I owe LycraLord (who probably owes
TowleRoad) for hipping me to
Square Hippies, a site devoted to the beauty of the male form by way of "worksafe shirtlessness." The aesthetic at SH is broad, but seems pretty close to my own--which to say, heavy on chest hair, light on twinks, and very easy on the eyes. The subjects are mainly public figures--actors, musicians, and athletes for the most part. The writing, which tends to be brief, is invariably witty. I've spent hours with the handy search feature seeking out pages for people like
Mike "Dirty Jobs" Rowe,
Alex O'Loughlin (who was new to me thanks to an
Entertainment Weekly photo from his soon-to-be-cancelled tv series), and old fave
Kevin Spacey. When
Instinct put furry Scott Evans (who plays a gay cop on
One Life to Live) on its December cover, I headed to SH in search of more images, and promptly found
plenty, along with some of his better-known brother
Chris (of
Fantastic Four fame, and a fave of the Hub). I was happy to see
Corbin Bernsen and of course good ol'
Ryan Reynolds and
hunky Josh Lucas--but then the list truly goes on and on. If none of the names I've just mentioned floats your boat, don't give up hope--as I say, the range is broad and well worth sampling. I've added the site to my blogroll of "Late-Breaking Transmissions" over to the right there, so if you're lucky you should be notified when fresh beef is available.