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Drenched – a photoshoot

Drenched – a photoshoot

Photography Emma Jane Richards Model Tristan Tristan, 31, Hendon, London How was the shoot? Very good, thanks! I had a lot of fun. As you can see, it was a good chance to splash about. Why did you decide to do it? It’s something I’ve always fancied doing – I guess I’m just a bit [...]

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Naked male poets calendar 2012

Naked male poets calendar 2012

The naked muse is a 2012 calendar featuring women’s poetry – including award-winning English poet Wendy Cope – alongside naked male muses photographed by women. Vik of Wild Women Press talks about the story behind the naked poets. The calendar was born as an idea, one cold January night while watching over my three-year-old son [...]

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Get your ‘Men of the stacks’ 2012 calendar

Get your 'Men of the stacks' 2012 calendar

Male librarians from around the US have come together to pose for a calendar that aims to challenge stereotypes and raise funds for charity. Project co-ordinator Megan Perez talks about The men of the stacks calendar 2012. It all started a few years ago when two of my colleagues and I learnt of another library-themed [...]

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Photographing wet men – Zuleika Fray

Photographing wet men - Zuleika Fray

Among other things, Zuleika Fray photographs men in wet settings. We decided to show you some and find out more about her work. Zuleika Fray, 28, lives in Plymouth and London, United Kingdom How did you get started in photography? I was studying art and, not being the best realist painter, I fell in love [...]

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The art of male burlesque

The art of male burlesque

Why is the art of removing cool home-made outfits to retro music so rarely performed by men? Burlesque writer Claire Doble investigates the emerging male burlesque scene, and examines the issues it faces. After a brief spell on stage removing my own clothes, I decided I was better off behind a notepad and launched myself [...]

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Naked flame

Naked flame

Simon Ratzker aka Twisthead Si, 27, London ‘I’ve been fire performing for years, so semi-clothed the shoot would have been a breeze, but without pants it was a challenge!’ How was the shoot? What, being out in a graveyard naked in the middle of the night throwing around flames and hot metal, trying to look [...]

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Spiced celeriac bake

Spiced celeriac bake

Celeriac (Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group) is also known as celery root, turnip-rooted celery or knob celery. A variation on Potatoes Dauphinoise, this dish is great served with green salad and baked potatoes. Serves 4. Ingredients 1 medium celeriac 8 fl oz or 250ml double cream or crème fraîche 2 fl oz or 50ml white wine [...]

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Pineapple and ginger ham

Pineapple and ginger ham

A whole cooked ham looks incredibly impressive on a buffet table and it isn’t as hard to make as you might think. Uncooked hams – or gammons, as they are often called – are easy to pick up in the supermarket. Choose one with a mild cure so that you don’t have to worry about [...]

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Cream of brussels sprouts soup

Cream of brussels sprouts soup

The brussels sprout is much maligned, probably because we are all sadly most familiar with the over-cooked, soggy version. Here is one of the more palatable ways to prepare them. Ingredients Butter and oil for frying 1 onion, chopped medium-fine 1 large potato, cubed 500g (1 pound) brussels sprouts, cooked or raw 500ml (1 pint) [...]

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Britt Marie Trensmar: Play the man

Britt Marie Trensmar: Play the man

An interview and feature on the work of one of the world’s leading women who photographs men, Britt Marie Trensmar. ‘I enjoy men’s bodies as beautiful landscapes.’ When did you start photographing men as erotic subjects, and why? I love men and their bodies. It’s not just that they turn me on; I see their [...]

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