NY Mag’s ‘Basquiat in the Bodega’ Is Really a Phil Frost Painting on a Door
Even those who were ‘down’ don’t get it… “I wouldn’t say that it’s his greatest painting, but it’s not a bad one,” — Kenny Scharf
Vice Buys Its .Com From a Porn Brand And Throws a Party
Rick Ross performed, and everybody was happy and drunk. It’s all about new verticals now. Check out the new Vice.com here.
photos by Christos Katsiaouni
Nasty Elevator Talk
@CondeElevator, an “overheard-in” twitter feed from the depths of 4Times Square.
The Boobied Blonde Who’s Still a Teenager
Kate Upton in Complex for the win.
Brilliant Music Choice
The 4TH Annual BL!SSS Magazine Bikini Preview
Picture of the Day
Dave Schubert
We got a note from the founder of Kill Pretty magazine who’s doing a big profile on Dave Schubert for their second issue. You can help kickstart it here
Lucky Peach
If you haven’t picked up a copy of this new quarterly published by McSweeney’s from David Chang, and Peter Meehan do yourself a favor and get it. This issue is all about ramen, and there’s a recipe how to make ramen into gnocchi (after the jump).
The Script for David Simon’s un-shot scene from THE WIRE, written as inside-joke for the cast and crew
Published for the first time by 032c
He also talks about the origins of the great Balmer accent.
via, @dddiana
Kate Upton is Huge in Sneeze Magazine
We’re looking forward to the new issue of the oversized Sneeze magazine that’s releasing this week.
Picture of the Day
Funny enough, my first experiences with graffiti came through skate magazines, and of course Cool ‘Disco’ Dan tags. Nice Emit piece in the early ’90s.
via, chromeballincident
June 21, 2011 | by Dave | In graffiti, Magazines, Photography, Picture of the Day, skateboarding | No Comments
Painted Skate Mag Covers
A project between painter Benjamin Chasselon, and curators Stephane Andre and Morgan Bouvant.
More insight here and the finished cover after the jump
