• Should some stereotypical images of black women in advertising still cause outrage if black women are represented in other ways too? (Hint: Substitute "homos" for "black women.") [NYT]

• Jai Rodriguez insists: Queer Eye made Bravo. Funny, 'cause Queer Eye made Jai Rodriguez. [After Elton]

• Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic drunken tirade joins his anti-homosexual ranting, which Christopher Hitchens suggest might have something to do with a lingering "'unaddressed' problem." [Slate]

• If there can be a calendar for hot priests, why not a calendar for hot undertakers? [Towleroad]

• Not as infuriating as the campaign to bring back Mischa Barton's character on The O.C., this campaign hopes to bring D.C. blogeratti VividBlurry back online. [Tiburos]

• Anderson Cooper was looking especially queeny at Mardi Gras. [Open All Night]

• “After nearly a year of debate, the Oklahoma City-County library system has voted to create a new section in the children's library to shelve books dealing with homosexuality and other ‘sensitive issues.’ Those issues are pedophilia, child abuse, substance abuse, premarital sex and extramarital sex." [Boozhy]

• SignalShift* is back and he’s friends with Jay McCarroll. [SignalShift*]

• Toby goes on the attack again. No Metro Weekly cover boy is safe. [Vividblurry]

• A gay porn star finds God. How lovely. [Dallas Voice]

• Jennifer Beals obviously doesn’t have an issue with outing. In a recent Advocate interview she does just that to Katherine Moennig. [Hothouse]

• Michael Lucas calls the Golden Globes out on being anything but gay friendly. [Lucas Blog]

• Felicity Huffman talks about her little movie that could, Transamerica, “I know they will leave the theater feeling unified and expanded as opposed to ... bombarded, like so many big movies do.” [Gay.com]

• Vividblurry takes on more gays, this time going after the “Hot Boy Posse.” They’re like Heathers but with spray-on tans and waxed chests. [Vividblurry]

• Not every queen is concerned only with seeing Colin Farrell naked. Some want him to get better too. [Data Lounge]

• Toby has listed his favorite blogs and we’re honored to have made the cut. We are a little hurt we're not top 5 though. [Vividblurry]

• Artist Art Miller has captured some great photos of one of our favorite places, Oklahoma City’s Habana Inn. To view the photos find Art’s name in the “artist” section. [atm gallery]

• Now is your chance to ask hottie Leandro Becker anything your little heart desires. The DJ is doing an interview with Made In Brazil and they’re taking questions from readers. [Made In Brazil]

• This is just messed up. Wal Mart’s website yesterday listed biographies of Martin Luther King, Jack Johnson, and Dorothy Dandridge under the "similar products" page for Planet of the Apes. It has since been changed. [Crooks and Liars]

• Toby will sleep well tonight. It appears that Brat Boy has lost. [Vividblurry]

• The Geography Club is being sent back to the University Place, Washington high school where it was banned. But it’ll remain geographically-challenged at the town’s middle school. [KIROTV]

• Will & Grace goes live again next month. Guess we’ll watch. We’re suckers for gimmicks. [Zap2it]

• The Czechs are nothing like their Latvian neighbors to the North. [Sovo]

• Brokeback Mountain expands today to, appropriately enough, 69 theaters. [Box Office Mojo]

• LA is ceasing Oral HIV testing due to false positives. One of their “biggest concerns is the public is going to lose confidence in HIV testing.” You know, sort of like the way we lost confidence in the LAPD. [LA Times]

• Someone please tell Dennis Hopper he only has two weeks to check out the James Dean Museum before it shuts down for good. [USA Today]

• Robert Mapplethorpe makes it to Cuba finally. The exhibit of iconic photographer's work is a symbol of just how far attitudes towards homosexuals have changed. [ABC]

• Rich over at Four Four dissects Throbbing Gristle’s classic and Billie Ray Martin’s cover of “Persuasion.” We love both versions, but definitely choose Billie. And it has nothing to do with that fact that she reads Queerty. [Four Four]

