Art of Manliness Manvotionals – Official Video Trailer

Trailer for our new book The Art of Manliness Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the Seven Manly Virtues.

Hits bookshelves September 2011. Pre-order it today on Amazon:http://amzn.to/k6XC81 or Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/jcgUKF

Gay Mormons? | Book

Blog Entry by  MY BLAHG

I just wanted to let people know about this book.

About a year and a half ago, my brother-in-law, Brent, realized he is gay. He’s an active LDS guy, so for a long time he didn’t even consider that he might be gay. (He just wasn’t interested in girls because, you know, he was a “late bloomer,” and things like that.) He knew he should like girls, and he wanted to, but even though he prayed to be attracted to girls, went on a lot of dates, and had his hormone levels tested, etc, nothing changed. Meanwhile, he’s had all these experiences where he feels “brotherly love” towards other guys.

Once Brent realized what was going on, he did a lot of research on being Mormon and gay, and I don’t know what else. He helped start a gay club at BYU (although it is not officially recognized, they do have permission to meet). He also attended different conferences and firesides, etc, and he started hosting parties at his parents’ house every quarter, or so.

“Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind” Book

via Selectism

NPR’s All Songs points our attention to a new book by Jacob McMurray that looks to dissect the rise and commercial success of the grunge movement and a look into the history of punk from the perspective of the Pacific Northwest. Taking Punk to the Masses looks to open with a discussion of The Kingsmen’s “Louie, Louie.”

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the Seattle Sound, within the context of the underground punk subculture that was developing throughout the u.S. in the late 1970s and 1980s. The book serves as a companion and contextual backdrop to the Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses exhibition, which opens at Seattle’s Experience Music Project in 2011. This decade-and-a-half musical journey will be represented entirely through the lens of EMP’s oral history and permanent object collection, an invaluable and rich cultural archive of over 800 interviews and 140,000 objects — instruments, costumes, posters, records and other ephemera dedicated to the pursuit of rock ’n’ roll.

The book is out now on the excellent Fantagraphics imprint and includes a companion DVD. Amazon has it.

Related articles

• Fantagraphics exhibit celebrates Charles Peterson’s photos (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• ‘Nirvana: Taking Punk To The Masses’ Sneak Peek: A Record Deal, Smashed Nevermind Guitar (newsroom.mtv.com)

London Tattoos: ALEX MACNAUGHTON Wants You for Book

AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER AND AUTHOR OF THREE BOOKS ON THE LONDON STREET ART SCENE, ALEX MACNAUGHTON IS EMBARKING ON HIS LATEST PROJECT.
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LONDON TATTOOS SETS OUT TO DOCUMENT HOW TATTOOS CAN BE A REFLECTION OF LONDONERS’ UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND LIFESTYLES, THROUGH CONTEMPORARY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. THE RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A BOOK LATER IN 2011.

Forthcoming from Prestel, London Tattoos is the latest project from award winning photographer Alex MacNaughton. His aim is to show how tattoos reflect the character and lifestyle of the wearer. He’s currently shooting subjects, so if you’d like to be involved please check out Londontattoosbook.com for full information

Levi Johnston, A Deer in the Headlights Spews Venom

I only have one thing to say. Levi those are some great D**k sucking lips. Levi Johnston releases the cover for his upcoming memoir Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin’s Crosshairs. Let’s hope it’s as dumb, vengeful and cute as he is.

I love all Things Taschen Touches (Books)

It’s not to early to start making your 2011 Christmas list. Taschen has a way of making all subjects a visual orgasm. You may have seen one of the most popular books titled Big Penis Book. Perhaps looked at it from across the room with longing, coming hither fuck me eyes? This newest book on photographers is a must see. The thing about Taschen‘s books is that a lot of them are limited edition and then disappear. One day i will have them all (wicked evil laugh).

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“Photographers A-Z” Book

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Curated points us at this photography tome from Taschen. “Photographers A-Zfunctions as a complete compendium of important photographers of the 20th-century. Included are masters with works hanging in museum collections, as well as the finest in “applied” – fashion, etc. – areas. As you might imagine, the names come in alphabetical order, a brief biographical sketch complementing a series of photographs from each artist.”

Available from Amazon.