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Introducing the NEW Dark Beauty Magazine
With much joy and excitement we have happily moved into a new and much needed direction for Dark Beauty Magazine. Over the year and a half we have been in circulation we have discovered a much needed shift and focus on what we were to bring you our readers. Dark Beauty Fashion Magazine was simply forced to become what we are now. With all the joy and love and huge reception of our first concept we wanted to really dive deep into what Dark Beauty is and what we should be providing you each issue. We have moved to a four issue a year publication but will continue growing and providing special issues for appropriate demands as we keep growing as a publication. We will be bringing you a new look at Alternative Weddings in March, our passion for the avant-garde costume issue and our … Read more
The Paper Dresses of Isabelle de Borchgrave
When you the think of paper, it’s a material that can possess opposing characteristics; delicately or firm, light or heavy, fragile or strong. From money to posters, diaries to letters, paper-towels to facial tissues, the use of paper seems endless. That is until someone asks you to entertain the idea of dresses made out of paper. And that’s exactly why the work of countess Isabelle de Borchgrave of Brussels, Belgium is so astonishingly beautiful. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, an exhibition titled Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave is currently displaying some of Isabelle’s exquisite work until June 12th. For more information about the exhibition and previews, please visit Legion of Honor’s web page.
Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunts Across the U.S.
If you’ve played the board game Clue or listened to Mystery Theater, you’re just dying (pun intended) to solve a mystery like Sherlock Holmes. As luck would have it, now you can! Bought to you by Watson Adventures, realize your childhood dream of becoming a clue gathering and crime solving detective you’ve always wanted to be. Test your mind in either or both the Da Vinci Murdery Mystery or the Beware of the Curse Murder Mystery; be part of a team or go solo! Want to get your whole company in on the fun? gather your colleagues in the Private/Corporate Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt. Events are set to start on select weekends in museums throughout the United States. Visit Watson Adventures’ site for more information. Participating museums: New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York The American Museum of Natural History Boston The … Read more
The DesignPanoptikum
Starting November 4th, 2010; DesignPanoptikum, aka the Museum For Extraordinary Objects in Berlin, Germany will be holding its first maddening exhibition from its creator Vlad Korneev. Needing props for his photographs, the Russian-born Vlad has been collecting the eccentric pieces for their functions rather than appearance. From the looks of the odd and delightful objects, don’t you wish you could afford to be a mad scientist? Photos by Sean Gallup for Getty Images Europe.
White Cloud Worlds
Featured in the epic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, and home to the special effects company Weta Workshop that worked on the films. Now, New Zealand is ready to share another wonder with the world – The Land of the White Cloud. Notable artists includes Aaron Beck, Andy Shaw, Ben Stenbeck, Ben Wootten, Christian Pearce, Claire Hackett, David Meng, Dylan Coburn, Frank Victoria, Gino Acevedo, Greg Broadmore, Guido Anton, Gus Hunter, Jamie Beswarick, Jeffrey Lai, Jeremy Bennett, Matty Rodgers, Nick Keller, Paul Tobin, Rebekah Holguin, Sacha Lees, Simon Morse, Stephen Crowe, Stephen Lambert, Stuart Thomas, Thomas Simpson, and Warren Mahy. From the editor White Cloud Worlds is a never-before seen collection of science fiction and fantasy artwork from New Zealand, ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’ Embark upon a journey of exploration into a wealth of visually rich worlds and imaginings, conjured … Read more
Kris Kuksi @ The Cosmopolitan
Extremely surrealist Kris Kuksi, who will be appearing in the December issue of Dark Beauty; will be producing a special piece for The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. If you’re a follower of Kris’ work, you know the piece will surely blow our minds! Checkout the commercial below,
True Blood Season Four News Leaks
Just who are Marnie, Portia, Naomi, Queen Mab, and Suzanne McKittrick? And how will they influence the course of season four of True Blood? Marnie: a Z-list palm reader who’s painfully aware of what a joke she is — that is, until she comes to be possessed by the spirit of a real witch. Portia: as easy on the eyes as she is sharp in the courtroom. And, since I hear possible portrayers have to be cool with nude scenes, we’re gonna get an eyeful. Queen Mab: an elegant beauty who presides over a fantasy land that sounds a lot like the fairy domain into which Sookie (Anna Paquin) keeps being pulled. But, ethereal as her highness may be, she’s also got a temper… From the looks of the casting, the season will be magic-heavy. Read the full scoop at Entertainment Weekly
Hey Harry Potter Fans, (including myself) NO MUGGLE IS ALLOWED
I am sure many of you are very excited to see the first part of the last book of Harry Potter “The Deathly Hallows” I am peeing my pants as they announced the tickets are on sale. I want to keep the story alive and the excitement built up as November 19th slowly reaches us from the demtors kiss. Check out the Harry Potter website for the last in the movies and some other extra bits of fun. Click HERE for more potter-tastic fun. See you at the movies, I WILL BE IN MY ROBE! I expect nothing less from the TRUE FANS!
