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The gorgeous Zander Hodgson and Troy Pes seem inseparable these days. Don't they just make the perfect couple. Here they are playing it up with quite a girly but fun youtube video called Halloween Pumping Carving. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ZANDER HODGSON INSTAGRAM MEET ZANDER HODGSON... (The model who just can't keep his clothes on) @GAY TIMES TROY PES.... INSTAGRAM |
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Here's an interesting editorial that I first saw earlier this week. It features the work of photographer Ben McNutt who was recently invited to The Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival in Turkey where he carried out this photographic project. McNutt is very much a wrestling aficionado and has been for many years, although he has at times made statements that the wrestling fraternity have not been too pleased with. He recently said, and I can quite agree with him when he says that 'Wrestling cultures perspective on masculinity seems incompatible with how it represents itself, appearing socially conservative but presents itself so queerly to me." You might have seen a bit of this sport on a tv travel documentary. I remember when Michael Palin showed us around a similar Turkish Oil Festival a few years ago in his tv show 'Palin's New Europe.' But I just can't get over the way that the competitors grapple with one another in such intimate places. It makes you think (looking at the bottom image below) that someone is seriously being manhandled, or even worse... one of them is being given constipation relief. But the pictures look fun and the addition of oil on sun kissed lean bodies must be part of it's overall attraction. Below are just some of the images from last Summer's Oil Wrestling Festival. MORE CAN BE SEEN ON THE PAGES OF VOGUE BEN McNUTT WEBSITE BEN'S TUMBLR ARCHIVE |
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Above: Dutch beauty Nick Kok from a new editorial at FY Online with photography by Myrthe Giesbers. The title of the editorial is called 'Street Sailors.' More images can be seen at FY ONLINE. STYLED BY SATO OKORO MORE OF NICK @ ULLA MODELS |
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GONG JUN LEADING ACTOR FROM CHAI JI DAN'S NOVEL ADVANCE BRAVELY |
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| Above is one of the official trailers for one of the hottest Chinese web dramas 'Advance Bravely.' But sadly the trailer is coated with so much macho crap because it's the one that the Chinese producers want you to see when in fact it is really a gay love story. But one things for sure and that it has a stunning looking cast lead by the amazing Gong Jun who singly handedly holds the whole thing together. He plays a young playboy ex Police officer with time on his hands who then goes on to join his admirer's bodyguard School. Of course the two beautiful main actors are miscast but then if they weren't in it would be watching this? |
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Above: Is this love at first sight? This was the scene in episode 1 at 17:30 seconds HERE that had me hooked. I literally dropped everything in order to search out every following episode. It's the scene in the shop where our two leading actors first meet. And it's clear to see that something is happening between the younger Gong Jun (left) and the slightly older but just as handsome Xu Feng (right). And it's just after this scene that Xu Feng begins to seriously stalk the younger Gong Jun. And it's here where viewers are pulled right in and hooked. This one amazing scene truly deserves a single youtube clip of it's own but I haven't managed to find one yet. |
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| When I first saw this short tender scene from popular Chinese drama 'Advance Bravely' my faith in good movie making was finally rekindled. It literally knocked me for six. This Asian drama is such a hot ticket that Chinese movie goers have been filming it off cinema and tv screens in order for Western fans to get an eyeful of this superior drama. In the scene above the older Xu Feng is trying to rouse the young Gong Jun from his sleep so they can start training at the bodyguard School at which Xu Feng is the Commander. And it's because of his respected position of authority that he is held back in showing his true feelings for Gong Jun. Very little is said in this extraordinary clip. They seem to be saying a lot with their eyes. It truly is an amazing moment. It's as if the two are finally declaring their feelings for each other without words. It's been hailed as one of the favourite scenes by fans of this drama, with one youtube fan declaring "Oh my God, they're having sex with their eyes." The first time that I saw this clip it stirred up quite an emotional reaction within me because I've been there before. And at the time I couldn't do anything about it due to outside pressure. The perpetrator was a beautiful Danish boy that I once worked with. He was openly out while I was not, at that given time. And yet he knew in his heart like night follows day that I was interested in him. He never did get to know how madly in love I was with him back then. So it will be interesting to see how and when our leading actor Xu Feng gives in to his true feelings for Gong Jun. Although there is meant to be around 35 episodes of this drama I've managed to watch right up to episode 15 and yet amazingly the two boys still haven't kissed. It certainly is being stretched out. Naturally the Chinese authoroties are once again being difficult with this drama just like they were with 'Addicted' and 'Heroin' which is why many scenes have been cut here and there. But the rest of the cast are beautiful and there's even moments of high campery. And actually watching many of the episodes that were filmed in cinemas really helped it along, especially when girls in the audience scream and howl with laughter at the gay moments as well as some very clever comic moments. One imagines that when our two leading actors do finally kiss then the cinema audience will probably blow the theatre roof off. |
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| Above: Xu Feng who was already a popular Chinese male model. Below: Gong Jun. |
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It's all done with the eyes! |
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Above and below is the extraordinarily beautiful Liang Xue Feng who plays the role of an untrustworthy and shady character. Apparently he is a pop star in China. You can see some of his scenes from Advance Bravely put together nicely HERE. |
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| Above: New to the pages of 16 MEN late last year is French beauty Ulysse Pilpoul. More of his model portfolio can be seen @ 16 MEN HERE. |
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TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG! As you've probably guessed I've been distracted away from my computer what with all the work I'm doing on my pet project, my Console/Radiogram. Yesterday I had to dash across town to Camden to get some metal gold beading. Interestingly as I have been dismantling the insides of the cabinet, I've actually been able to use the doors, draws and much of the panelling to help finish the project while observing at the same time the craftsmanship that went into the original construction. While in Camden I couldn't resist a little walk around the famous Market, even popping into a little Record Vinyl shop where I picked up a Charlie Parker album as well as a vintage 1950's Elvis LP. And yes they sounded good on the nearly finished Console. Apparently the owner of the Record shop is a keen enthusiast of vintage Consoles. I said that I'd bring in a link to the video of the one I'm building, next time I call in. I've been watching quite a lot of Youtube Console enthusiast's videos. Some of them have given me extra little ideas. So I'm hoping that the video I make very soon now will finally bring my Youtube page to life. But I won't rush the video. I want it to look good. |
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This was the first time I saw the original cabinet. And the next day I called back in and bought it. I think I paid around £50. |
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| Here's a couple of Autumnal images from this time last year. I posted them up on my previous blog. I still can't get over the idea that with the press of a button, 7 years of work was just flushed down the John by giggle. Despite yesterday (Wednesday) being freakishly almost Spring like, this Saturday officially marks the end of Summer and our Winter begins. |
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Above: Our sleeping beauty Keung |
