WE'RE SUPPORTING

Los Angeles-based artist Melissa Kojima creates crazy mixed media sculpture and illustration, including these four feet long insects entangled in vines and fat-assed rats with skulls as birthmarks. Read more

WE'RE THINKING

The Matilija Dam near Ojai, CA, has drawn ire from fishermen, environmentalists, and politicians alike, who mostly view the structure as useless and ugly. Recently, anonymous artists painted a gigantic pair of scissors and a dotted line on the dam in protest of its existence.

An intelligently told, morally complex tale with a raft of unexpected twists, Gone Baby Gone is one of the most original films of recent times. Most films give you a sense of their narrative arc and it is easy to recognise the major plot points. Read more

WE'RE TRAVELLING TO

Street art and photography duo Jana and JS spray the walls of some of Europe’s best cities with their boundary-blurring work. They’ve got the art of a photo in a photo in a picture down. Read more

WE'RE READING

In the grand tradition of Funny Exam Answers, comes Passive Aggressive Notes. Read more

WE'RE LISTENING TO

Hailing from upstate New York, Phantogram were signed by the uber-hip Ghostly label on the recommendation of School of Seven Bells. Hardly surprising given Phantogram’s dark, beats-and-samples pop sound.

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WE'RE WEARING

When I first saw the freakishly long, beaded Ghostdancer earrings on a friend of mine, I was shocked to actually be looking at something undoubtedly inspired by Native American art that didn’t actually insult someone’s culture. Read more