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Contributors
Your Letters
Letter From the Editor

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Music
Alternative rock band Placebo has something for everyone—sexually and musically speaking; The Go-Go’s are back with a new album and a new attitude; gay classical composer David Del Tredici spreads his musical wings; reviews of new albums by Michelle Malone, Ultra Naté, and Guided by Voices.
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Television
Diane Keaton and playwright Christopher Durang have a chat about their new project; Barbara Garrick reprises her wild role in Further Tales of the City; reviews of Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen, Further Tales of the City, and Backstory: Valley of the Dolls.




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Books
A cheeky Mother’s Day look at new titles; reviews of new works by Felice Picano, David Ebershoff, and David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell.
41–42 Style
Want to know what’s hot among the gay A-list across the country? We take a look at where this elite meets, greets, and eats.
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Rock character Indigo Etheridge talks irreverently about addiction, her music, and why she needs your money.

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Michael Musto on John Leguizamo getting down and dirty in Moulin Rouge
Lisa Kennedy on her youthful obsession with Stevie Nicks
Kevin Arnovitz on dropping out of the gay ghetto

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The Carlson Twins
When Kyle and Lane Carlson appeared seminude on the cover of the last Abercrombie & Fitch quarterly, the brand shot back into the consciousness of gay men everywhere. Who are these Minnesota-reared twins, and how did they become the year’s hottest male models? Out tells their story and dresses them in luxurious spring fashion.
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The rapid rise of two boyish young female models and the prevalence of two-woman imagery in this season’s advertising herald a return of dyke chic. But is the trend lesbian or “lesbian”?
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Teacher Sex Scandals
A gripping new book about the arrest of a professor and a disturbing recent case of entrapment in Florida provoke Andrew Holleran to ask why some gay men take such high risks in pursuit of pleasure.

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Calendar International Mr. Leather in Chicago, Aqua Girl in Miami, and more
The List We ask gay and lesbian celebrities, “What luxury item can you not live without?”
Luxury Products The latest in tech, travel devices, and other goodies
Luxury Experiences Sometimes it’s the doing and not the having
Advice by Cynthia O’Neal
Horoscope by Starla
Scene Photos from Women’s Night, TV Guide Awards, Mamma Mia!, and more