The internet is an incredible place for diversity. The beautiful Persephonii, a LiveJournal blogger, took her shot at pinup posing and came out a gorgeous African American, BBW cheesecake, for one shot.








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Women have often shown up in revolutionary images. What is a woman’s role in the revolution? Today The Pinup Blog explores revolutionary pinups!

Visual art has always had the ability to concretely represent abstract concepts, while still leaving room for debate. Revolution is one of those abstract concepts. Interestingly, women have been one theme utilized in order to interpret the many faces of the concept of revolution. Today, we take a look at the different female representations of revolutions.

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With a ridiculously cold-war-era paranoia, Retro Lovely is a bold move back into the printed world. The magazine caters to pinup lovers of many a variety. From classic to goth neo pinups, it’s all your favorite models in all your favorite styles. Surf the site, buy a magazine, and most of all, enjoy yourself.



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In search for pinup beauty, I landed on this terrific show-don’t-tell post at LiveJournal. The post showcases some of the most common trends in contemporary pinup art; fantasy, neo-realism, photoshopped beauty and interesting trending towards classic expressionism. Take some time off for this safe for work compilation.




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One of my favorite days is coming up, this week and I’d like to celebrate The Pinup Blog way. Happy Earth Day everybody!

Every so often I hear the nonsensical and chauvinistic claim that female environmental activists are “grimy”, “dreadlocked” and “hairy”. While I argue that dreadlocks are lovely and can be just as kept as any other hairstyle, I also argue that leg shaving is my last pitfall as a feminist and I seriously hope, to one day, get over the need to moderate my body in order to be “socially acceptable”. “Grimy”… well, see how you look after 2 years up a tree Today’s ladies are gorgeous, inventive and environmentally conscientious, and some are willing to sacrifice a lot for their cause. Proving (yet again) that green is sexy.

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The inspiring burlesque artist, Tiara the Merch Girl, is also a prolific writer on issues of race in the world of burlesque, at Racialicious ( “a [fantastic] blog about the intersection of race and pop culture” ). I was ecstatic to find The Pinup Blog mentioned in her article, Who’s a Pretty Burlesque Princess Now. The article asks significant questions about the diversity of burlesque and its importance as an art-form and innovator. Take a few minutes off for some burlesqu-shop-talk, to read this phenomenal post.












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Today’s Bi-Weekly Bombshell is a pinup collector’s dream. Pinup lovers, Roger Biosca and Toni Ricart, compile vintage pinup ads and bind it all together in a gorgeous coffee-table book, Dream Baby. With minimum text and maximum pinups, you can enjoy series of ads from those best pinup years, 1935-1955. Also check out their collector’s blog of vintage items.















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What’s the fierce attraction to Hamish Blakely’s stunning piece, Duel?

Last Thursday, we were introduced to the brilliant work of Hamish Blakely. Though Blakely creates many beautiful and complex images and I recommend checking them all out, the image we’re about to discuss, Duel, was the most striking, to me, and I couldn’t wait to examine it more deeply. So without further ado!

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Flickr proves again and again to be a source of wonder. During my Bi-Weekly search for eye-popping bombshells and gorgeous pinups I stumbled upon Tiny Titian’s photostream, which includes a set devoted to pinups. Mishella Vendetta is the neo-pinup model and you’ll love her color shots, where her bright red-to-pink hair matches her lipstick.















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Hamish Blakely is the brilliant artist who created this and many other meticulous and dramatic paintings. I find these paintings are the graphic definition of “erotic”, with lighting, composition and all possible effects that create an unforgettable scene. Of course Blakely’s subjects add more diversity to the pinup hall of fame, which makes me love his work even more. Pinups of substance; Check them all out!






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In dramatic scene, tough and even evil, it’s the sexy Easter bunny fantasy gone awry.

One of the most common fantasies in cyber space, the sexy bunny, has endless Google results. While the typical sexy Easter bunny is just a poster girl, on the sweet side and often a Playboy cliche, I’ve run into a more fetishistic bunny, this year, which I’m more than glad to share with you.

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is Ryan McGinley’s latest collection of portraits. While sex is definitely an issue that’s evident in McGinley’s work, there are many human issues that it evokes. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is a beautiful collection that shows the diversity of young people, rarely shown in the mainstream channels.























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The following news bit is a repost from Jon Piek, go to his page for the full report:

Art frauds in the Age of the Internet : Legal ramifications for artists, collectors and the industry.


In 2007, Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama obtained a nearly $2-million judgment, including $1 million in punitive damages, against Robert S. Bane, his publishing company, Robert Bane Ltd., and his gallery, the Tamara Bane Gallery. In 2009, a federal bankruptcy court refused to allow Bane to discharge the debt, citing a pattern of intentional and pervasive fraud perpetrated against Sorayama. The bankruptcy court also ruled in 2009 that embezzling exists. The Chapter 7 process is still ongoing after over 2 years while asset inventory and other issues are being discovered in the courts' process including appeals. BREAKING NEWS: On March 2, 2010, a sale of bankruptcy estate assets that contain creditor artist discovered related rights discrepancies and irregularities took place. As of about March 4, 2010 Artist Sorayama as major creditor requests court officer(s) to conduct and or reveal the actual due diligence on this sale regarding the specific buyer(s) of estate assets in context of proceedings before ratification of any sale. The Appeal to the 9th Circuit held oral arguments presented during February 3, 2010 and will conclude its rulings/finding in the months ahead. The " unbonded " Appeal process may examine some of alleged abuses of the legal process noted during the Appeal argument and potential abuses occurring as early as trial, the months after trial court's rulings/orders and in particular the extensive legal team that came on board about the time of the first post trial judgment exam of debtors' master image archivist and giclee printer. On / about 15 January 2010, a three Judge panel of Bankruptcy Appellate Panel analyzed the facts concerning trial court and bankruptcy court rulings against debtor. The trial court rulings and subsequent bankruptcy court rulings stand in place under the review and scrutiny of higher courts' appeal panel. (citing United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the 9th Circuit: BAP No. CC-09-1108-MoPaH). Another Bankruptcy Appeal by creditor artist Sorayama is pending.




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