It’s gotten extremely cold so I’ve been in bed over eating (candied yams and roasted legs of lamb have been my favorite meals to cook) and watching youtube. By far my favorite indulgence the past few winters has been and remains The Tough Alliance.
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Ebe Oke soothes the winter
The first thing I noticed about Ebe Oke was his strikingly elegant appearance (images by Rafael Perez Evans). His photos have the quality one would obtain if their boyfriend or girlfriend was a photographer and considered him his ‘muse,’ but not in that annoying sexual way people sometimes force on the viewer – it’s more [...]
SARA LARSEN: 23 CHROMOSOMES FOR DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Very recently, I received a copy of poet Sara Larsen’s new anthology “23 Chromosomes.” All titles in the collection are from various art pieces by David Wojnarowicz, the book is for him; basically the collection is Wojnarowicz, Rimbaud paraphrased, quoted, appropriated, entwined in these poems. All the Rimbaud that was used is from “Illuminations”. [...]
CLARA ENGEL WANTS TO COME WEST! PLUS INTERVIEW
I first caught wind of Clara Engel about a year ago, I blogged about her before at Fantastic Weapon, now she’s trying to come to the West Coast for her first ever West Coast Tour. Needless to say, I’m a big fan of her work and I’m trying to help her make the jump to [...]
Colorful Swedish Tasty Treat: Akiine
Akiine is simply adorable. I’m serious – just look at her. On my ever expanding quest to find hidden musical gems on the internet, I struck diamonds, rupees and emeralds with this one. Not only did she seem really happy to do an interview, but she gave me a wealth of responses so huge it [...]
PIONEER CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: MARCUS EWERT AND REX RAY PRESENT 10,000 DRESSES
There has always been a lack of trans representation in children’s literature, which is a shame because most transgender people say they felt like they were transgendered since they were a child. I don’t consider myself transgender but I remember spending countless hours in my head as a child constructing characters that didn’t conform to [...]
