Nerve Insider : Brandon Herman

In Other (Photo) Blogs, 5.16.08: Red Boxes and Ice Cream

Nicole Ankowski — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:22:00 GMT

What to do if you’re not feeling naughty enough? Siege knows: bathe yourself in raunchy red light, of course. Check out Siege’s late night at NYC burlesque bar, The Box, in all it’s red-lit glory. Afterwards, make sure to get up close and personal with blonde bombshell Anna. Who knew balance acts could be so beautiful? And if you want to get really, really up close, check this one out.

Don’t let Autumn’s grumpy little Paula make you grumpy (although we’re pretty sure she won’t)…ice cream is on the way! And she’s not just eating it in these deliciously drippy photos. Speaking of eating and deliciously dripping, see what Autumn bought the paper boy. And don’t hesitate to step into Autumn’s garden photos, for a scintillating secret…

Now, take a peek into Brandonland where it’s all penises and skateboards…and musings about SanFran. Oh, Brandonland, a place that always leaves little to the imagination, and lots to think about. For instance: the statement you make when pairing a naked light bulb, a loose fur coat, a beautiful girl and a…sword?

With Chase’s depiction of the pinnacle of Youth Angst and Drug Culture as our backdrop, we are made to ponder PBR’s place in the mix, among other things…like tantalizingly naked girls. Ever traveled to a seedy motel to eat a bag of ‘shrooms? Just for the fun of it? No matter what your drug of choice, don’t miss Chase’s twisted tale of Tybee Island.

What happens when you mix Rose and Olive, a lonely hotel room, Marilyn Monroe, a camera all together at 5 a.m.?.......THIS.

— Alexandra Godfrey

Deep Inside…Brandon Herman's Photo Blog

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Shennanigans + boobs in the Suburban.

How best to describe Brandonland, Brandon Herman’s Nerve photoblog? I mean, there’s always the one word that springs (ahem) immediately to mind: dick. Cock. Men wearing shirts with no pants. Men peeing. Men skateboarding. Men doing yoga or making out with women or punching each other in the stomach. All with no pants.

In other words, a thing of beauty.

Brandon seems to capture the lifestyle of the young, impetuous, intrepid souls…people who find adventure wherever they go. And don’t mind urinating against a wall, or each other, on the way. Do you live in Brandonland?

Here’s some of his latest blog entries (sorry for the male full-frontal editing, kids. Go see Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Enjoy his entire blog here.

Jay-Z is Evil
4/28/2008 11:29:19 PM

I was watching the O'Reilly Factor yesterday morning with my grandma and they covered this story about this kid in Florida who was arrested for making his own grandmother perform in some gangsta rap videos he made. In some of the shots she's decked out in gang-banger attire, complete with bandana, baggy jersey and bling, and in others she's wearing a ski mask, waving a gun and money, and talking about shooting cops. O'Reilly was totally horrified, and he had some pretty blonde Republican chick on the show talking about how twisted the kid was as well, but personally I found it touching that gangsta rap had been the catalyst for some generation-gap-crossing grandmother-son bonding. It kind of made me want to make a rap video with my grandma.

And on the subject of rap:
I would encourage all of you readers to boycott Jay-Z. He's evil and I'm pretty sure that he is actually just a white person in blackface working hard to perpetuate black oppression and racism. The values that he instills in black youth are the equivalent of a million white kids looking up to Donald Trump. All he raps about is consumerism and its sad that he rots people's brains with such garbage. And it makes sense that he is marrying the whitest black woman on earth.

I got a splinter yesterday at the pool party I was at but I can't seem to get it out of my foot, so I think its just going to have to be permanent. Like a tattoo.

Currently listening to: "Bleeding Brain Grow" by MC Paul Barman.

Today sucked
4/23/2008 11:23:50 PM

I've been really moody all day today. I woke up with a bad hangover and a downer attitude. I hate that. Sometimes I actually love hangovers because they slow everything down a bit and make everything seem kind of trippy. And you feel all fragile like you're made out of glass or something. As long as its not a throw-up hangover, I usually can enjoy it. But not this one. This one is a depressed, think of lots of reasons to hate myself hangover. Boo.

My younger sister is flying in tonight to visit me. She called the other day and said she hates college right now so I am flying her out for a couple days of me. What a nice brother huh? She was supposed to be here hours ago but she went all the way through security with no boarding pass, then obviously was sent back to the check-in counter, and by the time she got back through again she had missed her flight. What a dumb-dumb.

Tonight we'll drive out to the desert so that tomorrow we can go to this pool party Anthem mag is throwing for Coachella. It wouldn't be me if there wasn't a pool party involved, now would it?

Currently listening to some Nine Inch Nails song, the name of which I actually don't know.

Its Tearin Up My Heart
4/23/2008 10:45:07 PM

I've been listening to these crazy mashups all day. Like ones where they combine forty different hit songs from the 90s all into one long continuous ass-kicking stereo slam-jam. Why is it that a bunch of songs I don't like can all be amazing when melded together into one mashup masterpiece?

