Faux News: Fair and Balanced

Not to say that Comedy Central or their faux-news mouthpiece Jon Stewart are guardians of truth, but at least they don't pretend to take themselves seriously.

Here they are furthering the fact that they are in fact Faux News, not Fox News


http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-10-2009/sean-hannity-uses-glenn-beck-s-protest-footage

Some PSA's dont get across, this one does...

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I have a little sister, so I wish more women would know this...

Girls are like
apples on trees. The best
ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for
the good ones because they are afraid
of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they
just get the rotten apples from the ground
that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples
at the top think something is wrong with
them, when in reality, they're amazing.
They just have to wait for the right
boy to come along, the one
who's brave enough
to climb
all the way
to the top
of the tree.

Mark Jenkins: An Artists Artist

Laugh if you will, but this guy is like a 3D Banksy. Well maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit, but regardless, Mark Jenkins is capital "G" Good. His work is composed, well situated, and most of all insightful. Regardless of what you think of the pieces, it at least leaves us thinking; a far cry from other art concerned solely with aesthetic.

What Murakami does for depth, color, and perception; Jenkins does for outright creativity. What he doesnt accomplish through insightfulness he does through shock value. I encourage more people to make their ideas a reality and share with the rest of us.

Mark Jenkins, Here's to you...

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Welcome Home!! Butler Residence by PATH architects

Get the eff O....

The warm tones of the wood really make this house feel cozy, love the sharp lines and the openness of the space. Feels open and simple yet there is still that modern aesthetic that makes you feel real Jetson (see previous post :)) Enjoi!



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Meet Goose Won-der....His boy A-J....Magic Highway his-LIFE(to the Jetsons theme)

I spend so much effing time traveling...WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JETSONS LIFESTYLE!!!....Im so frickin jealous watching this stupid cartoon...This is Year 2k stuff...we are 9 years late!!




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A Kernel of Wisdom from the Wu-Tang General Himself...

Sleepless on South Beach

Huh? Where am I? That's the first thought (post 2hr. nap) that might come to mind after a night filled to the brim with South Beach cultural hijinks. The streets were filled, and the stages were rocked with performances as eclectic as their audience. Swarms of people gathered to enjoy seaside performances of House, R and B, Bluegrass, Funk, Merengue, Bachata, Creole, and a million other forms of sonic expression. The only thing as eclectic as the music was the food. I've always loved the authenticity of Miami's food; tonight served only to reinforce.

I was privy to witness the worlds biggest harp and impressive is definitely the word that comes to mind here. By rigging a series of strings from a streetlevel stage up to the building across the street(Park Central hotel), the city is able to brag about hosting the oversized harp.

A Sleepless Night on South Beach would NOT be complete without a few nightcaps at a local low-key bar. Tonights bar du-soire was Love/Hate....Jesus Christ I love this place. The decor i s phenomenal: lit in a dim red light the place is lined with all sorts of classic tattoo flash; from the bartop to the walls. Tributes to sobriety and reminder of our mortality line the walls and remind us that as the night comes to an end (albeit at 7am) so must our sleeplessness....G'Nite

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Sleepless Night

**AAGGHH Cant upload pictures while using my phone to tether, pictures coming soon!!***

Sleepless Night: South Beach

Miami famed artists Edouard Duval Carrie surveys the installation of vaudou deities that are installed for the upcoming "Sleepless Night." CARL JUSTE / MIAMI



Everybody thinks South Beach is all Bikini's and Bugatti's; and you wouldn't necessarily be wrong, except for tonight. This evening (all night actually) will prove to be quite a different experience. The normally boisterous strip will turn its attention from the material to the ethereal: art!

Upon arriving here at the beach I quickly noticed all the extra traffic, not just vehicular, but EXTRA pedestrians everywhere. It seems that when you allow more space for people to walk; THEY WILL!!

