Tuesday
Model: Linden Jackson ( Instagram ) Photographer: Thomas H P Jerusalem, MUTE Photography ( Instagram ) Thomas H.P. Jerusalem of MUTE Photography is a German photographer living and working in the Western suburbs of Chicago, IL. After living in London, UK for four years, he relocated to Chicago, in 2004. Jerusalem is specialized in fashion and conceptual photography with a focus on magazine, editorial and commercial work. His work has been published in the US and in international magazines including ESTETICA USA, Italian VOGUE/PhotoVogue, FHM, Dark Beauty. Kaltblut, Dodho. He is a PhotoVOGUE Gold Artist, and has been listed in the ONE LIFE 2012 Catalog and is represented by…
IT: A Film Above the Criticism
IT A Film Above the Criticism By Jay Armstrong As nostalgic exploitation and cultural appropriation choke the soul out of the last vestiges of creativity, we look back on the golden age of cult fanaticism through the lens of IT, our cold shallow like/not-like hearts boldly warmed to life once more through what we are shown. On the surface IT has everything scoffers need to ooze their vile acidic condescension upon; a reboot, reimagined in the late 80’s, curtailing the success of Stranger Things in the ultimate case of a carbon copy of art being carbon copied yet again. Such criticism, albeit true, misses the mark of director Andy Muschietti’s…
Flying Fish
Photographer: Belladetta Peresa ( Instagram ) Artist / Model: Mino Wu ( Instagram ) The title for the photoshoot “Flying Fish” comes from model Mino’s name meaning “little fish”, yet she possesses the capability to break boundaries and go for the unexpected, knowing no limitation. Her solo art exhibition “Story of Our Eyes” creates an immersive experience for her audience in order to empower positive body imaging. The exploration of identity through the eyes of sexuality and race is explored through a sculptural and performance based practice that interrogates the relationship between representation and identity. Belladetta’s topless photoshoot delivers a message about being comfortable in your own skin despite…
Lina
Photographer: Alex Q ( Instagram ) Model: Lina Alex Q’s photoshoot for “Lina” was shot in the Ligury coast of Italy. The amazing setting of the wild Ligurian coast inspired Lina and Alex to walk into the woods without any preconceived ideas in mind. They allowed their surroundings to lead them where they may, only stopping where and when Mother Nature told them the place was a choice one for a photograph. Haiku 97. “Ola por ola el mar lo sabe todo pero se olvida” Mario Benedetti – Rincòn de Haikus
Mixtape Monday: Sighs and Harmonies
Zola Jesus – Exhumed Daddy Issues – Dog Years Deerhoof (featuring Laetitia Sadier) – Come Down Here & Say That Palo Duro – True Fade Overlake – You Don’t Know Everything Japanese Breakfast – Diving Woman Jack Ladder & Sharon Van Etten – Come on Back this Way TV Wonder – Glazed
Music Photography: Rare Magic and Houseplants
Photographer: Taylor Wallace ( Instagram ) Houseplants from Grand Rapids, Michigan Rare Magic from Austin, Texas
Premiere: Ripped Genes – “Flowers”
Facebook || Instagram || Bandcamp Slow, melodic and intimate, lo-fi bedroom rock project Ripped Genes are here to allow you access to the inner workings of the heart. Based in Columbia, MO, vocalist and guitarist Jon Hadusek released his latest album “Flowers” via Tell ‘Em Tapes today. All but one of “Flowers” nine tracks rings in at under four minutes, yet Hadusek’s knack for depth and reflection radiates from start to finish. Disclosing romantic, ephemeral sentiments through his soft vocals, acoustic picking and in his silence between the sounds, Hadusek’s project has much to mull over and appreciate. With his fall tour coming to a close, you can still catch…
Tess
Photographer: Aleksey Zubarev Stylist: Anny Make Up and Hair: Tamara Yavorskaya Model: Anastasia
New Personality
Photographer: Inna Mosina ( Instagram )
Jennie Vee Takeover
Photographer: Corinne Schiavone Facebook || Instagram || Twitter Seamlessly combining the melancholic and gritty with the dreamy and wistful, LA-based artist Jennie Vee is on ANON Magazine’s radar this week. Growing up in small town Ontario, Vee had an affinity for dark, post-punk acts like The Cure and Joy Division. Moving from Canada to England, Nashville and New York, Vee settled into the city to record her debut album, Spying, and play solo gigs. Establishing significant connections with visual artist Katrin Albert and Grammy award winning producer Chris Lord-Alge, she also spent the spring of 2015 playing bass with Courtney Love on the Endless Summer Tour with Lana Del…
Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town
Champagne Coast – Yesterday Cowboy Diplomacy – No Alibi Hours Quiet – Consciousness Glia – Yearner Street Themes – Clear Trip Plax – Mold Glass Cannon – Dafia Midnight Strangers – Broken Dreams
Hanson at Emo’s
Photographer: Ismael Quintanilla III ( Instagram ) Hanson live at Emo’s, Austin TX
Dear Thrive: Do I Have Time for a Pet?
