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MAIN S T OR I E S 56 THE STALLION JOB: SEXY BEAST

From the imagination of Guinness "surfers" ad director, Jonathon Glazer, Sexy Beast's cocktail of sun, sea, sex and murder on the Costa Del Sol more than makes up for the slew of second rate British gangster flicks. Good things come to those who wait

72 NIGHT VISION: R E QUIEM F OR A DREAM

Hubert Selby Junior's dark depictions ot addiction in Requiem For A Dream get put through Darren Aranovsky's cinematic mincer and r ising star, Jared Leto's abrasive paces

80 AVENGING ANGELS: THE OUTSIDAZ

They'll battle anybody, they're hard as hell, but The Outsidaz ain't all bad. The nine-strong New Jersey crew have opened up an ice cream parlour to keep their young neighbours off the streets. Hip hop in the community never tasted so good

88 STRAIGHT TALK: AIDAN G I L L E N

From the sexed-up antics of telly's first gay bastard iri Queer As Folk, to an angst ridden estate agent in The Lowdown, Aidan Gil len sticks to his guns and refuses to sell out

92 ART CRITIQUE: LOOK OUT

Nevermind stained beds and carved calves, artist, curator arid political activist, Peter Kenard believes artists should be polemicists rather than selfpublicists. The backlash starts here

100 F ICTION THERAPY: S E L F H E L P

In an exclusive short story, novelist Jim Flint takes one self-obsessed narcissist and puts their psyche through msta-computer therapy. Don't be fooled, it could be you t * e r n *

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F A SH I ON 66 HAPPY HOUR

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104 DENIM THEORY

CK Calvin Klein jeans photography David Sims, styling Katy England Versace leans photography Paulo Sutch, styling Nicola Formicnetti McQueens jeans photography Horst Diekgerdes, styling Alexander McQueen, Katy England Dickies jeans photography David Sims, styling Anna Cockburn Stussy and Miu Miu jeans photography Laurie Bartley, styling Miranda Robson D&G leans photography Yelena Yumchuck, styling Tabitha Simmons Iceberg jeans photography Horst Diekgerdes, styling Alister Mackie

118 SHE SELLS SANCTUARY

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C OMPET I T I O N 66 R E ADERSHIP SURVEY AND GIVE AWAY

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