Top Ten | Silver Foxes

Silver Fox (noun): 1. a male with graying or gray hair who is considered by many to be exceedingly attractive 2. a small carnivore with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail that is silver. Though we do like fuzzy animals, the Tufts Daily Arts Department has compiled a list of the 10 hottest, over-40 beefcakes around.

10. Sean Connery: He's the original James Bond and has a killer accent. Need we say more?

9. Richard Gere: Richard Gere has been too old for us for about thirty years now. He's super silvery and foxy. Plus, the Buddhist thing is so hot right now. Om.

8. Bill Clinton: Dude could get a twenty-something intern when he was gray and working long hours in the Oval Office. If that doesn't make him a stud, we don't know what does.

7. Alex Trebek: He's like grandpa: knows everything, is condescending to the young ones and gives out a lot of money as a reward for learning things. Why is he a silver fox? Because, unlike grandpa, Alex's appearance never changes. Oh, and we're not related to him.

6. The Crypt Keeper: He may be frail and skeletal, but we'd like to cozy up to this dream boat any old day — emphasis on the old.

5. Harrison Ford: The dreamy star of so many adventure films, we would throw him the whip any day of the week. Assuming Indy wouldn't break a hip, that is.

4. Alec Baldwin: So he's packed on a few pounds over the years (see: "Beetlejuice," 1988), but now that he's gray, things just seem to be looking up. He's won two Emmys for his role as Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock," and he keeps the laughs coming every Thursday night.

3. Anderson Cooper: At 42, he's a little on the young side, but his grayish-white hair gives him that wise, sexy flair. Brian Williams might be alright, but Cooper is the eye-candy you want to see when you turn on the news.

2. George Clooney: George Clooney is the silver fox of silver foxes. Since his "ER" days, there's no denying that Clooney has only grown hotter with age. Clooney's speckled gray hair, boyish charm and incredibly good looks make him the man that every girl dreams of dating and that every guy only wishes he could be.

1. John Slattery: If you don't watch "Mad Men," you should. Not for the amazing costumes and sets or the subtle drama, but for this guy. His character left his wife for a hot, young, insipid secretary, which means there's still hope for us. Step into our office, Slattery.