ONE

Me and One Magazine – we are more or less official. It all started last winter when I went back to Sofia for the holidays. I came back with an offer to write for them (new bilingual issue out May 15 2010). Writing for them is one thing, but writing about them – I’ve never done that and I think

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I Own You

Seriously, I owe you one. I’ve been missing for a while – first it was Easter, then it was something else, and then it was re:publica 2010. A nerd’s work is never done! But since my motto is “never explain, never complain” and since you shouldn’t take yourself very seriously, I will just tell you that the video that is

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Bear Field Guide for Nerdy Hunters

The exbeariment Josh Rotter conducted in the emblematic San Francisco scene changed his perception for men, masculinity and fetishes. With a starting point like that it’s pretty easy: “Truthfully, I’ve never even kissed a beard. Preferring a neat workspace, I find excessive body hair too unwieldy.” The author dives in the vibrant bear scene in Castro and lets himself go

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Hungry Nerds

I actually have never written anything about cooking and kitchen gear here, have I? Since I watched lately the Julie & Julia movie and got truly inspired to resurrect my cooking skills, I went on a gear hunt. There is no nerd who cooks with usual pots and pans and some sort of cutlery. So here is what is on

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FUR_03

The winter is over. Bears are awake. I officially announce the beginning of the hunting season. More: imagery: harryhorror, menwithoutclothes, szakall, loveofhair, haikalnoyes, beardslover, carrottop

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Gay Pride Is Dead.

“Pride is dead” is the only English we find on the website of The Beef. The zine that balances erotics, art, design and HQ text content explains its mission as follows: “Pride is Dead is born of contradictions, from the dissidence of the cliché perception of gay pride, and how it has been deformed into a mainstream, corporate-based shadow of

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Chlorophyll Skin

It is never too late to show this stunning video by Lucy McRae. Chlorophyll Skin is a video experiment with q-tips and different colors exploring the power of absorption, exchange and mixture. Together with Mandy Smith, Lucy created this video for the Amsterdam Fashion Week 2009. The most recent project by Lucy was shown at TransNatural 2010 in Amsterdam. more

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The John Webster Book

John Webster is an OCAD graduate who can’t stop creating art with that “a bit too much” factor. Kellogg’s, Sony, EMI and Mirvish Productions are among the variety of clients he has illustrated for. Despite all the corporate majors he can keep his integrity and still play with gender issues, hair and bold sarcasm. Pretty amazing, huh? John has a

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Fists, Sweat and Boxer Shorts

The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. -Fight Club (1999) But then again this is Berlin Kreuzberg, so we’ll dish. This Saturday night, fists will fly, sweat will flow, musk will fill the air, muscles will make distract you

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FUR_02

As if it hasn’t been hot enough in the heart of Berlin, here come a couple of furry guys to make you company through the rest of the Friday. Chillax, it’s spring! Image courtesy: loveofhair, harryhorror, olafb, fuckyeahmalepits, carrot-top

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Bears in a Viking (c)age

The new VICE Germany hides a big beary, fuzzy, hairy, bulky suprise. See what Terry Richardson shoots in session when he is not too busy to make out with his female models. costumes and styling by Wendy Wright at New York Costumes studio manager: Seth Goldfarb. photography assistent: David Swanson studio interns: Nick Sethi, Nicole Tappa. Haare: Dennis Lanni models:

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