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The Hottest Woman in the World – This Month – NSFW

by Tony Shea August 28, 2013

Beauty, like life, is transitory and fleeting. But somewhere along the way, each of us inhabits a perfect moment when we’re at our very best, the zenith of our development, as some small recompense for the fact that every single one of us is going to end up a corpse – most likely embalmed by […]

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Momentum in Chicago – The Movement to Stop Climate Change

by Meagan Braganca August 5, 2013

image via Jay Hood You could say I’m environmentally aware. I seem to know at least a little bit about a broad range of current issues: fracking – KXL – Pebble Mines – endangered gray wolves – Atrazine – whale hunting – GMOs, just to name a few. But a different sort of precipitously evolving […]

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In Contempt of: Children’s Prayers

by Mike Anthrope August 4, 2013

In Contempt of: is a semi-comedic column that celebrates all the things I can’t stand… Every night before I went to bed when I was a kid, my Ma and I would kneel down, leaning on the edge of my race car bed, and we would pray. My Ma loved to pray, always clutching a […]

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Superhero Supreme

by Mary Kay Holmes July 23, 2013

Dear Zack Snyder (dude who directed Man of Steel, also a big time genius): First off, I would like to congratulate you on making the insanely brilliant decision to add Batman into the mix in the next Superman movie.  I loved Man of Steel, and thought Henry Cavill did an amazing job, especially considering he […]

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ART VS ART – Heroes and Villains – Celine’ vs. Johnny Rotten

by Tony Shea June 3, 2013

Memorial Day this year coincided with two milestone dates of interest, the birth of famed French novelist Celine, and the 36th year anniversary of the Sex Pistols release of their magnum album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols were, of course, fronted by Johnny Rotten setting up this edition of […]

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Sex Crazy – The Marquis de Sade

by Tony Shea May 31, 2013

“To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding Hell.” Marquis de Sade Sunday marks the 173rd birthday of the Marquis de Sade, so we here at Shea Magazine are throwing him a party. But the Marquis won’t be blowing out the […]

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DANCE CRAZE: The Kamikaze Death

by Tony Shea May 23, 2013

In honor of the release of Candygram For Mongo’s new album, Bang,  we’re starting a new dance craze. Simply follow along at home and before you know it you’ll be going down in flames! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92425718″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

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Making Fagen

by Christopher T. Wood May 8, 2013

Monologist Christopher T. Wood delves into dialogue and presents an ingenious meta prequel to the trailer for his screenplay, Fagen, depicting the pitch to the studio. Watch it, read it or both. TS

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Gus Harper in Motion

by Gus Harper April 26, 2013

Isaac Rodriguez directs this short film that explores the technique of Los Angeles artist Gus Harper, showing us the process as Gus makes several of his paintings, which are notable for their archetypal and dreamlike quality. To learn more about Gus Harper and buy or commission works, please visit him here. TS Gus Harper – […]

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The Ramones – A Day that Would Live in Infamy

by Staff April 23, 2013

37 seven years ago today, the Ramones changed the world of music with their self titled album, Ramones. Along with the albums Leave Home and Rocket To Russia (the second and third albums respectively) Ramones absolutely blazes with the speed and ferocity of its attack. And it’s fun! The Ramones would go on to inspire […]

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Reflections on Black History Month

by Harvey Asher, Ph.D. March 26, 2013

In a February syndicated column, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cynthia Tucker called for an end to Black History Month. Separating black history from America history, she said, minimizes “the myriad ways in which black Americans’ accomplishments are part of the national mosaic [by making] the contributions of a few well-known black men and women seem like […]

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The Reluctant DILF

by Christopher T. Wood October 30, 2012

MONOLOGIST CHRISTOPHER WOOD DISCUSSES LIFE AS A DILF I get it.  It’s LA.  Women have gotten so much unwanted attention from passing romantic road warriors chuck full of piss and vinegar for the approximately 2.37 seconds it takes them to amble past her, women have mastered the art of the “casual ignore”.  That time tested […]

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A Brief History of the Mustache in Cinema

by Daedalus Howell October 29, 2012

Sad to report that our documentary film, A Brief History of the Mustache in Cinema, has been shaved from the development slate of upstart cabler The Hair Channel. Collaborator Cary Carpe and I had been tapped to track the mustache through cinema for the new channel (a sort of E! for all things follicular) after […]

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