2008

Sha Na Na and the Invention of the Fifties |...

“Michaela was a strong, confident woman who loved mainstream...”
— Psychology Today: Accounting...

How Poster Boy Turns Subway Ads Into...

The Song and Myth of Stagger Lee

“Street style is officially out of control. What used to be...”
— (via Jezebel) Thank you, Sadie...

Pinkie here with some not-very-late-breaking, but possibly...

Autochrome portrait by Charles Zoller (via eonradius)

¿Qué Onda, Guero? Beck's Secret Show in El...

Drawings by Kristiana Parn

“I don’t really know what made the difference!...

“Lewitinn usually has about 50 CDs on hand with a mix of...”
— Disc Jockey Ultragrrrl - Job...

Williamsburg is Dead: Neighbors Rejoice:...

“The tricky part of whole-animal cooking, he pointed out, is...”
— Chefs Are Taking On the Whole...

“It seems there is no artifact connected to the British...”
— Arts, Briefly - Green Light...

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Jeremy Conway, 13, skips school to make a statement on Wall...

“I don’t want to be played by the girl-strings anymore....”
— The Sarah Palin pity party |...

“I’ll be showing The Hustler during my bartending shift...”
— (via MySpace bulletin...

“But in Brooklyn, the visitor, whether native son or total...”
— 40th Anniversary - Pete Hamill...

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(seriously, we’ll never tire of using this photo. we...

David Bowie, Damien Hirst, and Julian Schnabel at...

TedLeo.com - - RAPID RESPONSE EP READY FOR...

““Even if the economy’s down, a sale is all the more reason...”
— Big City - A Sample Sale at...

via 5500: Alas, although I live within hearing distance of...

“If there was one artist of recent times who embraced the...”
— Rothko exhibition: art...

Pink Paper Pinafore

For you, Lili Marlene...

Hey y’all.  If you’ve got a hankerin’ for chanteusery, don’t forget about...

“9:22am: It’s chaos in here. I’m hiding in the...”
— Racked: Live at the Trader...

File this under “Things in the (Local) ‘Hood...

“You can’t do anything with sound,” Mr. Shields had said,...”
— My Bloody Valentine, Reunited,...

The NY Black Sabbath Covers Project « The...

Even Heavy-Metal Fans Complain That Today’s Music Is...

Exclusive MP3: Secret Machines, "Atomic...

“We will celebrate entering our third year with some readings...”
— The Diner Journal Goat?  Goat,...

frannyandzooey:sundaymorning:thesaurus:zoee: NYC, 1955 (via...

“I will kneel at your feet I will lie at your door I will...”
— There She Goes, My Beautiful...

“Complete the sentence: New York is… Tim Gunn: …the most...”
— Tim Gunn Interview With Time...

“Grandmas love Edith Piaf.”
— Stereogum: Download My...

2nd Ave El at Houston, March 1940.  I’m assuming that...

(via Engadget via Kristin) View through Wayne Martin...

“The strange thing about the movie is that it continues to...”
— Roger Ebert on Beyond the...

Jaakko, via Hel-Looks. He says a moustache is the greatest...

Jack Kerouac's Belief and Technique for...

Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for yr own joy Submissive to everything,...

“Gorgeous fragrances often contain notes of something nasty,...”
— HE HATES PERFUME | More...

themattsmith: britticisms: Mt. Sims How did I not know...

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via doree: Yay, Alex Ross. I love the cat in the background...

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D A V I D  D O W N T O N : Fashion Illustration see...

Ryantown

“Q: What is the song in the McDonald’s (MCD) commercial...”
— Ad Track: USATODAY.com But of...

Esquire's 75 Books Every Man Should Read

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Trance Atlantic

A couple of months ago, we mentioned that Brooklyn’s own Micaela Leon and her fabulous boy...

Bryan Ferry | Gentleman - TMagazine - New...

(via Shorpy) Not us.  We’d never wear socks.

(steve miller band + jamiroquai) taco =...

Congrats to Robin Thicke for making it out of the VH1 Soul ghetto and into the rotation on MTV Hits....

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Etsy :: trixiedelicious :: Depraved plate There is nothing...

(via Idolator) Some kind soul out there:  Buy Pinkie one of...

volver, volver

Pinkie just informed me, after buying tickets for the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds/Bellmer Dolls...

