A documentary about the author of “Story of O”, the controversial novel about sadomasochism. Carl F Gauze unwraps the plain brown wrapper.

A Buddhist Monk trains his pupil in a mysterious setting in this Korean tale of life. Carl F Gauze meditates on a cinematic landscape.

A visit to the Erotic Muesum reveals an electic view of sexuality. Carl F Gauze maintains his composure.

A visit to the Erotic Muesum reveals an electic view of sexuality. Carl F Gauze maintains his composure.

Love and death and Satanism play out against the bloody background of the Russian Revolution, and Carl F Gauze was there.

Our Bad Monkey breaks down and lands part-time work. Yet his indie film-making dreams live on! Check out how our man in Hollywood navigates the world of gay groceries!

Two Inuit brothers deal with confilict in on the tundra in director Zacharias Kunuk’s The Fast Runner (Atanarajuat). Carl F. Gauze got cold just reviewing it.

Sex, political intrigue, and… ancient Greece? Carl F. Gauze explains why Daniel Chavarria’s The Eye of Cybele is perfect summer reading.

The music world is rocked by news that Britney Spears’ next album will be a track-for-track remake of The Clash’s seminal London Calling. Julio Diaz gets the full story.

Drugs, Sex, and Discotheques (Peek-A-Boo). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Would the human race be better off without the urge to procreate – or at least, to get busy? That’s the theme explored in Michel Houellebecq’s latest novel, The Elementary Particles. Terry Eagan explores the novel and its core philosophy.

Why does the Unband rock so hard? That’s what Gail Worley asked singer/guitarist Matt Pierce of the one band that parties so hard that they had to move to New York after being banned from every club in Boston. It’s all about sex, drugs, and rock and roll!

Six, Six, Sex (MIA). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Feature by Anne L. Sachs