Vivienne Westwood Launches New Trend in Male Models

The fashion world's focus is on Milan right now as menswear designers are showing their goods. New York magazine spotted this bear on the runway at the Vivienne Westwood show and applauds the disappearance of the skinny, hairless Emo boy. As I'm sure some of you will, too. (via fleshbot site NSFW)

One more look from Vivienne Westwood, AFTER THE JUMP. Of course, it only works if you're apt to carry a fan around...

(via design scene)

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Cute Cartoon of the Day

(via NY bear joe.my.god)

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Anderson Cooper Studies Bears in Their Natural Habitat

Some clever soul re-edited this AC360 report on bears to come up with a new report.

So adorable. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #275

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT: This time, a dog!

MORRISSEY: Announces an upcoming gig in Tel Aviv on July 29. (source: idolator)

BEARAPALOOZA: Are you part of the Bearapalooza Nation? (source: queerty)

ALAN RITCHSON: Aquaman strips down for N2N Bodywear. More here.

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Grizzly Adams Celebrates Beards and Bears at the Super Bowl

Anybody catch the segment yesterday in the NFL Super Bowl countdown celebrating the beards/bears of the New England Patriots and hosted by none other than Grizzly Adams?

The segment, heralded by trumpets, is amusingly tongue-in-cheek but thoroughly built for bear lovers. The Griz narrated an analysis of "five guys who embody" what a beard means: "The unified facial front of the Patriots offensive line."

Left tackle Matt Light was compared to Matthew McConaughey. Said Light: "We don't get scared. That's part of a beard." Left guard Logan Mankins' beard was compared to Merlin Olson's. Said Mankins: "It's got a lot of girth on it right now, so...it's a pretty good beard."

Center Dan Koppen was dubbed the "resident redbeard". Tom Brady said "he looks like he got kidnapped by an Amish family." Right guard Stephen Neal's beard was compared to that of businessman, governor, senator, and civil war general Ambrose Burnside.

Right tackle Nick Kaczur was told he looked like Abraham Lincoln. Said Kaczur: "I don't really like having upper lip hair really."

Then they launched into Brady. "There was a time when Tom Brady was one of those guys, a time when he wore the robust badge of courage along with his brothers in the trenches. But oh how times have changed.

Said Light: He's actually sported some upper lip plumage over the years. Added Koppen: "He needs to, sort of cover up the butt on his chin that he has, but Tom's one of those guys he's the best dressed person in America, or the world. I don't think us five can sway his personality."

Finally, Grizzly Adams concludes: "The beard. It's become an unbreakable bond of solidarity."

Of course it has. Just ask the guys attending Bear Week in Provincetown, where there's no doubt also plenty of talk about male bonding, girth, butts on chins, and brothers in the trenches.

Here's the clip. Enjoy:

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Bearforce1 in America

Gawker has posted an interview with Dutch bearband Bearforce1. You may remember their splashy video that hit the internet in a big, hairy way a few weeks back.

For a refresh on the video, see after the jump...

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BEARFORCE1: Singing group from Amsterdam.

GAYBC: Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at ABC topping GLAAD's "Network Responsibility Index".

BLACK TOOBS: A mesmerizing solar-powered art installation in Seattle. Supposedly going up again this Friday.

SNOWMAN: The Snowman from the YouTube debate is back to taunt Mitt Romney.

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #128

ESCAPED BEAR: One of my favorites from LOGO's "Big Gay Sketch Show".
(source: joe.my.god)

MIAMI: Trailer spot for the 9th Miami Gay & Lesbian Film festival.

VIDEO GAME DOG: Would this breed be called a Wiimeraner?

TRICKS OF THE EYE: Or should we say these guys are just throwing shade?

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News: Independent Spirit Awards, Gay Millionaires, Bears

Independent Spirit Award nominees announced: American Gun, The Dead Girl, Half Nelson, Little Miss Sunshine, Pan’s Labyrinth up for Best Feature.

The nation's first openly lesbian fire chief Bonnie Bleskacheck steps down after lawsuits accuse her of harassment and discrimination: "Three female firefighters have sued, alleging various acts of discrimination and sexual harassment. Two of the lawsuits were settled, but earlier this month, a male firefighter brought another lawsuit alleging he was denied advancement because he is male and not gay. A city investigation is still under way. This summer, a separate investigation by the city's Department of Civil Rights into a 2003 complaint by a male firefighter _ brought when Bleskachek was a battalion chief _ found it 'likely' that the department gave preferential treatment to lesbians or those who socialized with them."

Timothy Boham (aka porn actor Marcus Allen) was scheduled to appear in a Denver court today on charges he murdered his boss, openly gay businessman John Kelso.

Ricky Martin gets cheeky in Ocean Drive photoshoot.

Is gay as a film genre dead? Brent Hartinger looks at how other genres may be co-opting gay characters: "We've had gay mysteries (here! Networks' Donald Strachey mysteries), gay horror (Hellbent), a gay teen sex comedy (Another Gay Movie), a gay boxing movie (Fighting Tommy Riley) and even a gay science fiction movie (here! Networks' Deadly Skies, about a gay scientist, played by Antonio Sabato Jr., who helps prevent a meteor from crashing into Earth). None of these projects are 'about' the gay experience, even if the gay element sometimes adds an interesting thematic twist. Except for the gay characters, these are mostly the kinds of stories we watch when we're not busy being gay consumers."

Fighting anti-gay candidates with the pink dollar: Salon reports on wealthy donors like Coloradan and Quark founder Tim Gill who poured millions into the recent election to defeat anti-gay measures and candidates around the country.

Hazing charges against Vermont fraternity thrown out: "UVM officials suspended the fraternity based on rumors the pledges had been forced to dress up as Brokeback Mountain cowboys -- subjected to homophobic insults -- and forced to drink at a party in February."

Two bears meet in the woods...

Report: Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams to marry.

The Top 10 naked people on Google Earth.

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