Big Brother Uk's Rodrigo Lopes

In the US, the big brother message boards were all a flutter before the show aired about the hot guys this season. Then, within a few weeks of the show airing, most were filled with mostly negative posts about the guys and some of the things they have done or said in the house. As I stated before, I don't usually judge too harshly on what is said by many in the house. Yes, I have my boundaries but at the same time I think almost anyone under the pressure of that house might say things they normally would not say. Also, we tend to fixate on words when the words only mean what we assume they do. Some words offensive to us may not be said with hate or malice, it is all in how we see things.



If you have been turned off by the US Big Brother, get on youtube or another site and watch some clips of Rodrigo from Big Brother UK. Rodrigo is an odd mix of completely adorable and completely annoying to me. Odd combination I know. This 23 year old student is from Brazil, by his own account is a devoted Christian and close to his family back in Brazil. At the same time he claims to date both men and women and seems to enjoy teasing the audience with his looks while in the house. Rodrigo claims to have not had interest in men until he moved to England and says if he see's a good looking person he is attracted to them regardless of gender.

Rodrigo, certainly a breath of fresh air over Jesse, Russell and Ronnie...

Model of the Day: Ian Nelson Foster

One of Empire Models hottest new finds is 18 year old Ian Nelson Foster. Ian is a wrestler who just begun modeling this past winter but has quickly made a name for himself with some great work with some of industries leading photographers. Ian has an amazing look and each of the photographers he has worked with have brought out different looks. Ian has been building quite an amazing portfolio and expect to see much more of Ian now that he is devoting full time to modeling. You can see more of Ian at Empire.



Stats:
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 155 lbs
Hair color: Brown
Hair length: Short
Eye color: Brown
Skin color: White
Experience: Some Experience











Next shot by Jason T. Jaskot.




I love the work of Michael Anthony Downs. Next three shots of Ian by Michael. Check out more of Michael's work at his official Site HERE: and at MASCU HERE:






Last Four amazing shots by Rick Day.

Favorite Pic of the Day for July 21st

Hot shot of Cisco, another great shot from photographer Mark Chin-Sang. (see below).

Just Because: Michael Feinstein

I have always known who singer/writer/pianist Michael Feinstein is, but at the same time never really knew anything specific about him. Generally my music tastes run towards alternative and classic rock. But...I am still on an 'after Tony's' glow having discovered the music from 'Next to Normal' along with other new music to love.

During the tribute to Jerry Herman, there was a few seconds of Feinstein singing a few lines from 'I Won't Send Roses' from the Broadway show 'Mack and Mable'. There was something about the song, the lyric the tone of Michael's voice that had me Youtubing, and of course it was there. Hope some of you might like it as much as I did.

Gilles Marini in Bello Mag

One of my favorite online magazines, Bello is out with issue #9 and it features many great stories and layouts. I must say I always halt when it comes to pics of Gilles Marini as he truly is one of the hottest men on the planet. Gilles also embraces his role of sex symbol which is refreshing. Be sure to give Bello a look HERE:

Gilles is featured in Bello promoting his 2010 calendar shot by the great Fred Goulden. You can check out and buy the calendar HERE: or check out Fred's site HERE: