This you liked MILK, watch this full-length documentary on the life and times of Harvey Milk. Free download / streaming video courtesy of Hulu. Description from their site: "This Oscar-winning documentary film covers the successful career and tragic assassination of San Francisco's first openly gay man to be elected to office."

Hmmm, a little birdie told me the newest GQ is the 2008 “Men of the Year” issue. It doesn’t hit newsstands until tomorrow but, because it’s Manly Monday and mama loves ya, I nabbed pretty little advanced copies of the four covers for you. No doubt the Obama cover will be a really cool thing to own like 10 or 20 years from now; so, definitely buy that one. Obama’s face doesn’t quite look like him and Jon Hamm looks like he’s wearing a toupee, no?

Nitpicky stuff aside (…What the fuck do I know about cover art? I’m neither a photographer nor designer…), I really gotta hand it to GQ for their awesome list of men. Phelps CERTAINLY looks hotter draped on their cover than he did on that goofy Sports Illustrated thing and Leo’s lookin’ sexier than usual in the image above. If you wanna drool over more pics, watch a slideshow of the rest of the honorees online. Here’s the list:

The Boston Celtics – Champions of the Year Thom Browne – Designer of the Year Chicago – City of the Year Aaron Eckhart – Villain of the Year Brandon Flowers – “Killer” Year Shephard Fairey – Artist of the Year Megan Fox – Obsession of the Year James Franco – Screen Idol of the Year Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers – Comeback Kid of the Year Senator Ted Kennedy – Legend of the Year Seth MacFarlane – “Mogul” of the Year John Malkovich – Mad Genius of the Year Danny McBride – Funny Man of the Year MGMT and M.I.A. – Radio Gods of the Year Rafael Nadal – Court King of the Year Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets – Breakout Athlete of the Year Sean Penn – “Drama Queen” of the Year General David Petraeus – Leader of the Year Gordon Ramsay – “Prick” of the Year Alain Robert – Daredevil of the Year Philip Roth – Icon of the Year Jason Statham – Action Hero of the Year The Men Behind The Wire – Tough Guys of the Year Neil Willenson – Local Hero of the Year Mark Zuckerberg – Boy Genius of the Year

I’m not gonna comment on every guy; I hate long blog post. But, I wanna mention a few quick things. HIGH FIVE to the magazine for naming my hometown “City of the Year.” I live in New York City, but I’ll always be an Illinoisan at heart. My eyeballs can’t ever get enough of Rafael Nadal’s body, so I’m thankful they included him in the group. (SIDENOTE: Hat tip to New York magazine for their delicious Nadal cover earlier this year. Total deliciousness.) And, finally, aren’t we glad Sean Penn is getting the accolades / big ups he deserves? I can’t wait to see him in Milk. Hmmm … as the year winds down, more “Men of the Year” lists will probably pop up. How do we feel about GQ’s list? Diverse enough? Are the guys hot enough? Did GQ leave anyone out? Feel free to size up their goods then share your thoughts in the comments section using the link below. Who’s the REAL man of the year? To see original post, get down with the funky brown at http://www.funkybrownchick.com. A link follows below: Manly Monday: GQ’s 2008 Men of the Year

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