16 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES 18 LETTERS 22 EDITOR'S LETTER 24 BY THE NUMBERS FOREGROUND
29 NELSAN ELLIS
As True Blood's stereotype-defying gay cook, Lafayette, the actor is taking on
his scariest challenge yet: a boyfriend.
32 A PERFECT DAY
Fashion vet Michael Kors works in New York, but plays in Key West.
34 HANGOVER HEALING
Our ultimate guide to bouncing back from a bender
40 SUMMER TREND SPECIAL
Wire-framed aviators with colored lenses are the perfect way to shield your wandering eye. Plus: Designers make fancy footwork from a fashion faux pas and give bathing suits the white treatment.
44 LABOR OF LOVE
A new documentary details the decades-long relationship—professional and
personal—of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge. Plus: the must-see fashion art exhibits this summer.
46 LUCKY DOG
Man's best friend deserves the same grooming respect you do. Here's how to give it at home.
48 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS
With summer here, it's time to reinvent the midday meal. Grab your basket.
50 THE GRAIN IN SPAIN
Paella: the new party dish
52 LIQUIDITY 52
Time to toss the pint glass. Here's the only way you should be drinking beer.
54 THE NEW WINE COUNTRY
Portugal's Douro Valley is poised to become the latest hotspot for oenophiles.
56 LIFE IS A HIGHWAY
Leave your passport at home. With these four road trips, all you need this summer
is a full tank of gas and a boundless sense of adventure.
57 TWISTED SISTERS
The pop hooks and gothic rebellion of Toronto trio Austra make strange—and surprisingly catchy—bedfellows. Plus: the goth-pop chicks you should be worshiping.
58 TEENAGE DREAMS
From the silly to the sexy to the moving, we've compiled the best queer young
adult fiction on the market. Hit the books.
60 THE LIFE AQUATIC
Dermatologists are taking skincare to new depths with algae and seaweed.
62 CAN I BE BLUNT?
Entourage actress and Extra Virigin host Debi Mazar on Internet hookups, tranny disguises, and her buddy Madonna
67 NIGHT RIDER
Photographer Jeremy Kost has made a living shooting New York's party monsters.
Now he's got the book to prove it.
77 THE HOT LIST
We present our annual roundup of all things blazing. Featuring: Snooki, Jessie
J, Sky Ferreira, The Book of Mormon's Rory O'Malley, Tales of the City the musical, new designers, and more PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREAS LASZLO KONRATH
80 TALES OF THE CITY
90 ANNA CALVI
96 NILOLAJ HEBBE: SOME PEOPLE FELT, 'HE'S JUST NOT METICULOUS ABOUT THE TRADITION-THIS
IS BAD' SYMPOSIUM
69 CRASH LANDINGS Bill Clegg's doomed love affair with a man who made art from dead birds
71 GETTING HOOKED
Mike Albo stakes out the most desirable awards show of the season: the Hookies.
72 AFTER ANGELS
Almost 20 years ago, Tony Kushner's sprawling opus Angels in America became the standard-bearer for gay theater. His new play proves that lightning can strike twice. FEATURES
100 CHASING ROBYN
We trail the Swedish pop star on the gayest week of her life.
BY NOAH MICHELSON / PHOTOGRAPHY BY GL WOOD
106 THE HEAT GOES ON
Twenty years ago,.Jennie Livingston's documentary Paris Is Burning chronicled
the glamour and tragedy of drag ball culture. Now a new generation in the Bronx is keeping the torch aflame.
BY STEVEN THRASHER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN AMATO
112 THE SUMMER OF ADELE
The23-year- old singer's new album, 21, has become shorthand for heartbreak. As she prepares for her summer tour, Adele shows she's much more than a pretty face and killer set of pipes.
BY AARON HICKLIN / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PERRY OGDEN FASHION
120 KITES OF FANCY
A dream of beautiful boys and a windswept beach PHOTOGRAPHY BY THOMAS GIDDINGS DEPARTMENTS
131 SURVEILLANCE
Our guide to the finer things in life: the Pashley Guv'nor cycle, Coach's new
bike bag, VivaTerra glass houses
134 STORE INFO
136 THE LAST LOOK: A peek at Jessie J's press tour
