Category Archives: Art

keep walking, Lebanon

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Maybe you’ve heard of the rather edgy marketing that Johnny Walker is doing in Beirut; mind you, marketing whiskey in Beirut is always an edgy business, and I speak as the progeny of a woman who lived with a guy who made a moderate fortune importing Johnny Walker Black into Saudi Arabia. And taking blackmail photos of the Saudis in his casino for the CIA, but that’s neither here nor there.

Although it’s not as edgy as marketing it in Salt Lake City, come to think of it.

Their actual sign:

keep walking

And the suggested new, rather more specific design, from Animal New York, via Gawker:

Seriously, seriously. Walk faster.

cool vid o’ the day: The Call of Cthulhu

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It’s not actually an old film, but it should be. This looks so awesomely cool I’d join the Order of Dagon/eat a buffet prepared by Richard Upton Pickman to see it!

 

tackiest 9/11 tributes

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It’s a toss-up between the WTC Memorial Luggage Tags and the slideshow by Italian Vogue which puts the Fash in Fascist. Both via Gawker.

Zulkey, in a roundup of the very worst 9/11 souvenirs (scrunchies???) nominates these luggage tags:

Because people especially need to be reminded at the airport about the World Trade Center.

WTC Luggage Tags. Oh yeah, what an upper!

But I think outdoing even that in the Tasteless scale is the Italian Vogue photofeature called State of Emergency echoing the infamous Abu Ghraib images, but replacing the unphotogenic tortured Iraquis with models in the latest from Gucci, D&G, and Versace. Thank you so very much for that. Even the normally unphasable Gawker choked on this one:

In a seamlessly perfect melding of 9/11 paranoia and Fashion Week zeitgeist, may we present this slideshow in Vogue Italia. Entitled “State of Emergency,” the Steven Meisel pictorial mostly features models getting harshly abused by uniformed security thugs. Each shot is more jaw-dropping than the last (be sure to note the nicely animated boot crushing the larynx of the lady in red). Scans may be viewed here if you can’t see the slideshow. Sure, there are a few pics of the models (now indoctrinated?) undergoing weapons training, but really. At least now you’ll know all the hottest couture for getting reamed across the hood of a police cruiser.

Those Italians, always joking around, eh?

WordPress Avatar Awards

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I nominate myself in the category of “Most Fascist Avatar.”

raincoaster’s avatar is, in a sense, not unique, yet in another sense it is utterly unique Why? Because the Department of Homeland Security, Total Information Awareness Unit which originated the avatar almost immediately foreswore it once the blowback hit. It may be the most Masonic, New World Orderish, Aleistar Crowleyian logo the world has ever seen, and raincoaster doubts very much if the US government would dispute her use of this image, for fear of having to admit they designed it.

thememoryhole.org/policestate/iao-logo.htm

TIA Large

Scientia est Potentia means “Knowledge is Power“

PSA: Pivot Exhibition and Public Vote to Choose Photo Contest Winners

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A past winner 

Vancouver – Beginning Monday, September 11th, members of the public and residents of the Downtown Eastside will be able to see and vote for the winners of Pivot Legal Society’s 2006 Photography Contest.

This is the first time in the four-year history of the Downtown Eastside Photo Contest that members of the public will be able to make their opinions heard in the selection of the winning images.

In previous years, the winning photos were chosen by a panel of professional photographers.  This year, however, the panelists were restricted to creating a shortlist of the top 45 photos.  The final choices for First, Second, Third and Honourable Mention prizes will be determined by members of the public. 

In order to ensure the fairness of the election, voters must register as members of the Carnegie Centre in order to receive a ballot.  A membership in Carnegie can be purchased for $1, and includes access to a computer lab, billiards room, weightlifting room, gymnasium, library and senior’s lounge, as well as special events and ongoing educational and recreational programs such as yoga, pottery, music, and dance lessons.

The Exhibition and Voting for the winners of the 2006 Photo Contest will be held:

          Monday, Sept. 11 to Friday, Sept. 15
          11am to 5pm
          3rd Floor, Carnegie Centre
          401 Main Street, Vancouver

The results of the voting, and the winners of the contest will be announced in a public award ceremony to take place at Carnegie Centre on October 17, 2006.