Dresden Zwinger's Autumn Photo Trip

Dear Diary... I Want to Hang Out with Rumi Neely

Rumi Neely is a Model, Photographer and Fashion Blogger ( fashiontoast.com Chief ).

I Hereby Dedicate this Day to Mi-Zo in My Diary....

It is rare that when I decide to share an artist, that I find it almost impossible to choose between their works. Photogapher Zoren Gold and Graphic artist Minori Murakami are Los Angeles based collaborators, and they produce some Amazing imagery together. Enjoy...it's Free.







 

Jonas Fornerod - The Center of My World

Dear Diary... Bambi Northwood Blyth

Put Me in the Time Machine - U2, NYC 1982 by Lynn Goldsmith

Living Legend? Nicki Minaj

Living Legend?

The term Living Legend is a tricky one. This monicker should not be easily awarded to just anyone. Sometimes, it is just obvious that someone is deserving of it. Take an artist like Paul McCartney, or an athlete such as Michael Jordan... Living Legend. But to say someone like Lady GaGa is a legend, before she achieves the accomplishments of an artist comparable in her genre (ex. Madonna), despite the great success of her early career, is going out on a limb. That being said, are you willing to speculate? Cast your vote below...

Spreadhouse Crams Birthday Jam into 45 Seconds ...

My favorite NYC photography House runs us through the party in under a minute...

Leah Tinari Captures the Ruckus...

Leah Tinari works with acrylic and gouache, creating caricature imagery based on photographs. She sure knows what a good time looks like...

It's Gettin' Hot in Here.... Intimate Lamps ...

Intimate Lighting by Ladislava Repkova

Heavy Gas - Pencil & Glue

Temple of Heaven Walks on Water!

New Yuanming Palace

A lighted model of the Temple of Heaven, made up from scaffold and tarpaulin.
In the lake at Zhuhai's New Yuanming Palace. By Markus Bahlmann.
Stunning color!

From likecool.com

 

Dear Diary... Emmaly Lugo

...OK, just one more from Ian Francis so you get the gist...

Ian Francis - A Jellyfish Appears at the Window of a Hotel Bar

I try to post a variety of artists at D.D.D., because I like creating exposure for artists, especially those who are more unknown...but then I find an artist like Ian Francis. This is when it becomes difficult Not to turn my Diary into a fan page, because Francis is truly amazing, and there is so much of his work I would like to share. More of his work to come soon, and regularly...

Fiat 500 Black Jack Ad.... Grrrrr

Grab a dose of LEON from Curb Your Enthusiasm, JB Smoove

You do not have to be a Larry David fan (if you are one of the very few people out there that does not appreciate this comic genius) to get a laugh out of one of his best sidekicks to date.... Leon

Wall Street Bull gets a little Crochet Lovin'

NYC’s Crocheted Olek (a.k.a. Polish-born Agata Olek) hit up the Wall Street Bull and encapsulated it inside crocheted neon. “It lasted 2 hours,” she tells HFA, “but it was there…” She writes that it’s “a tribute to the sculptor of the bull, Arturo di Modica, who in another guerrilla act, placed the bull on Wall Street in Christmas of 1987 as a symbol of the ‘strength and power of the American people’ following the 1987 Stock Market crash.” And there it was. Since the bull is fully visible, and not horn-tip-deep in snow, this happened before the storm. Nice timing, Olek.

From animalnewyork.com

Ever wonder what Taylor Momsen smells like?

Ellen Von Unwerth shoots this short film for John Galliano's latest scent, Parlez- moi D'Amour. It just sounds like it smells good, then add Taylor Momsen.

Snowstorm Time Lapse - 20 Hours of Snow in 40 Seconds

It all happened so fast (well not this fast)...as seen in NJ by Mike the Teacher...

Faile - Betrayal Story

Dale Frank - She was always illogically quite amorous and horny during her Period

Yes. That is really the name of this work.

Jim Kazanjian - Untitled House

Dear Diary... Hayley Quinn is a Seduction Coach

Hayley Quinn is a Dating and Seduction coach from London.

Ray Sell - Vanity Repair

Nouar - Stuck Together

Kimberly Conrad Reality Show ?

So Hugh Hefner is engaged. The 84 year old Playboy Magazine mogul is set to marry the 24 year old Crystal Harris (qualifying for the rarely used Old Enough to be Your Great Grandfather).

Harris will be Hef's third wife, prompting me to wonder, what happened to wife number 2? Kimberly Conrad, the mother of Hef's two sons, who just recently divorced from Hef (after 20 years of marriage, half of them spent separated).

So after raising his two sons, this former cover model is single, and hopefully...ready to mingle. So I was thinking, what a great story line for America's next reality star. Spurned Ex-wife of the worlds most famous playboy. Replaced by a 24 year old, while she is still only in her 40's herself. Cooped up in some side hut on the Playboy Mansion property for years, as her prime slipped away (and Hef bedded every Bunny he could get his hands on). Who isn't going to root for this woman?

Lets set her up in a mansion of her own, and bring in, say, 100 of the youngest, most handsome horndogs we can gather. Have them shower Kimberly with love, and Affection. America's Most Eligible Cougar?  This is a great comeback story. This is the American Dream. I wonder if Hef would organize one of his popular "screenings" at the Mansion. Kimberly at a candlelit dinner, Kimberly for a romantic stroll on the beach, Kimberly getting a sun lotion rubdown by six guys with Six packs. Let's dust the cobwebs off this beauty for every woman who has ever been divorced for a younger girl. I say one lust seeking contestant for every bunny Hef bedded since his 1989 nuptials.

Just a thought....Enjoy some photos...

I spend Christmas with the Griswold's ...

What's Christmas without some Bad Santa ?

Santa Ya' Drunk

SantaCon participants at Stitch Bar NYC. Photo by Fred R. Conrad

Christmas with James Gandolfini !

