If high fashion is all about uniqueness and if advertising is all about carefully crafted “randomness,” then Lanvin has concocted the perfect ad campaign for their 2011 Fall line. Read more »
After being stalled by some drizzle, NYU move in day is finally here. Traffic around the dorms is basically a shitshow like usual as Coeds from all over the world are now descending on New York and soon the Village’s streets will be covered in freshmen puke. EV Grieve has some pictures of the surprisingly controlled chaos at Third Avenue North on 3rd Avenue. Read more »
These nifty Ogilvy & Mather print ads for Tamiya plastic and resin model kit producers are fantastic — they can really bring out the inner child… of conspiracy theory enthusiasts obsessing over Roswell, Marilyn’s overdose and JFK’s assassination. “Tamiya Put It Together” campaign’s concept molds are extremely detailed: Check the complete set of film gear for filming the Moon Landing and all the many, many, tiny, tiny peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches for the King. Crazy cute, but tame. Where are the two planes, burning Towers, Bin Laden and busy CIA agents?
The VMAs were last night and MTV took to their tumblr to recap some the show’s highlights. But instead of a boring recap they made everything into exciting gifs. How meme-y! MTV, you’re so on target with your young demographic. Newfangled gifs for everyone! Here’s a couple of our favorites, click through to engage the network’s super lame efforts.
The group of internet “hacktivists” known as Anonymous hate huge, faceless corporations — it’s kind of their thing. So, it must really hurt to find out that the evil overlords at Time Warner Inc. get a percentage of the officially licensed Guy Fawkes masks they’ve been buying and wearing at protests. The white mask with rosy cheeks was popularized in the 2006 blockbuster V For Vendetta and Anonymous adopted it soon after as their own. Read more »
Don’t expect Gilliam levels of hallucinatory imagery (aw), but this new film adaption of Hunter S. Thompson’s earlier novels brings back Johnny Depp’s best character and sends him to Puerto Rico to down 470 proof alcohol and jump on some blond Connecticut broad. Read more »
Having nine 7-Eleven’s in New York City just seems so unnecessary. But, the East Village is about to get magic number 10. The new store is coming to corner of Bowery and East 4th Street. There’s already a Subway across the street. Read more »
Celebrated architect/Renaissance man Carlo Mollino took over a thousand Polaroids of barely-clothed ladies between 1962 and 1973… for artistic inspiration purposes. Popular chap, no? For awhile there, these were a private hoard to be shared with friends only, but these conquest mementos are about to be exhibited in Vienna alongside the lush and feminine furniture they’ve inspired and presumably, graced with the lingerie-clad physique. Browse the nudie sessions below. NSFW. Read more »
This unidentified creature washed up on the shore of Long Beach Island in the aftermath of the softer-than-soft Hurricane What’s-Her-Name. It looks strangely similar to the infamous Montauk Monster of multiple summers past, as much as bloated, unidentifiable, fur-stripped animals can look alike anyways. Read more »
As Curb Your Enthusiasm’s long-awaited New York season is getting better and, at the same time, approaching its end, another episode brings us a series of magical car rides wherein Larry David drives uptown and downtown simultaneously. Read more »
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