We're absolutely sure you checked InstinctMagazine.com daily, even hourly, all week long to stay up to date on the latest news of LGBT interest. Still, if you need a cheat sheet to study ahead of this weekend's pop quiz (and there WILL be a pop quiz!), our weekly Flipboard magazine highlighting the week's hottest stories is here! 

Head here to check out the biggest (and sexiest) stories of the week from InstinctMagazine.com on Flipboard!

If Spiderman Andrew Garfield's smoldering gaze into enough to immediately send you to Flipboard and have you flipping through "Instinct Magazine Online," perhaps the notion of reaquianting yourselves with the biggest stories of the week from this here blog is! 

Need a refresher on the week in LGBT and LGBT-interest news? Easy, breezy, covergirl! Just head to Flipboard for our weekly roundup of the biggest stories that appeared on InstinctMagazine.com!

Though we were heartbroken to report that Instinct's Editor In Chief of seven years, Mike Wood, stepped down this week, we were absolutely elated to see our very own Jeff Katz promoted to the prestigious position. Congratulations, Jeff!

For more on our huge news, follow the jump for the full press release. 

We may still be a bit fuzzy in the head from the final night of 2012, but we have no trouble remembering those who made last year one for the LGBT record books. Who will be on the right side of history and who will be in the wrong when texts recall the year that was 2012? Instinct's editorial team (Editor in Chief Mike Wood, Senior Editor Jeff Katz, Associate Web Editor Jonathan Higbee and Web Superstar Nigel Campbell) countdown the folks (and companies) that set the bar high for 2013. 

Roughly 60 percent of the lower 48 is covered in snow. Brrr. What better way to warm up the body without raising the heat bill than with a review of the Top 10 hotties that made 2012 so abs-olutely delectable (with emphasis on "abs" for a reason)?

Take a stroll cruise down memory lane with us as Instinct's editorial team (Editor in Chief Mike Wood, Senior Editor Jeff Katz, Associate Web Editor Jonathan Higbee and Web Superstar Nigel Campbell) counts down the men who made us swoon the most throughout 2012. As we always ask at the New Year's Day after hours, who will find themselves on top?

In case you somehow missed the memo, we’re celebrating a pretty big milestone here at Instinct this November—our 15th anniversary!! Yes, 15 years of gorgeous—and gay!!—cover guys, countless blind dates and some outrageous Soapbox speakers! Since it began in May 2004, the Soapbox feature quickly became a favorite for readers, and we continue to strive and bring you interesting and expressive celebs and public figures today to keep our back page fresh, fierce and often pretty funny. So to celebrate Instinct’s big 1-5, we’re republishing some of the Soapboxes you’ve told us you love best, all throughout November!

First up: we have to start with the original, of course! Here’s Margaret Cho, back from our May 2004 Issue, where...

It’s turning out to be a pretty political day on the blog! And in a brand-new interview with Instinct, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom is sharing his fears over the prospects of a Romney/Ryan win, as well as his thoughts on gay Americans throwing their support behind the Republican ticket.

Read what the LGBT ally has to say, after the jump.

Attention, ravishing readers! We're in need of a few good men. (Isn't that always the case?)

Along with Pistol Pete, Instinct Magazine has signed on to the strenuous and absolutely punishing task of sifting through hot, chiseled men in the Luxor Las Vegas' "The Tempter Model Search." Queue the violins! Our "grueling" gig will ultimately lead to the selection of the "new face" of the Luxor Hotel & Casino's infamous Temptation Sundays by way of online voting and judge's approval. Yay, democracy! 

If you're anywhere west of the Rockies and think you have what it takes to become the "new face" of Temptation Sundays then head to http://instinctmagazine.com/the-tempter to enter! (Submissions accepted until Wednesday, August...

International pop star Mika has plenty to celebrate!

He's now openly gay (as revealed to the world by Instinct last week), has fans hysterical with anticipation for his new album The Origin Of Love (slated for a fall release), and provides a late but competitive entry into the Song of Summer battle with "Celebrate" (featuring Pharrell Williams). The anthemic new single got its music video debut this morning just in time to give us another reason to celebrate this Market Days weekend! Check out Mika's latest after the jump! 

We've had another week to examine your submissions and suggestions as well as every inch of Spandex parading around London since Part 1 of our favorite Olympics studs dropped jaws around the world. Now, with the Closing Ceremony unfortunately approaching (Sunday, August 12), we thought it'd be appropriate to send the 2012 Summer Games out with a bang in a massive sequel post. You're welcome!

The torch may soon be extinguished in London, but these XXX Olympians (pun certainly intended) will keep us hot for much longer. Follow the jump for yet another drool-inducing selection (including a few NSFW pics) of the sexiest men of the 2012 Olympics!

“In the end, all of what you do in your life makes you who you are,” says Aiden Leslie. “Why not celebrate it and reach for the Diamond Dreams that inspire you? You only have one go-around to make it happen."

Aiden—easily one of pop music's hunkiest artists—has made at least one of our dreams come true by premiering the video for his newest "rocktronic" single "Diamond Dreams" right here on Instinct! We know you've been waiting to see the latest from the club-chart-topping artist of 2011’s “Worlds Away,” so without further ado, head to our Web Exclusives area to check out “Diamond Dreams,” from Aiden Leslie and famed NYC-based director Marco Ovando!

Folks might think we like to hear ourselves talk and our favorite subject is ourselves, but that's only partly true; we love and cherish hearing from you, ravishing readers, which is why we're thrilled to invite you to share a personal story of triumph in Your Campaign Within. Selected submissions will have a chance of being published right here on our website!

Details follow.