While Mike Nichols is probably hoping that people will be paying attention to “Closer” come Oscar season, it’s already achieved legendary status as the vehicle by which Natalie Portman’s signature prop became a stripper pole instead of wacky headgear. If you don’t want to sit through all that talking just

The New York Times examines the “tortured, campy legacy” of the art of postwar men’s magazines via two coffee table books: Feral House’s (superior) “It’s a Man’s World” (2003) and Taschen’s new “Men’s Adventure Magazines in Postwar America”. The illustrations for these “armpit slick” stories may be quaint art historical

He might be amused by the concept of amateur domination videos starring models with non-Heidi Klum dimensions, but we’re grateful to our permanently twitching baby sibling Screenhead for introducing us to the 6’1″ (6’8″ in heels), 265 lb. Purrrfect Kitty and helping us show our readers that giantess fantasy porn

· Hey, Google: could you add Fleshbot to the list of suggested queries in your new Google Suggest feature too? Since you’re giving Mike’s Apartment all that free publicity, we just thought we’d ask. (CNET – thanks Ryan; more at darrenbarefoot.com) · Yes, having to buy all those gifts for

In case you’re under the mistaken impression that all Suicide Girls are about studded collars and multiple tattoos, Roby here will show you that lots of them have more innocent looking sides too. But don’t let that angelic face, (temporarily) blonde hair, and frilly pink panties fool you—we’re totally sure

There are three ways to go when you’re making the all-important decision to buy a new wall calendar: you can choose a celebrity favorite like Pamela Anderson or Brooke Burke; a tried-and-true collection like those from Pirelli or Wicked Weasel; or take a chance on a lesser-known model like one

Bae Yong-Jun is a wildly popular Korean actor whose “transformation from Gentleman to Muscleman” is chronicled in a new book of photographs, “The Image: Volume 1″: imagine Jude Law suddenly turning into early career Arnold Schwarzenegger and you’ll get some idea of the hoopla. Apparently, the newly muscular Bae owes

“Strippers: The Untold History of the Girlie Show” is an entertaining (if wordy) survey of the “history of undressing” from its roots in 19th century vaudeville to the neo/retro burlesques acts of today, but despite its relatively innocent tone author Rachel Shteir has found herself being disinvited from reading engagements

We think we found the perfect holiday gifts for all those hard-to-please hardcore BDSM enthusiasts on your list this season (and trust us, you don’t want to buy them the wrong thing): Eropon.com sells nicely detailed figurines and miniature tableaus featuring a variety of rope bondage tricks (and the occasional

Congratulations to blonde British beauty Martina Warren for being named the 2005 Penthouse Pet of the Year last week, following in the illustrious C-cups of such previous honorees as Dr. Victoria Zdrok and Tera Patrick. Here’s hoping there’s plenty of bigger and better things in store for Martina in the

Teacher/student, senior/freshman, janitor/punk, etc.: we all know the usual cliched gay porn scenarios, which is why we had put off watching Jocks Studio’s “Longshot”, a showcase for Barrett Long and his … er, special talent (all 11 inches of it). Imagine our surprise when it turned out to be one