werner herzog’s plays the recordings of klaus kinski’s rants on the set. hilarious and scary all at the same time. klaus tells herzog, “you are no director, you are a beginner, a dwarf’s director. you must ask me mr. kinski what do you think? david lean did that, even brecht, and you’ll do just the same”… it reminds me of my encounter with cesar the great. good times as cale would say. by xy
new york being number seven for murder rates in the “entire” world is still pretty bad. i mean, we’re just trailing sao paulo and bogota. gun control anyone? i already bought mine. by xy
walt disney was a huge fan of sergei eisenstein
by the way, mickey was only two when that photo was taken… in the early 1930’s, eisenstein left the USSR with his assistants, embarking on a state-sanctioned trip to the west so that he’d learn more about sound film. his stay in the U.S. was a bust; no studio accepted his projects. after shooting a film in mexico that he’d never edit, he returned to the USSR. in hindsight, it’s actually funny that anyone expected him to find common ground with the big american studios, but when eisenstein arrived in the US he was feted by the press and given the star treatment — or something resembling star treatment, cut to size for a communist director. and yet, although hollywood did nothing but confirm eisenstein’s hatred of capitalism, some pictures suggest that he still had fun… by xy
the entire jane birkin nude story for the december 1974 issue of lui. art direction by serge gainsbourg, photographed by frank gitty for iconic 70’s french nudie magazine lui. what will we have from this decade to leave behind? maybe the 6 issues of paradis? by xy
remembering tobi wong – “contemporary design’s most nimble provocateur” and one of the most inspirational pioneers to conceptual art and design. by cp
with a video by installation artist tony oursler featuring footage from time spent in berlin, mr. david bowie returns with his first studio album in a decade. quite the occasion to mark his 66th birthday. ‘where are we now’ single out today, rest of the album, ‘the next day’ is due in march. happy happy to one of the few remaining masters. by sv
yes i’m blue! nina simone live at newport jazz festival in 1960. by ak
the uniquely talented jack nicholson and equally brilliant michaelangelo antonioni on the set of ‘the passenger’ in 1975. iggy pop, not included. by sv
it looks like painted wood, but it’s porcelain. ‘still life with wood’ by klein reid studios is my kind of faux fireplace. the perfect post-holiday-still-winter-gift, and you can get one for me or for yourself here. by kl
hope you all have recovered from your winter naps. me, i’ve never been so dry in my life. looking forward to a few drinks finally. by dd
“exaggeration is my only reality.”
-diana vreeland
happy new year. to love, dignity and pride… oh and peace in 2013 xx from everyone here… except jane and serge. stay home this new years eve and chilax, you got a big year ahead of you. by ts
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