SocialCreature, I haven’t forgotten about you! I still love you and think of things I want to tell you all the time, (like what Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous says about “the intersection of art and politics and role of the artist in society”, or the similarities between the Snow White & the Huntsman trailer and the [...]
Jocelyn Marsh wearing headdress by Tiffa Novoa. Image: Brion Topolski, 2005 Right now all across America there is a feather shortage. In April, The Billings Gazette reported: Jewelry-makers and hairstylists have been snatching up the premium chicken feathers used in standby trout-fly patterns, creating a sudden run on a market that’s ill-prepared for significant fluctuations [...]
In addition to writing here at Social-Creature, I’ve been working on a fiction project, and am excited to announce it is finally ready to launch! (Click the image below to go to the website…) MirrorLAnd is an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, except Alice is now in her 20s, just out of [...]
If you’re just joining us, here’s the top 5 things that happened here this year: 1. Why Iron Man Is The First 21st Century Superhero For the past 70 years we have been living with a 20th century version of the superhero. Until now. Though the Iron Man character was originally created in the early [...]
A little (fashionably) late to the party on this one, but just had to mention this really hauntingly beautiful video for the new Eskmo (a.k.a Brendan Angelides) track, Cloudlight (single is out Sept. 6 on Ninja Tune). I’ve known Brendan, and Dugan O’Neal, who directed the video, from my days producing music festivals. Plus, you might recognize [...]
True Blood’s Anna Paquin wearing SkinGraft blackbird jacket in the current Venice Magazine. If, in the course of watching True Blood, you’ve found yourself thinking “damn, those vampires look hot,” — and, seriously, who hasn’t? — here’s (well, one reason) why. The stylist for the “postmodern” vampire series has been consistently dressing its characters in [...]
Just saw the trailer for the latest Bret Easton Ellis adaptation: The Informers – Check it (if you’re seeing this in a reader, click HERE to see the video). Ellis is one of my favorite writers. There’s a lot of people out there who enjoy his writing in a disturbingly literal way (particularly the people [...]
Adam Freeland’s got a new video (below) for a new track (Undercontrol) off a new album (Cope) with a new band (Freeland). Check it out. And Relax. Nothing is under control: Plus, check out the accompanying site: unitedwecope.com, which offers a forum for coping with modern life’s tricky dilemmas, such as: I want to buy [...]
Get your fantasy on! Some choice shots from this weekend’s epic runway show. Images courtesy of Apparel News: Skin.Graft Designers: Cassidy Haley, Katie Kay, & Jonny Cota: (photo by: half a second) And yes, I must admit I am quite proud of myself for having introduced Katie and Jonny to one another back in 2005. [...]
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