MODUS VIVENDI: The new MV Varsity Line is filled with color pops and modeled by men you can smell.
BOY CULTURE: Don’t forget to check out my oral history of Boy Culture: The Movie! Today, it’s time to release the second of four video podcasts associated with this piece — and its the star himself, Derek Magyar aka “X.”
I spoke to Derek a few months ago about his performance and his memories of making the movie, which hit film festivals 20 years ago this year.
Enjoy, and come back next week for co-writer/director Q. Allan Brocka, and I’ll wrap it up the following week with Jonathon Trent (“Joey”), who gave me his first interview in 10+ years.
And in case you missed it, see last week’s upload, Darryl Stephens!
PRE-ORDERS: A Man from the Future is the new Pet Shop Boys album, including music and narration by Juliet Stevenson, an orchestral maneuver intended to shed light on the great Alan Turing. Gotta love pop stars who are still willing to go so conceptual with an album, and so queer. Pre-order here.
OUT.COM: MNEK returns with a sophomore album, Bulldozer!!, and plenty to say.
He’s also got a pretty great music video.
EXTRATV: Holy crap, the lawsuit involving Dolly Parton’s nephew is bonkers.
US MAGAZINE: Homer Gere is in a TV show I’m avoiding, but still.
NEW YORK TIMES: Speaking of bonkers, I can’t wait for the Netanyahu-Trump era to be over.
DEADLINE: Although the Ellison era is close behind.
HUFFINGTON POST: New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) has asked her second in command to resign over a damning sexual-harassment report. Maybe we do need only women leaders. Not that women can’t be assholes and politically dreadful, but sexual harassment would at least become an artifact, if not eradicated entirely.
TICKETS: T.R. Knight and Hannah Cruz are coming to Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway.
THE TIMES: Billie Lourd says her late grandma Debbie Reynolds used to tell her bedtime stories about Elizabeth Taylor.
KENNETH IN THE (212): Queer and queer-adjacent mags of the moment.
MR. MAN: The good folks at Mr. Man assure me there is nothing wrong about scoping out bulges while watching (checks notes) Monster, so I’ll trust them. All the following text is courtesy of Mr. Man (and if you sub to them via my link, I get a small boost):
“Looking for the cock, shocking number of jerk-off scenes, and everything else the Netflix series Monster has blessed us with over the years? Then you’re in the right place. This fall, Ryan Murphy’s Monster is back, and this time the anthology about famous real-life killers is doing something it hasn’t done before. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story puts a woman at the center of the carnage for the first time, with Ella Beatty playing the infamous Massachusetts woman accused (and ultimately acquitted) of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892. The eight-episode season takes plenty of liberties with the true story in typical Murphy fashion, imagining everything from Lizzie’s relationships to her possible motives.
“Lizzie follows Jeffrey Dahmer, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, and Ed Gein as the fourth subject of the hit Netflix franchise. Season four happens to have the smallest opening viewership of the four seasons: The Lizzie Borden Story debuted at No. 1 with 12.1 million views, compared with 12.3 million for the Menendez season and 12.2 million for Ed Gein.
“We believe that women can be anything, including murderers, so we’re not blaming the low numbers on Lizzie. The new season of Monster features only a brief booty shot from Beatty’s costar, Charlie Hunnam. What did Ryan Murphy think would happen? After Evan Peters nudity and jerk-off scene in Dahmer, Cooper Koch’s big dick reveal and his shower make-out with on-screen brother Nicholas Alexander Chavez’s in Menendez, and Hunnam’s gender-bending nudity in Gein, the people expect… pretty much everything.
“We’re stepping up to the plate today with all the best nudity from the previous three seasons of Monster. You’re welcome. Keep scrolling if you want to scare up something in your pants!”
“Evan Peters Nude in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
“Peters dared to take on the role of the notorious gay cannibalistic serial killer in the inaugural season of Monster. His huge, muscular booty steals the show with his strip-search scene in episode two. In the following episode, he almost reveals hole when he slaps his ass in the mirror. And then you have the moment when Peters jerks off in public in episode four. He’s killing it.”
“Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch Naked in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
“Nothing could have prepared the world for season two of Monster, which is actually titled Monsters, as there are two this time. Parent-murdering brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez are portrayed by Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch, respectively. Erik makes the most of his time behind bars by jerking off in front of another sexy inmate. Not only does Koch go full frontal as Erik here, but he gets visibly bigger as he tugs on himself. It’s seriously that good.
“Also in the second season of Monsters is the shower scene. Momma bear, played by Chloë Sevigny, catches her cubs going at it behind the fogged-up glass! Ball’s in your court, Lizzie and co.”
“Charlie Hunnam Nude in Monster: The Ed Gein Story (2025)
“There’s pretty much nothing sexy about a killer who inspired multiple horror movies, including The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Psycho. Or is there? Charlie Hunnam was just the man to make Ed Gein - who fashioned household items from human skin and bones, among other crimes - lowkey hot. We get to see his incredible physique in women’s lingerie as well as some bona fide nude scenes.”
“Charlie Hunnam Nude in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026)
“In the current season of Monster, Hunnam returns as Lizzie Borden’s father, Andrew Borden. It’s not the juiciest role, but we’ll gladly take this peek at Hunnam’s famously smooth bum in episode five.
“Hey guys. Anyone available for season 5?”