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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Matteo Lane: Al Dente
'I’m no different than any other gay. I just want attention.'
I'm one of those gays who actually hates attention, well... mostly. I like 'controlled' attention, like I received when I used to act on stage and did a little stand-up. That need however, wore off after awhile, as like other drugs, attention can get tiring over time. I do however, really enjoy other men who crave attention, as do like giving it...
Last week, I gave quite a bit of attention to comedian Matteo Lane. I'd previously seen and loved Matteo for a few years now. I think after seeing him perform on some late night talk shows. Last week however, Matteo was everywhere, promoting his new special, The El Dente Special on Hulu, and his new book, Your Pasta Sucks.
I watched Matteo's Hulu special over the weekend, and really enjoyed it. I needed a good laugh, and Matteo really delivered. One of the things I love about Matteo's humor is how relatable it is. Not just to me, but to everyone. So many comedians seem to write and perform for a specific group of people, their audience. I'm sure Matteo does as well, but I found his humor more broadly appealing than many other comedians that I watch and enjoy.
Despite his obvious love of the spotlight, I also get the feeling Matteo loves his privacy and keeping parts of his personal life quite as well. Prior to pandemic, and prior to his marriage in 2023, Matteo posted more thirst traps, and seemed to be looking for different kinds of attention. Understandable, and grateful to have those old images. The last year or so, he seems more focused on the attention coming for his work rather than his often nude body.
As much as I'll miss all those thirst traps, I totally get it. The more I see Matteo on stage, the more I value his skill and talent. Being a comedian today means constant challenges and obstacle courses on what is funny and what is acceptable.
Matteo seems to have mastered those challenges, not by avoiding any particular subject, but by being incredibly funny. He also skillfully ensures any arrows shot are rubber tipped, causing a jolt for sure, but not any permanent pain.
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Mario Hervas: The Tension of Retention...
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I've been following model and motivational mentor Mario Hervas for a few years now. I saw some behind the scenes shots of Mario from a shoot, (see last images) and was curious to learn more. Mario leads a movement focusing on Masculine sacredness, focusing on developing not just your physical strength, but your mental and spiritual potential as well.
Mario practices and teaches something called seamen retention. The goal, to unlock your sexual control and power through unlimited willpower. I know my willpower was tested when searching for my favorite images of Mario. Although I can't say I jumped on the seamen retention bandwagon, I did find it interesting learning more about it. I'm not sure Mario helps his cause with the images he posted, which seem to promote release, rather than retention...
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Casual Unwear
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Although the catchphrase for Abercrombie & Fitch was Casual Luxury, it really should have been casual nudity... well partial nudity. Although there was plenty of skin, both male and female, there were not vagina's or penis' on display, I don't even think we saw a female nipple, not in the catalogues anyway. Still I miss those catalogues and the homoerotic images used in advertising in the 1990's and 2000's.
When I began my on-line adventure in the late 1990's, remember hunting for the hottest shots from the seven years of catalogues. (1997-2003). The catalogue attempted a reboot in 2010, but never really hit like during it's initial The store, the company and the catalogue have all gone through some stuff since then, even the catalogues primary photographer Bruce Weber did not get out unscathed. There have been many articles and documentaries documenting the companies employment practices, and treatment of employees and models, but I have found memories of those early days.
Image by Herb Ritts
One of the hottest parts to me about the catalogue, and it's images, were the cmnm/cfnm elements. Although no one wore much, there were many shots with hot, partially clothed models, posing with other models, equally hot and nude. Given my recent focus on the cmnm/cfnm themes, I thought I'd take a look back at some of the most iconic from the catalogues. Check out my favorites on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
Saul Nanni in Supersex
'Young Rocco leaves everything behind to join Tommaso in Paris, starting a journey of self-discovery through the force that rules the world: sex.'
If you're a fan of the nude male form on television, especially shows featuring hot male bodies, you know the current hot show is Overcompensating. I've seen a lot of caps from the new streaming series on Prime Video, but as usual, I haven't started yet. I want to, I've had a few friends tell me it's great, but I'm still in the middle of watching 'hot' shows from last year.
I'll watch Overcompensating soon, probably over the summer, but currently, I'm invested in finishing the miniseries Supersex. The 2024 Italian Italian drama airs on Netflix, and is loosely based on the life of Rocco Siffredi, a famous Italian pornographic film actor. I was alerted to the show after seeing caps of actor Saul Nanni who plays young Rocco in the series. Nanni only appears in one episode, episode 2, but his appearance was more than memorable.
The 26 year actor was born in the city of Bologna in Italy, and grew up in San Lazzaro di Savena. Although he briefly moved to the Los Angeles, where he attended one year of high school, he returned to Italy to attend university in Milan. Although born to two parents in the medical field, Nanni was more drawn to acting and the arts.
Nanni got his start auditioning for a commercial, a commercial he didn't get. A casting agent however, was impressed with his audition, and help Nanni land his first role in the 2012 miniseries, The Charterhouse of Parma. This quickly led to other roles, including a run on the Italian Disney channel teen comedy Alex & Co. Nanni has appeared nude on screen at least three times, but my favorite is his turn in Supersex. Although Nanni's boxer briefs techniqually stay on, the scene is still really hot and the pulled down briefs actually for me, make the scene even hotter.
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