Some highlights from today's mashup findings:
A mashup of "Hey Ya" by Outkast and "We Will Rock You" by Queen.
A mashup of one 80's pop hit song for every letter of the alphabet, all in alphabetical order.
A mashup of early nineties club classics that kicks off with that "What Is Love" song that the Roxbury brothers bob their heads to.

Currently listening to: "Welcome Back Mix" by DJ Praise, an epic medley combining 70's action theme songs with 90's hip-hop.

Hollywood Death Tour
4/21/2008 1:24:02 AM

So this producer from the Canadian TV company CHUMTV called me a few months ago and told me that he was going to come to LA and do a special on David Lynch and a special on me, which I was totally excited about because I love being on TV. They arrived last week, and they interviewed me a bunch, and then they wanted to see me in action so on Thursday night I took them out with a bunch of friends and we toured around to houses in Hollywood where famous murders had occurred and got drunk and naked a lot and took pictures. Check it out...

So here's me answerin' some questions about what it is that I do and why I do it. The sun was in my eyes and I was drunk and couldn't concentrate, so I'm sure I'll look like a total dumbass.

And here we are at the first stop of the night, the house where the famous Wonderland murders (involving porn star John Holmes) took place. And Morgan had to pee.

Paula against the wall in the garage of the Wonderland house.

A pit stop on the side of Mulholland Drive. More pissing and stuff.

We got driven around in this big black Suburban and even though they told me it sat eight, I brought ten friends. We were all cozy like sardines. There were lots of shennanigans in the Suburban.

Me and Paula in front of the house where the Sharon Tate murders took place. I know it looks like I'm wearing a dress but its actually a trench coat over shorts.

Shennanigans on the road too.

Here's Morgan in front of the house where the Menendez brothers killed their parents. The new owners have a Bentley.

Shennanigans + boobs in the Suburban.

Currently listening to: "Ringfinger" by Nine Inch Nails.

North America!
4/17/2008 8:00:00 AM

I just can't stop with the gymnastics. I think I was supposed to be an Olympic coach or something. Here's the latest contender in my gymnastics championship:

I just registered to vote yesterday. Who are you all into? I like Hilary. Don't know why. She just seems cool. Reminds me of my mom if my mom wasn't so pretty, and was a little meaner.

Currently listening to: "North American Scum" by LCD Soundsytem

In Other (Photo) Blogs: X-Ray Goggles and Y-Shaped Bums

Nicole Ankowski — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Ever wish you had X-ray goggles when some hottie body sashays by you on the street? There could be different settings on the goggles for “totally naked” or “undies only” depending on your curiosity. Well, apparently Siege wishes for those goggles too, only he has an extra special setting on his: “knee socks only.” And it’s sexy. Don’t miss seeing Isabella via Siege’s own special X-ray vision… or her cute Y-shaped bum.

Autumn’s got us all hot n’ bothered as usual. Check out her latest, complete with blindfolds, garter belts, heels AND mud baths — oh my! One look at Jo’s mud slathered mid-section and I’m sold on the prospect of gettin’ dirty, just for the hell of it...

Brandonland, just as absurd as always, finds our photo friend in NYC once again, staying out until the wee small hours, allowing the energy of this place to kick his ass and coming home to play yet another rousing game of “Dick on the Face”, only this particular round is for the skin contact-shy player in all of us…

Chase, bathing in the turmoil of his driving artistic force and his own self-loathing, gives us his last sexy scene from his most favorite recent series. Check out the model in the wet see-through tank, a trippy photo with too many limbs to figure out and the most interesting tarantula I have ever seen. Here’s a hint: it’s made out of human body parts.

And over in Rose and Olive territory, we have our choice of enjoying the sun-splashed tile floor, the sexy Sunday morning shoe taker or the breezy bedroom with flower dappled sheets- complete with scantily clad Rose, exercising her right to stretch. The last one I’ll save for your own personal shock-value enjoyment, but let’s just say, Olive got kinky last night — and liked it.

— Alexandra Godfrey

In Other (Photo) Blogs, 3.20.08: “The Way I Like You Bent Over the Best”

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Over at The Daily Siege, we’re greeted with a serious-looking portrait of a Texan couple that doesn’t remind me at all of my family portraits, a raw and lovely new set with trans-model Brooke, and a gorgeous shot of electric tattoos accompanied by a diary entry about regressive propagandists and moral hazards.

The world of Brandonland is full of body bridges and naked handstands, and fears that he may be menstruating. He also treats us to some shots of himself taking a piss and then, inexplicably, trapped in an ice machine. All part of a day’s work, y’all.

Chase is full of meditations on having a St. Patrick’s birthday and a rare shot of a model with a smile; he also brings us some stunning reflections of a girl in the water transfixed by her own image like a bird at a mirror, and, even though it’s Thursday, here’s a shot of last week’s Pink Friday to help you gear up for the end of the week.

