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Milo Ventimiglia
(Another in a series of postings about performers who have given me pleasure. Minimal linguistic content.) Seen on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit a few days ago: the episode “Escape” (season 5,...
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That goes without
From the June 14th NYT Magazine, a “First Words” column by Amanda Hess, “When You ‘Literally Can’t Even’ Understand Your Teenager”: A little paradox of Internet celebrity is that a YouTube personality...
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Initialisms, raunchy and not
An image posted by actor/director Chris Pratt on his Facebook page: (#1) The initialistic abbreviation BJ stands for Beijing here, but of course blowjob will come first to many people’s minds — even...
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Pecs, abs, and dancing
It seems to be one of those weeks. Just after Chris Pratt, we get Magic Mike and his Sexy Gang of Six, reveling in their shirtlessness: Magic Mike XXL: from left, Stephen Boss (also known as tWitch),...
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More gratuitous shirtlessness
After two postings yesterday featuring hunky shirtless men, this morning I confronted the following fellow on Facebook: (#1) I call him Mr. Chicago — for the City of Broad/Big Shoulders, those...
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Shirtless body types
My recent postings on shirtlessness showed a fair range of body types for the eatraordinarily fit, well-muscled men pictured there, from relative slim to massive (on somastotypes, see here). And now...
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Herrera / Silvestre
(This weekend seems to be a Blog Lite period for me, with postings that have only a little to do with language, but a lot to do with men’s bodies and gay relationships.) Xopher Walker reports that he...
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Surprise!
Yesterday’s offer from the Daily Jocks people, with an intriguing pose and facial expression. I’ve supplied a caption. I came back from lunch and There he was, posing expectantly on My couch, in his...
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Waterside trio
(Not about language.) The latest from the Daily Jocks people: Killer abs and pecs: A dance for three Tony Oblivious to his Effect on men Dominates the beach Billy Despairing Wrests his gaze Away from...
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Fletcher and a trail of associations
Today’s morning name was the family name Fletcher. Just that, to start with. It looks like an occupational name, like Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Carpenter, Farmer, or Hunter, but referring to an...
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Jeri Ryan and Luke Perry and more
I realize I should be out storming prisons today, but I seem to be caught up in actorly stuff again, so no Bastille action and also very little about language. In the past few days, it seems that every...
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Television watch: David James Elliott
In an episode of CSI: NY, a very familiar face and voice appeared this morning, but I couldn’t place the actor. Information on the man in question gave me his name — David James Elliott — but that...
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Television watch: Erik Palladino
On cable tv this morning, an episode of Law & Order: SVU (the disturbing “Damaged”, s4 e11 from 1/10/03) with Erik Palladino as the tough but sympathetic Det. Dave Deuthorn. Palladino’s another...
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Mark Feuerstein
This morning’s adventure with the Acting Corps, in the character Eric Speicher in Law & Order‘s “Bible Story” (s16 e11, 12/7/05): (#1) That would be Mark Feuerstein. The plot of the episode:...
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Three on the prowl
(The latest ad from the Daily Jocks people, with a caption from me. Not about language.) Their new jockstraps Unleashed their Raw bestial spirits.
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A dash of ornamental hunkiness
(Not about language.) Caught in an episode of Charmed — season 2, episode 9, “Ms. Hellfire” (1/13/00) — the symbol of solid but amiable masculinity Antonio Sabàto, Jr. Cast against type as a villain,...
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Shirtless shark-fighting teens
(Not much on language, but entertaining nonetheless.) What unites SoCal teens, shirtless dancers, and fighters of flying sharks? Take a moment to think. Ian Ziering, that’s what. (#1) Yesterday I...
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Gary Carr
(About the actor, not really about language.) In yesterday’s posting on Danny John-Jules, in a cast photo (#1) for the tv series Death in Paradise: in the back, on the right, the handsome actor Gary...
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The Monthly Underwear Club
(Mostly about men’s bodies. Not much language.) Today’s offering from Daily Jocks introduces the Monthly Underwear Club: Fresh underwear, Delivered Every month. (#1) Dick Absalom used to deliver for...
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On the fashion front
(Another excursion into displays of the male body.) Recent hot news in the fashion world: tennis great Rafael Nadal has moved from mere sexy (mostly shirtless) fashion modeling (for Armani) to...
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