November 2009
Influences & Contributors
Letters
Editor’s Letter
By the Numbers
FOREGROUND
Gore Vidal
In his new photo memoir, Snapshots in History’s Glare, the literary lion chronicles his 50-year partnership.
Greatest Kits
A true jet-setter never leaves home without a Dopp kit. Here our five favorites.Live the life
Oscar Wilde -- well-clad and wittyDestination: Fit
When getaway means getting in shape.
Travel Companions
How the best guidebooks really stack up.
Homo Plus
Barneys creative director Simon Doonan takes us shopping in Greenwich Village.
Action Jackson
Broadway stud Cheyenne Jackson finds his Rainbow connection.
Road Trip
A luxe lap around Hawaii’s Big Island
Liquidity
Good gin comes in small batches.
Gentlemanly Pursuits
Gone fishin’.
Travel
The grace and gayness of Charleston, S.C.FEATURES
Knowing Novas
As he releases new film, Broken Embraces, Pedro Almodóvar introduces us to Spain’s latest heartthrob, Tamar Novas.
Travel Special
n our travel package, we dish on where to sip, sleep, and shop in: Tokyo,Berlin,Paris, Portland, London, Cape Town, Milan, Stockholm, Moscow, Washington, D.C.
Plus, tips from celebrity experts.
Singled Out
Tom Ford’s film debut -- an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man -- brings rising star Nicholas Hoult into focus.
SYMPOSIUM
Russian Roulette
Last year, St. Petersburg hosted its first-ever LGBT film festival. Writer-director John Cameron Mitchell was there.Wild Things
Gregory Maguire on why Maurice Sendak’s 10-sentence masterpiece endures.Dear Miss Lourdes
An open letter to a pop icon’s scion.The New Verse
Confessional lines from Hungarian poet András Gerevich.FASHION
Perpetual Motion
Chasing this season’s gothic futurism.
DEPARTMENTS
Surveillance
Our guide to the finer things in life: imm Living’s whimsical USB keys, Jabra’s Halo wireless headphones, Japanese architect Toyo Ito, and ModKat’s feline solution.
