“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” ― Cecil B. DeMille
Romantic Adventures in Lalaland with My Ex-Ex and Mr. Perfect-ish Written & Illustrated by Courtney Barriger @bearcourt I’m going out on a limb to say, I’m over the traditional boyfriend/girlfriend structure. But who hasn’t become jaded after the end of a long committed relationship? I raise my hand to the sky! After three long […]
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“Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.” – E. B. White 2017 Buick Cascada Convertible Sport Touring Vehicle Review by Stephen Valentino Buick sometimes gets a bad rap – it’s long history of reliability as a “family car” somehow conjures up images of boxy sedans owned by uncles and […]
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“An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.” – Maria Callas Los Angeles Opera Company, New production of Carmen by Bizet Reviewed by Stephen […]
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Editor @Jthnomad Fashion @Jill_milan Publication @BlackChalkMagazine “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” – Oscar Wilde After a decades-long search for a simple elegant handbag that was leather-free, designer Jill Fraser started her own line, ‘Jill Milan’, in 2010. In the last seven years, the line ‘Jill Milan’ has become known for it’s perfection of Art Deco design […]
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Editor – Justin Howard @jthnomad Designer – Adolfo Sanchez @asanchezfashion “I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.” – Diana Vreeland With a collection that runs the gambit from futuristic club wear to couture bridal gowns, designer Adolfo Sanchez draws heavily on Hollywood’s rich fashion heritage in the creation of his wondrous pieces. By staying […]
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Words by Justin Howard @jthnomad Photography by Paul Kaiser @paulkaiserart Models John Strand @johnstrand Keslie Smeby @kelsiesmeby Make Up by Erik Torpe @eriktorppe “I do know the difference between right and wrong, but I just like the way wrong feels. It’s an impulse, an urge more intense than anything else.” – Unknown As a believer […]
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Editor Justin Howard @jthnomad Talent Carlson Young @carlsonyoung Photographer Madison Parker @Madpics Hair Rene Cortez @hairbyrenecortez Make Up Erik Torpe @eriktorppe Stylist – Leisa Balfour @Leisastylediva “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou As every seasoned actor in Lalaland knows, life after a major […]
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Words by Justin Howard @Jthnomad Art – Mytho Erotics @mytho_erotics Talent – Diane Alexandre @dianealexandre Theodore Psychoyos @7theopsy7 Photography – Gian Marco Flamini @gianmarcoflamini Realisation – Black Chalk Magazine @BlackChalkMagazine “We are a duality of hearts, a tender contradiction, an erotic dream, an echo of souls, a love story, a four handed artist, a drifting organism. No gender, no ego, […]
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Editor @Jthnomad Fashion @Swishembassy “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel Swish Embassy is the brainchild of designer Dean Malka, who created this fantastically hilarious clothing line that […]
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Editor @Jthnomad Photo Copyright – Cannes Press Office 2017 “Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn’t give you what you desire – it tells you how to desire.” – Slavoj Zizek Black Chalk picks seven films showcasing at the Cannes Festival, including a fantastically strange Gothic Western from director Sofia Coppola starring Nicole Kidman […]
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