I look forward to Salon's annual list of the Sexiest Men Living, their response to People's vapid pin-up gallery.
However, this year's list just didn't set my knees acquiver the way that the 2006 edition certainly did. In 2008, Obama is an obvious choice, there is actually overlap with a choice from People in Javier Bardem, and really, did they need two hottie actors? Downey Jr. is no Alan Rickman. Yes, I'll take Jay-Z and Seth Myers, but the day was really saved by the Open Salon community and one woman's write in entry...
...for none other than my internet crush, Jay Smooth. foolisht writes:
Sexy to me has a lot to do with a combination of two crucial elements: intelligence and self-confidence. And I don't mean that kind of swaggering and unchallenged self-confidence that we attach to so-called sexy men, the Clooneys and Pitts of the world. What I see in Jay Smooth is that intelligence coupled with that good sense called humor. His posts are relevant and challenging, and they demand a lot of critical thinking from his viewers, and they avoid bombast. He doesn't take it easy. He makes his ideas complex, and he does it with this smile -- eyes at half-mast, eyebrows a-quizzical -- that shows he's comfortable and confident with who he is and what he says. That, my friends, is the crucial combo.
Yes, it's definitely the eyebrows.
