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A thousand beautiful things

By Scott Dagostino • November 19, 2008 11:06 pm EDT

It really is true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everyone will agree, for instance, that Hugh Jackman really is The Sexiest Man Alive but those are just people who didn’t see him in a tank top in “X2.”

We can’t all look like that but Details’ Gabe and Max are here to help us try. At least I think they are:

If your quest for beauty requires drastic measures, check out this old instructional video for the terrifying Réjuvénique:

Some people might find this Christmas decoration beautiful. Others will be unfortuntely reminded of lynching. Awkward!

But one thing we can all agree on? Watching George W. Bush get a long-overdue snubbing from the other G20 leaders on CNN is beautiful indeed!

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A former editor of the late, lamented fab magazine, Scott has been writing for Xtra since 2007 on a variety of topics in news pieces, interviews, blogs, reviews and humour pieces. He lives on the Danforth with his boyfriend of 12 years, a manic Jack Russell Terrier, a well-stocked mini-bar and a shelf of toy Daleks.

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