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| Aristocratic girl spanks naughty naughty servant doll. |
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Issue No. 68: Some of my Favorite Things from 2011. Part I.
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| "Express Yourself (Vacation Motor Hotel)" - Robert Mars |
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| Bella Freud Jumper S/S '11 |
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| Bella Freud's Ziggy Stardust Lightning Bolt Jumper S/S '11 |
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| Helvete Vyotlag |
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| Henrik Vibskov Laptop Case |
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| George Cox x BAL Saddle Shoes |
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| Pendleton |
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| "Lurid Color" by Daniel Teafoe |
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| Tilda Swindon's New Haircut |
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| Prada Creepers |
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| John Bates from Sibling |
Issue No. 67: Heather Marie Vernon Turns 43 Today!
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| We celebrated on Friday at the II Gemini Voodoo Birthday Dinner with a magnificent red velvet wedding cake. |
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| Annie Novotny |
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| Marie |
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| Katie Litteral |
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| Zach Parsons |
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| Annie Novotny |
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| Heather Marie Vernon & Companion of Spanish & Norwegian Descent |
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| Young Joon Kwak performed. |
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| Snorre |
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| Rhonda |
Issue No. 66: Decoding Gaga's Invokation of the Hallristningar
Stephen Fry interviewed Lady Gaga for the London Financial Times last Friday, May 27. If you are a reading-hater, you can hear an audio transcript of their charming conversation which includes the topics of Bertold Brecht, Oscar Wilde and Camille Paglia. It's adorable how Mr. Fry wore Comme des Garcons for their meeting.
The thing that is truly interesting about the article is the evidence of what is happening in this photograph. Gaga happens to be wearing a hat inspired by the Wagnerian version of the Viking helmet which for some reason includes horns. Within the geometric border of the carpet one can find a hidden swastika motif. The entire room where this conversation and tea take place is sealed within a intertwining "circle" of the most powerful rune of the pre-runic alphabet.
The series of characters called runes (or, the early Germanic or Old Norse alphabet which have phonetic as well as divinatory properties) are actually derived from a more complex series of thirty-two symbols found in Northern European caves which were sites of pagan worship and occult ritual. This ordered set of sacred symbols were solely used for purposes of magick. Herein is the Swastika and three more characters of close resemblance. This is the earliest place this form is found in the West. These letters were the divine tools of the Cult of Hallristningr who begat the Asatru (the polytheistic Norse religion still practised in Iceland today). I think it no accident that in the course of the interview Mr. Fry and Gaga talk about how magick is linked to the full realization of personal identity and that constructing one's surface is a way of practising magick. It is important to remember that all Western written language comes from an incantational combining of symbol with formal structure as well as an individual tonal frequency. Or, "spelling".
A while ago, I noticed that most of Gaga's kick off dates fall on 23s. I don't believe this to be a coincidence either. You can see and read more here.
The thing that is truly interesting about the article is the evidence of what is happening in this photograph. Gaga happens to be wearing a hat inspired by the Wagnerian version of the Viking helmet which for some reason includes horns. Within the geometric border of the carpet one can find a hidden swastika motif. The entire room where this conversation and tea take place is sealed within a intertwining "circle" of the most powerful rune of the pre-runic alphabet.
The series of characters called runes (or, the early Germanic or Old Norse alphabet which have phonetic as well as divinatory properties) are actually derived from a more complex series of thirty-two symbols found in Northern European caves which were sites of pagan worship and occult ritual. This ordered set of sacred symbols were solely used for purposes of magick. Herein is the Swastika and three more characters of close resemblance. This is the earliest place this form is found in the West. These letters were the divine tools of the Cult of Hallristningr who begat the Asatru (the polytheistic Norse religion still practised in Iceland today). I think it no accident that in the course of the interview Mr. Fry and Gaga talk about how magick is linked to the full realization of personal identity and that constructing one's surface is a way of practising magick. It is important to remember that all Western written language comes from an incantational combining of symbol with formal structure as well as an individual tonal frequency. Or, "spelling".
