Love Begins With Self-Love (10 Steps Toward Positive Change)
Love yourself, you are worth it! Love yourself for who you are. Love yourself for what you have been through. Love yourself for who you will become....Love is a language. How long and how much effort would it take you to learn Dutch? Nothing in life is easy. If going to the grocery store and navigating traffic from point A to point B takes invested focus and comes with a notable amount of stress then why in the world do we seem to believe that relationships, pursuing our dreams, or developing acceptance for ourselves would somehow be easier instead of the logical justified truth that it is going to be…
Mixtape Monday: Tunnel of Love
Mixtape Monday: Tunnel of Love
Dead Love
Model: Angelique Fioramonte Photographer: Amber Maree
Visceral Revelations: An Interview With Dave Depper
Website || Instagram || Facebook || Twitter A driving force within a unit, Dave Depper is no stranger to casting his talents for a host of Northwestern bands. From Fruit Bats, Ray LaMontagne, Robyn Hitchcock and currently Death Cab for Cutie, his multifaceted music career has landed him both in recording studios and being on the road for long stretches of time. After a night with friends to see who could craft 20 songs in 12 hours, Depper’s creativity resulted in a vast array of genres and sounds, gradually narrowed down to infectious and intimate synth-pop tracks. Maintaining a clear vision of his first solo record, Emotional Freedom Technique…
Photography: Castles in the Sky by Griselda Duch
Photographer: Griselda Duch ( Instagram ) “Is there a way to describe the aching love we hold for things that cannot reciprocate? The expression to build “Castles in the Sky” means to dream big. To create dreams, hopes and plans that are almost impossible and unrealistic. To aim higher. The series represents a personal perspective, an ultimate collection of dreamlike photos with an open ending. A selection of images focused on the essence of the dreams not beyond a quixotic world where neon lights, cacti and love are the highlights. When the dreamer dies, what happen to the dream? Such a wide interpretation we use to build castles in…
Drenched In Love
Still Life / Graphics: Vito Marciano’
Valentine’s Day the Alternative Way
When someone mentions Valentine’s Day, you probably find yourself lost in a daze of cheesy heart-shaped boxes full of toothache-inducing chocolates and The Shining-esque maze of overpriced red roses everyone seems to poop their pants over. Or you’re thinking of how you’re going to out-do last year’s $200 dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s place (and how the fuck you’re going to pay for it). Yeah, we’ve all been there. We know exactly how cheesy, thoughtless, and/or expensive Valentine’s Day can be. And for that, we have found a solution. Ballin’ on a budget? Want to change things up? HAVE NO FEAR! ANON IS HERE… with a better-than-Buzzfeed list of places and ideas to make…
Mixtape Monday: The Valentine’s Edition
I Melt With You – Modern English Punk Rock Girl – The Dead Milkmen Lips Like Sugar – Echo and the Bunnymen There She Goes – The La’s Now or Never – Billie Holiday Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand) – The Shangri Las Across the Sea – Weezer Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
Intimacy and Distance: Photography by Ophelie Rondeau
Ophelie Rondeau is a French self-taught film photographer from Paris, currently living and working in London. Six months ago she started shooting girls on film as a way to capture her perception of friendship, love, and natural beauty in girls she meets, based on the concept of repetition. She finds beauty in every individual and succeeds in capturing girls of different colors, shapes, and origins in her photography. Her focus on relationships and friendships originates from how the internet has affected human contact, depicting human connections as either present or absent. Her inspiration comes primarily from her own life and memories, and by the every day things she sees, hears,…
Valentine’s Day Anonymous Q+A
A: What’s your favorite thing about me? T: I can’t name just one! I love how dedicated and committed you are, your sense of humor and the funny voices you make, how you’re always open to trying new things, as well as how caring and affectionate you are. You also rank up there with my mom for one of the most selfless people I know. A: What’s the best aspect of our relationship to you? T: The best part of our relationship is having you to share my passions and happiness with, as well as the rough times with. I love trying new things with you, and…