Happy Birthday... France's 1st Lady, Carla Bruni ... You Bad, Bad Girl

Happy Birthday Carla Bruni. This Italian born, French Singer/Model brings the juiciest resume to wives of world leaders in a very long while. Bruni married Nicolas Sarkozy, the current President of France and French tabloid journalism had a new best friend. Scandals erupted, including her plethora of nude modeling, past romances with the likes of Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, her songs about drug use and her 30 some odd lovers, etc etc etc. Their are current rumors that both her and the Prez are involved in extramarital affairs.

"I'm monogamous from time to time, but I prefer polygamy and polyandry." - Carla Bruni.

Eylul Aslan - Untitled

Put Me in the Time Machine... Mariah in i-D Magazine 2008

Thomas Hirschhorn - Collateral Thinking

Put Me in the Time Machine... Led Zeppelin, Cleveland 1977

Mitch Alfus, Leather King. A Selby Film

My IPhone - Gum

Je t'aime... moi non plus - Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg released this album in 1969. It became famous for its racy lyrics, and female moaning that culminated with a woman's orgasm. It was rumored that it was Birkin achieving these heights under the influence of her partner and lover, Gainsbourg. The French are bad, bad, good, bad.....Enjoy...

Linnea Strid - Gasp

Alex Prager "Despair" with Bryce Dallas Howard

One of our favorite photographers turns director in this short film starring Bryce Dallas Howard. I would love to spend some time in the beautiful mind of Ms. Prager....



 

 

Put Me in the Time Machine... Sean Connery in GQ in 1966

Sean Connery... 007 ... has had a long career of great performances, and being a well dressed gentleman along the way.

Dear Diary... Good Morning Bangs Garcia

Happy Birthday Jack Bauer..I mean, Kiefer Sutherland

Happy Birthday Jack....You saved the world so many times, we owe  you a serious debt of gratitude. So much so we will always excuse your public drunkeness, and well documented barbaric behavior. How could you not...all the crazy high stress situations you made it through alive . TV show or not, we know you are waking up in cold sweats. As our Birthday Gift to you, we are bringing back the awesome 24 , Jack Bauer Pizzeria video to commemorate your special day....

 

Jeff Gillette - Pain Relievers

My IPhone - Ho!

Archan Nair - Robots are Forever

Perrin Takahashi - L'Eclipse Winter Solstice

Dear Diary... Griselda Sanchez

Put Me in the Time Machine... Pearl Jam

The lyrics and vocals of one Eddie Vedder are some of the rawest and most emotionally charged in Rock and Roll history. Dear Diary, I would like to be reborn in the next life as Eddie so I can scream to his legions of fans "I KNOW SOMEDAY YOU'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE, I KNOW YOU'LL BE THE SUN IN SOMEBODY ELSES SKY, BUT WHY, WHY, WHY CAN'T IT BE, WHY CAN'T IT BE MINE...."

Finn O'Hara - Demolition Derby

Lauryn Hill on the Comeback Trail ?

Lauryn Hill has announced a string of US dates that she will be playing in December and January. You always hope when someone is this talented that they will come back to this planet and make some more music for us to enjoy. So many talented people get chewed up by the music industry and the fans suffer as well as the artist. I for one am hoping for this to be the beginning of a beautiful comeback...and if not, I will go on appreciating the body of work she has given us to date. One more round Lauryn...show em' what your made of...

Marian Garai - Waltz

Dabs Myla - The Karma Machine

This L.A. based Boyfriend and Girlfriend team, are defying the odds of Couples working together....

"A lot of the time when we explain to people what we do and how we work they say...
"Man..you work together, and you are a couple! I'd end up killing my girlfriend/boyfriend if we collaborated on everything we did!"
I guess we are pretty lucky...two peas in a pod!
Two crazy, work-a-holic, mad dorks in a pod!
After years of living, painting walls and working together we have only become closer, stronger and even more in sync. Every day we wake up, paint all day...and keep each other entertained with constant chatter and stupid jokes."

From dabsmyla.com

My IPhone - Happy Holidaze

Lloyd K. Barnes - Vancouver Lunar Eclipse

Dear Diary... Julri Waters

Michele Abeles - 6th of August

Life Calendar ... How Was Your Day?

I really love this product. It simplifies the question, were you happy , sad or indifferent today. Add up your happy days at the end of the week, month or day. If the sad faces out weight the happy ones.... time for a change.

Buy one here bit.ly/ednC3s

The Art of Bicicleta Sem Freio

Bicicleta sem Freio (Bicycle No Brakes) is a group of illustrators who make and design posters. The group is comprised of Douglas Castro, Victor Reyes and Renato Reno of Goiania, Brazil. All of their illustrations are hand made using pencils, ink and other materials.

They wanted to create art work for a band so they formed their own named Black Drawing Chalks.

From Ink Butter





 

Happy Birthday.... Steven Spielberg

Jaws, E.T., Indiana Jones, Close Encoutners, Empire of the Sun, Jurassic Park, Shindlers List, Catch Me If You Can, Munich. Those are the highlights of ONE mans directorial resume. This does not mention the multitude of projects produced by this great visionary. Happy Birthday Steven Spielberg, and Thanks for it all.

Peter Feigenbaum - Trainset Ghetto

Dear Diary... Marloes Horst

Brian Jungen - Varient 1 Nike Athletic Footwear

My IPhone - Cuz Baby Tonight

Everybody Knows a Ginger!!! Sharon Stone was one of the Best....

Maia Flore - Steep Elevations

Dear Diary... Francoise Boufhal

Lori Nix - Laundromat

Fame Reality Check - Uma Thurman and Her Creepy Stalker

Fame Reality Check - Number 3,415 why Fame Sucks...Stalkers.

Imagine this. You are heading out to your car after work in the company parking lot, and some Creepster that you do not know from a hole in the wall, is standing there waiting for you with a bouquet of roses. He calls your home and professes his love, or threatens anyone that stands in the way of you being joined with him. He steals your panties from the laundromat and makes a hat out of them, and photographs you through the crack in your tanning bed for his candlelit shrine. Your garden variety stalker.

