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Manly Monday: U.S. Men’s National Team (SEXY MEN)

Carlos BOCANEGRAI’m not writing about the recent trio of celebrity deaths because you can (and probably already have) read that news elsewhere. For something new and a bit more lighthearted, I thought I’d give you delicious eye candy to start your week off right. Today’s Manly Monday pick — weekly shout outs celebrating men’s loveliness — is the U.S. national soccer team. Yesterday, Bro and I sat at the bar at Tonic and watched the US dominate Brazil (the only team to do so) in the current FIFA Confederations Cup. For approximately two hours, we sipped Hefe-Weizen, gnawed on hot & spicy buffalo wings and cheered our national team. Unfortunately, we lost. Brazil came back strong in the second half, winning the game 3 to 2. Whatever. I was still really really proud of team captain Carlos Bocanegra (pictured) and the rest of the American boys for putting heat on the Brazilians … and looking REALLY fucking good doing while so. Seriously! Have you SEEN the men’s team?!?! They’re gorgeous. GO USA!!! Kudos, also, to ESPN for showing the match … and to FIFA for giving the US props for our country’s ethnic diversity. In case you missed the game, here’s the lineup of the guys who played on Sunday. Who’s the hottest? My vote — it’s a tie between Carlos Bocanegra and Tim Howard. Who’s your pick?

TIM HOWARD
Tim Howard

Sacha KLJESTAN
Sacha KLJESTAN

Jozy ALTIDORE
Jozy ALTIDORE

Charlie DAVIES
Charlie DAVIES

Clint DEMPSEY
Clint DEMPSEY

Conor CASEY
Conor CASEY

Ricardo CLARK
Ricardo CLARK

Jonathan BORNSTEIN
Jonathan BORNSTEIN

Benny FEILHABER
Benny FEILHABER

Landon DONOVAN
Landon DONOVAN

Jay DeMERIT
Jay DeMERIT

Jonathan Spector
Jonathan Spector

Oguchi ONYEWU
Oguchi ONYEWU

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Photos credit: Images appear online at www.fifa.com

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Manly Monday: Do Men Look Good Naked?

I like looking at nude men. I like the firmness of their bodies, and I think it’s great their contours are so different from women’s. If I’m really into a guy and we’re having sex for the first time, I want to feel the full length and weight of his bare flesh press and rub against mine. And, when he cums, I want to look directly at his face; it feels more intimate that way. Watching men get turned on turns me on. By the way … not that this has anything to do with anything but … I’m soooooo becoming addicted to watching Beautiful Agony videos on YouTube and DailyMotion at all hours of the day and night. I don’t think I’d ever do a public sex tape, but I’d honestly consider uploading something to that site. Um, so, yeah — depending on your perspective — I guess that either makes me “only slightly” or officially “very” pervy. But, whatever. ;)

Ummmmmm … What was I hell was I talking about? Obviously, I need to get laid. Anyway, so, yes, today’s Manly Monday topic is: male nudity. A 31-year-old German artist / self-professed swinger named Sebastian Kempa (visit his MySpace or personal site) runs a website / art project called Naked People. A reader / friend, Error boy, forwarded it to me. Basically, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a bunch of naked people. If you’d like to see Sebastian Kempa male and female nudes, simply mouseclick the photos. Hmmmm … I know a bunch of people — straight women, gay men, lesbian and straight dudes alike, by the way — who think the male nude body looks kind of goofy. What say you? Do men look good naked?

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PS: Saw This Film is Not Yet Rated on IFC last night. Fascinating! They talk about the politics of NC-17 ratings and, of course, a bit about male full frontal. TOTALLY worth watching!

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Manly Monday: GQ’s 2008 Men of the Year

Hmmm, a little birdie told me the newest GQ is the 2008 “Men of the Year” issue. It doesn’t hit newsstands until tomorrow but, because it’s Manly Monday and mama loves ya, I nabbed pretty little advanced copies of the four covers for you. No doubt the Obama cover will be a really cool thing to own like 10 or 20 years from now; so, definitely buy that one. Obama’s face doesn’t quite look like him and Jon Hamm looks like he’s wearing a toupee, no?

