Issue 11
This issue is dedicated to the nerds' those among us whose passions are so complete and pure they transcend trends. Our cover boy, the horn-rimmed Matt Leines makes art that speaks to the dorky teenager in all of us; our funky fresh Fly Gemini fashion spread features creative couples in front of candy-colored air brushed backdrops; the gregariously geeky Ian Sattler's "Cinema Calling"? column reviews video games that were made into movies; we take a look at DigiPen, the Harvard of computer gaming schools; and SWINDLE reveals the creativity and zeal that goes into Pro Wrestling Guerilla, California's independent wrestling promotion. Let's embrace our eccentricity and nerd-hood. By daring to stand apart from the crowd, we are the coolest kids of all.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
By Emily Nagisa
Photos By Nikolaus Jung
Pro wrestling is quintessential American entertainment. It is an offshoot of Vaudeville and burlesque: lowbrow shows made by the common folk, for the common folk. The fans are notoriously bloodthirsty. Hardcore matches—in which wrestlers cut each other with hidden razor blades and carpet the ring with thumbtacks to induce bleeding—get the audience in a frenzy. [...]
Blek le Rat
By Jon Reiss
Photos By Sybille Prou
Artwork By Blek le Rat
Long before there was “street art” as we now know it, there was Blek le Rat. He was one of the first graffiti writers in Europe; one of the first people to use stencils to make public art on the street; one of the first—if not the first—to break away from the dominance of New [...]
Room With A View
By Jeff Olson
Photos By Jeff Olson @ SGM Artist Management
Illustration By Justin Thomas Kay
Hair By Shalom Sharon @ Artists Loft
Prop Styling By Andy Myers @ SGM Artist Management
Makeup By Pia Guccione @ Utopia NYC
Styling By Katharine Erwin @ KatharineErwin.com
Matt Leines
By Alex Lukas
Photos By Adam Wallacavage
Artwork By Matt Leines
Illustration By Matt Leines
Tiger-mask statuettes, Mexican Lucha Libre dolls, Green Lantern Corps action figures, pint glasses and old remote controls overflow from the shelves of Matt Leines’ New Jersey apartment. As a student at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Leines sold his drawings on eBay for a couple of bucks. The profits would go to offset these [...]