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The 10th Annual Edwardian Ball of San Francisco. Lee Evil and Dougy Gyro in his “Nautilus” costume. The tenth Edwardian Ball. Crept up upon us unawares, while we were still sleepy from holiday overeating and adjusting to our regular work schedules again. All of a sudden everyone seemed to say “. But I haven’t a costume! A contact juggler amongst the revelers. A pair of lovely lasses on the stairs. And Sunday Gorey Sunday. Justin Katz, bassist for Rosin Coven. And founder/producer of the Ball. Purveyors a...
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Choklit Chanteuse: October 2010
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. Things That Please Me: Stereoscopic Vixens. We interrupt this lull in postings with a scandalous report I have discovered an amazingly expansive archive. Of naughty peep show cards from Chicago's Columbian Exhibition of 1893. What is it about the erotica of yesteryear that makes it so much more tantalizing than today's bare-it-all trashiness? There are no less than 57 pages of stereoscopic peepshow galleries. The combination of form and function is trul...
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Choklit Chanteuse: Non-Stop Shenanigans from Jeunet
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. Non-Stop Shenanigans from Jeunet. I've only ever adored anything that was born in the imagination of French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. From the seedy dark delights of Delicatessen. To the whimsical romantic giddiness of Amelie. Jeunet never fails to delight me. So it was a given that I'd fall for his newest film, Micmacs à Tire-Larigot. A phrase impossible to translate, but roughly meaning "non-stop shenanigans". Like one long Rube-Goldberg. July 7, 2...
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Choklit Chanteuse: November 2010
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. Working Myself into A Fine Frenzy. My love for stop-motion animation is no secret. Give me Švankmajer. Give me Brothers Quay. Over rubbery slick CGI any day. Coraline. And Fantastic Mister Fox. Make me positively quiver with glee. So it's no surprise that this music video for A Fine Frenzy. Stopped me in my tracks. Who stars in the video, is an impossibly luscious fiery-haired young vixen named Alison Sudol. As it turns out, Angela Kolher and her partne...
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Choklit Chanteuse: The Miracle of Mystimation
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. The Miracle of Mystimation. The lovely and talented Else. Proprietress of Latent Twist Spatterdashery. Introduced me to a most enchanting film a few nights ago: Vynález zkázy. Aka The Deadly Invention, a.k.a. The Fabulous World of Jules Verne. Now I'm no stranger to Czech animation; given my love of puppets, stop-motion, and surrealism, it's unsurprising that Jan Švankmajer. But I'm sad to admit I had never heard of Karel Zeman. The resulting hybrid of ...
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Choklit Chanteuse: August Bradley's Haunting Imagination
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. August Bradley's Haunting Imagination. I happened upon this delightful series of images from the 2008 Hasselblad Masters. Book by fashion photographer August Bradley. While poking about on DeviantArt. Admittedly, the first one caught my eye because I recognized Kojii, one of the models from the single season of Project Runway. I indulged in watching (it was only for Louise Black. You can find a number of lovely interviews. It seemed like a fitting month...
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Choklit Chanteuse: June 2010
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. Saucy Swimwear for Solstice. O beloved readers, I have been utterly remiss in my long absence. rest assured I have a good reason, which will soon be revealed. In the meantime, my band, Baby Seal Club. Has been in full gigging and recording mode. We have two shows coming up with watery themes: a giant warehouse party called Sand by the Ton. And the Rivertown Revival. Things lightened up considerably in the 1920's. Stripes are de rigueur for the gents as ...
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Choklit Chanteuse: August 2010
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. In the Pudding Club. It's finally time to come out of the closet. I'm knocked up. I've got a certifiable bun in the (rapidly-expanding) oven. After many years of being decidedly NOT ready to jump on the breeder bandwagon, we decided the time was right. Hemp and Velvet Booties by Bobka Baby. And "How in the world will we decide whose surname this child will inherit? And frequenting the brilliant alt parenting blog Offbeat Mama. But fear not, my loves!
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Choklit Chanteuse: CoutureLust: Steam Trunk Couture
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. CoutureLust: Steam Trunk Couture. I'm beside myself with excitement to bring you the latest CoutureLust profile it's been some time in the making. Meet Juniper Lindquist Fletcher, who along with her husband Christian Fletcher, brings us Steam Trunk Couture. Juniper and Christian in 2007 / Photo: Derick Ion). Steam Punk Gown / Model: Ashley Knight / Photo: Sequoia Emmanuelle. Sidecar Tommy in Steam Trunk / Photo: Derick Ion). I am also an illustrator, pa...
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Choklit Chanteuse: Saucy Swimwear for Solstice
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168;¨¨°º the adventures of choklit chanteuse º°¨¨¨. Saucy Swimwear for Solstice. O beloved readers, I have been utterly remiss in my long absence. rest assured I have a good reason, which will soon be revealed. In the meantime, my band, Baby Seal Club. Has been in full gigging and recording mode. We have two shows coming up with watery themes: a giant warehouse party called Sand by the Ton. And the Rivertown Revival. Things lightened up considerably in the 1920's. Stripes are de rigueur for the gents as ...