Got new issue of Nylon - had Single White Female and Me Without You (film w/Michelle Williams and Anna Friel) as beauty icons plus an article from someone on how much they love It's A Wonderful Life and interviews w/Paloma Faith and Chloe Chaidez of Kitten. I've been listening to some of their music on YouTube and I really like it ( Read more... )

There are still quite a few books that came out in 2012 that I failed to track down so this list is just ones I read
( Under a cut as long )

Read Beth Ditto's memoirs - when I first saw the book I thought it was a bit slim but it turned out there was a fair bit to read in it tho' perhaps not as much as there could have been (she was quite sketchy on her rise to fame). She was very honest about her poor/abusive upbringing and also as probably one of the last generations to be pre- ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Gay Times. They had a lovely photo/mention of the new Elizabeth Taylor Barbie dolls (I'd love one but they're over $100 each & I've already got the White Diamonds Elizabeth Taylor doll they did years ago). Also reviews of MIA/Beth Ditto memoirs and a little mention of Miss Havisham in Great Expectations & mention of Whatever ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Vintage Life - it had article on Judy Garland plus usual vintage fashion inspired articles & DIY projects and interviews with the cast of The Hour and Bomb Girls plus a couple of the performers from Proud Cabaret (burlesque show in London) and a really sweet interview with the woman who played Zuzu, the little girl in It's A ( Read more... )

Saw last episode of Line of Duty, I liked it but I wasn't 100% sure about the ending, I'm not sure if it lived up to the rest of the series. I did like Lennie James in it, I think he's a brilliant actor. He was in Buried (a prison drama on Channel 4, Andrew-Lee Potts from Primeval was also in a couple of eps) about 10 years ago & he was brilliant ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Nylon which had Patti Smith discussing tracks on her album & interview with Beth Ditto as well as an article about music having an outrageous beauty moment and Frances Farmer as a beauty icon. They also had a review of that book, The History of the NME and Peaches Geldof choosing her all-time favourite 5 albums which included S.C.U ( Read more... )

I got Issue 2 of Hunger magazine (new project by photographer Rankin) and really liked it, I preferred it to the 1st issue as I thought they'd got a better selection of interviewees plus some gorgeous photography. Mainly actor interviews such as Ben Barnes, keeley Hawkes, Mark Strong, Monica Bellucci and Juliette Binoche and more ( Read more... )

Got the latest issue of Bizarre magazine which had pics of model/steampunk designer Kato (I loved her look) & interviews with Newcastle band, Nately's Whore's Kid Sister & Marilyn Manson. They also mentioned that sadly, performance artist Tutu (who they've previously featured) had passed away ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Instyle (free gift was choice of nail varnishes, next month it's Body Shop eyeliner or mascara). They had a feature on Beth Ditto's new makeup range for MAC & Daphne Guinness on glamour. Plus they had a feature on 30 Future Hits for 2012 which mentioned Benedict Cumberbatch in Parade's End, Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Ford Madox ( Read more... )