It's always a question of who ends up on top when it comes to Grindr, so having the gay geo-social app host a "best of" awards totally made sense. Grindr tasked some of its 4.5 million worldwide users with the job of naming the top pop- and local-culture items from 2012. Given that these are some of the pickiest gays on the planet, the winners should be very illuminating!

Find out which celebrities, TV shows, athletes, bars, clubs, parties, salons, gyms, bartenders and more were favored by Grindr users after the jump!

So, the Last Day of the World turned out to be just another excuse to drink with friends (not that we ever need an excuse.)

Should the Mayan Prophecy have held true, however, alien schoolchildren studying humanity’s final year would’ve learned the correct pronunciation of Ke$ha, how to have a proper kiki and other lessons thanks to a time capsule packed with the greatest pop-culture benchmarks of 2012 that we left in the office fridge next to a year-old carton of Coconut Water.

If the world had actually ended a few days ago, which pop songs would we have heartily co-signed as the absolute greatest in the history of histories ever in all of time combined for eternity in 2012? The Instinct editorial team (Editor In Chief Mike...

Selecting the "best of Kylie Minogue" would be a mind-bending impossible difficult task, as challenging for us as selecting, say, the hottest guy from the Magic Mike lineup. How can one pick the greatest when all the options are delectable? It's an arduous endeavor nobody should have to endure...but boy are we satisfied with the fruits of the labor assigned to Kylie's label! 

Providing us with a one-stop shop for four decades-worth of Kylie, The Best of Kylie Minogue is like the Fodor's guide to the land of the iconic diva!

Wanna take a trip through Kylie's classic history along with us? Enter this week's Swag Suite for a chance to win The Best of Kylie Minogue! Details follow...

We'd like to stroke our own egos by thinking that our inclusion of The Iron Lady on our "Top 10 Movies of 2011" roster is to blame for the film's wildly-successful limited-engagement opening this weekend. While we pat ourselves on the back and wait with bated breath for Meryl to thank us during her Oscar acceptance speech, follow the jump to try your hand at winning a pair of passes to see The Iron Lady in New York or L.A. at any point during its theatrical engagement! 

We might not be able to catch a ball from more than three-yards, but our hand/eye jazz-hand/threaded-eye coordination is skilled enough to capture the pop-culture zeitgeist of the past year. We may have endured more blackouts than homes affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, but our love for pop-culture allows its brightest gems to shine through our sober senses. Once again, Instinct has assigned two of its sassiest editors—Jeff Katz, Senior Editor, and Jonathan Higbee, Associate Web Editor—the task of assessing the year in pop-culture, and 2011's bountiful list might include the most eclectic selections to date.

To conclude the series, Jeff and Jonathan shred the prescription for 7-day antibiotics to succumb to the most...

We might not be able to catch a ball from more than three-yards, but our hand/eye jazz-hand/threaded-eye coordination is skilled enough to capture the pop-culture zeitgeist of the past year. We may have endured more blackouts than homes affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, but our love for pop-culture allows its brightest gems to shine through our sober senses. Once again, Instinct has assigned two of its sassiest editors—Jeff Katz, Senior Editor, and Jonathan Higbee, Associate Web Editor—the task of assessing the year in pop-culture, and 2011's bountiful list might include the most eclectic selections to date.

To continue the series, Jeff and Jonathan tackle the year's top friends and foes of the gay community. So, who...

We might not be able to catch a ball from more than three-yards, but our hand/eye jazz-hand/threaded-eye coordination is skilled enough to capture the pop-culture zeitgeist of the past year. We may have endured more blackouts than homes affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, but our love for pop-culture allows its brightest gems to shine through our sober senses. Once again, Instinct has assigned two of its sassiest editors—Jeff Katz, Senior Editor, and Jonathan Higbee, Associate Web Editor—the task of assessing the year in pop-culture, and this year's bountiful list of favorites might include the most eclectic selections yet. To continue the series, Jeff and Jonathan tackle 2011's top films. So, which offerings from the ...

We maintain that the shirtless + six-pack look is timeless and haute, but the clothing that Jared Leto decided to toss on in the other 50 percent of the year has earned him the distinction of GQ's "Worst Dressed Man In The World" for 2011. 

We might not be able to catch a ball from more than three-yards, but our hand/eye jazz-hand/threaded-eye coordination is skilled enough to capture the pop-culture zeitgeist of the past year. We may have endured more blackouts than homes affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, but our love for pop-culture allows its brightest gems to shine through our sober senses. Once again, Instinct has assigned two of its sassiest editors—Jeff Katz, Senior Editor, and Jonathan Higbee, Associate Web Editor—the task of assessing the year in pop-culture, and this year's bountiful list of favorites might include the most eclectic selections yet. To continue the series, Jeff and Jonathan tackle 2011's top hotties (literally, they wish!). So,...

Instinct’s Top of 2011: Albums

We might not be able to catch a ball from more than three-yards, but our hand/eye jazz-hand/threaded-eye coordination is skilled enough to capture the pop-culture zeitgeist of the past year. We may have endured more blackouts than homes affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, but our love for pop-culture allows its brightest gems to shine through our sober senses. Once again, Instinct has assigned two of its sassiest editors—Jeff Katz, Senior Editor, and Jonathan Higbee, Associate Web Editor—the task of assessing the year in pop-culture, and this year's bountiful list of favorites might include the most eclectic selections yet. To kick off the series, here are Instinct’s top albums of 2011.

New York marriage equality, one of our picks for "Best of 2011," wouldn't have been possible without the aggressive fight waged by Governor Andrew Cuomo. With a half-year between the governor and his huge achievement, Cuomo starts to form his legacy on the matter in a new interview with GQ. So, what does Cuomo have to say in hindsight about one of the best things to happen to the LGBT community in 2011?

Did 40 artists even make videos this year? Or, maybe the bigger question is, did VH1 even play them? Either way, the music channel is counting down their best of the best tonight, and we have a preview after the jump!