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.

• John Barrowman credits skinny-dipping sessions with Denise Van Outen for his youthful appearance. Oh, and also the Botox.

• Is gay director Bryan Singer's latest project, Valkyrie, snakebit? Given that it stars Tom Cruise, would we expect anything otherwise?

• Tearoom: A 56-minute color silent film of an Ohio public restroom that was used to convict men of sodomy circa 1962 is now an art exhibit and a book. (via Towleroad)

• Wow. I mean, WOW: World of Wonder's new telanovela campfest, ¡Viva Hollywood!, looks like the most insane Latin soap opera competition with overacted death scenes, gratuitous male nudity and Charo EVER.

• Just because I think he's the best thing to happen to this state since the 1964 World's Fair: New York Governor David Paterson's videotaped address to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 2008 dinner, in which he pledged to push for equal marriage rights for gays and expressed regret at missing the chance to meet John Waters. No, seriously.

• And I really don't know how to set this up other than to say it's a preview for a post-apocalyptic horror musical about organ harvesting starring Anthony Stewart Head from Buffy, one of the Spy Kids, Sarah Brightman, and Paris Hilton. Ladies and gentlemen ... Repo! The Genetic Opera!

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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.

• Can two handsome, young men be friends without everyone speculating they might be gay? Not if Defamer has anything to say about it (via Towleroad.com).

• If you're going to write a spoof article saying that Tom Cruise is gay, it darn well better be hilarious. And this one soooo isn't.

• We were all surprised to learn George Takei was so freakin' hilarious. But can he sing as well?

• The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is giving Archbishop Desmond Tutu its 2008 Outspoken Award and it's hard to argue with their choice.

• This article is so gay. And I mean that in the right way.

• MSNBC's Dan Abrams wants to know why the media is so willing to focus on the controversial statements made by Barack Obama's pastor, but ignores the incredible homophobia of one of John McCain's religious supporters. Because they're fair and balanced, silly!

• Dolly Parton's songs are going to be performed on American Idol and she's going to mentor the contestants? Guess I'll have to start watching again!

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In this week's vlog post of Two Gay Guys, Brent and I move from poolside to actually into the pool. Hey, it was 110 in Palm Springs! This week we "chew the fat" over the AfterElton.com's first annual Hot 100 List which, incidentally, turned out to be national and international news with the Associated Press writing an article about the whole shebang. (Many of the articles can't get over the fact Tom Cruise didn't get a single vote.)

In other words, all this week hundreds of thousands of folks — gay and straight — have been exposed to the shocking notion that gay men enjoy looking at attractive men — and that there is nothing wrong with being thought of as hot by us. In fact, it's a huge compliment! So, yes, the Hot 100 is fun and hot (as we discuss in the vlog), but I'd like to think it also serves a larger purpose in reminding folks of all sorts that gay sexuality is just like any other sexuality.

Plus, the Hot 100 proves once-and-for-all that I'm right about Jake Gyllenhaal and Brent is wrong. Bw-ha-ha!

The pop culture junkies over at Best Week Ever turned us on to one of the strangest webshows out there, the animated acid trip Unicorn Planet. Normally made-for-Internet cartoons aren't our thing (made-for-Internet shows about kittens are of course a different story), but Unicorn Planet is unique in that it tells the story of a gay eight-year-old boy who is granted three wishes and of course wishes for a fur coat, a flying car, and a planet populated entirely by talking gay unicorns.

Here's a still from the latest episode:

Yes, it really is that strange and beautiful. To watch the full spinal-fluid-contaminating clip, read on...