ABOVE: I am reminded of my pal Alan Light's capture every year on Princess Diana's death anniversary.
BELOW: Keep reading for fake nudes, fake Trump excuses and more, much more ...
ABOVE: I'm assuming he does more than run to get that.
BELOW: Keep reading for a male model you'll 'member, Republicans for Harris and more ...
ABOVE: The actual interview is here, and it's close to that. The hosts tried hard to help him out.
BELOW: Keep reading for how the worm has turned ...
ABOVE: Practically naked.
BELOW: Keep reading for Trump's meltdown, Olympic explanation and more ...
ABOVE: Stephen Dorff, always a snack.
BELOW: Josh Hartnett, Venezuela, Elon Musk, KAMALA HARRIS 2024 and more ...
ABOVE: Not so surprisingly, Trump is trying to get out of debating Kamala Harris.
ABOVE: A great sexpot of the '70s — piece of ass Dennis Cole.
BELOW: Keep reading for the voluptuous horror of the Biden-Trump race, Joe Jonas's posh butt and more ...
(Image by Eli Schmidt for Esquire.com)
For two years, I worked on a lengthy oral history of Mandate Magazine and the gay-porn empire it spawned, known as — among other things — Mavety Media.
I worked there as associate editor of Torso and with a hand in other titles (Honcho, Inches, Playguy, Mandate) in the '90s, leaving at the end of 2001 for greener pastures. It was a truly weird and wonderful experience, formative, and it included interacting with George Mavety, who ran the business ... and who founded it, in spite of being ostensibly straight.
Though he later made more cash from Juggs and Leg Show, not to mention real estate deals, the gay-porn mags were his faves, as they came first.
Now, a version of the oral history is up at Esquire.com. I would love it if you would read it and share it widely.
If anyone has their own connections to those magazines, I'm all ears — I'm hoping to continue with this, either at my Substack or in an eventual book.
