Monday Miscellany and Manbits

... And so we return from another Pride weekend, full of enthusiasm and several gallons of well brand vodka. Also: headaches, flop sweats, and second-degree sunburns, which are somehow less pleasant. Sure, we could've avoided all that and stayed in and caught up on the news--but that's why we have interns! It may seem cruel to keep them chained up, but as soon as they learn to address us as Supreme Overlords and remember the way we like our Bloody Marys, we'll be happy to release them back into the wild. At the moment, though, they're too damn insolent—not to mention useful! Just look at the goodies they dug up while we were out gallivanting ...

• Some not-quite-there queer Photoshoppery on the cast of "Heroes" (which we hear is wonderful and we plan to watch just as soon as that Ritalin kicks in) ... posted by Fleshbot fave director Joe Gage, no less!
• The homepage of a hot Asian master who,curiously, goes by the handle "Hot Asian Master" and who clearly fits both those adjectives and possibly the noun they modify as well. (We'll let you know for sure next time we're in Los Angeles).
• A curious article on Slate (which may be redundant) about that new "Wanted" flick, starring the seriously nailable trio of James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Common. Using something that grad students of the 90s would've called "gaze theory", the author says: [W]atching someone get his kicks from suffering—especially when that someone is the male action hero with whom the male target audience is presumably meant to identify—is a perverse and refreshing turnabout. Obviously, the author never counted on homos in the audience enjoying the sight of a well-bound McAvoy. (Pic via dreamcaps.org)
• But of all the naughty bits they turned up, the best just might be this bit of circa 2000 slash fiction featuring a coatroom make-out session between Al Gore and George W. Bush. We especially dig the way Dubya's aggro, unilateralist tendencies find their way into the action. It might be fantasy, but we can totally see this happening. In our nightmares.

All right, we gotta get rid of this hangover once and for all. Somebody unlock Intern Sergei and send him out for more Bloody Mary mix—extra spicy!

[Special thanks to Rod and Tyler for the tips!]