October 2008
Inspirations & Contributors
Letters
Editor’s Letter
By the Numbers
FRONT
With the Band
A gang of queer Jerk Offs and their groupie take an all-night Big Apple romp in the new teen flick Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.Health
How to get fit while turning tricks.I'll Be Your Mirror
On an experimental new album, Psychic TV maverick Genesis Breyer P-Orridge turns personal tragedy into celebration.Court TV
The gay ballers of Logo’s unscripted series Shirts and Skins duke it out for a championship (and the award for Biggest Reality Drama Queens).
Cultural Czarina
Nightlife sovereign Zelda Kaplan picks pop culture’s hits and misses of the month.
Grooming
Body essentials for those dance floor after-hours—and the post-party morning after.Liquid Assets
One man’s exhaustive search for the perfect daiquiri
Destination
Why gay-friendly Montreal really is the most European city in North America.
Lost in Space
Artistic duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset toy with glory holes and Prada in their new retrospective volume, The First Day of My Life.
Style
Confessions from Roberto Cavalli. Plus: Project Runway finalist Rami Kashou hits up high-end Los Angeles boutique Maxfield.COLUMNISTS
Jesse Archer
How an unusual ’80s pop star taught a young gay boy that different is good.Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Could 2008 be the year of homo-so?-bia?
FEATURES
Fantasy Island
Released for the first time, photographer Tom Bianchi’s 1970s Fire Island Polaroids unveil a world of lost gay Adonises. By Tim Murphy
The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums
The ballots have been cast. The gay experts have spoken. Herewith, the trailblazers: the best gay albums of all time.
Simon Says
Scissor Sisters front man Jake Shears meets his musical idol, Carly Simon.
Round Zero
Thanks to actor-director John Cameron Mitchell, New York City’s oldest gay pub has become the city’s newest hipster hangout. By Tim Murphy
Rebel Rebel
The six bubbling-under musical acts you should have on your radar right now Photography By Michel Haddi
Invisible Man
Sixteen years after his death, the music scene is finally ready for lost disco superstar Arthur Russell. By Michael Martin
China Dancers
A new wave of clubs and parties ushers in Beijing’s gay revolution. By Dan Levin. Photography by Rian Dundon/Atlaspress
Not So Little Britain
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are the offbeat British masterminds behind the funniest TV show in the world. Now they’re finally invading America. By Aaron Hicklin
FASHION
Róisín Murphy
Disco’s rising star is here to save your nightlife. By Jason Lamphier
Photography by David Roemer