Essential Viewing | Backstreet Atlas | A Skateboarding Doc

From RIDE Channel comes this beautiful 20-min. doc. about two kids, Zach Baker and Adam Abada, who decide to take a bus to Boston with the intention of skateboarding through southern New England back to home. This is how life is meant to be fucking lived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGNwvTv_2n4&feature=youtu.be When you've finished watching the film check out Andy Cush's interview with Zach and Adam for Animal New York. via ANIMAL

Essential Viewing | Backstreet Atlas | A Skateboarding Doc

Essential Viewing | New York City vs. Everywhere

Some interesting statistics contained in this short video from BuzzFeed. via BUZZ

Essential Viewing | New York City vs. Everywhere

Batman vs. Superman

Bryan Washere of DailyDCU.com hopes that the new Superman-Batman film will look to this DC issue for an idea in how the script should go. After having a look at this cover myself, I might have to agree with him. via DDCU

Batman vs. Superman

Not the NBA's Proudest Moments of 2013

The best of the worst from the NBA's 2012-13 season. via DVR

Not the NBA's Proudest Moments of 2013

The Work of Alejandrina Herrera

A brief look at the work of Mexican artist Alejandrina Herrera. Juxtapoz describes Herrera's work by observing that she "likes to include a touch of irony and melancholy by playing with the size of things and spaces" in a number of her works. Her use of color, or lack thereof is also stark, adding to the melancholia Juxtapoz notes. The size disparities evident in many of her works also intimates a political awareness in her work which at first glance may need seem readily apparent. Check out more of her work here at AlejandrinaHerrera.com. via FIT

The Work of Alejandrina Herrera

Dita Von Teese Talks Burlesque & Stripping

The ineffable Dita Von Teese talks to Vanity Fair about her latest touring show, "Strip Strip Hooray," and how she transformed her humble beginnings into an international burlesque empire. via VF

Dita Von Teese Talks Burlesque & Stripping

HUF x THRASHER Stoops Euro Tour: Southbank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5XP58SPQQg Some more Highlights of the HUF x Thrasher Stoops Euro Tour demo, this time at London’s Southbank. via HUF

HUF x THRASHER Stoops Euro Tour: Southbank

Weekend Retrospective | Remembering "The Arsenio Hall Show"

There have been other Johnnys, other Davids, other Jimmys, and we all know who the real Conan is. But there has only been one Arsenio. This fall brings with it the return to late night television "The Arsenio Hall Show." Now while it is easy to look back and knock Arsenio Hall for his acting career as having not amounted to much outside of providing the voice of Winston Zedmore on the animated show "The Real Ghostbusters," what should not be forgotten was how good, and how important, his variety talk show was. From 1989 to mid-1994 "The Arsenio Hall...

Weekend Retrospective | Remembering "The Arsenio Hall Show"