Nitpicky stuff aside (…What the fuck do I know about cover art? I’m neither a photographer nor designer…), I really gotta hand it to GQ for their awesome list of men. Phelps CERTAINLY looks hotter draped on their cover than he did on that goofy Sports Illustrated thing and Leo‘s lookin’ sexier than usual in the image above. If you wanna drool over more pics, watch a slideshow of the rest of the honorees online. Here’s the list:

  • The Boston Celtics – Champions of the Year
  • Thom Browne – Designer of the Year
  • Chicago – City of the Year
  • Aaron Eckhart – Villain of the Year
  • Brandon Flowers – “Killer” Year
  • Shephard Fairey – Artist of the Year
  • Megan Fox – Obsession of the Year
  • James Franco – Screen Idol of the Year
  • Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers – Comeback Kid of the Year
  • Senator Ted Kennedy – Legend of the Year
  • Seth MacFarlane – “Mogul” of the Year
  • John Malkovich – Mad Genius of the Year
  • Danny McBride – Funny Man of the Year
  • MGMT and M.I.A. – Radio Gods of the Year
  • Rafael Nadal – Court King of the Year
  • Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets – Breakout Athlete of the Year
  • Sean Penn – “Drama Queen” of the Year
  • General David Petraeus – Leader of the Year
  • Gordon Ramsay – “Prick” of the Year
  • Alain Robert – Daredevil of the Year
  • Philip Roth – Icon of the Year
  • Jason Statham – Action Hero of the Year
  • The Men Behind The Wire – Tough Guys of the Year
  • Neil Willenson – Local Hero of the Year
  • Mark Zuckerberg – Boy Genius of the Year

I’m not gonna comment on every guy; I hate long blog post. But, I wanna mention a few quick things. HIGH FIVE to the magazine for naming my hometown “City of the Year.” I live in New York City, but I’ll always be an Illinoisan at heart. My eyeballs can’t ever get enough of Rafael Nadal’s body, so I’m thankful they included him in the group. (SIDENOTE: Hat tip to New York magazine for their delicious Nadal cover earlier this year. Total deliciousness.) And, finally, aren’t we glad Sean Penn is getting the accolades / big ups he deserves? I can’t wait to see him in Milk. Hmmm … as the year winds down, more “Men of the Year” lists will probably pop up. How do we feel about GQ’s list? Diverse enough? Are the guys hot enough? Did GQ leave anyone out? Feel free to size up their goods then share your thoughts in the comments section using the link below. Who’s the REAL man of the year?

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Footwhat? Real Men Play Soccer.

A pithy little game called “The Superbowl” was on my television set last night. Ugly, helmet-headed, oversized boys pitter-pattered their feet on the green field. Ho hum. I pressed mute and worked on my writing projects. Football, schmootball. Real men play soccer. Seriously. I mean, come on people!!! Behold the Italian drop of deliciousness to your left. Luca Toni. Compare, if you will, his physique to that of the three NY Giants below him. He’s out of their league, right? Soccer players. I’ve written about Zinedine Zidane, posted an image of Thierry Henry and drooled over David Beckham here on the FBC. When it comes to players, I’ll skip football and help myself to two extra servings of soccer any day! So, today’s Manly Monday salutes the men of soccer. (Yeah, I was going to write about British boys, but it made sense to talk about football/soccer given: (1) I’m a New Yorker and (2) the Giants won the Superbowl. Brits coming up later.)

The only good things about the Superbowl actually start when the game stops: commercials. Ever the underwear aficionado, I was looking forward to the new Victoria’s Secret ad starring supermodel Adiana Lima. (Check out the clips on panties210: The Underwear Blog for Men and Women.) The ad was disappointingly reserved. I think Emanuela De Paula would have made a sexier choice for the primetime spot, but that’s neither here nor there.

If you watched any of the Superbowl XLII ads live or on MySpaceTV, which commercial was your favorite?

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Who’s the Sexiest Man Alive?

I’ll have you people know that I was talking about Matt Damon loooong before People magazine laid its two eyeballs on him. ;) Remember my post, “Matt Damon: Droolworthy or Not?” But, whatever, enough about my blog and more about People … In case you missed it, in the November 26 issue, the magazine named Matt Damon the “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2007. When I originally heard the news, I was a bit confused. I mean, you know, don’t get me wrong. I’m quite happy to see that they’ve returned to their long tradition of picking men with dark hair. (And, I would have been even happier if they’d gone the GQ route and picked Kanye.) But, here’s the thing, does anyone really believe that Matt Damon is the sexiest man alive? When I asked you people about him a couple of Manly Mondays back, AmyD and Pegs both told us their significant other looks like Matt Damon. This, of course, made me wonder if Amy and Pegs dating the same fucking guy. No, really, all kidding aside, the two laides’ comments did spark the light bulb above my head. The writing on the bulb said: People like Matt Damon because he’s the average guy; he reminds women of the “good man” they’d like to date. I wasn’t the only one to have this brilliant revelation. A reader named budholly101 said that Damon’s appeal is that he “had the good sense to be an actor and a celebrity without being in our faces constantly with his stupid ego and mistakes!” MamaChristy went a step further by calling Damon “accessible” and “unlike many other big Hollywood stars.” She said, “I think that’s why people think [he's] hot. If he were the boyfriend of someone we knew, we’d think he was smokin’.” I think she’s on to something. Hmmm … We’ve all talked about whether or not we think Damon is hot, so we won’t go there again. Instead, we’ll go here: Please use the comment section to tell us who you think is the sexiest man alive.
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Denzel Washington at 53: Still Sexy?

