my nails look like they are going to a beach party in Miami
this article was such an amazing read. I LOVE getting the New Yorker—but now I am two issues behind.
Among the Yakuza: Haruto Hoshi Photographs Jake Adelstein
For Peter Hessler’s profile of the American crime reporter Jake Adelstein in the January 9th issue of the magazine, the photographer Haruto Hoshi shadowed Adelstein through the Tokyo underworld about which he writes. Hoshi was an obvious choice to photograph Adelstein. While in his late twenties, Hoshi sold drugs for his best friend, who had recently joined the yakuza. Unhappy with the direction his life had taken, Hoshi was unsure how to right his path without abandoning his friend. Fate and the police intervened, and Hoshi was arrested and served time in prison. It was during his incarceration that he first considered becoming a photographer, and upon his release he enrolled in night school. The rest, as they say, is hisutori.We asked Adelstein to caption Hoshi’s photos from their time together, and he kindly obliged. For more photographs, with Adelstein’s captions:
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favorite question as of late
- Kid: Is that painting The Scream here?
- Me: No, sorry.
- Kid: Lame!
confession:
I have mixed feelings about Cindy Sherman.
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brb making these! i hope they are as yummy as they look
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Stills from “Stupid Hoe” by Nicki Minaj
Dir. Hype Williams
I’m increasingly interested in Nicki Minaj’s imagery as she progresses and grows as a performer. Not as a rapper or as a singer, but as a performer. The longer she has been in the game, the less she participates in the tropes of the Black woman in music. But she’s moving further towards something that turns her into a character devoid of “human” qualities. Meaning, I can’t identify with her on a base level. I often feel kinship with Black female performers on the basis that they’re Black and women, and that is enough for me. Nicki seems to not want to, or need to be a part of that game. It’s rare that a Black woman in the mainstream can experiment, dress up, or manipulate her image so fantastically. I don’t know if I like all of her choices, but they fascinate me.
i feel like this is a backhanded compliment
i will always reblog tom kitten and think about how he made me cry as a child
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I can’t get this fucking theme song out of my head, so I’m just gonna leave it here and see if that helps.
me and maryellen forever and always amen. i’m the one who can’t ride a bike.
pawel & i just watched Kazaam
as a kid i didn’t think it was that bad but now i see