This will be the second annual since 2007 (why the lapse?: Fundraising issues last year) and this year is expected to more than double the previous event, estimates range in the 200k attendees.The event is said to resemble the Nuit Blanche (literally "White Night," phrase conveying "All Nighter" in French); a series of events presented in Rome, Montreal, Lima, Madrid, and a slew of other cities. The idea is to blanket the cities with all-night cultural extravangaza's and promote the culture that lies beneath in these cities.

Sponsored by Audi, the event costs about $675,000, of which the automaker contributed the first 75,000. 150 performances and exhibits will be sure to impress not only awe but hopefully cultural awareness upon the viewers. Preliminary sightings include a stories high harp as well as multiple stage performances and museum exhibits open all evening and presented for free.

Im going out to explore...

be back with pictures and a first person perspective///


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GaGa Photo-death; Photog Dies! What really happened?!?!?

So what if looks could kill; is Lady G responsible for this paparazzo's untimely demise? (gagging at my own sh*tty cliche)

Of course not, but it makes for a good headline...

Stories are conflicting; according to one source:
A.J. Sokalner collapsed suddenly as Gaga stepped onto the carpet, and the camera's began to flash. Paramedics were on the scene within minutes performing CPR and the like. The fatally-doomed photog was rushed to Bellevue hospital where the death was pronounced.

HOWEVER: Multiple sources, including other paparazzo, tell a different story: According to a fellow photographer who was on the scene when the accident happens, the gang is packing up and ready to leave when the man falls and hits his head on the concrete. The photographer says he had prior medical issues, and Lady Gaga is already inside.

Lesson to be learned: stay off ladders while photographing crowded events, especially if you have medical issues.

All this happened at the ACE awards Monday night, (Nov. 2, 2009)

Mr. Sokalner was in his late 50's and will be remember as "very well liked; he was very well respected ... He was a real photographer and he did it because he loved it.

Not a fan of the Paparrazzo culture, but rest in peace fellow world observer.

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When the world is dark, MAKE SURE YOU GLOW!

KANYE WEST "Glow in the Dark" book promo by: NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

HOLD ON HOLD ON: IMA LET YOU FINISH (surfing the web) BUT I JUST GOTTA SAY, KANYE WEST HAD THE BEST TOUR EVER!!

Admittedly, I am a HUGE Kanye West fan, however, even if I were to muster up all the objectivity this little Goosebody can produce: Glow in the Dark is still the Dopest tour my Gooseyes have seen. period.

Mr. West took us on a journey that made us forget the problems of our life, hell it made me forget I even exist: the entire American Airlines Arena in Miami was on this journey with us and none of us came back the same.

A one-of-a-kind space odyssey; Glow in the Dark was the story of a space-traveler (Mr. West) stranded in the cold abyss. The space traveler's only companion, and the only on stage collaborator is his space ship Jane. Voiced through a behemoth of a screen: cool, calm collected, robot; Jane plays the perfect foil to Mr. Wests impassioned character, and helps round out the story. oh, by the way, Spike Jonze helped collab on the concert story...so you know its FIRE.

Each song is perfectly woven together to tell the basic story of Space Traveler crashed and stranded, realizing it "All Falls Down" his attempts at finding solutions to repair, meeting "flashinglights/gold-diggers" who dont really want to help. He realizes you "Can't Tell him Nothing" and that only through his inner-efforts can he make this ship fly" Obviously the story is much more beautiful/complex but this will have to do if you missed it....or maybe not: GLOW IN THE DARK TOURBOOK by NABIL ELDERKIN... AMAZON

To celebrate this Hip-Hopera, Nabil Elderkin (lauded photographer and documentarian) published his tour photos via HUGE leather-bound tome, in collaboration with Wild Thing Spike Jonze.

If you missed the tour, don't miss the book.

