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Famed Photographer Joe Oppedisano put fetish fashions on stage live last month at a special edition of The F Word at Rebel continue reading »

The top of the tops (and bottoms!) will be honored as rentboy.com celebrates the best In the world of male escorts at the Fourth Annual Hookie Awards.

Rentboys, hustlers, hookers. They work hard for the money and now they are working hard for the credit. On Friday, March 19 Rentboy.com is presenting the Hookies, their fourth yearly international escort awards honoring the erotic talents of the hustling world’s sexiest men in over 14 categories including Best Top, Best Ass and the coveted crown of Mr. International Escort 2010. “Escorts are glamorized in the gay world but they don’t always get a lot of respect,” says RentBoy.com’s U.S. CEO, Sean Van Sant. “The awards are [a] way for fans to applaud these men for the unique service they provide.” We took a look at New York’s own nominees to see if they have what it takes to bring an award home to the Big Apple.      N continue reading »

In many ways the Black Party has always been a tango. A sexual game of give and take, originating as a signature party for the private gay dance club The Saint and evolving past the club’s own expiration to become a gay New York cornerstone—but also a hotbed for controversy and scandal. So then it is no surprise that organizing body, The Saint at Large, chose “Early ’30s South America: Tango – The Forbidden Dance” as the theme for the first Black Party of the new decade. And Black Party fans can expect plenty of seductive Latin flavor thanks to world-famous DJs including Hector Fonseca, Paulo, Ana Paula and those famous “strange live acts” from the likes of Rose Wood, Ricky Sinz, same-sex tango dancers and over 60 assorted performers, dancers and aerialists. We turned to The Saint at Large’s Stephen Pevner for the inside scoop on this year’s fiesta caliente. continue reading »

A lot of elements go into pulling off the Black Party, which is why this year the Saint at Large has expanded their circuit extravaganza with an afternoon-long erotic expo. Described as “the behind the scenes of the world’s sexiest party,” the expo will offer more of the “strange live acts” from the larger circuit party and vendors from across the gay adult world, from porn to fetish wear—but at a slightly more accessible hour. “[We are] opening the doors to people who wouldn’t normally see themselves in a sea of men dancing tribal on the dance floor,” says Black Party Expo Director Matt Humphrey. “This is an opportunity for an Average Joe or straight couples and women [to] kinda come in and experience these elements without having go to the Black Party themselves.” What mysteries await curious patrons? Humphrey helped us sift through the fetish free-for-all to pick out some of the day’s highlights. continue reading »

Next Magazine style guru—and Bravo reality star— Patrick McDonald gives the scoop on the final Fashion Week at Bryant Park (it’s heading to Lincoln Center) and the fabbest looks for fall/winter 2010. continue reading »

Go-go boys are a many splendored thing: attractive, shirtless and often well-hung. It’s hard not to sneak a peek when in the same room with a gyrating beauty. We all do it, turning these fine gents into fine pieces of meat. But take a step back and look at the evolution of the species and you’ll have a whole new view of the go-gos, one that will change how you leer at those boys on the bar.

Go-go boys are a staple in New York’s gay nightlife, their ubiquity almost negating their ability to arouse. But it wasn’t always that way, for go-go dancers can trace their lineage way back to the early 1960s, when women began dancing at bars like New York’s Peppermint Lounge. Artist Ronnie Cutrone, known to some as the first true go-go boy, said that Trudy Heller’s club was “the haven, the womb of go-go dancing.” The men kept it classy, he says, dancing in white shirts and vests. continue reading »

When Cabaret Crooner Michael Feinstein and comedian dame edna unite on broadway, wigs will fly.
 
It’s either the most daring move in show business or the biggest prank ever pulled on the Great White Way. Out singer Michael Feinstein, the keeper of the Great American Songbook, has joined forces with beloved Australian icon Dame Edna Everage for an all-new Broadway show, All About Me. continue reading »