Out March 2011

20 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES<br> 22 LETTERS<br> 24 EDITOR'S LETTER<br> <b>FOREGROUND</b><br> 27 SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS<br>
The potent comeback story of Seattle singer-songwriter Perfume Genius<br>
30 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS<br>
Opera strikes a high note.<br>
36 ROPED IN<br>
The espadrille-inspired shoe finds its footing.<br>
38 BURNING UP<br>
Designers get scarlet fever.<br>
39 WINNING STREAKS<br>
This season's sharpest new patterns drip straight from the palette.<br>
42 SAVING FACE<br>
Organic skincare for that all-natural glow. Plus: how to master the straight-razor shave.<br>
47 KITCHEN 4-1-1<br>
Shuck it up.<br>
48 LIQUIDITY<br>
Could Brandy Alexander be poised for a frothy revival?<br>
50 FITNESS<br>
Put your back into it. You'll thank us later<br>
52 THE NAKED TRUTH<br>
Jessica Yatrofsky's / Heart Boy is a sensitive love letter to the male nude.<br>
54 TUNE IN: TOKYO<br>
The city's urban nomad look sparks a hunt for its best boutiques..<br>
<b>SYMPOSIUM</b><br>
Dispatches from the front lines of contemporary culture<br>
59 A BRIEF HISTORY<br>
Has the "gay movie" already retired?<br>
61 DEREK JARMAN REVISITED<br>
An exclusive excerpt from a new biography about the pioneering director<br>
<b>FEATURES</b><br>
62 50 FILMS YOU NEED TO SEE RIGHT NOW<br>
Our inner circle of tastemakers reveals the best, the overlooked, and the so-badthey're-good
movies that shaped gay cinema.<br>
72 KNOCK DOWN, DRAG OUT<br>
The cast of Broadway's Priscilla Queen of the Desert goes tete-a-tete with the
Big Apple's reigning nightlife divas.<br>
BY STEVEN THRASHER PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROGER ERICKSON<br>
76 L.A. CONFIDENTIAL<br>
Photographer Paul Jasmin's longtime fascination with the aspiring stars of tomorrow
manifests itself in his latest book, California Dreaming. BY AARON HICKLIN<br>
80 ACCESS HOLLYWOOD<br>
Directors Sebastian Silva, Dustin Lance Black, and Eric Mendelsohn step out from
behind the camera and hold forth on the state of queer film. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDY
RYAN AND DAN MONICK<br>
84 REBEL YELL<br>
Photographer Karlheinz Weinberger's subversive images finally get their due. BY
NICK VOGELSON<br>
86 TEENAGE DREAM<br>
Darren Criss, Glee's latest object of desire, offers a new paradigm for the American
teen heartthrob.<br>
BY ARI KARPEL / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MITCHELL NGUYEN MCCORMACK<br>
<b>FASHION</b><br>
92 INSIDE JOB<br>
Model Tony Ward: hard at work in this season's hottest trends. PHOTOGRAPHY BY
GIAMPAOLO SGURA<br>
106 SOLDIER BLUE<br>
Porn star Francois Sagat plays into the right wing's greatest fears—and
our raunchiest fantasies.<br>
BY TONY PHILLIPS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY TERRY RICHARDSON<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
117 SURVEILLANCE 117<br>
Your guide to the finer things in life: rainproof footwear; Restoration Hardware's
Western wall art; New York City's classic hotel, ready for the future<br>
119 STORE INFO<br>
120 MODEL CITIZEN<br>
Zach Louis, perfectly profiled