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Renewed Power, Cat Power

Saturday, November 25, 2006

“Taking with Cat Power“, Produced by Erik Olsen; photography and interview by Winter Miller. Brighter days ahead for Chan Marshal of Cat Power! She is now clean and sober, and can deliver a whole concert without breaking-down and getting emotional on th audience. I know, many of you are gonna miss that side of her. [...]

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Missed the List

Saturday, September 2, 2006

Speaking of catch up reading, here is one issue I might pass on: Artforum’s late and insistent dissection of Zidane’s folly via Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s art goggles. I think the rest of the world has moved on to other things. I’m sure the art world will continue to chew the fat on this [...]

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Big Props, Chan And Madonna

Monday, August 28, 2006

What do Madonna and Chan Marshall aka Cat Power have in common? They both have performed with cross, I’m not sure how much flack Chan Marshall’s catching but Madonna has caused a stir in the European leg of her tour. Recently reported no changes were press, since her performance does not constitute as being blasphemous [...]

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Twisted Twins

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Spinx, a new Kate Moss Sculpture © Marc Quinn/Mary Boone Gallery Marc Quinn, the artist known recently for his neo-classical marble sculptures of para- and quadriplegic people has expanded this series to include a new sculpture of Kate Moss in a twisted yoga position. I discovered this picture while reading “Being Bad: The Career Move”, [...]

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Valentines Day at White Castle

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Yes, I know I should have blogged about this before Valentines Day but really I just read about it on Sucka Pants’ blog. The White Castle in Manhattan, which by the way knowbody knows where it’s at (hint: 8th Ave between 36th & 37th), holds a special Valentines Day dinner. The place is decorated with [...]

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Chinese-Japanese-Hollywood Culture Klatch?*

Friday, December 30, 2005

What’s wrong with this picture: Initial D (2005), the Japanese anime re-made in Hong Kong using real Chinese actors, Shawn Yue & Jay Chou… Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), written by an American, Arthur Golden, made into a movie cast with famous Chinese actresses, Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li, and one Malaysian, Michelle Yeoh? It’s not [...]

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Candy for Teens or Crystal Meth?

Sunday, November 27, 2005

(+zoom) Isn’t this the most appealing photograph of crystal meth you’ve ever seen? It reminds me of homemade rock-candy. Photo from “Dark Crystal” an article on the rise of Crystal Meth in TeenVogue Jan/Dec 2006, pg. 176, photograph by Horacio Salinas.

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