Still rocking the streets of São Paolo, Autumn takes us on a night out with Monica Mattos, Brazilian porn’s beautiful girl next door, beautifully lit naughty bits, and candid doorway shots of the empress, barely clothed. Also: love bruises, and the body submerged.

And deep in the heart of everything Rose + Olive continue to feed their love of 50s Playboy centerfold Marilyn Waltz, look at skin surfaces in natural light and the fruit of creation, and bring us a sweet series of red little knees – a body part that often gets overlooked in the realms of sexy.

— Caitlin M.

Chase discovers a very special T-shirt:

Autumn's friend Miss Erikitty gets a new outfit:

Rose and Olive play pin up:

Siege loves ladies, all the ladies:

And Brandon loves this:

In Other Photoblogs, 3.11.08: Happy Birthday, Siege!

Nicole Ankowski — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:37:00 GMT

The Siege may come to us on the daily, but his birthday seems to be lasting the whole month long. From boob telegrams to a gorgeous photograph whose title – “Beatrice Ass Up” – says it all, the man’s got something to celebrate. And in the midst of the revelry, he serves us up another eerie/beautiful shot to accompany an ongoing contemplation of birds, souls and gastronomy.

From the streets and rooftops of São Paolo, Autumn brings us striking shots of urban bondage, complete with police interference, then brings us deep into the forest for some barely-clad climbing and acrobatics. Also: sexy nose-picking and straight up f*cking. Prepare to be enthralled.

This week, Brandonland is full of naked dudes in crowded, well-loved apartments – including friendly competition with historical allusions, PBR suitcases, and come-hither stares with tangled microphone wires.

Chase never fails to deliver the visual goods with strong narrative accompaniment. Whether it’s Pink Friday, empty bathtubs and full lips, or a series of near-perfect derrieres, we’re always on the edge of our office chairs wanting more.

And as a beautiful finish, Rose + Olive take us into the bath as well – first with a stunning, playful romp in the tub with blended beets, and then an intimate homage to a vintage shot of Simone DeBeauvoir. Either way, we’ve never been so torn between getting clean and staying messy.

— Caitlin M.

In Other (Photo) Blogs, 2.28.08: Sexy Naked People + Hot, Hot History

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:26:00 GMT

It’s almost the end of February, and I don’t know about where you’re sitting, but here in New York it’s cold. Frigid. The bright sunshine just taunts us with hope for Spring…and then the evil north wind slaps us in the face. At least our cheeks are pink…

It’s the kind of day that makes you long for a vacation. Luckily, the Nerve photobloggers provide a beautiful, warm, instantaneous escape…Travel with me:

Siege takes us away to France…and freaks me out with his tale of how to eat an Ortolan. This picture — sensual, decadent, and scary — goes well with the main dish. (Seriously, if you at all like arcane trivia, check out more on the Ortolan, including a video, after the jump. Expand your mind, yo!) He also brings us unexpected studies in ivory, the splendor of curves, more milk baths, and the iPhone meets Fight Club.

Ortolan history, and tons of gorgeous photos, after the jump…

Autumn always brings the warmth: see new, intimate pics of Miss Erikitty; why Autumn loves spanking; the beauty of not retouching photos; and meet Popeye, one of Autumn’s “favorite distractions. She never lets me publish the naughty pictures that I've taken of her, but these she likes, or so she says. On the street in front of Erikitty's apartment, right before she got in her car and sped off to meet someone of dubious moral character.”

Brandon brings us more naked skater boys…it’s kind of like watching really pretty, artsy reruns of Jackass, only with male full-frontal nudity. And (sigh) rear nudity. There’s nothing cuter than hot skater ass, don’t you think? Also: check out why Brandon went to jail…

How does Chase remedy his winter blues? In his own words: “Time for a faceless butt shot with almost zero backstory.”

And Rose & Olive give us pretty Polaroids, self-portraits, and these girls: “the kind of women where they grab you by the neck and tell you their dirty dreams, and the night when them ends when you're straddling someone on the kitchen counter with a wooden spoon in your left hand.” They will, most definitely, warm you up…

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As far as the mysterious Ortolan goes, here’s a bit of Siege’s research:

"If guilt is a flavour, and it definitely is, then l'ortolan is one of the world's greatest dishes. The lemon-coloured songbirds, called buntings in English, originally appeared in French songs as symbols of innocence and the love of Jesus. Then a tribe near Bordeaux began trapping them as they migrated south to Africa, pulling them out of the sky with little wooden traps called matoles hidden high in the treetops.

The birds must be taken alive; once captured they are either blinded or kept in a lightless box for a month to gorge on millet, grapes, and figs, a technique apparently taken from the decadent cooks of Imperial Rome who called the birds beccafico, or 'fig-pecker'. When they've reached four times their normal size, they're drowned in a snifter of Armagnac.

