Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Stanislav Ianevski

Stanislav Ianevski is a Bulgarian actor, best known for playing Viktor Krum in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Ianevski was born in Bulgaria and has also lived in Israel and England, where he was known for his athletic skills. While attending Mill Hill School in England, Ianveski had no particular acting aspirations and was not a drama student. He had only auditioned for Potter after being spotted by Fiona Weir, a casting director who prompted him to attend an acting workshop, which resulted in his casting as Viktor Krum, a Bulgarian. He was selected from 600 others, most of whom had auditioned in Sofia, Bulgaria.

He can next be seen in Eli Roth's Hostel Part II





Bulgaria joins the EU on 1 January 2007 - if Stanislav Ianevski is typical of Bulgarian men then welcome to Europe, fellas...

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Joseph Sayers

Joseph Sayers born in 1983 in Lakewood, New York, United States is a male fashion model best known for his nude centerfold for Abercrombie and Fitch Quarterly, shot by Bruce Weber, and also for the fact that, despite being only 5'6" tall - although I have also seen him quoted as being 5'9" - (most male models are at least 5'11"), he has experienced great success as a fashion and commercial model.

Despite his 'lack' of stature for a model - Joseph Sayers is so perfectly proportioned and generally so otherwise perfect that he has managed a successful career in modelling and here are some incredible shots of him by Joe Oppedisano - some of which appear in the book Testosterone.


Joe Oppedisano

Joe Oppedisano is a 'Fashion and Portrait Photographer with an edge'.

He has recently published a book of his edgy male erotic photography called Testosterone.

Joe presents his male models in dark stylised photos that sometimes appear to come from a different epoch but are simultaneously very modern. You see a lot of skin, sweat, leather and dirt and will be helplessly drawn to these specimens of raw masculinity.

Testosterone features photos of specimens of raw masculinity that are set into scene, usually with just a single light source in gloomy places like bars, cellars and stairwells.

This distinctive style is often carried through to his more mainstream fashion work.

If you are a fan of masculine men then Testosterone comes highly recommended.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Sebastien Izambard

Possibly not the kind of bloke blokes go for - being a member of popera sensation Il Divo doesn't help - but there's no point in denying the undoubted handsomeness of French singer Sebastien Izambard.

Bet he'd look great with a beard...

Monday, December 11, 2006

Sporno

When approached to write an article about the homoerotic subtext of sports for Out magazine this spring, the journalist Mark Simpson feared the subject was old news. “There wasn’t much of a point,” he says, “since sport was already the new gay porn.” Indeed, with the publication of a Dolce & Gabbana underwear campaign featuring Italian soccer players glistening in a dank locker room, the phenomenon had gone well beyond subtext. All that was lacking was a name, and it didn’t take Simpson very long to invent it: sporno.

Sports, of course, have always celebrated physical form. What has changed, Simpson argues, is how we look at men. Thanks to what might be called the Abercrombie effect, the male body has become increasingly aestheticized — or “metrosexualized,” as Simpson would have it (he invented that term too) — and male imagery, particularly in fashion advertising, has become more overtly sensual. Considering that sports is visual, masculine and (like porn) geared mostly to men, Simpson was not surprised to find male athletes — even, or perhaps especially, heterosexual ones — grooming their physical image and “fetishizing themselves.”

The arrival of what Simpson calls “equal opportunity flirts” like the soccer players David Beckham and Freddie Ljungberg, who dabble in gay iconography and openly embrace their gay fans, lends sporno a celebrity cachet. (Simpson calls sporno stars like Ljungberg, whose physical assets are abundantly featured in Calvin Klein underwear ads, “young hustlers.”) Among professional sports organizations, the French national rugby team has pursued its sporno status most aggressively. The team’s annual calendars, Simpson notes, include photo shoots in which “there is no pretense that this is anything but hyperhomoerotic.” Indeed, some images are but a few soap bubbles away from pure pornography.
Source: The New York Times

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Michael Witt

This is not actually a scene from a gay porn movie ...



... but Michael Witt and Brett Stewart of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles - Yep, Australian rugby.

Dieux Du Stade

Got the book? Got the DVD? Got the Calendar? Get the t-shirt!