• Is this a joke? Or is this queen serious about his desire to win weblog awards? Oh wait, he advertises with us. He must be serious. [Brat Boy School]

• And now we cannot wait for the biggest bitch in blogging to attack. We smell a blog bitch fight! [Vividblurry]

• Like American Apparel, we are all about sodomy during the holidays. Except not with reindeers. [American Apparel]

• Butch supermodel Jenny Shimizu has issued a warning to Brad Pitt about her relationship with Angelina Jolie. “There has never been an ending to her and I. I think there never will be,” she says. [The Sun]

• Pop Bytes calls Bradford “so damn witty and in my humble opinion incredibly cute!” Awww shucks! Flattery will get you everywhere with us. [Pop Bytes]

• Today is your last chance to help choose the Hottest Brazilian of the Year. Like we could just pick one. [Made In Brazil]

• You can also still vote for The Urbs. And yes, Joe.My.God is still spanking us, Toby, Andy, and Shades of Gray. Wait, that sounded hot. [Gridskipper]

• Adrienne Barbeau, the star of classics The Fog and Escape From New York, will star as Judy Garland in an upcoming play. The cult goddess is playing a camp goddess. Sounds like magic in the making. [ABC News]

So we did end up getting elected to the top six of Gridskipper's Top Gay Blog Thing. We are getting spanked by just about everyone, including the clear front-runner Joe.My.God. Those bears sure do have a community. We love Joe and all, but we don't know that he'll end up on top. We bet that distinction may go to Toby and his army of twinks or Andy and the Chelsea boy brigade. All three of those guys have a cult-like readership.

But you could be a dear and vote for us and show that the new guys(us) have some loyal followers of their own. We just don't want to be last. That's all we're hoping for. Like we said before, we're as gay as it gets. And that is worth something, right?

• We're not into golden showers, but according to the IMDB "before success as an actor, Jake Gyllenhaal worked as a lifeguard. He never had any life-saving incidents, but did perform one lesser rescue. A swimmer had been stung on the leg by a jellyfish, and Gyllenhaal helped relieve the pain of the stings -- by urinating on the swimmer's leg." Thanks SloppyJoe.

• Some gays over on Gay.com give advice on pick-up lines that actually work. One states “Just stare at me until we make eye contact.” Because that’s hot, not creepy.

• Um, why weren’t we invited to this?

• Out is about to release its OUT 100 list of the people who have made significant contributions to gay life. They are also throwing a party tonight and we’re going. Mission: meet Sharon Stone.

• Classic Toby has returned: “If there's one thing I like, it's a muscle-bound stud who casually wears a jockstrap stuffed with the trappings of a mid-90s rave. “ Thank God.

Toby over at Vividblurry has finally launched his redesigned site and while we are happy to have him back we are still unsure about the new design. Perhaps the black will grow on us, but pink was definitely his color. Meet him in person and you’d agree. Big sissy.

Those unfamiliar with Vividblurry, be warned. His writings are an acquired taste, a la Rocco and not for everyone. But those brave enough to keep up with him (and ignore the idiots in his comments) will find a smart and funny young man with acerbic wit. His observations on life can bring you to tears. Mostly from laughter.

We’ve watched the body-obsessed, smart-ass grow up for the past few years. Sometimes we’ve wanted to smack him. Mostly we’ve wanted to laugh with him. Here’s hoping his recent settling down doesn’t soften that razor tongue. We like him happy and all, but we love him vicious and sarcastic all the same.

• Leave it to Michael Lucas to give us a reason to buy the video iPod. Madonna videos and porn in our pockets? Flawless.

• Someone please help Toby fix his website. We kinda miss him. Kinda.

• The B Squad sends you a Happy Halloween. It’s funny, but sadly features no anal sex like their last video.

• Bush nominates extremist Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court. We normally would be all bent out of shape, but we have a costume to hot-glue gun together. And that is so much more important.

• Gerard Depardieu is ending his acting career. Um, didn’t he ten years ago?