28 Jul
Screenshot: A hipster time travel movie with a twist

UPDATE: Miranda July’s second film The Future opens nationwide tomorrow, July 29, so we’re re-posting The Elf’s review plus adding a deleted scene below. It has been about six years since Miranda July’s first feature, Me and You and Everyone We Know, and fans of that oddball love story have been twiddling their thumbs waiting […]


25 May
100% Cotton 20th century art-inspired summer wear

Bikinis and board shorts. Warm summer nights and parties at your friend’s beach house. Summer is looking to be just what you need, right? And it should be. But don’t forget June Gloom. With the crappy weather we’re sure to see in Southern California, there’s no better time to pack a sweatshirt just in case […]


24 May
Designer Sophie Kemp gives a twist to the art of folding paper

Here in Southern California we’re used to seeing people drive around in 600 horsepower exotic luxury cars, dropping four figures at upscale restaurants and buying designer clothes which they’ll only wear once. Basically, we’ve become accustomed to seeing some of the obscenely rich parade their success, their possessions and their money. You may not see […]


26 Jan
French artist Bertrand Fevre creates the ultimate porcelain mug

Bertrand Fevre was the winner of the recent International Creation of Limoges Porcelain Award, a competition held this past summer inviting artists all over to create an original work of art using only Limoges Porcelain. The competition was hosted by the eponymous French city of Limoges, as the town has gained worldwide renown for their […]