Alex Moffat

Bringing out out the big guns for Strathcarron Hospice - Mr February Alex Moffat -from the Stirling County Rugby Club 2007 charity calendar.

Lacoste Pour Homme

They have recently been showing this classic, classy and very sexy ad on British TV again - still probably the most unashamed and sensual use of male nudity in a mainstream television advert.



The model incidentally is called Ian Lawless.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Matt Cooper



Australian Rugby League player Matt Cooper was the winner of the adidas Active Skincare Sexiest Man in League 2006 title. He plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Australian sport appears to have a very different attitude towards the sexual appreciation of its male participants to that of the UK - it would be hard to imagine adidas sponsoring a similar competition in this country. This relaxed good humoured attitude seems to be also reflected in brands such as AussieBum - maybe it's all that sunshine and outdoors living. Maybe their sportsmen are just sexier...?


Bear Mafia & Grin and Bear It



Check out these cool bear T-Shirts from UK bear clothing company Bear Mafia - designed for Bears by Bears- other designs and colours available. Just the job for a beary night out.

Copyright © 2006 Monkeydraw Ltd. All rights reserved.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Eric Dane


After appearing in a high school production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, Eric Dane decided to pursue a career in acting. He relocated to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne, and Married With Children, among others. In 2000, he was signed for a recurring role in Gideon's Crossing, and followed this with a two-season run in Charmed. His first notable film role was in X-Men: The Last Stand.

In 2005, Dane guested as Dr. Mark Sloane (nicknamed "McSteamy") in several episodes of the successful medical drama Grey's Anatomy. 'Positive audience reaction' to the character led to Dane's becoming a regular in the show's third season. His first appearance in the season, in which he walked out of the bathroom soaking wet and wearing only a strategically placed towel, was labelled in the US a "watercooler moment".

Eric Dane is, alas, straight but is at least married to an actress with the glorious name Rebecca Gayheart - for which we rejoice.

We also rejoice that he is prepared to get his kit off and wears a beard in Grey's Anatomy.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Sonny Bill Williams

I get Googled a lot for Aussie rugger boy Sonny Bill Williams's tattoo - a magnificent full-sleeve tribal work. Here are some good shots of it [and him] for your appreciation...


Monday, November 20, 2006

NIKE PRO

Hard not to love the current NIKE PRO campaign ...

Fernando Torres

Frederic Michalak

Josh Lewsey

Fabio Cannavaro


NIKE PRO website

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Frédéric Deltour


Frédéric Deltour was Mister France in 2003. Thirty-four year-old Frédéric is a model, an actor and a stuntman and a judo player. He is one of the few sportsman who showed off his incredible body for François Rousseau on the Dieux du Stade 2004 Calendar 2004 - the YouTube below is from The Making of... - although he doesn't appear to be a rugby player...



Thursday, November 09, 2006

Daniel Craig

Well, the Bond fans were up in arms at the casting of Daniel Craig as James Bond to replace Pierce Brosnan but reviews for the film have been mostly overwhelmingly positive.

James Bond needs reinventing every so often to keep the brand fresh and relevant and I suspected that Craig would be a more dangerous, edgy Bond than suave Pierce - in fact a good choice for a fresh, modern Bond with a contemporary edge. Who knew just how sexily charismatic Daniel Craig was going to be though ... ?



... and if you thought Sean Connery looked good in trunks ...

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Ginch Gonch


Whilst not in the same league as the mighty aussieBum and their unashamed celebration of masculine male beauty - they have recently brought out a range of briefs that 'enhance' the male package - underwear brand Ginch Gonch have an appealing playfulness - even if most of their range is vaguely reminiscent of 1970s boys' nylon underpants.


Friday, November 03, 2006

Thursday, November 02, 2006

What type of Gay are YOU?

You scored as Raging Queer.

Raging Queer

80%

The all-round cute gay guy

70%

Straight Acting

50%

A Big Bear

50%

S + M guy

40%

Straight Queer Basher

0%

Straight

0%

What type of Gay are YOU?
created with QuizFarm.com

Sunday, October 29, 2006

aussieBum










...as British Summer Time officially ends, Australian summertime officially begins...