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Mark Bittman Eat My Heart Out
Feeling a little like leftover mexican? Think it has anything to do with what you shove into you’re greasy gullet? You might just be right. Nutrition is simple, but the truth seems to be that people let the market make their dietary decisions for them. Imagine food as sex. Do you want cheap superficial mindless sex, or passionate deep substantial sex. Keep up with with the corn-fed chicken nuggets and you’re going to look like ten miles of hard road in no time. A balance diet will make you look and feel better.
Everyone is different and therefore can rely upon a contrast of nutritional need. My rule of thumb would be six to eight glasses of water a day, two parts fresh fruits or vegetables, one part whole grains, one part Eggs, fish and chicken (fresh/free range), and red meat when celebrating death. No fast food and another rule of thumb; when you’re drunk anything goes. But seriously people, take a little stock in your own health.
Mark Bittman covers food politics, the truth about meat today, and what it means to be corn fed. He also discusses how cooking seemingly became complicated over time, which in turn caused us to reply on prepared food.
can’t see the video? click here.
If you’re at all interested and want to see some real figures please help yourself to the whole ten yards:
detailed analysis.
Mark Bittman also done a food blog for the NY Times where you can find delicious and simple recipes:
bitten.blogs.nytimes.com
Friday the 15th: “Crash” the Art of Bethany Shorb and Cyberoptix Tielab 2010
Here’s to a lady who multi-faceted talent and dedication have inspired me to re-create myself several times over. Her works an exhibition of grace in the realms of business and pleasure. Come celebrate the success and bask in the fellowship of Bethany Shorb and birthday bud Michael Doyle on this wonderful evening.
Are you fucking dumb get a map
ps check out these beauties:
sexy photo
hex tie
Don’t forget to buy something, you ought to to look this good.
Original Article:
Bethany Shorb’s Cyberoptix Tielab 2010 Preview and Photography Exhibition:
Special Musical Performance by Justin Carver from “Something Cold” and Deth Lab
Friday Jan, 15th 2010 6pm @ 323East in Royal Oak, MI.
These are not your father’s ties – let’s make that clear first. Cyberoptix? Right – and with a fresh bottle of Old Spice wrapped up with it. Knot quite.
These are the works of an imaginative artist and photographer named Bethany Shorb who took the mundane reality of neckwear and proceeded to give it a twist or two in new directions – with bold color, bolder materials, and the novel idea that a traditional symbol of subservience could be transformed into “a subversive object of desire.”
Reaching that goal was aided immeasurably by Shorb’s other talents; besides photography, she is trained in sculpture, costume design, and prop construction. And THOSE accomplishments, we hasten to add, are complemented nicely by her brutally direct understanding of what see sees or what she wants us to see. Shorb has tackled a variety of subjects and (as evidenced by a recent exhibit inspired by J.G. Ballard’s novel CRASH) her “eye” is not a blinking one by any stretch. Something is heated to an almost unbearable degree in her works. And if you can’t stand the heat … well, best you seek out an environment where the climate is more controlled.
But you don’t want to do that. What you want to do is to see the latest creations by this intriguing talent – the ones that 323 East will unveil on January 15. The cravats are cool. The pix are pulsating. Nice way to make a knot in our opinion.
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Schooled in both sculpture and photography, Bethany Shorb creates elaborate prop, costume and set constructions that blur the line between both editorial fashion photography and performance art documentation. Her recent Crash series refers to J.G. Ballard’s novel of the same name with scenes titled by the lyrics of The Normal’s song of similar influence, “Warm Leatherette.” Technology, celebrity, sex, and death are perversely glamorized and fetishised in unison in a single explosion of red Swarovski crystals and inflated black latex rubber. Models, wardrobe and set decoration all retain the same visual and emotional weight, a hyper-saturated amalgamation exploring the interstitial space between the alluring and repulsive; hedonism and restraint; the seductive speed of expressways and the still finality of Last Rights.