Wipe your post-halloween eye-boogers; Mister Cartoon is ARMORED

Prolific Tattoo-artist, OG Hip-Hop head, and LEGIT Graffiti Guru....need I say more?!?! Whether you call him Mister Cartoon, 'Toon, or Mark Machado; please recognize his skills, contributions and history in the world we love. Having tattoo'd the bodies of Beyonce Knowles, Eminem, Travis Barker, his work is disseminated, and on the right bodies. 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Method Man, Prodigy ...the list ( and the beat) goes on...

Apart from his skinwork, he owns and operates Joker clothing with friend and collaborator Estevan Oriol (AMAZING LA photographer)

More recently Toon was asked to perform his magic on an armored truck in order to promote the movie: (you guessed it) Armored.

Here's what Mister wants you to know:

"Check out this new collaboration project we did with Sony Pictures. The Armored truck under went a complete makeover from what you see in the film.. We had to lay a black to be a base coat before we started the mural.. The Mural itself took to days to execute and clear. Customizing the interior was next. A jail cell theme is what we went for inside. Trip out on the custom jail bars, stainless steel sink, the centerfolds and graffiti that give it an authentic feel."


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Shyne On! Although maybe not here...

In further Diddy news, his maybe shooter/rap artist was released from prison October 6th and promptly transfered to the custody of immigration enforcement. I.C.E. officials declined to comment citing privacy issues, although they confirmed (although easily inferred) that he violated immigration law, and is being held in a western New York facility.

After the infamous Club New York shooting, Diddy, Shyne, and the Didster's bodyguyard stood trial for a barrage of weapons possesions charges, ranging all the way to attempted murder. Johnny Cochran managed to convince a jury to acquit, while Murray Richman's colorful lawyering skills failed to keep the Bad Boy free.

Here's to your freedom Shyner!

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Mike Giant in name; down to earth in the art game!!

Anyone into street art has to be down with Mike Giant; I repeat on blast: HAS TO BE DOWN WITH MIKE GIANT.

Longtime legend in the tatoo and graff scene, Giant first made his name in the San Francisco graffitti and tattoo scene with his immortal crew: Rebel 8. Depicting traditional flash art with his own twist; his heavy linework always seems to compliment the interminable nature of his subject matter.

Love, death, women, and religion are consistent themes in his work and as such, are relatable on a very 'everyman' level. Symbolism persists and is the great underlying underline to a catalog of work that spans nearly three decades.

Although Giant is an accomplished and renowned tatoo artist, with droves of people willing to pay a priceless fee, he has quit the tatoo aspect stating: "You should really get tattoo'd by the hot shots around here (San Francisco). My skills have faded, and I really don't enjoy it anymore. Sorry."

As long as you keep expressing your graphic talents, you'll never owe us an apology Mr. Giant.

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Look, I don't care if you love Hip-Hop; I DO!!

It's been YEARS since I've rewound one of Marshall's verses; however the man with almost as many pseudonyms as ODB (or Big Baby Jesus if you knew him like that) deserves a few rewinds on this one.

Black Thought and Mos Def are immortal, but Em gifted me with nostalgia. I wonder which is the greater feat in the era of ringtone rap.

Facebook Headquarters: Helping semi-strangers learn more about you! (tongue in cheek) :)

If you've ever wondered what a social-networking headquarter looks like, feel free to voyeur out! Lord knows they are doing the same with you.















































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Who the EFF is Jeremy Scott!! (I know, do you?)

“Relevance to modern life—and the modern fashion consumer—never seems to be at the forefront of Jeremy Scott's mind. He sees fashion more as an opportunity for cheeky social commentary (as in his) ”

—Janet Ozzard style.com

Look, fashion is filled with a million little people who are extremely important yet never get to see the limelight. This person is neither a little person, nor afraid of the limelight, however I dont think he is mentioned or profiled NEARLY enough. Bizzare is a staple of runway shows, but Jeremy Scott NEVER fails to push the limits and yet his pieces are unique/dope accents to anyones closet. Exhibit A:

JEREMY SCOTT web video thingy... Dir. NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Scott's stylings and designs have been perpetually labeled as lowbrow and avante garde, but arent these diametric terms? It is in his ready-to-wear juxtapositions that Scott pushes the All-American fashion affliction, we like flashy and fly, yet we're too scared to rock this stuff on any kind of regular basis.



