This Artist Makes Awards for Men Who Do the Absolute Minimum
This is an article that was published by VICE.com on April 25, 2018 The original piece can be found here with the accompanying images.
The woman behind the hilarious @awardsforgoodboys Instagram is sick of letting all that fuckboy bullshit slide.
In a world where headlines barrage readers with news of mass attacks on humanity, the inefficacy of elected leaders, and sexual predators in power, finding levity in it all can feel counterintuitive. Counterproductive even. But 2018 is perhaps a perfect moment to celebrate the tragicomic—or finding humor in life's darkened corners.
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This Artist Turns His Anxiety and Depression into Darkly Hilarious Comics
This is an article published by VICE.com on June 4, 2018. The original piece can be found here.
These illustrations by @alecwithpen are super relatable for anyone who's struggled with their mental health.
They say that laughter is the best medicine, but honestly, that’s poor advice. For most people, medicine is the best medicine. But laughter can be a balm that puts our plights into perspective. It helps us move on and ultimately live.
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This Film Festival Offers Solutions to Climate Change
The Film4Climate Global Video Competition showcases how filmmakers are engaged in decision-making, commanding universal attention and action at the COP22.
As the COP22 Film4Climate Global Video Competition begins, the mood is somber: it's the end of the first week of the Conference of Parties and just five days after the announcement of Trump’s election win. While uncertainty and fear for the future are palpable, there's also a sense of hope, as this is where the efforts for taking action on climate change merge with the creative medium of filmmaking.
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Vibrators and a Girl Gang Fuse Fashion and Feminism at NYFW
Justin Bieber and Bondage-inspired fashions redraw the lines around feminine sexuality in Namilia’s S/S17 line, ‘You’re Just A Toy.’
Mounted on the top bunk in Hotel On Rivington’s Owner’s Suite, I can hear a muted ripping sound as I register that I’ve turned the tiny hole across my backside into two entirely separate pieces of fabric. As a model in a NYFW presentation, this is basically #1 on the “You Are Now Fucked” list, but being a part of the presentation for Namilia’s newest collection, You’re Just A Toy, I have numerous reasons to shrug it off and just enjoy my evening bare-assed.
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This Short Film Series Isn't for You
This is an article published by VICE's Creators Project on June 4th, 2017. The original piece can be found here with the accompanying photographs.
Leslie Foster’s 59 film installation features 11 collaborative short films made by marginalized artists.
Though mainstream cultural narratives often fail those relegated to the fringes of our societies, artists like Leslie Foster are deliberately crafting content that, as Foster and the artists with whom he's collaborated call it, "isn't for you."
This "you" is the proverbial "you" that exemplifies the cultural powers-that-be, and more specifically in the case of Foster's most recent project, the 59 film installation, the cis, white male. "These visuals are not created for the dominant culture to easily consume," explains Foster. "They are celebrations of bodies and genders and ideas that are often marginalized."
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