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16 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES<br> 18 LETTERS<br> 22 EDITOR'S LETTER<br> 24 BY THE NUMBERS<br> <b>FOREGROUND</b><br>
29 NELSAN ELLIS<br>
As True Blood's stereotype-defying gay cook, Lafayette, the actor is taking on
his scariest challenge yet: a boyfriend.<br>
32 A PERFECT DAY<br>
Fashion vet Michael Kors works in New York, but plays in Key West.<br>
34 HANGOVER HEALING<br>
Our ultimate guide to bouncing back from a bender<br>
40 SUMMER TREND SPECIAL<br>
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.<br>
44 LABOR OF LOVE<br>
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.<br>
46 LUCKY DOG<br>
Man's best friend deserves the same grooming respect you do. Here's how to give it at home.<br>
48 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS<br>
With summer here, it's time to reinvent the midday meal. Grab your basket.<br>
50 THE GRAIN IN SPAIN<br>
Paella: the new party dish<br>
52 LIQUIDITY 52<br>
Time to toss the pint glass. Here's the only way you should be drinking beer.<br>
54 THE NEW WINE COUNTRY<br>
Portugal's Douro Valley is poised to become the latest hotspot for oenophiles.<br>
56 LIFE IS A HIGHWAY<br>
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.<br>
57 TWISTED SISTERS<br>
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.<br>
58 TEENAGE DREAMS<br>
From the silly to the sexy to the moving, we've compiled the best queer young
adult fiction on the market. Hit the books.<br>
60 THE LIFE AQUATIC<br>
Dermatologists are taking skincare to new depths with algae and seaweed.<br>
62 CAN I BE BLUNT?<br>
Entourage actress and Extra Virigin host Debi Mazar on Internet hookups, tranny disguises, and her buddy Madonna<br>
67 NIGHT RIDER<br>
Photographer Jeremy Kost has made a living shooting New York's party monsters.
Now he's got the book to prove it.<br>
77 THE HOT LIST<br>
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<br>
80 TALES OF THE CITY<br>
90 ANNA CALVI<br>
96 NILOLAJ HEBBE: SOME PEOPLE FELT, 'HE'S JUST NOT METICULOUS ABOUT THE TRADITION-THIS
IS BAD'<br>
<b>SYMPOSIUM</b><br>
69 CRASH LANDINGS<br>
Bill Clegg's doomed love affair with a man who made art from dead birds<br>
71 GETTING HOOKED<br>
Mike Albo stakes out the most desirable awards show of the season: the Hookies.<br>
72 AFTER ANGELS<br>
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.<br>
<b>FEATURES</b><br>
100 CHASING ROBYN<br>
We trail the Swedish pop star on the gayest week of her life.<br>
BY NOAH MICHELSON / PHOTOGRAPHY BY GL WOOD<br>
106 THE HEAT GOES ON<br>
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.<br>
BY STEVEN THRASHER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN AMATO<br>
112 THE SUMMER OF ADELE<br>
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.<br>
BY AARON HICKLIN / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PERRY OGDEN<br>
<b>FASHION</b><br>
120 KITES OF FANCY<br>
A dream of beautiful boys and a windswept beach PHOTOGRAPHY BY THOMAS GIDDINGS<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
131 SURVEILLANCE<br>
Our guide to the finer things in life: the Pashley Guv'nor cycle, Coach's new
bike bag, VivaTerra glass houses<br>
134 STORE INFO<br>
136 THE LAST LOOK: A peek at Jessie J's press tour<br>
Title: Out June/July 2011
Series: Out
Item Number: OUT201106
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