I commend Scott for being overtly consistent in his seasonal lines, whether it be Spring Summer '10 or Fall '09 Mickey Mouse/50's inspiro! I dont care what anyone says; one or two of his pieces mixed into anyone's closet can be your consistent wardrobe exclamation point for those days that you just need it.

Kanye: Rehab for what?!?!? Being Awesome?

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Kid Cudi Says Kanye West Is 'OK,' Not In Rehab Or India

#musicmonday starts TODAY

kk, So musicMonday is a good way to spread the word on artists who don't get the backing of the Major record labels. Here we go:

88 Keys- Before D.O.A. stood for Death of Autotune; it stood for Death of Adam. Keys' debut album dropped last November (almost a year ago) and its still one of my fave albums of the last 365 days. WOW!, it was like watching Where the Wild Things Are, in short BLOWN AWAY.

It's the musical story of Adam; a young man on his journey to understand sex, women, and fatherhood. Death of Adam is a cohesive telling of a man's confusion in the one area of life that is wholly out of our control. No subject is taboo: waking up with an erection, becoming a friend where romance would be preffered, and lasting as long as possible during sex (even the agony of a man giving "repeat performances." For anyone who has ever experienced awkwardness, feelings of inadequacy, confusion, as well as those magnificent feelings of love and completion.

Keys manages to capture the span of a mans attitudes towards love and sex, however crude and candid it may come off

The Real Mr. West, this is to say the man has stayed True to who he is

Graffi-Couture a la Kaws

Favorite Graff/Vinyl artist Kaws continues his photo-sprucing in Vogue Paris November 2009 issue taking a blonde Jessica-Rabbit (Raquel Zimmermann) and juxtaposing her against Graffed-up walls to create some great photos. (via Kanyeuniversecity.com/blog) Photographs by Mario Sorrenti

Tavi the New Girl in Town; New Girl, Old Soul

Let me pre-empt the following by saying that Tavi Gevinson is 13 years old and always finds the most interesting ish and expounds points of view that seem to be of someone far more mature than her age implies. She did not write the article, (Written by Robin Givhan for the Washington Post) however she does a good job of promoting well written and interesting thoughts. Kudos always Ms. Tavi

"It's always a bit discombobulating when people raise their voices in anger because they've gotten wind that designers are making and selling $25,000 dresses. After all, it's not as if the existence of a dress that costs as much as a car negates the availability of cute $25 frocks at Target. And it isn't as though edicts have been issued that all women must now dress like one of the superheroes on Balenciaga's runway.

For personal and sometimes tortured reasons -- I can't have it so no one else can! -- observers declare that they just don't understand the attraction of these strange and expensive clothes. That would be a fair argument if those same complainers lashed out at people who spend thousands of dollars on Redskins season tickets, vintage wines, first-edition books or midlife-crisis cars. But those industries don't stir nearly as much ire from people who are uninterested in them.

Everyone has a passion that is lost on others."

-Robin Givhan, The Washington Post, October 18th. Yes, Thin's In, But Why Is That A Surprise?

Public School, loved the experience: Adore the Clothes

Public School is back for another run at the fashionworld and I hope they stay on their game forever....DOPE collection and they still manage to live up to their initial appeal of "European sensibilities meet Japanese street fashion"

Its been described as portraying the "well dressed gets in a minor scuffle" perfect!

I knew Diddy was tryin to kill them kids!!!!

So remember the original "Making the Band" a few years back....the one about the rap group....you know, Chappelle did the "Get me some Cambodian Breast Milk!!" bit mocking Diddy's Emperor-like request to "Fetch me some Cheesecake".....

Well unfortunately they had a health problem....sigh....I think Diddy's grimey ass knew the whole time....

check it out right hurr