Akira Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Films

When someone as legendary as director Akira Kurosawa puts out a list of recommended movies, we listen. In a posthumously published book “Yume wa tensai de aru,” the acclaimed filmmaker lists 100 of his favorite films organized chronologically from 1919 to 1997. The catalog includes classics like Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” and Copolla’s “The Godfather, Part 2,” while other selections like Hayao Miyazaki’s “My …

BADBADNOTGOOD + Ghostface Killah: Ray Gun ft. DOOM

On paper, a partnership between a Toronto-based jazz trio, a prominent member of Wu Tang Clan and one of hip-hop’s more mysterious MCs might not sound like the most natural of unions. However “Ray Gun” sees Ghostface Killah and DOOM spitting verses in top form over a full live instrument-backed beat from the increasingly sought after musicians of BADBADNOTGOOD. With an uptempo beat that calls …

Valley Cruise Press

This independent publishing house features alternative illustrators and cheeky pins

Valley Cruise Press is basically a giant middle finger to the tired claim that print is dead. With a sharp eye for exceptional illustration stemming from their own strong talent, Valley Cruise founders Ted Feighan and Ally Quandt have created an independent press label that publishes indisputably interesting zines, produced alongside a small but legit cache of prints, pins and apparel. “Ally and I have …