Wilder Mann - photos of traditional animal costumes of Europe, by
Charles Freger. Also in
National Geographic, and in the New York Times'
Lens Blog:
“These traditions come from Neolithic times — from shamanism — and they have never stopped,” said Mr. Fréger, 38. “For a few nights you can behave like a goat, drink a lot and forget about being civilized. You can be a wild animal for three days and then you go back to controlling your wildness.”
posted by moonmilk
on Mar 18, 2013 -
29 comments
What is
Pink Lady? In Japan they are remembered for a string of pop hits in the 70s, but Americans might remember them either from their disco single "
Kiss In The Dark" or from an attempt to sell them to the US market in 1980 via a short-lived NBC variety show
Pink Lady & Jeff (
TVParty summary) with comedian
Jeff Altman. (
Opening). The show featured their Japanese hits,
UFO,
MONSTER (a bi
t more rock and roll), and
SOS along with US hits like
Boogie Wonderland,
McArthur Park and the
occasional guest star. (with
encore)
Also, Roy Orbison.
Sadly, the show failed to break out and the two returned to Japan for a series of farewell concerts and retrospectives. Much, much more available at this
charmingly retro, utterly exhaustive fan site devoted to them. Or just
read the recaps. [more inside]
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 11, 2011 -
33 comments
What do you get when you cross a pug with the Wampa from The Empire Strikes Back?
Behold
The Wampug.
(SLYT 36 seconds of cute)
posted by quin
on Nov 14, 2011 -
21 comments
Large-scale color photographs from 2005 to 2006 reflect the ritual adornment and spirituality of masquerade in Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso in West Africa. These portraits of masqueraders build on Galembo's work of the past twenty years photographing the rituals and religious culture in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, as well as the homegrown custom of Halloween in the United States. West African Masquerade.
[more inside]
posted by Rinku
on May 30, 2010 -
5 comments
At first, it seemed
the Azeris would win the Olympic Pants War handily, but then Norway, with its
argyle advantage (in crazy and
crazier varieties), seemed to have taken the lead. Now, US snowboard cross racer Nate Holland (competing, of course, in
this wonderful outfit) is stepping in to
set the pants rules for his own sport. But in the end, no matter what country they're competing for, it's the
figure skaters who have won. As history has shown us, they always have the
best pants of them all.
posted by ocherdraco
on Feb 19, 2010 -
73 comments
It's Parade Day, the culmination of the island's biggest and best party of the year,
Key West's Fantasy Fest 2008. It's a small party, (in that Key West is only 4-by-2 miles in size), but it increases Key West's population from 27,000 to over 100,000! What's the attraction? Well aside from the
body painting [
NSFW], casual debauchery [
NSFW, GGW, and possible WTF],
great freakin' music,
freaks getting freaky over freak nakedness,
photo ops [
again, NSFW], and
a pretty much non-stop outrageous gay-straight-bi-leather-whatever One Human Family sexy
fun fun fun [
NSFW] celebration, Parade Night is miles and miles/five hours of
out-of-this-world partying island festival [
possible NSFW, whatchutink]!
Come now!
posted by humannaire
on Oct 25, 2008 -
6 comments
Halloween is lurking ever nearer, and you need costumes and home decorations. Even if you're not as crafty as a witch, Halloween is a good time to start because the results are
supposed to look deformed and grotesque. And you're dreaming of a green Halloween. Fortunately I just happen to have a few links to get you started. This
garlic wreath could help you keep the vampires away, and this
eyeball wreath may work on everyone else. For a geek-style Halloween, make a
Mac-o-lantern. You could also decorate the house with a
vinyl record cat clock,
tin can candle lanterns, a
ghost mobile,
CD cat coasters, or a
skeleton doll made out of old socks. For outdoor decorations,
lawn tombstones can be made out pizza boxes and old newspapers, a
skeleton out of old plastic containers, and there could be a
ghost or two hanging about. You could adorn yourself with
a skeleton brooch made out of tin cans, and if you've got old clothes or linens lying about the children in your life might like a
few cute monsters to
cuddle. If your kids (or you) have finally outgrown dolls, give the dolls a
zombie makeover. For costume ideas, check out the
Daily Green's list of the best recycled costumes on the Web, then send the kids trick or treating with
pumpkin or
black cat canisters.
Just please be careful with those shears and x-acto knives or the blood and gore on your costume may be a little too organic.
posted by orange swan
on Oct 24, 2008 -
28 comments
Clothes for the sophisticated guinea-pig-about town. Don't forget to check out their wide selection of
hats.
posted by ozomatli
on Jun 1, 2006 -
22 comments
