For adult toy collectors and fans of Gloomy the Bear, the creator Mori Chack has put a new spin on this original character. A little bit of a background story for those of you who are not to familiar with Gloomy: he’s an abandoned bear left to fend for himself in the wild. But then […]

Madman Mundt and the Elf were guests at last week’s AFI Fest and attended the Los Angeles premier of Black Swan. This is their collaborative review. Black Swan is out in the US on December 1st. The Elf: I’m a sucker for a dance movie. Ballet specifically. Whether it’s Fame, Flashdance, Center Stage (starring a […]

Creepy and beautiful sculptures modeled after vintage porcelain statues akin to those you might find in grandma’s glass cabinet, except with a most macabre twist. These mutilated ladies have suffered quite the wounding, some with decapitated heads, slit necks, exposed brains, spilled entrails and even plucking out their own eyes. Ouch. Created by British artist […]

Sure we’ve wondered if androids dream of electric sheep, but have you ever stopped to ponder whether stuffed animals dream of getting attacked by hordes of zombified Teddy Bears? Makes you think, doesn’t it. After watching the latest installment of BBC Comedy’s web series starring Misery Bear, I guess the answer is yes. A very […]

This is a genius photoshoot for Naomi Campbell to execute (pun intended), shot for the October 2010 issue of Interview Magazine by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. When you’ve been “accused” of beating an housekeeper with a jewel-encrusted Blackberry, threatening to throw an assistant out of a moving Peugeot (after throwing another phone at her), […]

The just released trailer for one of next year’s first hopeful blockbusters, Priest. Based on Min-Woo Hyung’s graphic novel, it’s tough to tell what you’re gonna get with this one. Will it be just another questionable Supernatural Graphic Novel hackfest (Constantine, Legion, I Am Legend, etc), or will it be a surprise quality sleeper? Some […]

This “Blood” handsign above is part of Dana Park Weiser‘s Throw ‘Em Up sculpture series, a collection of plaster, steel and paint hand signs that take some of Los Angeles’ most notorious gang signs and renders them in art-gallery, plaster format. I’m sure there are plenty of people that would be less than thrilled to […]

The continuing saga of one girl’s plight with unemployment…(read vol I,  vol II, vol III, vol IV, vol V,  vol VI and vol VII) Month five of unemployment. This is about the time you start to realize you should do things like finally read Shantaram because, well, you’ve got a lot of hours to spend […]