I've been tossing around David J (Bauhaus) and John Lydon (Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd.) fashionably in my mind lately. Wanting some great shots of Lydon I started pouring through my record collection and came across the 1984 12" World Destruction from Time Zone. Time Zone was a brief hip hop encounter fronted by Afrika Baambaata. Bambaataa brought on Lydon aka Johnny Rotten for the single World Destruction - who some argue was the first rap song.
Growing up in the early 80s I was terrified of nuclear war. All we ever heard about was 'One minute to midnight', nuclear winter, Ronald Reagan, nuclear explosions, nuclear holocaust, nuclear proliferation, nuclear horror, and Mikhail Gorbachev. The 80s were a really happy time. My entire high school was made to sit through a screening of The Day After. My parents were not impressed when I got home. Air raid sirens still make me panic. View the nuclear attack scene for 1983s The Day After here. Read more about the movie here.
I've often wondered if Generation Xers are so bitter because of this time in history.
'I just want to show society what people born after 1960 think about things... We're sick of stupid labels, we're sick of being marginalized in lousy jobs, and we're tired of hearing about ourselves from others' — Douglas Coupland, Boston Globe, 1991
Anyway, help yourself to some fun filled 80s music vids tackling nuclear war.
I have 28 years' worth of Vogue and Elle sitting in milk crates in my storage unit.
How sad is that?
After having bought a few cheap parquet board bookcases, I wanted to get something sturdy and stylish. The Sapien bookcase by Bruno Rainaldi initially caught my eye, but upon further investigation into this Italian designer's work, I came across the Ptolomeo wall bookcase.
I prefer this piece. Why? I don't know, I just do.
Maybe it's the unfinished concrete wall in the photo?
* This list was compiled by the collaborative work of P.M. Forni and the Civility Initiative at John Hopkins and the Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore by ranking responses to an informal survey on Yahoo.com and an online survey presented to workers at two Baltimore based companies and the community of a Baltimore university. The question asked was, "What act of rudeness bothers you most?"
Discriminating in an employment situation.
Driving in an erratic or aggressive manor that endangers others.
Taking credit for someone else's work.
Treating service providers as inferiors.
Making jokes that mock another's race, gender, age, disability, sexual preference, or religion.
Behaving aggressively toward children or bullying.
Littering (including cigarette butts, spit and pet waste).
Misusing handicapped privileges.
Smoking in a non-smoking place or smoking in front of non-smokers without asking them first.
Using cell phones or text messaging during conversations or during an appointment or meeting.
I'd like to add mine:
Clinking the spoon in the cup while stirring.
Smoking while standing at the entrance/exit of an establishment.
Throwing plastic bags of garbage in the recycling containers.
Any noise made by sucking in the cheeks - usually done while eating.
Snorting. Remember that noise Brad Pitt's character would make in Kalifornia? That's the noise I'm referring to.
I dressed all in black and went to see all the top photographers, like Irving Penn, and said. 'I am Verushka that comes from the border between Russia, Germany and Poland. I'd like to see what you can do with my face.' Verushka von Lehndorff via Zebra Mascara
Add a 1/2 cup of baking soda to the wash when you add your regular liquid detergent. Baking soda helps keep your whites their whitest and brights their brightest.
stacy reynaud
