Monsters' Ball

Had a great time on Friday night at the Destroy All Monsters party in the basement at Live Fast, Cecilia Anton's fun boutique on the Lower East Side. While my pal Scooter LaForge -- looking pretty in pink -- dazzled attendees with his latest paintings and created one-of-a-kind T-shirts for friends and fans, the boys and the Amp & vodkas keep on flowing. Saw a few familiar faces and made a few new friends. All in all, just the kind of night you wish you'd have every time you go out.

Martin, me, Scooter and Rob

Cee Cee and Scooter

The legendary Michael Alago and (the equally legendary) Wayne

Mark, me and Ariel

Jo shows off her, um, new Madonna T-shirt, as Nicks N. Dimes and Scooter strike a pose

Mikey and Greg (who are essentially the same person)

Double Trouble: Russell and Sloan

Ryan and Barnaby

Two hot boys who came in the night, neither of whom beat leukemia

The legendary Christopher

RT @NatashaLeggero

Cheerleader becomes retarded from flu vaccine.

Quote of the Day

Well, if Perez Hilton hadn't already "outed" Matt Bomer already, it seems the sexy "White Collar" star would have done it himself anyway with statements like this in the USA Weekend supplement in which he explained how he told his parents his was quitting football for acting (soooo "Glee"!): "They never understood why I wanted to ... lip-sync 'Born in the USA' to them with no provocation. But they always indulged me at least one verse." Matt's dad is a former Dallas Cowboy.

Morning Wood: Wesley Wilson

Fitness model and certified personal trainer Wesley Wilson has me wishing they could all be California guys. Learn more about him HERE.

Sunday Ad Watch

Levi Johnston: Body Check

Well, that didn't take long. Almost-naked photos of Levi Johnson from his upcoming Playgirl spread are already flying around the Internet. He looks pretty good (of course, if you can't look good when you're 19, when can you?). And while I'm disappointed he didn't reveal all, you just know when he runs out of money and his mom needs some meth, he'll be back to show us more ... and then some. (Are you taking notes, Sean Cody?) See the first batch of pics HERE.

On the Rag, Vol. 64

A look at what's making news in New York and L.A.'s free gay rags:

Frontiers' Travel & Auto issue features a fun Q&A with sexy stuntman Frank Turek, who is definitely built for speed.

Next features a ginger (never-eats-bread) man on its cover, just in time for the holidays. (Nice log,)

Survival Instinct

While it sure feels like gay media is on its last legs, there was no sign of aging at INSTINCT magazine's Leading Men 2009 party downtown at Greenhouse, where editor in chief Mike Wood & Co. celebrated 12 years of success as they toasted "heroes in our community who stand up and stand out." From the busy red carpet (Ronnie Kroell and Scott Evans were spotted) to the roomful of well-deserving honorees (I got to meet Joe Jervis of Joe.My.God. fame, whom the mag calls "the not-so-average Joe"), it was a memorable night. (So glad Frank and Craig stopped by, and that the legendary Scooter and Christopher came along for a red carpet burn.) That the music was SO FUCKING LOUD you couldn't think (let alone talk), the staff was a bunch of surly chicks, and it was hotter than hell in the place and I still had a great time tells you that the party was really good (WHERE did all these new guys come from? Woof!). Oh, and fitness model/bartender Anton Antipov parading around with angel wings slapped on his back may have had something to do with my overall heavenly mood. Congrats to INSTINCT, and here's looking forward to the next dozen years. ...

I pray he's no angel

Frank and Craig

Ronneth

PROJECT RUNWAY 6 FINALE

*THIS POST IS BEING MADE BY (212) CONTRIBUTOR FRANK ANTHONY POLITO

As per usual, I'm off to a late start AND pressed for time... For my final Project Runway post, I thought I'd do something a little different. (Why not?) The overall consensus at the Park Slope Party Pad was: this year's season was kind of lame. Maybe this post will be too! In light of that, I'm going to type up my notes, as is... If I can read my own handwriting. Enjoy!

Before I get started, I will say that Craig & I arrived a tad bit late to our own party, after joining Kenneth at the Instinct Magazine party (holiday? anniversary?) at Green-something in Soho. Had a nice time (free Skky vodka drinks and guys in Undegear and angel wings!), got to meet Instinct Editor-in-Chief, Mike Wood, and JoeMyGod's Joe, saw One Life to Live's Scott Evans (aka "Oliver Fish"), and former Runway contestant Suede (thought about inviting him to our Runway party but...) Of course Kenneth got recognized left and right. Sadly, no one seemed to notice Yours Truly. But I'm just an author! (Truthfully, I'm no good at all that, "Don't you know who I am?" BS. I always take cards with me, yet I never seem to pass them out.)

In attendance tonight: Dan (back from DC), Tim, Nick & Adam, and Jay

Okay, here goes! (Remember, these are my notes as is...)

Carol Hannah is still sick. "She should suck it up and stop bitching." -- Craig

Off to work room...