Bethany Shorb was born in Boston, MA in 1976. She received her Masters of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture, with an elective in Photography, from Cranbrook Academy of Art and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from Boston University with minors in Art History and Photography. Her photography and product design work have been widely published in the United States and abroad; her visual art and product work has been exhibited throughout the United States and is included in numerous private collections. This past summer she taught several printing workshops in her Detroit studio and was recently reviewed in the New York Times and Wired. Her dj alter-ego has performed as half of “Dethlab” at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Shorb also founded The Cyberoptix Tie Lab in 2006. As a designer of witty hand printed neckwear, she has applied her experience as a sculptor, couture, costume and graphic designer to transform a much maligned business necessity into a subversive object of desire. Cyberoptix ties and scarves are represented by more than 150 stores in a dozen countries: from Fred Segal in Los Angeles to Libertine in Western Australia. A paradox for the times, Cyberoptix Tie Lab operates one of the largest eco-friendly, solvent-free print shops in the country in Downtown Detroit, while providing a seditious, punky fashion statement for executives bound to the neck noose, and a sharply styled alternative for those who don’t need to wear a tie, but choose to do so.
cyberoptix.com
toybreaker.etsy.com
trunkt.org/cyberoptix
toybreaker.net/blog
dethlab.net
myspace.com/teamdethlab
323East.com
Original Metrotimes article via Facebook
I actually work + Slow Motion City – Tom Valko. Happy Birthday Dave.
So I haven’t been posting because I’ve been out of commission. If you know me you understand, and for those who don’t you better ask somebody and quit blowing my shit up. Yesterday, Wayne State writer Matthew Gully planted an article on detroitexposure for the The South End detailing mayor Ken Cockrel’s presence at our upcoming party this Saturday. He did end up using Laurie Tennent’s photo . In other news….
*update*
Our new press photo was shot by wedding photographer Laurie Tennent
At Cass Cafe this afternoon executing some much needed edit to detroitexposure.com, so you’ll notice the site will be down till tomorrow morning.
That’s me right now. Have been utilizing Coda more since watching Jesse work with it a few months back. I really love their ftp client Transmit, few things it lacks… live preview isn’t is cool as Cyberduck’s. Shame Cyberduck can’t intermingle with Coda’s locations and other ftp info.
While here, I run into Tom Valko, who shows me his ill win glass perspective shot of the city scape with fx courtesy of cough medicine;.
[Slow Motion City] from [Tom Valko]
Tom Valko
vimeo.com/valkofilm
I would also like to take this moment to wish congratulate David Blunk II on turning 25 over the weekend. I was working so I didnt get to bash with yall but I’m proud to say I did grab you a nifty present, so we’ll have to get together soon.
[GodClub.org]
DetroitExposure.com S2UDIO NIGHT Tonight at The Bankle
2944 Woodward, Detroit
Our Gallery Showing is Tonight, Starts at 10, goes till about 4 I think.
5 bones after 11pm
Call if you are confused. 248722.1682.
My friend Jeff is actually picking up David Blane from the airport right now so that’s a given guest appearance. He’s doing a practice run for some trick on his tour.
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S2DIO NIGHT JAN 23RD: DetroitExposure.com release party @ the Bankle
This is the first gallery showing of 2009. The event is being throw in collaboration with DetroitByDesign.org to celebrate the founding and development of DetroitExposure.com. Come join us, drink be merry, and buy some of my limited edition works.
[DetroitExposure.com]
[GrimIndustries.com]
[DetroitByDesign.org]
XEQUALSWHY? @ THC, Hamtramck + BankleAP, Detroit- 12.20.08
I had so much fun this evening. I have to thank Cheryl and Rich for making this evening happen first and foremost. Then Josh, JohnB, Cait, Eva, Mike, Bethany, David Blunk II, Steph, Tony, Audre, Mike, Amy, Jeff, Carinne, Shanon, Phil, Sam, Alex.. Ernie, Joe, Steve, the bands… It was a exhilarating, overwhelming, orgasmic. The after party was like a concentrated plasmatic dose to the dome piece, thanks for letting me dj! Close friends are where it’s at. You guys are beautiful.
come back in a hot minute and i’ll put a mix up here.
