I found some really great photos from Friday night’s party at Webster Hall over on Village Slum. I thought I’d share some with you on the Bloglin. There are a whole lot of Ease dancing and eventually going shirtless. Which in black & white is that much more surreal.

Telli rocking the soon to be release Mishka x Ninjasonik Art School Girls T-shirt featuring the art of Faro

Head over to Village Slum to see more photos from a pretty wild Friday night full of lots of people rockin’ tight pants!

Set 1 of 2. Ninjasonik x Klever. Webster Hall. NYC. 8.28.09

Set 2 of 2. Ninjasonik x Klever. Webster Hall. NYC. 8.28.09

I can’t remember when I first found out about Hugo The Man of a Thousand Faces, but Hugo was definitely before my time. Produced by Kenner in 1975, Hugo has to be one of the weirdest toys that I own.

Hugo is basically this half doll/half puppet that comes with a lot of weird accessories such as: scars, wigs, appendages, and other growths to turn him into Hugo, Man of a Thousand Faces.

One thing I do know about Hugo is that he’s really difficult to find complete in a box, and if found, he isn’t going to be cheap. I have seen Hugos go over $200 on eBay, but I was lucky enough to score this guy elsewhere.

While in college, I would frequent a particular Orlando Goodwill. It was a  huge store that even had a Goodwill discount center next to it. I know, weird right? A discount portion of Goodwill?! Anyway, I found Hugo sitting on this shelf there one day for just 50 cents! I even kept the price tag on it for all of these years as proof. Haha.

I think you are supposed to use spirit gum or something to attach all the scars and such, but I used a bit of sticky tact. Spooky!

I think my favorite part of the box is the examples of Hugo’s many faces. Each one making him look like a creepier serial killer.

Fun Hugo Fact: Hugo was used as a prop on the Pee-Wee Herman show. Which is funny considering that the Hugo’s disuise  in the top right corner of the packaging looks a lot like Mickey’s disguise from Pee-Wee’s big adventure. The color of the shirt and everything! Am I right?!

Initially, I had no interest in seeing Orphan. Despite the presence of Peter “Do-No-Wrong” Sarsgaard (I gave him that name), the trailer was “meh” at best and it seemed to be getting billed more as a horror flick than anything else, which usually isn’t my thing (I know, what am I doing writing for Mishka?). Carve “WRONG” in my forehead and slap me stupid because Orphan is the real deal. Think 93′s The Good Son with a ballsy curveball at the end.

12-year-old newcomer Isabelle Fuhrman is pitch perfect as Esther, a talented Russian orphan adopted by the Coleman family – played by Sarsgaard and the uniquely gorgeous Vera Farminga (The Departed). The Colemans have two children already, one being deaf Maxine, and they’ve tragically experienced the pain of losing an unborn child as well. They decide to adopt, and find what they think is an angel incarnate with Esther. She paints, can play Tchaikovsky on the piano, and, oddly, is never seen without a ribbon around her neck and wrists. Like I said, I thought Orphan was going to be on some supernatural shit like The Omen, but the movie stays rooted in reality and Esther could probably hold her own against Damien (“He’s just a rambunctious kid!” – Kramer).

Technically, the movie is seriously well done and since there is no such thing as a stand-alone movie anymore, I’m sure we’ll see a prequel or some straight-to-DVD action in the future. As long as Fuhrman is involved, I’m on board.

King Britt – New World In My View

The Heavy – How You Like Me Now (Joker Remix)

Jokers Of The Scene – Baggy Bottom Boys (Official Video)

Trolley Snatcha – The Future

Dead To Fall – Eternal Gates Of Hell

Bonus:
Aeroplane – Mix Chart August ’09

And this big flower looks like a HooHa.

These are the largest flowers in the world. The top one is called Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum), and it’s the largest flower with a stalk. The bottom one is called Rafflesia arnoldii, and it’s the largest flower without a stalk. Both of these flowers smell like rotting meat, and in doing so attract flies and carrion beetles which then move between male and female flowers. Pollination is a pretty incredible thing.

So, in a way plants have sex, but only with the help of others. I don’t want to know how this Spiny Anteater has sex though, cause it has some REALLY wild junk:

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From TMZ

Law enforcement sources tell us DJ AM — also known as Adam Goldstein — was found dead this afternoon in New York City.