This sadistic mise en scene has transformed the bird from a symbol of innocence to an act of gluttony symbolic of the fall from grace. In Collette's novel Gigi, for instance, the tomboyish main character prepares for her entry into polite society with lessons in the correct way to eat lobsters and boiled eggs. When she begins training to be a courtesan, however, she is said to be 'learning how to eat the ortolan'. Not that it was only courtesans who indulged. The tradition of covering one's head while eating the bird was supposedly started by a soft-bellied priest trying to hide his sadistic gluttony from God.

Cooking l'ortolan is simplicity itself. Simply pop them in a high oven for six to eight minutes and serve. The secret is entirely in the eating. First you cover your head with a traditional embroidered cloth. Then place the entire four-ounce bird into your mouth. Only its head should dangle out from between your lips. Bite off the head and discard. L'ortolan should be served immediately; it is meant to be so hot that you must rest it on your tongue while inhaling rapidly through your mouth. This cools the bird, but its real purpose is to force you to allow its ambrosial fat to cascade freely down your throat.

When cool, begin to chew. It should take about 15 minutes to work your way through the breast and wings, the delicately crackling bones, and on to the inner organs. Devotees claim they can taste the bird's entire life as they chew in the darkness: the wheat of Morocco, the salt air of the Mediterranean, the lavender of Provence. The pea-sized lungs and heart, saturated with Armagnac from its drowning, are said to burst in a liqueur-scented flower on the diner's tongue. Enjoy with a good Bordeaux.”

Here’s a video of said dinner, though I think that in the light of day, it loses some of its devilishness, and its sensuality:

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Truth or Dare

Nicole Ankowski — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:07:00 GMT

From playing truth or dare in the backseats of cars to face painting with Claes Oldenberg, Rose + Olive maintain the uncanny ability to make the ordinary otherwordly, whether they’re philosophizing or using their hands. Sometimes both, at the same time.

Over in Brandonland, boys in the attic make everyday kitchen gloves just a little hotter than before. Also, another bare chap blisses out on the drums, wearing only a fuzzy hat and a facial expression that can only be described as nakedly peaceful.

Chase – while reassuring us that he is, in fact, not a creep (don’t worry baby, we never thought you were) – entertains with anecdotes about girls who go from sober to “spring break wasted” in a flash, crashing Goth clubs with sunshiny enthusiasm (“Who tells the DJ on people?”), and a reason to retain the bush.

The Daily Siege starts off our week with full, bright body shots and fierce, bound up faces. Also included: more sharp political relevance with a new, equally haunting shot of the Black Irish girl.

And Autumn explores further the naked body in and out of water, goosebump by goosebump, and gives us a sexy little shot of her favorite journalist’s desk.

— Caitlin M.

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Snowflakes Meet Summer

Nicole Ankowski — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:59:00 GMT

The Daily Siege: Siege has a bone to pick…I’ll let him speak for himself: “Adam Shepard, When I See You I Will Strangle You With My Bootstraps, You Sanctimonious Little Sh*t.” Along with anger he brings beauty: bodies splashing in milk baths, and pink dreams of summer.

Brandonland: Brandon’s back in L.A., but sharing photos from his travels. Meet “Winston from Alabama. He's pretty jacked for someone who apparently lives off ramen.” And the hot, invincible Zach: “He lives in the walk-in closet of another kid's bedroom in a house full of eight people. When you're 19 years old, you're like so tough you're invincible. I remember that time. I could have slept on broken glass for all I cared. Just give me swig of Jack Daniels and a hit and make sure I don't try to drive anywhere.”

Rose & Olive: Writhing, beautiful bodies on the floor? Right on. Rose & Olive capture some playful naked wrestling, whilst meditating on art and Kant. They also bring us bruised knees and belly tattoos, and then things get a little animalistic…literally.

Chase: Chase spreads rumors (is he a sicko?); meet the lovely "Face-tats"; and get wet, up close, and personal with Snowflakes, and, um, her crotch. She’ll make you melt.

Autumn: Speaking of getting wet, Autumn dives underwater with her friend, Naked Boy. Plus, she shows us why “wet dreams come true” with two hot blondes, showcases a naughty ballerina’s special moves; plus: thong meets tongue meets camera.

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Yes, Nipple Tats

Nicole Ankowski — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:10:00 GMT

On the road to nowhere specific, this week Rose + Olive blend their trademark intimacy with one another and brief lessons from the biological world, making even the mundane feel like the history lessons you wish you’d gotten in school. Yes, they flash school buses. Yes, they shave in the sink. And, whether recording dead animals or beautiful women, the result is always tender, gorgeous, and weirdly close to home.

The Seige joins us in mourning the impending death of the Polaroid, channeling that sense of loss into the kind of quick, urgent shots the camera seemed designed for in the first place. Also, a few more bodies immersed in milk, which always make me feel like I’m looking for familiar shapes in the clouds – tell me what you see.

