Ron Howard talks to Steve Martin, man of men, joy of joys in a plaid suit.
Ellen Degeneres reading Fifty Shades of Grey.
Janet Fitch explores how writing creates a city, in this case Los Angeles. And Dennis McDougal talks about the secrets of Southern California.
Foreign Policy‘s Sex Issue: from mullah sexuality to why women are a foreign policy issue.
I met someone who had never heard of or seen Chloe, Drew Droege’s genius Chloe Sevigny-inspired video series. We should all see this hilarity, if but once. Enjoy ‘Toast’.
“I normally give up carbs, but I never stick with it, and this kind of seems easier”. Slutever‘s Purple TV show. This month: sapphic dalliances.
Do you have a doppelganger? Alan Feuer does and he’ll tell you all about the moustachioed gent in his NY Times piece. (Mine is a Berlin-based blogger and arts journalist.)
How a mister became a madame in Vancouver in the 1970s.
Do cute kids like indie rock? Oh my god, the cutest video ever. Vice has been nailing it lately.

What an incredible mix of insight and horseshit in the Saville article!
I love what he says about sex potential in women’s magazines. What’s your fave bit of manure? The trickle down effect?