Steve Carell Blinded by Mark Wahlberg's Shirtless Bod

Steve Carell is a bit obsessed with Mark Wahlberg's heavage after filming Date Night.

"Asked at Tuesday's NYC premiere how he felt about Wahlberg being shirtless the entire movie, funny guy Carell laughed, 'Looking at Mark Wahlberg's chest is like looking at the sun. If you stare too long, you go blind.'"

He also talked about Wahlberg's shirtlessness stealing the show on The Late Show.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

News: Gay Books, Uzbekistan, Anderson Cooper, ENDA, Twitter

Betrayed: Why Hiram Monserrate must go today (and will)...

Mixner: Campus campaigns against Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli just beginning.

How "Rock Lobster" helped save a gay student's prom.

Yes, I would.

Michelangelo Signorile on DADT: "Haven't we been here before?"

Finalists announced in 22nd annual Lambda Literary Awards: "Winners will be announced at the 22nd Annual Awards, May 27 in New York at the School of Visual Arts Theater, 333 West 23rd Street."

Sam Worthington: next generation's man's man?

DCCC unveils target list in "Red to Blue" program: "The selections are a guide to where the party senses it may have opportunities to play offense this cycle, despite the difficult environment and the fact that it already occupies the vast majority of competitive seats on the map."

Twitter announces @anywhere program to embed itself all over the web.

Gay life in Shanghai, China coming out of the closet.

There's one place in the world where you'll find lots of cats.

Maryland attorney general Douglas Gansler finds the attention back on him after his announcement that the state would recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere: "The announcement put Gansler back in the limelight, helping to solidify the impression that he's the front-runner to succeed Gov. Martin O'Malley as Maryland's Democratic flag-bearer in 2014. But the timing of the news conference also produced a backlash in Annapolis, reviving the image of Gansler as a lone wolf with a passion for media attention."

Not only is Betty White coming to SNL, she's getting her own TV series.

Dog joins Austrian troops on parachute jumps: "Far from panicking at the experience of hurling themselves out of a plane at 10,000ft, the Austrians' Belgian Shepherd dogs appear to be perfectly calm both before and during the jump. One handler explained: 'They don't perceive height difference the same way humans do, so that doesn't worry them. They're more likely to be bothered by the roar of the engines, but once we're on the way down, that doesn't matter and they just enjoy the view.'"

Man with big dick turned away at NYC New Museum.

Uzbekistan AIDS advocate jailed: "'Maxim Popov was convicted for writing a brochure which was funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and UNICEF as an effort by international donor organisations to raise awareness about the disease in the country,' said an AIDS activist who worked with Popov. Prosecutors argued that the brochure, which called for the use of condoms during sex and sterile needles when injecting drugs, was promoting immoral behaviour, the activist said."

Paula Abdul in talks to head up reboot of Star Search.

Anderson Cooper: Life Outside.

Mike Tyson to host pigeon-racing show on Animal Planet?

Religion and gays.

NJ hits D.C. for lobby day on ENDA passage: "Fifty Garden State activists just descended on the nation's capital to lobby our Congressional delegation to pass the Employment Non Discrimination Act and provide LGBT folks with legal protection in the workplace. Presently it's perfectly legal to fire someone for being gay in 29 states. It's worse for transgendered Americans who are unprotected in 38 states. Passing ENDA would make it illegal to an employee based on his/her sexual orientation or gender identity."

The Soulforce Equality ride comes to Alabama.

Gay Swedish man ordered off bus.

Jessica Simpson may one day carry gay man's baby.

Stars on Ice Tour denies it is discriminating against Johnny Weir: "We are disappointed that there is untrue and inaccurate information being disseminated. Please be assured that the `gender identity and sexual orientation' of cast members has never been a consideration in the selection of tour performers."

Mark Wahlberg Welcomes You to His Bod

It's good that some actors haven't taken the "shirts on" pledge, even when there seems to be no plot-driven reason for it.

Mark Wahlberg in Date Night. Trailer, AFTER THE JUMP...

Flashback...
Marky Mark's Monk-D, Cock-D Workout Routine [tr]

Marky Mark's Monk-D, Cock-D Workout Routine

Here's a little slow news Friday flashback for you fly honeys. Rich at FourFour put together a few highlights from Mark Wahlberg's now extra-ridiculous 1993 workout video.

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60 people attend 25th annual memorial service for Charlie Howard in Maine: "Howard, who could not swim, was killed on July 7, 1984, when three teenage boys tossed him into Kenduskeag Stream from the State Street bridge. He was 23."

Michael Jackson's "ghost" spotted on hood of car.

Whitney Houston looking fine.

Marion Barry blames current ethics investigations on gay councilman David Catania: "Barry, a longtime supporter of LGBT rights in D.C., has cited dischord between the LGBT community and African-American religious leaders for his current stance on marriage equality.  New ethics questions have surfaced about Barry’s role in administering grant money authorized by the city council."

You look better with your shirt off: Madonna single "Celebrate" to go to radio August 3.

Madge steps out with Jesus Luz, Dolce and Gabbana in Milan.

NYU Law dean Richard Revesz defends invitation to homophobic visiting Singaporean law professor Li-ann Thio. You may remember her from this post.