Autumn never fails to bring us photos whose flirty, earnest appeal feels ready to just spill out from the frame. This week finds her offering up a gracefully naughty ballerina, a former nun (now in Playboy Brazil), and a naked boy playing in the river – all with her fast and insightful footnotes to guide us along, satisfying our basic curiosity but always hungry for more.

Brandonland brings us cheeky action shots from his time spent traveling, documenting the hard-scrabble boys of Portland in various states of undress (now with more naked skaters than you can shake a stick at). Well, there’s one new one, but it’s not recommended that you shake sticks at naked skaters – who knows what kind of ruckus they’ll bring.

Chase, also couch-surfing his way to/back from everywhere, catches up with a bunch of Grime House dwellers in the midst of hand-inking one another – and, even though there’s not a whole lot of naked, there’s something infinitely compelling, scarily intimate even, about watching someone let their softest skin get penetrated with needles strapped to a pen – that’s right, y’all, I’m talking nipple tats.

— Caitlin M.

See more pretty pics after the jump…

Rose and Olive hit the road...

Autumn goes swimming with friends...

Brandon plays it cool...

And Chase shows us the nipple tats...

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Carnivale, Baby

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:34:00 GMT

Siege brings us a symphony in blue (you may not be able to tell what all the body parts are, but he makes ’em look lovely). Also, we love how much he loves his woman, Katie:

Is there a word to describe that feeling that happens when you look at someone and want to protect them and nurture them and rape them and devour them and own them and share them and hoard them and eat them and worship them, all at once? I'm sure the Germans must have a word for it.

Until then I know it as Katie.

Let that inspire your Valentine’s Day love notes, all you freaky bastards. Check out more pretty pics after the jump…

Autumn brings us portraits of Miss Erikitty during Carnivale…whatever she’s sucking on, we kinda want one, too. Plus dinner-party sexiness, tickle-fest madness, and a lovely lady with a pink bedroom and black lingerie.

Rose + Olive take a break from their road trip to get a little naughty down by a little lake…Oh yes, and they’re making new friends, too. We like her tutu.

Brandon’s got boys and beers and bikes, oh my! And this couple:

And Chase visits a sexy friend in the Big Apple…you’ll want to check out her apples.

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Bill O’Reilly’s Mad at Brandon, Pudding

Nicole Ankowski — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:06:00 GMT

It’s politics as usual with the Nerve photobloggers...Siege is venerating John Edwards’ failed presidential bid (again!) with a larger-than-life shrine to Fluffy: “He stands for actual progressive values, and actual progressive action. His opponents are little more than Republican Lite. Yes, even Obama.”

Brandon’s titillating boob shots incurred the wrath of FOX News conservoid Bill O’ Reilly. Apparently, Mr. O’ Reilly isn’t too keen on lesbians eating pudding. Brandon recalls: “It ended up being this whole story on the O'Reilly Report about Ivy League sex parties. I didn't see it, but I heard that they showed one of the posters with my photo on it as an example of the despicable sexiness that was occurring on campus.”

Meanwhile, Chase’s Dark Days makes Brandon’s college-age experiments seem tame in comparison. Maybe Papa Bear would look fondly on Ms. Autumn. Homegirl’s going all Biblical on us with her latest. Speaking of bears, Rose and Olive remind us of why our Moms lusted after Tom Selleck. Though their current model has a lot more going on for him than a fine, lustrous ’stache…

— Joey Hood

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Playing with Memory, and Other Beautiful Things

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT

There must be a dreamy moon above, because the Nerve photobloggers are all lost in reverie. Lucky for us, they’ve got lovely photos that help bring it all back, both the bitter and the sweet. Here’s a taste:

Autumn starts us out with: Last night, after falling asleep on Luiza’s couch, I had a dream about Gia. Gia was my first girl, my first proper, Hollywood-style porn star from the valley. I’m the kind of girl that falls in love easily, especially with strippers, and Gia was stripping and I fell in love.

Rose + Olive remember: One time I waited naked in bed, waited on a man who had not ever known me to sleep in the nude. He came home and got into bed and noticed so slowly that I wasn't wearing anything. Noticed very very slowly that his skin was touching mine. …I will never ever forget being awake in the bed that night when he found my body—a body he knew relatively well—when he found my body anew. Touched me as if I was someone else, someone else new.

Chase recalls: This was L.A. sometime around the point of my second ever nervous breakdown. I believe these were the days of all night Vicodin and blunt sessions with a really cute rich girl from the valley. No funny business. No sexual relations. Just complete distraction and pillow talk.

Siege brings us beautiful black and white, and an amazing moment of Zen…

And Brandon has recent, lovely memories of his trip to Europe to distract him. He took over a thousand photos during his journey. Check out these highlights, and stay tuned for more…

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Wet Ginger

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Today Autumn asks the hard questions (like, “Would you rather have good sex or write a good story about bad sex?”) and gifts us with the latest photos from her weeks’-long vacation. I don’t know why her gorgeous friend Flavia hung half-naked out their hotel window, but when you see the pictures you’ll be glad she did…

Siege answers the hard questions (like, “Are they real?”) and discovers the beautiful and curative effects of water. Two words: “wet ginger.”

