Notices by Chrissy moltisanti (cathymarinara@mastodon.social)

This is cool as hell: article on the mod advertising inflected graphics of Tricontinental, a Cuban ‘propaganda’ mag from the 60s-90s aimed at increasing solidarity between the liberation movements of Asia, Africa & Latin America https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/2-8-september-2019/how-cubas-cold-war-graphic-design-found-humour-in-propaganda/

Garden cat

Please enjoy these photos & article about a photo project in my hometown in the summer of 1984 https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/vintage-summertime-shots-of-staten-island/

My new working class New York hero is Steve Brodie, a five feet tall newsie who had hustle like no other: he lived on his own at 9, was a professional competitive walker, noted lifeguard & saved several people from fires, but his claim to fame was diving off the Brooklyn bridge, which he parlayed into owning a sports bar and starring in a touring musical as himself, re-enacting the jump (he always did a free show for news boys). He fed poor folks in winter from his saloon