Portland police accused of failing to protect gays and lesbians from homophobic attacks at city's Pride festival: "According to police reports, videos and eyewitness accounts, the trouble that started late on the night of June 13 outside a bar in Portland's Old Town included fistfights and several obscenity-laden shouting matches."

Marky Mark returns to the ring.

Ian Thorpe turns to boxing?

Kathy Griffin to host Schmemmys.

Bishop Harry Jackson and gang write open letter to Obama: Pissed about cases against DOMA, cocktail party for gays.

A look inside Mika's new album, We Are Golden.

Sun warnings "overstated" in skin cancer risk?

Florida's New Times looks into the case of Carol Anne Burger, the Florida gay rights activist who stabbed her lover Jessica Kalish to death with a screwdriver, 222 times.

Gay D.C. Council aide Desi Deschaine drowns in Baltimore: "Deschaine, the communications director for D.C. Council member Jack Evans, died in Baltimore's Inner Harbor area after a weekend boating trip. His body was recovered Tuesday morning. A source said Deschaine left a private boat owned by his boyfriend, J'aime Huret, after docking Sunday night to take a walk. Deschaine never returned, and authorities believe he fell off a dock into the water."

Gays in El Paso, Texas want new training for police following Chico's Tacos kiss incident.

Brüno banned in Ukraine: "The ministry said Wednesday that Cohen's depictions of sexual organs, homosexual intercourse and language are obscene and improper."

Brazil's Jonatas Faro.

Meteorite found on country walk to be auctioned, expected to fetch £90,000.

Ring of roses: David Beckham adds to collection of tattoos.

Rapper Noriega: There are gays all over Hip-Hop.

Grassroots campaign to recall Portland Mayor Sam Adams gets its first high-profile suppporter in the form of former mayor Tom Potter: "Potter made his backing known in a comment he left over the weekend on his wife's Facebook page. Potter's wife, Karin Hansen, posted a status update on her page saying she has petitions for the recall and directing people to a site where they can join the effort."

Hugh Jackman takes on new role as Avon man.

The new season of HGTV's Design Star features two gay designers, Jason Champion and Nathan Galui.

Witnesses to murder recant statements in Lateisha Green murder trial: "Two prosecution witnesses who told police they saw an accused 20-year-old man kill a transgendered woman recanted their statements on the witness stand Tuesday. Siblings Johnny and Jasmine Gaston testified that investigators told them what to say about the shooting of 22-year-old Lateisha Green at a Syracuse house party last November."

News: Sean Penn, Berlin, Coral, Jake Gyllenhaal, Wisconsin

Is Bush blocking Obama speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate?

Jake gets a mane.

No brainer: Guess what they're working on a sequel for...

Not a surprise: Tanzania to oppose ordination of women and gay bishops in Anglican church.

Same-sex Wisconsin couples who marry in California could face prison if they return to their home state: "When Dick Myers heard that California was going to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, he and his partner of nearly 13 years considered traveling there to get married. That is until Myers and his partner, Steve Brondino, learned of an obscure state law that makes it a crime for Wisconsin residents to enter into marriage in another state if the marriage would be prohibited here. The law imposes a penalty for those who enter into a marriage that's prohibited or declared void in Wisconsin of up to $10,000 and nine months in prison."

Focus on the Family inciting trans panic in Colorado.

Tacoma, Washington's county council refuses to go on record supporting gay pride event, spurs outcry by members: "I’m embarrassed. This is a sad, low day for the County Council, that we wouldn’t give you a chance to celebrate who you are and stand against discrimination of all forms."

25% of the world's corals are facing extinction.

New York Governor Paterson to sign expanded domestic violence law: "The new law would make it possible for people in dating relationships, heterosexual or gay, to seek protection from abusers in family court. As it stands, New York has one of the narrowest domestic violence laws in the country, allowing for civil protection orders only against spouses or former spouses, blood relations or the other parent of an abused person’s child."

Damn Yankees, with Cheyenne Jackson, Jane Krakowski, and Sean Hayes: a review.

From the secret diaries of Mario Testino: "Shooting in LA for an issue of V Man I'm editing. The theme is "extreme". I've tried to do it around the extremes of how a male gets perceived today, in the sense that there is ambiguity: sometimes the butcher a man is, the queenier he can be. And sometimes the most feminine men can be the most masculine. I'm influenced by so many different things, though. That's good if you're in the fashion business. Because things change so much. You can't say "I like colour" because the day after tomorrow black and white is in and you're out. And I don't want to be out. I need to work. It's my livelihood. So I'm adaptable."

He's still a traffic-stopper.

Margaret Cho now performing wedding ceremonies: "Cho actually married two couples during the Bay Area's gay pride festivities, she announced last night at the opening of the Outfest film festival in downtown Los Angeles."

Tom Cruise as the Village People.

Gay Star Trek episode to be screened: "Last March, the team of fans behind Star Trek Phase II began producing 'Blood and Fire' a gay-themed script originally written for The Next Generation in 1988 by 'The Trouble With Tribbles' writer David Gerrold. The story would have included the franchise's first gay couple and dealt with a deadly disease that worked as an analogy to AIDS, but the episode never was filmed."

Ciccone tell-all: "When Sean Penn was married to his sister, he made Christopher cut his thumb and then cut his own and merged them to become blood brothers. Penn approached him years later and asked him if he had AIDS."