Shirin is just trying to figure it out – but between a breakup with former girlfriend Maxine, coming out to her traditional ... More
Film by Desiree Akhavan
Shirin is just trying to figure it out – but between a breakup with former girlfriend Maxine, coming out to her traditional Iranian family and navigating Brooklyn’s bisexual politics, she’s appropriately confused about how (or who) to be. “Appropriate Behavior” is writer, director and star Desiree Akhavan’s first feature film and unmistakably informed by her own life. Handled with intelligence and ease, the result is simply honest. It’s the kind of film that makes its home in the gray area of love, sex and adulthood without sacrificing sharp, deadpan wit. The kind that makes you want to stay with Akhavan for what comes next.
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Congratulations to Robert Greenwald and everyone at Brave New Films on 10 years of tenacious filmmaking. With the support of over 100 ... More
Celebrating 10 Years
Congratulations to Robert Greenwald and everyone at Brave New Films on 10 years of tenacious filmmaking. With the support of over 100 million viewers, Brave New Films creates critical, investigative documentaries challenging corporate media, encouraging volunteerism, and educating America on social justice and freedom issues.
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Legendary New York street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat tagged the walls of SoHo in the 70s and 80s as part of the graffiti ... More
A collaboration
Legendary New York street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat tagged the walls of SoHo in the 70s and 80s as part of the graffiti group SAMO. Mixing image, poetry and social commentary, his tags critiqued modern power structures and racism and made him an international star.
This January, The Skateroom is teaming up with Basquiat’s estate to produce a line of limited edition skateboards featuring some of his most famous work from 1981 – 85. Collaboration is part of The Skateroom’s mission to empower youth, and proceeds go directly to non-profits that give children the chance to explore art through skateboarding.
This collection can currently be seen at MOMA Design Stores in Manhattan and at Colette in Paris. You can purchase boards online via The Skateroom starting January 7th.
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The highly anticipated second EP from British up-and-comer Låpsley is here. The 18-year-old singer and electronic artist is known for her singles ... More
EP “Understudy”
The highly anticipated second EP from British up-and-comer Låpsley is here. The 18-year-old singer and electronic artist is known for her singles “Station,” “Painter – Valentine,” and now “Falling Short,” which opens the 4 song EP “Understudy.”
“Understudy” EP is available January 5th via XL Recordings.
By 2030, eight billion people will comprise the world’s population, two-thirds of whom will live in cities. The Museum of Modern Art ... More
Book by MoMA
By 2030, eight billion people will comprise the world’s population, two-thirds of whom will live in cities. The Museum of Modern Art in New York’s “Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities” is a culmination of workshop, exhibition and research on how megacities can accommodate inevitable growth. MoMA curated six teams of practitioners and scholars to develop case studies and proposals for expanding architecture in Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lagos, Mumbai, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. Presenting these studies, “Uneven Growth” seeks balance over inequality by challenging the roles of formal and informal in urban development and considering tactics to counterweight changing housing, mobility, environmental hazards, and spatial justice.
Published by The Museum of Modern Art New York
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Doug Rickard’s fascination with America’s cellphone videos constitutes “N.A.”, a photo book composed entirely of YouTube stills. For three years, the acclaimed ... More
Book by Doug Rickard
Doug Rickard’s fascination with America’s cellphone videos constitutes “N.A.”, a photo book composed entirely of YouTube stills. For three years, the acclaimed photographer steeped himself in YouTube, capturing images of an array of pranks from illegal, to sort of illegal, to comic, to insipid. According to Rickard, possible explanations for the title include: “National Anthem”, “Not Applicable” and “North America”. “N.A.” presents itself as a social upshot to Rickard’s critically acclaimed monograph “A New American Picture”, which depicted America’s urban groundwork with themes of race, politics, technology, surveillance, and the ever-present camera society holds to its face.
Published by Verlag Kettler
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Professional skateboarder and acclaimed photographer Ed Templeton compiled “Wayward Cognitions” from his past 20 years of travel. Forgoing his usual organization by ... More
Book by Ed Templeton
Professional skateboarder and acclaimed photographer Ed Templeton compiled “Wayward Cognitions” from his past 20 years of travel. Forgoing his usual organization by theme or subject, “Wayward Cognitions” presents in-between photographs of “strangers on the streets, skaters, my wife, my friends.” Templeton printed the images for “Wayward Cognitions” in his darkroom and built its layout and design entirely from his home studio. The result is a refreshing contrast to his earlier, topical publications, including his seminal 2000 collection “Teenage Smokers” and his celebrated scrapbook “Deformer”.
Published by Um Yeah Press
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Three months in 1965 marked a turning point in the civil rights movement, and history itself. “Selma” chronicles this time – from ... More
Film by Ava DuVernay
Three months in 1965 marked a turning point in the civil rights movement, and history itself. “Selma” chronicles this time – from the march between Selma and Montgomery to LBJ signing the Voting Rights act of 1965 – with a special focus on the movement’s leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The film stars up-and-comer David Oyelowo, who gives a more intimate portrayal of Dr. King than we know from stump speeches and news footage. Directed by Ana DuVernay, “Selma” also features Tessa Thompson of “Dear White People,” Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo, and Oprah.
“Selma” is set to release in select theaters on December 25th.
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In this biographical drama directed by Tim Burton, artist Margaret Keane moves with her daughter to 1950’s San Francisco where she meets ... More
Film by Tim Burton
In this biographical drama directed by Tim Burton, artist Margaret Keane moves with her daughter to 1950’s San Francisco where she meets her second husband and ultimate nemesis. Amy Adams portrays Keane, creator of the “big eyes” paintings, opposite Christoph Waltz as the controlling husband who claimed credit for Keane’s work.
“Big Eyes” is set to release December 25.
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