Banksy on Bank Corruption??!!?!

Banksy, is that you?!?!?
Fresh off the heels of posting about psuedo-Banksy art, the piece went up literally over night on the corner of Broadway and Howard.
Not quite sure if this was Banksy.....But the consensus around here is that is was him!

Blood on their hands

Field Trip Report : Girls Dream in Color

Hey Snobbers,
Yesterday was another uber beautiful day in BK with loads to do and see.
I attended the opening of Girls Dream in Color, an all female art exhibit hosted at the boutique Harriet's Alter Ego.
Presented by Lichiban of WrongLips and Yah of Cocolah.com the exhibit, entitled "Baby Let Me Show You What Love Is...", yielded a packed house. On display were the works of Cee the Photographer, Sara White, Cassi Gibson, Lichiban, (That Kid) Texas of the New Pop, and a horde of other talented ladies.
Peep the Picks:

Lichiban

A Work in Progress, Literally: The ladies of evening contribute to a live-art collage.

Full House

Make sure to follow the links and check out all of these ladies. They're doing big things and making BK and Femininity damn proud!

East London Street Art

This is literally from forever ago, ok more like March. But I stumbled upon this and felt compelled to share. I remember gettin' all excited cuz i thought it was an actuall Banksy piece. Still not sure.....

For All My Graffiti Lovin' Fashionistas: Marc Jacobs x Kaws

To commemorate 10 years of the Mouse Flat, taste maker and rampant lover of High and Low culture Marc Jacobs has collaborated with the street-art cult fave KAWS to release this beauty.

The MJ x Kaws mouse flat will be available at Collete in Paris, Original Fake in Tokyo and Marc Jacobs stores throughout the US & UK.

Happy Shopping!

Open Letter to Woody Allen (Not for the faint of heart)

Dear Mr. Allen,


I liked Vicky, Christina, Barcelona.....No, really I did.
The concept of 2 American Students being seduced and enraptured by the allure, sensuality and Joie de vivre of this Catalan city is genius. And quite fitting might I add, since the living in the old US of A isn't quite what its all cracked up to be (hello, the economy called...).

As well, casting attractive thespians such as Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johannson, ......I'm all for it!

JAVIER

PENELOPE

TITS McGEE

Writing and directing a visual masterpiece that includes the aforementioned threesome of hotties as, what else, a menage of hawtness that live, love and create art under one roof in the Spanish countryside.....You got me right where you want me, Dammit !!!

Having not a single moment of sweaty, Vino-fueled, menage hotness included in the final edit.....

YOU EFFING COCK TEASE!!!

How dare you get us all ready for...well, you know, and leave us hanging like that...all hot and bothered and pondering who we can call after the movie.....you know just to chat and take the edge off (Don't you dare judge me!).


I dunno. Maybe I've just been spoiled by the likes of serious film auteurs, like Pedro Almodovar, who know how to put on a show. Pedro isn't all smoke and mirrors. He knows how to deliver or should I say 'put out' !!

True Genius, Pedro Almodovar

With that being said, I will be eagerly awaiting my refund for the $11 that this cock tease has caused me and an additional $100 for the pain, emotional suffering and much needed massage (happy ending included) that followed the debacle known as Vicky Christina Barcelona.

VIVA PEDRO!

Sincerely Yours,
Culture Snobette

A Fox and A Snob

oh yeah....i know it was like 3 weeks ago but let me sum up my SS09 Fashion week


Yes, this pic was plastered all over Style.com for a few days.
Damn, they caught a BK girl out there looking all crazy at the Alexander Wang After Party.

Ridics!!

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!

The Stage is Set!

9pm EST
Keep it Clean Mofos!!!

C is for Cookie

Food is the new porn.

Yes, I am a Deadbeat Blogger

Hey Snobbers,
So I know i've been hella delinquent with my blogging lately.
Everytime I fall behind and neglect my blog, I always feel this sense of immense guilt and horribleness...sort of like those parents who leave their 3 year old children home alone. Or better yet, one of those parents who drive their car with a baby in their lap....


And then to make matters worse, I feel like I need some amazing and totally justifiable excuse when I actually do return....
Well, f%ck that.
I'm back. No excuse needed...no sob story....no promise that I'll be a better parent next time. Nope.

Remember Snobbers: There is always redemption for the fallen. Roll the Tape!!

Do you recall this debacle in 2007?

Now lets look at 2008

She looks just as confused as the rest of us!! Prolly has no idea where she is or what she got these awards for....