No commentsLast week, I planted a homing device in your mother’s skull.
So eh. Shots from THC + the Bankle will be up after i have a smoke and take a shower. Have you seen the shots from grimindustries? josh has been killin it, by far my better half. DetroitExposure.com should be up and ready to kill in the next two weeks.
So last week me and my sister went tree shopping. “Did you bring gloves?” she says…. “No” i says. She did. Seriously cute. I had a tree on the roof of my car, it was great. We had a real good time, I had to work that evening and she managed to set the tree up in the base and string on the lights as my mother’s plane came in from florida that evening.
Me and Jeff spent the last week crashing Kate’s. Peanut is a rambunctious little kitty. Fifth elements was tight last week, D tore it up with the Bobby Caldwell on the spot. It was such a pleasure to see my lynns and fizz not puking .^_*. i had a good time.
Shots from NEXTAID Benefit + Cliff Bell’s Fashion Show, 12.14.08?
park bar + cluff bells. Andrew you are a good man, stacey pullen you are also good. i was trashed while shooting these as well as exporting them to the web gallery, let me know if the links are broken as i am too tired to check myself. if you wanna see a better version of this evening, head over to grimindustries.com. xoxox christos. omg hernanxorz omg
Detroit By Design Fashion Show, Bankle Building 12.06.08
been uber busy, I might put up the shots from motorcity if a few more people mail me.
[cyberoptix.com] clothing by Bethany Shorb
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Genghis Tron & YIPYIP @ Small’s Bar [10.20.08]
i know this was forever ago, but i recently decided yo up these for the sake of the bands. even tho i was pretty shitty this evening. i wanna thank worm of public pubes for enjoying this show with me and sharing. since this show was fucking amazing, i suggest you see these groups whenever you have the chance. please visit their myspaces and give them a listen. now watch this video for Genghis Tron “Asleep on the Forest Floor”.
can’t see the video? click here.
Download: [Genghis Tron - Rock Candy.mp3]
[Wiki yip yip]
[myspace.com/yipyip]
[yip-yip.com]
[Wiki Genghis Tron]
[myspace.com/genghistron]
[genghistron.com]
HYPERCRUSH w/ MEDIC DROID & CHRONIC FUTURE at the Pike Room, Pontiac
can’t see the video? click here.
and don’t forget to check out the new music video for The Arcade.
11-22-2008 20:00 at PIKE ROOM W/ THE MEDIC DROID, CHRONIC FUTURE.
1 S SAGINAW, Pontiac, Michigan 48342
There’ll be full coverage on these guys next week after the show including short bio and the photoset.
also would like to take this time to introduce sister sites:
&
[gODCLUB.org]
they’re now on the blogroll
1 commentGirl Talk, Krak Attack, & Deathset @ The Crofoot Ballroom (11.11.08). 372 shot set.
Those of you that called the next day, please call back i kind of smashed my phone and if you didn’t leave your number in my voicemail i don’t have it, that includes the person who works for google + all models. Josh & Liz, this evening wouldn’t have been near as celebratory without you, i love you both. Also Angela & company, really balanced out the pontiac fuglies + your hot pants really made the party. I cannot wait to see your design for our head sex shoot. Joe & Channing, you’re a very fun couple, pleasure meeting you both. Jessica & Greg, i’ll upload the raws to a drop box and mail you the password a few hours after this is posted.
##PLEASE READ##:
So some of our slower readers don’t realize that the photo posts are links to a larger gallery, pay attention to when your cursor changes into Mario’s glove and maybe you wont have that problem. Please people, if you have a question concerning the photos in the gallery, i would rather you leave it as a comment than send me an email, i have enough as it is.
One more things, if the gallery doesnt load at first, or it can’t find the pontiac folder or whatever, give it a few, a lot is going up this morning.
[Enter 11.11.08 Gallery]
