by Michael Hastings-Black
22
Sep 2008
I’m in Berlin, wandering the streets with a camera, hoping to see beneath the surface. Shooting in a new city always begins with contrasts of the banal, and the trick is to get past that. En route, I saw the bikes and thought of Eggleston, who shoots only one take. Resolved to do the same, [...]
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by Raafi Rivero
20
Sep 2008
This past summer in my uptown New Orleans neighborhood I noticed some funky stuff going on in the shop windows. In a city in which local and neighborhood identity means everything to folks, certain shop owners had taken the step to support a local artist in the most surprising way. Instead of the standard issue [...]
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by Michael Hastings-Black
20
Sep 2008
and ring the alarm, cause today is Raafmonster’s birthday. Tonight there will be much making merry and galavanting around New York Town. Give a shout to join our hijinks.
by Michael Hastings-Black
19
Sep 2008
OK. So we know that the 90s are the new 80s, and now that it’s the first crispy day of fall, I’m ready to see if 2 classic brands come back 100% in hipster/rapster style: Champion logo sweatshirts and Starter Jackets. Internets, what do you think? And – JSmooth has for us a great note [...]
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by Michael Hastings-Black
18
Sep 2008
22 Monday eve at the Hudson Hotel, come grind to the Basement Bhangra sound of DJ Rekha. The doormen are serious, so indeed do RSVP!