Though details are short in coming, Peta’s latest creation should be up and running very soon. Peta revealed plans last summer to reserve one of the new internet domain names ending in xxx (designating a pornographic site) to create the world’s first “pornography site that draws attention to the plight of animals.” Though many companies including MTV are making moves to buy up domain names in the xxx arena, Peta will definitely be doing something with theirs, possibly taking a … Continue reading
Brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani were on to something when they created their project “Caesar Must Die” which took the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. The Golden Bear is the festival’s top award, and the brothers beat out 18 other contenders in their victory. “Caesar Must Die” follows a group of inmates in an Italian high-security prison as they stage a production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. Their goal in creating this film was to show, “that even … Continue reading
Gwen Stefani is still going strong with her fashion label, LAMB. Her recent entry at New York Fashion Week has been getting a lot of buzz, and for good reason. With a backdrop of vintage black and white photographs, the models easily stood out with vintage looks of their own. Black and grays reigned supreme but pops of yellows helped set the tonal tastes of the show. Her take at Fall/Winter 2012 is all about the sophisticated side of the … Continue reading
With more than 50 artists performing in around three minutes, Cirque du Soleil is going to put on its’ show of shows this year at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. The show will have music by frequent “Soleil” collaborator, Danny Elfman, an Academy Award recipient himself. The act performed at the Oscars ten years ago, to almost disastrous results, but they somehow managed to get past rehearsal setbacks, and as the saying goes, the show must, and did, go on. … Continue reading
Disco isn’t dead. It exists as a heavily altered but omnipresent grandchild of what only a few of us remember as the freeing and club stirring anthems of bands like Voyage, Cerrone, and Salsoul Orchestra (and mainstream biggies like Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer of course). Chromatics has it all, and more; heavy synths, minimal lyrics, delicious ambience, and crushing beats. Though you won’t hear Chromatics at the club, they truly are the 21st Century’s answer to liberating and highly … Continue reading
Plastizine is taking a holiday break, and will be back January first! Happy Holidays Everyone!
Ju$st Another Rich Kid could quite honestly be the hottest and most indulgent design palace in the world right now. Kenneth Courtney runs the show, creating designs and pieces straight out of a weekend of binge drinking and partaking in cocaine subculture, but in all the right ways. There’s something for everyone in the line, be it T-shirt, necklace or jacket. With inspiration ranging from gold to current collection, The Seven Deadly Sins, clearly a genius is at work here. … Continue reading
The thirtieth anniversary of Natalie Wood’s strange death has come. In 1981 she was out sailing for the Thanksgiving weekend with husband Robert Wagner and costar Christopher Walked when things took a turn for the worse. Not much is clear about that fateful night aside from the fact that Wood went missing, police were called later than expected and Wood’s body was found floating the next day in a fluid (dark seawater) that she feared above anything else. Speculation has … Continue reading
In the annals of the fashion world many of the greats get swept under the rug, almost to be forgotten. One of those notables is Jacqueline de Ribes, an iconic dresser and party-goer that when mentioned, might get a shake of the head in the wrong circles. She was born in France to an aristocratic family and the rest is truly history. She was brought up in the best circles and eventually played muse to Valentino and Yves St. Laurent, … Continue reading
Yoko Ono continues to awe and amaze with her support of charitable and peace stirring projects the globe over, and this year is no exception. For the fourth year in a row, Ono has paired with Hard Rock International to battle world hunger with their IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign which directly benefits the WhyHunger initiative. Their wish is to help the more than 900 million people who go hungry every day. Please visit WhyHunger.Org to find out how you … Continue reading
