I just realized I've never even mentioned Suehiro Maruo on this blog. Maruo is a Japanese manga artist and painter born in 1956. His work is pretty unique to my knowledge. It's sick, disturbing and beautiful. I remember a few years ago, trying to talk about him on some discussion boards and being insulted after two posts! Some of his books were published in the US like MR. ARASHI'S AMAZING FREAK SHOW, published by BLAST BOOKS or ULTRA-GASH INFERNO, published by CREATION BOOKS. Don't miss the opportunity to check out this unbelievable artist.

Everybody knows –or at least should know– that LE DERNIER CRI is the best publisher in the world. They recently published the last book by les frères Guedin, FAMILLE COUILLES (BOLLOCKS FAMILY) and it seems to be –I haven't read it yet– a fantastic piece of art. You can find more info about les frères Guedin on their blog.

I just got back from a 3 day backpacking trip in Yosemite. Man, what a great time! This was the first time I did a "real" camping trip ("real" by my definition is one in which you poop in the woods). We did about 15 miles of hiking in 3 days. If you are in California, you definitely should check out Yosemite. Words and pictures don't do it justice. The lake you see is Ostrander Lake (where we hiked to). The other pictures were taken from Glacier Point (1 picture is Half Dome, the other are the waterfalls on the Mist Trail).

After the RAMONES' cover, here's the original, I DON'T WANNA GROW UP by Tom Waits.

THE RAMONES + Dan Clowes = the perfect storm!

On KUBRIK2001.com, you'll find an interesting explanation of the meaning of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. It's in nine different languages and it'll takes you 20 minutes to watch but it's worth it. Enjoy.