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The SuicideGirls adult-entertainment website mixes the edginess, smarts, and attitude of the best alternative music and culture sites with an unapologetic, grassroots approach to sexuality. It is "empowered erotica," in which women outside of mainstream culture showcase their unique personal styles on their own pages, where they put up sexy pinup-style photos of themselves, post a personal profile, and keep online journals in which they discuss daily experiences (both naughty and nice). In this way, they are in charge of their own image and how they are represented. The Girls are from all over the world, including the United States, Canada, England, Finland, and Sweden. In addition to journal entries selected from the site and over 200 artful X-rated color photos, the book contains an introduction by Missy Suicide about how she got involved with this revolutionary culture and started the website.

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This collection of glossy shots marks the second birthday of the near-legendary eponymous Web site founded by Missy Suicide (borrowing a little hipster terminology from a Chuck Palahnuik novel in the process) to promote her own pin-up photography, and to make a place where women could "be themselves." The large format book is well designed and finely printed, with over 150 full-color photos of Scarlett, Flux, Fractal and the rest of the pierced, tattooed, leather-'n-lace-lovin' gang. The bulk of the book consists of Missy's portraits of the girls, but a section at the back allows the girls to speak for themselves through diary extracts, their own photos and their answers to questions like "How did you hear about SuicideGirls and what made you want to become one?" As 25-year-old Le from San Francisco puts it, exposing herself in various ways on the internet is both "a hobby and an art form." The S-Girls are spirited, sans doute, and you have to applaud Missy for making such a go of something she loves. But after a while, the tattoos and pierced nipples do tend to blur into something of a sub-Courtney Love mush. (And readers of a certain age won't be able to help wondering if any of these bedroom performance artists have boned up on Lora Logic, Poly Styrene and the much less generic-looking fem-punks of a previous generation.) One diary extract gives the flavor of the whole: "Fuckin' ex boyfriend. You suck. Your records suck. Think I'm gonna throw 'em somewhere, in a garbage dump." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"Thank God someone has benefited from the internet. It's not just ebay and Amazon. Somebody has made a name that's not just monetary but a cultural icon." Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club

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"It's like a punk rock Vogue...with artful nude photos of women." Wired Magazine

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"A most unique take on the glamour of old fashion Pin-Up photography." BBC

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"A throwback to the glamorous Pin-Up days, the models are beautifully imperfect, artistically bent emo, goth and punk rockers." Nerve Magazine

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In addition to journal entries selected from the SuicideGirls adult-entertainment web site and over 200 artful X-rated color photos, the book contains an introduction by Missy Suicide about how she got involved with this revolutionary culture.

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The very best from the archives of the alternative erotica website.

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The story behind suicidegirls.com.

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Winner of the 2005 Independent Publisher Book Award in Erotica. The punk rock pin-up cultural phenomenon known as suicidegirls.com includes journal entries excerpted from the site and over 200 artful, color photos.

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rumplestiltzkin, April 14, 2009 (view all comments by rumplestiltzkin)
SuicideGirls is a delightfully taboo collection of tasteful modern-day pinups. Each girl expresses her own personality through her tattoos, piercings, and carefully coordinated makeup and lingerie. Quite a treat as far as eye candy!
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wow is that is a name of agirl or she going to do it!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781932595031
Editor:
Suicide, Missy
Publisher:
Feral House
Editor:
Suicide, Missy
Author:
Suicide, Missy
Subject:
Fashion
Subject:
General Photography
Subject:
Photoessays & Documentaries
Subject:
Subjects & Themes - Erotica
Subject:
Subjects & Themes - Fashion
Subject:
Subjects & Themes - Nudes
Subject:
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes/Fashion
Subject:
PHOTOGRAPHY / General
Copyright:
2004
Edition Number:
Paper Over Board
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
June 2004
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
8.00 x 10.00 in
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Product details 160 pages Feral House - English 9781932595031 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , This collection of glossy shots marks the second birthday of the near-legendary eponymous Web site founded by Missy Suicide (borrowing a little hipster terminology from a Chuck Palahnuik novel in the process) to promote her own pin-up photography, and to make a place where women could "be themselves." The large format book is well designed and finely printed, with over 150 full-color photos of Scarlett, Flux, Fractal and the rest of the pierced, tattooed, leather-'n-lace-lovin' gang. The bulk of the book consists of Missy's portraits of the girls, but a section at the back allows the girls to speak for themselves through diary extracts, their own photos and their answers to questions like "How did you hear about SuicideGirls and what made you want to become one?" As 25-year-old Le from San Francisco puts it, exposing herself in various ways on the internet is both "a hobby and an art form." The S-Girls are spirited, sans doute, and you have to applaud Missy for making such a go of something she loves. But after a while, the tattoos and pierced nipples do tend to blur into something of a sub-Courtney Love mush. (And readers of a certain age won't be able to help wondering if any of these bedroom performance artists have boned up on Lora Logic, Poly Styrene and the much less generic-looking fem-punks of a previous generation.) One diary extract gives the flavor of the whole: "Fuckin' ex boyfriend. You suck. Your records suck. Think I'm gonna throw 'em somewhere, in a garbage dump." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Review" by , "Thank God someone has benefited from the internet. It's not just ebay and Amazon. Somebody has made a name that's not just monetary but a cultural icon."
"Review" by , "It's like a punk rock Vogue...with artful nude photos of women."
"Review" by , "A most unique take on the glamour of old fashion Pin-Up photography."
"Review" by , "A throwback to the glamorous Pin-Up days, the models are beautifully imperfect, artistically bent emo, goth and punk rockers."
"Synopsis" by , In addition to journal entries selected from the SuicideGirls adult-entertainment web site and over 200 artful X-rated color photos, the book contains an introduction by Missy Suicide about how she got involved with this revolutionary culture.
"Synopsis" by , The very best from the archives of the alternative erotica website.
"Synopsis" by ,
The story behind suicidegirls.com.
"Synopsis" by ,

Winner of the 2005 Independent Publisher Book Award in Erotica. The punk rock pin-up cultural phenomenon known as suicidegirls.com includes journal entries excerpted from the site and over 200 artful, color photos.
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