At the end of March we presented you with a sneak preview of Todd Selby’s forthcoming domestic porn tome The Selby Is In Your Place, a photography book chock full of fabulous people and their even more fabulous interiors. We also promised a copy of said book to three winners who could ante up proof of their own photogenic, wacky, or exotic collections. (And for those of you who missed our giveaway, The Selby’s new book is now available for sale on Amazon.) Forthwith: we present our winners, after the jump.
Todd Selby is to domicile photography as the iPhone is to cellular technology: he’s managed to democratize envy of cool things, and put a sheen on something that could otherwise come off commonplace. He’s shot gorgeous, otherworldly homes from Brooklyn to Tokyo, though it’s the detail shots that keep us coming back for more: prosthetic legs, backstage passes, Welch’s grape juice bottles, Marilyn Monroe’s prescription sleeping pills. We corresponded with Selby on the occasion of his first book, published through Abrams; click through for preview shots from The Selby Is In Your Place, plus an exclusive illustrated interview à la the man himself.
Bonus: We’re giving away three copies of the book to lucky readers. Keep reading to find out how to snag one. Last day to submit a comment is Tuesday, March 30. We’ll be asking winners for photo evidence to post on the blog, so keep those descriptions accurate!CONTEST CLOSED.Winner will be announced Monday, April 5.
After months of waiting, Tim Burton’s highly-anticipated 3D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland finally lands in theaters this weekend; to help you celebrate, we’re giving away five copies of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a visual interpretation of the Lewis Carroll classic illustrated by LA-based artist Camille Rose Garcia. Think of it as Alice Kingsley goes goth girl. Even more exciting: One lucky reader will receive a piece of original art from the book.
Get the details on the giveaway, preview a few illustrations, and listen to Garcia’s Alice-inspired playlist after the jump.
Suffering from post-Fashion Week sartorial depression? Marc Jacobs has an offer that will make you smile again. Now through March 1, when you become a fan of Marc Jacobs and check in at any Marc Jacobs store on Foursquare, you unlock a special badge and receive a free gift with purchase.
Of course, we’re hooking you up too: We’re giving away a genuine Marc Jacobs Dancer Dancer bag — from the new 2010 collection — to one lucky reader! All you have to do is enter here by March 1.
Click through for images of more drool-worthy new bags from Marc Jacobs’ latest collection.
A couple of weeks ago we presented you with twenty rad presents suitable for giving and receiving on February 14, the day of Saint Valentine. We also pledged three of the aforementioned gifts to readers who could best other commenters in a contest recounting their most awful/funny Valentine’s experiences. We were kind of blown away.
Valentine’s Day may well be the most maligned holiday of the modern greeting-card era. From archaic pagan ritual to overpriced lingerie to restaurants filled with tables-for-two, it can seem a bit, shall we say, off-base. But not really! Even the biggest misanthrope’s gotta love someone, even if it stems from total narcissism. Henceforth, our shopping guide for February 14, for everyone from the cute girl you’re crushing on in the library to the friend-with-benefits to the unlucky object of your next break-up. Plus, a chance to win three of our top picks.UPDATE:Winners announced.
Youth in Revolt, which opens nationwide January 8, is a Michael Cera comedy based on C.D. Payne’s quirky same-titled novel about adolescent love and rebellion. Cera plays Nick Twisp – a horny, precocious teen with a taste for the finer things in life – who falls madly in love with Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation. It turns out that Sheeni has a thing for bad boys, so in order to win her over, Nick takes on an unruly (and French) alter ego: Francois. That’s when the sex and destruction begin.
In order to get you pumped for the film’s release, we’re inviting you to upload an image of your own alter ego to Flavorpill’s Facebook page. Our five favorites will win a pair of tickets to see the movie, along with gift certificates for free soda and popcorn.
Need inspiration? Check out five new Youth in Revolt vignettes after the jump, and then get to work! We’ll announce the winners here on Friday.
Thanks to the kinds folks at Domino Records, we’re giving away four prize packs in celebration of Animal Collective’s latest two releases: The Fall Be Kind EP on CD and the Brothersport single on delicious Vinyl.
HOW TO ENTER: Write us a sentence or two on how you would attempt to describe Animal Collective’s music to your grandparents. (Watch this for some old folks/AC inspiration.) Be sure to include your correct email address, as we will contact the four lucky winners for shipping info.
Congratulations to Jonathan G. from NYC, who took home the prize in our Monty Python: Almost the Truth giveaway. But the madness doesn’t stop there: We have yet more Python goodies to send your way. This time around, our first-prize winner will receive the massive 16-Ton Megaset, featuring every single episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus plus two discs of bonus material. Our second-place winner, meanwhile, will snag a copy of Monty Python: The Other British Invasion.
It’s all syncs up with Sillywalks for Hunger, a massive event taking place tonight in LA that will find hundreds of people transforming Univeral CityWalk into a modern version of the Ministry of Silly Walks, all in support of a number of food-based charities. To enter our contest, just leave us a comment detailing a time that something Pythonesque has crossed over into your real life.
The Wild Things is easily the best book ever adapted from a movie that was adapted from a picture book — but it also succeeds in its own right. Dave Eggers has written a novel that is deeply imaginative, slightly strange, occasionally dark, and ultimately touching. Keep reading for our take and a chance to win a furry copy of the book.
On some level, we know the story. (Weren’t we all exposed to Maurice Sendak’s Caldecott winner in childhood?) And the world Sendak evokes is so gripping that it is easy to forget that the original book was built around nine sentences. Eggers, however, has produced a work of 300 pages that naturally includes many, many more sentences. He uses the original for inspiration, but leaps off to create a world of its own.
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