KULTURA

ever since i went to the philippines last february i've been proper obsessed with traditional filipino culture. even though i was born there, i left when i was still so young i never really appreciated the things that are inherently part of me.
it's not as obvious now, especially in manila where like the rest of the world it looks like a caricature of american culture. but despite having a mcdonald's and a 7-11 at literally every corner, every now and then an old church or remnants of an old home breaks up the neon signs and it gives you a glimpse of how life would've been like many years ago and i get a feeling that it was so much more beautiful than how it looks like now. and without the worst traffic jams in the planet!

I WANNA BE ADORED

ian brown is cool as fuck. how many men in their late forties can still wear adidas trackies and cazal shades without looking like a total twat? when i was growing up i wanted to be ian brown. and now that i'm actually grown i still want to be like ian brown.

AUREL SCHMIDT

i'm quite keen on artists who explore the darker side of things. alexander mcqueen, egon schiele or alan moore for example. i like the certain truth that is revealed when we are confronted by things we absolutely have no affinity towards. i mean, i hate rodents. i absolutely loath them. scream like a little bitch if i even see something as harmless as a hamster. but i see it in aurel schmidt's work and i'm mesmerized by it. not that it would stop me from crossing to the other side of the street if i see a squirrel or anything.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

rue mclanahan who played blanche on golden girls passed away today. out of the four only betty white is left and that kinda breaks my heart.

THE DARK AGES

if you're going to spend millions of dollars to promote your brand, do you really think a model standing in front of a solid background in a studio is the best way to do it? that shit is so boring. you only put out two campaigns each year why not go all out. i want drama people. loads and loads of drama. like versace's medieval wonderland autumn/winter 1998 campaign. it's fucking epic.