While rugby players are all the rage in the calendar business these days, Italian photographer Piero Pazzi and his Vatican beefcake calendar featuring hunky Roman Catholic seminarians have generated such an international buzz that Rizzoli recently bought the rights for an American edition.

Commissionned by Italian Vogue and inspired by dogging — a popular sex craze in the UK involving couples, single men and single women who meet at car parks, rest areas, woodlands and other outdoor locations to have sex –, Steven Meisel’s latest shoot was eventually rejected by the fashion magazine. They deemed the photos too explicit. The edit will however appear in the next issue of V magazine.

Mike is looking at a move up to the 250cc class but still has to pick a machine. “I have more people around me now, more friends,” he said following his Australian victory. “Nothing is signed right now. I try to remain focused on my last two races and let my manager deal with the rest. If I do a good job, everything is gonna be alright. I want to finish with a bang!”

While our hearts go boom.

The 18-year-old from Acireale — a seaport city in the north-east of the province of Catania, Sicily (Italy) — is a typical Sicilian boy with very dark eyes and hair, a perfect tan and a passion for football. “He likes to pose and I’m very happy to work with him because he has a natural addiction to stay in front of the camera,” Alberto told us. Andrea just finished high school and currently works for a car insurance company, doing office work.