They weren't exactly big winners at the Pulitzers this year, but damned if The New York Times Style Section isn't doing its best to wrest the title of "Gayest Publication Purporting to be Designed for Mainstream Readers" from the hands of Details—just today Times journo David Coleman presents a piece examining the changing face of the bulge in the men's underwear market—a colorful bulge, at that:

“There’s been an explosion in printed underwear, low-rise underwear and different kinds of boxer briefs,” said John Sievers, an owner of International Jock...

Unbelievably, the question of absorbency was never addressed.

• Sure to generate plenty of controversy, the 13th season of Survivor will split up teams based on race. Prepare for Jeff Probst dialogue along the lines of "The Asians are in the lead, but will the Hispanics catch up?!" [Jossip]

• Using ass to sell vodka is deemed to obscene by New York's MTA. [Copyranter]

• Gay "villan" Tyler from Real World Key West – you know, that reality show you haven't been watching – wasn't too pleased that MTV put together a not-so-nice montage him that aired during last night's reunion show. [Metro]

• Seventy-three years after it settled in on Christopher Street, a "For Rent" now hangs in the Stonewall's window. Some neighbors revel at the idea of seeing the historic bar close. [NYO]

• New York comedian Adam Sank tonight kicks off his Gay Bash "extrava-gay-nza" at Caroline's On Broadway. [Adam Sank]

• Brandon Routh has gotten engaged to that nameless girl he always walks red carpets with. [TMZ]

• A trip down underwear memory lane. [PAYOR]

• NYU tops The Advocate's list of gay-friendly schools. [NYP]

In honor of dads everywhere, two major online underwear retailers are offering 25% off on Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, 2(x)ist, and C-IN2. What dad would wear any of those brands, you ask? Gay dads perhaps, but you don't have to provide proof of parenthood, so click onto the sites and order away.

Underwear Sale [Skiviez]
Freshpair Undies Sales [UndiesDrawer]

In the few (several?) encounters we've had with Axe underwear, we never realized it stretched this much. Neither did the lady in this British commercial, which has some painful results for the sexy gentleman pictured above.

Axe boxer shorts [Glassworks via Cool Hunter]

We don’t know much about William except that he sometimes models really awful underwear and that these photos were taken by Gabriel Goldberg. None of these links are too safe for work.

William: Undwerwear Model [Male Models]
Gabriel Goldberg [Flickr]
N2N Bodywear Model [Bitchless Blog]

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If the clothes make the man, then it's the underwear that makes the homo. We're the ones that started the twenty-dollar tighty whitey era, and we're the ones that intend to keep it going. But, oh, what to wear down there?

Beyond the old standbys of Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, or the uber-gay 2xist, there are a whole host of newer, hotter brands to support you and your big (we hope) friend down there. We love Puma's new line of athletic boxer-briefs, and we're also fond of Wax brand's skimmies, too (though, we must admit, more for the ad-campaign featuring The Real World's Landon.

Papi is a line for all you hot Latin guys, or, rather, those of you who just love the Latin guys. And, if you're feeling naughty (and you are) try something a little more adult from Hunkwear.

Brooke Shields never let anything come between her and her Calvins, Bill Clinton picked boxers over briefs, and Sisqo sang the virtues of the thong. So, what kind of underwear are you?