Now, I know you do not need to be famous to have a stalker. Plenty of fabulous people have been stalked. But your chances of having a stalker if you are famous are exponentially higher. Almost all the most famous people have some level of stalker.

Poor Uma Thurman has been dealing with hers for years. Jack Jordan, who has just been arrested for violating his 5 year probation, seemingly cannot be deterred from his obsession. Uma went through a grueling court case, that did not land Jordan in jail, and now he is back for more, calling her twice this week.

For all her Fame and the success that comes along with it, Uma is hiding in a dark room somewhere with body guards standing outside. Doesn't that sound Awesome!

Photos of the Creepster below, and some Uma to help you wash this all down. Fame Sucks.


 

Todd Selby - Pharrell Williams

Anthony Lister - Spiderwoman

Robert Polidori - Senora Faxas Residence

Brian Viveros - The Last Round

Happy Birthday.... "Refrigerator" Perry & his McDLT Commercial

Javier Pinon - Flood #8

Nils Jorgensen - Rain

Dear Diary... Danielle Lloyd

Want to see what a Million Dollar Chair looks like?

Eileen Gray's "Sirene Chair" estimated to sell at Christie's for $2-$3 million!

Diary Soundtrack... Linda Ronstadt - Desperado

GQ Magazine named Linda Ronstadt one of the 25 Sexiest Women in Rock. You be the judge you Desperado you....

Put Me in the Time Machine... Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman

I feel cool just looking at this photo.

Mercedes Noriega - Blossom Series

Altert - Walk on Water

Tony Philippou - JP The Star Studded Spectacular

Fame Reality Check - Love Can't Conquer all for Scarlett and Ryan

Fame Reality Check- Once upon a time, there was a beautiful movie star, who married a handsome prince of a movie star. They were beauty personified, and the world was their oyster. Uber Successful careers, traveling the world, on the cover of magazines (Sexiest Man Alive). There was seemingly no end to their good fortune. Update. It's over. Divorce. "We entered our relationship with love and it's with love and kindness we leave it." is the statement released.
Don't you people see it. Their suffering is for you to learn from. FAME SUCKS. So what got in the way, we can only speculate. Their conflicting schedules, their respective superstardom (and hoards of fans), the paparazzi...what can it be. Answer me this. If Ryan and Scarlett were just your average citizens, and not international stars, would this have worked out. If Ryan was a sanitation worker, and Scarlett a a hairdresser in Suburbia, would their loved have failed them. I can tell you this, their chances would be a lot better. Imagine this...they see each other a few days a month. They work with other talented and beautiful people, and they can basically have anything in the world that they want, accept for each others time and attention due to the circumstances of their success. Are you better off being famous and not being able to work out your marriage to Scarlett Johansson (or Ryan Reynolds for that matter).

I can promise you this. Right now, Scarlett and or Ryan are somewhere in the world, and they are unhappy. Even if one or both wanted this divorce, they are unhappy with the media attention, the speculation and the loss of what they once believed was enough to influence them into getting married only two years ago. Their success brought them together, and then forced them apart. Now this will all play out in the public arena, and they will have photographers chasing them twice as hard for months to come. Thank god for the life you have, because FAME SUCKS.

I hope the photos below make you feel better about it all. They helped me.

Nikola Mihov - Kukers

Chetka - Wordless

Lynn Goldsmith - Boy Collapses at Blondie Concert

Li Wei - Mirroring

Dear Diary... Lucy Pinder

Walker Evans - Truck and Sign

Happy Birthday.... Sonny Crockett, I mean, Don Johnson

Don Johnson has had some quality career highlights. He had great success with his sitcom Nash Bridges, took a turn as a classic golf course jerk in Tin Cup, and most recently as the father of Kenny Powers on Eastbound and Down. But the character that will always define him best is that of Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice.He fought bad guys in white and pink linen suits. He drove beautiful sports cars on a cops salary. And he was one of the greatest television Playboys of all time. Celebrate this great actor here today on Dearest Damned Diary, and enjoy the clip below that some crazed obsessed Sonny Crockett fan (Who knew there still were devotees!!) created in the characters honor....

Cyrille Weiner - Superman Cosmic Green

Good Morning Vietnam

Magenta - Relationship Between Sea and Rock

Angela Bacon-Kidwell - When The Sleep Gets In Your Eyes

Morning Breath - Them Crooked Vultures Poster

Didier Massard - La Meduse

Dear Diary... Hilary Rhoda

 

Dear Diary...Why does Hot Rod hurting himself make me laugh?

The Ultimate Warrior is my Ultimate Fan...

Greg Minasian of Spreadhouse, Doin' It...

Visit them @ spreadtherapy.com

Playboy Does a Tron Tribute Their Way...

Starring Irina Voronina and Saschya Porto. Photos by Jared Ryder. Illustrated by Nigel Evan Dennis.

The String Doll Gang is Boss

 

Dear Diary... Daisy Lowe is Back in my Dreams

Nathan DeYoung - When Adult Games Conquer

Chenman- Most Well Known Fashion Photographer in China, and for GOOD Reason

Diary Soundtrack... Warpaint "Elephants"

Thanks to N.P.I. (who won't send me a painting to post, but will share some other brilliances)

Dear Diary... Give me the Fear and Courage to Tackle My Day...

Faile - Lost in Glimmering Shadows

Noir Nouar Paints One Hell of a Pie

Santa Lost His Ride in N.J. - D.Gorton @ Garden State Plaza

Russell James is a Fashion, Celebrity and Beauty Photographer

Daniel Polevoy - The First Job

Dear Diary... Julieta Grajales

Yosuke Ueno - Positive E

John Grande - Two Pairs of Legs in Black Stockings-Paris (Photo- Helmut Newton)

Proud to call the amazingly talented John Grande a friend. He paints amongst many things, famous photographs....

