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JOAN CRAWFORD: 1905-1977
Joan Crawford loved men and she liked sex. She surrounded herself with gorgeous hunks, both straight and gay. Her escorts were expected to be handsome, suave, polite, good conversationalists, but to know their place, expert dancers, eventual seducers and to be completely attentive to her every need. Wait, I say that like it's a bad thing! I love Joan. I always have. I find her compulsively watchable. Particularly when she carries a gun. I particularly love the ten year period of her career where she embraced Film Noir, from Mildred Pierce (1945) to Queen Bee (1955). Here she played the supreme Bitch Goddess, who would just as soon shoot her man as sleep with him. Yes, there's the eyebrows, the huge, padded shoulders that resemble a Green Bay Packer's and the mouth with it's slash of lip stick that got broader and broader as the years went by. There's the face in general, that seemed to turn to granite with each decade, like the fifth face on Mt. Rushmore. But, not unlike John Wayne, she could "carry a picture." Regardless of what's been said about her since the "Mommie Dearest" debacle, and I don't doubt that a lot of it was true, Joan Crawford was undeniably a star.

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DIRK BOGARDE: 1921-1999

So, here's "the dish" on Dirk. Dirk Bogarde, with his huge sad eyes and dark brooding good looks, was the leading matinee idol of the 1950's in England and had been for ten years by the time he made Victim in 1961. Basically considered the Robert Pattinson of his day, he was chased through the streets and haunted and hunted by paparazzi wherever he went for his romantic roles in British romances and his appearances in the hugely popular Carry On series.

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Name: Tony Ring
Age: 22
Stats: 6' / 165#
Status: In a Long-Term Relationsihp
Occupation: College Student / PolySci Major

If Tony looks familiar, it's because he was featured last Friday as one of our Hot Guys From The Price is Right! He was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about being on the show -- as well as his other TV obsession, and his ultimate relaxation spot.

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This photo of Lance Bass has been making the rounds this morning in a cropped-and-watermarked form. But you're (literally) only seeing half the picture, and photographer credit has been hard to come by!

So I did my research this morning, and here's the scoop: the shoot was done by New York photographer Braden Summers with make-up by Chris Lanston. I really encourage you to visit Braden's site and check out his other work, I definitely enjoyed it!

[ Braden Summers - Official Site ]
[ Chris Lanston - Official Site ]

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Gavin Creel is my boyfriend and doesn't know it... besides the whole "sex on legs" thing, the man is absolutely energized and spreading the word about the October 11th National Equality March this weekend in Washington DC.

Please visit BroadwayImpact.org, and EqualityAcrossAmerica.org today to learn about the march, as well as events in your city if you can't reach Washington DC.

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Toby Madigan is and up-and-coming recording artist who is getting involved and coming out for marriage equality. His song Stand for Love is one of four finalists in the Equality Song contest for the October 11th National Equality March.

Chris M, Lead Hunkologist: How big of a culture shock has it been moving from Michigan to Los Angeles?

Toby Madigan: I grew up in Michigan, but I went to high school and college near Toledo, OH, which was a fairly decent-sized city, so I'm not a total country boy, but LA is way different than anything in the Midwest, that's for sure.

Toby Madigan: First of all, we have seasons . . . but who's complaining? It's basically the weather they die for where I am from every day in LA.

Toby Madigan: I would say the biggest cultural shocks were positive ones. There is much more diversity in LA and it seems like a place where everyone is following some kind of dream or passion. Of course, with that comes a little bit of ambition and self-centeredness that you can sometimes run into, but it's much more exciting and much more open-minded.

Toby Madigan: The only thing I miss is the spaciousness and fresh air . . . oh yeah, and the leaves, I love the fall leaves back home . . .

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Christopher Dallman appears here with his real-life husband in the video for his song Over My Head. Direction by Kevin R. Thompson.

[ Christopher Dallman - Official Site ]
[ Christopher Dallman - YouTube Channel ]

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Congratulations to Jack Mackenroth on his Bronze medal win at Outgames 2009. Our friend medaled in the 200m IM (which he wasn't even thinking he would place in.)

UPDATE 07/28/2009: Jack won two silver medals today at the Outgames in Copenhagen in swimming - only .4 seconds from a gold!

UPDATE: Jack's final medal count: 2 Gold, 4 Silver, and 2 Bronze! Way to go!

Outgames isn't over yet, though -- who are your favorites in the games? You should tell us via Twitter, Facebook, or e-mail!

