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Frank Monaco

In the 1960s several Italian newspapers carried a story that the American pilot who had dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima had become a Carthusian monk, and was living in the La Certosa monastery in Southern Italy. Frank Monaco, an American photojournalist, was hired by a Catholic magazine to investigate the claims.

Monaco visited the monastery, where he found that the solider-turned-monk was not the Hiroshima bomber, but was rather a veteran of the Korean War who had visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on service leave. After the war finished, the solider found himself unable to integrate back into day-to-day American life, and turned to the Carthusian order.

Monaco decided to stay at the monastery regardless, and over three days he photographed the comings and goings of the monks who lived there.

Read more about Frank Monaco here. See more of his photos here.

Sacred Bones

Brooklyn's Sacred Bones Records produce vinyl for a roster of bands that specialise in the dark and noisy. They also use a really nicely defined visual aesthetic for their range of different LP covers.

You can see an album of their different sleeve designs here. Music-wise, check out Moon Duo, Pop. 1280, The Men, Zola Jesus and TRUST.

Bow-Tie Etiquette

“When you have on a bow tie, the bow tie commands respect,” Big Boi says. “And if you got a bow tie on, you gotta be a bad motherfucker to have a bow tie on."

Abdominal Time-Lapse

This is a collection of photos of Iggy Pop's naked torso, starting in 1968 and going through to present day. It paints a pretty bizarre picture of the human aging process.

MANIQUILL MIXTAPE 03

The Maniquill winter mixtape

Hey so I just discovered something: If you downloaded the Maniquill Mixtape 02 using the little icon under the Mixtapes side column, then you actually downloaded the Mixtape 01, not Mixtape 02 (our Summer 09/10 mix). I've now fixed the problem and the mediafire links will direct you to the right mixes - Matt

PICKLED GINGER

 I give you: The promised portrait of Mr Stephan Reyners.

Its unfinished, but I'm never going to finish it so... there you go.

Look out for our next Mix Tape soon.

Look out for our next house party soon.

Soon.

Glass Vaults

Our friends Glass Vaults have a new EP out! It is really, really quite good. And it's also free. Click on the picture to be taken to it.

Two for Joy

University is shit.