Two Obsessions

1) Underwear

2) Asian Boys

Happy Valentine's Day

I've decided this year to not let myself be bitter about Valentine's Day, despite the many and sundry reasons why many people quite reasonably are.  I guess, that despite the fact that  I have no one to be my Valentine,  and that Valentine's Day seems to be a fully manufactured corporate excuse to sell things (despite its somewhat tenuous relationship to the actual person named Valentine who was martyred in the third century A.D.) and all its hackneyed iconography, I still think that a day devoted to love in its many forms can't be all bad.   So, I hope everyone reading this has a special someone to share the day with,  and those who don't, here's hoping that you find your own Valentine right quick.  Now, excuse me, but I have a pint of Häagen-Dazs with my name on it.

Baby, It's Cold Outside.

Norwegian model Jakob Landvik is one of those boys who carry such delicate beauty that photographers can't think of anything better to do with him than slap a lot of makeup on him and dress him up in women's clothing.  Perhaps the fact that he came out as gay at a very early age plays a role in people's thinking that a lovely, long-haired boy can't also be masculine. I have nothing against androgyny, but sometimes it feels a bit forced.  Happily, Cecilie Harris let him be a boy when she photographed him,  but did she also have to freeze him half-to-death to do it? Watching the video, all I wanted to do was wrap him up in a blanket and give him a hot chocolate.

My Fair Hanyu

I know that it's the politically correct and morally right thing to do to ignore this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia because of Putin, and the oppression of Gays,  and... I get it. But dammit, Jim, there's figure skating happening there. Figure fucking Skating,  one of the very few sports I can enjoy that doesn't involve a Speedo.  So, if I'm going to sell my soul by plunking down in front of the TV and watching NBC's Olympic coverage,  at least it was worth it.  That's because 19-year-old figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu 羽生 結弦, who, by being young, and skinny, and cute, and Asian, has already been making Auntie Vera's lady parts tingle for far too long to be appropriate, went out on the ice during the Team Figure Skating event and did a short program routine that kicked everyone's collective  ass.

Also, he's adorable.

Also, this is what he looks like with his shirt off. 

Need I say more?

Robin Returns

When I last published pictures of Robin Hafeman back in September, he proved to be very popular.  Can't think why.  Here he is again, photographed by Jonas Huckstorf, and va va voom.