Arts Bombast: Beach Towels
It’s officially summer in SF (why hello, 75 degree forecast for tomorrow!) and I just discovered my most coveted summer items. No guys, it’s not cut-off jorts, or a stupidly … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: Pussy Riot! A Punk Prayer for Freedom
Discontent with the culture of male hysteria Wild leaderism devours brains The Orthodox religion of a hard penis Patients are asked to accept conformity -Pussy Riot, from … Continue reading
Style Ish: Maiden Nation
“Here, visionary women rule and fresh, new design is the law.” [Yoko Ono] [Gloria Steinem and Pamela Hughes] Maiden Nation is a new ethical jewelry line featuring designs from Yoko … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Tokyo: A New Avant-Garde 1955-1970
I’ll conclude Ribbon Around a Bomb’s unofficial “Japan Week” with an exhibition recommendation: MoMA’s Tokyo: A New Avant-Garde 1955-1970. I haven’t been to it myself, but I sure as hell … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Atsuko Tanaka
Rounding out the trifecta of INCREDIBLE Japanese women artists (oh, hi, Yayoi Kusama and Yoko Ono) is of course, Atsuko Tanaka. [Tanaka wearing her “Electric Dress”- 1956] Like Ono and … Continue reading
Style Ish: Yoko Ono x Opening Ceremony
Sometimes I post about fashion. Namely when I find collections created by artists or musicians such as Kim Gordon, Courtney Love, or in this case, the inimitable Yoko Ono. Somewhat … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Linder Sterling
Morrissey is probably the only person more obsessed with Linder Sterling than me. Linder is not only an amazing feminist artist, she is also the lead singer of the Manchester … Continue reading
Ribbon Around A Bomb 