Retired Mexican Prostitutes
Via Slate magazine comes this article about The Lives of Retired Sex Workers in Mexico City. The article highlights the documentary photography and interviews of photographer Benedicte Desrus. Desrus relied on humor and curiosity to help build relationships with the women. If she had to travel for work, she always made sure to return to the shelter to convince them she was sincere about sharing their stories. She only took photographs of the women who gave her permission and provided them with prints, which often inspired other women to participate. They often asked her why she was interested in taking their portraits. Desrus used that as an opening to earn their trust through lighthearted banter. “I was respectful,” Desrus laughed. “I said, ‘Because you’re old and...
Californian Art Deco Cinemas
From the always interesting Messy Nessy Chic is this great article showcasing cinemas in California built and decorated in the art deco style. Cinemas include The Paramount and the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, the Orinda Theatre in Orinda, the Crest Westwood in Los Angeles, and the Alameda in San Francisco, the latter of which is described thusly: Built in 1932 in Alameda, California, it was the last grand movie palace built in the San Francisco Bay Area. It closed in the 1980s as a triplex theatre and was later used as a gymnastics studio. A restoration and expansion project was completed in 2008, making the historic theater the primary anchor of an eight-screen...
Scarfolk
During a browse through my RSS feeds I happened upon an image which was funny enough that I considered sharing it. However, I do like to try to hunt down the sources of things like this when I can so I performed a Google Images search and managed to trace its origin to Scarfolk Council, describing itself as: a town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum. Here in Scarfolk, pagan rituals blend seamlessly with science; hauntology is a compulsory subject at school, and everyone must be in bed by 8pm because they are perpetually running a slight fever. It goes without saying that the site is fantastic, featuring great inventiveness and humour tied into a period in history with which I’m most fond. It also reminds me that I too used to make an effort, using Photoshop to concoct things mostly for my own amusement. These days I just don’t seem to find the time. I should try to rectify that. Here are a handful of highlights from Scarfolk’s website. The Laybird book of the rapture image I initially found and traced back to here. A warning about bringing giant toys to life that might just be construed as slightly racist. But it does include a little snippet of advice for UKIP: When racism was finally exposed as being detrimental to society, it was blamed on foreigners. That’s Scarfolk Council and it’s now been added to my RSS, liked on Facebook, and followed on...
Boko Haram
From GQ magazine an article on Boko Haram who are somewhat belatedly making international news for their horrific actions in Nigeria. Boko Haram: Sons of anarchy The article does go some way to showing how small acts can snowball. From an incident involving the not wearing of helmets on bikes to the death of Boko Haram’s spiritual leader Mohammed Yusuf while in custody, and from there to where we are now. In the final hours of 30 July, the forces of the Nigerian state sowed the seeds of the violence that was to come, violence that would replicate the devastation of Maiduguri in towns and villages across the region. There is internet footage of Mohammed Yusuf, heavily bandaged, issuing a stumbling confession in a cell. An hour later, Yusuf was dead, executed without trial. While the police later claimed he’d been trying to escape, witnesses reject this. The 39-year-old Yusuf left behind four wives, 12 children and a legion of enraged followers. Very well worth a read especially as Boko Haram are featuring heavily in the news right now (but how long until that fades?) There’s even a glimmer of hope in the rising of civilians against the terrorist...
So Money
An interview with those involved in the making of the 1996 movie Swingers. Favreau: The characters are exaggerations of aspects of all of our personalities. Vince has a lot of the charm of Trent, but he’s a much different guy. And I was definitely going through a sad period, but I was never a basket case like Mikey was; I wouldn’t leave 50 messages on a machine. So Money: An Oral History Of...
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