On the modeling front his week, Shawn Sutton shined his otherworldly beauty, Julian Gonzalez pumped up the steam, Johan Akan covered Pref Mag and Matthieu Barnabé struck a few hot winter poses for Eric Sposito. Brazilian models Carlos Freire and Rodrigo Calazans graced the pages of Roberto Cavalli’s new book, Roni Mazon and Victor Macedo played gymnasts for Didio, while Leandro Ghidini, Carlos Perin and Lucas Bernardini played boxers for PH Almeida.

Photographer Jeremy Kost did his polaroid-magic trick on Rob Devita and Alan Carey, and photographer and rapper Janine Gordon told us a little more about her own kind of alchemy.

It was hot enough in Dubai and St. Barts for athletes David Beckham and Yoann Gourcuff to show some skin. Gymnast Dima Shine showed even more of his impeccable body, playing flying man for Cirque Phenix.

And the calendar season tapered off with Piero Pazzi’s Vatican beefcake calendar and DNA’s 2009 calendar featuring a glimpse of Chad White that somehow mystified our friend Trey Cruz.