Mixtape Monday: A Very Lovely Valentine’s Mix
Mixtape Monday: A Very Lovely Valentine's Mix from anonmagazine on 8tracks Radio. Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley Lovesong – The Cure There Is a Light that Never Goes Out – The Smiths Heartbeats – José González This Magic Moment – Lou Reed Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) – Billy Joel There She Goes – The La’s I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops At Last – Etta James
Dating Sucks Ass
We’re not gonna lie. The email attached to this glorious piece read a little something like this, “So I posted this on FB a while ago claiming I read it, but in reality I wrote it about a girl and was just too much of a puss to claim it as mine. But today is my 21st birthday and I’m kinda drunk so whatever. Here ya go. ” Mad props to this guy. She was striking. She was poison. She was the ferocious whirlwind of discovery and chaos that threw me into the sky. She was serene. She was tenacious. She walked on sunbeams and had a voice that…
Ty Segall Presents: Manipulator
THE SEGALL HAS LANDED. And it’s fully loaded with everything that Ty Segall (and you and me) are gonna need in the world to come. Sticking his hand deeper into the machines all around him, Ty is reaching ever further to the outer limits of inner space orbited throughout Twins and Sleeper. And now more than ever, the chunks of the world that come before are like asteroids formed in his image, picking up speed. Still fighting the power with all the energy that a determined mind-patriot can conjure, Ty’s a fighter who loves, a surfer, a spaceman, and yeah, a casualty – like you, he’ll never be free. But unlike you, he knows it…
Happy Birthday, Vivienne Westwood!
Happy Birthday to the one and only queen of punk, Dame Vivienne Westwood! You know how to drape a dress, that’s for damn sure, but you also inspire us to stack our plaid, rip every t-shirt we’ve ever owned, and never underestimate the power of a solid mohawk. This punk goddess has ripped through the times with her endless imagination, opinions, and limitless talent. No stranger too strange, Vivienne only punks out the best celebrities and just seems to never stop. The provocateur has endless acclaims and mentions to her name, but you’ll never find her comfortable. Constantly pushing the boundaries of clothing and fashion, she has found opposition as…
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
For some of you, sex may be a new thing you’re trying out lately, and that’s cool. But for those of you who have been at it for awhile, you probably know that sometimes it can get dull. So, in order to keep your sex spicy like your personality (yeah? yeah.), here’s some of my favorite tricks to use in the bedroom…or you know, wherever it happens. 1. Your first step towards a better sex life – watch some porn, read some erotica, check out some blogs (like this one, duh) or whatever you’re comfortable with in order to find some bedroom inspiration. An artist always gathers inspiration before just slappin’…
Order Your Edition of ANON Magazine!
The first time you do anything is always special – if not for the experience itself, than from the knowledge you gain from doing it. Thankfully, this was a bit of both for us at ANON. As we continue to grow and improve, we may look back one day and laugh at where we are now. However, right now, we are incredibly proud of this, our inaugural print edition of ANON Magazine. Order a copy here and be a part of the beginning of something special. – The staff.
What We’re Loving: Clashist
The first collage I ever made was for the 100th day of third grade. I (aka my mom) cut out 100 pictures of Elmo and pasted them on to a poster. The second collage I ever made was a deranged combination of Vogue and Tiger Beat cut-outs and Lisa Frank stickers, but mostly just pictures of teenage heart throbs. So, in memoriam of the day after the day of love, we bring you Clashist. The collage has grown up but remains deranged, nonetheless. Clashist has taken the faces of Billy Murray, James Franco, and Zach Galifianakis and brought them to the masses on t-shirts and leggings. I don’t know about…
Valentine’s Gifts for US.
