AfterElton Briefs: Protecting marriage from bad acting, "The Rescue Shelter Boys", and more!

Jack Mackenroth has lined up a new gig

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.

• Out Project Runway Season Four favorite Jack Mackenroth continues to build his post-show resume. He's just been named the East Coast Correspondent for the Broadband Emmy Award-winning show Fashion News Live, where he'll be covering various fashion events in the New York area, as well as Fashion Week.

• Neil Patrick Harris has been nominated for a Constellation Award for Best Male Performance for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Unfortunately, he's up against Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, so he should remember ... it's an honor just to be nominated.

• Rapper Xzibit talks to Bet.com about homophobia in hip-hop.

• The dead have risen and are ... bad actors! Above you can see a new PSA from something called the "National Organization for Marriage" in response to the "threat" of same-sex nuptials. And yes, even though the ad is filled with lies and distortions, at least it kept these poor out-of-work actors from having to lose an audition for "bystander #2" in the latest Larry The Cable Guy epic. Speaking of auditions, if you think the actors in this ad are awful, take a look at the ones who didn't make the cut.

• Finally, in what I'm really hoping is just a late April Fool's joke, PETA has apparently asked The Pet Shop Boys to change their name to ... The Rescue Shelter Boys. They politely declined.

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David Havanero