tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25558040141494298832024-03-13T02:55:21.909+01:00MenAll kinds of things about all kinds of menDecobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-77350201705601069972007-03-08T18:00:00.000+01:002007-03-08T18:06:52.401+01:00Drs. J. Robin Warren and Barry MarshallHere are two men whom you may not recognize and may not ever hear about again, but to whom you may one day want to say thank you.They were awarded together the 2005 Nobel Prize for medicine because they established that stomach ulcers are caused by a bacteria and not stress. It means you can be cured. You do not have to spend the rest of your life eating babyfood and staying sober. Hurrah for Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-49018946417188591602007-03-07T09:52:00.000+01:002007-03-07T10:58:26.303+01:00Riccardo ScamarcioThis is a photo of a beautiful boy. He's considered the latest Italian sex symbol, although this photo doesn't promote that image so well.A little Google time for images, however, reveals that he's the man of a hundred faces and appears to be an entirely different person depending on the image you choose.Sure, he's an actor and should be capable of some of that, but the differences in Scamorcio Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-42353454649095192932007-03-01T11:09:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:50:13.841+01:00RowanAnother real guy, and accessible to the United States readers.Rowan is another Brit, like Reid, and is also sitting on top of the world. What is it about that position and British men?He cooks, ladies, and makes wine and beer. He's in a highly technical job and likes the relaxation of the kitchen and the stillroom. I know him from the cookery pastime. Polite and funny and there you go. What Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-82202728530039261472007-02-23T22:15:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:50:14.238+01:00Tony BourdainLet's get at the chefs again. There's just something so nice about a man who can really cook. Tony recently made news again when he took over Michael Ruhlman's blog to talk about Food TV Network. Within days that post had over 500 comments, including some from Bourdain in Patagonia. Presumably Patagonia was for his travel show.He's a famous and accomplished chef who also write about cooking Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-49488063078278489822007-02-19T18:13:00.000+01:002007-02-19T18:41:43.485+01:00Raoul BovaTime for some straight up male beauty taken neat.Bova was a swimming champion who turned on a dime to acting and for once it worked. Born in 1971 at Rome, that makes him just about old enough to watch without wincing. And watch we will, because there probably isn't any male in movies today who is more beautiful than Bova. It also seems he might be a decent guy, a family man and good to work Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-88434525661725208012007-02-15T19:14:00.000+01:002007-02-16T09:13:47.749+01:00David LebowitzThis might be the nicest man in Paris.If you feel like hanging out in cafes and bistros, you may very well do better with "Monsieur Chocolat" than "Monsieur MovesinonyouatCrazyHorse." Witty, kind and a great cook who can amuse you with a tale of finding the right cake container for moving oeuvres d'art in the Paris Metro. He knows where to eat, he knows what to drink. I've not yet met a foodieDecobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-33575774003511979582007-02-15T10:58:00.000+01:002007-02-15T11:41:44.648+01:00Marlon BrandoFrom the beginning to the end of his career, his private life was as striking as his acting.I wasn't alert to the beginnings; on Broadway, where only those who went to New York plays would have known about him, nor yet his first films, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront." I don't remember even hearing about them from the older women in my life. They may have been just a bit too Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-14351793134726211422007-02-14T10:23:00.000+01:002007-02-14T10:48:33.086+01:00Roberto BolleBolle is Italy's primo ballerino, which simply means first male dancer. Bolle is generally said by the critics to be very elegant and extraordinarily supportive of the ballerinas with whom he dances. He doesn't usually get points for acting, but it may well be that properly supporting the ballerina who is praised for her acting is good acting. His unusual height allows him to partner taller Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-83358182417283825772007-02-13T13:49:00.000+01:002007-02-11T09:21:34.202+01:00Cary GrantMy vote goes here for the single, all-around most attractive man ever. Courtesy www.facade.comSeems like everything about him was a part of it. The slight British accent that remained forever. His height and carriage. The face which had enough variations from the ordinary to photograph and film well in black and white. The humor that seemed to go where he went so that even in a serious role,Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-79038012501219992522007-02-06T22:38:00.000+01:002007-02-13T14:00:18.140+01:00Johnny DeppI do think he is really fine. Born in Kentucky, living in France. That seems a leap. I have actually seen and liked Depp in a couple of movies, but he usually makes movies I don't see. I did once think I'd like him to cut my hair. I think it might be best to just look, because he doesn't take to being bothered.Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-79277597895433834642007-02-05T23:15:00.000+01:002007-02-05T23:34:26.497+01:00Pierrick FédrigoI think the French are making a mistake. The don't portray their cyclists apart from their bikes and their gear.After you've lived in a cycling mad culture for a while, you know that there are some exceptional athletes involved, but if you never see them off a bike, they tend to seem boyish. Not to say that being boyish is a bad thing, but it appeals to a quite narrow slice of womanhood. So Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-37976860497199027282007-02-04T21:29:00.000+01:002007-02-13T14:03:13.700+01:00Melvil PoupaudActor, musician, writer, director, this Frenchman at 33 seems to have done it all. He was a protagonist in Le Divorce, which had an international release and in Time to Leave, a more recent film which may come to you. There is a great nude poster of him for his film "Le Temps Qui Reste" if you've a mind to look at it. It's quite unusual.Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-35106137155646448212007-02-03T23:24:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:50:14.819+01:00Colin FirthWho, I ask you, wouldn't want one of these?Or this?If you want to know all about Colin Firth, go to IMDB and read all about him. Or go to this exhaustive biography where you can become an expert. For me, Mr. Darcy will do.Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-55630594863959625882007-02-01T19:12:00.000+01:002007-02-01T19:32:24.264+01:00Paolo BonolisThis mild-mannered, ordinary guy is one of the most successful television personalities in Italy.Cortesia biografia.leonardo.itI have found him quick-witted and easy on his guests. One never knows if it's a matter of good writers and a good memory or whether the person actually is witty, but anyone who has watched Italian television has at least seen him. He has over his 25 years in show Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-20028379501815257092007-01-31T20:51:00.000+01:002007-01-31T21:30:12.859+01:00Keanu ReevesHow will you have your Keanu Reeves? Wearing what seems a very severe evening gown or a priest's cassock?Courtesy allocine.frOr fresh-faced and youthful?Coutesy celebrities.plA booking photo following arrest for DUI?Bad things happen to all of us. Ask Hugh Grant.Reeves certainly does have a lot of facets. He's been acting since 1979, at fifteen years old. His interests mostly seem to be Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-14300090132394067762007-01-29T22:44:00.000+01:002007-01-29T23:13:00.538+01:00Gérard DepardieuI don't remember when Gérard Depardieu looked like thisCourtesy of le-papier-a-gaumet.comBut I think it doesn't matter a whit. I don't think anybody loves him for his beauty. It is to me a combination of his talent and his presence. He's like a big, huggable bear that could accidentally hurt you. He doesn't have hands, but paws. His chin is a weapon. And yet all those mis-mated parts form aDecobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-6322336832024586262007-01-28T22:40:00.000+01:002007-01-28T23:30:52.195+01:00Mikhail BaryshnikovIt would be nice to be young again, in some ways, but I can never regret having lived in a time when I could and did see Mikhail Baryshnikov dance.He seemed not to be tethered to earth like us. For someone who likes men there were countless things to like about Baryshnikov, and I trust that there still are.I always say if someone is dancing, I'm watching. It wasn't so easy to get to see Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-82919554935002877382007-01-27T20:42:00.000+01:002007-01-27T21:09:36.747+01:00Yo-Yo MaIf I were a silly woman who sat around making lists of dream lovers, Yo-Yo Ma would be in the top two. I have never needed to know much more about him than how he plays a cello. I have found some things out for the purposes of sharing him with you. He was born in Paris in 1955 to two musicians. He began studying cello when he was four and began performing in public at five. His first AmericanDecobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-63470235854003026862007-01-26T17:52:00.000+01:002007-01-26T18:07:30.151+01:00George ClooneyYou don't really need to see George here. He's everywhere.But heck, he has to be represented, right? He does have a charming demeanor. He used to have a pig. He has a much-discussed home on the shores of Lake Como. where Pliny the Younger used to hang out some time back-- not with George, let me be clear.I don't know much of his work. I saw a really crazy movie in which he played a chain Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-36186717659140206982007-01-25T20:51:00.000+01:002007-01-25T21:11:03.307+01:00Sean ConneryI thought I'd better show off Sean before he starts to age.Photo courtesy of dlynnwaldron.This is an extraordinary man, possibly even amazing. He has been appealing to women for decades and decades. There are photos of him at every possible age and he never looks bad. He was born in 1930. How many men can you name born anytime in the Thirties that anyone calls sexy? At 59 years old he was Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-71420440577810654722007-01-23T21:00:00.000+01:002008-01-13T22:54:13.119+01:00Gianfranco VissaniWith his characteristic red shoes, this man, the top chef in Italy today, continues to dazzle the foodies of the world.Powerful, yes he is. He is ubiquitous on television, commenting, creating and protesting the blurring of the ancient Italian tradition of respect for one's ingredients, however humble.You can see something of his famous restaurant at its website. If you have to ask, then like Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-73316349184032236992007-01-22T22:21:00.000+01:002007-01-22T22:43:21.500+01:00Francesco TottiIn Italy all the starlets and letter girls date and sometimes marry soccer players. This photo, courtesy of abc.au, shows the most famous current player at work. He plays for Roma. He is so recognizable that when he participated in a reality show which had famous people (including a past President) doing ordinary jobs, he was recognized instantly while pumping Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-29944737513948367592007-01-21T23:21:00.000+01:002007-01-22T00:11:15.067+01:00I Fratelli FiorelloBrothers, and different as night and day.Beppe Fiorello, courtesy of TG mediaset, is a serious actor of generally respectable demeanor. I've seen him in many roles, and sometimes I have to think who it is, because he is capable of altering himself completely in a role. He is most believable as tragic heroes and he generally dies. Poor Beppe.Big brother Rosario, but known as just Fiorello, is aDecobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-76234596628236561762007-01-19T19:27:00.000+01:002007-01-21T17:48:52.412+01:00Massimiliano RosolinoThis photo had to happen eventually, given that I write from Italy.The photo is courtesy of desdetumail.com a Spanish fashion page.Six foot four, bleached blond and he's currently between beauty queens. Napolitano, born in 1978 and one has to wonder what Laura Biagiotti had in mind bundling this boy into those trunks. Yes, he is an Olympic Gold Medal winning swimmer, but not in those enormous Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555804014149429883.post-86586650384553754142007-01-17T23:22:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:50:15.075+01:00AmmarAmmar is an anthro-archeologist. His wife finds in him so many special qualities that she has dedicated an entire website to him. What stands out for me is that he grows every year a field of wheat to share with the poor and hungry.Decobabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598924956867139075noreply@blogger.com3