avedon at the gagosian

this fantastic exhibit, which runs through july at the gagosian gallery, features andy warhol and his factory kids, the chicago seven, the mission council of the vietnam war, and my personal favorite—the one and only allen ginsberg.  the photos of ginsberg range from above to more personal shots of his family.  the juxtaposition of subjects in this exhibit is mind-boggling; it ranges from the radical to the politically erect.  standing in the center of the gallery amidst a whirlwind of the 1960’s, this is a must-see for anyone with half a mind. by sv

CATEGORIES: photography

terribly missed 2


one of my favorite tracks went something like this… “well i wake up in the morning, look at my clock, it’s way past noon time, now i’m late for work. tell me, tell me, what have i done wrong? ain’t nothing go right with me must be I’ve been smoking too long.

well I go to find me some breakfast but I ain’t got no food take me a shower, but the water don’t feel no good. i’ve got opium in my chimney no other life to choose. nightmare made of hash dreams got the devil in my shoes tell me…

well when I’m smoking, put my worries on a shelf, don’t think about nothin’ try not to see myself. tell me, tell me, what have i done wrong? ain’t nothing go right with me must be I’ve been smoking too long….

well in this blues I’m singin’ there’s a lesson to be learned don’t go around smokin’ unless you want to get burned.”

*disclaimer: smoking is pretty damn lame… although i do it myself by dd

CATEGORIES: music

chinchilla fur fetish

maria callas, aristotle onassis, and unknown chap mauling maria callas in her chinchilla fur coat

what a sight! i used to do just that to my mom’s coat when i was a kid and she’d be decked out going to some shindig. i have the coat now, and i do that just about anytime i want… so there… by dd

CATEGORIES: naughty stuff

1964 my summer with sophia and carlo

“everything you see, i owe to spaghetti.”

 when carlo ponti and loren married in 1957, he promised her “the most beautiful house in the world.”and here it is…

enjoy. carlo ponti and sophia loren in their roman villa and “amongst friends”… when sophia was 14, she entered a beauty contest and although she didn’t win, she caught the attention of successful film producer carlo ponti, who was some 22 years older than her at the time. charmed by her beauty and intelligence, ponti took her under his wing and married her seven years later. photos of the young sophia loren and director carlo ponti by alfred eisenstaedt. by fm

CATEGORIES: eye candy, must be considered films

wooooof

what was that iggy song? i wanna be your yorkshire terrier or something:

“so messed up i want you here, in my room i want you here, now we’re gonna be face-to-face, and i’ll lay right down in my favorite place, and now i wanna be your dog, well c’mon, now i’m ready to close my eyes, and now i’m ready to close my mind, and now i’m ready to feel your hand, and lose my heart on the burning sands, and now i wanna be your dog and now i wenna be your dog, well c’mon…” ok iggy take it easy man, so dramatic. photo by grouchy swede photog camilla akrans. by xy

CATEGORIES: naughty stuff

meadham kirchhoff: blokes s13

london is in full self-promo-mode, to try and ensure a touristic success during this summer’s olympics, with the launch of their first men’s fashion week. and if you’re not going the savile row way, what’s more british than totally bonkers anti-fashion? funny thing is that i bet if you look beyond the cyclone of color and styling in this debut menswear collection by cult design duo meadham kirchoff , there are items that will appeal to even the most uptight of sophisticate.  by kl

CATEGORIES: fashion mens

magic eraser

magic fuck-up eraser

they didn’t make these when i was young! does anyone know where we can get these? were gonna need to order a bunch at the ranch. thanks everyone.  by dd

CATEGORIES: musings