Letters to the Editor
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Fun!
Love the list - agree with Obama, and Ed Harris (my husband looks a lot like him - yummy).
But you forgot Hugo Weaving - oh my.
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Chris Cooper, The Thinking Woman's George Clooney
How many times have I watched "Lone Star" for Cooper's laconic charms?
At first, I couldn't get past Colbert's mismatched ears--and then--(was it after the Press Correspondent's Dinner?) I realized I was enthralled.
And I second and third William H. Macy, as an actor and seemingly a real husband and father.
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Let me just add...
Chiwetel Elijofor. He's not very well known, but he was easily one of the most attratctive men in Serenity, which was a movie full of attractive men.
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Nice work ladies
This was exactly what I was thinking. Jon Stewart has always been my vision of the intellectually perfect boyfriend, since the minute he took over the Daily Show when I was 18. I also have a thing for short guys. All those other fellows were excellent picks as well.
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A longer list please!
Okay, I know it's been said by other letter writers, but I have to echo the sentiment. Why such a white, white, white list???? We live in a multi-ethnic country, for heaven's sake. In addition to having more Black and Hispanic men on your list, what about Native American, Asian-American, Arab-American men of distinction and abundant sexiness? Please, please please follow up your initial Salon list with a longer list including men of diverse ethnicity and let women know about some of these other hunks that they *would* be drooling over if our Hollywood-celebrity-culture (and now Salon, alas) didn't consistently overlook them...
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Like this list not so much...
Except Alan Rickman--amen to Truly Madly Deeply.
But don't forget:
-Billy Bob (I know, I cain't help myself)
-Clive Owen
-Peter Sarsgaard
Dangerous sexy men.
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Thank Gawd!
Usually I read these "most beautiful people" kind of lists, and wonder "what's wrong with me?" Those pretty child-men just don't get me going... not at all.
Attraction for me is about the quirk, something intriguing... a "secret" sexiness.
And yes for Sacha Baron Cohen! I was watching "Borat," and felt like I was enjoying it for all the *wrong* reasons.
(Plus, he looks like a straight Freddie Mercury, *sigh*.)
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one more smart musician
I would add Eugene Hutz to this list. He is mart, multi-lingual, energetic, wildly creative, talented, thoughtful, politically aware, and just a little bit wierd. What more could you want from your fantasy boyfriend?
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Stephen can sing!
Loved your article on Stephen Colbert, but you forgot to add that Stephen can sing! Just listen to him doing the "Star-Spangled Banner" with Congressman John Hall, or doing it with The Daily Show correspondants (you'll notice that his voice is most distinguishable).
His voice is definately one of the things that makes him wonderful. It can be soft and gentle, but then it can be commmanding and hilariously obnoxious - there's just so much range. He has a great baritone!
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Neil Patrick Harris as the Dauphin in
"Joan of Arc" was riveting, and he had Leelee Sobieski's amazing performance to play off - which he did, and wonderfully. Made-for-tv-movie, but it was full of outstanding actors giving truly great performances.
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I'm disappointed...
...that you didn't choose Keith Olbermann.
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one more...
I've got to throw Naveen Andrews out there, too. With "Lost" now on break 'til friggin' February, I plan on watching "The English Patient" once a week to get my fix.
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How about the Desi's?
Naveen Andrews (Lost and the English Patient) - why don't we have more cross over movie stars from Bollywood.
I know he hasn't been in the limelight for quite a while, but Michael Dukakis has some serious sex appeal if you've ever been in the same room as him - hotty!
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more men
Second (or third) Clive Owen
Lyle Lovett
Bob Dylan
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Worst Net Magazine In The World?
Well, probably not, since so many brilliant women have taken you to task for neglecting the amazing Olbermann maybe you can escape the bronze, even.(It could be worser!)
"Which of these hotties will you be talking about tomorrow?"
In all seriousness, no real complaints, though I love Andre Braugher, Dominic West, and Kyle Secor, none of them has been on TV very much lately.
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Not quite Spader
I'd say James Spader, but I'm really in love with Alan Shore. Everytime he addresses the jury, I go weak!
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Yes! Naveen Andrews!
Barbara Hershey's boyfriend!
Don't forget Kama Sutra, in which he is INCREDIBLY sexy and dissolute. What a guy.
Also Sami Frey about the time of "The Little Drummer Girl"
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yeah baby!
Viggo Mortensen, people! looks, brains, creativity, and liberal politics, all in one...
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Only Rickman is the sexy one on this stupid list
Who put together this idiotic list?
There's only one possible candidate for sexiest man on the planet, and it is Zinedine Zidane, the Mozart of football:
http://www.zidane.fr/homepage_es.html
http://zizou.zi.funpic.de/gallery/cpg132/displayimage.php?album=24&pos=8
http://zizou.zi.funpic.de/gallery/cpg132/displayimage.php?album=24&pos=11
http://theplace.ru/archive/gallery.php?id=1442
http://expertfootball.com/players/zidane/pictures.php
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Yes, yes, yes to Russ Feingold!
And to James Spader, and to Keith Olberman. Other picks include John Cusack and Andre Braugher (fell in LOVE with him on Homicide: Life on the Street).
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one more
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (eko on lost)
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How nice for you girls...
...to indulge your man-fantasies (mantasies?) in Salon, but I'm wondering if there will soon be a "Sexiest woman living" feature that will not be perceived as hopelessly sexist of Salon's male staffers in its enumeration. If so, and seeing as how the male chauvinist tag has been disqualified by the appearance of the ladies' fantasy men, I hereby nominate Maggie Gyllenhaal to any of you testosterone-dominant staffers who might be stuck coming up with the ideal combination of brains, beauty, talent and sensitivity to today's political winds.
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Even these comments are amazing.
In addition to my earlier shrieks of delight (as well as votes for James Spader and Liev Schreiber), I just wanted to stop back in and voice solidarity with mentions of Chiwetel Elijofor, Stephen Gevedon, Ed Harris, Naveen Andrews, and a slap on the back to you salty girls who are into Peter O'Toole. Oh, someone also said Christopher Eccleston. Rawr! Now we're talking!
I've already started my Sexy Lady List. I heard Charlotte Rampling earlier, and I hope Judi Dench's cherubic face and arched brows makes her a shoe-in. Also, Tim Gunn's lovely wife, Jenna Fischer.
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My Brit-heavy list
More props for Alan Rickman. Thanks to others for mentioning Hugh Laurie, Christian Bale, Jeremy Irons, Hugo Weaving, Billy Bob Thornton.
Add to the list – Bill Nighy, Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Hopkins. If you liked Colin Firth’s Darcy, check out Richard Armitage in North and South (not the Civil War miniseries; this is a BBC production based on a 19th century novel).