Deliciae Vitae printed three times in the early 2000’s

[4sale] Deliciae Vitae Only 3 Issues, For Sale. Translated, “deliciae vitae” means “luxury life” in English. Deliciae Vitae was an annually published fashion magazine printed on thick ultra-bookstock glossy paper for three years in the spring from early 2001 until 2003. Critically lauded it was hailed as a high water mark in fashion editorial and had among its contributing photographers […]

Vegas in the Time of Covid

Las Vegas drying up The Independent Mayor of Las Vegas Carolyn Goodman has had enough of this shutdown The City That Fun Built is Hard Hit by Coronavirus by Reviewer Rob Today we see the current mayor of Las Vegas is impatient. People are concerned, very concerned. They’re losing money there. This pandemic shutdown is affecting profits in a big […]

Pandemic Surf Outlaw

Windansea in the Time of The Pandemic Someone did something pretty gangster during the Covid-19 pandemic-shutdown and monthlong county-wide surfing ban today. Here’s the feel-good story of the month so far. This set of photos, from the page of Randy Dible, who for a long time has been San Diego’s premier local surf photographer ‘is everything’. I so hope someone […]

the pandemic and the emergence of the growler: craft beer take out.

If there is anything good about this pandemic shut down of 2020 it’s this: to-go craft beer take out.

Big City Tattoo Tap Tattooing Polynesian Skin Art Interview

[Lifestyle] Tap Tattooing at Big City Tattoo: Polynesian Skin Art Interview The Legend, Sua Suluape Angela Video interview by Reviewer Rob Six years ago, in 2014, Reviewer TV visited Angela at Big City Tattoo (San Diego and possibly California’s finest female tattoo artist/shopkeeper) and she described the proper technique for applying the ancient Polynesian skin art. Watch and be amazed! […]

Essential Pandemic Fashion

[Vital Industries] Making Masks at Home Busy Sheltering In Place: How People are Coping during the Pandemic by Reviewer Rob So, I’ve been thinking about what the post-pandemic shutdown world will be like. Will the world ever come back the way it was, and will socializing ever be the same. Are public displays of affection and intimacy going to make […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Timeline, early April, 2020

[American Carnage] Shutdown Report From Violet Magdalena Platt: Current affairs. I’m just gonna put this out there and hope that people respond logically (burn these fuckers to the ground): -Mortgage and debt and tax companies are still collecting -SBA was given billions of dollars for small businesses and isn’t distributing it -Unemployment is really behind ….once again mortgage and debt […]

Surfing in the Time of Pandemic