Archive for June, 2008

Russian Trannys, Creatives and A Babe

June 30, 2008

Discovering that the sensuous Russian woman you’ve been talking dirty with and sending money to online is actually a man (part of one of the many disturbing Russian mafia rings making a fortune off of such scams) can be heartbreaking!
Creativity Online recently published the 2008 Creativity 50. Radiohead, Yugo Nakamura, Johnathan Harris and The Coen [...]

Jordan Todd

June 25, 2008

Known for having a keen eye and raw ability to capture the essence of whatever appears before his lens, Jordan Todd’s candid imagery is beautiful, sinister, captivating and always thought-provoking. Whether snapping photos in an abandoned building, dark alleyway, with writers in the train yards or models in the studio, his fresh take and perspective [...]

Japanese Posters, Silicon and Microfame

June 23, 2008

Pam Anderson was initially discovered at a BC Lions football game. Dressed in a Labatt’s Beer t-shirt, she was randomly selected from the crowd and her image was projected on the stadium’s wide screen. Since then, she’s converted 90% of her body to plastic, sniffed loads of powder, dated rock stars, contracted hepatitis C and [...]

Barcelona: Casa Milà

June 22, 2008

Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, is a must see attraction for anyone visiting Barcelona. Designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, the one-of-a-kind building took six years to construct and is one of his best-known works. Its wavy honeycomb-like facade and rooftop terrace covered in surrealistic chimneys are characteristic of his imaginative and kooky style. [...]

10 Classic Canadian Artworks

June 18, 2008

Ten inspirational and distinctly Canadian artworks.
Above:
David Alexander Colville
Snowplow

Super Champion Bike Shop

June 17, 2008

In Vancouver, fixie fanatics need look no further than Super Champion, the city’s only shop dedicated to repairing, building and selling single-speed brakeless bikes. According to the self-professed merchants of death, “The premise of Super Champion is to promote and support the cult following of the track bicycle. Whether a solider of the street, a [...]

Vibrators and Rap Battles

Publishing long and descriptive blog posts is a waste of time. People who read the web are lazy bastard “informavores” solely after the “low hanging fruit”. If not intrigued within a split second, they’ll click off of your page. Think bulleted lists, short sentence fragments, loads of links and explanatory subheads. 
Does North America even innovate [...]

Tokyo: Rockabilly Dancers

June 11, 2008

On Sundays in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Olympic Park, groups of Rockabilly dancers decked out in vintage attire gather for a day-long dance party complete with a portable sound system, custom cars and hotties in ’50s style pleated skirts.

Douglas Haddow

When not burning the midnight oil writing for some of the world’s most prolific cultural magazines, Douglas Haddow can be found getting his eat/drink on at off the radar Korean, Vietnamese or Japanese food restaurants.

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