AfterElton Briefs: "Milk" earns early raves, Barrowman's assistant's bank woes, and more!

Guest star Gus Van Sant and Kevin Connolly on an upcoming Entourage
(Pic: Claudette Barius/HBO)

Following this 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.

• Gus Van Sant's Milk has gotten very positive reviews from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the two big industry trades. Above, the first still of Van Sant's upcoming guest stint on HBO's Entourage.

• John Barrowman's personal assistant had troubles with his bank, but coverage of the problem by the press may have helped resolve the issue. It helps to know a Time Lord, I guess!

• Sacha Baron Cohen crashed a Yes on Prop 8 rally as his alter ego Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion journalist.

• Above, from 365Gay: Ross Palombo's Gay Voters Guide. The issues and races gay voters are following nationwide.

• Recently off-the-market Ryan Reynolds ran the New York Marathon. Oh, to have been the tinfoil blanket they wrapped him in afterward...

• In case you missed it ... Last night's Simpsons Halloween special featured a visit from a very gay Abe Lincoln.

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