Typically, in the U.S. we see Valentine’s as yet another holiday to buy your significant other a gift (as if birthdays, Christmas, and anniversaries weren’t enough). Most people even see it as a day where just girls expect gifts and romance and all that garb. It’s a holiday for your girlfriend, right? To celebrate how great she is? WRONG. It’s about the BOTH of you. So why not celebrate it in that fashion? Valentine’s shouldn’t be the largest teddy bear available or two dozen red roses with a cheesy heart shaped box of Walmart-grade chocolates. Instead, here are some fun ideas so that you can celebrate both of you in…
Down the Rabbit Hole: Alex and Wonderland
If Alex is Alice, then that must make R’Bonney Nola the Mad Hatter, Be Radiant Artistry the Queen of Hearts, and Katie Drackert the Cheshire Cat… Either way, we’re dying to fall down this rabbit hole. Won’t you join us? Photographer: Katie Drackert Designer: R’Bonney Nola Model: Alex Zody MUA: Be Radiant Artistry
What Is Love? (Baby Don’t Hurt Me)
Love, otherwise known as the infamous “L-Word” has been a mystery to me all of my life. Of course, I knew what it meant when I said I loved my parents or my friends…but what does it mean to love somebody? Somebody else. For me, it meant to love a guy. A guy I’m not related to, nor is he a life long friend that I’ve learned to love through shopping trips and sleepovers. He is just a guy. A guy I met that caught my attention. So, I’m sure some of you may have stopped reading by now, but I promise you this isn’t some sappy love story.…
Mixtape Monday: You Have To Set Yourself On Fire
Mixtape Monday: You Have To Set Yourself On Fire from anonmagazine on 8tracks Radio. X – Xray Eyeballs Fuck Her Tears – Times New Viking Sacrilege – Yeah Yeah Yeahs Don’t Give Up – Washed Out A Walk – Tycho Baby I’m Bored – Tijuana Panthers You’re Nothing – Iceage Your Ex-Lover Is Dead – Stars Villains Of The Moon – Cold Cave Your Protector – Fleet Foxes Moonlight Mile – The Babies Ever Falling In Love – Times New Viking Still Left With Me – Craft Spells I’ll Figure You Out – Wild Child Drifting In And Out – Porcelain Raft
MYTHBUSTERS: Dating a European Man
We’ve all dreamt about it: getting whisked away by a dreamy, well-dressed, heavy-accented European man and touring the continent together. Let’s face it, you’re reading this article right now because you have dreamt this fantasy at least once in your life. For many of us, Europe has been the dream getaway, filed away with exotic destinations, food, and people. After spending nearly a year in Europe, talking to a few friends with European boyfriends, and I myself dating a German for 6 months, it’s time to give you the lowdown about how your European fantasy will probably fare in reality. 1. Dating boys with accents is so romantic. MYTH.…
How To Rebound The RIGHT Way
So, you and your “boo thang” just broke up, and now you are devastated. All you want is to feel loved, and if your ex can’t give that to you, then you will just find someone to take his spot right? WRONG. At least not right away. After much heartbreak, I have come to the conclusion that I have gained enough knowledge and experience to know how to rebound the RIGHT way (or, at least to some extent). Here are my top 5 tips on how to rebound the right way and not how to rebound right away. Photo Source Tip #1. Do NOT search for a rebound guy. 99% of…
The “B” Word
Boyfriend. It’s the name of a painfully awful Justin Bieber song, a style of jeans that I like to wear on the weekends, and, in my opinion, one of the most sickening, cringe-worthy words in the English language. Boyfriend. Ugh. Photo Source I can’t put my finger on why exactly I hate this word so much. It could be the b-word’s heteronormative connotation (I once read that straight allies should try to refer to significant others in gender-neutral terms such as ‘partner,’ but to me, that feels just as icky as “boyfriend”). Or, maybe, it’s the annoyingly clichéd girls at my school who will use any excuse to blab about…
Diary Of A College Girl
Photo Source “I’m literally this close to going over there and telling them to SHUT THE HELL UP.” “Oh my gosh, quiet down, they’ll hear you!” Lisa was never one for my shameless acts of verbal aggression. “I don’t care! I’m trying to eat my Ihop in peace, and they are being ridiculously annoying.” I was never one for loud, obnoxious idiots in public restaurants as midnight. We did power through, though, and managed to finish our eggs and bacon before I went ape shit on the customers across the room. While waiting in line to pay for our meals, I looked over to the table of boys –…
