Welcome to the Birdhood

Just something I stumbled upon recently that was too fun not to share … Painted Jeff Canham and woodworker Luke Bartels collaborated to make this series of “seedy” urban establishments in 2012, a collection they called “For the Birds”. I love the little tongue in cheek details written on each of the houses and they…

Halloween Costumes: Celebrity Dress-Up, Unique Ideas & Funny Kids

A for Effort, Heidi Klum Kim Kardashian didn’t have to do very much to look like Disney’s Jasmine from Aladdin Anne Hathaway is super-chic as Cleopatra Fashion Designer does Fashion Designer: Roberto Cavalli as Karl Lagerfeld Audrina Partridge from MTV’s The Hills does a very good 80s Madonna impersonation Teri Hatcher goes all out as…

Dream Catching at the Ends of the Earth in the Name of Art

Some minds are cornucopias; sources of creative ephemera. Such is the case for artists and photographers Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, a dream team bringing fairytales to life for the new millennium. They agreed to open up the Pandora’s Box of their creative process to share how the heck their fantastical worlds manifest themselves, and show why…

Saving a Slice of America’s Mansions

Your eyes do not deceive you. These homes have indeed been cut down the middle like a knife through a buttercream cake, but in lieu of confetti sprinkles, the insides spill out water damage, rot, and everything that’s wrong with our throw-away society. It’s the greatest triumph, and tragedy of America’s 100-yr-old homes: when they…

The Tiny Island on the Thames That Once Held The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and the UK’s Largest Hippie Commune

Let’s take a walk along the towpath by the Thames, breathing in the heady scent of summer. See that island in the middle? That’s where we’re headed. And I’ve got a map, so I know it’s there! Past the gently bobbing riverboats moored at Twickenham, Until we reach a single footbridge. Here we go… And we’re…

The Real-Life Waterworld Project

Remember that Kevin Costner movie from the 90s, Waterworld, ‘the most expensive film ever made’, that everyone hated? Well it’s kinda one of my favourite movies (ever). And when I stumbled upon these wild photographs by Tod Seelie, needless to say I got pretty excited. A real-life waterworld, just like the floating islands and make-shift sea…

Dithyrambalina: A Bohemian Orchestral Shanty Town

It might look like it came straight out of one of those fantastical childhood movies we watched over and over again until the vhs tape wore out, but Dithyrambalina is very real. Because that’s what its creator seems to do time and again; bring the places in our dreams to life. Remember Swoon, the Brooklyn-based…

What to Buy a Girl For Christmas

The Messy Nessy Chic Alternative Gift Guide Part 1: Ideas for Her All Under 100 Bucks You may not know exactly what to buy a girl, but you should certainly know what makes her laugh… Indeed, if someone bought MessyNessy this Mr.Messy apron, it would put a smile on my face. A good gift for…