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made in japan : carry-tite and penco computer carry bag about $45 smaller bags about $20
attention comrades….
cool stuff…
simple, utilitarian, affordable… its a nice sight to see in a world of disgusting excess. get yours at actual source. by ar
from the archives: Elisa Serge
ohhhh serge! by pp
model gabbriette: its a hard job but someone from LA has got to do it
nice look… a little bit goth…a little bit rock and roll
“… gabbriette has heard everything you have to say and is laughing straight to the bank—just ask charli xcx…
…who can vouch for her as the industry’s favorite reference. standing as fashion’s reigning cool girl. the californian sultry vamp has perfected the art of the siren. she bounces from bottle blonde to gothically raven locks.”
cute girl and all but this is kindda funny… i actually don’t think shes that dumb, but i mean what can you say about modeling? i’d love to hear her talk about…. i don’t know, why even dwarfs started small…
model gabbriette interview
“here in a paris link-up with director columbine goldsmith into a full-on studio session filled with advice, pose instructions, and some epic one-liners.”
fronting campaigns for MAC cosmetics + marc jacobs – gabbriette has been referred to as an “it girl” by several media outlets, and is at the forefront of what has been dubbed the “succubus chic” trend. google it… by dd
the middle finger story: AKA the history of flipping the bird
middle fingers: before the battle of agincourt in 1415, the french, anticipating victory over the english, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured english soldiers. without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned english longbow and therefore [soldiers would] be incapable of fighting in the future. this famous weapon was made of the native english yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as “plucking the yew.” much to the bewilderment of the french, the english won a major upset and began mocking the french by waving their middle fingers at the defeated french, saying, “see, we can still pluck yew!” by dd
marie tomanova first roll, 1 roll, 36 exposures: not so much kiss me kate, but rather kate, for you
kate
“…at the heart of kate, for you is this complete roll of film, in its original sequence, never seen before, and presented as one work, first roll, kate and odie (2025). it stands as a powerful testament to tomanova’s openness and transparency as a photographer. first roll is a sequence of moments that closely connect with one another; it is cinematic, but it is also still. there is an intimacy and closeness…
kate and odie from another book titled “young american” (2019)
this book is focused on a single person, kate.
photographer marie tomanova
“…marie tomanova first met kate in june 2017, to take photographs in her apartment in brooklyn, where she lived with her new kitten cashew and her partner odie. until then, tomanova knew of her only through social media and that she was czech, like marie, living in new york city. she deeply identified with kate that first afternoon they spent together and shot one roll of film of 36 exposures in the bathroom, which resulted in the widely circulated image, kate and odie (2017), that became the cover of tomanova’s first book, young american (2019), with an introduction by photographer ryan mcginley.” published by untitled and available online at dashwood books. by ac
not sure how i feel about these: balenciaga x Lamborghini double bling
sure lamborghini has made some awesome cars (avantador / miura), and sure balenciaga has done some cool shit under demna…
but i also like t-bone steak, and i think french vanilla ice cream is brilliant. but i’m not sure just mashing up shit you like in a blender is the way to go. i don’t know why but it seems kinda cheesy… by dd
marc bolan, devendra barnart, mark borthwick the dandies in the underworld
marc bolan – TREX
i knew about T-REX but not about marc bolan, or tyrannosaurus rex, that is until a few years ago…
devendra barnart
the first time i heard some of the marc bolan’s tyrannosaurus rex early acoustic song it immediately reminded me of some of the music of devendra barnart, and mark borthwick.
mark borthwick
indeed… the circle of life shall continue with no end… just saw a documentary on life of bolan see link below… work a watch for its place in history of music…
marc bolan documentary – dandy in the underworld (1997)
BBC: marc bolan – the final word (2007)
despite bolan being kind of a phoney in his time (don’t kill me but, in a way similar to bob dylan… and i say that still liking both their music), there is no doubt they were special in their ability to snatch ideas out of thin air (mostly from american black artist – like the rest of them famous people) and repeat it regularly. bolan dis make great pop songs, and his lyrics, although sometimes pretentious, are definetly not like your average pop lyrics and quite beautiful – that is only if you can imagine them to be genuine… but bolan, in reality, was all to self conscious, and lived a full time life of PR and showbiz to be genuine in any way. he had that certain talent, like ralph lauren, “borrowing from the right people” and he did influence the next generations to come from bowie (who was his contemporary) to the stones, even SUICIDE (the band) since bolans death preceded the release of suicide’s first album back in 1977, from the smiths, to the stone roses, even lenny (lame) cravitz, and definetly paul stanley of kiss…
but personally i’d take devandras music or mark borthwick “musings” over that any time. by pr
punk rock bitch: this blog is damn rich
curious pop cultural artifacts from america’s awkward earlier years
rubber garments – good finds and curiosities of americas past
now that were making america great again, lets take a ride into the yester-years of our old west… where body odors where a novelty, and rubber garments weren’t considered S&M but rather “flesh reducing” garments. check out punk rock bitch the official blog of blogs. by bb
on that note: why not kill yourself faster with joe colombo’s cigarette friendly whiskey glass
designed by joe colombo
for just $285USD (sorry folks the dollar is down) you too can sport the joe colombo designed glassware which serves the need to “smoke and drink with just one hand” freeing up your other hand for all sorts of adventure. just imagine how cool you will chill? i need one immediately… disclaimer: *all that said smoking does kill – we have all stopped smoking and you should too! by ty
R.I.P. remembering tobias wong collab with final home
tobias wong’s witty cooking mittens for final home
i mean who doesn’t cook and smoke at the same time?
and no tobias did not die from smoking… *that said smoking does kill – we have all stopped smoking and you should too!
to be honest i cant remember if these were actually “cooking mittens” or just cold weather mitts… but i remember seeing these at final home and thinking they were hilarious. but not $300 hilarious. they were made of shinny porous material which made me think they were heat-safe, cooking gloves, but it could be that they were made of rain jacket material also! in any case very funny – very cool. we miss you tobias… you shouldn’t have taken yourself out like that. by ac
sign of the day…
stop bombing impoverished people in the world…
is that something to be proud of?
an oldie but damn goodie: ardman creature comforts
ardman creature comforts: oldie but goodie
the voices are real people interviewed (man on the street style) then animated to a specific animal delivering brilliance in comedy
the original creature comforts (short film) was five minutes and a few seconds long and was conceived and directed by nick park and produced by aardman animations, featuring the voices of british non-actors in the same vein as the “man on the street” vox pop interviews. it was produced as part of a series called lip synch for BBC channel 4. the film won nick park the academy award for best animated short film in 1991.
the film shows various animals in a zoo being interviewed about their living conditions. these include a family of polar bears, tracey, a depressed female gorilla, a brazilian puma, a maternal brown four-eyed opossum, and a hippopotamus calf who complain about the cold weather, the poor quality of their enclosures and the lack of space and freedom. by cm
