CARL CARL CARL!

Van Vechten all over the place. Outside the portrait studio—walking down streets, looking out windows, looking in windows and oogling beach bums. You know how much I adore Carl. Carl. Carl! via City Museum of New York  

DOG CLOTH

EARTH magazine June 1971. via WEIRD FRIENDS of course

This is New: TEENAGE

A new web project is live on the net! TEENAGE is a film in development by Director Matt Wolf (Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell), Writer Jon Savage with Executive Producer Jason Schwartzman. It’s based on Jon Savage’s book Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875-1945. (a must read!) We created TEENAGE film blog to [...]

Watch it Now : Forbidden Love

I stumbled on this 1992 National Film Board of Canada documentary today, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives. I watched it in 10 minute increments until youTube censored part 10, and beyond. (boo!) Fascinating stories of coming out in 1950s Canada. These ladies know how to stick it to ‘em. Barfights, motorcycles & [...]

HIP COOK

Freak out!!! This lavender gem was rescued from a San Francisco trash can. My friend Amelia received it as a gift and brought it to me to show you. The Hippie Cookbook or Don’t Eat Your Food Stamps by Gordon & Phillis Grabe, published by The Paisley Shawl Publishing Co., Forestville, CA 1970. Included are [...]

NIKI

Shoot ‘em up. 1. Niki in front of finished ‘shooting painting’, 1961 2. Please give me a few seconds of your eternity by Niki de Saint-Phalle, 1970 via stopping off place

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