Rogue Wave @ The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA 5/3/08 (Warning: This is really a write up of GOP)
San Francisco, California, United States
Even before Rouge Wave took the stage and delivered the goods, the Fillmore was treated to an opening performance from San Diego’s Grand Ole Party. Wholly Fuck. What a great band. Singer-drummer Kristin Gundred belted out much inde-soul on her way to becoming a classic front woman. This happy fan hasn’t hollered that loud or that often in forever. I actually shouted “good for you” from my perch in the balcony.
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Twisted Twombly
Málaga, Spain
Cy Twombly's work brings to mind the bold paint designs of Jackson Pollack littered with graffiti-esque phrases in vivid hues.
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Material Boy
Turkey
"I think that fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight" states Karl Lagerfeld, über-mogul and the creative genuis behind Chloé, Fendi and most recently, Chanel. He should know: the designer credits his now-svelte physique to a 90lb. weight loss brought on by a bizarre 13 month diet, the details of which he divulged to Dr. Jean-Claude Houdret and published in a self-named paperback.
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Biofuel = Big Bucks
Los Angeles, California, United States
From claims that obese Westerners are devouring the world's produce to pleas that panicked developing nations stop hoarding it, recriminations were flying at a two-day UN conference focused on soaring international food prices this week - and The Guardian reports that anger ran highest over US policies aggressively promoting biofuels farming.
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