 

Revolt - Strip Joints

Barry Mcgee - F the Police

(...and Ren said it with authority)

Antonio - Joanne Landis Carnegie Hall Studio, NY Times Magazine 1967

Pakayla Rae Biehn - Two Things That Make Me Feel The Same

Kaws & Robert Lazzarini - Kaws Companion

Dear Diary... Brittany Dailey

My IPhone - Oyster

Alex Butova photographs a Ferris Wheel

Super Bad Penis Drawing Magic

I wish I could have gone to High School with Johan Hill. No chance he would have been the outcast he was portrayed as being in the classic, Superbad. Guy is way to hilarious for that. I'd like to post this entire move, but this clip will have to do for now..

Dear Diary... Jasmin Cadavid

Happy Birthday... Frank Sinatra, The Chairman of the Boards

Happy Birthday to the Great Frank Sinatra. The Voice would be 95 years old today. His life as an entertainer is one of the most amazing of all time. From his widespread fame, his fall from grace, his remarkable comeback to the top, and his success not only in music, but on the silver screen. He was one of the first tabloid Headliners, from his many public romances, tough guy antics, hard partying ways, extreme generosity, political involvement, etc. He was an original, and his music will live on forever. Happy Birthday Mr. Sinatra, and thank you for it all.

Mike Harrison is an Illustrator

Diary Soundtrack... House of Pain-Jump Around

Dear Diary... Natasha Yi

Victor Rodriguez is a Hyperrealist Artist

Zhecho Planinski - Break Dance

Terry Rodgers - Lulu and the Devil

Stephen Wayda - Pamela Anderson and Dan Aykroyd

Playboy 1993

In My Garage... Frank Sinatra Loves him Some Thunderbird

The Chairman of the Board in his 1955 Ford Thunderbird

Ray Sell -Celebrity Spokesman

Dear Diary... Tehmenna Afzal

Nerds - Air-Powered Star Trek Style Door & Triumph

Dear Diary... Where would the world be without Nerds. How would we survive if Nerds like the guy in this video, didn't figure out how to install Stark Trek slide open doors in his house. I mean, where else could guys like him and his buddies dress up like Dr. Spoc and a Klingon and walk back and forth through this door all night while they waited for their next convention. This has made me realize we also need a Triumph the Insult Comic Dog post regarding these special brand of Nerds. See them both below....





 

Paul McCarthy - White Snow

Dear Diary... Shimrit As

Alexa Meade paints Real People to Look Like Paintings...

This is one of the most original pieces of art I have seen in a long time. These paintings are 100% REAL, real people, real objects. Alexa Meade paints with acrylics on people’s skin and objects to create these installations that look like 2D portraits and still life.

Pierre Beteille uses Photoshop...

Incredible Moments- Busted at Holiday Party by her Boss

I live for moments like the one captured in this video...

Heavy Gas ... Guy Calling His Mother!

 

In My Garage... Farrah Fawcett and the 1970 Corvette

Dear Diary... Reka Evergenyi

Marijuana...A Puff, A Party, a TRAGEDY!!!

Marina Abramovic - Pieta

Terry Richardson Loves the Ladies

Fame Reality Check - Johnny Depp is Ugly?

Fame Reality Check - I just don't get it. Why are women always going on and on about Johnny Depp being ugly. I mean, Ugly is such a harsh word. I think he is good looking enough. Maybe I'm not the best judge. He does wear too much eye makeup, but he is a rock star of sorts. He hangs out with Keith Richards, and has his own Island. He has cool tattoos, has made some great films. Why are people so obsessed with him being ugly? Cut the guy some slack. I mean, he's managed to date some really beautiful women, right? What is the barometer of good looks anyhow. I just don't get it. Fame really sucks...Johnny Depp is human. Won't someone step up and say something nice about the guy?

Javier Pinon - Medusa

Larry David & His #1 Caucasian, Crazy Eyes Killer

Dear Diary... Masika Kalysha

Diary Soundtrack... New Kings of Leon Pyro Video in my Diary

Cedric Delsaux - The Flight

Happy Birthday... John Malkovich

I had to wish John a Happy Birthday so I could post a TEDDY KGB clip......CHECK CHECK CHECK....

Roxana Soriano - Septiembre

Duchess of Windsor Cartier Panther & Fireworks...

Sotheby's fetched 12.5 Million Dollars in an auction for 20 lots of the Duchess of Windsors jewelry collection she received as gifts from her husband, King Edward VII. The Cartier Panther shown below netted 7 Million alone. King Edward abdicated his thrown in 1937 to marry the twice divorced american, Wallis Simpson. To quote one of my great friends on why any woman could have that kind of effect on a man like that "She must have fireworks up there." - M.B.

Howard Stern is Here to Stay...More Billy Joel for Sure...

So Howard Stern announced today that he is renewing his contract for 5 more years with Sirius Radio. The show has developed by leaps and bounds on Satellite radio, and if you are not tuning in, you should be. If his crass brand of humor is not for you, it is certainly worth it to hear his in depth interviews. They are always direct and revealing with some of the most influential artists, politicians, and assortment of relevant people. Check out the clip below of his recent session with the one and only Billy Joel....Glad to have you sticking around Howard.

Robin Roels - Old Lady Down the Hall

 

Jim Morrison's Birthday and His Lost Shelby in My Garage Too...

Today is Jim Morrison's 67th Birthday....and if you are not familiar with the story of his Mysterious Mustang Shelby, you can read about it after the clip of him driving it. He really is such a great driver. I can imagine myself, buckled in next to him, saying a decade of the rosary....Riders on the Storm...Dum Dum Dum...



tinyurl.com/38pjber

 

Dear Diary... Kim Shi Hyang

Converse with Dr.J and Jim Jones

Friend of mine was part of this production. Sneaker commercials do not get better than this....

John Currin - Thanksgiving

In My Garage... John Lennon's Rolls-Royce

30 years ago Today John Lennons life was senselessly taken. His legacy will live on forever...

I Miss You Kenny Powers...

