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David Boreanaz is happy to see you -- and so are we! We've been doing a little remodeling, and were proud to pull back the curtain this weekend on the new design of Hunk du Jour!

Some of the things you'll notice:

• New Search Engine


• Popular Categories Links - go to archives of your favorite hunks!


• Monthly Archive Links - explore the history of Hunk du Jour


• Clearer Comment Process - No need to "unlock" the form


• New Icons - add us to your iPhone homepage


• A fantastic new look - spearheaded by fantastic designer Nathan Grimes

We hope you enjoy the new site. We know about a few small glitches here and there that we'll be taking care of over the next few days. Please help me thank Nathan by giving him a big pat on the back in the comments!

Just a quick programming note: I've written a guest blog over at Towleroad today, talking about some of the events at my alma mater surrounding the Day of Silence. Rev. Ken Hutcherson will be protesting at the campus today because of the school GSA's participation in the national event.

'Day of Silence' Met with Protests, Solidarity in Rural Washington

That fact that there is a Gay-Straight Alliance at all in my former high school is something that gives me hope for the future. Such an organization seemed far from possible when I was attending, and drawing attention to the bullying surrounding queer youth only helps create an environment of tolerance for everyone. Now, even other religious organizations are getting into the dialog -- saying, "Hutcherson does not speak for us."

I appreciate your readership (and patience when I stray from our site's topic.)

[ 'Day of Silence' Met with Protests, Solidarity in Rural Washington - Guest Post at Towleroad ]

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Hunk du Jour is getting a fantastic new look! We're putting the finishing touches on our brand new website, and have unlocked a super-sneak-preview of the site at http://beta.hunkdujour.com. We're very proud of the site, and hope that you like the changes as well.

Go over and check things out! There's a list of known items on the front page. Please send us your thoughts!

It's Oscar Night! I'm not feeling healthy enough to go out and party, so instead I'll hang out at home, watch the show, work on the blog, and participate in a live video chat.

Live video chat?!? Yeah, my friends over at the Feast of Fools Podcast are hosting a live chat and I'll be there hanging out.

Drop by and say hello, reports of my untimely demise have been exaggerated!

Go chat!

Happy Anniversary!

Today Hunk du Jour celebrates the 5th Anniversary of HunkDuJour.com! I registered hunkdujour.com on February 13th, 2003. Back in those days it was still my personal web site with a Hunk of the Day page that I'd already had on my previous site.

I chose to move my web site to this name after discovering that the bulk of my visitors weren't coming to view my vacation photos, or hear about my fascination with game shows -- they were coming to vote on the Hunk of the Day! I listened, and changed the site's name to Hunk du Jour.

In the past five years, we've come a long way. After we added the blog, visitors have increased from under 200 per month to over 180,000 per month... Page views have increased from under 9,000 per month to over a half million per month!

What's next?

We're going to stick with our mission - To feature noteworthy men in interviews, profiles, and photos on a site that you wouldn't mind your mother finding in your bookmarks. We're already working on some great interviews and projects to share. We hope that you'll join us for the next 5 years and beyond.

How can you help?

Well, keep reading! =) Tell a friend that you think Hunk du Jour is awesome... tell your Mom! Send us a tip on who you think we should feature next, or just say hi! Of course, we're never one to turn down new links to our site, either! (grab a site badge?)

THANK-YOU for being a part of Hunk du Jour... you're the reason we're doing this.

Love, Chris
and current/former/future contributors Doug, Troy, David, and Kathryn

UPDATE 1: Nicky at Ajax in the City happened to send a shout-out my way this morning -- featuring a photo of me with a mouth full of a mounds bar! Check it out. Thanks, Nicky!

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!

I'd like to point out a few items that may be of interest to you -- first, you'll notice a new search form in the left column of the site. This is powered by lijit and we're going to give it a shot.

Also of much interest (I still get e-mail about it) are the Hunk of the Day expandable thumbnails! You can expand any of the nominee's photos just by clicking on them -- then come back to the voting page and click their "vote" button (on the homepage or full entry) to make your opinion known!

Sometimes it's the little things that bring the most pleasure -- we're always taking suggestions (and compliments!) on our contact us page. We read every piece of mail, and respond to almost all of them!

Okay, so the People's Choice Awards were kind of a snooze. (I TiVo'd the broadcast and couldn't even bear fast-forwarding through it.)

You still have time to nominate your favorite hunks for our 2007 Hunk sof the Year vote!

We've had some great suggestions so far, and fans of a popular soap stud have been flooding the nomination box with a cry out for their favorite.

We're interested in hearing what YOU think, though -- so comment on that post with your picks! Sunday will be the final day for nominations!

Happy New Year! ...did ya miss us? Well, you'll find a few Christmas presents hiding around the site -- small changes that we know you'll enjoy.

So, it's time to look back fondly on 2007 and determine who the Hunk of the Year was... but we need your help!

Leave a comment on this entry with your nominations for as many or as few of the categories below. Team Hunk du Jour will scour over these nominations and select finalists -- then you'll decide by a public vote!

Hunk of the Year Categories - save some typing, cut and paste this into your comment!
Overall Hunk of the Year
Hottest International Star (non-US)
Hottest Actor
Hottest Reality TV Star
Hottest Soap Opera Star
Hottest Musician or Band
Hottest Athlete
Hottest Model
Hottest Newcomer
Hottest 40+ Year Old
Hottest Blogger / Podcaster
Hottest Blog / Podcast (Mainstream)
Hottest Blog / Podcast (Adult)
Hottest Print Magazine (Mainstream)
Hottest Print Magazine (Adult)

I was playing with stylesheets and templates again this weekend, and would love to hear your thoughts on the new Hunk du Jour look.

I felt that the site was looking a little too cluttered, and that our logo/masthead was getting completely lost. I moved our site logo and got rid of the "mystery man" -- instead replacing him with one of the art world's iconic images of male beauty, Michaelangelo's David.

(I'm also working on modifying the colors of our Google Adsense ads to something a little less jarring. That should happen over the next few days.)

I'm "handy" with stylesheets and templates, but am definitely not a design specialist... your feedback really sticks in my head as I find myself with a free weekend and decide to fiddle. Share your thoughts here, or contact us!

Did you know that over 325 people read Hunk du Jour each day in their e-mail box? What a great way to stay up-to-date with the site! Choose from one of our two subscription options, depending on how often you want your hunks served up.

• EXPRESS Newsletter - Get updates as they happen!
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(If you're already an e-mail subscriber, we've put you on our Nightly Digest list, which will send you updates at around 2AM each day. But you can switch over to the EXPRESS whenever you're ready!)