Category Archives: Dazzler of the Day

Blogging is a lost art, particularly those blogs that post every day (ahem). Kenneth M. Walsh has been maintaining his magical website ‘Kenneth in the (212)’ since 2005, and it’s one of my daily visits because he offers the perfect alchemy of 80’s nostalgia and appreciation coupled with gratuitous eye-candy and other arresting sights. His memoir, ‘Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?’ is an engaging and poignant work of art – check it out here. He earns his first Dazzler of the Day for continuing to be a pretty piece of the increasingly-insufferable online world. 

Currently leading the #1 movie in the country, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’, Florence Pugh has somehow risen above the backstage drama and rumors swirling behind that whole ordeal and turned it into an unqualified success. I’ve been a fan ever since seeing her in the ‘Black Widow’ Marvel movie, and if I end up checking out ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ it will also be because of her. She earns her first Dazzler of the Day feature for being so dazzling on-screen. 

While this website won’t pit brother against brother just yet (I’ll do that in my own memories, thank you very much) this is the very first Dazzler of the Day that one of the Jonas brothers has earned, and that honor goes to Nick Jonas. I’m sure I’ll get around to granting each of them a spin around these dazzling parts, as I did with the now-defunct Hunk of the Day outings, so for now it’s Nick’s turn in the spotlight. See previous posts of him here, here and here for all the justification required to make him a Dazzler. 

Sailing on with our shirtless Sunday shenanigans, this Dazzler of the Day is none other than actor, designer and writer Theo Ford. He’s a social media sensation thanks to his robust collection of Twitter and Instagram followers, and content that highlights his piercing blue eyes. He’s traveled the world, sharing sensational photos of his adventures, and taking us all along on his spectacular journey. (He’s also Dad to a darling dog named Apollo, who has their own Instagram here.)

When one of your Instagram posts gets flagged and removed for nudity, I know you’re one of my tribe. That was more than enough for Ronen Rubinstein to get his second Dazzler of the Day, thanks to the nude sauna pic you see below. (His first crowning can be seen here.) Of course, Rubinstein was already on my radar for being so dazzling in so many other realms, such as his environmental activism, and the fact that he’s been acting, directing, producing and writing since he was a teenager. Check out his other work in ‘American Horror Stories’, ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’, ‘Orange is the New Black‘ and ‘Dead of Summer’. 

When you start your company at the age of eight, you’ve already accomplished more than most of us ever will, and such is the reason why Dazzler of the Day is likely the very smallest honor that will mark Maya Penn’s already-illustrious career. An artist, animator, entrepreneur, environmentalist, philanthropist, and the CEO of ‘Maya’s Ideas’, Penn has also given three TED talks. Check out her enchanting website here, and witness the crux of stylish sustainability and compelling inspiration. 

Currently ensconced in a social media renaissance thanks to her frank, funny, and often-enlightening Tik Tok posts, Rosie O’Donnell is one of those trailblazing entertainers who have managed to make a lifelong career in an industry that churns out and chews up even the most talented luminaries. She’s conquered television, Broadway, film, and talk shows with very few flops or foibles. She’s still a riveting on-screen presence, and her acting has never quite gotten the accolades it deserves – witness her current no-nonsense turn on the reboot series of ‘American Gigolo’. That said, it is when O’Donnell is just being her unabashed self that she truly shines. Follow her on Twitter or Tok Tok to see her in all her freaking hilarity. This marks her debut as Dazzler of the Day, yet another jewel in her luminescent crown. 

Once upon a time Kelly Clarkson was a little too perky and happy for me. I think it was around the time she won the very first season of ‘American Idol’ – but that was my own jaded refusal to simply enjoy anyone having a good time. These days, her infectious spirit and spunk is precisely what the world needs, which may account for the wildly successful results of her talk show, ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’. I didn’t need to watch to know how well she relates to the viewer, and I always knew she could cover songs, sometimes in a finer fashion than their originators (see Kellyoke). Today she earns her first Dazzler of the Day for a career that shows no signs of slowing down. 

Forging her own successful path in Hollywood has not always been an easy road for Rita Moreno, but no one else had the talent, charisma, and inner-strength to do it with such tenacious aplomb. She recently had a full-circle moment, graduating into a new role in the Steven Spielberg remake of ‘West Side Story’ which won her an Oscar – just another step on her eventual joining of the rarefied EGOT club (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards). Today she earns her first Dazzler of the Day, for surviving and thriving in just about every corner of the entertainment world.