Cheryl Jacques fired at Human Rights Campaign; Hilary Rosen, former head of RIAA, to be named Interim Director. Board to meet in Vegas to choose successor.

Cooper lets it slip. Thanks for defending "us" Anderson.

Merriam-Webster: Blog is the #1 word of the year.

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Tonight's Manhunt Smackdown: Rob vs. Jon

Tonight two models face off in the Manhunt finale, the winner receiving a $100,000 modeling contract with IMG.

After beating out a field of 13 other contestants to get where they are, Rob Williams, the sleek, doe-eyed gay stunner from Texas will face off against Jon Jonsson, Icelandic surfer stud from Carmel, California.

In tonight's episode, "embedded model" Kevin Peake will finally be revealed as a mole in the competition and, according to Reality Blurred, the contestants will strip down to nothing for a completely nude photo shoot. Perhaps they are auditioning for a Brylcreem commercial.

RB also points us to this interview with Jonsson in which he reveals that he's got a good head behind that beauty. He was pro-Kerry and struggling to choose between modeling and astrophysics.

Look for an interview with Rob Williams on Towleroad as soon as tomorrow!

Finally, if you've missed Manhunt all season, there's a quick way to catch up. We've been following it closely. It reduces stress, and is therefore a proper anti-aging technique!

The Towleroad episode guide:

[Attack of the Clones]

Episode 1: [Anyone Want Some Wood?]
Episode 2: [Big Boys Don't Cry]
Episode 3: [A Rope to Hang Me With]
Episode 4: [Bitch Fest]
Episode 5: [Let's Play [With] Ball[s]]
Episode 6: [Calendar Girls]
Episode 7: [Wash your Mouth Out]

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South African court ruling paves way for gay marriage in that country. "The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a lesbian couple, who requested to have the common-law definition of marriage changed from being a 'union between a man and a woman' to a 'union between two persons'."

Arjan's diverse 2004 iMix features a survey of music tuned to gay ears.

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Truman Capote's Past Up For Auction

This week (December 4th), among other Truman Capote items, Sotheby's will auction off 4 composition notebooks and 90 loose sheets containing a manuscript entitled Summer's Crossing, an unpublished novel being called a sort of pre-Breakfast at Tiffany's.

The box in which the novel was found had been rescued by a housesitter in 1966 off a curb after Capote, rich from the success of his novel In Cold Blood, abandoned the papers. It's the story of a 17-year-old girl left in New York while her parents spend the summer in Europe.

Other finds in the Capote auction include a group of snapshots taken on Sicily in the early '50s of Capote, his companion Jack Dunphy, an elderly woman, and "a provocative bare-chested Italian youth lounging on a bed." Wonder who he could be? Hmm.

"Sothebys to Auction Lost Capote Novel" [AP]

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Founder of National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association dies at 70.

Funny, Rev. Fred Phelps particular brand of love looks unmistakably like hate.

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All You Need Is Brylcreem

There's a hot advertisement currently steaming up British cinemas for Brylcreem, which features several male models acting as if they are going about their daily jobs — completely naked. They ride bicycles, take escalators, wash windows, without a care that they've got nothing on. I love the guy chopping sausages. If you freeze the frame there's one shot which looks as if his own equipment is on the butcher's block. Now why wasn't this one of the tasks in Manhunt?

"Naked" Commercial [Brylcreem]

Brylcreem books naked butcher for cinema [Media Week]

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