Out # 199 - November 2010 Magazine

14 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES
16 LETTERS
22 BY THE NUMBERS
FOREGROUND
25 ANTHONY RUIVIVAR
Playing prime time's most powerful gay, The Whole Truth actor brings order—and style—to the court.
28 A PERFECT DAY
Aussie pop star Sia takes us on a spin through Sydney.
30 PLAYING FAIR
This winter, stay warm with all the colors of the rainbow.
32 LIVE THE LIFE
When Warhol went butch
33 WILD THINGS
With Swanlights, his new album and book of abstract art, Antony Hegarty confirms he's a master of ambiguity.
34 AMERICA COMES OUT
Billed as the first major national showcase of art by gay artists, the sprawling exhibit Hide/Seek reminds us that we've always been here.
36 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS
The dinner party
38 THE WARY TRAVELER
A trip to Zanzibar reveals that Sub-Saharan Africa isn't off limits for gay vacationers
40 STEAM PLAYERS
From saunas to scrubs to shiatsu, the country's best urban bathhouses offer everything it takes to make sweating cool.
42 CLASSIC WITH A TWIST
Our favorite new gin cocktails take their cues from both London and Chicago.
44 KITCHEN 411
Indian cuisine takes to the street.
46 CAN I BE BLUNT'
Why we make comedian Kristen Schaal wanna tear her hair out
SYMPOSIUM
Dispatches from the front lines of contemporary culture
53 IN DEFENSE OF GAGA
Going to bat for our Lady, Mark Simpson takes down Camille Paglia and her petty hate machine.
55 TIME WARP
One editor's drug-fueled spiral
56 TEA TIME?
Josh Kilmer-Purcell's latest epiphany: On second thought, maybe the Tea Party isn't so bad.
FEATURES
59 TRAVEL GUIDE 2010
Romantic retreats for the well-fixed or frugal: featuring Toronto, Nova Scotia, Cabo, Cape Town, Stockholm, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and more.
68 CRUISE CONTROL
In less than two years, founder Joel Simkhai's popular gay hookup app, Grindr, has become the new gaydar. But does it have what it takes to shake up the straight
singles scene? BY TONY PHILLIPS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY OFER WOLBERGER
74 A QUIET RETURN
Nearly three decades after it bombed, A Quiet Place—the work gay composer Leonard Bernstein considered his best—is back for its New York City debut. Is the
opera world ready? BY ERIC WILSON
78 CHEYENNE JACKSON
With recurring roles on two of TV's most talked-about shows—one on 3o Rock and another as Glee's new villain—the actor has proved that being open about your sexuality doesn't mean career suicide.
BY AARON HICKLIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUG INGLISH
DEPARTMENTS
89 SURVEILLANCE
Our guide to the finer things in life: iPads protected, Dyson's mini sucker, Berlin's Radisson Blu, Cecil Beaton's legacy
93 STORE INFO
96 MODEL CITIZEN
The head-turning hotness of Christofer Hedbrandh
THIS MONTH ON OUT.COM
MORE CHEYENNE!
Get behind-the-scenes footage of cover boy Cheyenne Jackson frolicking on Fire Island and watch our exclusive Face to Face interview with the newest member of
Glee. Plus: our "Gayest Glee Moments of All Time" slide show.
I WANT MY OUT TV
Catch intimate sound check performances and video interviews with the Ting Tings, Surfer Blood, Jimmy Eat World, Paula Cole, and Ellie Goulding.
FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS
We kick off our new video series showcasing the best in food and spirits. Get tips and signature cocktail recipes from the hottest bartenders and head to NYC's Bhojan restaurant to Learn how to whip up an Indian street food-inspired snack.
ROAM IF YOU WANT TO
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