Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, with late closeted film star Dirk Bogarde in the news, let’s revisit one of his great roles ...

Terrifying surveillance video captured the moment the two men approached George “Dirk” Hardison’s front door in Savannah, Ga. on January 11. The suspected intruders were disguised in Amazon ...

The main purpose of a belt, when lifting weights, is to help you brace better. Bracing, as I’ve written before, is when you contract the muscles all around your torso. It feels like what you’d ...

Yes, all new pants, shirts, jackets, sweaters, even underwear. But you know what I didn’t have to replace? My belt, because I had a ratchet belt. I’d gotten lucky the year before and found this ...

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Actor Dirk Bogarde was warned by MI5 that he could be the target of a gay “entrapment” sting by the KGB, newly-declassified files reveal today. The intelligence documents released to the ...

Meanwhile, the most sought-after collaboration of the last year came when Tibi added a men’s belt to L.L.Bean’s $40 Boat and Tote and raised the price tenfold. Likewise, luxury department ...