February 2010
Influences & Contributors
Letters
Editor’s Letter
By the Numbers
FOREGROUND
Deus ex Musica
On his homoerotic new album, indie-pop violinist Owen Pallett plays god.
Homo Plus
Humberto Leon may call N.Y.C. home, but his taste takes him beyond the Big Apple.
Talking Scents
Be you power player or poet, we have a fragrance that will speak to you.
Live the Life
The Effortless Elegance of Valentino.
Boys of Summer
One man’s trash is another man’s gay biker treasure.
Suite Surrender
With the city’s spate of new hotels, you can choose your own Manhattan adventure.
Boy Wonder
Is Esser the brave new face of Britpop?
Destination
The quirky appeal of Seattle’s budding Ballard district.
Can I Be Blunt?
Words of wisdom from den mother RuPaul.
Heads Will Roll
Punk-glam priestess Kristeen Young erects her decapitating wall of sound.
Liquidity
Tall, Dark ’n’ Stormy
Casanova or John?
Lords of lust through the ages
DEPARTMENTS
Surveillance
Our guide to the finer things in life: Republic’s made-to-order track bike, D.C.’s Donovan House, and Sonos’s dockless sound system.Store Info
Scene
The parties you didn’t know you missedModel Citizen
Chris Jones gives poker face.SYMPOSIUM
Mailer’s Man Friday
A gay cook learns the tastes -- and true nature -- of a literary master.
Daddy Complex
In search of the elusive gay father.Showcase Showdown
Jesse Archer blows his chance to hug Bob Barker.
FEATURES
A Second Coming
Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa had to die to finally live his life. Now the gay literary hero is trying to save the lives of others.
Brothers’ Keeper
The secret gay history of America’s most macho college institution.
The Digital Diva
Why a 17-year-old lesbian flogger from Buenos Aires is poised to become her generation’s Eva Perón.
Pride and True
Ben Whishaw may swing both ways in his latest show, The Pride, but the British actor is not a man of labels.
FASHION
Slippery When Wet
Sometimes you just need to cherish a holiday.