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[ Outgames 2009 - Official Site ]
[ Jack Mackenroth - Official Site ]

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Cheyenne Jackson is a force to be reckoned with in New York, and tickets to his latest project (a politically-laced two man show alongside Michael Feinstein called The Power of Two) are a hot item right now. However, Cheyenne isn't quite keeping himself chained to the theater -- he's made guest appearances on Ugly Betty, The Mentalist, Lipstick Jungle, and Life on Mars.

What I'm really excited about, though, is his upcoming guest appearance on episode three of Glee! (I'm a little in love with that show.)

The Power of Two was just extended through June 27th. See performance and ticket information.

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The next Broadway boy on our road to the Tony's is a nominee this year. Gavin Creel is nominated for his performance as Claude in HAIR.

[ Gavin Creel - Official Site ]
[ Gavin Creel - Fan Site ]

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The 2009 Tony Awards will be presented this Sunday, and the excitement in New York and around the country is building! We'll feature a few Broadway hunks this week in our own celebration.

First up is Nick Adams! Nick jumped into our consciousness while he was working on a little show called A Chorus Line, starring Mario Lopez. So the story goes that when Nick's physique was drawing a bit more attention than the star's, he was moved further back and his tank-topped torso covered up with a hoodie!

Nick is now appearing in Guys and Dolls, which is nominated for the Best Revival of a Musical award this year. After having appeared in Chicago and The Pirate Queen, he is now slated to appear in the upcoming An Englishmen in New York later this year.

Check out some great photos of Nick after the jump!

[ Nick Adams - Official Site ]
[ Nick Adams - Blog ]
[ Nick Adams - MySpace ]
[ Nick Adams - Twitter ]

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Name: Matt Palazzolo, friends call me "MGL"
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125
Status: Single
Location: Los Angeles
Occupation: LGBT Activist / Visual Media Whiz
Find Him At: mglfights.com

We ask Matt about his insomnia, the future of Prop 8, and the difference between a Trekkie and a Trekker.

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Ray Caspio
Age: 29
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135
Occupation: Actor, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, and Legal Secretary
Location: Lakewood, OH
Status: In a Relationship

We asked Ray about his theatrical ambitions, his love affair with Wonder Woman, and which classic TV star will (hopefully) star in his life story.

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Name: Joseph Corella
Vitals: 26, 5'6", 140 lbs.
Residence: New York City
Occupation: Performer

This is actually Joseph's second HDJ appearance. His first was last Friday, when he was one of the Friday TPiR guys (and based on the poll numbers, a fan favorite)! We talk to him about his acting career, his connection with the Pussycat Dolls, and what he plans to do with a dinette set.

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Name: Matthew Marsh
Age: 20
Vitals: 5'9", 150lbs.
Occupation: Student / Singer / Songwriter
Facebook: Become a fan!
MySpace: Matthew Marsh Artist's Profile
iTunes: Listen to Time Line

Via Joe. My. God. comes this Katie Perry cover by GLBT artist Ivri Lider (see our previous coverage of Ivri, including a great interview!)

[ Ivri Lider - Official Site ]
[ Ivri Lider - YouTube Channel ]

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Age: 38
Height: 6'
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Dark Brown
Born: Genova, Italy

There isn't much info on Alessandro Calza yet. We do know he has appeared in his first movie, called Ciao. We also know that he is smoking hot. You can read his interview about Ciao.

Ciao Interview

[ Alessandro Calza Gallery - Gay.tv ]
[ Alessandro Calza - Hot Daddy of the Day ]
[ Alessandro Calza - Official Site ]

UPDATE: Added his official site, thanks to a reader tip!

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STATS-
Age: 40
Height: 6' 1"
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Born: Tampa, FL

Best known for his role as Ben on Queer as Folk, Robert Gant has made a major impact on the LGBT community. Ben has played straight characters as well as gay characters in both film and TV. He is also spreads his influence by producing films and TV shows with gay-themed content. He has received awards from HRC (Human Rights Campaign), GLAAD, and Laamba Legal.

There is no shortage of shirtless images of Robert on the web. And for good reason!

[ Pictures Courtesy of RobertGant.com and superherofan.net ]

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Jack Mackenroth is staying quite busy these days! He found a bit of time for this shoot in the midst of what sounds like a grueling (and exciting) schedule.

He's in the final stages of putting together a design television show with fellow Project Runway alumni, Kevin Christiana, and hoping to finalize with a network in the coming months. His HIV education campaign, Living Positive by Design, keeps him traveling too -- speaking around the country about his experience living with and managing HIV and encouraging other HIV+ folks to do the same.

Jack will be in New York covering Fashion Week for LOGO next month, writing reviews and backstage interviews.

On top of everything else, he is also in the pool training for the Summer 2009 Outgames (which, he notes, is why those abs are back and popping!)

Check out everything that he's up to at JackMackenroth.com!