Welcome to Thrive! A weekly advice column for creatives and the generally confused. Dear Thrive, I really would like to get a dog but I’m not sure how to work it into all my commitments. Any advice? -Need a Fur Baby Dear Fur Baby, I absolutely love my dog, Ajax, and having him has added so many layers to my life. I’m excited to hear you’re considering welcoming a furry friend into your home, but I’m even more excited you reached out to chat about it. I adopted Ajax five years ago and he really did change my life for better–and yeah, for worse sometimes. (Just last night I woke up…
Graceful Passenger
Photographer: Julia Strelkova Make-Up: Liza Kosheleva Stylist: Anastasia Kosyakova Model: Nastya (Andy Fiord Models)
Rock N Roll, Politics, & Seattle: An Interview with Dopers
Rock N Roll, Politics, & Seattle: An Interview with Dopers By Jay Armstrong There are times when sitting down to write about a band feels impossibly hollow, working more to void the attraction of the songs they create. Qualifiers and labels by nature are divisive, this becomes less an issue once we have held hands with a band for a while, walked around the block a few times in late night conversation becoming truly familiar. New bands get scapegoated at the feet of needing to explain where a band should be compartmentalized without being given the breadth of space and time to grow into themselves. I can’t sit through another…
Crystallized
Photography & Styling: Sarah Anne Wu ( Instagram ) Model: Alena Renay ( Instagram ) Crystallized explores themes of preserving distant dreams and memories, and the alteration that said dreams take over time.
Photography: They Are Among Us by Natalia Samoilova
Photographer: Natalia Samoilova Stylist: Veronica Karitskaya Makeup Artist: Anastasiya Pahranichnaya Hair: Ekaterina Barazna Models: Caroline from L-MODELS Model Management & Kate Gusarova from NAGORNY Model Management According to legend, mermaids are souls of people who died young, from a violent death, disease, or suicide. They can’t leave our world and live among us. They hibernate in still water, wake up in spring and stay among us till late fall. Each of them has her own personal story. Dresses and sweatshirt by Viktoryia Masloboyeva, Kseniya Romanova
Short Story: The Buffalo Do by E.S. Sparks
Short Story by: E.S. Sparks E.S. Sparks is a writer and artist based in New Orleans, LA. You can find more of her work here. At the tail end of her dream, nudged awake by Miles, Mona again saw the sad janitor leave his bar stool and walk out into the sweltering night. She had dreamt about him four times now since she read that article, barely two weeks ago. Found it in a dog-eared copy of a nature magazine on her lunch break; a feature on the first documented account of animal suicide. It wasn’t exactly her first choice in reading material, but she had forgotten her book…
Dear Thrive: Why Do I Have to Spend to Make Friends?
Welcome to Thrive! A weekly advice column for creatives and the generally confused. Dear Thrive, I work full time, but I am always too broke to really go out. What’s a good way to meet people that doesn’t involve spending much money or no money at all? Love, Cheap Thrills — Dear Cheap Thrills, It can sometime seem like the only way to meet people (or even see your current friends) is to go out and drop a bunch of money on drinks and overpriced appetizers (that are mostly just sodium anyway). I’ve been there and it’s a real drag– especially when you’re waiting for your next paycheck! While yes,…
Future Feminism Exhibition at ‘O’ Space
While no teleportation machines exist (yet), for those fortunate enough to be in Denmark this weekend you’ll want to attend the closing weekend of FUTURE FEMINISM, an iconic feminist performance series from Anohni, Kembra Pfahler and Johanna Constantine. Running from mid-August to its closing night on September 3rd, FUTURE FEMINISM combines performances, talks, workshops and events as a call for the emergence of a feminine collective consciousness to save what remains of our world. Emerging in 2014, aspects of FUTURE FEMINISM have been widely accepted and promoted in our current culture, most notably the quote “The Future is Female” proclaimed by many. Program director Juliana Engberg states that “[t]he…
