Must-See TRUE DETECTIVE Facts, Photos, Quotes, Art, Parodies and Links.

Tonight airs the 8th episode and season finale of HBO’s True Detective. An addictive new series that premiered January 12, 2014 starring Matthew McConaughey (as Rustin Cohle) and Woody Harrelson (as Marty Hart) that has caught on like wildfire and spurred numerous online discussions, fan sites, theories and of course, satire.

Great acting coupled with intense writing that contains enigmatic acronyms, intellectual theories, philosophical monologues and cryptic references make the show simultaneously compelling and yes, totally friggen’ confusing. So I’ve gathered facts, glossaries, photos, artwork, sites and videos, both hopeful and humorous, for you True Detective fans to enjoy as the season comes to an end.

First off, if you know nothing about the show, here is it as described by HBO:

Opening Titles and Music
The True Detective opening title sequence (shown below) is accompanied by The Handsome Family’s “Far From Any Road”.

LYRICS:
From the dusty May sun
Her looming shadow grows
Hidden in the branches of the poison creosote
She twines her spines up slowly
Towards the boiling sun
And when i touched her skin
My fingers ran with blood

In the hushing dusk under a swollen silver moon
I came walking with the wind to watch the cactus bloom
And strange hands halted me, the looming shadows danced
I fell down to the thorny brush and felt the trembling hands

When the last light warms the rocks
And the rattlesnakes unfold
Mountain cats will come to drag away your bones

And rise with me forever
Across the silent sand
And the stars will be your eyes
And the wind will be my hands

Memorable quotes from season one:

Rust’s storage locker:

Evidence/Clues?:

Truly Helpful Links:
DB? CI? KA? Prost? Braced? Juiced? Spaghetti Monster? Carcosa? What do all those acronyms and words mean?

• Anna Silman’s A Handy Glossary of True Detective Names, Places, and Things for Vulture Magazine is list of terms that will answer some serious – and not so serious- questions for you.

• The Huffington Posts’ Definitive Guide to Understanding True Detective defines law enforcement abbreviations and some Louisiana slang for you.

Artwork
Official True Detective Mondo Posters commissioned by HBO (not for sale):

By artist Jay Shaw:

By Phantom City Creative:

By Vania Zouravliov:

Best Artistic Fan Site:

Artist Nigel Evan Dennis has created a graphic designer’s dream version of the True Detective characters, theories, geography and more which he also sells as posters here.
Check it out here

Another nice piece of fan art by Cameron Stewart:

Some Funny Parodies:

“Can Anyone Understand “True Detective?”
Published on Mar 5, 2014 – Joel McHale and “The Soup” present their take on the hit HBO show starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson:

True Detective: The Oscars Parody
Published on Mar 6, 2014 – Matthew McConaughey is interrogated by The Academy about the 2014 Oscars and his past of less-notable films.   Written by and Starring Jon Rudnitsky:

True Detective – Next Season
Published on Mar 6, 2014 – A sketch by UCB Maude team Royal Bermuda Whiskey Club  . Directed by Will Reese Written by Matt Chester:

Marty Hart Watches The Red Wedding. Great for any Game of Thrones and True Detective fans. (don’t watch unless you are caught up on both). By DecentFilmz

Where’s the show going?
Even lead actor Matthew McConaughy’s not certain. Here he is discussing it at the Film Society of Lincoln Center:

Other Relevant Links:

•HBO’s True Detective

•Darkness Becomes You is a special micro site for the show by HBO which has all seven episodes, great photos, music and more

•HBO’s Official True Detective’s Instagram

• True Detective’s Official Facebook Page

•HBO’s Official True Detective swag ( T-shirts, pens, hats and posters)

I hope you enjoyed my round-up of True detective related info. Of course more will be revealed after tonight’s episode airs. I hope it’s as intriguing as the rest of the season because I, for one, am really looking forward to Season Two.

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A Dog-Shaped Children’s Desk, Le Chien Savant, by Philippe Starck.

A recent addition to the Magis Me Too Collection, the children’s arm of Magis Design, is Le Chien Savant.

Designed by Philippe Starck, Le Chien Savant is a children’s combination chair and desk in the shape of a dog that was inspired by C. Bavaud

“As a child I never liked school, but I loved dogs.
Should I had met this learned dog at that time, I would have become a scholar, too.
But I missed this occasion and unfortunately the learned dog now exists, but unfortunately only for children. Too late.” – C. Bavaud

Le Chien Savant is made of rotational-molded polyethylene and available in five colors. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

Magis Me Too
Available at or through various modern furniture retailers.

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Best Time To Go Pee During A Movie? There’s An App For That.

Yes, there really is an app for just about everything. And RunPee is proof of that. The app, which is downloadable for the iPhone, Android and Windows phones, is pretty damn genius. Not only has Dan Florio come up with a wonderful idea for movie watchers with small bladders or enlarged prostates, but he has also created and implemented the app in such a way that it is truly helpful and more informative than one might think.

Note: The logo, social media sites and website are in desperate need of a redesign, but I’m going to disregard that for now.

