ON THE COVER: Christina Aguilera photographed for Out by Ellen von Unwerth. Styling by George
Kotsiopoulos. Hair by Peter Savic at Solo Artists. Makeup by Kristofer Buckle
at The Wall Group. Fishnet body stocking by We Love Colors. Swimsuit available
at Jet Rag. Headpiece by Brian Lichtenberg. Earrings by Swarovski. Cuffs by Robert
Lee Morris.
12 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES
14 LETTERS
18 EDITOR'S LETTER
20 BY THE NUMBERS FOREGROUND
23 FUNNY OR DIE
A new film explores why Joan Rivers would sooner croak than quit the comedy circuit.
26 A DANDY REMEMBERED
A new portrait of the late great figurative painter Patrick Procktor
28 LIFE IS SUITES
The five best hotels of the summer
30 SOLID GOLD
With tasty offerings from Chile, Croatia, and Greece getting their big breaks,
Italy no longer has a monopoly on star olive oils.
32 HOMO PLUS
Costume designer William Ivey Long takes us treasure hunting in New York City
33 ALL THE TRIMMINGS
From softening to cropping to achieving the perfect Klingon, everything you need
to know about summer beard maintenance
34 LIVE THE LIFE
Yves Saint Laurent's fashion legacy
36 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS
The Yacht Regatta
40 MODERN INVENTIONS
Late-night shoegazing with Manchester's Daniel Land & the Modern Painters
42 LIQUIDITY
Lambrusco: back with a vengeance
44 DESTINATION
Freshly revamped Zurich-West is the Swiss capital's gay mecca. SYMPOSIUM
Dispatches from the front lines of contemporary culture
47 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
A writer reclaims his life after nearly destroying it with drugs.
48 HOMO ON THE RANGE
On his way to South Dakota's Corn Palace, Jesse Archer has a run-in with the law.
49 NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE
Country singer Chely Wright comes out—and offers a mea culpa to the gay
performer she slighted 20 years ago.
53 AMERICAN CLASSICS
The New York Times Sunday Styles section: the gay sports pages FEATURES
54 SHUT UP AND DRIVE
Four hot rides, four romantic getaways, two sexy models. Get packing.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Jamie Chung
ILLUSTRATION BY JOEL HOLLAND
66 PILLARS OF SALT
Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black returns to Salt Lake City to discover a group
of dogged gay activists transforming the Mormon capital.
BY DUSTIN LANCE BLACK PHOTOGRAPHY BY David NEWKIRK
72 JOHN WATERS
From his friendship with a notorious Manson girl to his freezer full of poppers,
the beloved king of filth forever lives in a world of extremes.
BY AARON HICKLIN
ILLUSTRATION BY HELLO VON
82 HOT LIST 2010
We proudly present our annual roundup of all things scorching. Starring: Les Cagelles
of Broadway, True Blood's new blood, Scissor Sisters, Kelis, Maluca, the Fabulous
Beekman Boys, Food Party's Thu Tran, four power bears, the ladies of The Real
L Word, and much more.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROOKE NIPAR AND DAN MONICK
116 Christina Aguilera
On her fourth album, Bionic, the ever-changing pop powerhouse teamed with a gang
of queer collaborators and boasts of "kissing all the boys and the girls."
We sit . down with the freakishly gifted singer to discuss one of the hottest
soundtracks of the summer.
BY JOSHUA David STEIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELLEN VON UNWERTH FASHION
124 LIFE IS A HIGHWAY
The hitchhiker's guide to style
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUG INGLISH DEPARTMENTS
139 SURVEILLANCE
Our guide to the finer things in life: Dyson's bladeless fan, New Orleans's Soniat
House, and Digital Harinezumi's fab new cam.
148 STORE INFO
150 SCENE
The parties you didn't know you missed
152 MODEL CITIZEN
Tim Bryan bids us adieu.