Ken Dorn - Farewell

Keith Tyson - Mathematical Nature Painting: Nested

Happy Birthday... Sam Kinison

You would have been 57 years old today...A comic genius taken from us way too young...R.I.P... "SAY IT, SAY IT!!!"

Terry Rodgers - The Ghost of Liberation

Rich Hil is in Pain

"I Just Got Out of Rehab" is his new Mix Tape...."Real dark and scary kind of shit...". 


Download his new mixtape @ nolimos.com/music/

 

Dear Diary... Alina Vacariu

Javier Pinon - Raft #3

In My Garage... 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione

The Real "California Girls" video with David Lee Roth

Andy Scott- Arria the Giant Mermaid

Standing 33 feet tall, a giant metal mermaid guards the entrance to the Scottish town of Cumbernauld. Her name is Arria, and she is beautiful. Designed by English sculptor Andy Scott, Arria stretches out her arms towards the town as if to protect it. The sculpture costs over $400,000, but residents are hopeful that she will bring them prosperity and good luck.

Wangechi Mutu

The Underbelly Project NYC

theunderbellyproject.com/

 

My IPhone - Good Enough For Breakfast

Dear Diary... Bianca Klamt

Put Me in the Time Machine... Keith Richards & Gram Parsons

Wish I was at this House Party...

 

 

New York, Portrait of a City

Happy Birthday... Steven Wright The Guy on the Couch

American Psycho to Broadway...Dinner at Dorsia Perhaps?

Bret Easton Ellis Novel American Psycho is making its way to Broadway.


 

Chen Wenling's Bull & Bernie Madoff

Chen Wenling's sculpture "What You See Might Not Be Real" depicts a bull, that represents Wall Street, ramming a Devil sybolizing Bernie Madoff hard into a wall.

T-Magazine - Mick Jagger

Anthony Goicolea - Siamese Twins

Put Me in the Time Machine... The Doors in Asbury Park

Harold Cohen - Coming Home 2

Dear Diary... Bipasha Basu

Burt Glinn - Elizabeth Taylor

Marco Sanges - Theatre

Not My IPhone - Christina Minasian @ Art Basel

 

Happy Birthday... Jay-Z... Renegade

Living Legend, Jay-Z...Happy 41st.

In My Garage... 1951 Bentley Mark VI

My IPhone - Top't

Shalon Goss - The Light at the Top of the Stairs

Sergei Aparin - Etna

Dear Diary ... Rosie Huntington Whiteley

Your welcome.

Sam Francis - Painting 340

Diary Soundtrack... Radiohead - No Surprises

Dear Diary... I hope this is in the soundtrack in my dreams tonight...

Vanessa Prager - Dying to Know

Daniel Richter - Same Old Slogan

King Fantastic -Why? Where? What?

My Diary entries are all about the visual stimulation I register daily. Allowing others to read my diary makes me feel insecure. Who will read my diary and judge me? A stranger? An old friend? My Mom? There is only one way for it to remain my Diary...Putting it all out there. I love fine art and photography. I love beautiful women. I love the Kings and Queens of the Silver screen, fine automobiles. And I Love all kinds of music...Thanks to G-Fola for this fine little piece of Music Video magnificence ...

Victor Skrebneski - Iman & Bowie

Frank Stella - Hooloomooloo

Nat Farbman - Vintage Las Vegas

Happy Birthday ... Daryl Hannah

Happy Birthday Daryl Hannah....and thank you. Somewhere around 1995, my family purchased Splash on VHS. They previewed it first, and then allowed my younger brother and I to watch with them. At an appointed time, they instructed us to hide in the bottom of our sleeping bag. Fortunately for me, there was a hole in the bottom of mine. And that was one of the most memorable moments of my young life. And who better in 1995 to see in their natural form (well, besides the mermaid tail), then Daryl Hannah. You set the bar high, and I would not have scripted it any other way. So Happy 50th Birthday Daryl Hannah, and thank you for being one of my first great loves.

In My Garage ... Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Sauce Designer Christina Minasian

Shopbop serves up some questions for the Pencey/Sauce designer.
blog.shopbop.com/2010/12/quick-questions-for-sauce-designer-christina-minasian.html
 

Dear Diary ... Sheneka Adams

Funny Pages - Heavy Gas

Cartoonist Brian Englebert's new comic strip...

Maleaonn Ma - Mephisto

Wael Shawky - Telematch Series

The Beatles - Get Back

Rita Ackermann - In Da Shade

Casey Weldon - Four-Eyed Kittens

See double much?

Mary Ellen Mark - Sean Penn

Dear Diary...This Girl Got OWNED on the Bus today

My IPhone ... Gate to You Don't Wanna Know

Dear Diary... Justene Jaro

Jasper James - City Silhouettes

Alex Prager - Cathy

Alex Prager is popular in my Diary these days...

Perrin Takahashi - Coursers They Flew

Kevin Bacon Stalker at Large

In My Garage ... Camaro

Phonebooth Aquarium...Evasion Urbaine

Benedetto Bufalino and Benoit Deseille have created little underwater worlds in old phone boxes.

Put Me in the Time Machine... Deliverance Country Anyone?

Dear Diary... Tiffany Taylor

Nazif Topcuoglu - Like Thieves at Midnight

Morgan Freeman Impression & More...

In light of Morgan Freeman's efforts to bring the World Cup to the U.S. of A. , I present you with  Josh Robert Thompson and his brilliant imitation of Morgan and more...

Sara Shamma - Sarah 1978

My IPhone...Coupe de Fleurs

Dinner with Ricky Bobby and the Family

Nobuyoshi Araki - A Devil, Loves Nudity, Monica Bellucci,and Ketchup on Spaghetti

Arielle Dombasle...Think Miami Vice...

Sons of Anarchy

Thanks for another great season....

