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Regina Spektor on the meaning of the expression "the eyes fear, but the hands do." /music/
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Bad Sex With Steve Almond by Steve Almond
The big fake-out. /regulars/
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Scanner by Ada Calhoun
Apparently, we're not as dodgy as we should be. /regulars/
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The Screengrab by Bilge Ebiri
Today on Hooksexup's new film blog: John Malkovich as a "luckless magician"? Sign us up.
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Miss Information by Erin Bradley
This week: How to bring your cross-dressing boyfriend home to Mom and Dad. /advice/
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Rebel Girl by John Freeman
For Indonesian author Atu Utami, chick lit is political. /books/
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Instant Love by Jami Attenberg
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Horoscopes by Neal Medlyn
Your week in sex. /regulars/
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Bad Sex With Jonathan Goldstein by Jonathan Goldstein
The worst handjob ever. /regulars/
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Slovakian Idols by Jano Horak
"See a female colossus . . . her mountainous torso, skyscraper limbs, giant desires!" /photography/
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Divine Wrong by The Rev. Astrid Storm
The Da Vinci Code: a sexy albino, some architectural trivia and a good Bush-administration analogy. /film/
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Film Reviews by Bilge Ebiri, Logan Hill and Peter Smith
Subculturama: Mouth to Mouth (crazy partiers); Is It Really So Strange? (Latino Morrissey fans). Plus, Date DVD. /film/
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Sex Advice from . . . Israeli Soldiers by Marisa S. Katz
Q: My girlfriend's higher rank bothers me. What can we do?
A: Have a threesome with someone of lower rank than both of you. /regulars/
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The Third-Wave-Feminist Mystique by Ada Calhoun
What was Abu Ghraib guard Jennifer Scala thinking when she brought the book Cunt into the courtroom? /dispatches/
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Miss Information by Erin Bradley
This week: How do I end my nine-year relationship? /advice/
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Offertory by Amy Hempel
"I said, 'I'll show you what he did to me,' and he said, 'But you can't show me, I'm not a woman. You have to tell me.'" /fiction/
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Polish photographer Piotr Zastrozny recently shot an elaborate series called "Nine Months," which documents a friend's pregnancy. Zastrozny then took these photos and created a mesmerizing and delightful time-lapse video. A classic 1940s trailer for his movie would feature text wipes urging you to: WITNESS! A study in anatomy like you've never seen before! BEHOLD! As the miracle of life unfolds before your very eyes! and TUNE IN NEXT WEEK! To see unicorns having furious gay sex! — Jason Wishnow
What was your inspiration for "Nine Months"?
I've been friends with Tom and Iza for years. When she became pregnant, I asked straight away about doing this project. At the beginning Iza wasn't sure. It took her a few moments to consider, and then she agreed. It's the best souvenir someone could ever imagine.
How did she handle the shoot?
Women are a lot stronger than men, and I don't mean physical strength here. I started taking pictures during her second month. When it came to her comfort level, there weren't any problems the first few months. Later on, there were some days when she didn't feel like posing, but that's completely natural.
In the photo series, you show your subject's face. Why did you cut it out in the video?
When you look at a picture, you have enough time to calmly go through all the details contained in that image. When you watch a movie, everything happens so quickly. Iza is a very beautiful girl, and I didn't want someone to be distracted by her face. The primary focal point is the transformation in her posture. There is a different way to focus on the same frame, whether in motion or a still picture.
You seem to pay homage to Eadweard Muybridge.
I like Muybridge. I like who he was, what he did, and why he did it. To be honest, I can't say why I also like 150 other photographers, musicans, or people. When I like something I try to enjoy it without over-analyzing.
Where else is this work being shown?
This movie will be a part of my diploma (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk in Poland). It will be shown with my other pictures taken in the small villages of Eastern Poland, where unemployment is dominant. The communities are inhabited by more or less twenty people, the oldest of whom is almost seventy years old.
Where can we see more of your work?
My homepage. n°
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Jason Wishnow has been called the "enfant terrible of digital film" (Yahoo! magazine) and one of the ten most influential digital filmmakers of 1999 (Res magazine). His all-vegetable adaptation of Oedipus has played 60+ international film festivals including Sundance, Seattle, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong. |
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