One of the masters of European comic erotica (that means he draws sexy naked girls), Milo Manara is getting his due from Dark Horse Books. In the fall, The Manara Library Volume 1 came out; today Volume 2 goes on sale. In case you’re not familiar with Manara, here are some interior panels from El Gaucho, featured in Volume 2:
Craig Finn of The Hold Steady’s solo album Clear Heart, Full Eyes, comes out today (it’s been available for pre-order for a good while).
Listen to the first single on SoundCloud: Craig Finn – Honolulu Blues
Label site: Vagrant Records
“Immigrant Song” by Trent Reznor and Keren O
The sequence’s creative director, Tim Miller, explains it all at i09: “We wanted to tell the story of all three books in these 2 and a half minutes.”
Dave Thriston and Warren Pyle at an unlicensed boxing match at Oceana, In Kingston Upon Thames. From Jocelyn Bain Hogg, The Family, 2008-2011
Mickey at home with Maria and Chanelle. From Jocelyn Bain Hogg, The Firm
Charlie Kray's funeral, 19 April 2000, Chingford. From Jocelyn Bain Hogg, The Firm
The Pyle brothers (Mitch, Warren, Joe, Alan and Teddy "Bam Bam"). From Jocelyn Bain Hogg, The Family, 2008-2011
Photographer Jocelyn Bain Hogg documented London gangsters in a photo book called The Firm, published in 2001; he’s back with The Family, a new collection of pictures of some of the same likely lads, now older and somewhat mellowed. The pictures recently showed at Foto8 Gallery (see Meet the Family) and the book is available from the Foto8 store in softcover and superdeluxe hardcover editions.
See the big gallery of the first chapter at Jocelyn Bain Hogg’s site: The Firm.
LG was honestly the best booth to visit during CES 2012 for the sheer fact that their TVs had a brilliantly crisp, vibrant, and bright display. Their 3D displays were the most immersive I had seen throughout the convention floor and I honestly hope the images below are able to showcase how freaking awesome [...]
Let’s be honest, folks… When Nintendo announced at last year’s E3 that they would rolling out with a new tablet-like controller before a new console, we were all more than a little confused. To me, it totally looked like an iPad skinned with Nintendo controllers but honestly after getting my hands-on the new controller [...]
What was once simply a great line (ok, still is) is now a hallmark of lazy comedy writing. A supercut by YouTube user dondrapersayswhat.
If you’re one of the comedy/human-suffering junkies who loves Marc Maron’s WTF podcast (see WTFPod.com), you’ve heard him flogging his special Coop poster for weeks now. But there is a problem with describing art on radio: You can’t see it. Here is the “Marc Maron Coop poster,” and it is magnificent indeed: This image was [...]