Quote Of The Day
“I don’t give a shit what the world thinks. I was born a bitch, I was born a painter, I was born fucked. But I was happy in my way. You did not understand what I am. I am love. I am pleasure, I am essence, I am an idiot, I am an alcoholic, I am tenacious. I am; simply I am…You are a shit.” – Frida Kahlo, from an unsent letter to Diego Rivera
Mothers of ANON
Today, we are celebrating the most important women on the planet – our mothers. These beautiful women have been here for us from our lowest points to our highest points. They have loved us all the same, no matter what. Although one day will never be enough time to say “thank you,” it is at least enough time to let her know how much she appreciated in the sincerest of forms. Mothers are the greatest gifts on this earth, and if it were not for my mom, I do not think that I would be who I am today. So, thank you mom, and all of the other moms…
A Penny For Your Thoughts
The Art Of Moving On
It’s Sunday afternoon, or morning for you, as you are just waking up after a long night of partying and drinking your heartbreak away. You drag yourself out of bed, drink about a gallon of water, and swallow some Tylenol to get rid of your killer headache. You check your phone, and embarrassingly read a total of four drunk texts that you sent to the guy who broke your heart about — you glance at the calendar — 23 days ago. On Facebook, after stalking your ex’s page, and staring aimlessly at the picture of him and a girl that he was tagged in, you type up a long, drawn out…
Mixtape Monday
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Love Me Tinder?
It has finally happened, and desperation has set in. If you haven’t heard about it, you most likely will, but what I’m speaking of is a new app for the iPhone called “Tinder.” In a nutshell, this app gives you the task of deciding whether prospective men or women in your area are, for lack of better words, hot or not. The idea is very simple really, and if done correctly, Tinder could give dating sites a run for their money. To give those of you who are unfamiliar with Tinder a better insight, the format of the app is set up so that you can see pictures of men…
Lessons Learned: A Little More Personal
If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my 19, going on 20, years of life on this beloved planet, it’s that there are some lessons that only your mistakes can teach you. Since I was young girl, I craved affection from the opposite sex. It might have been because of my daddy issues, or it might have just been that I liked boys, or it might have been a little bit of both. Either way, I had crushes and I was also very upfront about it, and that came with a lot of rejection. During my awkward middle school stage I was even more blunt in revealing my crushes, which…
A New Take On Valentine’s Gifts
So, it’s that time of year. The big V-Day. You want to get your significant other a gift to brag about that reflects your relationship in a positive manner; you don’t want to be that guy who forgot, or that girl who expected too much and only received a break-up. With this guide, you can expect to knock the socks right off your honey bunny. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Flowers: On Valentines, the typical, uninteresting, unoriginal, uncaring mate would buy a bouquet of red roses with baby’s breath intertwined. Personally, I find red roses to be like a huge sign saying “LET’S HAVE SEX”- nobody wants that sort of thing to be shoved in their…
Tip: Desperate Is Not Cute
As we approach the holiday that is loved as much as it is hated, newsfeeds of social networking sites become more and more dense with lonely souls who only crave affection and love from another partner. When I log into Facebook I stumble upon a damsel in distress who swears that she will never find love because in all of her long, painfully lonely eighteen years of life, she has never had a lasting relationship. I come across a status from a single girl bluntly stating her loneliness and asking if there are any takers to be her Mr. Right. My Tumblr dashboard is filled with bitter posts about ex…
