I was a bit of a skeptic with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge trend at first, but then I saw Britney Spears (GODney Spears) take part in the challenge and I was sold. Someone throw ice water on me while I whisper and breath heavily like my gorl Britney. On a more serious note, I honestly have done no research on the challenge, where it originated etc. I don’t intend to either. Topics of charity just aren’t interesting. This is just an observation of the recent flood in social media concerning the topic. Just because Charity is boring doesn’t mean it’s bad. I understand. I donate when a cashier asks…
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A Period of Juvenile Prosperity by Mike Brodie
By the age of 18, photographer Mike Brodie had already set out on a life defined by movement, curiosity, and adventure. In his photobook A Period of Juvenile Prosperity, Brodie documents his travels across the United States, capturing a fleeting moment in time when youth, freedom, and risk collide. He navigates the country primarily by hopping freight trains, a method of travel that allows him to encounter people and places far removed from conventional society.
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Amazing Real-Time Facial Projection Mapping
Could this be the future of makeup? A smoke and mirrors approch to facial reconstrution. Facial projection has already been done but what makes this specific video unique is the real time mapping. It will not only change your face but move with your face. Check out Nobumichi Asai video displaying the innovation in progress. Hopfully when we start severley aging this will be a replacement for botox. Watch the video below!
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Highest Paid Female Models of 2014
What defines a top model? Her unique attitude and talent? No. It’s how much she makes within a year guys, c’mon. This isn’t a church function. Forbes has released their annual list of top paid female models. I unfortunately did not make the cut. But hey there is always next year. Check out the list below, is it what you assumed? or did your top model alter ego get snubbed. Gisele Bundchen – $47 million Doutzen Kroes – $8 million Adriana Lima – $8 million Kate Moss – $7 million Kate Upton – $7 million Miranda Kerr – $7 million Liu Wen – $7 million Alessandra Ambrosio – $5 million…
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Celebrity Makeup Transformations
In a beauty guru and celebrity obsessed world we find everyone trying to emulate and appear like their favorite celebrities through makeup. There are many examples of this on youtube. Some makeup guru’s youtube channels are solely dedicated to using makeup to contour and become your favorite celebrity. New meme’s have popped up making complete fun of the beauty transformation process. They show how just some light highlighting and contouring can make up into the celebrity of your dreams. Check out these hilarious Makeup Transformation meme’s below. #makeuptransformation This is out of control…
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Graveravens has a cigarette with NYC photographer Koa Pennock
Chance the Rapper playing in the background, I had a sit down cigarette in Bushwick, Brooklyn with Hip-hop loving, ex-UFC fighting photographer Koa Pennock. (interviewed by Christopher Klimovski) Thanks for meeting with me for this cigarette buddy. Anything for you. Tell us a bit about who you are and what you do: I want to first thank you for asking me first who I am, and THEN what I do. I’ve never liked being defined by the latter. I’m Koa. I moved from Seattle when i was 20 and now I roam around New York City on foot day and night doing whatever. Eating, dancing, taking pictures. …
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Illustrations by Kaethe Butcher (probably NSFW)
Beautiful illustrated depictions by artist Kaethe Butcher featuring lezgirl centric topics. The images are very raunchy but also have depth and romance. I assume like most passionate relationships. Symbolic with the occasional written statement nuzzled in the story. Enjoy the images below. source:
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Interview: MonsiieurAlex for Graveravens
We had the opportunity to chat with the talented beauty & style guru MonsiieurAlex . In a community dominated by the often ( sometimes overzealous) female it’s refreshing to see a unique, informative and tasteful point of view from a gentlemen. His makeup tutorial’s display the use of quality makeup while still withholding the natural essence and masculine vigor. This goes to show such topics should never be taboo and gender specific. MonsiieurAlex’s helpful tips and reviews can be useful towards everyone. Read our interview with MonsiieurAlex below: Q: At what age did you discover your passion for beauty, style and fashion? A: The real answer to that would probably be around 6th…
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Happy Never After
The power of the series lies in contrast. Saint Hoax uses polished, recognizable imagery and overlays it with bruises, swelling, and expressions of exhaustion or fear. The result is deeply uncomfortable, but that discomfort is central to the work’s purpose. Domestic violence is not abstract or distant, and the artist removes the option for detachment by placing it within a visual language that most people recognize instantly.
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Clemency by artist Jessica Slagle
Like an eclectic kaleidoscope artist Jessica Slagle’s series titled Clemency Catches your attention and makes your eyes soak up the information placed before you. Each piece beautifully saturated by symbolism. Much that we assume is personal to the artist and experience specific. That being said we were curious and asked the backstory behind her favorite piece, that also happens to be the one that started the series. She tells graveravens:“My favorite piece in this series is the first piece that I created for it. About a year ago, I started really getting into yoga. I was going through a pretty rough time and I found that taking 3-5 classes a week worked better…
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“Famous are Dreaming” digital collage by Luis Dourado
Luis Dourado’s digital collage series Famous Are Dreaming reimagines iconic figures through the surreal lens of dreams and imagination. The works depict historical and cultural icons, including Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, enveloped in clouds of colorful smoke that suggest thought, vision, and possibility.
