Hot Property: Calza and Effect

Photos: Alessandro Calza

Personally, we can't think of anything—or anyone—hotter than this month's Hot Property, Alessandro Calza. A relative unknown in the States, the hunky Italian is known to gay film fans as the equally hunky Andrea in director Yen Tan's film Ciao, a tender and poignant tale about two men from different parts of the world who meet after a mutual friend dies unexpectedly and go on to form their own unique bond. The film (now available on DVD) was a gay filmfest fave and established Calza (who cowrote the script with Tan) as a presence to keep an eye on. Of course, the fact that he posts numerous photos of himself semi-naked on his site has nothing to do with it.

Anyway, since one interview with him wasn't enough, we rang up the snap-happy stud again to ask him some more questions about the movie (and his uber-hot co-star), his thoughts on porn, and yes, what it takes to get him unzipped. You can find it—as well as a hot gallery of pics from Calza's site—after the jump.

Real guy, real hot

Is this the hottest guy on the Internet who's not a porn star (but has a dick like one)?

See his photos and read the exclusive interview to find out for yourself. Jake is on Below the Belt right now.

Mr. MAL 2008: What it's like to rule

As part of our ongoing exclusive coverage of Mid-Atlantic Leather 2009, we spoke with the outgoing Mr. MAL 2008, Chris Grasso, about his action-packed year as Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2008 before his “retirement” this weekend, when a new Mr. MAL will be sashed.

Black leather, a hard-earned fancy title... That's bound to get you some respect at your local dungeon or gay bar, right?

The outgoing Mr. MAL answers all your prurient questions after the jump.

Photo: BullmanX

Money to burn: Robert Wolf

Photo: Getty Images

Financial mess: This past week in Zurich, Robert Wolf smeared himself with the ashes of real burned Swiss bank notes in an art-protest against the financial crisis.

More incredible photos of Wolf after the jump.

Terence Koh: The farthest "Out"

Photo: Out.com

Our brother magazine, Out, unleashed its annual "Out 100" list of influential homos this past week, and they made some solid choices.

But there was one honoree who is not just out, but totally outre: Terence Koh.

See and read about Mr. Koh's highly disturbing (and beautiful) artwork after the jump.

Painted Love: Levi van Veluw

Photo: Levi van Veluw

Japan's Ping Mag has an interview with one of our favorite international artists, 23-year-old Levi van Veluw. Levi dabs his face and neck with pens and paint. He also glues wood, lichen and stones to his head—he's like a diorama hobbyist gone deliciously mad.

Watch the video below—we guarantee you won't forget clever and stylish young Levi:

Sexy Gay Artist Promotes Obama with Arty T-Shirt

Picture: Paul Moschell

We love hot guys who are talented and stand up for a cause, so we're completely head over heels for Paul Moschell, a Denver-based artist whose new Barack Obama T-shirts are a unique and arty way to express your support for the Democratic presidential candidate.

Hottie singer Sacha Sacket Visits Gay Sex Club!

Picture: Hatnim Lee

We knew we liked Sacha Sacket for a reason, besides the fact that he looks like he could be a Falcon model. The super-sexy singer-songwriter's new live album was recorded in a very unusual place: a gay sex club. Sacha Sacket at the LadyKillers: Live at the Zone was put down on tape at the infamous Hollywood club, where numerous porn films (including the just-out Hazzard Zone) have been filmed and gay men spend countless hours cruising the narrow corridors looking for, ahem, "release."

Have you wondered what 007 Daniel Craig looks like in a sling?

Answer: pretty freaking hot! (Duh.)

Hot property: Wild Dot splatters the world

Photo: AJEpstein.com

Michael Bonfiglio, known as “Wild Dot,” might be just another eccentric California exhibitionist if it wasn’t for his lifelong mission: to fill the world with colorful pinpoints of paint. Bonfiglio’s artistic crusade has taken him from his birthplace in Chicago (where he was famous for exposing his working methods in the window of his successful Andersonville showroom) to New York City and now to Palm Desert, Calif., where he is taking commissions for his highly spirited and spiritual works. “I’m working on a medium-size painting for a couple,” he says, describing one of his current projects. “It’s an assortment of floating orbs. It could look like flowers, or a collection of abstract cells, like you are looking at a Petri dish through a microscope—or even like a psychedelic trip.”