‘Crying Men’ is a collection of photographic portraits of famous film actors by London’s Sam Taylor-Wood sharing the true emotion and vulnerability of what it looks like when men cry.  Music is Art posted a few photos of this series back when it started in 2006 but over the years, this beautiful project has grown and developed into an artistic event. Many may create their own interpretations from these pictures but the most important quality that can be taken from the overall reaction, is how important it is to feel.

Sam Taylor-Wood explains, “Some of the men cried before I even finished loading the camera, but others found it really difficult. People can decide for themselves which they think are the authentic tears and which they think are fake. It’s about the idea of taking these big, masculine men and showing a different side.”

listen: teardrop (mad professor remix) by massive attack

Benicio del Toro

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Willem Dafoe

Robert Downey Jr.

Daniel Craig

Dustin Hoffman

Ed Harris

Forest Whitaker

Gabriel Byrne

Hayden Christiansen

John Leguizamo

Jude Law

Kris Kristofferson

Laurence Fishburne

Michael Madsen

Paul Newman

Michael Pitt

Robin Williams

Tim Roth

Ryan Gosling

Sam Shepard

Sean Penn

Steve Buscemi

Ben Stiller

Woody Harrelson

with over 20 million books sold of the twilight series, author stephenie meyer has created a love story between a human and a vampire, that has attracted not only a cult of young adults but their parents as well.  although most may be new to the fascinating sensation, its hard to resist where all the pandemonium is coming from. similar in ways to the harry potter literary craze, twilight has now become a movie with confirmed sequels starring kristen stewart and teen heart-breaker robert pattinson, that will be released nationwide at sold out movie theaters starting tomorrow.

l i s t e n
full moon by the black ghosts
flightless bird, american mouth by iron and wine
[twilight soundtrack, 2008]

when you can live forever
what do you live for?

down-tempo, chill, trip-hop, electronica, instrumental music does something to the overwhelmed spirit.  instead of loud and ecstatic interruptions, soft sounds soothe and cast away every single little impurity. its the feeling of lying in your warm bed and dreaming, candlelight evenings with raindrops cascading and the delicacy of falling into a deep deep sleep, never ever wanting to wake up.

black wave by the shins
[wincing the night away, 2007]

hear in colour by nightmares on wax
[fuck that world, 2008]

the forgotten people by thievery corporation
[radio retaliation, 2008]

i get a kick out of you [cinematic orchestra remix] by ella fitzgerald
[verve remixed iv, 2008]

who’s gonna save my soul by gnarls barkley
[the odd couple, 2008]