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Tonight from 10 - midnight, Reni Lane & I are going live on...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:17:00 -0500

Tonight from 10 - midnight, Reni Lane & I are going live on web cam (sexy kinda!)

to host an online PJ party celebrating her debut album’s release. The show will include streaming of Reni’s album “Ready” which is out March 16th, live Q&A with friends and fans, and “special guest appearances.”

You can participate via chat with your facebook, twitter, aim, ustream account or a bunch of other fun ways (technology is crazy!) You can SUPER participate by bringing deep and not-so-deep questions, cookies, nail polish, pajamas, and your truth-or-dare skills. Spin the bottle is optional.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/reni-lane-and-mallory-blair-present-ready-album-listening-party-sleepover

(via Annie Werner for NYULocal) WTF GALLATIN MAJORS: “The...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:00 -0500

(via Annie Werner for NYULocal)

WTF GALLATIN MAJORS: “The Semiotic Parade of the Creative Class”

That’s the tentative title at least. Mallory Blair says it changes practically everyday. She’s one of those Gallatinos who studies a little bit of everything–sociology, urban studies, art history, cultural theory, economics, etc. She’s probably even studying you—if you’re creative, that is. Mallory aims to understand the intermediary between creativity and commodity, where all of that happens, and what makes people tick.

Annie Werner: What got you interested in this?
Mallory Blair: I came to Gallatin interested in human behavior and marketing, but the classes I took, because of the nature of Gallatin, were very centered around the arts. So the arts really became a lens through which I looked at marketing and psychology.

AW: So what do you do with that?
MB: I’d like to teach eventually, but right now I work for Paper Magazine and do market research at a brand consultancy firm called WHY-Q? We look into how to make a brand thrive by connecting them with their consumers.

AW: Can you give an example?
MB: This past year WHY-Q? partnered up Adidas with “New York Minute”—an art exhibit in Rome that featured 60 New York artists, curated by the Dietch galleries. By sponsoring these artists, Adidas enhanced their brands alignment with the creative community, bolstering their brand ethos and therefore, down the road, their profits.

AW: And what do you do for Paper Magazine?
MB: I’m their on-air arts and culture correspondant—so that means I go out and interview celebs and New York socialites at their parties and events. That gets recorded and put on their website. So it’s a marketing scheme for Paper but also good PR for the celebrity.

AW: Who do you mean by ‘celebrity?’ Olivia Palermo five years ago?
MB: Well it’s a very loose term! But in the last year I’ve done Katy Perry, Joanna Newsom, Betsey Johnson, and Patricia Fields. It’s a really good exchange between the public and the creative community/private sector.

AW: So who is this creative community you speak of?
MB: Anyone who creates something. Artists, engineers, architects, filmmakers, musicians… Steve Jobs.

AW: So a CEO-type can be in the creative class?
MB: Absolutely. As long as they’re creating, be it traditional art forms or technology or what-have-you. I was recently talking to a Physics major friend of mine, and he was telling me how beautifully artistic it can be, so there’s really no statute of limitations when it comes to creating.

AW: What do you predict is next for this so-called creative class?
MB: I think it’s upbeat positivity and nostalgia. And I don’t mean nostalgia for another generation’s past like we’ve been visually exploring for a while now but for our own– the past we maybe didn’t fully embrace because we were busy getting burnt out on cynicism. Or perhaps that we did fully embrace and want to go back to playing instead of playing it cool.

AW: And what will they play?
MB: I’m talking Ska music, Gameboys, and Capture the Flag. I think where we’re seeing this now is the wild “mainstream” potential for online applications that emphasize hyperfriendly playfulness–things like Foursquare, Farmville and Chatroulette.

AW: So you think Chatroulette can be a positive sign?
MB: Man, the power of play and spontaneity is no more present than in the exponential popularity of Chatroulette. The economy is pulling itself back together, it’s been a decade since 9/11, so where else is there left to go from here but up?

I need an NYC “weekly party” party to cover for Paper Mag. Suggestions?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:09:52 -0500

I need an NYC “weekly party” party to cover for Paper Mag. Suggestions?

While Chris is getting his hair cut in this meta metal world, I...

