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Legs are one of the few commonalities almost all women share regardless of race, creed, or political allegiance. Rarely however, do we kick back (pun intended) and look at a photo series highlighting them (unless it's in a pervy way). Here are some pictures of legs. Read more
Unlike years past, the world-famous Notting Hill Carnival was relatively quiet in the knifing department last weekend--only two people got stuck. Read more
There are many reasons why being a girl really blows sometimes. A couple of the main culprits are the objects that sprout on our chests once we hit puberty. There are quite a few names for these bothersome bits: boobs, melons, titties, headlights, knockers, fun bags, dirty pillows, milk boxes, jugs, etc. The scientific name, however, is “breasts.” Read more | Comments (7)
Last Sunday, in a quaint village outside of Manchester, I ate from a bag of lemon bonbons and watched as swarms of men in ribbons, flowery hats, and bell-covered clogs banged drums and slapped sticks with each other. Read more
In this week’s trip down Ron Hemphill Lane we make a detour at Eating Disorder Ave. It’s the scene of a harrowing tale from one of our readers who believes his sister might be forcing herself to yak because of an emotionally abusive boyfriend. As always, our man Ron sets him straight. Read more | Comments (5)
Tonight at the Walter Reade Theater Film Comment is presenting Dusty and Sweets McGee and American Hot Wax. If you haven't heard of them, we aren't terribly surprised. Read more | Comments (2)
Mike de Leon went to Chicago a couple of weeks ago with the sole intention of doing a bit of people watching. For the record, we think it's weird and a bit creepy that someone would travel 700 or so miles to take photos of unsuspecting people on the street, but that's what he did. Click through for the fruits of his anthropological work in the Windy City. Read more
In 1991, Cuba’s economy began to implode. “The Special Period in the Time of Peace” was the government’s pleasant euphemism for what happens when you're cut off from the world for 30 years. During this period Cubans made homespun, Frankenstein-like machines out of pretty much whatever they found lying around. Read more
Our friends at HUH Magazine just released a limited edition, hand-printed T-shirt featuring an illustration by Kevin “Spanky” Long. We like Spanky. He has nice hair, and one time on an episode of Epicly Later’d he told us his New Year’s resolution was to give up all things boring and anything that doesn’t gouge his eyes out with excitement. Read more | Comments (4)
When I asked Vice if they’d give me some money to hire a car so I could drive nine hours north of Reykjavik to meet a man living in a fishing hamlet near the tip of the Arctic Circle who keeps the largest collection of preserved penises in the world, they frowned. Apparently they’re not a chauffeur service here to provide Icelandic dick tours. Read more | Comments (12)
Is Rock Over?
A Moment of Silence for the Karaoke Bar Employee
In spite of writing its theme tune, Joni Mitchell never actually got to play Woodstock. She was offered the chance, but she was too busy making a TV appearance on The Dick Cavett Show.
Terry Zwigoff is a filmmaker, mandolinist, and record collector. I recently spoke with him to mark the occasion of the holy Criterion Collection bringing forth into the world new editions of Zwigoff’s first two films.
Rumor has it, you’re looking for someone to fuck a pizza. Well, I’m your guy.
I was starting to get dreads, which I couldn’t remove even with a vigorous combing, so I decided it was time to cut off my hair. After leaving the barber I found mysterious circular red rashes on my neck. It’s strange to think they’d probably been on my body for months totally unnoticed.
In Papua New Guinea’s Morobe Highlands, the indigenous Anga tribe adheres to a centuries-old method of mummification for its dead: smoke curing.
This tattoo is pretty cool, but imagine if the torso belonged to a drunk neo-Nazi with burn scars. Would that make it cooler for you?
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