My friend Brett Berk went for a drive with an old crush of mine, Andrew McCarthy, in a shiny new Camaro, talking about Andrew's long 
gone classic Camaro. But what caught my eye was Andrew talking about learning to be alone. "I’d been with a woman for years, we had a kid together, and yet, though we’d been engaged for a number of years, I didn’t seem to want to get married. So it’s a look at my life as a travel writer, and how my experience of travel changed my life and my view of the world. And it’s an exploration of some “manly” journeys—going down the Amazon, climbing Kilimanjaro—and addressing the question, how does a solitary person come to terms with intimacy?" That's something I personally try and work on every day.
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar apparently took the field with “Tu ere maricon” written on his eye black. For those of us who failed high school Spanish, that translates to "You are a faggot." Major League Baseball and the Blue Jays say they're investigating. Update: The Toronto Blue Jays will have a press conference tomorrow, but released this statement. "The Toronto Blue Jays do not support discrimination of any kind nor condone the message displayed by Yunel Escobar during Saturday’s game. The club takes this situation seriously and is investigating the matter." Commissioner Bud Selig's office is evidently involved, and most people are expecting either the Blue Jays or MLB to suspend Escobar.
GQ is endorsing the return of cuffs on a man's pants, which I can get behind. I do not, however, like that they want the pants cuffed an inch short, so you can show off your fun socks. Who's running the show over at GQ, Urkel?
A video leaked of Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser saying "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what…These are people who pay no income tax." A lot of people are saying this is the moment that Romney lost the election, but let's not forget all those people on Medicare, Social Security, and Disabled Social Security who carried Tea Party signs in rallies against government handouts.
Usher and Shakira are going to be sitting in spinning chairs on the winter edition of The Voice, as Christina Aguilera goes on tour and Cee-Lo prepares a sitcom. But the original judges will be back for the fall.
Lil Wayne breaks from what has been a pretty united front in hip-hop supporting Frank Ocean with the lyrics “Tell her I is gay/ I ain’t got now worries, no Frank Ocean, nah I’m straight,”
Billionaire Cubs owner Joe Ricketts is set to make a $12 million ad buy for Mitt Romney. This is notable because his daughter and co-Cubs owner Lisa, is a lesbian and major Obama bundler. Thanksgiving dinner, just after the election, should be fun.
While doing press for 10 Years, Anthony Mackie says that he's about to embark on an 11,000 
calorie/day diet and workout routine to prepare to play Falcon in Captain America 2. He also says his costar "Channing has the ass of a 25-year-old black woman."
Channing Tatum says that he'd love to direct the sequel to Magic Mike, but that won't be his first shot at directing. "Reid and I aren't idiots! We're not going to direct our first movie as a sequel to a Steven Soderbergh movie. That's not smart. I want to start with something very small ... make a lot of mistakes, make them real early, and then go jump in [on Magic Mike 2]."
Clarke Carlisle, president of the Professional Footballer's Association says that while he can't guarantee that there won't be scrutiny and negative aspects to the first soccer player to come out, he can say that they will have the support of the league, and there may be other benefits. “Actually, there might well be substantial benefits and commercial opportunities for the first person to do it. 
That’s just a reality, too. But any player considering coming out would need to weigh all this up, particularly the immediate intrusion into their lives."
A new Los Angeles Times study shows that the Boy Scouts of America have helped to shield hundreds of child molesters, and failed to report incidents to the police as well.
In what might be the only way to get me to watch Malibu Country, there's the possibility that Carol Burnett could take the role of Sara Rue's mom, which would put her toe-to-toe with Lily Tomlin, who is playing the pot smoking mother of Reba McEntire.
The Malibu Triathalon took place over the weekend, and Team Suburgatory was there. Here's sexy Parker Young
Geoff Stultz and Max Greenfield also participated
This owl doesn't want to play peekaboo
Joesph Gordon-Levitt looks dapper as he prepares for David Letterman
This looks dangerous
Be careful what you ask for, you just may get it
A new British poster for Skyfall is out. That's how you do Bond
Tyler Posey wins an ALMA, but loses for the facial hair
I have an unhealthy obsession with all things Muppet, so when I caught wind that something imminent was happening with Fraggles, I put my antennae up. But I was not expecting in any way to find Ben Folds Five making a music video with Fraggles and Chris Hardwick. This is so full of win.
Even cooler, possibly, is listening to Chris Hardwick talk about how it came about. Can you imagine sitting in a meeting with Lisa Henson and having her go "The Fraggle Rock 30th anniversary is coming up next year. Would you like to do something with them?" I'd have the same reaction that Chris did "That's an option?!?"
This week's Glee is Britney 2.0, and the first video out is Brittany and the Cheerios doing "Hold It Against Me." At the risk of angering the entire Brittana fandom, I have to say that I don't love it. Part of the joy of Brittany is watching Heather Morris move in those unreal ways, and this is highly choreographed with the Cheerios, focused on group movements, and I found myself wishing for more of Heather. But the use of Klingon bat'leth was an interesting choice.
I can't say that I'm endorsing the Kickstarter of someone trying to sell cupcake recipes using hot shirtless men in suggestive poses, but I'm happy to provide you the men to stare at for a few minutes.
Back when I was young and shameless, I used to spend a lot of time vacationing in Palm Springs. When I wasn't lounging by the pool taking in the eye candy, I'd go hiking at Joshua Tree National Forest. It was one of the most breathtaking places I've ever visited, and this time lapse video of the park brings back memories that I never had, because it's a surreal portrayal of the place I loved.
