Inside the head of…Vanessa Jean Speckman
Illustration by Fabio Vermelho We first came into contact with artist, craftswoman and all-round awesome person Vanessa Jean Speckman a few years ago when our friend Frank was suggesting zinesters in California we could get in touch with. We’ve kept in touch...
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My Gut Feelings in Budapest; a culinary travel diary. Pt 3.
Day 7 The contraceptive pill was working it’s dark and ugly magic by the time I got to Szechenyi thermal baths. I felt infuriated by the guy on reception telling me that the massage wasn’t available without a gift voucher (but I couldn’t buy a gift...
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My Gut Feelings in Budapest; a culinary travel diary. Pt 2.
Day 4 – Massolit is a sweet little independent book store and coffee shop tucked away in the Jewish quarter. You (I, I’m projecting. I’m inviting you to imagine you are as useless as I am. I’m distancing myself from my own procrastination) have...
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My Gut Feelings in Budapest; a culinary travel diary. Pt 1.
This is going to be a new feature for the site, culinary (mostly, semi, partially, whatever) and emotional travel diaries. If you are interested in doing your own one then please email us. (all photos taken by me.) Day 1– The 10mg of Diazepam I had...
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Inside the head of…Esme Patterson
Esme Patterson is a singer songwriter from Denver, Colorado with three solo albums under her belt, and one with the band Paper Bird. We first discovered her when a friend of ours gave us a copy of Woman to Woman, her 2014 album which gives voice to the women...
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A Critical Overview of the Evolution of Dolly Parton’s Tits
A Critical Overview of the Evolution of Dolly Parton’s Tits from 1965-2015 and their Direct Relation to America’s Standing as a Dominant Global Superpower. by Chris Harward In this brief essay I will discuss the various ways in which Dolly Parton’s...
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Everything In Between by Joe Meno
Age of eighteen, my parents split on Christmas Eve. They had been separated for a year, got back together, struggled on. Dad pulled me aside and we sat down on my bed. He put a hand on my shoulder and said I hope you won’t hold it against me. I nodded and then shook...
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Lulu’s Divinity Recipe by Texas Joe
Christmas. What a drag. Not for everybody… but for a lot of folks. Christmas is for kids and adults with kids. The rest of us get stuck chasing memories. Great wholesome dreamy memories of toys under a tree and Elvis christmas albums. Would that Mean Green...
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Christmas Chickens by Noah Cicero
When the boy awoke, the sun had not yet risen. The boy felt excited. Christmas Morning! He left the bed, he didn’t feel tired, he felt pure enthusiasm. He wanted to know what the presents were, he knew Santa had come. He knew Santa came from very far away to bring him...
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The story of how Rudolph got his red nose
“For heavens sake Klaus, stop coddling the little egg. He needs to learn to look after himself”, Mama Juovla was chastising her eldest son as he tied his little brothers shoe laces for him for the thousandth time, not even bothering to try explaining the...
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Soaked to the skin by Leonard Cohen
The last time I saw Leonard Cohen perform live was in the square outside the Santa Croce church in Florence, Italy. It’s a small square, no more than 1000 people sitting on rickety white plastic chairs over cobbled stones. When you looked up, through the fairy...
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Inside the head of…Anousha Hutton
Illustration by Fabio Vermelho Anousha Hutton is a British photographer based in Los Angeles. Her journey with photography began in London, whereupon graduating high school, she was awarded a “Top 5 in the UK” designation from the AQA. From there, she...
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