gunpowder & gold

watch the weekly battle as gay (Alexander Mayfair) & straight (Ford Pettibone) best friends go head 2 head on music, fashion, art, and everything in between.

A selection of paintings from Jesse Lenz’s series “Monsters & Marilyns.”  More here.

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florence + the machine - spectrum

*directed by david lachapelle. could you ask for a more perfect union? audio and visual magic. love love love

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ellie goulding - high for this (the weekend cover)

* smooth, sexy, and just what i needed to get me through the afternoon. #songdujour

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jay-z x kanye west - no church in the wild feat. frank ocean & the dream

* liked the song, love this video. a natural pacifier, i can’t lie, this video makes me want to go out and start a fight with authority. #love

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Zero Lopez uses my weapon of choice, Sharpie, to create stunning drawings.

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scissor sisters - let’s have a kiki

*gay culture goes mainstream.

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french artist mademoiselle maurice creates stunning geometric 2d sculptures on urban surfaces using rainbows of folded origami figures. beautifully simple.

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(Source: tacticalshoyu)

A stop motion music video made with toys and games for a DubStep song? Oh yeah, it rocks.  

Get By — Delta Heavy

P.S.

Do not watch if you are squeamish.

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 Flashy-Fly shit.

They Point — E-40 featuring Juicy J & 2 Chainz.

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Some handmade Guatemalan shoes crafted near Guatemala City.  Osborn’s Artisan Craft Shoes is the brainchild of Aaron Osborn.  An operation supporting local artisans and turning out high quality handcrafted shoes.  Just right for summer.

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Jaila Simms, Trevon James & DDM - phony pony

*death drop* for friday :) #obsessiondujour

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CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2013 RESORT COLLECTION

karl lagerfeld presented the 2013 chanel resort collection at versailles today - taking inspiration from the paintings of antoine watteau, he created a quality collection that could we’d like to describe as marie antoinette meets rocker chick meets a pastel painted pallet. 

uncle karl brought a lot of crazy to the looks this time around, but we actually LOVE quite a few of the classic pieces (when you mentally break them down); the florals and rococo silhouettes, the colors. though it’s a little out there for chanel’s taste, we really dig this 18th century France meets 2013 vibe. (via wetheurban)

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Oddisee re-imagines Marvin Gaye’s “Ain’t That Peculiar.” Official summer jam.

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lithuanian photographer and artist tadao cern has been working on a series of hilarious portraits entitled, ahem, blow job, that depicts individuals enduring gale-force winds directly to the face. say goodbye to the next 15 minutes, he’s taken 100 portraits so far. and if you liked these, here’s a similar series by jonathan robert willis from last year. (via this is colossal)

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