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Got a Girl Crush On: The Singing Babushkas

There aren’t you typical Russian grandmas.

Got a Girl Crush On: Grandmas watch Kardashian sex tape

“What’s taking him so long? He’s so young?”

Got a Girl Crush On: Sara Horowitz (founder of the Freelancers Union)

Sara Horowitz is the founder of the Freelancers Union, leading organizations of independent workers and reshaping the way self-employment is viewed (not to mention is a smart effing cookie: Echoing green, MacArthur Fellow, and graduated from Cornell University).

Bonus: her grandfather was vice-president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in New York!

Got a Girl Crush On: The work of Angeline Gragasin

Director Angeline Gragasin created The Animals with an all female executive level production team: something that is oddly and sadly a rarity in the industry. Along with Gargasin (also lead actress) was Caitlin Doughty (writer) Rachel Wolther (producer), Meredith Zielke (DP), Meredith Ries (Production designer) and Abby Walton (Costume designer). Together they have successfully and triumphantly created a short film that I so yearn for; cinematically surreal yet not unsatisfyingly short, a well written script, engaging concept complimented with this mystifying, elongated and [hypnotizing] question mark that underlies the whole film and draws you in and challenges you to keep watching and figure out this perfectly quirky narrative. I want to tell you what this film is about in one of those fantastically well rounded sentences that sums up its style and intent, but for the life of me: describing The Animals would be like trying to describe the depth and beauty of a Rothko to someone totally unfamiliar with his work. Gragasin’s film is visceral and strangely moving in this uncomfortable, jarring kind of way, it’s absurdly beautiful in its execution and it’s the best short film you will see all week (or month, or year). Undeniably, though, after watching this film you may feel a little inquisitive, a little lost. Luckily we picked the brains and spoke to this wonder director cum actress cum total badass, Angeline Gragasin. Enjoy.

There are some really strange and lovely moments in this just-released short film from Angeline - I don’t know how much of this tale is a dream or an overdose or something else entirely; but there’s a lot of choices in mood and direction here that are very charming and very different. 

(via mikeambs: portable)

(Source: thingsilikeon)

Got a Girl Crush On: Azealia Banks - 212

Would totally want her in my girl gang.

Got a Girl Crush On: Julia Warr’s beautiful video on Maia Helles

“Shot in Fire Island, New York, this film captures the secrets of eternal youth as Maia Helles, a Russian ballet dancer turns 95 but still remains resolutely independent, healthy and as fit as a forty year old. Made by Julia Warr, artist and film maker met Maia on a plane 4 years ago and became utterly convinced by the benefits of her daily exercise routine, which Maia perfected, together with her Mother, over 60 years ago, long before exercise classes were ever invented.”

(via awelltraveledwoman)

Got a Girl Crush On: B*tches in Bookshops (parody on N*ggas in Paris) 

Performed by La Shea Delaney and Annabelle Quezada. 

Fave lyrics:

“Read so hard librarians tryin’ ta FINE me­”

“Supporting bookshops like a bra, Calvin Klein. ”

“Nerdy boy, he’s so slow 
Tuesday we started Foucault
He’s still stuck on the intro? He’s a no go.”

This is awesome!

Directed, Produced, Written by Annabelle Quezada
Shot and Edited by Eliav Mintz
Song Recorded and Mixed by Stephen Galgano

(via m-in-e: HechoVisto)