December 2009/January 2010
Influences & Contributors
Letters
Editor’s Letter
By the Numbers
FOREGROUND
Small-town Boy
Meet France’s latest sugary confection:
21-year-old pop sensation Sliimy
Liquidity
Champing at the bit
Dare Devil
Friday Night Lights star Zach Gilford gets all the attention in the new film
Dare.
Heavy Sweaters
Block the stain away.
Live the Life
The downtown splendor of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Paging Mr. Margiela
A new book exposes fashion’s invisible man.
Boy Wonder
Is Esser the brave new face of Britpop?
Destination
The Big Easy is more than just beads, boobs, and Katrina.
Can I Be Blunt?
Lisa Lampanelli lays into the gays.
OUT 100 2009
Breakout of the Year
Adam Lambert
Entertainer of the Yar
Wanda Sykes
Artist of the Year
Rob Marshall
Newsmaker of the Year
Lt. Dan Choi
Ally of the Year
Cyndi Lauper
Stylemaker of the Year
Christopher Bailey
SYMPOSIUM
The Lonely Professor
The true story behind Christopher Isherwood’s
A Single Man.
Bad, Bad Black Sheep
Jesse Archer contemplates his dark side.
Little Bitch
The pleasures of owning a gay daschund.
Private Dancers
A British Army base gets its first gay night.
Search and Destroy
Unlocking Google’s gay secret.
DEPARTMENTS
Be he jock or dork, our holiday gift guide has all the presents for the man in your life.
Store Info
Scene
The parties you didn't know you missed.
Model Citizen
Brooklyn’s own Dayne Brett.