Jwan Yosef is 23 when he shows his work for the first time right after finishing his art studies in Pernbys målarskola in 2006. Born in Ra’s al-Ayn, Syrian Arab Republic, the talented artist chooses Sweden for his home, studies and inspiration. Meanwhile he is 26 and has been featured in 6 group exhibitions – most of which in Konstfack
Read MoreThis is more or less the official start of Sofia Design Week on GRATEFUL GRAPEFRUIT. The Bulgaria bible for creative agents One Magazine organizes for the second time the design get-together Sofia Design Week: 4 – 11 June 2010 in Sofia. More or less? That is the question this year. “The more it goes, the more it goes,” Winnie the
Read MoreDo you trust bearded men? And I mean not only the random guys you meet in bars and clubs. Do you trust more the beardy consultant in a shop or the other one who has a mustache? According to Matt McInerney (pixelspread) and his “Trustworthiness of beards” info-graph trust is all about facial hair. Although I didn’t need a graph
Read MoreMe and One Magazine – we are more or less official. It all started last winter when I went back to Sofia for the holidays. I came back with an offer to write for them (new bilingual issue out May 15 2010). Writing for them is one thing, but writing about them – I’ve never done that and I think
Read MoreSeriously, I owe you one. I’ve been missing for a while – first it was Easter, then it was something else, and then it was re:publica 2010. A nerd’s work is never done! But since my motto is “never explain, never complain” and since you shouldn’t take yourself very seriously, I will just tell you that the video that is
Read MoreThe exbeariment Josh Rotter conducted in the emblematic San Francisco scene changed his perception for men, masculinity and fetishes. With a starting point like that it’s pretty easy: “Truthfully, I’ve never even kissed a beard. Preferring a neat workspace, I find excessive body hair too unwieldy.” The author dives in the vibrant bear scene in Castro and lets himself go
Read MoreI actually have never written anything about cooking and kitchen gear here, have I? Since I watched lately the Julie & Julia movie and got truly inspired to resurrect my cooking skills, I went on a gear hunt. There is no nerd who cooks with usual pots and pans and some sort of cutlery. So here is what is on
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“Pride is dead” is the only English we find on the website of The Beef. The zine that balances erotics, art, design and HQ text content explains its mission as follows: “Pride is Dead is born of contradictions, from the dissidence of the cliché perception of gay pride, and how it has been deformed into a mainstream, corporate-based shadow of
Read MoreIt is never too late to show this stunning video by Lucy McRae. Chlorophyll Skin is a video experiment with q-tips and different colors exploring the power of absorption, exchange and mixture. Together with Mandy Smith, Lucy created this video for the Amsterdam Fashion Week 2009. The most recent project by Lucy was shown at TransNatural 2010 in Amsterdam. more
Read MoreJohn Webster is an OCAD graduate who can’t stop creating art with that “a bit too much” factor. Kellogg’s, Sony, EMI and Mirvish Productions are among the variety of clients he has illustrated for. Despite all the corporate majors he can keep his integrity and still play with gender issues, hair and bold sarcasm. Pretty amazing, huh? John has a
Read MoreThe first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. -Fight Club (1999) But then again this is Berlin Kreuzberg, so we’ll dish. This Saturday night, fists will fly, sweat will flow, musk will fill the air, muscles will make distract you
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