Jun
01
2013
Happy 87th birthday, Marilyn Monroe. Almost no day goes by without my seeing or hearing something about her, even 50+ years after her death.
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Happy 87th birthday, Marilyn Monroe. Almost no day goes by without my seeing or hearing something about her, even 50+ years after her death.
May
29
2013
May
23
2013
Enigmatic, Work Unfriendly artist Venfield 8 (who works strictly under that pseudonym and has shielded his face in the few portraits of himself that have surfaced) is serving up a tasty series of split, wet, male beavers tarted up—sticky and sweet—and labeled as "Candy Asses."
If you haven't been following the series, get crackin'—he's on #3 already, and it's a Neapolitan slice of life that seems to be saying, "Let the fur fly."
Below is the latest picture of Venfield 8 (via his Instagram), albeit with mask. He's got quite a body, and quite a body of work, no?
Venfield 8 by Jeremy Lucido
Above: Matt Damon, Illuminati member, goes on a toilet strike.
Exxon-Mobil accused of anti-gay bias.
President Obama hands Carole King the Gershwin Award.
Latest ES undies collection is a sight for whore eyes.
No gay sex in 5 years? Give blood in Canada.
Anti-Muslim attacks as Woolwich retribution.
Boy Scouts of America begin deliberations on gay scouts.
Buff cadets climb greased obelisk.
Kenneth & his bro have a Fontaine/de Haviland scene brewing.
Right-to-lifer thinks getting raped is like being in a flood.
David Cameron "proud" of marriage-equality vote.
Dying, he set out to become a famous musician. And is.
Salt Lake City, UT, has most same-sex parents.
Gay tcotchkes, with a % of profits going to LGBT charity.
The rainbow connection.
May
22
2013
Above: "Noah's Gay Wedding Cruise: MarriageEvolved Edition" goes on sale.
Mr. Pippin, Orion Griffiths, wins 7th Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant.
Virginia GOP nominee might be craziest right-winger yet.
"Gif" is pronounced "jif." Who knew, besides Dina Martina?
Giorgio Moroder, 73 plays his first DJ set.
Daft Punk bonus track "Horizon" appears.
Via Towleroad: Man, 30, underwear-dances with himself, 20:
Why Madonna has endured for 30 years.
Madonna & Li'l Wayne on Nicki Minaj's road to Billboard.
Yet another racist claims his racism wasn't racism.
Anti-gay nutjob's suicide note. See you in hell!
Jailed Pussy Riot member begins hunger strike.
New (gay) Dads on the Block share family photos.
Apparently, Lance Armstrong loooves to be gang-rimmed.
Um, I want in on a round, too, but Sheryl Crow was unavailable for comment.
Last week, I popped into the new show Intimate Portraits at The Impossible Project Space NYC, which is up through June 17. It's a dual show, featuring Polaroids by Maripol and Slava Mogutin.
An intimate peek at Intimate Portraits.
Maripol, the woman who gave Madonna her "Boy Toy" look, has been shooting Polaroids for over 30 years. She has a collection of some indescribably beautiful '80s shots (I am proud to own an original), but this collection was less about Downtown personae and more about sensuality, featuring models Adele, Clemence, Alessandra and Aurele. So French, so erotic, so fun.
I couldn't wait for Slava to shoot him, so I went ahead and did it myself. Want to again!
Mogutin, whose work I also own, told me his were all commissioned especially for this show. They, too, focus on the erotic; he captures flesh in a way you can smell it. Speaking of which, a ripe, absolutely eye-popping dancer walked in wearing a Tintin tee and sporting Technicolor rain-streak tattoos down his arms. I told Slava, "You have to shoot him, and I'll buy it." He joked in his Russian accent, "I would like to get him between the sheets."
Maripol told me she was jet-lagged, so I didn't see her by the time I left. Artists! But I did spot Brian Kenny and Robert Richards...and I own their stuff, too. I swear, almost every living artist whose work I have bought was in attendance. It made me feel like some crazy-important collector (which I am most certainly not).
Flex appeal.
Check out the show if you can—it's as tiny as the medium it celebrates, but packed with sexual abandon and represents a remarkable melding of styles from two artists I've always admired.
A gif I can get behind.
See above. You're welcome.
Is it okay to shoot into someone's apartment if their window's open?
How Jinkx Monsoon keeps her junk in place.
The conservative case for marriage equality.
Topless Bea Arthur painting sells for $1.9 million.
George Lopez to Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas): "You are fucking crazy."
The ACLU wants "Mitchell" and "Cameron" to marry.
Two-year-old Mariska Hargitay on The Merv Griffin Show.
A Joe Manganiello animated gif you won't soon forget:
Not-so-average Joe.
Material girls
Hilary Devey flattered by Madonna comparisons.
"Lady Gaga Created Madonna" trends on Twitter. Okayyy.
How Nicole Winhoffer shapes Madonna's incredible ass.
Madonna flashes fashion critic Suzy Menkes.
"Top Touring Artist" Madonna to appear at Billboard Awards.
Madonna's Fernand Leger painting raises $7.2 million for charity.
That'll teach 'em!
Model Richie Nuzzolese poses for Venfield 8. (Work Unfriendly) The mystery photographer celebrates his one-year anniversary as an anonymous provocateur today.
Talk about a graphic novel!
Blisteringly erotic gay comic released.
Walk Off the Earth cover Madonna's "Material Girl."
Most at the Met Ball ignored the "punk" theme. Who looked best?*
Jesus Luz goes shirtless for Junior.
Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee: "I am not gay."
Chris Pine would play gay.
In Minnesota, marriage equality advances.
Getting picked up by Ryan Gosling.
Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Office head assaults woman.
NYC couple attacked in broad daylight near MSG.
Gay vs. lesbian with AARP as the weapon.
Use these self-publishing moms for inspiration to make bank.
Pat Robertson: Gays like murderers, rapists, thieves.
ABBA museum. Suggested donation? "Money, Money, Money."
You know I'll be attending this:
Str8 ally Chris Kluwe dropped by the Minnesota Vikings.
Jimmy Wright's drawings of NYC's gay meat market.
Helen Mirren vs. drummers.
Fuck, yeah, Ryan Phillippe.
Pet Shop Boys compare new album to Madonna.
Christina Crawford on her mom's rumored affair with Marilyn.
A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951 avail for digital download today.
Come back to the five and dime, Jimmy Peen, Jimmy Peen (#bulge).
*Dakota Fanning, Anne Hathaway, Madonna, Rooney Mara, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Aubrey Plaza, Amanda Seyfried & Kerry Washington can all get it.
