Condoms. We all need them yet I think I speak for every gentlemen of how painfully awkward it is when one has to purchase them. Fellas, you know what the scenario, that long line at CVS where you end up buying your pack of jimmy hats and you felt obligated to purchase the latest issue of People to camouflage one’s purchase. Ok, maybe that’s just me but in any event, I think one company did condom packaging and marketing right. Take a look at Sir Richard’s Condom Company, which takes the philanthropic TOMS Shoes model and provides →

Esther Kim is a talented illustrator and a dear friend of the Evil Monito family. Recently we had an opportunity to sit down with her. Take a look:

Downtown L.A. is a vibrant city during the day. Broadway Ave is full of vendors and the foot traffic is constant. It”s interesting observing new faces all in the struggle to get by.

Music by Kevin E. Craft - http://kemetsurfer.blogspot.com

Downtown L.A. is a foreign planet at times. The short is in tribute to Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles” and the wonderful film, “Fantastic Planet.”

Music by Kevin E. Craft – http://kemetsurfer.blogspot.com

The midnight walk is something I like to do with friends. Although the streets of Downtown L.A. are relatively safe, there are stragglers and broken people everywhere. Sometimes I wonder if I’m just one of them trying to understand the human struggle.

Music by Kevin E. Craft - http://kemetsurfer.blogspot.com

Walking around Downtown Los Angeles is one of my favorites things to do. There might be moments where so many spontaneous things are going on all at once and at other times you feel like you’re walking in a ghost town. It is these extremes of solitude and solidarity that I find to be so intriguing about LA. It’s no wonder that LA has birthed the film noir genre.

Music by Ethan Holtzman

Jack Kerouac knew a thing or two about regarding his observation of Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles epitomizes his thoughts.

Music by Ethan Holtzman of Dengue Fever

One thing that the EM Staff has observed about Downtown Los Angeles is the feeling of complete isolation. Despite the wave of new residents, it is a rare thing to witness the streets of downtown being inhabited at night. This singular observation makes Downtown LA a uniquely beautiful place to be.

Downtown Los Angeles is a place of desolation and beauty. This short film from Mr. Kim is a scene depicting an interaction with a ‘street prophet’ and a provoking bystander.

Music by Ethan Holtzman of Dengue Fever.

It would seem that analog is very much in again. 24 Clicks is an interesting campaign brought to you by Scion that enlists you to showcase your photography via a scavenger hunt of sorts. The best part about this project is that all participants will receive a copy of the coffee table book of select imagery, regardless if you win the competition or not.

Here are the details:

You have 24 Clicks of the camera to capture the meaning of 24 words. The sky’s the limit in how you create your definitions. Our aim is true: to allow the most original mind the opportunity to dazzle the world with the ingenuity of your complete 24 Clicks portfolio.

All qualifying participants who return a camera with photographs will also receive a book and have the chance to become part of the grand 24 Clicks premiere exhibit/event. Online voters will select weekly winners to have their shots turned into 16 X 20 glossy prints. One 24 Clicks photographer will have their 24 photographs included in a coffee table art book that will commemorate 24 clicks.

To apply, click here: http://24clicks.3sam.net/index.php?