Anyway,
I'M BACK!!

PS: And thanks to all of y'all for checking in daily to see what the hell up been up to. I see you, supporting a sista!! Appprec!

I gotta crush on you, I love me some you!!

Yes Snobbers, ya girl is in love!!

I just saw his latest film Elegy, in which he plays British Professor who has an affair with his student, Penelope Cruz, and this crush official.



Ben Kingsley is my 65 year old DILF. (Dad I'd Like to ......well you know)
I was feeling him in The Wackness but I wanted to make sure it wasn't puppy love or the 2 Coconut Margaritas that had before the movie.... But after Elegy, I'm certain he is the ONE!


There is something about older men that just get me going.... their self assuredness(NOTE: not a real word), the fact that they've had numerous lovers ensuring that they know how to romance a woman, or maybe its the fact that his Social Security and Pension are about to kick in... I dunno.
But either way, I'm into him DEEP!

DON'T JUDGE ME!!!

We in 'dere!

TONIGHT....Fo Sho!!!

Colette x GAP

I'm sure you heard about this one by now.
But feel free to file this one under Weirdest collaborations ever...

The boutique of Parisian cool, Colette, is teaming up the the chain of coporate American Lame, The GAP, to produce its first ever mini-shoppe in the US.
The Colette x GAP pop up shop will open for one month(September 6th to October 5th), adjacent to the flagship GAP on 5th ave and 54th street.



Now, I've been to Colette (International Snobette Oui Oui!!)and I've been to the GAP (regretfully so), and I still don't see how these two polar opposite enterprises are gonna mesh well. Hopefully, Colette will have all of the creative control and the GAP will simply foot the bill like a good ole' SugarDaddy!!


Looking homeless outside of Colette.



Lost like a true tourist.

The Pop up store will feature special collaborations by Andre x Neckface, Miss Tic x Claw Money, SO-ME x EPSO and Jean Phillipe Delhomme x Ruben Toledo.
See ColettexGAP.com for more info.

I always wanted to be Dawn....

En Vogue.

The original members: Dawn, Maxine, Terry, Cindy.

I thought it was a cruel joke when i heard that they performed at the BET Awards in June.
So of course I wet my panties with excitement as I watched the YouTube clip.
True talent never fades. My girls still got it!!

God must be really smiling on me

.....Cuz i finally get to see them LIVE!!!
@ B. B. Kings Blues Club.
August 23, 2008

Cop 'em at Ticketmaster

Oh and in case you forgot....

And another one....

Excuse me, while I go change my pants

THIS JUST IN...Common Really Was Badu's Bitch!!

Yess People I said it!!
And Common confirms it in the July issue of Elle Magazine.

Common aka "Sensitive Thug"

ELLE: What’s the worst thing a woman ever said to you?

COMMON: “I don’t want to be with you anymore and I’m really liking this other dude.”

Thats effing cold man... I wish a dude would tell me that...I'd stab his ass, no questions asked!
But wait it gets better, Elle mag quickly narrows it down and uncovers Ms. Badu as the culprit.

ELLE: That pretty much covers the biggies. How long had you been with this particular woman?

COMMON: It started in 2001 and ended in 2003.

ELLE: Oh, so this must have been Erykah Badu. I didn’t know she left you for another guy.

COMMON: It wasn’t all at once. She left me, then eventually she said she liked another guy. It was tough, man. I was heartbroke for months. That was one of the biggest love lessons I ever had.

ELLE: What exactly was the lesson?

COMMON: That no matter how much you love somebody, you’ve got to love yourself first. If you’re truly loving yourself, you won’t allow some things to go down, and you’ll have boundaries. I was so in love that I gave up certain things about me, and that showed a lack of love for myself. It turned out to be such a big blessing that we broke up, because I got that lesson. I actually wrote a children’s book about it called I like You But I Love Me.

Now don't get me wrong ... I LUV me some Common. But Homegirl breaks your heart and you write a children's book?!?! WTF?!?!

But wait theres more......

ELLE: Were there things you did in the relationship you now regret?

COMMON: Planting flowers with her one time. I look back now and go, Man, I really didn’t want to do that.

Its all in the hair man....

Clearly I'm hustling backwards, cuz my "Goodies" don't be having nobody writing Chil'rens books, planting flowers, dressing weird and what not. Obviosuly I need to enroll the Badu School of Pussy Whippin' where the Sky is the Limit to what you punanny can do for you.

Now you know you didn't pick out your outfit...