"Eyebrows like punctutation." -- Craig on Christopher

L'oreal Salon with Collier Strong. "Is that his porn name?" -- Tim

Model fittings, Tim Gunn arrives to check on 13th look. To Irina: "It's beautiful." To Althea: "A little '80s shoulder." [Note: I'm told that my referring to Althea as "Without Nipples" has really irked Dan all these weeks, so I won't do it again this time!]

"That's Althea!" -- Irina re: copying her makeup

Tim to CH: "Scattershot all over the place." "She's got bird flu" -- our Tim (or did CH start swine flu? -- me)

Back to work room...

Next day -- Day of Show, Y'all

"She looks like a horse." -- Craig on Irina's helmet
"What's with women and horses?" -- Jay

[commercial]

Day of Final Show...

Up early, off to Bryant Park

Irina's talking about herself (worried) -- surprise!

@ the tent --
Kalyn is not in hair and makeup -- Tim worried/concerned

Tim is about the lose it!

Re Heidi: "Why is she wearing Eddie Izzard's clothes?" -- Nick (hot pink pant suit)

*Althea -- Sci Fi
"Impractical." -- Tim
"What the fuck?" -- Dan
Nicolas is there -- dyed hair
"Jennifer Beales" -- Dan
"Really underwhelming." -- Dan
The audience is screaming (why?)

Little green dress

*CH
"Already more interesting." -- Dan
"Always has rope business." -- Tim
"Like a bottle brush." -- Frank on tutu
"These models suck." -- Jay
"Looks like my cousin who I'm convinced was born a man." -- Nick on Lisa

Baby bottle brush?

*Irina
"Weird dominatrix." -- Nick
"All I see is black." -- Craig
"Looks like a fashion show." -- Adam
"A little Nazi." -- Tim
"She wins based on this?" -- Dan
"No one to root for?" -- Adam

Equus?

Judging: Michael Kors, Nina & Sezy Menkes, Fashion Editor Int'l Herald Tribune
"What's with the curl?" -- all of us on Suzy's hair
"Wilma Filntstone on crack." -- Frank

Paris vacation is new.

*Irina
Michael: "Warrior woman is not new character."
Suzy:
Heidi: "Looked finished."
Nina: "refreshing to see T shirts."
Michael: "Commendable" (all the work)
Nina: "Why so much black?" Gets little editorial. "We talked about it."

*CH
Nina: "loved 1st look/spirited"
Heidi: "loved Grecian goddess dress." (13th)
Suzy: comment on brush look "I noticed it."
Michael: "Connective thread was not cohesive."

Loved use of drapery and tailoring

*Althea
Michael: "Bravo for sportswear!"
Nina: "loved dash of color (green dress)"
"We get it Nina!" -- Adam
Heidi: "liked shiney top with belt."
Suzy: "great knit wear -- not sure where futuristic."
Nina: "Too many notes on this collection."

Judges comments
*CH -- played w/color the most, good w/tailoring
*Althea -- Nina: "Sense of coolness... Connected to streets." ("Living in Dayton!" -- Adam)
Kors: "Plugged into streets."
Suzy: "great knitwear/sportswear designer ("Susan Boyle of fashion" -- Frank re: Suzy)
*Irina -- Michael: "Best sense of showmanship."
Nina: "Very intimate" (t-shirts)
"The gown throws it off." -- Kors

Final comments
Irina -- "disappointed in lack of color": Heidi
Althea -- "amazing ability to translate street to fashion, not convinced if futuristic." -- Heidi
CH -- "impressed with execution"
"played best with color"
"admired strength and energy"
"lacked connective thread"

[spoiler alert!]

1) CH -- Aut
2) Althea -- Aut
3) Irina -- Winner!

"Who cares?" -- Dan
"She had an emotional reaction!" -- Tim
"Boogs!" -- Dan
"Everything happens for a reason." Craig hates that saying.
"God hates you." -- Nick

That's all folks!


*FRANK ANTHONY POLITO is a Brooklyn-based writer, and author of the novels Band Fags! and Drama Queers!

Queer Bait

Michael and I walked past something called the New York Queer Experimental Film Festival yesterday on 21st Street in Chelsea. I've never heard of it, but apparently it started a week ago Tuesday and runs through Sunday. Its Web site says "MIX NYC promotes, produces and preserves experimental media that is rooted in the lives, politics and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and otherwise queer-identified people. MIX’s work challenges mainstream notions of gender and sexuality while also upending traditional categories of form and content."

With a photo like this, I'm sorry I didn't know about it sooner. But if anyone has been or knows more about it, would love to hear from you. Visit the official site HERE.

Required Viewing

Brian Williams says of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart": In just the span of a short few years, Jon Stewart has gone from optional to indispensable. How did we live without it? (Newsweek via Romenesko)

Onesie Way or Another

I never aspired to have a baby, but this might just be reason enough to consider it.

Boys to Men (of the Year, 2009)

Photo highlights from GQ's Men of the Year, 2009, party in Hollywood:

Tom Ford and Neil Patrick Harris
Ben McKenzie and Amanda Seyfried
Chris O’Donnell and Elizabeth Banks
Danielle Panabaker and Hunter Parrish
Levi Johnston
Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd