Comment: CosPlay & Kirsten Dunst

Ok, this is bad, right? It's not just my imagination, right?



It just seems so...unnecessary, so.. devoid of originality, so...tired. How is that possible when at first glance it seems so cute and weird and fun?

What went wrong?

Le Sigh: Nikki Sixx

For the winter....

Retro: Bette Davis

DAMN! There is no better word for her than AMAZING.

Music: Bruiser Charles

photo credit Shiela Hizon

My father and I were strolling through Central Park, when we heard them playing. My father being a musician, naturally took off towards the source of the song. After we climbed a rock, here were two lads ( I never use this word, but when you see them, you'll see how it fits) strumming their guitars, singing their hearts out.

Dad requested "Michelle" by the Beatles, they enthusiastically complied and I was smitten and filled with joy. That's what they do -- radiate joy. I was joy-smitten. I hope you are joy-smitten with them too!

Please see more of them at bruisercharles.com and if you're in NYC, try to find them in Central Park! Get joy-smitten!


Click here to go to their myspace page.

Art Art Art: Julie West

A reimagined Snow White

Her drawings and designs look like objects that I wanted in my dream toybox. How can one create drawings so vibrant with such muted and gentle colors? Amazing.

To see more of her work please click here



So charming!!! I'm in love.

Check Out: BoingBoing.net

This is the blog I WISH that I wrote!! Smart, lots of good, down home quirk and craziness, great fodder if you're searching for conversation!

Click here to go. A very worthwhile visit!

Mega Post: Kate Moss

Love Kate! Who could compare?

Film: Nine

Go see this! See it for Marion Cotillard alone. See it if you have ever been tortured by love.

Nine - Take It All - Marion Cotillard
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art art art: Jason Hackenwerth

The first time I ever saw Jason Hackenwerth's "Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" in SoHo... I forgot the store it was in, but I have not been able to forget the huge, bright balloon sculptures.



These are not the pics of the actual show, I'm sad to say. Take my word though, the energy and color of it left me awestruck.



See more of his work here

Retro: The Bangles

On a Bret Easton Ellis tear right now. It's painful and beautiful.

Music: Le Loup

Can't stop listening to this song. Nice performance.

Retro: Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode at their PRIME, circa 1989-91.... This was in Frankfurt... It gets really good by the 4:55...

Comment: Fiberglass art

You know something,



I'm NOW seeing how cool the Haunted Mansion is ... truly, that is an amazingly charming house they made. I can see Professor McGonagle living there. It's Disney, of course, not Raynham Hall, however, I can't believe that I had never paid attention to it til now...

Speaking of Raynham Hall

I used to get so scared of this pic. Now my brother wants to turn it into a t-shirt.

Check Out: Pulp Sushi

want want want: two greys & 1 black!

Bright, funky, part nouveau mod, part nouveau victorian, all with a dash of pin-up sass -- Pulp Sushi's jewelry are collections of gorgeously cute pieces of attention-getting eye candy.

The creative brainchild and passion of designer Marilyn Perez, Pulp Sushi began around 2006 and has been growing incredibly. Below is one of my favorite staples in her line: the popular and oft raved over Oscar the Octopus necklace. Where else could you find a necklace with 8 arms with which to hold you?



Unique stylish pieces for unique stylish people. If you are lucky enough to be in NYC this weekend (Dec 5-6), you can visit Marilyn at the Pulp Sushi booth and stock up for the holidays at two events:

To get more info (times & locations), go here
or visit the blog here

*********Congrats this weekend, Marilyn! And slay em!**********

Check Out: Dollar Van Demos

Amazing clips, amazing talent. When I see things like this, I don't freak out so much about being in Brooklyn\...



Laughed at the "looky looky, she Walkin' Fortune Cookie"... I really liked these two! I love how the lead puts the microphone in front of her violin playing sister,and the sister sort of goes along with it. They look fabulous and her hair is wonderful.



And Joya -- okay, this young lady...she's all over! Speaking french, discussing medulla oblongatas, of course, she will beat you to Cambridge or Yale. Love her.


And the best? The reactions of the people getting on the van.

click here to go to Dollar Van Demos

art art art: Richard Haines

I love how he describes himself as the only kid in Springfield IL with a subscription to Paris Vogue.Levi

go to his link here

Le Sigh: More Christophe Galfard

I must have been a good person lately, bc I have been rewarded with another wonderful Christophe Galfard video.

I love this man. I have no clue what he's talking about. Ah, me.

Interview de Christophe Galfard - Georges et les secrets de
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Comment: Scene Queens

So.

Zui Suicide

The web can take you to really interesting places.

Don't ask me how, but I came across these links Saturday night for girls called "Scene Queens."

Ça c'est quoi ?

Urban dictionary.com defines a "Scene Queen" as:

"... typically a girl (or beckz or ryro aka same thing) who has accomplished one/all/most of the following:

- dated a guy in a band
- is in a band
- has their own clothing line
- does hair
- models
- does photography

etc. etc.

They are usually found crawling all over the internets on popular websites such as MySpace & LiveJournal.


Oh, and 99.9% of them have sidekicks..."

Jac Vanek

I don't know what these girls do, these Audrey Kitchings, or Raquel Reeds, or Kiki Kanibals.

They seem to be primarily based in LA, have lifestyles bent towards aspirations of fame, and there's a A Look. Highly cosmetic with an emo bent, lithe and skinny, tattooed, copious amounts of eyeliner, with flat ironed hair colored in hues that only Mattel could manufacture...They all look like Fuzzbox (pre Big Bang)/Jem & the Holograms/Axl Rose/Muppet Show and they are all after my heart.

