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Better with Age: 9 of Hollywood's sexiest older men

Full Disclosure: Yes, my name is Rob Smith and I like older men. I like their confidence, the fact that they’ve grown into their looks, and the fact that they’re generally more put together than some of us younger guys. If I had to date another 26-year-old, I’d probably shoot myself. I don’t even know how my boyfriend deals with me sometimes!

The guys on this list epitomize what is great about older men in a lot of different ways. Some are downright sexy, some are devastatingly handsome, and some have a “hotness” that comes from a combination of the two plus a regal charm that only men of a certain age seem to be able to pull off.

So enough with High School Musical twinks and stick-thin underwear models, this one’s about the real men and those of us that love them!

AfterElton Briefs: "Milk" earns early raves, Barrowman's assistant's bank woes, and more!


Guest star Gus Van Sant and Kevin Connolly on an upcoming Entourage
(Pic: Claudette Barius/HBO)

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.

  • Gus Van Sant's Milk has gotten very positive reviews from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the two big industry trades. Above, the first still of Van Sant's upcoming guest stint on HBO's Entourage.
  • John Barrowman's personal assistant had troubles with his bank, but coverage of the problem by the press may have helped resolve the issue. It helps to know a Time Lord, I guess!
  • Sacha Baron Cohen crashed a Yes on Prop 8 rally as his alter ego Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion journalist.

  • Above, from 365Gay: Ross Palombo's Gay Voters Guide. The issues and races gay voters are following nationwide.
  • Recently off-the-market Ryan Reynolds ran the New York Marathon. Oh, to have been the tinfoil blanket they wrapped him in afterward...
  • In case you missed it ... Last night's Simpsons Halloween special featured a visit from a very gay Abe Lincoln.

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Naughty pics of the "Torchwood" crew's convention makeout session


Gareth David-Lloyd and John Barrowman

An enterprising (wait, that's the wrong sci-fi series, isn't it...) blogger named smirnoffmule had camera at the ready at a recent Torchwood convention and reveals that when the randy omnisexual alien-hunters are off-screen ... they're just as randy and omnisexual.

Lots more ... um ... stimulating pics after the jump. (huge t/y to Tessa for the tip!)

Video: The newest member of the "Torchwood" team still has that "new puppy smell"

We now take a break from our regularly-scheduled bitching about visibility, obsessing over reality shows and counting kisses to enjoy the simple, adorakable pleasure of this home video of John Barrowman and his hubby Scott Gill welcoming a new puppy into their family.

According to John's webiste, they settled on Harris for a name, and older brothers Charlie and Captain Jack seem quite satisfied with the new arrival.

Check out the preposterously cute video after the break! It's so adorable you may just need a wee-wee pad...

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Matthew Mitcham moments after his historic win

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 Olympic champ (and all-around Mister Special in these parts) Matthew Mitcham was presented last night with the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Don Award for his stellar win at the Beijing Olympics (he will share the award with vaulter Steve Hooker). Atta boy, Matt!
  • Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast of Epcot's Candlelight Processional, an annual holiday tradition in which celebrities read the Christmas story backed by a choir and orchestra. NPH will be appearing December 1-3, and we totally wish we could be there for him to put visions of sugarplums (or magi, whatever!) in our heads.
    • Above, from our newsy sibs at 365Gay: 40 men are busted in a sex sting police raid, and their photos released to the media before they are convicted. Lambda Legal fires back with a federal lawsuit.
    • This LA Times op-ed asks why Sarah Palin is getting a pass after trotting out the tired "Gay is a choice" routine.

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    AfterElton Briefs: Barrowman cuddles, tattoos for gays and how to put on that Speedo!


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    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.

    • Above: You know, out comedian Alan Carr probably wouldn't be laughing if he knew that Grace Jones was planning on skinning him alive, eating his raw flesh, and making a darling birdcage out of his bones. Just sayin'. (Taken at this weekend's Q Music Awards)
    • Check out this mainstream pub's charming piece about Philly's gay bookstore Giovanni's Room, which is celebrating 35 years in business (making it the second-oldest gay bookstore in the country). And they say no one reads books anymore.
    • Check out this story about former UDA gunman Sam "Skelly" McCrory, the a paramilitary who outed himself as a gay man after trading a life involved with assassination squads in Northern Ireland for a life dedicated to gay rights activism in Scotland.
    • In a follow-up to this morning's inspiring religious news, the chaplain to the London Stock Exchange recently wrote on his blog that gays should have their backsides and chins tattooed with "sodomy" warnings in the way that cigarettes are labeled as harmful to one's health. Um ... sounds kinky, Reverend. (Does my Tigger tattoo count?)
    Someone should tattoo stupid on Rev Peter Mullen's forehead. Or make him help with Michael Phelp's speedo

    • You know, they're right: This instructional video on how to properly put on a, Olympic Speedo
      one-piece is the sexiest how-to since the golden age of the Brawny man. Favorite line: "Run your fingers along the zip to feel for any bumps or misaligned teeth". Mercy!

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    Star biographies from Raymond Burr to Heath Ledger. Plus John Barrowman and Leslie Jordan tell (almost) all.

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    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.

    • Renew in haste, repent at leisure. Someone at TNT might have some explaining to do about renewing their new Stephen Bochco legal drama Raising the Bar after just three episodes. Turns out the show has lost 71% of its audience since the season premiere. I called this one a stinker and said it should be one of the first canceled. However, I'll be gracious and only say, "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"
    • Amazon.com features a "Behind the scenes" clip of John Barrowman filming the video for his first single of his upcoming album called "Music Music Music". The single is called "What about us?" and features a gay and straight couple acting out the story. And I am so there! There! There!



    • Charlie Herschel's first episode of Survivor hasn't even aired and already he's making news as a friend of Clay Aiken's. Just don't call him a Claymate.
    • The first U.S. trailer for Breakfast with Scot is now available online. It differs from the Canadian trailer by having Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin swoop in carrying a moose-hunting gun as she rescues Scot from the two nasty homosexuals. At least that's how I remember it.
    • Inner city youth deciding dressing gay is cool? I'm down with that.
    • Speaking of Palin, conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan notes that no one seems able to locate any of the gay friends she claims to have.

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