Brandon is in Paris, recovering from his time in Amsterdam. He’s been hanging out with his fab punk-rock friend Susan, and, as usual, playing games with his boys…particularly one called “D*ck on the Face.” Yes, of course, there are pictures.

Rose & Olive have been playing with self-portraits. I’m not sure what Olive is eating in hers, but it looks juicy and delicious. Meanwhile, Rose transforms herself into a Real Doll in her guest bedroom. Sadly for her guests, she waited until they’d gone…

Chase tells us the most unbelievable story: it involves a ladder, and a broomstick, and a model. Some Christmas lights. A Steak-Ums sandwich. And the model’s, ahem, butt. Check out Chase’s pretty pictures (yes, there are models’ butts) and that one amazing story.

In Other Blogs: Photobloggers Celebrate the Holidays

Sarah — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT

• Siege has been a busy boy. He captures Dania looking forlorn in her lovely party dress; Pauline looking pretty (and pretty bare) in a bare, wood-paneled room; and Mara posing for a Xmas portrait. Meanwhile, a mystery girl bathed in red light receives a close, pelvic inspection. And as far as holidays go, New Year’s Eve wasn’t all orgies and booze. Siege is down with the nerdy games and good conversation that can only occur between close friends.

• Autumn has gone and done us proud with her appearance on the cover of FS, a fancy-pants photogeek mag featuring self-portraits this month. Aside from that, she managed quite the wild holiday celebration, including naked lagoon-swimming and weenies (both kinds). We here at Nerve are quite jealous of all the traveling she did while we were visiting our parents and stuff.

• Brandon waxes nostalgic whilst visiting the fam over the holidays, but still manages to serve up plenty of cock and balls. He also treats us to New Year’s in London, with some surprisingly sexy potty shots.

• Christmas makes Chase all sorts of emotional, and so he presents us with some Christmas photos of yore. After a quiet yuletide, he gets back to work, finding himself happily infused with that good ol’ creative energy again.

• And finally, to get into the holiday spirit, Rose + Olive, along with their friends, provide photographic evidence of some real-life reindeer games. These ladies sure do know how to have a good time. Meanwhile, another friend of theirs has recently quit her job and, in her free time, is lending those succulent lips of hers to the lens.

— Steph Auteri

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Interns in Bikinis

Sarah — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:45:00 GMT

• Autumn shows us reasons why she loves working for one magazine in particular:
The meetings happen sitting on the floor, they don’t mind if we all drink beer at lunchtime, they let me run around on various attractive beaches after various attractive girls, and if all that wasn’t enough by itself they have a wicked hot staff of interns. Seriously, these interns might just kick Brandon’s intern’s butt…and wouldn’t that be nice to see? See the hot interns enjoying bikinis, piggy back rides, and each other.

• Siege shows us the dark side of parties (and himself), and the light and lovely sides of girls…well, more like fabulously sexy women. You’ll see how they connect here.

• Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend a Chase photo shoot? Chase gives us fabulous video footage here; can you spot the hummingbird?

• Brandon hasn’t posted since our last Insider update, but we haven’t yet mentioned the cock in blackface. It looks little like Wilson the volleyball from Castaway.

• Rose + Olive play with words, and each other, showing off their best assets, and the bite marks on them. Also, see what beautiful things happen when adventurous flight attendants and tequila meet. If only we could be there...

— Nicole Ankowski

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Bloggers use their words

Sarah — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but our photobloggers dig the written word, too. Here’s a delicious collection of what’s going on their varied, wild worlds...in their own words.

• Siege is “feeling ranty” today. So ranty, he made a list:

6. Ellen von Unwerth. Models-turned-photographers = snore. Squirting your schoolyard estrogen on Helmut Newton's style is not enough, even with a really cool eurotrash name.

7. Dreadlock hair extensions, especially of the multi-color variety. Often combined with "futuristic" black platform boots, goggles, and short plaid skirts. Stop it. We need to change the name of your festival to Boringman. I loved 1992 as much as the next guy. I subscribed to Mondo2000. But the future came and went and all we got was George Bush and iPhones. Move on.

• Autumn’s traveling the world. Meet her latest bunkmates:Those poor Belgians. We put them through so much. This is George and a suspecting Oliver and Jo, in the hotel in a city that has three streets (none of them paved). You wouldn’t get any sleep either, would you?

• Chase looks for meaning:At this single moment in time I only believe in two things: Dinosaur Jr. and the fact that there should be at least two more glasses of wine in every bottle.

• Rose + Olive break the rules:His only rule is that we stay out of his front yard naked, his driveway naked, his computer room naked (?) and his doorway naked. Oops.

