(POP NEWS) Tragic Knight; BW's Stand; Naked Speech; Bra; Nadal; Short men; Tom Ford!

• TRAGIC: 12 Dead, 50 Injured After Late Night Shooting at 'Dark Knight Rises' Screening in Colorado! 

• NO WAY: Barbara Walters Discusses George Zimmerman Interview That Never Was!

• VICTORY: Troops Win OK to Wear Uniforms in Gay Pride Parade!

• STATEMENT: Naked Flier Gets Off for 'Free Speech'!

• MATCH-MAKING: Nova Scotia Newspaper Runs Prank Wedding Announcement Featuring Two Straight Guys!

• TRANS-COM: Transgender Son of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening Speaks Out!

• FROZEN: 600-Year-Old Bra Blows Hole in History of Lingerie!

• SADDENED: Rafael Nadal drops out of the Olympic Games!

• STRATEGY: Scientists Tell Swimmers to Change Their Strokes!

• ATTITUDE: Do short men really have rotten personalities?

• BABY: Katie Holmes Returning to Broadway!

• WILL-HARD: Fred Willard Busted for Lewd Conduct in XXX Theater!

• BRAWN: Thieves Can't Keep Hands Off Giant Hoff Cutouts!

• DREAMY: Tom Ford Offers Up Yet Another Sultry Gaze for 'Noir'!

(POP NEWS) Marty, gone; Cruise's package; Annoyed Thorpe; Usher; Obama!

• FAREWELL, MARTY: Oscar Winner Ernest Borgnine Dead at 95!

• EXHIBITIONIST: Tom Cruise Used to Preen in G-Strings!

• DENIAL: Aussie Swimmer Ian Thorpe 'Annoyed' Over Gay Questions!

• DANGEROUS: Bieber's Driving Prompted 10 Calls to 911!

• ZAPPED: Spider-Man Weaves $65M Web!

• TRAGIC: Usher Stepson Brain Dead After Jet Ski Accident!

• SPOILED: Kourtney Kardashian Has Baby Girl!

• WINNER: Roger Federer wins seventh Wimbledon!

• MIRROR: J-Lo's Lesbian Drama!

• POO: If Sweat Doesn't Smell, Why Are We Stinky?

• DOG BREATH: To Keep Baby Healthy, Get a Dog!

• INCLUDED: Google Goes Gay, Globally!

• BIG BUCKS: WSJ' Examines Gay-Friendly Consumerism!

• ICONIC: “The Advocate” endorses President Obama!

(POP NEWS) Ugly Phelps; Mrs Pitt; Tom's secrets; Andy; Insanity!

• BAD LIGHTING: Ugliest Photograph of Michael Phelps?

• HOMOPHOBE: Brad Pitt's Mom Pens Anti-Gay Missive!

• TENSION: Tom, Katie Don't Look Happy at Last Dinner Together!

• BRO-MANCE: David Beckham Dragged Into Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Divorce Scandal!

• XPOSED: Katie Holmes IS Scientology's Worst Nightmare!

• HEART-BURN: Andy Griffith Cause of Death Revealed!

• L.O.V.E: Sean Avery And Andy Cohen Sitting In A Booth...?

• BIASED: China Lets ONLY celibate Gay men and lesbians Donate Blood Again!

• LIZZIE's SECRET: British Throne's 'True Heir' Dead at 71!

• FOUND: 100 Early Caravaggio Artworks Discovered!

• INSANE: Model Renato Seabra, Accused Of Murdering Celebrity Boyfriend, Claims God Made Him Do It!

(Mike's MAGIC) A Brief History Of Male Strippers..!

With all the hoopla over Magic Mike and its nearly $40 million box office haul, Forrest Wickman at Slate takes a look at the history of male strippers. Apparently that history is short:While musclemen have been paid for popping their pecs and otherwise showing off their bodies since at least the late 19th century, it’s only in the ’70s that stripping became a co-ed profession.

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Gay strip shows sprouted up around the same time. By 1976 the Gaiety Theatre in Times Square featured men stripping for the entertainment of other men.

Unlike the shows oriented toward women, the Gaiety shows regularly featured full frontal nudity on stage. Still, gay shows were otherwise quite similar to their straight counterparts, though there was more likely to be drag and other gender-play.

It wasn't long until male strippers started popping up in pop culture, featuring in long-gone television shows and made-for-tv movies. And now they're making millions at the box office. Male strippers sure have grown!

