Daniel Pagan is an up-and-coming artist born in Puerto Rico and raised in Queens, NY. Currently he is studying art in Baltimore at the Maryland Institute of Art. via: JP

Seiko goes all out on this great piece in honor of the recently passed graffiti writer Nekst. via JUX

https://vimeo.com/31181497 Fashion, nudity and x-ray vision - a pure gem of a short. via WA

The Danish Film Institute has collected a number of Cuban film posters from the past 50 years. You can check them all out on their flickr page. It's an amazing collection of artwork which has very rarely, if ever, had an opportunity to be seen here in America.

Carmelo Anthony stars in a Jordan Brand web doc In Episode #1 (of 3) Carmelo Anthony’s passion for playing in the city he loves is unmatched as a native New Yorker from Red Hook, Brooklyn. We hear in his own words what it means to play not just for the orange and blue, but the people of NY and the city that made him. Pt. 1 | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3

https://vimeo.com/56667672 Arto Saari discusses his career as one of the world's preeminent skate photographers. via: LFM

California-born model and dancer Shay Maria gives a preview of some upcoming offerings from streetwear designer Benny Gold. Patterned socks paired with contrasting kicks and printed tees feature heavily in the shots taken by Danny Steezy, whose extensive pairings of streetwear and sexy ladies are featured in his Simply Steezy project (warning: likely NSFW). As more information on the collection (and with it, likely more saucy photos) becomes available, we'll be sure to let you know. Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com via HB

Italian graphic artist Odd di Diodoro Oscar's 'Princess of Snakes' Echoes both "nouveau and contemporary" themes and ties his illustration together with a complementing color palette with Egyptian undertones. via: JP

With every new day, Horfe adds a little more to his already staggering amount of graffiti in the streets. via JP

Even I have to admit this latest SSION music video is nothing short of a masterpiece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNuRErzUoHk It’s visual and choreographed aesthetic is a throwback to old pop/r&b music videos that used to actually get played on MTV in the 80s on one hand, while maintaining it’s very own contemporary visual & choreographed style on the other. These would include a ramped up theme of homo eroticism, a David Lynch-esque conclusion and a very interesting detour I’ve never seen any other previous music video take before. The track itself echoes the same haunting dichotomy present in the visuals… and it’s...

Earlier this week in London’s XOYO, Solange continued her campaign for R&B appreciation, inviting The xx bassist/singer Oliver Sim onstage to perform a rendition of Nicole Wray’s 1998 single “Make It Hot.” via TF

In 2005, an unknown Irish boxer beat Mike Tyson in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Then he disappeared. https://vimeo.com/57383151 Filmmaker Joshua Z Weinstein rediscovers boxer Kevin McBride, raising his children in a gritty Boston suburb. Kevinʼs body is deteriorating, yet he compulsively continues to fight. This lyrical film finds a boxer at the end of his career – engaging in the Sisyphean task that is his life. via IBEATMIKETYSON.com