richard bush for red vogue russia. by xy
René Habermacher
the paris based fashion photographer rene habermacher, who started out as an illustrator before turning to fashion photography has as extremely strong portfolio, worth checking out more of his work… by cp
ecuador’s rafael correa: an interesting man
rafael correa secures a third term as the president of ecuador. with a phd in economics, educated in belgium and the united states, the man is clearly no dummy and a welcomed soul in a line of externally backed generals who have ruled most of the third world. since 2007, his administration has succeeded in reducing the high levels of poverty, indigence, and unemployment in ecuador. he ordered an increase in the percentage of petroleum revenues spent on social programs for the ecuadorian poor and challenged the foreign oil interests in his country. he said, “many of the existing oil contracts are a true entrapment for the country. of every 5 barrels of oil that the multinationals produce, they leave only 1 for the state and take 4… that is absolutely unacceptable. we’re going to revise and renegotiate the contracts” and he did. critics charged correa with running a campaign against the independence of the media, and if the media there is anything like the media here, sponsored by big business, there was never any independence to begin with, so not many tears shed there. in 2012 an independent survey found that he has 80% of approval rate among ecuadorians, significantly the highest rate in the americas, but a very low rating amongst key foreign governments. to enhance that, he has recently upset the UK and US by supporting wikileaks leader, julian assange, and offering him political asylum, granted inside the embassy in london. the irony of this all is that pinochet, a south american dictator supported by the US and UK, remained in london and died in london in 2006 despite his indictment in 1998, for human rights violations committed in chile, never to face trial. the U.S. provided material support to the military regime of pinochet after his coup and the assassination on september 11, 1973 of its democratically elected president, salvador allende, although criticizing it in public… i suppose, hypocrisy clearly has never had any shame? by xy
Porsche 904 GTS
some more pix of the 904 carrera GTS. don’t forget just over a 100 were produced in 1964-65. a complete list of porsche 904 chassis number history can be found on the vacktek website. by dd
mario testino vs william klein
(model caroline murphy, styling by camilla nickerson, hair by james pecis.)
by kl
meteor shower over ural mountain: russia
the above is not related to the recent ural meteor, but just as a reference in size. it is nearly 1 mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep. this crater in arizona was created 50,000 years ago long before humans inhabited the area, and was surely a site to see. it is now designated as a national natural wonder. the land is privately owned.
spectacular! and this wasn’t even the biggest one for russia. there was always the mystery of tunguska. to this day no one knows if that was a meteor or some secret russian nuclear test? by xy
do you speak english? “si… prisencolinensinainciusol”
italian pop star, adriano celentano doing prisencolinensinainciusol on RAI tv in 1972. it is considered by many “to be the first RAP song…” and you thought the brothers made that shit up? it’s supposed to be italinglish and to sound english but it’s actually jiberish:
“in de col men seivuan, prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait, uis de seim cius nau op de seim, ol uait men in de colobos dai, trrr – ciak is e maind beghin de col, bebi stei ye push yo oh”
enjoy. by gg
what vintage cars are made for
here’s joe strummer of clash checking the chassis. by xy
1964 The Porsche Carrera GTS 904: Possibly the most beautiful Porsche
carrera slotcars to release the porsche GTS 904 for the 50th anniversary celebration
only a total of 106 mid engine 904’s were produced between 1964 and 65 with a price tag of just $7,245 (wish you had bought one!). even that low number was due to racing rules which required a minimum of 100 examples to be built in order to qualify for the GT class. the car was designed by ferdinand porsche’s grandson, ferdinand alexander porsche (also the designer of the 911). porsche achieved its fifth victory on 26 april 1964 with the production 904 at the targa florio. antonio pucci and colin davis snatched victory ahead of yet another 904. other wins include lemans, and 2nd place at the monte carlo rally. by dd
some more fashion films
prada f/w 2013
nina ricci f/w 2013, looks like flower petals in the dark are IN. by kl
fashion film
actually for some brand, but funny. worth 2 minutes. by kl
some more helpful tips
tips for artists who want to sell. by john baldessari. by kl