Archive for August, 2006

Weekend Quickies - Take Another Little Piece of My Links Now Baby

August 19th, 2006 -- posted in ???

» Thank the Gods that someone started this!
» Get close to Pattie Smith.
» “The Visual Dictionary is a collection of words in the real world. Photographs of signage, graffiti, advertising, tattoos, you name it, we’re trying to catalogue it…” Contribute.
» PainterNYC is an addictive little blog and I thank them for introducing me to […]

Beautiful Decay @ Tribeca Cinemas - 8/18

August 18th, 2006 -- posted in Where the Heathens Go

The lovely assortment of Hooligans at Beautiful Decay invite us all to the Issue P Release Party and 2nd Annual Video Festival at Tribeca Cinemas. Lay back like a fat cat while screening Music Videos by underground greats that would put many Hollywood productions to shame.
They are also screening a few films including […]

Whoa-oh Black Betty!

August 16th, 2006 -- posted in ???, Newness

Well, well, well… I guess it was bound to happen, and so it has come to pass that BettyBeauty has devised a special hair colorant “for the hair down there” (great tagline!), though the thought of it makes me wince. Many moons ago I had a friend who was very proud of her Manic Panic […]

Sex Worker Art Show Tour - Now Accepting Submissions for 2007

August 16th, 2006 -- posted in Word on the Street, Indie, Sweet Indie

Heads up :

We’re beginning to organize the 5th annual Sex Workers’ Art Show Tour, and we’re looking for artists and performers to contribute!
THE SHOW:
The Sex Workers’ Art Show is a cabaret-style evening of visual and performance art created by people who work in the sex industry to dispel the myth that we are anything […]

Weekend Quickies : Sounds of the Linking Underground

August 12th, 2006 -- posted in ???

» Me loves anything from Nieves Books.
» The trials and tribulations of being on tour.
» Who is up for the Dr.Seuss Purity Test? I’m sure he would like this far more then the monstosity of a movie Hollywood bestowed upon us.
» The Feministing 2nd Annual Disturbing Product Poll is just that… disturbing. Funny. […]

Talvin Singh at SummerStage 8/13

August 12th, 2006 -- posted in Where the Heathens Go

Yet another perfect weekend in the weather forecast and thanks to the Central Park SummerStage kick-ass lineup, I shall roll up to the grassy lawns again. This time it will be for the Talvin Singh and DJ Spooky sets on Sunday which can only mean fantastic music and a fantastic crowd.
And if we […]

Damn You Paul Booth

August 9th, 2006 -- posted in Body Modi

This afternoon I rode down 4th Street seeing all the familiar landmarks. Bank - check. School1 - check. School2 -check. Keyfood - check. Venus Modern Body Arts - check.
But when I came to the Last Rites shop, I was greeted with a huge yellow “For Rent” sign and an abandoned store front.
Woe. […]

deviantART V5

August 9th, 2006 -- posted in Newness, Visuals

There are several art communities online but there is only one that manages to keep up with the times both creatively and technically, and that is deviantART. For almost 7 years, deviantART has been a fun, nurturing environment and perfect for photographers, illustrators, graphic artists and the like to strut their stuff free of […]

Weekend Quickies : Every Link is Exactly the Same

August 5th, 2006 -- posted in ???

» Every woman on this planet should invest in these. Yes, I am a germaphobe. (By the by…do you know that the word “germaphobe” is not in the dictionary? Thank you to the good people in dictionary-land for making me feel like even more of a freak. Very nice. But, it is in the urban […]

Sun Worshipper vs. Vampire- 8/5

August 5th, 2006 -- posted in Where the Heathens Go

It no longer feels like we live in hell. I mean, I know we do live in hell but I do not need to feel like it. Come on… Thankfully, the weather has become bearable again and this weekend, we can even use the word “Pleasant”. Oh - happy day!
Sun worshipper - The Latin Alternative […]