A while ago, I noticed that most of Gaga's kick off dates fall on 23s. I don't believe this to be a coincidence either. You can see and read more here.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Issue No. 65: "Dream the World Awake" - Walter Van Beirendonck
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| Walter Van Beirendonck, 'Revolution', A/W 2001-2002. Photography: Elisabeth Broekaert |
I lifted this entry from ShowStudio's blog. I'll definitely be getting up at 5 am tomorrow to watch this exciting event. I find Walter Van Beirendonck to be one of the most exciting people in fashion in the way he continues to defy the conventions of male beauty. He uses dark, hairy, bearded male models who are often considered fat and undesirable by the standards of the mainstream of the fashion industry. Here's what ShowStudio says:
From Monday morning catch all the action live from the set as we stream Nick Knight's latest shoot, capturing Walter Van Beirendonck's iconic archive on film for the pages of GQ Style and the catalogue to accompany Van Beirendonck's long-awaited retrospective at Antwerp's MoMu. With the legendary Simon Foxton styling the looks on a veritable army of male models (a dozen at last count!) get ready for two days of frenetic action and fluorescent fashion in vibrant motion.
Our live Walter Van Beirendonck shoot, Dream The World Awake will be broadcasting from 11:00 BST next Monday and Tuesday, 23-24 May 2011.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Issue No. 64: Vaginal Davis Gives Moving Tribute to the Late Elizabeth Taylor
IT'S NOT TOO LATE!
I must admit that I have been remiss in reading one of my favorite blogs, Speaking from the Diaphragm by Vaginal Davis. I read a few entries this morning for the first time in several months. To my delight I discovered that she has been featured on a monthly German radio show devoted to the arts and culture. She offers hilarious and insightful commentary on the history of film as it pertains to her Berlin-based monthly cinema soiree, Rising Stars/Falling Stars.
Elizabeth Taylor is the first big movie star I can remember being cognizant of as a small child. She, in a sense, became the personification of THEE Hollywood icon. She won the Academy Award and gained great critical acclaim for taking on several roles tainted with social taboo. She also had a somewhat radical sense of style and fashion especially in the 1960s and early 70s which I adored as a small child. She stoled Debbie Reynolds' husband, Eddie Fisher, from her and handled the ensuing bitter scandal with amazing grace. I covet the late Ms. Taylor's jewelry collection.
Still a closeted, paranoid teenager in the 80s, at the pinnacle of the AIDS crisis, seeing Ms. Taylor openly, honestly and effortlessly speak out on equality, her close friendships with homosexual Hollywood actors like Rock Hudson and Montgomery Clift and become an AIDS activist was a great comfort. She ensured me that there was a world of libertine sophistication, great style and opulence that would someday welcome me with open arms for who I was without question or pretense.
As I listened to Ms. Davis' reminiscences on Elizabeth Taylor, my own memories once again became fresh and visceral. For the first time since Ms. Taylor's death several weeks ago did I feel the void. Please listen to this extremely heartfelt piece.
I must admit that I have been remiss in reading one of my favorite blogs, Speaking from the Diaphragm by Vaginal Davis. I read a few entries this morning for the first time in several months. To my delight I discovered that she has been featured on a monthly German radio show devoted to the arts and culture. She offers hilarious and insightful commentary on the history of film as it pertains to her Berlin-based monthly cinema soiree, Rising Stars/Falling Stars.
Elizabeth Taylor is the first big movie star I can remember being cognizant of as a small child. She, in a sense, became the personification of THEE Hollywood icon. She won the Academy Award and gained great critical acclaim for taking on several roles tainted with social taboo. She also had a somewhat radical sense of style and fashion especially in the 1960s and early 70s which I adored as a small child. She stoled Debbie Reynolds' husband, Eddie Fisher, from her and handled the ensuing bitter scandal with amazing grace. I covet the late Ms. Taylor's jewelry collection.
Still a closeted, paranoid teenager in the 80s, at the pinnacle of the AIDS crisis, seeing Ms. Taylor openly, honestly and effortlessly speak out on equality, her close friendships with homosexual Hollywood actors like Rock Hudson and Montgomery Clift and become an AIDS activist was a great comfort. She ensured me that there was a world of libertine sophistication, great style and opulence that would someday welcome me with open arms for who I was without question or pretense.
As I listened to Ms. Davis' reminiscences on Elizabeth Taylor, my own memories once again became fresh and visceral. For the first time since Ms. Taylor's death several weeks ago did I feel the void. Please listen to this extremely heartfelt piece.
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| "Take Over in Style" - Robert Mars |
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