive young production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult. After a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, she joins Jeff ( Matt Davis), a journalist blogger whose brother was among those gone missing, in investigating the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program in real life. In addition to starring in Cult, Davis will be available to make guest appearances in future seasons of Vampire Diaries....

[deadline]

THIS WEEK

We received numerous emails saying you loved yesterday's This Week post!!

We'll continue with this offering:

In 1984, the week of March 10th:

We didn't play these 2 songs just one time, we played them a 1000+ times back in the day!!

That Sony Walkman was burnin' through the polymer!!!

In the US, Jump by Van Halen was #1:

In the UK, 99 Luftballoons by Nena was #1:

In 1985, the week of March 9th:

In the US, Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore by REO Speedwagon was #1.

In the UK, You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive was #1:

In 1986, the week of March 8th:

In the US, Kyrie by Mr. Mister was #1.

In the UK, Chain Reaction by Diana Ross was #1.