Read This: Jon Hamm, Ed Westwick, Chris Matthews

We're in a Golden Age of Hot Men on TV, argues our colleague Lisa de Moraes. Simon Baker, Kevin McKidd, etc. And they're not just run-of-the-mill cute. These gentlemen are "smarter than their own hair," she writes, and "most important, very, very damaged." Which is especially hot.

Chris Matthews seems to be actively pursuing the possibility of running for Senate from Pennsylvania -- or is he just trying to leverage a better MSNBC contract? Either way, writes Howard Kurtz, it's an awkward situation for MSNBC.