Letters to the Editor
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Sexiest Women List
As a man, that I would like to see the salon list of Sexiest Women. And can I start it off by nominating Joan Walsh - A Smart, Smiling Liberal willing to go it alone against the pasty, white, republican men on those shows with the talking heads.
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Sexiest Men Living
I thought I would be the first to mention Hugh Laurie, but stephanie beat me to it. Well done (and I'm with you on Doogie).
Don Cheadle, Sam Waterston, David Strathairn - oh yes, yes, yes.
And another nominee: Donald Sutherland
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Couldn't agree with you more!
Ah.... some picks for the thinking woman. Bravo! Funny who we REALLY think are sexy, no? Like Prison Break's Wentworth Miller - a sexy dude in his own right - word has it that his dream woman is Charlotte Rampling. Ya gotta love that. (Thank you, Wentworth!) And really, I don't know too many men who don't pant for Cate Blanchett. God bless them as well.
The common trait that all sexy people seem to share is confidence. It really doesn't seem matter just how you look if you have a bit of that. (Okay, making us laugh doesn't seem to hurt either...)
I'm pretty much in agreement with your list - you're right about George Clooney. While he certainly makes us swoon, he's really kind of obvious. I'm particularly delighted with the inclusion of Philip Seymour Hoffman, the ultimate sexy underdog. I used to see him around the west village when I lived in NYC and regardless of the situation, he always looked very sexy (rumpled and confused, usually - but CONFIDENTLY rumpled and confused...).
It all makes me wish I still had a locker to hang some pictures in...
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Dave Chapelle
Missing Dave on that list. I love Keith Olberman but don't think he's sexy..he's smart and he's right but unlike Colbert (I agree TOTALLY with Joan on that one) somehow Olberman isn't sexy..I don't know what it is. Still love him though. Robert Downey anybody?
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To add some of that 'man on man' admiration
I'm not a gay man, but if I was then I would have to agree with the late calls for Don Cheadle. If you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda then you don't know what a sexy African accent sounds like, period. His character doesn't hurt either. Finally, where the hell is Harrison Ford?
Sexiest (intellectually substantive) woman?
-Angelina Jolie. I don't care what you say, she's a good soul and STUNNING. UN goodwill ambassador who would rather give birth in Africa than the US? Nuff said.
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Yummy!
I was getting worried, but there Mark Ruffalo was, buried on page 5. Thanks for getting him.
A few other honorable mentions: Viggo (I mean seriously, that scene from Return of the King where he throws open the big doors and is all wet from the rain!), Ken Wantanabe, and Gabriel Garcia Bernal, who is just so lovely.
Thanks for the good fun!
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Adding to the list
I couldn't agree more with the additions to the list (and how did I forget to mention Don Cheadle and James Spader) so in the interests of equality or whatever, I'll add some women for the list you all surely have in the works...
Judy Davis (those lips! my god!)
Helen Mirren (obviously)
Tamara Tunie (the chick who plays the coroner on Law and Order SVU--she's just hot, and comes across as really smart)
Pam Grier (I don't care that those jerks at the men's magazines think she's shaped like a barrel, I think she looks INCREDIBLE)
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This was fun.
Thanks to the Salon staff. After weeks of engrossing myself in so much serious pre-election political news this was a much needed diversion.
It's not that the Brad Pitts of the world aren't sexy but the standard of beauty is mostly very narrow and then we're beat over the head with it in ads, TV and movies. I'm numb to it. In person, well, that's different. If I saw Brad Pitt on the street I'd probably find him stunning to look at. But hold up "perfection" to me often enough and I'm going to pick it apart to the point it's no longer attractive. Show me people who look different and I'm going to be interested and look long enough to find something sexy.
About twelve years ago I was sitting in a Foot Locker trying on a pair of sneakers and realized Donald Sutherland was sitting next to me trying a pair on. He stood up and I heard his voice and thought, wow, attractive. His nose is really large, he was well into his sixties then, I'm sure...but he had a presence and somehow it all worked and there was sex appeal there. Hell, I walked past Kofi Annan in Central Park a couple years ago and found him so very striking somehow. I think maybe sex appeal that's more than fleeting is rooted in talent, a little power, articulation that's uncommon but never pompous...and a killer suit (the Secretary General can wear the hell out of a suit, I must say).
Wow. Good thing I was never a White House intern because I'm sounding more like Monica Lewinksky than I like.
So when will we get the Sexiest Women?
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Don Williams
If you want a broader demographic, how about country singer Don Williams, now on his farewell tour? He has gotten better and better looking over the years. Plus he has one of the sexiest voices in Nashville.
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Sexy is Subjective!
And thank goodness you've made a list for thinking women (and men). And imagine my delighted surprise to find my all time favorite, Alan Rickman, on your not-quite-comprehensive list.
Sigh. How am I supposed to get back to work NOW?
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you forgot
John Legend
I saw him today at the Starbucks on the corner of Broad and 4th in Columbus, Ohio (in the CD carousel, that is). I went weak in the knees and dropped my grande Peppermint Latte--and then stole the CD. Enough said.
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to peppermint latte
uh, stealing is bad, m'kay? (mr. mackey from southpark)
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I didn't see Russ Feingold..
I'd have his baby if I could conceive. God knows I'd keep trying.
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Fellow Alan Rickman fans
I don't know if you've seen this, but let's just say it got me through this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7A_bJFZNXE
and I think you've earned it.