Piaget Limelight Inspiration Cocktail Rings

Dear Diary...Josephine De La Baume

Erik Boulatov- Liberte

Perrin Takahashi - S.Hawk Ceepark

Billy Sullivan - Blonde

Jose Guadalupe Posada - Figura Popularizada

Happy Birthday...Ben Stiller

Happy 45th Birthday Ben Stiller, and thanks so much for the laughs







 

Al Souza - Sky Booms

Victoria Secrets for Dearest Damned Diary!

Put Me in the Time Machine...Marlon Brando & James Dean

Dear Diary...Hope Dworaczyk

G.I. Joe - Porkchop Sandwiches

 

Marihuana! Weed with Roots in Hell

Guillaume Gaudet - Chrysler New Yorker

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Alex Prager - Susi and Friends

David Bailey - Jack

Rest in Peace - Leslie Nielsen

Thanks so much for the laughs...

-Kronix - The Open Coffin

Andy Cross - West 27th Street

Dear Diary...Ms. NY and I Crashed the Macy's Day Parade

Miss New York 2010, Davina Reeves decided to end her reign with a bang. "It's the biggest parade in the world, and my sister and I were like, 'Hey, this is my last weekend as Miss New York -- let's go out with a bang". Donning her crown and sash, she leisurely made her way onto the Miss USA float, and road along waving to the crowd, and soaked in the adulation of the Thanksgiving crowd. After some time, parade officials uncovered her ruse and asked her to depart, but there were no regrets for Reeves:

"It was the most daredevil thing I ever did," she said."We had a blast. This title is about growing, about being courageous and fearless . . . This was fun, and that's what life's about."

Perrin Takahashi - "Beneath the Feet" Leak

He is a fan of prize fighting. A Man that knows how to smell good. A mystery...

Eric Lusito - After the Wall, Traces of the Soviet Empire

Eric Lusito has travelled throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan, in search of these former Soviet military bases and his photographs are an extraordinary record. As the USSR crumbled many bases were simply abandoned. A few still remain – traces of a once powerful Empire – yet over time they too are beginning to disappear. The military departed but much else was just left behind.

Put Me in the Time Machine...Hugh Hefner and The Big Bunny

In 1969, Hugh Hefner purchased a stretch DC-9 Jet, and tricked it out. It was equipped with a full bathroom with shower, movie theater, disco ball, push button black out windows, privacy cabins, swivel seats, a king size bedroom, 8-Track surround sound system and more.

See the video below, as Hef hosts a party on board (and joins the mile high club). Air travel, Playboy style.

Richie Rich...The Original Baller

As we all know, we are living in a materialistic society. The masses obsess over wealth and extravagance, and many try to outdo each other with their flaunting and showmanship. Where did this all begin? Well in 1960, one little boy showed us how it was done.

Richie Rich is a gentleman. His net worth even at the time when his first stories were published were somewhere in the billions. But he was kind, and charitable, and took care of those around him. That being said...he was the worlds first, and maybe still, greatest Baller. Let Examine some of the reasons why:

Lived in Mansion upon Mansion, and Yacht after Yacht. Richie had an Ice Boat, that was a Yacht. Private Jets? Not only did he pioneer that Power Move, his was made of solid gold. Never been replicated. Luxurious travel destinations in his itinerary you ask? How about his own private island. Not enough? How about his own island in the shape of his initial? Think money grows on trees? Richie had real money trees. P.Diddy has an umbrella held for him on the beach. Try having a 20" TV strapped to your butlers back, so  you could watch TV as you walk around. First guy to have a tanning machine. Bring your girl some flowers? How about a money bouquet. Gold Brick jacuzzi bathtub, flat screen TV...this was 1960! His tree house had a butler, his dogs house embedded with jewels.

I could go on and on, but I think I've made my point. Richie Rich. Original Baller. Respect.

Oda Juane - Untitled

Chanel Popcorn

Put Me in the Time Machine...Steve McQueen & his Jaguar

Dear Diary...Aubrey O'Day

Roxana Soriano - If You Want the Rainbow...

Happy Birthday...Jimi Hendrix

Happy Birthday to Jimi Hendrix. One of the Greatest to ever hold an Axe. He would have been 68 years old today.

Shiko from Blue Note

Yves Gellie - Distinct Perception

Iraq, 2002, Oil Smuggling

Fame Reality Check - Willie Nelson

Fame Reality Check

So Willie Nelson was behind bars today. The country music singer, was arrested in Texas at a border patrol checkpoint, with 6 ounces of marijuana. The standard media blitz swarmed all over this story, and this 77 year old living legend once again faces misdemeanor charges related to drug possession.

There is absolutely no story here. Just knowing who Willie Nelson is, is to know the man is music Royalty, and a habitual pot toker. Six ounces on Willie Nelsons tour bus sounds like he was running a bit low by his standards. But, he is famous, and he got arrested, so its news. For me, it was just a nice reminder that the guy is still alive and kickin. Fame Sucks, but Willie Nelson....You Rule.

Dear Diary...Jimmy Darmody is a Friend of Mine

If you are not watching Boardwalk Empire...you should be. This show just gets better every week, and the cast is a powerhouse with the intensity of a true Martin Scorcese masterpiece.

Sean Heavey, Glasgow Montana

My IPhone...Where Do All the Floats Go...

Warhol Soup

My IPhone - Air Murakami

 

Duvillier Rene - Vent

Richard Mosse - Hilux Samarra

Put Me in the Time Machine...Eric Clapton at The Waltz, Thanksgiving Day 1976

The Last Waltz was a concert by the rock group, The Band held on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. It was the last performance by The Band, and the concert saw them joined by the likes of Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and  many more. The event was filmed by none other then Martin Scorcese, and turned into a documentary of the same name.

Dear Diary... Alicia Machado

Dear Diary....Alicia Machado, Miss Universe from 1996, took to twitter today, praying that there won't be a war between South China and North China.... further proving that we never cared about Alicia Machado for her opinions.

