AfterElton Briefs: Romney take a bow, Hitchcock gets an update, and more!

The Birthday Boy, Eddie Izzard

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.

• Hey, Mitt: Don't let the screen door hit you in the ass on the way out. Not that it, or anyone else, would want to.

• He's not gay but we love him anyway: Happy Birthday, Eddie Izzard! Here's to hoping he got a nice new party dress.

• Hey Texas: R.E.M. (with out frontman Michael Stipe, of course) was just announced in the SXSW lineup, along with about two zillion other bands. Check 'em out.

• Despite being apparently designed by Monk, NYC's new coin-op toilets still aren't clean enough for me to set foot in. And what's with the 550lb weight restriction? Two's company but three's a crowd?

• The Hitchcock-inspired pics from Vanity Fair's 2008 Hollywood Issue are just genius. Check out Milk's Emile Hirsch (taking the role played by bisexual actor Farley Granger) and James McAvoy in Strangers on a Train above, and check out this behind-the-shoot video for more.

And today's Briefs are brought to you by...

Nic from Big Brother 8!