Author Archives: Michael

About Michael

Michael LoCurto is a recent MFA graduate in Creative Writing and has recently moved to the BK. He adores nature and art - both of which play pivotal roles in his life and his writing.

Steampunk at Wooster Street Social Club

Saturday, November 12th proved to be the successful launch of Wooster Street Social Club ’s Mobilis in Mobili : An Exhibition of Steampunk Art and Appliance – and New York Body Art/ VAR magazine was on the scene, scoping out our future location for VAR magazine’s launch party on the weekend of January 12th-15th. Steampunk , a subculture and an artistic movement that incorporates Victorian Era steam power innovations with a modern-day twist (think “The Wild Wild West” – the 1999 Will Smith

Presenting VAR Magazine’s Bridget Blonde

Bridget Blonde—model, cake eater, and pit bull lover—has been the cover girl of magazines such as Skin Art, Tattoo Energy, Garage, and Tattoo Society. Her work also includes countless magazine spreads, a centerfold in Rockabilly Magazine, and commercial advertisements. You may have also seen Bridget featured in The Black Keys’ music video for their song “ Next Girl .” Her work isn’t slowing down, either; she will be the model for a one-month promotional campaign

Seeing Through Philip Moy’s lens

Phil Moy–fanboy, musician, and one of NYC’s hottest photographers–has just come off quite the busy 2010, complete with a self-published book and photo exhibition, Buckets Off , as well as a handful of group showings: Sexual Healing, En Garde for Charity, Visions of the Empire, to name a few. What’s most surprising is how he conciliates that with his in-between day-job working in the commercial photography industry Luckily for us, Mr. Moy was able to take time out of his