Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Leaf Blower
Sex & Violence in Canada
Picture it... High School party, a small Canadian town, 2017.
Zach (Alex Purdy) and Zayne (Allister MacDonald) are about to have sex.in an upstairs bedroom. Just as they get going, they're interrupted by a group of their friends. When confronted about being gay, the guys make excuses about only smoking weeds. Their group of friends don't buy it and want them to have sex with a drunk girl they've dragged in. Zach refuses, but Zayne succumbs to the pressure. He sexually assaults the drunk girl as the other guys look on and film with their cameras.
Back Issues: Playgirl, March 1984
There's a well-kept secret going on north of the boundaries of the Lower Forty-Eight. Our giant neighbor is alive with exceptional men. Lots of them. The kind that invite minute inspection-fi not outright adulation-with their arresting good looks and cultivated manners.
Aarnie should know about spontaneous combustion! He's a fire fighter for the city of Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto.
Scott NichollScott Nicholl, 20, is a student at the University of Toronto. he plans to be a lawyer someday, the better to cross-examine witnesses of his many charms. Scott's a self-described extrovert who goes for outgoing partners, especially if they have long brown hair and dark eyes.
Victor FisherVictor Fisher, 24, is a picture of sensuality, and well he should be. When he's not taking classes in photographic arts at Ryerson, he's combing the streets, camera in hand, for candid moments and photogenic beauties. Whatever develops depends on what happens in the darkroom.
You're in the money where Oskar Tankovitz is concerned. A Viennese dream from Austria. Oskar is a worldly-yet-down-to-earth newcomer to Canada who has already succumbed to that country's charms.
James StackarukThose legendary Canadian winters are a good excuse to snuggle up to the likes of 26 year old James Stackaruk. James comes from a long line of chill resistant Ukrainians, so he knows how best to keep the heat on.
Greg ShawOne of Greg Shaw's pet gripes is having to wear clohtes. They inhibit him, he feels, so when he's not in public, off come the shirt and socks-and everything else in-between
Stephen ScottWe appreciate any man, like Stephen Scott, who can get down to the bare essentials-and still give you the time of day. Employed at a public relations firm, Stephen exudes a maturity that belies his not-quite 19 years.
Peter KodricPeter Kodric, 22, particularly enjoys ice hockey when it's ins season. Off the ice, Peter turns to movies and good books.
Herc RickDavid Ishmael, 23, doesn't like long haired cates, but is wild about almost anything else he encounters, especially tall sensuous women and Canadian Club rye.
David Ishmael