Lady Gaga does S&M for Japanese Vogue

http://nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com/2009/09/araki-shoots-lady-gaga-for-vogue-hommes.html

Jonas Brothers cover the Beatles :(

idolator.com

Drive Carefully

Failblog.org

Sun Chips bags not so compostable.

Big surprise.

Iranian Director Faces Execution for Queer Film

If Kiana Firouz is forcfully deported from Great Britain, she could meet the fate of her queer, Iranian brothers and sisters who've been martyred in the past for the "unspeakable sin of homosexuality." The British government quickly denied Firouz's appeals for assylum. Apparently, brown women are not welcome in most parts of the EU even if deportation means torture and death. It scares me how deeply (white-)nationalism has infected the people of "democratic" states like the US and EU.

P.S.
I've got an attick with room enough for any queer Iranians who might need it.

Plastic Pollution Coalition is challenging Vancouver, and I like it.

PRIEST: Alabama's Street Art

"Bomb Sawyer"
"Rerun"


"Coke and Mirrors"

"Trashy Bird"

Giant breasts and hard-working Tom Sawer are each a piece of PRIEST's American dream, and here in the deep south he's painting them all with new meaning.

Penis Pants

Isabel Mastache has the new look for this season. Jump on this trend now, guys. You don't want to be left behind.

ISABEL MASTACHE Fall Winter 2010 / 11 Cibeles from NEOMODA on Vimeo.

Anti-Ads

V-TARP (The Vancouver Transit Adspace Re-appropriation Project) is brilliant. Their surrealist ads give me hope. I dare you to find a more transgressive organization. Who else challenges the bourgeoisie on their own turf, with their own tools? And their newest "Brandalisms" raise the bar.
Rize-Up, starheadboy & jerm IX


Why Not? Jacque Lynn Davis, I Hate My Boss Encore & Control Alt Delete jerm IX

stickboy & jerm IX






V-TARP has many any other amazing instillation. Check em out.

A hormone in nasal spray increases men's ability to empathize.

Researches in Germany and the UK discovered that Oxytocin, the "cuddle hormone", found in nasal spray enables men to better respond to facial cues.

In one case study, men were shown emotional images like as a child crying and answered questions about their reactions. The men who used the nasal spray showed remarkably higher levels of empathy, which researchers remarked are usually only found in women.

Another study found that the hormone helps men learn from positive feedback and "seems to 'sensitise' people to become more aware of social cues from other individuals". The possibilities for treating people who suffer from social disorders like schizophrenia and autism are very exciting. I can't wait to see what else comes out of Oxytocin research.

BP Takes Giant Shit in Ocean

Here's a satellites' view of BP's giant, ecosystem-destroying fuck-up. Government officials claim BP will be responsible for the financial cost of the clean up, though according to NPR, BP has already asked for financial assistance for the clean up. Many are worried this could be the largest oil spill we've ever seen.

"What we see, going back two decades, is an oil industry that has had way too much sway with federal regulations," said Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman for Democratic Florida Sen. Bill Nelson. "We are seeing our worst nightmare coming true."

If you dress like a Nazi, you get your ass beat.

A couple of douche-bags decided to wear their SS uniforms to a Murphy's Law concert in NY this week. Though they remained untouched during the concert, afterward they were jumped by some 50 people. Hopefully they were beat beyond recognition, then maybe they can avoid the humiliation of being recognized as Nazi cock-suckers.
My question is what clues did these geniuses receive from pop culture prompting them to think Nazi gear was appropriate?? Was it Jessy James, Bombshell "Whore-Face" McGee, or Glen Beck? Whatever the reason, I hope they learned their lesson.

Josh Keyes

There's something captivating about beauty that can scare you.
Josh Keyes' paintings are incredible, and his installations mind-blowing.

Art Bitch: Lucifer twins

I heart Eastvillageboys.com, and as soon as I saw these photos I wanted to share them. Two beautiful boys in the woods, together. What could be better? Check out the rest they're amazing.