Happy birthday to director Gus Van Sant, who turns 56 today

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• Hey grunge fans: Remember the naked baby on the album cover of Nirvana's Nevermind (still one of the greatest rock albums ever, IMHO)? He's 17 now and recently did an interview with NPR about it. I just can't believe that was almost 20 years ago...

• Project Runway's Wesley spoke about his romance with fellow contestant Daniel, noting that they tried to keep the relationship secret while they were on the show together. Which shouldn't have been too terribly hard.

Project Runway's Daniel (left) & Wesley

• John Waters is reportedly hard at work on a script about the evil Pinhead's attempts to reclaim his puzzlebox ... wait, what? Oh, sorry ... I thought you said Hellraiser 2, not Hairspray 2. Um ... Viva Baltimore!

• Above, Chelsea Handler interviews Madonna's brother on the occasion of his throwing his sister under a bus for coke money (his words, not mine). (via Queerty)

• And here's a fun article on Batman's gay history. (It was just a phase!)

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T.R. Knight & Mark Cornelson at yesterday's LA Outfest opening night.
Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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.

• Yesterday some notable celebrities turned out for the premiere of Breakfast with Scot at LA’s Outfest film festival. Is it possible for T.R. Knight and Mark Cornelson to be any cuter together?  Click on thumbnails below to view more pics.

• ...and speaking of T.R. & Mark, actually it is possible for them to be even cuter together. The Socialite’s Life has a number of photos of the couple taking their dogs for a spin in LA. You can check them out here.

• Some juicy tidbits are coming out regarding Christopher Ciccone’s unauthorized Madonna tell-all available this coming Tuesday, July 15th. Apparently, Christopher and his older sister haven’t been close since she married Guy Ritchie. 

”Ciccone describes Ritchie as a man's man undisturbed by homophobic humor, whose emergence in Madonna's life marks 'the death knell' of the Ciccones' brother-sister bond.” 

Uh, what Ciccone says about Guy Ritchie may indeed be true, but I would say the “death knell” of his relationship with his sister has to be the publication of this book. I mean, my sister would kill me. And rightfully so.

Christopher Ciccone's Madonna bio out Tuesday
 

• According to USA Today, a Michigan man is suing two Bible publishers for seventy million dollars. His claim is that their versions of the Bible refer to homosexuality as a sin, and in doing so violate his constitutional rights, causing him emotional pain and mental instability. This case is almost certain to be dismissed before it goes to trial, but still it's a pretty interesting suit, and you gotta admire the guy's chutzpah for bringing it to court. (He's acting as his own attorney in the matter.) Hey, if he wins this case, I say we go after King James next.  

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