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“I Don’t Suppose You’re a betting Man?” Terry Gilliam’s Latest Debuts in Madrid

November 24th, 2009 by
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There are many reasons to feel lucky for calling a city like Madrid home: delightful weather, more (free!) cultural events than you can shake a stick at, alcoholic beverages that cost less than a bottle of water, and good, good coffee in virtually every café. Recently, I was given one more reason to love this city: movies. Though its mother tongue may be English, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus— the latest from director Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame–made its chaotic, splendid debut here in the land of jamón (Iberian ham) and Dalí.

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London’s Monocle Magazine Meets J.Crew
worlds collide/decide they like it/throw swank party

November 23rd, 2009 by
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Monocle Magazine, purveyor of all things cool, held a holiday party on November 17th at the J. Crew Men’s Shop in SoHo. It might seem surprising that a lifestyle magazine from London would hold a party in NYC, but for the listeners of Monocle’s weekly podcast it makes perfect sense.

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GLOBAL PLAYLIST- Paloma Faith

November 20th, 2009 by
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2009 has been a very busy year for music newcomer, Paloma Faith. The 24-year-old London crooner has gotten ears buzzing and folks talking about her unique brand of soul pop. Her debut album, Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful, twittered and soared into the UK’s top 10. So far, the album’s spawned two hit singles: the brash Stone Cold Sober and the stirring New York.

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RetroTalk: Vashtie Kola, New York’s “Downtown Sweetheart”

November 19th, 2009 by
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Vashtie Kola. Not ringing a bell? Well it’s time to get familiar. New York’s “Downtown Sweetheart” has been hustling the mean streets of NYC for some time now. She’s been seen directing music videos for Kid Cudi (“Heaven at Nite“), creating her own fashion line, Violette, and organizing the wildly successful “1992” and “Open” parties. Vashtie has a gift for bridging the gap between underground trend movements and mass appeal, a talent that has garnered her no little amount of praise and a highly enviable client list. Earlier this year we sat down for a Q+A with this multi-talented maven. We discussed her life in the city, creativity, and being in the public eye, and we learned that she’s far more than just New York’s “it girl”.

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Recession Special: The Retrospective x JackThreads

November 13th, 2009 by
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There’s no denying that times are tough, kids.  Lucky for you,  The Retrospective is here to help you look like your wallet’s not all skinny and cringing in some lightless corner! Our good friends over at JackThreads have given us some invite codes you can use toward scoring some amazing fashions on their site. If you’re not familiar with JackThreads, they are an exclusive, invite-only shopping community that offers INSANE discounts on apparel from brands like CLAE, 3sixteen, Crooks & Castles, and much more. All you have to do is follow this link and sign up. Go on already! Don’t say we never gave you nothin’ 😉

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A message from the management

October 19th, 2009 by
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If you have visited or stopped by in the last couple of months you’ve certainly noticed that we have been very mute. We’ve used the last few months to evaluate how we do what we do and even if we were the right people to do it. Hell, our absence even prompted bids to buy the property from us, which was flattering but a real wake up call.

We’d like to formally announce that the wheels are turning again and we are working to get back to our “A” game. We’d very much like to apologize to persons we were supposed to cover for the blog but haven’t, and the creatives who were in line to be featured in our “we are each other” series but put on hold. We have some great new ideas and exciting developments underway. We really want to say thank you to our fabulous contributors(past and present), you the readers, and everyone we’ve worked with over the years.

Thank You: Jeff Staple (stpl design), Rickey Kim (Evil Monito/Epiphany Media), Mimi Tamaoki (Swagger), The Brooklyn Circus, Chris Piascik, Kid Cudi, Vashtie Kola (Violette), Larry Ossei-Mensah (My Global Hustle), Mega (HUF/Blackscale), Chion Wolf, Nike/Spark PR, Vaughn Fender, Duncan Jones (Moon), Cut Off Your Hands, John Maeda (RISD), Paul Octavious, Kareem Black, Jon Phenom (Hay Fam), Johanna Beyenbach (undercurrent) Christopher Dang (Love Brigade), Heron Preston, Chiara Bautista, Theophilus London & The Lovers, The Galaxy Riders, Hollywood Holt, Million Dollar Mano, Mo Billionaire (We Do Not Follow), Thursday, DJ Skeet Skeet (Eat Skeet), Magdi Fernandes (We Are HQ), Chris Devlin (spankrock / BBC), Francis Farewell Starlight (Francis and the Lights), 160over90, V V Brown, LEGO, Leo Kesting Gallery, Mother NY, Melody Ehsani, 3sixteen. Alan the Gallant, The Fizix, Dee & Ricky, Dolan Group, Eugene Whang (Public Release), Glam Media, Daniel Beckerman (Retrosuperfuture), Bianca Benitez (Dear Creatures), Fred Flare.
If we’ve missed anyone please know we are blessed and thankful for your support

That being said we’re back, but please don’t call it a comeback.

– Sincerely Yours The Retrospective.

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