• And Brandon talks tattoos:The tattoo on my stomach says “strength.” It’s something about a tiger and a dragon getting in a fight, to be totally precise, but the meaning is “strength.” For all I know it could actually say “I like to touch little boys.” I got it when I was 16. Nuff said.

See tattoos, Belgians, rule-breakers and more, right here. — Nicole Ankowski

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Pretty Girls

Sarah — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:15:00 GMT

• If there’s a cold wind blowing down your collar or up your dress, if you’re surrounded by snow and ice (literal or metaphorical), Autumn can take you away from it all. She’s on a birthday soulquest/Amazon boat trip, and she’s meeting some fascinating, beautiful creatures along the way. Thank goodness she has her camera and computer, even if sparks fly from the outlet when she plugs in her laptop.

Check out her travel pics here; they make all kinds of sparks fly.

• Siege discovers a lovely web, no spiders involved…and opens up about early childhood hurts, and the various ways people can heal…like by knowing and loving other good souls. See the beauty and healing that is KT.

• Chase also revisits the dark periods in his life…and gives us other beautiful things to look at.

• Rose + Olive show us how the very prettiest girls party…and don some pretty party hats themselves. They also party in their friend’s house (while he’s not home), and bring some pretty boys home to bed. In fact, in contrast to their usual, lovely estrogen-enhanced photos, the girls get a little XY…and a little XXX.

• Speaking of XY and XXX, Brandon made some new friends over the weekend. The hot sort of friends who let you take pictures of them cavorting in their general hot naked splendor. Also, meet the love of his life. We love her tattoos…we bet you will, too.

— Nicole Ankowski

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Dollface

Sarah — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:30:00 GMT

• Siege slips us a quick shot of his wood, but not the type that conjures that image of the bad boy you dated back in college who crotch-flashed you in the Macy’s Suits department.

• Autumn introduces us to her travel companion, as they head off into the wild. With company like this who needs civilization? They’re not completely cut off, though. Here, she treats us to a sort-of-behind-the-scenes series of photos starring…the makeup artist. Is today’s sexy makeup artist yesterday’s sexy pool cleaner?

• We’ve missed Brandon so much (six empty days makes us antsy; that’s what love is), and now he’s back with a special treat. The image he previously posted for that group show in Paris has finally been rendered 3D! Anyone have a pair of those trippy glasses?

• Chase is rocking our world with this picture. He’s described his most recent take on self-exploration…down there…as ”sex education the easy way.” The quasi-creepy retro-doll embellishment in the piece adds an especially intriguing dimension to the photo, as well as to the phrase “inner child.”

• Rose + Olive juxtapose their gorgeous prose with this gorgeous photograph that embodies the surrender inherent in desire. And because they’re feeling especially snap-happy today, we get to meet this dangerously beautiful lady, and also Addie, who is all sorts of bright and lovely in that vivid red dress of hers.

— Steph Auteri

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Naked Models Will Cure What Ails You

Sarah — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:00:00 GMT

• Siege has been busy, building a new dreampod (where we’re sure some dreamy photo shoots will take place). Lucky for us, he’s putting his models to work: when they’re not moving heavy furniture, they’re posing pretty. Nice red light district, Siege.

• Chase goes retro, and you’ll be glad he did. He spends some time trying to recreate 1983, and “the late 70s porno magazines found in bushes and the woods.” Also, check out the lovely Pony, and the senior portrait she never had. She sure as hell has one now.

• Brandon visits the City of Lights, and sets up a 3D photo installation. Once you see the outtakes, you’ll wish you could fly to Paris and see it in 3D, too.

• Rose + Olive find that after a hard night of bartending, nothing cures your aches and pains like taking a long, hot shower…especially with a pretty stranger.

• Autumn gives us an insider’s look at fashion shoots…see how she risks her ass for fashion, literally. Plus, you’ll want to meet Autumn’s new friend, Patricia:

She’s writing a book on Brazilian Hip-Hop. Half of her vocabulary consists of dirty words. She likes to walk around bad neighborhoods and make friends with the drug lords and the heads of the evangelical Hell’s Angels. Regardless of all of that, she dresses like a Madison Avenue Princess. She wears these sort of frilly pastel dresses and kitten heels.

Check out the tiger in kitten heels, here.

— Nicole Ankowski

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Siege undresses Ryan Pfluger

Sarah — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:40:00 GMT

• Is it a Siege first? Usually Siege likes to undress the pretty ladies. Today, he undresses a very pretty boy. He even provides the soundtrack…I’m not sure which I like better, model Ryan’s tattoos, or his Joe Boxer flair. Also: see what kind of gardening Siege does on weekends….

• Chase plays with sheer stockings and shiny high-heels, and asks readers for help…

• Brandon is interviewed by Suburban Refugee, and his own suburban refugee finds a quiet place to go swimming. In the nude, of course.

• Rose + Olive take a deep breath…and show us pics from a Friday night strip session on an empty road. True story: they got caught, twice.

