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A Walk in the Woods!

We know it's a bit unusual for us ; that much nudity on Casual in Istanbul!? But this is an extraordinary situation guys. Meet Ralph Woods. No , he is not a tennis player and he's not hiding a can of tennis balls under his shirt!He is a Canadian porn star who works for Falcon Studios.He is 20 with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5'7" tall (ok this is the stat you should remember for the equation after the jump).Till now nothing extraordinary right? Ok, he is a hot twink , and there are lots of hot twinks in the porn industry then what makes him different ?
After the jump...

Antoine Doinel

"Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth and they still wouldn't believe me, so I prefer to lie..."
This is just a post to mention our favorite movie Les Quatre Cents Coups/Four Hundred Blows and to greet our loyal commentator "Antoine"(who had his nick after the movie's main character Antoine Doinel). Although it's a movie from 1959 , we watch it with same excitement like we had our first time...Especially it's a must for Mehmet...

room103 by Jason Rowan

Most of you've heard about room103 from our fellow bloggers.We really loved the whole idea and wanted to talk to the man behind that...Jason Rowan.Jason was very sweet and kind to answer all our questions and also he offered us some outtakes from the shoot...

How did you come up with the idea at the first place ?
Well it was all about a little travel story at the first place.The shoot just evolved from being a little travel story about the Island House in Key West into almost a feature film of sorts, in still photo form.

So, that model is hot!  Who is he?  Did having such a beautiful guy make your job easier?
I had the great good fortune to find Scott Wilson who was so natural in front of the camera, and who got my idea for a narrative about a burned out New Yorker who comes down to this getaway in the sub tropics and really relaxes in a way that's sexy, yes, but more sensual.
What I like so much about the photos is that while Scott's obviously got a great body and face there was more character and emotion there-not just more Abercrombie/porn beefcake. You're really drawn into the pictures-what's happening? What will happen next? It was a great combination of model and location.

Have you published this somewhere publicly, like a magazine ?
Some of the pictures first appeared in reFRESH Magazine, then on several blogs,and then the Island  House commissioned a stand alone website to link their website. I worked with Greg Needham on the design for the site (all the brilliant title treatments are his) and we created the short film after Greg got the idea when he was scrolling through hundreds of shots on his computer and they played like a film.

Will there be more room103 s around the world ?
I'm working on continuing the room 103 idea in different gay guest houses around the worlds, finding models in each country and discovering the vibe of each location and each player involved and creating a story from there. I would love to shoot one in Turkey...

Thanks Jason , we are looking forward to see you here in Turkey...

Efe Raki...

It's about time to mention our traditional drink RAKI .Even if you have ever tried it before , just stay tuned and take a look what Efe Raki (one of the best brands in Turkey)has brought us?! Turkish Raki is an anise-flavored apéritif that is produced by twice distilling either only suma or suma that has been mixed with ethyl alcohol in traditional copper alembics of 5000 lt volume or less with aniseed.Some people believe that the word ‘Raki' comes from the type of grape called ‘Razaki', while others believe it comes from ‘ Arak ', which is produced in Eastern Mediterranean using the roots of dates. One possibility is that the anis flavored spirits made with razaki grapes was called ‘raki'.The reason raki is referred to as ‘lion's milk' is that it is white in color like milk and in the old Ottoman pubs it used to be served in cups with lion embossing.
So what does the word "Efe" means? Efe s were the leaders of Turkish soldiers in the western Anatolia from 16th century till early 20th century. And here are two modern and extremely hot Turkish Efe s(click to view those hotties bigger!)

Thanks to Efe Raki and photographer Nihat Odabasi for those ;)

Frank Malafronte...

You still don't know who Frank Malafronte is? Shame on you! He was one of the first persons whom we met in blogosphere with his great blog Left Brain. He is good looking , hot and most importantly ; a true intellectual guy with a great talent...painting!

With his brilliant artworks he participated in several group exhibitions , also some solo exhibitions in Boston and Rhode Island.There are also publications about him and his works in some newspapers and magazines.
"As an artist, I am inspired to create because it is important to me, because I believe in it, and because I am passionate about what I do. I can only create art that comes from my soul.  I can't create it for other people.  I can't create it so that people will want to buy it.  I can't create it so critics will respond to it.  Because of that I feel very grateful and fortunate for the tremendous reception of my works. I am starting to make a living on something that I am excited to do.  I am very grateful to have a good number of people in Boston and Manhattan who now collect my work."
Frank captures incredibly great visions - and is executed with great style from his amazing talent...well we are not art critics and we are not capable of making fancy comments about his works...all we can say is his style is young and passionate and his works are really fascinating. Now is the time to scoop up his work before it becomes more famous & expensive!

Here are two gates to explore Frank and his works...Each sides of the image below will lead you to two different places! Just click...

Male Body Foreplay Guide

Here is a map of 12 spots in the male body that you should know when you get in bed with a guy.Well obviously it's not a big deal ; involves lots of heavy duty for your tongue!! LOL (Click on the pics to enlarge)

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The Septemberists

It's like three in one...You're watching New York designer Thom Browne's great designs for Spring/Summer 2007 collection on really hot guys from the eye of a great photographer Anthony Goicolea while listening great music from Sigur-Ros...Enjoy it!

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