Screening of Pee wee’s Big Adventure
Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Los Angeles, CA
9/12/09
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Hollywood Forever will be screening their annual screening of this comedy classic!  The genius of actor and writer, Paul Reubens (aka: Pee Wee Herman), made this one of the top beloved films of the ’80s.  The brilliant collaboration of Pee Wee and director Tim Burton creates arguably one of the most original films ever made…certainly one of the most hilarious! →

Photo by Kim Hiorthøy

Nisennenmondai prefer playing music over talking, and if you listen to the way Sayaka Himeno (drums), Yuri Zaikawa (bass) and Masako Takada (guitar) communicate on their latest record Destination Tokyo, it’s understandable. Over ten years ago, they met in college and started a band without having played much music. A decade later, they consistently put on shows that are loud and enervating, with music that sounds like the noise of robots psionically mindfucking each other. →

Photographer Bobby Neel Adams avoids the use of Photoshop in his work, relying instead on manual excision, defacement and montage. In “Reskinning Nature,” Adams reimagines the texture of trees by “surgically” replacing their natural bark surfaces with different patterns, colors and materials. Corrugated iron and wood grain mix in a collage of textures that would make unsuspecting viewers do a double take. →

Half a century ago, vegetables and fruit may have looked less appetizing in size and color, but they contained a lot more nutrients than they do today. According to Mother Jones, watermelons pack 21% less iron and 42% less vitamin A than they did in the past. Broccoli, carrots and red tomatoes reflect similar reductions in nutritional value. The report suspects that hybrid crops bred for size and color are the likely reason for the decrease. →

Discarded picture frames form the ceiling of this recycled home
Photo: Michael Stravato (New York Times)

Phoenix Commotion of Huntsville, Texas, constructs low-income housing that looks and functions beautifully out of salvaged materials. Dan Phillips, the company’s founder, has built 14 homes on purchased or donated lots, using mostly recycled parts collected roadside, out of trash heaps and from other construction projects. →

The September Issue premiered in selected theaters last week. On September 11th, the documentary produced and directed by R.J. Cutler will open in Los Angeles and select cities nationwide.  The ninety minute documentary follows Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her team during nine months of creating and producing the highly anticipated September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine.  The issue weighed five pounds and became the most commercially successful magazine of its time by selling thirteen million copies. →

Chaz and Bob dramatize their creative connection with deadpan hilarity as they talk about their project, The London Police and their upcoming show, Brothers in Arms.  Their exhibition opens this Thursday, September 10th at Carmichael Gallery.  If you’re in the neighborhood, check out these rabble-rousers as they reinterpret Hollywood using their iconic street art.  As indicated by their video, they aim “to entertain!”

The Rock Steady Crew Member Debuts at the Root Down
El Cid – Silverlake, CA
9/17/09
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Next Thursday, Special Guest DJ Crazy Legs of the legendary Rock Steady Crew will be making his debut at the Root Down!  Expect nothing but great things from The Root Down Sound System featuring Music Man Miles, Loslito, Sloe Poke, DJ Expo, Ervin Arana, DJ Jedi & Amani spinning Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, Roots & Latin Music! →

The Saints are finally back?  Is it true?  Troy Duffy’s mercurial rise and fall from fame and favor could not overshadow the popularity of his sleeper hit The Boondock Saints, which despite an extremely limited theatrical release grew to become one of the most talked about cult classics of our time.  Hate it or love it, The Boondock Saints has become a tenured member on the film-buff required viewing list.  The much anticipated sequel was slated to hit theaters in 2005 but because of a multitude of public and private complications the project was delayed. →