A Dutch gay mag is the toast of New Amsterdam.

What is the perfect summer? Blue skies, no ornery seagulls. But who needs perfection? Suit up and get to it.

Vibrant, creative, edgy, demanding (only sometimes!), smart, funny. For this year's awards, we've chosen eleven New Yorkers who not only gave us their best but also brought out the best in New York. From Eliot Spitzer's determined drive to clean up the worst of Wall Street excess to Harvey Fierstein's monumental mom -- with a heart to match, in 'Hairspray' -- not to mention Tina Fey's irrepressibly irreverent humor, we salute their vision and celebrate our luck in being here at the right time and, of course, in the right place.

Guys who set their hair on fire! Confused old ladies! Lovers caught on tape! Can SonicNet founder Tim Nye's latest start-up, Alltrue.com, save broadband with its bite-size streaming morsels of depravity? A reality check in fifteen acts.

You won't find digital wristcams, virtual-reality goggles, or other cool but basically useless James Bond-esque gadgets in our fall roundup of tech toys. Just totally smart, totally essential gear -- with plenty of blatant sex appeal.

Calvin Klein’s ads had plenty to look at. More important, they were something to talk about.