Though New York Times bestselling author Joshua Kilmer-Purcell (I Am Not Myself These Days, The Bucolic Plague) now spends his time raising kids (as in goats) and vegetables with partner Dr. Brent Ridge on Planet Green’s The Fabulous Beekman Boys, there was a time in the recent past he spent raising hell in New York [...]

Is our cultural palate really that refined? Or is our thirst just quenched by the availability of wine and cocktails at most NYC cultural events? Culture Fix, a new event space on the Lower East Side, doesn’t help us answer the question anytime soon. Not that we’re complaining. Likely to become a hipster haven in [...]

We get to wishful drinking a bit too much on these hot summer days. One of the most recent wishes to bubble up our brain stem involved restaurants delivering directly to various spots within Central Park. We tend to get hungry after cruising. Unlike our other far-fetched park fantasies, this one has actually come true [...]

This sticky heat is as much of a buzz kill as Mel Gibson’s recorded phone calls. But relief is coming (for us, not Mel). Last summer’s dumpster-to-pool pilot program was a venerable success in Brooklyn and will arrive on the concrete shores of Park Avenue next week. Sure, even the dirtiest of New York City [...]

We wish we could skinny dip. But after all the gelato, Mister Softee and Pinkberry we’ve had to cool us down this summer, at best it’d be a “husky dip.” Still, the monthly underground Baña Pool Parties at least give us that option. Similar to last month’s gay pool parties at the Grace Hotel, the [...]

Upon initial consideration, an upscale men’s barbershop called the Blind Barber doesn’t exactly sound inviting. “How did the barber become blind?” “Is he not proficient with the tools of his trade?” and “How does he ensure that our pompadour isn’t devastated if he is visually impaired?” are just a few of the questions the new [...]

Homotels are gaining traction in this town. Until a few of the bigger brands (like the upcoming G Resort) open, smaller chains that are more gay-friendly than outright flaming are popping up around New York. Our latest favorite is the St. Giles Tuscany in Midtown. Perhaps the Patrón Saint (typo and it stays) of gay [...]

Walking a mile in the shoes of the city’s drag population has never sounded easy. A mile in Bianca Del Rio’s stilettos, for example, would be a sweaty trip back to a cramped Bronx studio with toilet paper stuck to our heel, accrued in the stalls at Port Authority. A mile in Sherry Vine or [...]

Our stomping ground includes most of NYC, but if the oenophile in us is craving a visit to a winery, we have to suck it up (usually not a problem) and head out of the city. Now, thanks to the new Brooklyn Winery, our wine-stomping ground is within Subway distance. Unlike the hooch we made [...]

Brute force: it’s one of the few things listed in both the “Interest” section we have on Manhunt and the “Interest” section we’ve populated on Facebook. For why it’s listed on the former we’ll let the photos in an upcoming Michael Musto column reporting back from Folsom Street East provide the answer. But why is [...]