How Does It Work?
After carefully watching newly released and in-theater movies, RunPee determines the best “Pee Times,” 3-4 minute windows during which nothing crucial, extra funny or visually fantastic is occurring, for a large database of commercially produced films.

You start a timer at the beginning of the movie and your phone will vibrate (no bothering fellow movie-goers) a few minutes before each Pee Time so you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the movie.

It offers “suggested Peetimes” – Not all peetimes are the same. Some are better than others. The apps have a short message before the peetimes informing you which one we would recommend using and which ones might be for emergency use only.

There’s even a synopsis of what you might miss during a particular Pee Time (you can read that on the toilet):

Scanning the movies to find these times where you need not worry you wasted your hard-earned movie ticket money and you can slip right back into the movie, able to pick up where you left off without having missed anything major, is only part of the app.

Additional Features:

• Gives you a synopsis of the first 3 minutes of most movies just in case you’re running late.

• Check-in to social media sites Facebook and Twitter

• Lets you know if there is anything during or after the end credits that you should stick around for like bloopers, outtakes, epilogues or funny jokes. No more waiting 8-10 minutes for nothing. [Note: This is also very helpful for those movie theaters with crowded parking lots so you can just duck out the second the movie ends]

• Quick access to RottenTomatoes.com ratings as well as information about the cast and crew from IMDb.com

• Uses local storage to store movie data on your phone for use later when in case you are offline inside the theater.

• Sign up for an e-mail notification as to when a movie is released on DVD/Blue-Ray.

• Post movie reviews to Facebook from the app without the trouble of texting:

• View ratings/ reviews by other RunPee app users

The website RunPee is free to use, but the mobile app has certain advantages over the free web service, such as most of those listed above. The movie list on the free website only goes back 3 months but the mobile app let you view every movie in the database – covering nearly ever wide release movie since Summer of 2009.

above: Dan Florio, the brainchild behind RunPee, came up with the idea for the app while watching the 2005 three hour remake of King Kong.

In addition to the aforementioned, the Run Pee page on Facebook also gives you a peek at movie trailers for upcoming releases and reviews of new movies.

With the help of movie critic, Shanee Edwards, who now works for the folks at RunPee, they have access to movie screenings before a movie is released to the public, so that in most cases PeeTimes for a newly released movie are posted quickly.

The app is only .99 cents, which is a great bargain.

Download it here:

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Drug Lined Coasters by Artist Nir Hod Will Get Any Party Started.

Inspired by artist Nir Hod‘s series of oil on mirror paintings entitled The Night You Left, Hod bottles the recurring themes of introspection and longing contemplated in this body of work into a functional object: a set of four mirrored coasters, lined with digitally printed white powder.

The paintings that inspired the coasters:

above: Nir Hod, 2007 and 2001, The Night You Left, oil on black mirror

Decadent and eye-catching, the coasters are backed with black velvet and are housed in a sleek black box.

Available in two different sets of four (black or gold) for $95 or in two special limited edition sets (red and pink for valentine’s Day) for $180, the 4″ x 4″ mirrored coasters give the 3D illusion of having freshly cut lines of cocaine.

The title of the editioned set, The Night You Left, suggests a lonely narrative, a moment of solitude when one might turn to drugs not for glamour or excitement, but for revelry and longing. “There is a certain magic in loneliness,” Hod explains, “you have to be alone to create.” He adds, “It’s not about drugs or glamour—it’s about the inside world, where you can dream and love and seek a greater truth—it’s about a feeling of being connected to something so human.”

buy the Black or Gold editions here

Limited collectors editions in red and pink are available at the PK store from Paul Kasmin Gallery

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The Polish Embassy In Paris Has Its Own 2014 Calendar. And It’s Beautiful.

That’s right, an Embassy that has its own calendar – and a good one to boot. This year fashion photographer Piotr Stoklosa shoots his third calendar for the Polish Embassy in Paris. For the 2014 Calendar Piotr joined forces with stylist and editor-in-chief of Polish magazine VIVA! Moda, Agnieszka Scibior, for the fashion centric calendar.

above: model Patrycja Gardygajlo

Stunning beauty, Polish Model Patrycja Gardygajlo is featured and wears avante-garde fashions designed by Dawid Woliński, Magdalena Frąckowiak, Maciej Zień, Tomaotomo, UEG, Monika Błażusiak, Gosia Baczyńska, Krzysztof Stróżyna, Serafin Andrzejak, Katarzyna Konieczka, Lidia Kalita, Mariusz Przybylski, La Mania, Pajonk. Accessories by Chanel, Christian Louboutin, Fendi and Manolo Blahnik.

The background sets, created inside the embassy, were designed by Anna Szczęsna and Ula Wasielewska of WITALIS.

above: The images were photographed inside the Embassy

The video of the shoot below was shot by Michal Grzywacz. Skin care by Dr. Irina Eris also appears in the video, as she is one of the sponsors.

