In the wake of Kanye West’s new album, there’s a lot of hyperbole about the artist and the music floating around. Whereas most reviewers seem quick to call the guy either a jackass or a genius, this piece goes full-on art school dissertation mode about why and how Kanye is actually part robot.
The best movie ever The Taint has finally opened their online store. The movie is about an equal mix of retro-horror and bloody dicks. If that doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, well then forget I said it because the movie is great and you should watch it. If you can’t make it to one of the screenings, then now’s your chance to pick up either the DVD or VHS. Check out the trailer after the jump.
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These handsome stools are made from ancient reclaimed timber. ‘Reclaimed’ may or may not mean ‘stolen’. Comfort seems to be an issue at first glance, but the stools look to be topped with a high-density foam carved up to match the lines of the wood. Well played, stool-maker.
Graphic designer Michael Beirut gets all nostalgic in this article about the twenty-something years of notebooks he’s kept. And with good reason. Keep a notebook on you and it can store everything from the mundane to the important, the creative thought or the grocery list. Check some suggested goods after the jump.
Sawa make shoes that are entirely African. The rubber, canvas, and leather are all sourced from various African countries, and the shoes are assembled in Cameroon. They’ve just recently opened up their online shop and although it’s in French they ship to anywhere no problem. Now you can be stylish and support developing countries, instead of just the latter.
There’s a book coming out about the Conan & Co. debacle that transpired a while back. Vanity Fair has got a lengthy excerpt from it. There seems to be just enough deceit and underhandedness to make for a decent Sorkin-penned flick. Nivek Ogre can score it; Joey Fatone can have a leading role. The world is not ready.
Some people somewhere decided it would be a good idea to make a Steve McQueen cologne. From the website:
Steve McQueen Parfum d’Homme is a mysterious and
charismatic fragrance loaded with charm.
It is also dead, can race motorbikes, and is cooler than you.
Great little short film of some people peddling around, including some footage from a Deus meet.
While Banksy’s movie Exit Through The Gift Shop is busy maybe being a construction and maybe making a statement, there are stories popping up about his previous exploits. Like the time he went to New Orleans to combat an obsessive cover-up painter known as The Gray Ghost. Or that time he joined a rag-tag bunch of misfits to save the Earth from an asteroid.