Turkey Substitute

Dear Diary... Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I know what is about to happen. I am going to Eat my brains out. Turkey, stuffing, and a wide assortment of artery clogging treats, followed by an annual Food Coma that I will barely creep out of before I refill at dessert. Gobble Gobble. Oh Dearest Damned Diary, if only it was all fat free like this inflatable Turkey (and not poisonous to eat).

Rocky Imparting Wisdom on His Son

Dear Diary, Imagine having Rocky Balboa as your Dad! Having a guy like that around to tell you "...thats how winnin is done....". Lucky for us, they made a movie about this great man, and we got to share in his amazing life stories and the inspiration he provided. (I've completely convinced myself at this stage in my life he is real, considering the impact he has had on me, so no replies about how he is just a character in a movie, and how Adrianne didn't really die, and he didnt really beat Mr.T and Drago....not hearing it)

Punch Me Panda....Where Art Thou...

Dear Diary, Please let me run into Punch Me Panda today.....

Artist Nate Hill has decided to dress up as a Panda and invite strangers on the streets of NYC to relieve their stress on him. He gets punched and roundhouse kicked about 100 times a day.

Croshame

Croshame, AKA Shove Mink is an artist out of San Francisco. Way to bring the dirty to Yarn.

Happy Birthday...Rodney Dangerfield

Happy Birthday to Rodney Dangerfield. He would have been 89 today.

My IPhone - Greenwich Ave., NYC

Dear Diary...Ana Hickman

Photographer Bobby Fisher on the Indonesian Island of Sumba

My IPhone - Wee Nee Wagon

Tim Flach - Dogs Gods

Tim Flach - Dogs Gods

Girls In The Windows - Ormond Gigli

In 1960, Ormond Gigli photographed 43 women appearing in their finest attire in a dismantled row of brownstones on East 58th Street in NYC.

“We had to work quickly to secure City permissions, arrange for models which included celebrities, the demolition supervisior’s wife (third floor, third from left), my own wife (second floor, far right), and also secure the Rolls Royce to be parked on the sidewalk. Careful planning was a necessity as the photography had to be accomplished during the workers’ lunch time”

Happy Birthday Mike Diamond

This Old Beastie Boy is 45 years of age today. This video was just the beginning for the Beasties, who went on to become one of the Greatest Hip Hop groups of all time.

Amy Stevens- Confection Art

She brings the sweet tooth to work.

A Christmas Story Leg Lamp Inflatable Yard Decoration!

This one is getting added to the Christmas list. Think you have to be naughty, or nice for Santa to bring this?!

Sacha Goldberger - Mamika

A few years ago, French photographer Sacha Goldberger found his 91-year-old Hungarian grandmother Frederika feeling lonely and depressed. To cheer her up, he suggested that they shoot a series of outrageous photographs in unusual costumes, poses, and locations. Grandma reluctantly agreed, but once they got rolling, she couldn’t stop smiling.

Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young with Bruce Springsteen

Jimmy Fallon does the Best Neil Young impression, and Bruce is hilarious as well.

My IPhone - Beatlemania

 

Alejandro Clavo Lamb of God Series

Happy Birthday Lisa Bonet

 

Lisa Bonet is 43 years old today. Wanted to thank her for two very important pieces of work that left lasting impressions on my youth. The Cosby Show, and Angel Heart (both effecting me in different ways). I can’t believe she is only 43. Make a comeback girl…

The Sandpit by Sam O’Hare

Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if it were miniature? Photographer and film director Sam O’Hare kills his own curiosity by using special camera lenses to capture New York in a miniature way by taking 35,000 still shots. After five days, two nights, and 35,000 shots later O’Hare presents The Sandpit.

Elliot Erwitt

Put Me in the Time Machine…Led Zeppelin 1975

Dear Diary, Put me in the Time Machine…

Creepy Singing Kid is Back with 50 Cent!

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The Game took to Twitter this week, pitching a reconciliation with Curtis Jackson, but apparently they decided to find a new addition to G-Unit elsewhere. G,G,G,G….G-Unit

 

Opulence, I Have It

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This commercial is a classic.

Murakami creations @ Chateau de Versailles

Pencey Fall

My favorite Fashion Designer and All Purpose All World Photographer collaborate again for a Revolveclothing.com piece on the new Fall Pencey line.

Sometimes its as easy as finding the right clothing line to improve your fashion status ladies….Check Pencey, Sauce and Pencey Standard (great name)…Click the photo to begin your journey towards stepping up your closet, and looking like the Rock Star you know you can be!

Veterans Day 2010

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There are nearly 22 million living American military veterans. It is such an overwhelming number, and we owe all who have served, and who are currently helping protect our freedom, our deepest gratitude. This video above always moves me as I am sure it will move you. Thank you to each and every person that has served this great country.   It’s the Soldier, not the reporter  Who has given us the freedom of the press.    It’s the Soldier, not the poet,  Who has given us the freedom of speech.   It’s the Soldier, not the politicians  That ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness..   It’s the Soldier who salutes the flag,  Who serves beneath the flag,  And whose coffin is draped by the flag. - Author Unknown

Got NY?

Directed by Alexandre Favre - Pierre Dumont - David Mignot

Runaway

So I am overloading my blog with Kanye these days, but this film is the reason you overlook all the bellyaching. Fantastic collaboration between him and Hype Williams (Its worth the 35 minute viewing if you haven’t yet)

Tron Legacy

Been waiting on this one. Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde and Daft Punk. Layup.

Fame Reality Check - Amber Rose

Fame Reality Check

I miss Amber Rose. Her former sugar daddy, Kanye West, one of America’s most successful and  insecure artists has been off the grid for some time. He had some really publicly embarrassing moments (See Taylor Swift and George Bush).  He decided to get up on a Delta flight from MINNEAPOLIS this weekend, and perform gold digger. I mean, Cmon Ye….how attention craved can one superstar be! He is back from PR hibernation, promoting his new album, and being seen everywhere.
Unfortunately, since an apparent breakup in June, he is without his partner in attention seeking crime, Amber Rose. I am actually a fan of Kanye’s music, but his public persona is pretty much painful to watch. At least Amber distracted you from that. Amber, wherever you are, please resurface soon, and confuse us with your insane fashion choices, and completely confusing beauty. And Kanye, I hope this time around therapy has helped you become more grounded (which may be what inspired you to sing for a plane full of Mall of America shoppers).