(POP NEWS) Kat's Savior; Andy Buried; Cher's grief; TODAY goes solo; Mermaids; OUT; Amazing!

• SAVED: Meet the Man Behind Katie Holmes' Split!

• REST: Andy Griffith Already Buried!

• LOYALTY: Cher gets grief from Twitter followers after sharing her enthusiasm for megachurch pastor Joel Osteen!

• HOSTED: Here's Why Ann Curry Really Got the Boot!

• MURDERED: Arafat May Have Been Poisoned!

• PROFANE: Two Zimbabweans Arrested Over 'Lurid' Gay Pictures!

• Chuck E. Cheese Getting 'Hip' Makeover!

• FANTASY: Sorry, Mermaids Aren't Real!

• PROUD: Singer Frank Ocean Comes Out: 'I Feel Like A Free Man'!

• TESTED: Home Test Kit for HIV Gets FDA Approval!

• POWER TRIP: Why Do Hotels Turn Us Into Monsters?

• FREEDOM: France to Let Gays Marry, Adopt!

• AMAZING: 'Bladerunner' Pistorius to Race in Olympics!

(POP NEWS) BABS speaks; Guthrie; Nic Vac; Pride Kiss off; Cheater; Nadal's Defeat!

IT's WAR (again): Barbra Streisand and Larry Kramer re-open their war of words about making “The Normal Heart”!

CHEAP: Guthrie Takes Ann Curry's Seat on Today!

ATTACKED: PETA Freaks Out Over 'Trollsen Twins' $17K Bag!

N/S: Vaccine Could Prevent Nicotine Addiction!

BUDGET: WorldPride London 'Scaling Back'!

KISS OFF: Ahead Of Gay Pride, Cuban Activists Stage Kiss-In!

FRANKLY: Clark Gable's Grandkid Lands Host of 'Cheaters' Gig!

DEFEATED: Nadal loses in second round of Wimbledon!

(LIST) What are the Gayest Neighborhoods in America?

(POP NEWS) Coming OUT; Bromance; Frenchy OUT; Bitch Fest; Meredith declines; Hilary goes Retro!

TRENDING: EW’s cover story this week is special report on “The New Art of Coming Out”!

BROMANCE: Manganiello talks about his friendship with college buddy and “Magic Mike” co-star Bomer!

DIVA ALERT: Frenchie Davis comes out!

BITCH FEST: Anderson Cooper to Fan: B****, What Are You Doing?

NO WAY: Meredith Declines Today's Job Offer!

COUNTER-SUE: Gay Author Sues John Travolta For Libel Over Mental Health Claims!

HONORED: Gay JCPenney Dads Will March In NYC's Gay Pride!

SILENT: Not a Peep From Tweeters as Twitter Crashes!

PATTERNED: Sandusky's Adopted Son: I Was Abused!

PIMPING: Behind Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape ... Her Mom?

RETRO: Clinton Rocks Crazy Glasses at Ceremony!

(POP NEWS) New Yorker Milestone; Britney; Bristol's Trash; LiLo's Drama; Picasso; Wanted!

MILESTONE: 'The New Yorker' Cover Features Lesbian Brides!

• REUNITED: Britney Spears 'Shaken' as Former Duet Partner Comes Out as Gay at 'X-Factor' Auditions!

• FAME WHORE: Bristol Palin's New Show: 'Kardashians of Wasilla'!

• DRAMA QUEEN: More Drama for LiLo Over Car Crash!

• DIGG: True Blood's Muse: Rick Santorum!

• DEFAMATION: Pablo Picasso Painting Vandalized at Houston Museum!

• WE WANT YOU: Defense Dept. Posts LGBT Pride Posters in Pentagon!

(POP NEWS) Ricky's Day; Osbourne; Beyonce; Rihanna's Depression; LiLo; Madonna; King's Party!

• PAPI: Ricky Martin's Fathers Day!

• LIFE LESSON: Gay Dad From JCPenney Ad Opens Up About Life, Fatherhood, And Backlash!

• TRAGIC: New Dad, Jack Osbourne has Multiple Sclerosis!

• PAY OFF: Beyonce Buys Jay-Z $40M Father's Day Gift!

• TOO FAT: Rihanna Depressed About Being a Size Zero!

• CROSSFIRE: NBA Star Tony Parker Injured in Chris Brown Fight!

• HANG OVER: LiLo Explains Source of 'Exhaustion'!

• DIVA ALERT: Madonna's Crazy Tour Demands Revealed!

