A Westside Story

My grandparents have been married for 70 years. They're both in their 90's now and considering the change and struggle the world has seen in that time, it's hard to imagine the life they've shared. My grandmother Rose was born in Puerto Rico in 1920 but raised in Spanish Harlem, New York. My grandfather Eugene was born in 1921 and brought up in a strict Irish Catholic family in Hells Kitchen, New York. Both fell in love during a bygone era that few in my generation have the appropriate appreciation for. It's a fairy tale romance that lends authenticity to American classics like Broadway's West Side Story and Ben E. King's Spanish Harlem. I was recently sorting through old things of theirs and came upon a red album full of original photographs. Some timeless images of old New York neighbors, honored wartime buddies, quaint backyard BBQ's, and an undying love that still burns strong. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Napkin Apocalypse

Napkin is a female clothing and accessory entity. An enigma of sorts. The clothing kinda looks like the Breeders album Last Splash sounds. Check NAPKIN for various handmade goodness and BONYPONY for the second-hand goodness you can't locate elsewhere.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Hedi Slimane x Burger Records

Call it whatever genre you want but Burger Records is doing that genre and doin it rather well with some great bands on the label and a sweet record shop serving as the foundation point. The scene they've manged to engage and support is quite thriving with youth and beauty. Noted Yves St Laurent fashion photographer Hedi ​Slimane, aware of this, headed down to Burger recently and documented a little of the beautiful madness that is Burger Records. Head over to Hedi's visual diary for more inspiring images from the Burger scene.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Shawn Stussy Craft

Got to hang and talk surf story with Shawn Stussy and Tom Adler a week or so ago. Shawn's been prolifically shaping heaps of new boards at his studio in Montecito. The boards walk a refined line between nostalgia and modernity. If you're ever in the vicinity of Santa Barbara, stop by the S Double shop in the back Richie's Barber Shop and feel up a few boards.

You can always check the S Double site for other Stussy goods in the meantime.

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Tito Mouraz Photography

"The series presented here was shot in Portugal over a 2-year period and represents a transformed landscape that portrays the existence of Man as a constructive, reconstructive and contemplative being. The landscape appears completely and irreversibly transformed and it was this transformation that caught my eye and fueled my interest in conducting this project, basing it on this very landscape."

More from Tito Mouraz here.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Katie On Film

Some recent images of Katie at the beach, in the park, and on a bed. Images were shot using a Holga camera and 120 Kodak film. 

 
 
 
 
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John Copeland Paintings

Way into these Biker Orgy oil paintings from John Copeland.  I like the Time cover alterations also so I posted those too. John is a capable draftsmen as well and he's got some rad pencil drawings on his website. He rolls with Wes Lang from time to time and I'm sure drinking whiskey with the two of them in a dark dive bar somewhere would prove enlightening.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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