This little piece of madness is courtesy of the folks at Cthulhu Lives.org, curators of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society.
The H.P. Lovecraft Festival is currently underway at The Grand Illusion Theaterin Seattle. This year, the festival, formerly held in Portland, will reflect on it’s 13 year history with clips from 10 different films inspired by Lovecraft’s fantastically weird fiction.
Phil Specter watches the jury exit the courtroom after closing-arguments at his murder retrial today.
Phil Spector and his ever changing hair appeared in court today during closing arguments in murder retrial in Spector’sLos Angeles. A second-degree murder conviction could mean 18 years in prison for the 69 year old ex-producer who, during his heyday, worked with musicians like The Ramones and John Lennon.
Interior designer Jonathan Adlercreated this tattooed Barbie in honor of the dolls 50th birthday. Adler also got to trick out a 3,500 square foot Malibu beach house, complete with Andy Warhol’s original 1985 portrait of Barbie, hanging in the living room. After a short stint in Malibu, the pink-tinged decor will move to Vegas to reside in the Palms Hotel new Barbie Suite. The hotel is also home to the worlds onlyPlayboy Club. No word yet if the Palms Barbie Suite will haveit’s own stripper pole. But it should.
Jonathan Adler’s new line “Jonathan Adler Loves Barbie” will be available in September.
Bend it like Beckham? Chinese made condom. Now made with less lead and toxins…
In a decision that ends up saving a whopping three to five cents per condom, the Agency for International Development has decided to move their procurement of condoms from locations in the U.S. to oversea locations, like China. The move has prompted the closure of Alabama company Alatech which employees 300 people, most of whom will have difficulty finding a new job after the plant closes due to their specialized skills. In 2006, Alatech laid off over 50 employees when the AID announced it planned to purchase half of all their condom sales from China and North Korea.
If that wasn’t bad enough, Alatech claims that Chinese condoms are inferior to U.S. made condoms:
As late as 2007, free Chinese-made condoms passed out by AIDS groups in Washington, D.C., were the subject of numerous complaints about unreadable expiration dates. In some cases, just opening the package damaged the condoms.
Alex Pardee speed paints a portrait of Steve Urkel. Completely awesome…
The always excellent Alex Pardeecreated his own evil version of nerdy Steve Urkel for an upcoming show calledIdiot Box at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. The Idiot Box show will feature 100 artists and their interpretative homages of their favorite television shows. The show also celebrates the 20th anniversary of Saved by the Bell with a special visit from Mr. Belding!
Idiot Box opens on April 2nd and runs through April 23rd.
Cherrybombed.com is about the music and culture of the Pacific Northwest, as well as other cool happenings around the world. We also shine a spotlight on celebrities behaving badly. Here, you will find videos, low-brow artwork and images, and tattoos only a mother could hate.
If boozing was an olympic event, we would be on a box of Wheaties. If this all sounds familiar to you (and your mother), welcome home.
