Issue 1.5
Our mini issue that packed a big punch. Ray Lemoine reports on his misadventures as an NGO Coordinator in Iraq, shortly after the U.S. invasion—a time of “relative calm before the storm... the last chance to travel around the country without fear.” We also feature Juliette Lewis and the Licks, Super Diamond, a Neil Diamond cover band, and a fashion story inspired by dance!
Tailgate party Iraq
By Ray Lemoine
Photos By JB Forbes
To most people, day-to-day life in Iraq is unfathomable. Such was the case for me before I went there last January. A car bomb greeted my arrival, leaving 26 dead. Mortars rained down on the airport as I waited to leave.
NECK FACE
By Shepard Fairey
Photos By Mark the Cobra Snake
Illustration By Neck Face
The answering machine has become a fully integrated part of our lives in a way that most modern technological advances have failed to achieve. We rely on these machines (and their cousin, voicemail) to conduct business, reach loved ones, and screen our calls when people we date get too clingy.
Juliette and the Licks
By Clint Catalyst
Photos By Piper Ferguson
Makeup By Robert Wild
Styling By Kat Turner
As an actress, 31-year-old Juliette Lewis is capable of channeling ambulatory madness one moment and shifting gears into an awkward innocence the next. Her incendiary roles in Natural Born Killers and Kalifornia are the stuff of bad-girl legends, while leads in films like The Other Sister tug at the ol’ heartstrings.
The Genius of Super Diamond
By Clint Catalyst
Pull out your favorite sequined shirt and dust off the shoulder-pads: there’s a Neil Diamond cover band making the rounds—and no, these gents do not play comedy clubs. Sure, a dose of irony is served by the masquerading American idols, though it’s as subtle as ice melting.