Sources tell us he was found in his apartment at around 5:20 PM. We’re told drug paraphernalia was found at the scene.

Our sources say DJ AM had not been seen or heard from for a few days — one of his friends went to check on him, but got no response after knocking on his apartment door.

We’re told the friend called the cops — but it was the fire department who finally entered his apartment and found the body.

Back in September of 2008, DJ AM and Travis Barker survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four people died in the crash — which was caused when the airplane aborted takeoff and then ran off the runway. DJ AM and Barker were the only survivors.

Farewell homie, R.I.P.

This Saturday, August 29th we will be celebrating the release of our Fall 2009 collection with a monster of a party and you’re all invited. Bands, Djs, drinking, dancing & of course goodie bags for the attendees. A raucous time will be had by all!

All you need to do is RSVP for admission by clicking this link.

Vice & Colt 45 Present The Mishka Fall 2009 Release Party
Bands: Lemonade & Screen Vinyl Image
DJs: Nick Catchdubs & Lauren Flax
Visuals: The Vidiot

Glasslands
289 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Doors at 11pm

ADMITTANCE BASED ON CAPACITY!

(Moderate spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned.)

Oh Batman, I never knew you were a fucking romantic. But as it turns out, your newest video game is a love letter to several amazing things. I picked up Arkham Asylum not really knowing what to expect. It had gotten crazy reviews, which is a thing of change for comic book video games. Usually they’re suffocating pieces of dog shit. Even the Batman ones. Go look up Batman Forever for Saturn. Come back to me with your hands covered in your own vomit and blood.

So yeah, it had gotten good reviews and starred the Batman, which was enough to sell me. But Arkham Asylum turns out to be a throbbing love letter by Eidos not only to the Batman universe, but also to gaming in general.

The premise of the game is enough to make even the most jaded Batfan excited. Joker infiltrates Arkham Asylum, in an effort to you know, steal shit and go bonkers. Coincidentally, like all of Batman’s rogues gallery just happens to be there. Go figure. It’s a little convenient, but let’s not be dicks about it. It’s actually a decent way to round up the entire Batman universe into one location.

If you can’t swallow that reasoning in video game based on a comic book about a guy who dresses up as a Bat, then you’re probably in league with the rest of the people in the world I hope kill themselves, or are maimed by the Batmobile during one of Bruce’s drunken nights with a bunch of hot sluts in the back and too much vodka in his blood.

Don’t think a billion dollars can’t cover up some heavy shit.

To fatten the deal Eidos brought on Paul Dini to scribe the entire thing. You may recognize Dini as the dude behind Batman: The Animated Series (TAS), as well as a slew of Batman comic books. As well, they brought on Kevin Conroy to voice Batman, reprising his work on the animated series, as well as Luke Skywalker to voice the Joker. I don’t think it’s a secret that Mark Hamill has been the voice behind Joker in TAS, and this news alone was enough to send nerd across multiple nerd kingdoms into fits of ecstasy.

As an aside, it’s nice to hear Batman with a voice that doesn’t sound like he’s been trying to squeeze out a Batshit for two weeks to no avail. Say what you will about the Nolan/Bale Batman movies, they’re awesome, they blow, whatever. I dig them. However, Bale’s Batman voice is a raging bout of constipated fury through the movies. I can only imagine the constipation arises from the fact that Wayne sweats constantly in his thick leather suit, and is dehydrated like a motherfucker.

And then there are the gadgets. It’s a Batgasm. Seriously. Batmobiles and Batclaws and Batman Zip-Lines and shit. It goes on and on. The fanservice is ridiculous. There’s a point where the Batplane smashes through a ceiling to deliver Wayne a Batgrapple or some shit. The sound of the turboprops through a 5.1 system while the graphics engine works its ass off is ridiculous, and I mean that only glowingly.

All of this tethered around a beautifully written story that easily could have been an animated movie or a brilliant arc in Detective Comics.

But that shit is only half the battle, right? (Go Joe.) At the end of the day, the game has to play well. And holy shit it does.

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“The purpose behind our band is to put together some disco, Motown & hardcore action.” – Eric Wareheim

Thanks DjA for the AWESOME video.