From New York 03/31/08
Al Jaffee for Mad Magazine permalink
Al Jaffee has been illustrating for Mad Magazine for longer than most of us have been alive. He is especially well known for his “fold-ins” on the back page of the magazine. The NYTimes put together an interactive retrospective of Al’s fold-ins, for those of you needing a lesson on how to acheive the quality.
From Elsewhere 03/31/08
Luella Love & Peace permalink
I grew up surfing and that’s why I’m so stoked on the “Love & Peace” collection for O’Neill by fellow surfer Luella Bartley. With everything you’d imaginably need on a beach excursion (not just clothes, there’s even an actual surfboard) you can bet these pieces will be hot for summer. What’s making this even cooler is that they asked Lovefoxxx from CSS to model in the ads!
From Australia 03/31/08
Victoria Mason permalink
Write on: Australian artist Victoria Mason puts her love of pencil shavings to good use, casting them in silver.
- > Flair
From London 03/31/08
Anna Wintour permalink
Never question Anna Wintour. Love her or hate her, you have to admit she’s had her act together from the get. Just sayin’.
From Miami 03/28/08
Fixed NYC Party @ WMC permalink
The crazy huge Fixed (NYC) Freakout at the 2008 Winter Music Conference is tomorrow nite at Studio A (60 NE 11th Street). Resident djs Dave P and JDH are your hosts and the rest of the line-up is nuts: Riton, Radioslave, Boys Noize and Erol Alkan, plus special live performances from Gui Barrato and Simian Mobile Disco. Get there.
From Elsewhere 03/28/08
Bérangère Claire permalink
With her perfected deep v-neck tee and an emblem that will excite me every time I see it stitched in, I am in love with the french designer Bérangère Claire!
From Philadelphia 03/28/08
Philadelphia Record Fair permalink
Get ready to get your fingers dusty this Sunday as Vox Populi is hosting the Philadelphia Record Fair at the UPenn Rotunda. There will be up to 50 vendors there with special attention being paid to collectible vinyl (geek alert!). It’s located at 4014 Walnut, it’s free to the public from Noon-6pm and $10 early admission from 10am-12pm for all you obsessives. Happy hunting.
From Austin 03/28/08
SXSW Style permalink
What did you wear to SXSW? Jennifer Perkins of the Naughty Secretary Club blog chronicled the everyday wear of festival goers and caught lots of well dressed girls. Personally, Alison from The Kills had my favorite look going and not just because we have the same jeans.
From Los Angeles 03/28/08
The Big Sad permalink
Barry McGee and Clare Rojas continue their tradition of reflecting the streets via folky, homespun visuals at their new exhibit The Big Sad. It opens this Sunday night at the RAM.
From Stockholm 03/27/08
Cassandra Rhodin permalink
Cassandra Rhodin seems to understand what many people do not. You need a boombox to make sexy dancing. Check out more from Cassandra, plus other great artist series tees here.
- > Art
- > Artist Series
- > Fashion
From New York 03/26/08
New York Tyrant permalink
The New York Tyrant, a literary “mag” dedicated to the short story, is on it’s 3rd issue, with a 4th “all ladies” issue planned for the Spring. Behold what appears to be their mission statement: “Fiction is not only a way of expressing the element of truth in a culture, but is the means of creating it, providing a springboard from which “that which is” can be revealed. Works of fiction are not merely representations of the way things are, but actually produce a community’s shared understanding. Each time a new fiction is added to any culture, the meaning of what it is to exist is inherently changed.” Hey, nobody ever accused us of not wanting to expand your mind.
- > Books
From Philadelphia 03/26/08
From London 03/25/08
katiecoleslaw permalink
We want to live life in a field; surrounded by our friends, snacking on kiwis, and kissed by the sunset. Kind of like the girl in the katiecoleslaw photo above.
From Vancouver 03/25/08
Wally’s Burgers - R.I.P. permalink
After 40+ years, Wally’s Burgers is going to the big grill in the sky. They close at the end of the month so get over there before it’s gone for good. (Via Beyond Robson.)
From Elsewhere 03/24/08
Sweet Jesus permalink
And to think we’d forgotten to say Happy Easter! 494 marshmallow Peeps®. 1 wood frame.
From Paris 03/24/08
Goyard Goes Pink permalink
While Goyard have never been in the “it bag” category, I have a feeling that the April launch of their latest color might change that. Pink is the newest shade this Spring for many of their legendary bags and it’s got me lusting after their extraordinary pieces even more than I was before.
From Stockholm 03/24/08
Street Smart permalink
Tony Cederteg, of Cederteg Publishing “fame”, is also the host of Street Smart, a new fashion and culture series. The rub: It’s in Swedish.
From Elsewhere 03/24/08
Faesthetic #7 permalink
For the past 7 years, nobody has held it down for underground art and design harder than Upso. His 7 issues of Faesthetic “magazine” have featured just about every decent young artist of the past 7 years. Guess we could say that if you haven’t been in Faesthetic...well...you probably wanna be.
- > Art
- > Design
- > Illustration
- > Magazines
From Australia 03/24/08
Caitlin Shearer permalink
Ruby red mushrooms, a pair of skinned knees, and a giant beehive do. We like where Caitlin Shearer is coming from, even if it isn’t a forest. We also like that she’s now offering prints on her Etsy shop.
- > Art
- > Illustration
From London 03/21/08
Turnleft Guides permalink
"We’re the Kate Moss of travel guides!” So say the team at Turnleft, who penned a new series of free city guides for urban travelers (read: the hipper-than-thou with money to burn). The guides are perfect for a short trip or catching up on the latest in a city and they’re published quarterly, which ensures fresh local content. The Helsinki guide (above) is out now and guides for Amsterdam, Berlin, London, and Paris are on the horizon. (Via FMCS.)
- > Travel
From Elsewhere 03/21/08
Peeps® Video Contest permalink
Marshmallow PEEPS®: Easter icons for decades and now, sugar-coated stars. Direct a video featuring the technicolor treats and enter the PEEPS® Video Contest - one Grand Prize winner will walk away with a year’s supply of candy, a Flip Video Camera, a $100 UO gift certificate and an autographed copy of PEEPS®! Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat. Check out the official contest blog for more info, and to get a look at the competition - entries will be posted as they’re submitted. In need of inspiration? Look no further than Project PEEPway, a Project Runway-style spoof starring marshmallows.
- > Books
- > Competition
From New York 03/21/08
Kiki de Montparnasse Jewelry permalink
Totally crazy about this ring from Kiki de Montparnasse! Don’t underestimate this lingerie brand as they’ve been coming at us with these one-off gems for quite some time. Whether you want to read it “Fucking Beautiful” or “Beautiful Fucking” is up to you but all I know is that this is seriously the only jewelry I want to wear right now.
From Stockholm 03/21/08
Camilla Engman permalink
Camilla Engman grew up in a small Swedish town called Trollhättan, which sort of sounds like a magical Manhattan-like place inhabited by busy trolls - just sayin’. Cultural considerations aside, Engman’s eye for little details is something to admire.
- > Art
From Philadelphia 03/21/08
Amble Gallery permalink
Reason #56 for why we love Philly: Local businesses that support art and culture. The Amble Gallery and Bookstore is newish spot in Northern Liberties devoted to bringing contemporary art and reading materials to the masses. They also throw monthly events so keep your eye out for those. The Gregor Loudon show they put together (the image above is a section of one of his murals) was super solid.