Word of Mouth

1. Bet ya didn't picture baby photographer extraordinaire Anne Geddes as a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking, irritable auteur!  In this new video short Anne Geddes: Behind the Diaper, prepare to never see those cute pictures of multi-racial babies in flower pots the same way ever again (even if this isn't the real Anne Geddes).  Also featuring a cameo by beloved teen nerd character actor Lee Norris, now all grown up! [via YouTube]

Screen shot 2012-08-02 at 6.26.00 PM.png2. A fascinating new portrait series for Vogue Italia by artist Leland Bobbé shows the blurry lines between gender and identity by depicting the transformation from men into drag queens. In each photograph, one side of the subject's face is entirely made-up like the one above, with bold make-up, styled hair and jewelry while the other side is left completely unadorned. [Vogue Italia via Flavorwire]

Screen shot 2012-08-02 at 6.57.12 PM.png3. The world's richest DJs, according to Forbes. You may need to breathe into a paper bag after reading this, but here are the top 3:
       #1 - Tiesto - $22 million

       #2 - Skrillex - $15 million

       #3 - Swedish House Mafia - $14 million
[via Forbes]

Screen shot 2012-08-02 at 6.32.43 PM.png4. This Saturday is "Trash Your Ex Day" at the Brooklyn Cyclones game against the Auburn Doubledays. Fans are encouraged to bring any items left over from past (and soured) relationships -- photos, clothes, CDs etc -- and throw 'em in massive sanitation trucks waiting outside. [via Gothamist]

Screen shot 2012-08-02 at 6.40.02 PM.png5. If "Trash Your Ex Day" is not your thing, there's also a Beastie Boys 12-stop tour of New York City this Saturday, led by a superfan named Jason Palk who will take curious attendees around all of the old Beastie haunts, including the site of the Paul's Boutique cover on the Lower East Side. In other bittersweet B Boys news, this Sunday also would have been the late Adam Yauch's 48th birthday. [via Animal New York]

Screen shot 2012-08-02 at 6.44.08 PM.png6. Whitney Port is apparently trying to raise $50,000 on indiegogo to help fund her NYFW S/S 2013 fashion show.  We're left asking, "What happened to all of that moolah from The Hills and The City?" [via The Observer]

201208_shore1.jpg7. Here's an inside shot of Coney Island's abandoned, stunningly decrepit Shore Theater. The exterior building was declared a historic site in 2010, the interior, however, has remained uncared for since the theater closed in 1972. Gothamist has more photos. How amazing it would be if they renovated this place? [via Gothamist]

Screen shot 2012-08-02 at 6.48.46 PM.png8. Nas' favorite show is Girls.  Wait, what?  Nas' favorite show is Girls? [Nas Says/People via Buzzfeed]


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