• As the new year gets under way, let's all take a second to check in with a group of gay activists who hope to change the queer landscape. And we're not talking pansies...okay, well, we are sort of talking about pansies. But not the flower.

• British homo-journo Chas Newkey Burden took a trip to Israel for a little gay adventure. What did he find? Well, you'll have to read his article to find out, but we can say that he found a nice boy boy who described Brits as being like "cottage cheese – all pasty and chunky". Ouch.

• Andrew Sullivan really, really wants you to read his piece on science and morality from The Sunday Times. How bad? Well, he's willing to post something about it on his blog and, possibly, share next spliff. Yeah, it's serious.

• So, Proctor & Gamble want to reinvigorate Old Spice? While we would have suggested giving it a less bile-producing odor, they've decided to launch a "hip, sexy" new ad campaign that alludes to "male anatomy". What, like the elbow? The armpit? Gasp! The penis?

• Gay, Straight or Taken premieres tonight on Lifetime. We've yet to form an opinion, but you bet your bottom dollar Brian Juergens over at AfterElton's got something to say. Doesn't he always?

• Hey, Barack Obama, if you plan on being president, you need to make sure you're prepared for even more beach bunny paparazzi. And, also, you may want to work on that six-pack.