They all look f*cking batsh*t nuts, and I mean that is a very good way.

Raquel Reed

I may have found a new obsession.




Go to this link

or this link

Music: Ladytron

Music: St. Vincent

This is "Actor Out of Work ." Weird how she can be so simple, yet sooo intense.

Music: The Shins

Turn Me On

Comment: Hate Crimes Bill

I normally do not use this blog to make political statements, but wished to make an exception for what I feel is an important cause: battling modern day discrimination and hate.

Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which would effectively expand the federal definition of hate crimes to include those motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. It also will allow federal authorities to pursue hate-crimes cases when local authorities are either unable or unwilling to do so.

Matthew Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998)

The point I hear often against this law: How can you make a violent act more punishable than just committing the actual crime itself? Isn't murder for money, or passion the same as one that is perpetrated out of hate? And if we do this, how do we define hate? How can we punish those for thought?

James Byrd (May 2, 1949 - June 7 1998)

It's a question that I would ask... isn't murder just murder? However, the killing of perceived inferiors and physical maiming based upon prejudice has been the foundation for acts from lynching to genocide... These are SOCIETAL values these laws are defining, and any thing shaping the dialogue to tolerate diversity, I will be behind.

For those that protest that we are encroaching upon people's freedoms, I say YES it is. But WHICH freedom do you support to be protected: the freedom to act upon held prejudices that denigrate personal liberty or the freedom to know that who you are is validated in this land of opportunity and freedom ? I will go with the latter.



I believe that we are setting societal standards with this law. And no, I still feel the government shouldn't have to legislate this, but the message needs to get through harder. Again, I feel we are shaping the dialogue of our nation to recognize when something is wrong, just as our predecessors shaped the language of this country to recognize equal rights for women, protection of children in labor, condemnation of racial segregation...I think it's easy to forget that in America's history, even these values were questioned.

Injury inflicted upon someone for who they are is the most personal violation of civil and individual liberties, something I feel slaps the face of individual freedom and the right to to simply be. Who you are should be no reason for someone to validate an attack upon you, or to decide it's time to take you out of this world.

Fashion: Rock n Shop

If you are in NYC, I recommend this event to check out!
Rock-n-Shop is a concept, hybrid retail/live music experience designed to explore the fusion of fashion and rock-n-roll. The concept is to emphasize this Fall's biggest trend, rocker-chic fashion, via a 3-day, retail/entertainment, shopping/listening event.

Rock-n-Shop will include up to 20 apparel/jewelry/accessory brands and live performances by up to 5 NYC-based bands. They need one band to perform on opening night, October 22nd at 7:30; 2 bands to perform on October 23rd at 2:00 and 4:30; and 1-2 bands to perform on October 24th at 2:00 and 4:30.

Fashion: Charlie Le Mindu

I affectionately call this "Cousin It Couture", but Mr. Le Mindu most definitely has a way with tresses. You may have seen his avant-garde work atop the head of Lady Gaga.


Not since the B-52's & Dee-Lite have wigs been so much fun.

For a nice article about Charlie Le Mindu: Charlie Le Mindu, Beyond the Fringe

Animation: "Nude" by Hayato Nove & Tomoko Miyahara

Oh, I wish there were more information about the creators of this lovely clip. This was from the Aniboom "In Rainbows" contest last year. I'm not crazy about the subtitles, but I really wish I could find more of their work...

Fashion: Alex & Chloe

Organic shapes (here, a Cypraea shell) treated with a black rubber exterior on an antique brass chain. My xmas list has officially started.

go to Alex & Chloe

Retro: Audrey Hepburn

Music: Paper Scissors

Nice & sexy from down under.

art art art: Luke Jerram

Apologies-- been a bit distracted-- finishing up personal things, but I've saved a lot of clever things while doing so.

I found this link looking at Kanye West's (!) blog....I'm sure everyone's heard by now about the hoopla over him and Taylor Swift, but this posting isn't about that.

e coli

Mr. West featured the glass work of an artist named Luke Jerram. Artists like Jerram excite me because they fuse science and art together beautifully. Here is a collection of several well know deadly viruses recreated in blown glass. Gorgeous, poignant, correct and compelling.

small pox

To see more of his work, go here: Luke Jerrams's site

Excuse My Cuteness! : Animals with Casts

Norman Rockwell once said - and I am paraphrasing - that if a drawing was not going well, to put a dog in it. If it was going REALLY badly, put a cast on the dog.


What is it about seeing these little casts that make my heart jump so?



Click here to go to the link!

Le Sigh: Josh Holloway

Ah, summer.

art art art : Devin McGrath

I can't remember exactly how I came across Dsvin McGrath's work, but they are futuristic, unnerving and luminous. Really gorgeous work.



Click here to go to Devin McGrath's portfolio site.

Check Out: Sleeveface

Cheeky and hilarious!!

Click here to go to Sleeveface

Animation: Fleet Foxes

I am always charmed by stop motion animation.. such a rare form of animation these days. The band is called Fleet Foxed and the video is directed by Sean Pecknold. Gotta love Seattle!

art art art: Caitlyn Shearer

"Little Knickers"

I love the fragile lines, the milky vintage colors, but most of all, I love the eyes!


"Blue Blood"


"Anne Frankenstein"

Just beautiful. These drawings make me think of boudoirs, vintage perfume bottles and ghost stories.

I found her stuff on DeviantArt, but she is no longer posting there. However, there is a great gallery of her work posted there as well as other links listed

Here

and

here

And her Deviant Gallery link