Here is the link to the entire article on ELLE's Website.
And incase you wanted to secure your copy of Common's Chil'rens Book, Cop that on Amazon where gift wrapping is available.

A Must....

I know it came out like 3 weeks ago....


But I totally loved The Wackness!!
The film was super funny and the soundtrack if effing amazing!!

All joints from 94-95 that totally took me back to my elementary school days in BK

(Biggie, Craig Mack, Total, Wu Tang, Nas and mixtapes when they were actual homemade mixes on real tapes!! Not this digital nonsense we have now. Do you remember making mix tapes off of the radio?!?! ......AAHH the good old Dayz!)
Nostalgia always Culture Approved!



PS: Look our for a cameo by Method Man sporting the worst Jamaican Accent ever in movie history.

Your Daily Dose of Irony

Magazines do not put Black models on covers because we don't sell issues.
In the face of rampant criticism and questions of racism, Italian Vogue does an
"All Black Issue" with 4 different covers of Black models and over 100 pages of editorials featuring black models.
The "Black Issue" hit US newsstands last week.
It sells record breaking numbers in a time when print media is rapidly waning.

I head into the newsstand today shortly after noon. The issue price has gone up a whole $10, from $15.99 to $25.99.

At 9:30pm this evening, I walk back to the same newsstand, the magazine is sold out again.

To this I say 2 things:
Black is the new Black
C.R.E.A.M .........Cash Rules Everything Around Me

"Dolla Dolla Bill y'all!"

C'mon and do the Humpty Hump!!

Come Party the Culture Approved Way!!

Join DJ Lindsey and DJ Myles at their weekly party The Hump at the Blue Owl,
(2nd Ave bet 12 & 13 streets).

Tonight's festivities will be hosted by the lovely Bijules and features Guest DJ Cosmo Baker
of The Rub (Duhh!! Only the most amazing party in all of BK!!)

All this fun for FREE!!
NO COVER... DO YOU HEAR ME BROKE PEOPLE?!?!?
File this one under: WITHIN MY PARTY BUDGET!!

PS: I'm totally LIVING for this flier!! Spike Lee...forever Culture Approved!!
Check out THE HUMP'S flier gallery... OFFICIAL

The Mothership has Landed!!

THE BITCH IS BACK!!!

We in 'dere!

Great Photography.... check!
Open Bar ......check!
Dope gallery space....check!
.....Yeah we'll be there

Don't ya just love gentrification!!!

How lucky are we to have gentrification???
After months of me and my boyfriend complaining that there are no good restaurants in his Bed Stuy hood, look what the gods hath bestowed upon us.....



Peaches Market has just opened it doors for business on the corner of Lewis and Decatur to much hype. I don't know how this one got by me for soo long. The pre-opening was heralded on such websites as Eater, Brownstoner, and Time Out New York.

The restaurant owned by Craig Samuel and Ben Grossman, the duo behind Fort Greene's Lil Pig and The Smoke Joint, will feature American cuisine with a Southern 'twang. With such goodies as Baby Back Ribs, Barbequed French Fries and Cornmeal Crusted Trout, I'm sure the historically African American Bed Stuy will flock to Peaches Market right after their Sunday church services.


But my people lets not forget that Gentrification is a double edged sword. Yes, we get nice new places to eat and what not, but I can hear that rent going through the roof as I type!!
Buy, my people Buy!!! Renting is a trick of the devil. Owning is the only way to keep what we have worked so hard for!!
....With that being said, my reservation for 2 is all set. ...What?!?! Everybody needs to eat!! And Lord knows I can't do Crown Fried Chicken no mo!!!

Peep the Menu

All Types of Wrong!!!

So I been super lazy lately and lacking any real inspiration, but then I saw this picture.
Ladies and Gentlemen The next candidate up for a Slaaaaping is none other than our favorite Custy,


I'm totally speechless. Consider this Scared Straight for the next time someone offers you recreational drugs.....
Drugs are like that dominating boyfriend. They start off as something to do on weekends and next thing you know you been fired from your job for stealing $10.. for the 3rd time, your mama won't return your calls and actually gets that restraining order shes been yapping about for the longest, no wants to hang out with cuz u smell and can't form an intelligible sentence, your cat has moved out.... You get my drift.

NOT A GOOD LOOK AMY!!

Besides.... put that worn-out beat-down tired-ass vadge away.
Scaring people like that. Nobody thinks of crackheads as sexual beings, so stop making our eyes burn and COVER UP!