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bohemea: Marilyn Monroe, 1957

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:28 -0500

bohemea:

Marilyn Monroe, 1957

frickyeah1990s: Trent Lane…

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:30 -0500

frickyeah1990s:

Trent Lane…

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Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:20 -0500

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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:55 -0500

taylormccutchan: 11 reasons to go to the coast of northern...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:26 -0500

taylormccutchan:

11 reasons to go to the coast of northern California

whoisyourpaddy: bluepueblo: Raven Portal, Denmark photo via...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:41 -0500

whoisyourpaddy:

bluepueblo:

Raven Portal, Denmark

photo via insilence

Knock, knock …

likeafieldmouse: Francis Alys - Fabiola (2008) “The story of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:44 -0500

likeafieldmouse:

Francis Alys - Fabiola (2008)

“The story of St. Fabiola, a 4th-century Roman aristocrat from the Fabia family who is supposed to have been an early Mother Teresa, became popular in the late 19th century, and an 1885 portrait of her by a French academician (which is now lost) has since been endlessly copied around the world.

Appearing on postcards, posters and religious trinkets, Fabiola has been a beloved subject for countless painters, most of them amateurs. The portrait’s format is almost always the same: Fabiola is seen in profile facing left, her head covered by a rich red veil.

Mr. Alys, who was born in Belgium in 1959 and moved to Mexico City in 1990, began collecting Fabiola paintings—as the genre is called—about 15 years ago, buying them at thrift shops, flea markets and antiques stores primarily in Mexico and Europe. He has previously shown his collection three times, when it was much smaller; the current presentation includes more than 300 works.”

So, you wanna go to a real party?

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:32:13 -0500

So, you wanna go to a real party?

bradelterman: Something just clicked when I was hanging out...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:52:50 -0500

bradelterman:

Something just clicked when I was hanging out with Joan at her Tropicana Motel room years ago. Dunno what it was for sure, but it seemed like the stars were all aligned on that summer afternoon back in 1977.

Photo by Brad Elterman

likeafieldmouse: Amy Stein - Domesticated (2008) Artist’s...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:41:23 -0500

likeafieldmouse:

Amy Stein - Domesticated (2008)

Artist’s statement:

“Within these scenes I explore our paradoxical relationship with the wild and how our conflicting impulses continue to evolve and alter the behavior of both humans and animals. We at once seek connection with the mystery and freedom of the natural world, yet we continually strive to tame the wild around us and compulsively control the wild within our own nature. Within my work I examine the primal issues of comfort and fear, dependence and determination, submission and dominance that play out in the physical and psychological encounters between man and the natural world. Increasingly, these encounters take place within the artificial ecotones we have constructed that act as both passage and barrier between domestic space and the wild.”

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hifructosemag: Coinciding with his current exhibition...

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:32:48 -0500

hifructosemag:

Coinciding with his current exhibition at Fifty24SF, Barcelona-based street artist Aryz recently painted a mural in San Francisco in collaboration with public art organization WallspaceSF. Titled “The Style is the Limit,” Aryz’s solo show explores the idea of artists setting limitations on their own creativity in order to develop an individual style. The show features new paintings as well as studies and a sculpture. These small-scale works inform Aryz’s process in creating his enormous, surreal outdoor works. Take a look at the completed mural and some process shots below and check out some of Aryz’s other recent murals and photos from his studio below.

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femmefatalist: rataliekendall: mosshut: just a friendly...

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:47:26 -0500

femmefatalist:

rataliekendall:

mosshut:

just a friendly reminder that for over a hundred years, pit bulls used to be referred to as “the nanny dog” and their main job was as babysitters.

in temperance tests (the equivalent of how many times your kid can poke your dog in the eye before it bites him) of all breeds the most tolerant was the golden retriever. the second most tolerant was the pit bull. temperament evaluations by the american temperament test society give american pit bull terriers a very high passing rate of 82.6%, while the average passing rate for the other 121 dog breeds tested was only 77%.

pit bulls are not naturally human aggressive. in fact pit bull puppies prefer human company to their mother’s two weeks before all other dogs.

no spayed/neutered, indoor pit bull has ever killed a person.

contrary to the popular myth, pit bulls DO NOT have locking jaws.

approximately 6000 pit bulls are put to death every day, by far the highest number of any breed euthanized.

This message is so important.

I’ve never met a pitbull that wasn’t adorable and affectionate, and I know quite a few.

sylvysparrow: annyskod: Leonardo DiCaprio is like a walking,...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:22:46 -0500

sylvysparrow:

annyskod:

Leonardo DiCaprio is like a walking, human meme.

baby

"People may not tell you how they feel about you, but they always show you. Pay attention."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:54:27 -0500

“People may not tell you how they feel about you, but they always show you. Pay attention.”

- Keri Hilson (via perfect)

What The Textbooks Wouldn't Say

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:11:14 -0500

kalynroseanne:

There are quiet nights spent
calling up our demons and asking
that they forget our names
we were just kids, after all
and dammit
we were trying

That’s the thing about being young
we are textbook pages
of trial and error
falling down and getting up
not by way of standing and
brushing off our jeans
buy by laying where we fell
until we were high enough to forget

It starts when we are very naive
standing on a mountain top
offering our heart to the world
thinking it is in safe hands
and by the time it gets returned to us
it is bruised and calloused and seems
oddly hollow

With furrowed brow
we place it back in its case
and pull the covers over our heads
because jobs can wait
and school can go fuck itself
and the sun can stop trying to tell
us when we need to rise
Hearts do not obey the sun

But I am going to tell you
two things that the textbook
wouldn’t say

ONE
The weight of our sadness should be felt
until we’ve tasted every drop
and then we must put the cup back on
the nightstand and throw the covers off
of our faces walking outside into
the wind or the sun or the rain
or whatever is there to greet us
because that is life
and we have an ability to pull air into our lungs
and scream and feel and run
and we’ll never do it so long as we
stay in bed

TWO
Even if it’s nothing but a ghost train
something heard and not yet seen
listen to the whistle before you feel it
shake the ground
and let yourself be in love with the fact
that you can still fall in love

fuckyeah1990s: The Zoombinis need to make me a pizza for...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:12:49 -0500

fuckyeah1990s:

The Zoombinis need to make me a pizza for dinner.