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I think it’s about time for one of those every few years whoooshy music/aesthetic changes. That are unplanned but come as a relief when they do happen. Everything is a little uneasy right now. This first image is form Halloween 1973. Today was pretty much uneventful; last night was (began) excellent. I dressed as TSS – Toxic Shock Syndrome this year. Red tights, bloodied skin, a string from the centre of my head and a billowy dress with a strange organic/carnivorous anemonic pattern that faintly resembles a gangrenous tampon. Possibly my favourite costume ever?
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Or perhaps molotov? It turns out there’s not so much menstral art out there in the world. This is surprising? A womb is a weapon and should perhaps be used accordingly (…and in a less essentialising manner). Why menstrual art? I’m going to be TSS – the vaguely apocalyptic Toxic Shock Syndrome (how real is it??) this year. This will be super exciting – having decided this at some early hour on Nov 1st 08 it’s now middle October again! Not supersure how, but luckily the internet has dressed up as Tampax before. The above image is from a 1973 exhibition, “Issues”, by the mysterious Judy Clark, who seems to today run some kind of art agency in Cornwall. I wish I knew more about her? These pieces are kind of intriguing, especially “Grooming” below. |
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I have tonight – the BLACK METAL BROMANCE APOKALYPSE (really!) – set, or fairly: I’m going to aim at Abbath from Immortal (above: so bromantic, no?). But the day itself, I really have no idea. All I know is that this year I can, will not be Alex from a Clockwork Orange for the well, third year running (what can I say, it’s my emergency go-to). My friend’s probably going to be a decapitated aristocrat, along Marie Antoinette lines, which is going to be mad fun to do. We haven’t any wigs, but I figure a really bouffant hairdo is probably similar to putting up a mohawk? Liberally dusted, or maybe dunked in baby powder though. And the costumery! Though I didn’t think much of the film, it was visually gorgeous, as have been past versions, it seems:
Clearly, me and Olivia don’t have much better to do right now. Happy Halloween!
A Agriculturalist zombie: RAINSS
B Bondage zombie: PAINSS
C Columbia zombie: EMINENT DOMAINSS
D Decorator zombie: CURTAINSS
E Electrician zombie: MAINSS
F Financial Trader zombie: COCAINESS
G Gentrification zombie: CRANESS
H Housekeeper zombie: STAINSS
I Immigration zombie: DETAINSS
J Joe the Plumber zombie: DRAINSS
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Since when did the War on Terror become the War on Zombies? In an especially weird twist, (and so well timed for Halloween!) a high school student from Kentucky has been arrested, and faces felony charges. Why? for writing a short story He got turned in by his grandparents, to boot, and is currently being held at the Clark County Detention Center, under a $5000 bail (raised from a grand, with prosecutors citing the ’seriousness of the charge’).
