September 2008

Inspirations & Contributors

Letters

Editor’s Letter

By the Numbers

FALL PREVIEW

When Divas Attack

Janet. Tina. Liza. Bette. Cher. Madonna. They’re all back, but which ferocious dame has what it takes to stay on top?

Finding 9-0

Will the CW’s new 90210 remake live up to its buzz? A rumored gay character and a gal named Brenda Walsh indicate “yes.”

Shaving Grace

How to turn that dreaded morning ritual into a nick-free cakewalk.

Foreign Exchange

Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson become unlikely paramours in Woody Allen’s latest, Vicky Cristina Barcelo

Liquid Assets

Mixing up a fresh crop of fall-themed cocktails is the key to earning your party-throwing stripes.

Hello, Dolly!

The original workplace comedy, 9 to 5, finally hits the stage, complete with a score by -- you guessed it -- Dolly Parton.

Wheeldon’s Fire

With his troupe Morphoses, New York City ballet maven Christopher Wheeldon is bringing classical dance to the masses.

New Democracy

Photographer Catherine Opie unveils her new class- and gender-blurring retrospective at the Guggenheim.

Teenage Love Affair

Sexual discovery and racial tension abound in Shawn Stewart Ruff’s first novel, Finlater.

Hot Couture

Our high-fashion picks for the season (runway not required).

FRONT

Health

Beef up Broadway-style -- and get six-pack abs from a box.

Can I Be Blunt?

Niecy Nash cleans house with her tips for keeping your straight lady friends happy.

Destination

Hong Kong is the Asian hub for shoppers, art lovers, and hopeless hedonists.

COLUMNS

Jesse Archer

A trip to red-state Ohio changes our columnist’s views on gay activism.

Josh Kilmer-Purcell

Why straights need a lesson in snark.

FEATURES

Bruno Tonioli

The Dancing With the Stars judge loves potty mouth. By Aaron Hicklin

Wedding Party

As the fate of gay marriage in California goes before the people, are two pampered Palm Springs circuit boys the ideal poster children they think they are? By Tim Murphy

Steve Coogan

Britain’s famous funnyman kills as the crackpot drama teacher in Hamlet 2. By Alastair McKay

Get Off

With more than a million men checking into its virtual cruise center, Manhunt.net is the fastest-growing gay website in the world -- and a repository of countless gay men’s secrets. A cost-benefit analysis of our quest to get laid.

Neil Patrick Harris

The Emmy-nominated gay actor has shaken those tired boy-doctor associations to become one of TV’s hottest leading men. By Bill Keith

FASHION

The Migrants

Getting rugged and rural. Photography by Walter Chin

Icarus

Greek mythology with a sexy twist.

Broadway Boys

Four Broadway boys shed their costumes for the season’s hottest suits. Photography by David Roemer

Set the Tone

From sleek patent leather shoes to playful bow ties to Technicolor belts, this fall is all about flamboyance. Photography by Karl Simone & Kang Kim

DEPARTMENTS

Gay by Design

Your guide to the finer things in life: Le Corbusier Le Grand; Tristan Zimmerman’s ceramic planters; OddHero.com.

Scene

The parties you didn’t know you missed.

The Gay Plot

The gay movies that soared -- and sank.