“We were all young and poor: If your clothes were all black,...”
— You Just Can’t Kill It -...

A spirited, independent film about the spirit of...

“otherwise, I use “Telephone Line” by ELO....”
— Okkervil River | Pitchfork I...

“It takes a nation of Katy Perrys to hold us back.”
— It’s a Hit - The...

“I know you’ve been fascinated in the past with writing the...”
— A conversation with Nick Cave:...

Pinkie here. We’ve been a little quiet lately, and...

“Jose Mugrabi, a New York dealer, had another take: “Today...”
— Damien Hirst’s Mammoth Art...

remember that time we talked about...

Cindy here. I’ve purposefully avoided talking about David Foster Wallace’s suicide for a...

Mark Ronson Personal Demo/Song Critique -...

In a bar that I owned in Downtown El Paso, Don Haskins once...

“For me, there’s no such thing as a Mr. Almost Right in...”
— Perfume: Personal Indulgences...

Executive Careers - CNBC.com

(image ganked from NOAA.gov. You have no idea how much I love listening to NOAA weather reports...

The company quickly sent out emails to its retailers with a...

At the Court of the Sun King, Some All-American Art -...

50 Incredible Film Posters From Poland //...

“Galveston, parts of southern Houston and areas south of the...”
— Bloomberg.com:...

Soho the Dog: Power Ballot (Lest we forget the greatness of...

“After Bill Kaulitz’s participation in a...”
— Tokio Hotel - Wikipedia, the...

American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print // October...

Icarus Films: Chris Marker

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Seriously, Out’s list of the top-100 “gay” albums may be the most random and...

“But I’ll ask myself: What is my favorite film? Or...”
— “What’s your...

Computer Fairyland Mixtape.mp3

Astral Weeks: Music of the mind - Los Angeles...

“New wave bands from the 80’s like Depeche Mode...

Dear Stella,

“One day … I had to write a victims’ list — a litany of...”
— No Sympathy for the Sex Addict...

via aja: Fixed Series by Lisa Black Beautiful, creepy.

“With hints of 12-tone rows and Bergian richness, the music...”
— Music Review - ‘The Fly’ by...

let it be known

Tried watching the VMAs, but had to bail when The Hills kids materialized, and we were threatened...

But if you can’t get your pants skinny enough, Rag &...

i could breathe again

Reminds me of the old inside joke that proves “scene longevity” or something like...

“10:12 a.m.: Hermès makes saddles? You know, for obscenely...”
— Live Blog: September...

““It’s got to be one of the most exciting times to be in this...”
— Stop the Presses: A Temple...

“‘Son of Rambow’ is the poster child for a movie...”
— Glut of Films Hits Hollywood -...

Product Endorsement

It’s not often that we do a product endorsement (except for MAC), but we did want to mention...

“But that doesn’t change my point - if you’re not...”
— Greenpointers: How Not To Get...

Actual email.

To: Pinkie Von Bloom From: Cindy Hotpoint DUDE DUDE DUDE THE SWORD ARE OPENING FOR METALLICA AT...

“Still, Ms. Butler wonders: “Would Rose have preferred to...”
— The Author Ruth Butler Gives...

Last Plane to Jakarta | He Sits With Elders...

Lermontov: “Why do you want to dance?” Vicky: “Why do you...

In a World of Don LaFontaine, A Reel-Life...

“I bring this up to do something I don’t normally do, and...”
— It’ll End in Tears by Sarah...

Everything that is wrong with hipsters...

@ Target (specifically, the linens department), Sunday afternoon Slovenly hipster girl to...

“Punk rockers don’t fade away; they become diplomats to...”
— The Anti-Britney: San Diego...

“We have been told by a number of reporters that they love...”
— Indies v. Superheroes and...

18 Nights of Inspiration: John Vanderslice,...

“Fans whirr, bringing relief from the cloying heat, blades...”
— The jewel in Mulberry’s...

(via...

Vintage Knitwear for Modern Knitters: five free patterns to...

Music Thing: Incredible Japanese paper-powered minature pipe...

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Tomorrow is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. If you’re around Cindy and me often,...

“I don’t know if there’s going to be a second...”
— Exclaim News: Are Black Kids...

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“The milk — oh man, the milk! — was creamy and full of...”
— The Quest for Raw Milk -...