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A Record of Streetwear & Urban Art — 2006–2014

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FM–2006–00411 October 30, 2006
CAT: ALL BEEF, NO CHICKEN

Iced Out Halloween

With the bitterness of a single 30-something woman on Valentine’s Day, I loathe October 31 for its insignificance on my calendar, and more importantly, the distractions…

FM–2006–00325 October 29, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

Monster Mashes

Jason, Freddy, candy, ghosts and goblins…with Halloween soon upon us, I thought about the best part of Halloween (besides the massive consumption of treats). Now that…

FM–2006–00324 October 28, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

The World Needs More Starck

An orange squeezer that looks like a spider getting ready to race away; a footstool that looks like a giant crown from a child’s cartoon; a…

FM–2006–00323 October 27, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

Slevin Up

Paul McGuigan’s “Lucky Number Slevin” is a violent, raucous good ol’ time with a stellar cast. It scarcely ventures into new territory, but the way it…

FM–2006–00322 October 26, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

Flip Off

Flipping, the un-noble art of buying a limited edition item to immediately sell it for a sizeable profit. And, in my opinion, the scourge of the…

FM–2006–00321 October 25, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

No Biting Allowed

That’s what the sign on the door used to say…. but the way things are going, it seems as though everyone is doing the complete opposite.…

FM–2006–00320 October 24, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

A Taste of Honey

Soul singer Roy Charles Hammond was a hugely talented singer and writer, whose ability far exceeded the moderate attention he received since his start in 1958.…

FM–2006–00319 October 23, 2006
CAT: ALL BEEF, NO CHICKEN

The A-Typical Race Unifier

Apparently a memo was sent to North American DJs that declares hyphy mashups as the new crunk, or even, the new snap rap. Regardless of any…

FM–2006–00298 October 22, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

Classic Material

Today, the worldwide web is a microcosm of the hip-hop industry. Any and everybody can make a website with MySpace, youtube or similar online “communities”. Thus,…

FM–2006–00296 October 21, 2006
CAT: COLUMNS

Globally Corruped Apply Within

During the Second World War, established artists from all around Europe such as Picasso congregated in Paris and created the Absurdist movement in reaction to the…