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:51:00 -0500

While Chris is getting his hair cut in this meta metal world, I am hanging out with the salon’s doggie dogg. I think I am going to take a break from “blogging” and spend more time “channeling my puppy spirit animal.” Nothin’ melodramatic, just more time chasing after frisbees, sniffing tails, that sort of thing. I will be leaving up the “ask” box (finally added the anonymous feature as I was a little e-nept before) as well as a “submissions” section so you, dear friends, can keep Malz Werld running if and when you feel like it.

I know we’ve only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and...

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:40:00 -0500

I know we’ve only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and...

Fred caught me in the library. Wearing CURE clothes. Again.

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:12:00 -0500

Fred caught me in the library. Wearing CURE clothes. Again.

iPhone's auto-correct sometimes says the things you're too afraid to say yourself?

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:32:00 -0500

chris: are you home? me: yep! chris: foods? me: on my way now! what're you thinking? chris: was...

Dear Sir, I just listened to your voicemail from this weekend about the city smelling like maple...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:12:55 -0500

Dear Sir, I just listened to your voicemail from this weekend about the city smelling like maple...

We have all officially become this girl. You betta...

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:01:49 -0500

We have all officially become this girl.

You betta recognize.

*But if you don’t, it is the goddess that is Cleo from Sugar and Spice (2001) whose obsession with Conan O’brien leads her to interject her thoughts and fantasies about him into every conversation.

The Tibetan Fox thinks He’s Better Than You I just want...

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:26:08 -0500

The Tibetan Fox thinks He’s Better Than You

I just want you people to drink in this world-class douchebag known as the Tibetan Fox. Have you ever seen such a holier-than-thou fucking look on a non-dolphin before? I’m not one for slapping foxes, as I generally think they know what they’ve done, but this one really has that look, like the asshole boyfriend of the girl the main guy wants in an 80s movie. Unsurprisingly, he is extremely rare. That’s probably because he thinks if he has too many babies, some of them will turn out to be commoners and he wouldn’t be able to show his square face at the country club anymore.

How’s your ivory tower, Tibetan Fox? I’m sure it must be terribly stressful to stand in judgment of the rest of us little people, so why don’t you just retire to your cabin and play lacrosse? You know what, on second thought, WHY DON’T YOU WANDER THE DESERT LOOKING FOR RODENTS. Some of us have to work for a living, Tibetan Fox. We don’t get everything handed to us by a lifetime of hunting and scavenging, you stuck-up snob.

mah first lip dub Part of an effort to work dat glitter as...

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:01:00 -0500

mah first lip dub

Part of an effort to work dat glitter as Bianca calls it - I stripped myself of the Marjorie Stewartbaxter alterego I usually drop into and opted for Annie. This is what would have happened if instead of stopping at “annimal” when naming her album, she kept going until she got to “anniemallory”

I want you back - The Jackson 5 Oh man, sux 2 b u, d00d- if...

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:42:31 -0500

I want you back - The Jackson 5

Oh man, sux 2 b u, d00d- if you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it.

Photo

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:12:19 -0500

"[True Blood’s Stephen Moyer] is broody, secretive, just approaching the far side of..."

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:30:00 -0500

“[True Blood’s Stephen Moyer] is broody, secretive, just approaching the far side of...

oh my god these freaking endorphins

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:49:00 -0500

If 2009 was about dance parties, 2010 is about dance classes. I picked up a couple and had my first...

True Affection - The Blow Relistening to this song, I hear a...

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:32:16 -0500

True Affection - The Blow

Relistening to this song, I hear a little bit of the Soulja Boy’s hit-hit-snap thing going on, amirite? Which make sense to me, personally, because I would say these are the two songs that sum up my activity lately. (Yes, I crank it every day.)

hannibal buress (is so good at this)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:35:14 -0500

hannibal buress (is so good at this)

weekly video chat with 12-year-olds. just trying to keep up...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:24:00 -0500

weekly video chat with 12-year-olds. just trying to keep up with youth culture.

*after I posted this my cousin requested I take another photo “that shows the real culture” and flashed the screen a peace sign.

in which i say “yo, i’m so hot i gotta keep two fire...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:56:00 -0500

in which i say “yo, i’m so hot i gotta keep two fire hydrants with me at all times.”

i’m nacho toy

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:24:30 -0500

i’m nacho toy