Purple Sector…

I been gone a while, but i’m back and I got stuff to show you.
I know everyone must be sick and tired of the election and politics, but this makes it pretty entertaining and is aesthetically pleasing to my eye. Myspace comics has posted a comic-style graphic novel of the campaign. Complete with all the political puns that made it legendary. peep this

illustrations are dope.
you can see the rest here.

It’s the weekend. Specifically, I get paid this weekend. With new money and an extra day off comes the chance to cart some of my friends and/or family around to movies I’ve been wanting to see, this weekend has officially begun!

#1 Appaloosa

It’s a western flick, and Ed Harris is in it. He played Jackson Pollock. One of my favorite movies EVAR. His flicks automatically get looks, just for that one movie. Also, Viggo Mortensen plays the other leading role, and Renee Zellweger plays the lady. No, she isn’t really that fly. But damned if she can’t act. I don’t want to give the plot away, but anything Roger Ebert loves to death gets my ten bills with a quickness. That dude hates everything.

#2 Lakeview Terrace

My man Sam Jack is in this one. This actually got a higher rating from Ebert than the other two movies on this list, a full 4 stars. It’s about a racist LAPD cop living next to an interracial couple. Quick Trivia: Lakeview Terrace is the name of the spot Rodney King was brutalized. From RE’s description, it’s social commentary masquerading as a crime thriller. Social commentary, Kerry Washington, and Sam Jackson? If it weren’t for my man Ed, this makes #1 anyday.

#3 The Express: The Ernie Davis Story

Jim Brown never won a Heisman. Why? He was black, simply put. Ernie Davis did. He was black too. He never played a down of pro ball, lukemia deaded that chance when he was 23. He was a Bowl MVP, and helped one of ‘Cuse’s unbeaten seasons. The movie shows him not only debo-ing the College Football game, but triumphing over things our parents and grandparents can only describe to us as distant, not so fond memories. It shows the relationship between Ernie and his coach, his strong family, his iron will and his personality. And, from what Ebert says, there’s plenty of football shown, which can never be a bad thing. I haven’t peeped a movie in theaters since American Gangster, but I plan on seeing all of these in theaters. I suggest you do the same.

Here’s a model of what is now planned to be the LV Flagship.

It’s 10 stories, with a spa, a bookstore, art exhibition space, retail space, and the ghost of John the Baptist. No kidding, he’s in there.

The Lumper is an art blog I check frequently, And I try to stay away from posting their stuff too often, but this piece was awesome, and I just had to. I encourage you to check the site on the reg if you love art, or just like to catch new hot ish on a daily basis. Pic and Bio compliments of the lump.

A J purdy is a visual communicator/illustrator, zine maker,
type enthusiast and exhibiting artist. currently he lives in
delaware in the USA. in march 2006 he was awarded a year
scholarship to the fabrica research center in visual
communication in italy. he graduated from the university
of the arts in philadelphia, earning his BFA graphic design
in 2003. continual collaboration with artists and designers
on various uselessly fun, and unpretentious projects is a
great joy for him.

I have known about him for about a month now, and his work is pretty amazing by my estimation. Head over to the Lumper for more info, or google him, baby.

Since I am about as good a painter as Shephard Fairey (meaning not a painter (read: artist) at all, I bought a bike, and am now shopping it around to get painted. No YT video for this post, but if you know how to paint bikes well, shout me a holla down.