AfterElton Briefs: Anderson's birthday, Takei's out-of-this-world wedding, and more!

Anderson Cooper

In a continued effort to bring you all that is important in the world of gay entertainment and ensure that you are being spoon-fed images of gorgeous, commoditized manflesh, we present the newly-minted AfterElton Briefs. Following the usual assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.

• Happy birthday to Anderson Cooper! The two-time Hot 100 vet and longtime silver fox turns 41 today. Is it too late to hope for a Mole cameo?

• George Takei and his partner, Brad, will have Uhura as matron of honor and Chekov as best man at their long-overdue wedding. I can't wait to see the pics of those adorable Tribbles throwing rose petals!

• Actor Lucas Grabeel (Milk, High School Musical) wrote on his blog about how working on Gus Van Sant's film changed his life, and pointed out that although he has risen to fame playing gay or gay-vague characters, he is straight. Just so ya know.

• Bizarre gossip of the day: John Barrowman may have gone to California to participate in a scientific study looking to determine what causes gayness, as a part of a British TV documentary. This fansite claims that they collected Captain Jack's DNA and had him look at sexy photos of men and women ... is it wrong to ask if they did both at the same time?

• Seriously the best thing I've seen all day: Two kittens on a treadmill. (t/y Bryan!)

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