“All my life I’ve wanted to be a gangster.” Scarface. New Jack City. Godfather II. A Bronx Tale. When it comes to movies, most of my favorites are gangster flicks. Maybe it’s because these films tend to be more layered and interesting than films in other genres. Or, maybe it’s because the quotes are so memorable. (“Leave the gun, take the Canoli.”) Or, of course, maybe it’s just because I’m from Chicago — the city that loves gangsters so much that the politicians strive to be just like them. Whatever the case, I’m definitely a fan. So, it’s no surprise that I went to see American Ganger during its opening weekend.

From ifilm: “Based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-informant, Frank Lucas, who grew up in segregated North Carolina where he watched as his cousin was shot by the Klan for looking at a white girl. He eventually made his way to Harlem where he became a heroin kingpin by traveling to Asia’s Golden Triangle to make connections, shipping heroin back to the US in the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam.” Maaaan, GO see this movie if you haven’t already. It’s great. And, not to mention, you’ll be able to stare at that delicious little creature named Denzel Washington for a full 8.5 hours (or however long that fucking film is).

Speaking of Denzel … He’s today’s “Manly Monday” pick. Believe it or not, the man is going to turn 53 next month!!!! So, what do you think? Denzel Washington, “still sexy as hell” or “his sexy factor broke about 5 years ago”?

Related FBC posts:
Open Letter to My Laptop ["Denzel"]
R.I.P Denzel. :-(
Open Letter To The Man Who Sent Me His Penis

Additional non-FBC links that may interest you:
New York Magazine’s Lords of Dopetown: A Conversation Between Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes

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Should Men Always Pay for the First Date?

When it comes to dating and mating, who should pay for the date? “The date rapist should always pay for the Roofies,” answers a particularly snarky Gawker commenter called atipofthehat. “And the married older guy should always pay for everything.” Charming. Very charming. Anyway, so, after reading last Thursday’s “Gender Norms and the City” piece over at Gawker and the Friday afternoon follow-up, how could I not make today’s Manly Monday post about the men who do (or don’t) pay for first dates? If you missed the Gawker piece, here’s the recap. Emily writes a post. In it, she says that her friends went a little ballistic on her when she told them that she recently went Dutch on first date. “What the fuck makes women feel like being asked to pay their own way is an insult?” Emily asks. Hmmm. Good question. And, like atipofthehat, Gawker’s other commenters have equally snarky responses. The guy who blogs at hahasound says, “I always just assumed that all women were cheap. Maybe that’s why I’m still single.” Gawker commenter supastah asks, “Why do people spend so much time thinking and overthinking dating?” And, perhaps it’s exactly that question that led srosenb to air his frustration with the heterosexual dating world in general by announcing: “This is why I’m gay.”

Who should pay for the first date? The guy should always pay. Whoever asked for the date should pay. It should always be split 50/50. Women shouldn’t pay because we don’t receive equal pay for equal work. And, so on. You’ve all heard the various arguments and comments about this topic before. What’s my view on this issue? Oddly enough, before I moved to New York I always offered to pay my half of the bill during all dates — including the first date. It seemed, you know, the most fair way to do things. However, since I’ve moved to New York, I don’t really ever pay for anything on the first date if I can help it. Why the change? Oddly enough, the men that I’ve gone on dates with seem to make assessments of a woman’s value based on how much she is or is not willing to pay for the first date. At the dinner table, it seems that putting out to easily is not always a good thing. The more you’re willing to pay on the first date, the less the guy thinks you’re worth. But, that could just be my impression of the city. Others might feel differently. Anyway, so, I’ve read all of the comments at Gawker, and now I’m curious to hear what my own readers think. No need to be especially funny, witty or snarky. Just share your honest thoughts about the “Should Men Always Pay for the First Date?” question if you’d like.

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