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Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM

The Sexiest Man Living 2008

He is a rogue, a gentleman and a brilliant actor. We loved him through good times and (very) bad, and we're so glad he's back.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:11 PM

You are entitled to your opinion

But the sexiest man living lives at my house.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:01 AM

So . . .

Jon Hamm lives at your house?

Thursday, November 20, 2008 04:37 AM

Agreed.

This article is useless without Jon Hamm.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 04:43 AM

Photo Looks like Kyle MacLachlan (n/t)

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Thursday, November 20, 2008 04:55 AM

Drugs are good

People used to constantly tell me I looked like Robert Downey Jr. Though a year younger, I haven't aged nearly so well. I guess I should have not quit the hard drugs.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 05:27 AM

Hold on a second Fallonius!

I've never been over your house! Let me see if I can post a picture. Hmmm strange; the web cam seems to have developed a cracked lense.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 06:02 AM

Hamming it up

Jon Hamm was our sexiest man last year!

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/11/15/sexiest_man/index.html

Thursday, November 20, 2008 06:13 AM

Could not agree more

RDJ is truly the sexiest man living (or dead, I imagine.) Have loved him since Weird Science (but not so much on SNL). I can't wait to see him portray Rahm Emanuel in the movie.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 07:40 AM

Sexiest living man?

Why, praytell, is it not YOUR man?

Please, let him know he does not measure up and see how that helps your relationship.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 07:45 AM

Yes!

PERFECT choice! He is witty and quick, sensitive and masculine, brooding and funny. And he looks better than ever. I'm so glad he's back, too.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 08:40 AM

The Sexiest Man LIving is a safe play.

Want to court controversy sans Paglia and Ms. Obama's butt?

Name the Sexiest Woman Living.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 08:49 AM

Ewwww.

Just, ewwww.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 09:27 AM

re: drugs are good

Don't feel bad--that image of RDJ has been heavily retouched. In more candid photos of him and on film, you can see that he has bags/circles under his eyes and deep lines around his mouth that are more like what you'd expect of someone of his age and history. Which is not to say that he isn't still attractive--he just looks a little more weathered.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 09:35 AM

Sexiest WOMAN Alive?

Michelle Williams?

Adriana Lima?

Kate Winslet?

Andrea Dworkin? (oh wait, she's dead)

Thursday, November 20, 2008 09:39 AM

I'm going to Huffpost

where entertainment is ok, but the biggest stories aren't about Michelle Obama's behind, and the sex appeal of a not-so-gracefully aging actor/pathetically degenerate (though possibly rehabilitated) criminal. Only in America. Sadly.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 09:42 AM

@Nika Martin

I second that.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:02 AM

Salon or People?

Is this Salon.com or People magazine? What the hell kind of headlining story is this to run on what used to be a serious news web site? Would you people pull your heads out of the gossip gutter and get back to writing real stories?

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:08 AM

This is too limited

I mean...are the dead just instantly disqualified!

What about the sexiest man still deceased?

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:13 AM

Jeff Tweedy.....

Why no Jeff Tweedy on this list? How can there be no Jeff Tweedy? Not even last year, when Wilco put out an album.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:17 AM

Annoying

who the hell cares

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:18 AM

...and as a side note

That 'ol Andrea Dworkin was one sexy tub 'o love.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:37 AM

Less Than Zero

Sorry but I can't get the imagery out of my head. RDJ, with the white crust around his lips, in that movie, albeit a great performance, I can't ever think he's sexy again. Somebody on this site ( think a reg. troll who's already complaining about this) already made my day by sounding like a sorry mule. Hello dimstar! Nice to see you here today.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:48 AM

This piece escaped from some middle school newspaper

No further reply required; I'm not IN middle school.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:59 AM

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

"Iron Man could have been awful." Iron Man was awful!

Then again, MSN didn't create cartoon characters for commuication for nothing with this new generation, did they?

A drug addict is not my idea of a great or even sexy guy. He's only done what normal and responsible people do: Not drugs. Be Clean. Get a job. Stop acting like an ass.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:10 AM

Where's Colbert?

I can't even begin to read about anyone on this list if Stephen Colbert is not on it. Every time he opens his mouth I wanna make out with him. Goodbye.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:14 AM

Colbert!

He was our very first sexiest man:

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/17/sexiest_man/index1.html

Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:18 AM

@Ramblin' Rose

Mr.T said it best to the T:

"Stay in milk, don't do school, and get eight hours 'o drugs.."

Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:28 AM

Not on my dime

I've been a loyal Salon subscriber for years, and I liked the content so much I bought (shares in) the company.

As a subscriber, this is emphatically NOT what I'm paying for. Get it together, Walsh. Salon's readers expect more substance. I simply refuse to believe that you don't have any better ideas for quality content. More intelligent stuff on the dawning recession, anyone? Or the tectonic shift in political media coverage as a result of Salon, HuffPost, etc.? C'mon.

As a shareholder, Salon's apparent attempt to compete with People Magazine looks like an especially stupid form of commercial suicide. Hey, Neimeth--this isn't your niche. Don't you know what your value proposition is. Every time you publish something like this you blur Salon's brand. If you're going to do blankety-blank of the year stuff, make it smarter, sharper, and tougher. How about the best/worst political ad? The most revealing malapropism? The most courageous blog post on the internet? You simply can't afford to be this stupid.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:43 AM

I met Robert Downey, Jr. several years ago.

10:00 in the morning and stoned. Didn't know where he was or where he was supposed to be.

I am so glad to see he's finally turned his life around.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 PM

the Downey

I love Robert Downey Jnr. My only complaint on the article is that you seem to have left out his 'gentleman rogue' star turn in 'Zodiac': a movie I like so much I bought the DVD and I've now watched it at least ten times. There are few perfect movies around but 'Zodiac' is one of them and Downey's messed- up-journalist performance is brilliant even by the standards of a brilliant crime/chiller where every performance has perfect pitch. He stole every scene in was in, even though he was competing with the wacky charms of Jake Gyllenhaal's cartoonist and the infinitely kissable Mark Ruffalo's dogged detective.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:41 PM

He's Also An Actor's Actor

I've not liked all of Downey's movies, maybe because some weren't up to his talents. But I missed him when he was gone from us, kept wondering if he would ever make it back, and delight in his return from hell. He should have received the Oscar for Chaplin. I'm still rooting for him and agree with your Sexiest Man Living 2008. He's so versatile. He can do anything asked of an actor, and then some.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:54 PM

Put it on a pedestal

Drop your money in the slot

And proceed to pray...

Thursday, November 20, 2008 01:42 PM

And but so...

...no Scott Bateman...?

Thursday, November 20, 2008 01:46 PM

This remarkable man

This remarkable man can do no wrong - his past was just experimentation for his life works. Love him beaucoup.

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