The 2014 Calendar For The Polish Embassy of Paris /Calendrier de l’Ambassade de Pologne à Paris 2014. (The images between the calendar pages are screen grabs I took from the video):

Creative Credits:
Piotr Stokłosa – photography
Agnieszka Ścibior – stylist
Daria Ślusarczyk (Dariia Day) – make-upe / B Agency
Magdalena Tucholska - hair
Anna Szczęsna et Ula Wasielewska – set design / Witalis
Patrycja Gardygajło – model / D’vision
Michał Grzywacz – director
Karolina Limbach – assistant stylist
Magdalena Plowucha, Magdalena Ławniczak, Vincent Kronental – assistant photographers
Mateusz Niechoda – photo retouching

You can view the images for the 2013 Calendar, which was shot in black and white, here and the images for the 2012 Calendar can be viewed here

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Louis Vuitton Designs Carbon Fiber Luggage for the Revolutionary BMW i8 Plug-In Hybrid.

Buy a BMW i8 and you not only get a sleek, sexy, plug-in hybrid with gullwing doors, but also a trunk full of luxurious luggage. Louis Vuitton has teamed up with the automaker to create a tailor-made set of luggage for the new revolutionary vehicle.

above: The revolutionary BMW i8 plug-in hybrid features gullwing doors

The innovative collection of luggage comprises two travel bags, a business case and a garment bag. To ensure optimal use of space, the luggage items have been tailor-made to fit perfectly into the interior of the revolutionary BMW i8.

“BMW and Louis Vuitton share both a profound appreciation of tradition and a commitment to constant further development,” says Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design. “The use of CFRP in the revolutionary BMW i8 sports car is indicative of an intelligent lightweight construction philosophy. And Louis Vuitton has demonstrated a similar belief in innovation, aesthetics and lightweight design in creating an exclusive luggage collection tailored perfectly to the new BMW i8.”

The understated carbon-black of this luggage range matches the colours of the BMW i8. Its sophisticated look comes courtesy of the unmistakable checkered Damier pattern – a Louis Vuitton hallmark – and a laser-etched Louis Vuitton signature. Black and electric blue used in the microfibre lining take their cue from the trademark brand colours of the BMW i8 and bag handles are made from dyed natural leather, a sign of Louis Vuitton quality. All items in the collection come with leather name tags and the iconic Louis Vuitton padlock with the exception of the garment bag.

Patrick-Louis Vuitton, Head of Special Orders at Louis Vuitton and great grandson of the House’s founder, says, “This collaboration with BMW epitomises our shared values of creativity, technological innovation and style. Our craftsmen at Louis Vuitton have enjoyed the challenge of this very special project, using their ingenuity and attention to detail to create a truly made to measure set of luxury luggage. This is a pure expression of the art of travel.”

Inspired by the visionary design of the BMW i8, the bags and cases – like the sports car’s innovative passenger cell – are made entirely from carbon fibre. This particularly lightweight yet extremely sturdy high-tech material has been used by Louis Vuitton to create a special textile. It provides great robustness and strength, and as such is made for the rigours of travel – no matter how long and arduous the drive.

The exclusive luggage pieces created by Louis Vuitton fit snugly into the BMW i8. The Weekender GM i8, with both hand and shoulder carry straps, is custom-designed to go into the boot (trunk), while the Garment Bag i8is a perfect fit for the rear shelf of the BMW i8. The sturdy hardshell Business Case i8 which is also ideal for carrying laptops, matches the shape of the rear seats; while the small Weekender PM i8 is designed to rest on its surface.

The Louis Vuitton luggage series will be available upon request in a selection of Louis Vuitton stores worldwide (Munich, Milan, London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai, New York, Los Angeles) starting April 1st 2014.

About the BMW i8:

The BMW i8 is the most progressive sports car and is the BMW Group’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle and the second model from the BMW i brand. It is a 2+2-seater boasting visionary design and intelligent lightweight engineering. As a plug-in hybrid, the BMW i8 unites the advantages of innovative electric drive and the latest combustion-engine technology. The upshot is an extraordinary driving experience that delivers the dynamics of a sports car (0 – 100 km/h / 62 mph in 4.4 seconds) along with fuel economy and emissions figures of a small city car (2,1 l/100km / 49 g CO2/km). This means not just purely electric emission-free driving around town but also sporty performance on inter-urban routes. The athletic personality of this revolutionary sports car is patently manifest in its design: classical sports car proportions, spectacular gullwing doors, clean, minimalist lines and a low-slung silhouette all imbue it with its powerful, dynamic shape. The sporty character of the BMW i8 exterior makes a seamless transition into the interior’s future-focused design.

all information and images courtesy of the BMW press group

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A Moody Miley Stars In Marc Jacobs New 2014 Ad Campaign Shot By David Sims

Wearing the latest fashions and accessories, and pretty much the same pouty expression in all the photos, Miley Cyrus is the star of Marc Jocob’s latest ad campaign for his SS14 Ready Ready to Wear Collection.

My Moody Miley Montage:

The 8 print ads, beautifully shot by photographer David Sims, also include models Natalie Westling and Esmerelda Seay Reynolds, are styled by Katie Grand and take place on a dark and stormy faux sand dune (set design by Stefan Beckman*).

Miley, who I think is stunning, has kept her tongue in her mouth for these photos, but looks as though she lacks a little range and could use some Metamucil.