“The Champ is Here.”

 

My IPhone - The Wall

Roger Waters brings back The Wall to MSG. Whether you are a fan of the band or album, it was a very worthwhile experience. Would love to see this production make its way to Broadway. Waters continues his brilliance in this reinvention of Pink Floyds most famous work. At 67 years of age, 24 years since last performing any version of the album on stage, Waters delivered………You Better Run, Run, Run, Run….

Best Denzel Washington Impression Ever

Jay Pharaoh is one of the new cast mates for this season of SNL. Check out his spot on impression.

Happy Birthday to Ralph Macchio who is 48 Years Old Today.

 

 

Brazilian Illustrator Francisco Leite

Chilean Miner Costume!

My IPhone - Windows

Keith Richards-Life

 

Really enjoying this read. Any fan of the Stones or Rock and Roll can appreciate this. The Mirror UK released the following tidbit regarding the book:

Richards told BBC 6 Music his bandmates had given the recently published book, called Life, good reviews but Jagger had said it was “a bit bitchy here and there”.

Richards describes the frontman as “unbearable” in the candid memoir and said Jagger has “a tiny todger”.

He also revealed his nicknames for Jagger are “Brenda” and “Your Majesty”.

 

The Hangover Goes to Thailand

 

The Hangover sequel is headed to Thailand, a source has just confirmed to ComingSoon.net. Production will move there this fall with a script that sees the characters from the 2009 hit comedy traveling to Asia

comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68133

Bill Murray Sneaking Up On You…

Bill Murray Sneaking Up On You…

Bill Murray gave a rare interview for GQ this month…I really hope the following happens to me…Man is comic genius…

 

Last question. I have to know, because I love this story and want it to be true. There have been stories about you sneaking up behind people in New York City, covering their eyes with your hands, and saying: Guess who. And when they turn around, they see Bill Murray and hear the words “No one will ever believe you.”

I know. I know, I know, I know. I’ve heard about that from a lot of people. A lot of people. I don’t know what to say. There’s probably a really appropriate thing to say. Something exactly and just perfectly right.  But by God, it sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Just so crazy and unlikely and unusual?

Read More gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201008/bill-murray-dan-fierman-gq-interview?currentPage=4#ixzz0uVr4EjDX

Christopher Walken Imitations…

Fame Reality Check - Jennifer Anniston

FAME REALITY CHECK

I saw today that Jennifer Anniston has a stalker. Seriously, this has gone too far. Jennifer Anniston, the 41 year old Friends alum, who is mostly famous for marrying a guy way too good looking for her, then losing him to the biggest Sexpot on the Silver Screen.

Ever since that time, she has re-modeled her image into that of a hardbody cougar, and vamps it up just about every chance she gets. I’d like to pour some reality on this whole dynamic……

Jennifer Anniston is dead average. Remember her character in office space. Your run of the mill, Applebees waitress, that looked a hell of a lot better after a couple of Applebeetini’s and Sizzling Shrimp. That was the perfect role for her. It was believable. But her fame and fortune have brought her nutritionists, and personal trainers, and a host of retouchers. Don’t believe the hype.

I get the sense everytime I see her half naked in an ad, or on the red carpet  that she has one thing really on her mind “Look at me now Brad.”. Here is some Brad reality…

He definitely thinks about Jennifer Anniston. He thinks back on the good times (Before Angie seduced him in her trailer). He thinks about them all…Gwyneth, Julia, Demi, Robin Givens even. This is because most guys, look back in fondness on relationships past. They look back on the good times…translation, the Sex. Those are the only memories of relationships past worth salvaging in 99% of mens minds (and NO, your man is not any different, nice try). He doesn’t MISS Jennifer. Not on Angie’s worst day. .

So, when Jennifer Anniston poses nude for Vitamin Water… Brad is thinking  ”Wish her body was that tight when I was stuck with her.”

Have you even seen Brad lately. This guy doesn’t care about Mojo anymore. He has like 10 kids. He is probably just changing diapers, trying to ignore Angie’s incessant nagging, and smiling for the cameras (probably sneaks off to masturbate over his past conquests as often as possible).

Any guy that has ever seen Legends of the Fall or Fight Club wanted to be Brad Pitt, for at least a moment. Reality people…his real life is nothing like Tyler Durden making soap and sport f*cking Helene Bohnam Carter (was she actually hot for a minute there?). His real life is a real pain in the ass. Enjoy your normalcy…it is a gift.

This has been a FAME REALITY CHECK. Your welcome.

A Cause Close to My Heart…

A Cause Close to My Heart…

A New Zealand-based technology company has today unveiled a robotic exoskeleton which could change the lives of disabled people. Rex, a set of bionic legs that could one day replace wheelchairs. “It enables you to stand up, walk, move sideways, turn around, go up and down steps as well as walk on flat hard surfaces including ramps and slopes.” Operated by a joystick and control pad and it is simple enough for handicapped users to self-transfer in and out of.

 

Mario Testino Loves Kate Moss

Mario Testino (born 30 October 1954 in Lima) is a Peruvian fashion photographer

 

Curb is Filming in NYC

Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of my favorite programs of all time. Larry David keeps us all hung in suspense regarding followup seasons, but this street permit is a really ray of hope.

Larry: Nice house.
Susie: Yeah, come on. I’ll give you a tour.
Larry: Naw, it’s ok.
Susie: No, come on.
Larry: No, it’s ok. I-I get it.
Susie: You get it?
Larry: Yeah, it’s a house. It’s new. I get it. It’s nice.
Susie: You get it? Ok, you know what? Get the fuck out of my house, Larry.

Daisy Lowe is Wo!

Wheel of Fortune on South Park