AfterElton Briefs: An "Oz" Reunion, Simon Doonan Talks "Tinselgate", We're Looking for a Few Good Ianto Jones Avatars, and More!

Happy Birthday to out actor Danny Pintauro who turns 33 today

Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious.

• In case you haven't seen it, here's the video of Mariah Carey accepting an award from out Precious director Lee Daniels at the Palm Springs Film festival. Let's just say Mariah was ... having a good time.

When is a FAIL not a FAIL? When it gives us a picture like this!

• With the Australian Open just a few weeks away, tennis players are heading down under to get ready for the year's first major. Above you can see Andy Roddick, whose luggage was misplaced on the flight over, and who Tweeted about the solution one of his sponsors came up with: "So a Lacoste store sent some clothes over for me to practice in until my bags get here. What do you think??? small?" No, Andy, not at all, and I urge you to make this your official playing attire.

• Remember Tinselgate? After Simon Doonan decorated the White House Blue Room Christmas Tree, some wingnut scrooges took offense to what was on 3 of the 800 hand-picked balls, and manufactured a controversy. Well Simon has struck back, and pretty much annihilates everyone involved.

• Above you can see Rachel Maddow talking with some guy from "The Family" about the "kill-the-gays" Ugandan bill. It was hard for me to concentrate on the conversation because the guy is wearing the most hideous bowtie I've ever seen ... and because he's full of crap.

I'll have to remember this the next time I'm on a raft in the Pacific ... with a giant hose.

• I sometimes think Man Vs. Wild star Bear Grylls likes getting naked on camera ... just to get naked on camera. Not that I'm complaining! But he's really gone above and beyond with his latest adventure in nudity, as he reveals a way to stay alive if you're stranded on the ocean and only have rancid water to drink. *Warning ... it ain't pretty!

Memories ... light the corners of my mind.

• The Spurf™ over at Entertainment Weekly is reporting that former Oz couple Christopher Meloni and Lee Tergesen will reunite for an episode of Law & Order: SVU. You can expect "“lots of sweaty interrogation scenes". And I'm assuming a pee bucket, right?

• Finally, AE Editor Michael Jensen wants all you Torchwood fans to know that we're going to have a poll in the next BGWE for the best Ianto Jones avatars and we're looking for nominees. They must belong to registered users to be considered and readers should post them here in the comments for consideration.

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