Hollow forms of soft fabric that once held one’s most private parts, now empty and unable to support themselves in upright fashion, and fashion relegated to the inside until it’s dropped on the floor then tossed into a bigger pile of laundry. The thankless cycle of our undergarments unless and until we make them front and center in some ill-advised-but-often-begged-for moment of exhibitionism.
We are lucky that this fruitful collab continues to produce stellar results, such as the one seen here. In calendars and photo shoots that span decades, this synergy has provided inspiration for causes as deep as anti-bullying and impressive as stunning beauty.
The Bad Bunny show got all the glory last night, no mean feat in this Olympic season, and here we are, already over a week into the blessedly short month of February. Despite the madness of a recent full moon, we are making good headway through winter. In honor of not delaying things, let’s hurry on with this weekly recap, featuring Bad Bunny once again in his Calvin Klein briefs…
Not gonna lie, I’m not really closely watching the Super Bowl this year (nor do I care who wins), but I’ll be casually paying attention until the Bad Bunny show begins. (There’s also reportedly a powerful commercial by some of the Epstein survivors, a plea to release all the documents that the current President is still trying to hide because they are obviously awful for him.)
But back to Mr. Bunny, who already has the ignorant masses up in arms because some of them think he’s not an American citizen (he is) and that Puerto Rico isn’t part of America (it is). This grand display is a giant fuck-off to that sort of racist and decidedly un-American lack-of-thought, so I’m celebrating all things Bad Bunny tonight, including the following hotter-than-hot Bad Bunny blog posts:
Ben Cohen and David Beckham have been battling for the Sexiest Guy in the World For All Time, at least here on this venerable blog, and as we are all only getting older, it’s worth some accolades that they are still vying for this title. A brief listing of their previous half-naked appearances follows, as it’s been a while since either has appeared here. (Cohen’s last shirtless romp was in this post, while Beckham’s body was last seen in this post. Whom do you prefer? We’ll start with Ben Cohen, whose photos by Snooty Fox Images prove that collaboration is often the source of all beauty.
David Beckham has an equally-storied history in these parts, and the fact that we are the same age is a bit of a gut punch when I fall into the trap of comparison. I mean, his front and back beat mine easily. His backside finally got some clamored-for exposure in his latest underwear campaign for Hugo Boss.
Having already hailed Brian Sims as Dazzler of the Day here, I have nothing more to crown him with other than further accolades and words of appreciation for all his fine work. That includes posting these fun photos that he put up in celebration of Pride. We need this sort of self-celebration now more than ever, when the country seems intent on pushing us back into the closet and stripping us of humanity.
The photographs for this entry of The Divine Diva Tour: A Fairy’s Tale were taken over two decades ago, and posting this project online for the first time is forcing an exercise in nostalgia – a space where I don’t often put myself. As I approach 50, this year feels like a good place to indulge in some looking back. This particular portion of the project coincides with a recent visit to the current production of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ at the Music Box Theatre. A vainglorious quote by Mr. Wilde leads off this section:
“It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But it is better to be good than to be ugly.” – Oscar Wilde
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” – Oscar Wilde
Sometimes all it takes to be Dazzler of the Day is one underwear shoot to launch a new brand of skivvies (at least new to the United States). Bonds has been an Australian underwear staple for years – only now does it find its way onto our weary shores, and it has a scintillating ambassador in the form of Dazzler of the Day Robert Irwin. Son of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, Robert has made a splash in his own right, which finds a nifty highlight in these shots displaying his, err, trouser-snake, among other creatures.
