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WHEN it comes to partners, men often find women’s taste fickle and unfathomable. But ladies may not be entirely to blame. A growing body of research suggests that their preference for certain types of male physiognomy may be swayed by things beyond their conscious control—like prevalence of disease or crime—and in predictable ways. Masculine features—a big jaw, say, or a prominent brow—tend to reflect physical and behavioural traits, such as strength and aggression. They are also closely linked to physiological ones, like virility and a sturdy immune system. The obverse of these desirable characteristics looks less appealing. Aggression is fine...

Washington is a magical place, a place where the onetime victims of boyhood gym-locker entombment can grow up to become the objects of affection, admiration, compulsive fandom, BlogSpot pages and Cafe Press T-shirts. It is, safe to say, the only place where Ari Fleischer could have a stalker. The haters call Washington “Hollywood for ugly people,” but they’ve got it all wrong. Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, and the beholders inside the Beltway see beauty where others might miss it. Beauty, says Tammy Haddad, is “the people who make things work in our town because they’re able...

By March 3, 2006; Page W13 This year I plan to conduct my own Academy Awards. And in my newly created category of "Best Red-Blooded Male," I regret to say that I can offer up only one nominee: King Kong. Where have all the tough guys gone? Really, it's enough to make you cry -- that is, if all our leading men weren't already doing it for me. From its earliest days Hollywood has had a glorious tradition of punch-throwing, gun-toting, testosterone-oozing leading men, and the world has loved every one of them. James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, John...

With his role as Achilles - 'the handsomest man in Greece' - Brad Pitt has confirmed his position as one of the handsomest men ever to grace the silver screen. Not only has his starring role in Troy transported Pitt into the superleague of Hollywood earners, but this epic showcasing of his legendary looks has driven him up to an impressive 5th position on the list of the most handsome men in Hollywood history. Here is the list in full. Under each star is the film in which he was at his most handsome... THE TOP TEN MOST HANDSOME MEN...

Let's take a look at the Sexiest Men of County Music -- or as we like to call them Hunks! 1. Tim McGraw........OOOLAALAA!!! 2. Toby Keith......hubba hubba 3. Kenny Chesney 4. Alan Jackson 5. Keith Urban.... Grrrr.... 6. Jimmy Buffett 7. George Strait 8. Clint Black 9. Trace Adkins 10. Kenny Rogers 11. Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry 12. Joe Nichols 13. Gary Allan 14. Brad Paisley 15. Blake Shelton 16. Josh Gracin 17. Daryl Worley 18. The lead singer in Rascal Flatts - Gary Levox, I believe. 19. Randy Travis 20. Kris Kristofferson I would also like to nominate...

The race is heated!! For those who missed yesterdays hot threads, the "30 Most Beautiful Hollywood Actresses" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1310947/posts with 515 posts has fallen behind the "Top 10 Hollywood Hunks" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1311169/posts currently sporting 528 posts (awesome freeperettes!). Lets see if we can get either to 1000 by 2005. Happy New Year!!!