Social-Creature

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 [...]

A friend of mine, pro skater Patrick Melcher (significant other to SkinGraft‘s Katie Kay, and 2nd place Moustache World Champion), just completed the pilot for an action sports / reality show concept he co-concocted called “Good Times Roll.” The gist is: Melcher and his BMX buddy Jon Peacy get dropped down in a random city, [...]

“I think Andy Warhol got it wrong: in the future, so many people are going to become famous that one day everybody will end up being anonymous for 15 minutes.” – Banksy Well, it’s the future, and fame has propagated apace with Moore’s law. Thus, it only makes sense that 30 years since the release [...]

The past 150 Years of Dance Culture, brought to you by Bacardi Mojito: . . Reminds me of last year’s Levis love note to the past century of Romance. Seems brand history is a trend that never loses relevance, even for the “young folks.” ps. Goddamn, if I don’t want a mojito now.

Just checked out the new Lacoste Red site today, at the recommendation of John Drake. In theory, this is the kind of website that gives me nightmares. All flash, long intro before you actually get to the navigation of the site itself, loud music playing at you without warning–all the kind of stuff that I’ve [...]

as much as i love movies about teenagers i love movies about superheroes. i haven’t figured out exactly what the connection is between the two, but there’s definitely something similar about characters that experience everything in extreme. last night i watched blood and chocolate and realized something that i’d already noticed happening in casino royale: [...]