• Autumn introduces us to her dear friend Andy from the Black Forest. If you live near the Upper East Side and like a good man and a good spaetzle, check Andy out. Autumn wants to find him a girlfriend…And today Autumn gives us a self-portrait with a porn star. She writes:

Note to self: if you're going to a porn set, and you are not the talent, it is not in your best interests to show up in a short skirt and a bikini.

Words to live by!

— Nicole Ankowski

In Other (Photo) Blogs: Nov. 5

Sarah — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:00:00 GMT

What do photobloggers do on weekends? Do they really live wild lives, filled with naked friends, frisky strippers, flexible ballerinas, an appreciation for the beauty of life, and…Storm Troopers?

Well, yes. Yes they do.

• Brandon started with weekend wondering why no one commented on his work. The people responded with much love, support, and demands for more naked interns.

Brandon takes feedback wonderfully, so over the weekend we got to see pics from his Halloween raging (love the Storm Trooper outfit, and the after-shots/after-sex face, Brandon). He also answered questions from the audience, including the gay/straight/bi question, as well as what happened to his naked intern?

• Siege continues to make good use of his new home, including the outdoor space and the lovely skylight. He spent Friday becoming better acquainted with, well, breasts…and a lovely lass (and ass) on a seal-skin rug. He also gives us new pictures of Lambchop and KT; proving once more that Siege’s family portraits are like no others.

• Autumn spent six hours in a car on Friday, but she made damn good use of that time. If you like legs, toes and feet (and playful biting), check out her pics here. Sunday was devoted to some heavenly strippers. As Autumn writes:

It’s hard for me to explain the affection I have for strippers and pole dancers and go-go boys. …I love how they have tattoos of their children’s names, ex-lovers names, those stupid paw prints above their pussies and red and blue stars on inside of their wrists. There´s so much to love. Too much, even.

Share her love here.

• Chase saw Morrissey—multiple times—over the weekend, as well as got excited about knee socks and shared “some pictures that I think Darth Vader would keep in his sock drawer for his special ‘alone time,’ you know?”

• And Rose and Olive were busy, busy girls. On Friday they had party in a bubble bath, got dressed for an actual party…and then took it all off again. Not sure how the naked German fits in with all of this, but we’re glad he made an appearance. Saturday brought the incredible, flexible ballerina…need we say more?

— Nicole Ankowski

In Other (Photo) Blogs: What Happens in the Dreampod Stays in the Dreampod

Sarah — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:00:00 GMT

• Just like the seasons, photo-artist Siege embraces change. This week he dismantled his Dreampod. (What’s a Dreampod, you wonder, and where can you get one? As Grant Stoddard described it, “With some colored gels, a few cameras and a harem of female friends, he created what he calls a ‘dreampod’ in his bedroom, a comfortable space where Siege and his friends are free to express themselves sexually and artistically.”) Siege found the letting go freeing, though as a good-bye he invites us to look back at some of the deliciousness that came from the pod. Apparently deliciousness comes in both hot and cold varieties.

After looking at these pics, you may feel like Stoddard did: “I alternate between thinking, ‘These are some of the coolest images I've seen’ and ‘I'll never be able to walk around Williamsburg again, knowing that above some Polish bakery, Siege or someone like him is getting away with murder.’

• Autumn invites us to meet her lovely, freckled friend Luiza…the two girls play in the sheets and get to know Dolly Parton.

• Brandon still has his intern wandering around naked, though he’s also contemplating if he should add more ladies to his portfolio. Brandon says he can’t help the plethora of peni, since he just has “more dude-friends than chick-friends.” Brandon, we’re okay with that. So okay with that.

• Chase examines nuns and his version of a burning bush…

• And Rose + Olive find multiple ways to explore one beautiful woman…slow, sensual, and a great way to end the late afternoon.

— Nicole Ankowski

In Other Blogs: Naked Interns!

Sarah — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:00:00 GMT

• If you haven’t checked out our newest photoblogger Autumn, please do. Though be forewarned: you might become addicted. She tends to take sexy/gorgeous pictures of sexy/gorgeous men and women, in sexy/gorgeous places like Brazil, Bahia…and her bedroom. Her most recent post involves the magic of hot tubs. As she writes, I imagine most girls have a story about the first time that they discovered hot tub magic. I was fourteen or fifteen…

• Brandon in Brandonland is having way too much fun with his new, adorable intern Adrian. Even we don’t make our interns run around the building naked (though we wouldn’t stop them). Brandon definitely gives his neighbors something to talk about...

• And there’s so much more. Are you in the mood for space babies? Chase explores sexier options for the NASA adult diaper…Rose + Oliver explore “free-range nakedism” and early-morning sunlight…and Siege enjoys the views from his new apartment’s bedroom. Hint: you will, too. – Nicole Ankowski

Nadine in my Bed

Sarah — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:46:00 GMT

All fourteen pics on Brandonland.