St. Louis 2326 Miles // Zach’s Road
I found a black hole behind the abandoned hotel. When I pushed you into it you just kept falling right there at its infinite lip. You looked like the second hand of a clock without a clock. You looked like an arm uncrossing. OOOOOOOOOO OOO That’s the sound you made. Excerpt from Scary, No Scary by Zachary Schomburg. Info about this road-borne poetry series here. Zach is in the midwest, I really love the self-portraits he’s been taking. Some people look like they... Read More
Denver 1446 Miles // Zach’s Road
I suppose I should tell you I’ve finally been fired from the globe factory. I’d been putting beaches in North Dakota for two months. Before that, it was mountains. When I was on map duty, I put a fairground next to our neighborhood. I thought it would help. I could have spent an entire week there painting your face. Remember when I took you to see Kansas City? That was Omaha. Excerpt from The Man Suit, by Zachary Schomburg. Let me explain this business. Bad-ass (in... Read More
Mixtape – Get Me To Africa
DOWNLOAD Get Me To Africa Mixtape This weeks tape is an explosive little number. Representing Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, and more, it’s as diverse as it is exotic. I’ve loved the entire continent for decades and this is a little cross section of my gatherings. As a side note the bird on the cover is a Kori Bustard of central Africa, likely shot in or around the Namib/Kalahari deserts. Some of the tracks are cinematic in scope, others will get your blood... Read More
Endless Night in Russia
This is it – this is what I have been looking for. Murmansk is the largest city in the world north of the Arcitc Circle, but sadly its population is in decline. Currently the 300,000 residents endure 2 full months of darkness every winter. I want to know how a human copes in this sort of environment. What happens to the social structure, the ability to be productive, and what about leisure time? It’s just so ridiculous and sad and charming. Let me say it again;... Read More
Kids covering Beach House!
It doesn’t seem so sad anymore! Found this on the Tripwire, I love what they said “It’s a school bus jam!” Lunch pails, untied shoes, backpacks, and humming along to Beach House. I’d love to be a kid in 2010. This adds such a quality to the idea of Beach House. It was already nap music, now it’s napping in a church on the beach, during a Northwest summer. Read More
André Paul Pinces
Lurking around HMAb I became befuddled and charmed by a cute little post on André Paul Pinces. Later, on his site, I found three of his films he’s done as look books for clothing labels. More charm. You may recall an earlier post where I shared a similar approach to a clothing label and their upcoming collections. My point of view is that these are much more effective when I don’t feel like I’m dealing with blatantly but painfully beautiful people. Some of... Read More
From Where We Stand: FORTPORT calls for submissions!
This post marks the beginning of a new series entitled From Where we Stand. Through these articles we will attempt to explore the spaces that have an effect on us and share the emotions and memories to which they are attached. Our first submission comes from our friend Jay Winfrey who was also the mastermind behind this new segment. Jay is a musician, designer, craftsman and all around great guy living in Portland. His heart however still lies in Texas where he grew up. Jay... Read More
Mixtape! Chanteurs!
This tape is so much fun. Murder ballads, saucy cocktail numbers, joie de vivre, lonely club strings from the 60’s. Traditionally a Chanteur is a french-speaking legend of song (loose English equivalent: chanter), but we’ll stretch that definition to include the American Judy Henske, and two Swedish vixens here. Pictured are Judy Henske and Jacques Brel, who are featured most on the tape. They mix excellently together, like an aged spirit distilled in an oaky barrel.... Read More
Sonar
MAN math is beautiful huh? This video blew me away with it’s simple and elegant construction. This is what really get’s me excited about design. Taking complex ideas and presenting them in such a well thought out manner than no bells are needed. The ideas wether they be design related or mathematical speak for themselves. I’m going to stop talking and watch this again. Read More
Kate Consumption NOW
The one, the only Kate Bingaman-Burt opened up Land Gallery on Friday. Balloons, pencils, colors, madness. And the cocktail dress of the decade. Such a star, and I so love that her lil gift package of rip-offs given to her by Frank was captured in that last photograph. So that is called joy! The overall feeling of the show could be surmised as the collision of sunshine + love + energy + consumption. Not the rampant nasty consumption, but the fun kind like sunglasses and sweet... Read More