positivelyBLEAK Grinning back into the abyss.

25Feb/103

NYFW: Bleakest Picks (Part II)

Earlier this week, I pointed out some of my favorite choices from NYFW 2010 – this year was a real hit in my book, with lots of tough, util­i­tarian styles and plenty of prop­erly femmed-​up rock and roll to be had. Here are some more col­lec­tions that I fell in love with this year! ♠ Continue reading…

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23Feb/102

NYFW: Bleakest Picks (Part I)

I love Fashion Week, but I’ve never been. (Well, I was once in NYC during it, but my accom­plice and I mostly loi­tered out­side and dealt with the fallout in the street – in no way does screaming “KAAARL!!” with a mouthful of Papaya King at the tents count as attending. It does, how­ever, get you checked out by the local beat cops, so don’t!) That doesn’t stop me from glazing over every time Fashion Week cov­erage showed on TV…and there’s some real joy to be found in dig­ging through photos of the col­lec­tions while in your pajamas! ♠ Continue reading…

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18Feb/101

The Beast Speaks: I Want Your Skulls

Violence and the macabre ahead: con­sider your­self warned!

As some of you might know, res­i­dent madman (and my very fab­u­lous beau) S. McManbeast has been dishing out horror and trans­gres­sive fic­tion for a while now – and he’s been kind enough to draft up a short story just for PosBleak! So, for anyone feeling a touch burnt out from the explo­sion of mush and roman­ti­cism over the past hol­iday, here’s an exclu­sive sample of death & destruc­tion, just for you! ♠ Continue reading…

16Feb/102

What I Wore To…Rich Horror’s Party Machine

For the non-​locals reading, O’Brien’s is basi­cally a hole in the wall, with a bar on one side and a stage on the other. It’s super small and has cheap drinks, which means that you can sit at the bar and still see the band really well – for a weekday show, my 9-​to-​5 draggin’ ass appre­ci­ates this. ♠ Continue reading…

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12Feb/100

McQueen is Dead, God Save McQueen

Can I get a moment of silence, please? ♠ Continue reading…

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11Feb/104

The High Court of Love: Having a Heavy Metal Valentine’s Day

Our familiar sickly-​sweet hol­iday wasn’t always this pus­si­fied. The ancient Romans called it Lupercalia, “the Wolf Festival,” you know, because of that she-​wolf that nursed Romulus and Remus…what, you weren’t paying atten­tion in Ancient History? Anyway, people ran around naked in the streets, a bunch of priests sac­ri­ficed goats, wore the raw goat pelts, and women lined up for the priests to beat them with the bloody bits of hide to ensure their fer­tility. ♠ Continue reading…

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9Feb/103

The Queen of Sex & Death: Bondage Gear as Casual Wear

I can’t open a fashion rag without seeing some­thing “bondage inspired” – it’s a really cool con­cept up until you run into the first rejected Lip Service model out in public.

You CAN wear bondage gear as casual clothing. You CAN wear it to the movies or the mall or dinner with Grammy. What you should first be doing is asking your­self if you SHOULD. Part of loving your­self involves not going out looking like a Cenobite. It’s going to take a lot of – ahem – restraint to pull off this look without giving your rel­a­tives a col­lec­tive heart attack or being tailed by mall secu­rity. ♠ Continue reading…

Filed under: Fashion, Vanity 3 Comments
5Feb/101

How To Shop Like You’re Broke

Full dis­clo­sure: I am fre­quently low on funds. It’s the economy or the field I chose for my dayjob or the fact that I’m not always the most respon­sible with my “fun money.” (Come on, who hasn’t spent a day or two eating rice and beans due to con­cert tickets or a beau­tiful jacket? As long as the rent is paid and my retire­ment fund stays untouched, I’ll live.) I didn’t always have a dayjob, though, and there were some times when I was def­i­nitely just scraping by…and, thanks to my sale-​savvy mom, I learned some real hard-​and-​fast lessons about staying well-​dressed on the tightest of bud­gets. Here’s how she taught me to shop: ♠ Continue reading…

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2Feb/100

On Being Photogenic: Hints From Models & Photographers

I will be the first to admit that I am entirely un-​photogenic; I’ve never really nailed the art of having a great photo taken. I’ve even sat through entire Sunday marathons of ANTM to glean a few tips from Tyra, all to no avail. Oh, sure, once in a while it hap­pens, but it’s almost always a happy acci­dent. I have come to terms with my silly faces and the weird thing my chin seems to do when I smile for the birdie, but it sure does get old after a while. ♠ Continue reading…

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