Following this 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.

• Out Broadway hottie Nick Adams is this month's Instinct coverboy. Check out this behind-the-scenes video of his cover shoot.

• The 2009 Spirit Award nominations were announced today, and Milk is up in three categories: Best First Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black), Best Male Lead (Sean Penn), and Best Supported Supporting Male (James Franco). 

• And by the way, the above are the former Independent Spirit Awards, not just random trophies handed out by a superhot guy in a mask and a red tie:

• I may joke that what some gay men pay to see Madonna is downright criminal, but this story of a gay man who was arrested at her concert after a homophobia-spurred incident is no laughing matter.

• And just in case anyone is still paying attention to the slowest-moving gay pop scandal in history, Boy George says that yes, he did handcuff the guy to the bed, but no, he wasn't going to kill him, adding, "that's hardly going to do my career any good, is it?" If only he applied that same logic to his business decisions...

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