“As we’ve been blasted with in recent months, gay marriage continues to be a hot-button issue, and will likely be in the upcoming election. For the longest time I’ve had a visual in my head of Veruca La’Pirahna and Jordan Fox getting married! Jordan assuming the role of the woman getting married in a recently gifted wedding dress, given to her by a friend who was married in it 20 years prior and Veruca as this sort of gender-fuck version of a man… So you have this wedding scene, complete with a skull ring and Veruca with a sad face (and we’ll let you decide why).”

A word from our friend Jeremy Kost about his book It’s Always Darkest Before Dawn, a limited edition of which just went up on our shop. These polaroids are originals by Kost, and each is hand-numbered, signed, and tucked away in the back of each book. We’re thrilled to celebrate gay marriage and gay everything — congrats New York!

Protest against the rising tide of conformity. Happy Sunday.

A shot from Carole Sternicha’s weekend at Ace Hotel Palm Springs. The Film Fest is kicking here all week, it’s 75 degrees and we just ordered ceviche and a Patrón Facial. Pretty good Monday.

ONE TRIP PASS X ACE HOTEL : PART I

Ace NYC curator, Jou-Yie, met up Jay Carroll of One Trip Pass for another run, this time out west in Portland, Ore. Here’s their report:

We picked up the Airstream and big red Chevy 2500 Diesel (on loan from both companies respectively) and our friend and photographer Nate Bressler and hit the road for an adventure down the West Coast highway, collecting a mix of art, craft, vintage and experience. We stayed at Fort Stevens State Park last night outside of Astoria, Ore. (of Goonies fame) and are now headed south. Come check out our mobile shop when we get down to LA next week. More on that later — in the meantime, check back here for notes from the road.

Photo taken by Nate Bressler in Cannon Beach, Ore.