10 Things Every Art Punk Kid Should Experience In Paris

A rough guide for the Art Punks. The New Yorkers that crawled from their LES dives and went abroad. The Bohemian Non-French People of the world. The Outsiders. This is a list for you. Continue reading →

Touch Me. Feel Me. Stories That Want Your Touch: An Interview With Joel Golombeck of Rocket Chair Media

When I met Joel Golombeck, of Rocket Chair Media, last year at a literary happy hour, I was intrigued to hear about his apps for the Ipad. Not only are they grounded in literature, but they are also grounded in the art of storytelling. I was wary at first, and here comes a confession – … Continue reading →

Am I A Real Writer Now?

Although I went to school for writing, ran a literary magazine at my college, and graduated with a BFA and a collection of short stories under my belt, I have always been hesitant to call myself a “writer.” If I ever did mention that I write, it was along with many qualifications… “I’m an executive … Continue reading →

Get Heated: Sex, Fantasy & Horror Reads

Now that the festivities have come to end and the year has just begun it’s time to get our reading caps on. Winter is a good time to build upon our literary arsenal. With the right books we can provide our own warmth and generate heat to move us forward, take us into new realms, … Continue reading →

[LIT]My Monomania: Fork Burke

I think it’s safe to say Fork Burke is one of my muses. Continue reading →

Balthus: Cats And Girls; Paintings And Provocations At The Met

Bathus: Cats and Girls at the Metropolitan Museum of Art open until January 12, 2014. Curator Sabine Rewald presents thirty-five of the modernist Polish-French artist’s works from the 1930s-1950s.  The most arresting works in this exhibition are comprised of Balthus’ numerous  portraits of his sitter-muse, the adolescent Thérèse. As invoked by the additional subtitle, paintings … Continue reading →

An Alternative Gift Guide For The Nail Art Addict

Here are some awesome, alternative gift ideas for the nail artist or nail art lover in your life. Who doesn’t love little dainty hands as collar clips or jewelry as nail care? Exactly. Continue reading →

Great Artists Don’t Kiss Ass: A Portrait Of Colette Lumiere

Colette is a snowflake of such unique proportions that the world must recognize her before it is too late, before her current apparition, before her glowing, luminous light melts away and transforms into her next creation. Continue reading →

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Feminist Illustrator & DIY Grrrl Kelley99 Tells Us Like It Is

Kelley99 is a Seattle-based illustrator and “proud activist of the F-Word.” DIY badass with her own art tattooed all over her body, this punk princess is a full-time free spirit dreamer. Kelley sat down with Luna Luna to talk about art, Girl Power, and embracing the beautiful dichotomy that comes with being human. Continue reading →

Ariana Reines’ Poetry: Mercury – Shimmering Poison

Mercury is damn beautiful. Its mica-mirror cover with a slim black title catches light and reflects all in its path. Continue reading →

THE LOVE DANCE: An Interview With Dancer, Choreographer & Web Series Girl Guerdley Cajus

I’m pretty inspired by how much dialogue the human body is capable of having and concealing when it comes to convos about love. Continue reading →

Miranda O’Brien: The Queen Of Clutter (Magazine)

Some people would call it a collection, others would call it clutter, but she could be considered the Queen of Clutter. We had the chance to have a nerdy chat and geek over toys with Miranda O’Brien, the Editor-in-Chief of Clutter Magazine. Continue reading →

LIT: The Friend

This piece is one part of a collection of stories called Amelia. See another section here. — It was the summer that the water was rising. Everyone had a different explanation: Lily thought it had something to do with the moon, that the moon was getting closer and closer to earth, and eventually it was going to smash right … Continue reading →

When Feminist Art Misses the Mark

On August 23, a collective of women in Brooklyn, known as Future Femme, mounted a gallery of “photography” with a subject you probably wouldn’t expect. The exhibition (pun intended) is called Show Me More: A Collection of DickPix (read all about it here, in a great piece by a very smart friend of mine). To … Continue reading →

Rebellious Women in Poetry: Danielle Pafunda

The Dead Girls Speak in Unison We all understand the way some people will bend over backwards to make others happy. Rebellious women do that a little differently. The girls in this poem by Danielle Pafunda are not exactly bending over backwards but one might heed their warnings to “hush” and “keep quiet” lest ye … Continue reading →