artist erik otto takes the motto reduce, reuse, recycle completely to heart when creating his masterpieces. finding tossed-away treasures from the dumps of san francisco, erik creates his art entirely from discarded and found materials. proving he's utterly dedicated, he moved his studio to the dump for the past four months. there, he sifted through the thrown out junk and made numerous works worthy of being treasured. Continue reading

for the female persuasion, charlie and sam offers femininity with a slight edge in their covet-worthy siwy skinny jeans, gemma tanks, alexandra grecco dresses and telesca vintage jewelry. for the fellas, the boutique carries shirt by shirt button downs, charlie and sam ties and orthodox pullovers, tees and jackets. Continue reading

may your fourth of july celebrating be filled with caught red-handed moments, white hot one night flings and the occasional case of blue balls. come back and join us for our regularly scheduled programming next tuesday. until then, have a... Continue reading

so, maybe miss katy perry and ke$ha are too mainstream for you to blast with your windows rolled down without getting utterly embarrassed. but, goddammit, sometimes a girl just wants to have fun! luckily, sia's album, we are born, is... Continue reading

you wouldn't think it, but parties really rely on one thing to set the tone for the whole night. that one little thing is the invitation. and, unless your party is official sponsored by the year two-thousand and three, it's... Continue reading

the sweltering heat of the summer months sets the best tone for seduction. whether it be a new or steady romance, a jaunt to the popular lower eastside haunt, les enfants terribles, can only help kindle love’s frolicking flames. the... Continue reading

when turning heads, you can walk a fine line. there are, of course, the very positive, reinforcing double-takes, and then, there's the holy shit! did i really just see that?! whiplashes. boxing kitten, although it seems like it just could... Continue reading

as the years pass, it becomes more and more clear that things don't stay pure for very long. wicker park in chicago, specifically the six-corner intersection sometimes known as the crotch, is no different than said things. back in the... Continue reading

you feel guilty. no, not about the eight vodka tonics you had last night or the two pound chipotle burrito you ate for lunch today. but, you feel guilty about the fact that your parents threw down anywhere from forty... Continue reading

some girls have all the luck. kaya scodelario is one of those females. with absolutely no acting experience, she was cast in the hit e4 show, skins, at the tender age of fourteen. perhaps her lack of experience in the... Continue reading

whether it's a several hour drive or a several hour flight away, why not skip town and head to la? sold already? rad! need a little more of a reason to just up and leave? from the seventeenth to the... Continue reading

move over crisp, white starbucks hot cup. twenty ten voted and there's a new uber-pompous drink in town. everyone knows that during the dead heat of the summer those iced starbucks cups are so passe (it's all about the crisp... Continue reading

beer bongs. flip cup. survivor. kings cup. beer pong. keg stands. power hour. quarters. caps. never have i ever. edward forty-hands. all drinking games that (unless you're okay with ridicule or getting completely annihilated) revolve around drinking copious amounts of... Continue reading

the grocery (more like grossery...) shopping. the prep work. the following the recipes' directions. then, after hours of slaving away in the kitchen, realizing that what you just concocted seriously tastes like feces. followed by a ridiculously long clean-up process.... Continue reading

if you're a true label whore, you will explicitly remember the scene in clueless when cher horowitz is picking out her outfit for the day (like any normal teenager). she mixes and matches pieces on her computer screen to create... Continue reading

very rarely do people up and do one-eighties. even more rare is the case when the complete turn around ends up being total genius. dawes defies those odds. hailing from los angeles, the band of four is a spawn of... Continue reading

maybe you've gotten your fix one too many times. or, maybe you're a super genius and your brain cannot contain the mundane nuances of life. or, maybe you don't have much of an excuse aside from being just plain forgetful.... Continue reading

i can't be the only one who finds it at least moderately amusing that a las vegas eatery decided to call itself the fix, non? amusements aside, the sin city bar and restaurant is aptly named. and, if i must... Continue reading

if you're okay with being associated with the popped-collar, fake-and-baking, polo-wearing and fake-breasted crowd, then, yes, go ahead and order that redbull and vodka. or, hell, revisit twenty-oh-five and go for a jagerbomb. however, if you're looking for a classier,... Continue reading

so you trolled facebook last weekend hoping to vicariously live through your friends who's credit card bills and student loans didn't keep them from being in attendance at coachella? well, don't have the same lame, depressing experience with the next... Continue reading

you know how i know that you're at least a little bit gay? watching a show choir perform has the tendency to make your nipples hard... unless you've been completely living under a rock or have cut television, the internet... Continue reading

the sleek design. the seamless ease of use. the intuitively designed user interface. the boho chic meets techy geek lifestyle that's associated with these coveted products. with all these positive attributes, it's no surprise that once you go mac, you... Continue reading

leather, silk, feathers and fur. while many materials in fashion can look totally fierce, they really are quite cruel to our four-legged friends and mother earth. elory, a clothing line that calls canada home, believes that doesn't need to always... Continue reading

generally, there's only one golden child in every family. you know, the one who always gets top marks in all their courses, gets in early on a saturday night, is a total babe (but never acts like they know it),... Continue reading

between working part time at urban outfitters, racking up massive amounts of debt on those things that always seem like necessities (but these louboutins were on sale...), calling mom and dad for a cash advance (again), sporadically surfing the web... Continue reading