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Chitty Chitty Bangs Bangs
Bangs are hot. If you don't believe me, just check out the hair of the people who know fashion the best: teens, musicians, models and those cute people at the clubs who you envy -- or want to get...
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Fashion Designer Sheila Frank Needs You to Help Pay Her Student Loans
If there's more to life than having ten dogs and designing retro bathing suits, Sheila Frank doesn't know what it is. When I came across Sheila Frank, I immediately took notice of her retro bathing...
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Vice vs Virtue:The Art Exhibit You Should Check Out Even If You're Not A...
Artist Justine Bassani I distinctly remember the first time I glimpsed Ms. Justine Marie Bassani's paintings in her artfully cluttered downtown apartment. That she was abundantly talented was...
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"This is Burlesque" - Walking the Tightrope Where Naughty Meets Nice
Interview with Burlesque Superstar Angie PontaniBefore the show I had the chance to meet with glamour vixen Angie Pontani, the show’s star and reigning queen of burlesque, Miss Exotic World 2008. We...
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Anna Fur Laxis: A Little Slice of Americana in UK Burlesque
Interview With One of England's Coolest Burlesque Dancers Anna Fur Laxis Everyday WearPhoto by Candee PhotographyOn my list of American things -- way above apple pie, which isn't American, and...
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The Dames Aflame Dancers: Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas and What Your Company May...
Dames Aflame costume designer Stephanie Ludwig (Left) and director Shannon Newton (Right)photo by JimiflixInterview with Dames Director Shannon Newton Plus Photos and VideoMy friend, who agreed to...
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Work Less and Make More Money by Becoming an Artist: the Helle Mardahl Story
Helle Mardahl looking relaxed just a few days before her first NYC show opens up It's not often that you meet someone who says she gave up her successful career to become an artist because she was...
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Magic Maya - Interview with Animator and Artist Maya Erdelyi-Perez
Maya Erdelyi-PerezFrom ice sculpting at the Ice Hotel in the Arctic to staging renegade fashion shows in the Paris subway system, the life of New York born artist Maya Erdelyi-Perez is not unlike one...
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Wildflowers: Interview with Playwright Lila Rose Kaplan
An excellent production and top notch cast helped draw attention to Wildflower, and its young, up and coming playwright Lila Rose Kaplan. Although a few reviews, including the New York Times,...
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Don't Call it "Chick Music": Interview with Talented Singer/Songwriter Arielle
Arielle with her Electric GuitarPhoto by Rebecca Weiss Photography If you haven't had the pleasure of hearing Arielle perform in one of her numerous gigs throughout the Village club circuit, I...
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Amanda Ray: A Musician to Watch Out For
Amanda Ray in a Spooky Cave! Amanda Ray's Debut Album Mirrored Images recalls some of my old favorites like Massive Attack and Morcheeba, but also brings in the energy of electro-grunge bands like...
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Pillow Talk with Talented Filmmaker Gabrielle Lindau
Gabrielle Lindau I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the lovely and talented filmmaker/director Gabrielle Lindau. An openly queer artist, Gabrielle's projects frequently deal with LGBT issues...
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Joyce Raskin: My Misadventures as a Teenage Rock Star
Meet Alex, the teenager I always wanted to be when I was a teenager. Actually, scratch that; at *censored* years of age, I still want to be like Alex, the fourteen year old rock star heroine of Joyce...
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Playing With Dolls: Why Fashion Photographer Meagan Cignoli Has the Best....
Meagan CignoliMeagan Cignoli is an up-and-coming fashion and portrait photographer in NYC. Only in her 20s, she has already photographed fashion editorials and features for the likes of Elle magazine,...
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A Chat with Virgins (and a Lady Named Eva, or, um, Emily)
Eva and Her Virgins A performance by Eva and Her Virgins is as evocative for the theatrical antics and energy of its band members as it is for the luster of its dark electronic pop sound. Playful,...
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The Unlikely Dancer: How Sheila McClear Came of Age at the 8th Avenue Peep Shows
A sign hangs on the door of Gotham City Video, one of the places McClear used to work.Photo by Bjorn RocheI wouldn't have been able to identify author Sheila McClear as she walked in for our interview...
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