• 3SOME: Tom Cruise Can't Make It Rock (But comes in 3rd)!

• WEIRD: Squawking Man Interrupts U.S. Open Trophy Ceremony!

• THRIFTY: Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Cash!

• GOODBYE PARTY: King Boozing, Smoking Weed Before He Died!

• HUNKY: Suspect in Canada Shooting Arrested at Border, Will the 21 y/o Hunk survive OZ!

(LIST) The World's Priciest City Is...

Looking to ditch these shores and move abroad? Don't head to Tokyo unless you have plenty of moolah to bankroll your expat lifestyle. A cup of coffee will run you $8.29 there, and a single ticket to a movie clocks in at $22.97. Part of the reason for Tokyo's high spot on the list is the strength of the Japanese yen against the dollar, but the city has always ranked highly on Mercer's annual cost-of-living survey, the Wall Street Journal reports: It has been in the top three each year except 2007, when it was No. 4, and it's been No. 1 a dozen times since 1994.

This year, Tokyo displaced last year's No. 1 city, ABC News reports: Luanda, Angola, dropped to No. 2. Moscow, No. 4, is the most expensive European city; Tel Aviv takes that honor among Middle Eastern cities, coming in at No. 31. The US doesn't have an entry until No. 33, New York City, the only US city to make the top 50. The least expensive city of all 214 ranked? Karachi, Pakistan. See the full list.

(POP NEWS) Jubilee Ends with Wave; Morrissey; Bradbury; Miley; Crow; Davis; Northstar!

• FINAL WAVE: Diamond Jubilee Ends With a Fly-by!

• MASTERPIECE: Theater That Staged Shakespeare's 1st Plays Found!

• QUITTING: Morrissey to Retire from Music!

• NOT WICKED: Science Fiction Author Ray Bradbury Dead at 91!

• OFFICIAL BEARD: Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Engaged!

• FRAUD: No Record of Reality Show Singer's War Injury!

• A-O-KAY: Sheryl Crow Has Benign Brain Tumor!

• RUMOR: Cops Bust Scout Willis on Fake ID Charges!

• FIRST LOOK: First Doctor to Reach Lincoln Found Him Comatose!

• OUT: Former NFL Player Wade Davis is Gay and Talking About it Publicly for the First Time!

• ICONIC: 'X-Men' Artwork Featuring Northstar's Marriage Proposal to His Boyfriend is Up for Sale!

(POP NEWS) Manganiello at MMA; GLAAD; Lambert Flips; 2 deaths; Lilo as Liz!

• SHOWSTOPPER: Joe Manganiello Serves Up Stripper Beefcake to the MTV Movie Awards!

• THE JOSH SHOW: Hunger Games Scarfs Up 4 MTV Wins!

• WINNERS: 23rd GLAAD Media Awards; DAYS OF OUR LIVES, GREY'S ANATOMY Honored!

• Adam Lambert: 'F**k One Million Moms'!

• COMPASSION: Jason Alexander Apologizes For Gay Jokes!

• UNITED: 300+ Straight Mormons March in Gay Pride Parade in Salt Lake City!

• REALLY: Desperate Housewives Star Dead!

• KISS OFF: Family Feud's Richard Dawson Dead!

• PRE-MATURE: Andy Samberg Leaving SNL!

• FLEET: 1K-Boat Flotilla Lauds Queen!

• GLIMPSE: LiLo as Liz!   

(POP NEWS) Magic Poster; Rhino; Bieber, OUT; Amelia; OMM; Green Lantern, OUT!

• MAGIC MONTY: New “Magic Mike” poster!

• GLITTER: 'Rhinestone Rhino' Unveiled in Birmingham UK's Gay Village!

• REGRET: Chely Wright on how she has been frozen out of Country music since coming out as a lesbian!

• OUCH: Bieber Knocks Himself Out Slamming Into Glass Wall!

• COSMETIC: Anti-Freckle Jar Key Clue to Amelia Earhart Crash Site?

• BEN-GAY: Old People Smell Better Than Young People!

• OMM: JCPenney Father's Day Ad Features 2 Dads!

• KINKY: Guy Takes Bite Out of Other Guy's Ear!

• PRE-VIEW: Green Lantern Alan Scott is Officially Gay!

(POP NEWS) NY goes HEART-Less; X-Men; Federer; Dim-wit; LA Porn; Simpson's Goods!

• HEART-LESS: NY Unhearts Iconic Logo! 

