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Okay…then check out the new album from indie rock stalwarts Eels. Hombre Lobo doesn’t come out until Tuesday, but the band is streaming the entire album on MySpace right now.

It’s a concept album all about desire, so it should give you plenty of inspiration as you start off the weekend….

“Chere Faran.

It’s me again, Eric from Thunderpanda.

Me and my friend found a wall filled with beautiful murals, so we took pictures of them for you.

Location in central Jakarta in IKJ.

credit pictures : Lala Bohang (lalabohang.wordpress.com)

Merci!
Eric Wirjanata
www.thunderpanda.com”

Got graffiti?  Send it to faran@nylonmag.com

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Last week, a big box of Pirate’s Booty landed in our office.

Euphoria ensued.

Never mind the box (which I honestly contemplated keeping), it was bags and bags of the addictive snack that got us excited. That these munchies are all-natural? Even better.

Here, the results of our very professional taste-test:

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We’ve probably all been to our fare share of concerts, exhibitions and parties. However, it’s once in a blue moon that the three fuse together to deliver the ultimate night out, in this case Sunday night, 8pm at Ghettogloss (L.A).

The progressive gallery hosts a birthday party for Karin Collins, the designer behind the mystical, glitter filled spoon necklaces we adore. And like all good birthdays (let your inner child get excited), the night will be joined by magician extraordinaire Rob Zabrecky.

The real cherry on top, however, will be the night’s musical entertainment – Dewanatron. The cousins cast spells with their electronic wizard skills (Harry Potter, move over). The two craft their own instruments out of old wooden junk, which makes them as interesting to listen to as to watch – check their website to take a listen yourself. It’s definitely a unique sound, one which I would best describe as M.I.A without M.I.A, and a little toned down.

So if you haven’t fully booked your weekend yet, or even if you have, make some room for this fete because who knows when the next triple threat fiesta will be.

– Isabel Huber.

www.ghettogloss.com

www.dewanatron.com

www.spoonfedart.com

RSVP to the party here!

“Hi Faran!

Me and my friend did this a while ago in San Jose Costa Rica.

It’s been long since a walk by that street, so i don’t know if it’s still there…probably not.

Thanks and take care!

Daniel g.f.”

And who can resist a pink unicorn?

If you have graffiti, send it to faran@nylonmag.com

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We try a lot of beauty products.

There’s the stuff we’re sent, the stuff we request, the stuff we find in the free closet.

It makes it hard to stay loyal to one product…unless that product makes your hair look amazing, like Ouidad’s line of products for curly-haired girls. It doesn’t matter how humid it is or tired I am, all it takes is a bit of Ouidad Climate Control and my hair looks stellar.

So I was worried when I noticed that the packaging had completely changed. Turns out, my fears were totally unfounded; the products are just as good, only a bit cooler looking. Ouidad commissioned artist Gisela Goppel to design the curl logo, with each line getting its own color (Curl Quencher all the way!).

New and improved? Yeah, you could say that…  xxRebecca