Via TMZ: Filly Giove of Jerseylicious strips down for Playgirl.

Via National Enquirer (February 25, 2013): I thought that Shahs of Sunset was a show devoid of any interest, but Mike Shouhed has his good points.

Playgirl, sensing Prince Harry wouldn't pose nude for a million dollars, offers Prince Harry a million dollars to pose nude.

Real World and Playgirl veteran Joey Kovar has been found dead at the age of 29. Drugs are suspected to have been a factor, though his family denies this rumor so far.

Prove it!

As of midnight last night, it was exactly six years since my first post. It's been a tough thing to keep up with a dayjob and outside activities, and just when I think I might walk away, a valuable connection or interesting opportunity or a kind word comes my way. Thank you all for reading me.

Of whom are you more jealous?

Here are my favorite 100+ posts out of nearly 11,000. Please take some time to read (or re-read!) a couple and tweet or Facebook any you like.

xoxo Matt

The pocket pool championships were intense this year

BOY CULTURE

Boy-crazy

FROM BOY TO MAN: BC B.C. (2007): The entire history of my novell and novel Boy Culture as well as the movie version; might be my ultimate post.

Jonathon Trent & Derek Magyar make an Allan Brocka sandwich

BOY ON FILM (2006): An account of the NYC launch party for Boy Culture as it played the TriBeCa Film Fest.

I was left "Reeling" by the experience

FRIENDS AND "FAMILY" (2006): The movie version of Boy Culture hits Chicago.

No one would've mistaken me for Taylor Lautner

RAPT PUPIL (2006): The final night of Outfest with Boy Culture; I was fat but on the other hand got to meet Bryan Singer.

 

MY ART

 

Construction worker (shot this week) vs. James Dean

GUYDAR (since at least January 17, 2008) & ENDS OF THE WORLD (since at least January 13, 2008): Attractive men of the world—I got your backs. Your fronts, too.

i-i-i (phone)

Not totally built

Unaltered iPhone image that still blows me away

"Your pictures suck" (2008): An art critic attacks me, but not without sustaining some hits in return.

Let's call it a draw

DRAWN TOGETHER (2008): How my desire to draw related to my secret desire. One of my absolute favorite posts.

The shirtless one

LOST ANGELES (2009): My favorite photographic travelogue of L.A.

Even then, New Yorkers feared 9/11 was the beginning of the end

ART IMITATES LIFE (2006): My 9/11 and my distaste for grief tourism.

ME

Death of the party—Jeff in high school, already halfway through his life

BURNING MAN (2007): Tribute to my late high school friend and first romance.

Signed, sealed (eventually) delivered

LOST BOY FOUND (2011): There is a book in here somewhere.

Be Italian

CIAO HOUNDS: OUR TRIP TO ITALY (2011): Finally got José to Europe.

Death becomes here

ILLINOIS DEATH TRIP (2007): Ruminations on death while revisiting a past home, and the past.

Life is short...and meaningful

PASSING BY (2008): Mourning the loss of a person I only met once.

Lots more...

Joey Kovar drops trou for Playgirl. More here.

Nardicio says cock-loving women are still a big part of the mag's readership

I heard from a good source that the print component of Playgirl—revitalized by Daniel Nardicio in the past two years after a disappearing act—had been sold to a New Jersey publisher for an undisclosed amount, and that the online and products line (they have items in GNC and other stores) would stay with the current owners.

Nardicio has confirmed the rumor, and says he expects to continue working for the print title, something he excels at because, "I like cock. I know about cock."

If you think that's anything to sneeze at, remember how lame Torso was when its editor was a fat guy. (Me!)

I'll be curious to see how the Playgirl story continues to unfold on the newsstand, and if the owners of the magazine and the owners of the Web site will be able to Play nice together.

*****

In other (big) news, I've also heard that HuffingtonPost is going to do away with PopEater, folding it into HuffingtonPost Entertainment.

If true, I'll be sad to see it go.

The Spring 2011 issue of Playgirl has been previewed in an e-newsletter, revealing that the mystery supermodel coverboy is none other than Tim Boyce.  Solidifying his status as an icon in the industry, he appeared on the cover of Arena Homme Plus in 1994 with Marcus Schenkenberg, Tyson Beckford, Gregg Spaulding and Larry Scott as part of the "High Five of the New Supermodel Army."

At the peak of his powers, for Armani

Currently the tatted up arm behind Equinox, his image was ubiquitous in the '90s. Tim's Equinox ad got him fired from working at a rival gym. But it was probably worth it:

Straight ally and all-around cutie-pie Scott Herman (interviewed and photographed here) says no to Playgirl but yes to tightie-whities; that's a compromise I can live with for now, and a step in the right direction!

You're only a couple of clicks away from seeing absolutely everything Greg McKeon's got, front and back. For a corpse, Playgirl really gets around still.