  • RE-VEALING: Check Out The First Pages Of 'X-Men's' Gay Wedding Issue! 

    LE-MALE: Roger Federer makes history in Paris!

• DIM-WIT: Clueless Kathie Lee Asks Martin Short How Dead Wife Is!

• JOCK CITY: LA Coliseum Doubled as ... Porn Set?

• THREATS: Church on 'Lockdown' After Boy's Anti-Gay Song!

• TOUCH OF PINK: Komen 'Race for Cure' Registrations Drop!

• FOR SALE: Simpson Debuts Baby Maxwell! 

(LIST) Most Extroverted US City Is ... Keota, Iowa?

The Pyco “psychological marketing” firm’s database of 181 million Americans over the age of 18 determined that the following cities currently are the nation’s most extroverted:

(POP NEWS) Nixon's Wedding Portrait; Serena's Loss; Rannells; Cooley's stance; Party Boy!

• MARRIED IN THE CITY: Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni wedding portrait!

• WTF? Serena loses opening match in Paris!

• DADDY: Mary-Kate, 25, Dating Sarkozy Half-Bro, 42!

• ORGASMIC: Dr. Ruth Launches Her Own Wine Line!

• CREATED: First Gay Couple Ever Married Creates Dead Berlusconi Artwork Called 'The Dream of the Italians'!

• NORMAL: Andrew Rannells IS Gay in Real Life'!

• LAY OFF THE MERCHANDISE: L.A. Gay Bar Owner David Cooley Discusses Their New Ban on Bachelorette Parties!

• SCOUT: Wahls Challenging Anti-Gay Policy!

• Times They Are a-Changin: Bob Dylan Gets Medal of Freedom!

• FRICTION: Saverin's Feud With Zuckerberg Is 'Hollywood Fantasy'!

• 3's a CROWD: Party Boy Prince Harry a 'Neighbor From Hell'!

(POP NEWS) Gaga Banned; Travolta's Quickie; Smoking cures Gay-ness!

• BANNED: Indonesian Cops Nix Lady Gaga Concert!

• QUICKIE: Travolta allegedly gave "Kenickie" a BJ!

• DISSED: Cannes Ripped for Shutting Out Women Directors!

• CURE: Smoking Makes You Straight And Therefore Honorable, Say Maine Haters!

• SPARKLE: Marie de Medici Diamond Fetches Dazzling $9.7M!

(POP NEWS) Huge Avengers; Goober; Meloni; Dixon comes OUT!

• HUGE: Avengers Opens to Whopping $200M!

• TROUBLE: 6 Cop Cars Track Down Amanda Bynes!

• RESPECT: 'Andy Griffith' Star George Lindsey Dead at 83!

• DIVA ALERT: Blue Ivy Will Be 'Worst, Spoiled Kid Ever'!

• INSPECTED: Beckinsale Wants the GOP in her Vagina!

• BUILT: “GCB” stud Mark Deklin is hetero-fit!

• BANNED: No Straight Kisses Allowed in Denmark Gay Bar!

• MILESTONE: Reaction to VP Joe Biden's 'Will & Grace' Shout-out!

• THIRSTY: Christopher Meloni Serves Blood, Bares Fangs in 'True Blood' Preview!

• OUT: Stanford Gymnast and Olympic Hopeful Josh Dixon: I'm Gay!

(POP NEWS) Brady's New Look; Evangelista's BIG Ticket; SpongeBob; Just Demi; GAP goes GAY!

• SMOKIN: Tom Brady has a new look!

• BIG TICKET: Evangelista SAYS Lover Told Me to Get an Abortion!

• REALLY: Bachelor Host Soon to Be a Bachelor!

• TRAGIC: Bear Who Went to College Killed by Car!

• Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast! 

• DROWNING: SpongeBob Ratings Sinking Fast!

• WHORE: Courtney Love Gave Up Rights to Kurt's Image for Cash!

• OFFICIAL: @Mrskutcher Switches to @Justdemi on Twitter!

• PRICELESS: 2 New Little Prince Pages Shed New Light on Book! 

• SMART: Lost Parakeet Tells Cops His Address! 

• Diagnosis of the Day: 'Tanorexia'! 

• GREEDY: Spirit Airlines to Charge $100 for Carry-Ons! 

• DEATH OF MIDDLE CLASS: In Today's America, Death of a Salesman Is Dead!

• BE ONE: GAP's New Gay Ad!