28 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES 32 LETTERS 34 EDITORS LETTER 36 BY THE NUMBERS FOREGROUND 39 SETH BOGART
The indie punk's alter ego, Hunx, takes a somber turn.
44 LIVE THE LIFE
Bruce Lee
51 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS
The Bazaar
52 A PERFECT DAY
Nick Cave's Chicago
54 ONE WIT WONDER
Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play gets a Broadway debut.
59 AMERICAN REALNESS
Wu Tsang's performance art at the Whitney Biennial & the New Museum
60 TRULLIE OUTRAGEOUS
Lesbian rocker Lissy Trullie proves she's more than a pretty face.
62 PANTS ON FIRE
Colorful denim cures the blue jean blues
63 SKIN ON SKIN
The undershirt's new look: leather. SYMPOSIUM
65 LETTERS TO MY BROTHER
James Clementi's heartbreaking mesages to his brother, Tyler. FEATURES
68 IRON MAN
What it took for a 22-year-old gay man to become the mayor of a Massachusetts
milltown BY AARON HICKLIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM KLEIN
76 THE KYD IS ALL RIGHT
Will Syd the Kyd become hip hop's lesbian icon? BY ADAM RATHE / PHOTOGRAPHY BY
DARREN ANKENMAN
80 HEAT WAVE
Seven young actors ready for their close-ups. BY ADAM RATHE / PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDALL
SLAVIN, SVEN JACOBSEN, AND PETER ASH LEE
92 THE REVOLUTION WILL BE CROWDFUNDED
How Kickstarter is helping finance the future of queer filmmaking BY MIKE BERLIN
98 LONE WOLF
Joe Manganiello's journey from theater-loving jock to HBO's ripped werewolf BY
WILLIAM VAN METER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW BROOKES FASHION
104 VARIATIONS
Four dance companies display spring's most elegant apparel. STYLING BY BRENT AUSTIN
COOVER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY WALTER CHIN
118 THE LUSH LIFE
Designers turned to the rich cultural history of Africa to craft this season's
floral prints. STYLING BY GRANT WOOLHEAD / PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEAN ISIDRO DEPARTMENTS
131 SURVEILLANCE
Why hit the bars when you can craft the perfect one at home?
135 STORE INFO
136 4,000 WORDS
A visual essay from pop-tart Hunx (nee Seth Bogart)
Features in This Issue
Covergirl Joe Manganiello Photographed by Matthew Brookes (Not Nude)
A Booze Lover's Guide to Building a Home Bar
Hollywood's Hottest: Seven Young Stars to Watch
The Freshman Mayor: Hold the Boyfriend-Alex Morse Has a City to Run
