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Inspiration For Pandas vs. Mod

Dressing up is not required but here are some further things to consider before the party this Saturday here, here, here and here. It's not a british invasion thing... It's an abstract haus party with Pandas vs. Mods.

Miss Jackson Is Nasty

I'm sorry, but Miss Jackson is looking naaasst-é as of late, and not in a good way. Someone needs to inform her agency that; a: she is in fact not 20 years old (the unfortunate title of her new album), b: she cannot pull off a madonna-esque disco leotard and c: pictures of her face head-on are wrong in so many ways it's hard to know where to start.

Ruhlman Launches Website

One of my favorite local artists has recently launched a website containing many of his best works. See them at DavidRuhlman.com.

Night Moves

It's inspiring videos like this that propel the unfolding mythology of Just Wanna Dance.

Inside A Wind Tunnel / Art Of Derek Stroup

Cool 3-D views from inside a wind tunnel and the art of Derek Stroup. [Via: Coudal]

The Joy Of Living With Fragrance

Watch it here. [Via: Coudal]

The science cf Cutting in Line

So the next time you’re thinking of cutting in line, be aware that it’s about a coin toss whether or not you’ll be ousted, and most likely it’ll be by the person you’re directly stepping in front of. Never line jump at the same time another person is, even though it might seem like you have safety in numbers, it works in the exact opposite way. And lastly, ideally cut in front of someone who is unlikely to object, because your chances of being challenged greatly diminish the more passive people there are directly behind you.

[Via: TMN]

Look & Listen

Who needs drugs when you can watch a Gareth Pugh fashion show whilst previewing the new Squarepusher album? (don headphones and use pl>yer below)

Related: L. Lo is orange.

Ashdown On RadioWest

RadioWest had Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Pete Ashdown in the studio on Tuesday morning. "A Bountiful native, a high-tech entrepreneur, a father of three, and an optimist. He's running an uphill campaign to unseat incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch, relying on grassroots support and touting a platform of open and honest leadership, fiscal responsibility and no nuclear testing." If you missed it or if you've never heard Pete talk about his views you can find the archived show here.

New JWD Flyer Is Born

The new flyer is born. Let it go forth and prosper. Thanks to Dave Tada for a fantastic photo shoot featuring us with Carly our host with the most and our new dance troupe The Dance-o-Lettes. Watch out ya'll!

Press Release:

NewCityMovement Presents
Just Wanna Dance with
Nick James and Jesse Walker
Hosted by Carly Pino
Percussion by Fred Simpson
Megavideos by Chris Howard
and Half-Time Performance by
The Dance-O-Lettes!

Returning to W Lounge Fall 2006

• September 30th / Panda-monium!
• October 28th / Night Stalker, Street Walker
• November 25th / Rubicon Kaleidoscope, The Final Countdown

(The Last Saturday of the Month)

Two of Salt Lake City's most favorite deejays joined forces once again to bring you their crazy fun underground house party, JUST WANT TO DANCE!

What started as an intimate weekly for friends and die-hards, who "just want to dance," has grown into one of the most talked about parties in Salt Lake City. By drawing on the visionary blueprints of legendary clubs as the Paradise Garage, Shelter, Does Your Mamma Know? The Endup; Just Wanna Dance (or JWD) gets "back to basics" by bringing people together who are bound by a love for dance, rhythm and friendship.

As the Spring Sessions ended with an extra round in June '06, the request for more dancing and soul-cleansing has reached a fever pitch bordering on mass hysteria. So, more in demand than ever, JUST WANNA DANCE returns this autumn for three more Sessions of mesmerizing disco devilry.

Prepare for the always-unexpected twist on themes like "Panda-monium" (pandas vs. mod squad); "Night Stalker, Street Walker" (a hallow-electro 'red light' district) and "Rubicon Kaleidoscope," The Final Countdown" (to swim in the 'River of Colour' at the ever last JWD)! This outrageous team of deejays and performers have more surprises than an artificially sweetened cereal box--from kooky interior dancescaping, to the latest in instructional Megavideos (for promo only), to professionally choreographed show-stoppers (featuring the Dance-O-Lettes) complete with vitamin fortified high-fashion horseplay.

Everyone is invited to come dancing to some of the freshest, soul-funkiest house music with this culturally diverse audience. This ageless affair invites individuals from 21 to 100 to participate by contributing the elemental energy that ultimately helps create something much bigger than all of us. Standing for peace, love and better parties everywhere, the community that is JWD is an extraordinary collective of dancers, soul mates and music lovers. Together we... JUST WANNA DANCE!

Just Wanna Dance @ W. Lounge 358 S. West Temple 801.359.0637 9pm-2am 21+
A primate club for members. We are not responsible for lost items!
Deejay mixes, photos and media at http://www.newcitymovement.com

Parody Hell House Opens In NYC

Every Halloween, Evangelical churches across America stage haunted houses that replace the traditional ghosts and ghouls with real depictions of evil: high school cheerleaders getting abortions, gay men dying of AIDS, and children reading Harry Potter. Now, for the first time ever, this cultural phenomenon comes to New York City - with the Church's own script fully intact. This fall, Obie award-winning Les Freres Corbusier transforms St. Ann's Warehouse into an authentic multi-chambered Hell House of horrors. Part installation, part performance, part haunted house, Hell House culminates in a celebratory hoedown with bands in the “Christian rock” tradition, punch, and a friendly game of “Pin the Sin on Jesus.” Get your tickets here.

Museum Of Condiments

Visit the Museum of Condiments.

Project Runway At Fashion Week

Again, showing four designers so clever fashionistas could not know the outcome of the the final three, Project Runway helped close NYC Fashion Week. Thankfully, photos of their collections are available now for trained eyes to examine. [Shown: Michael Knight via NYMag]

Explosion At SLC Public Library

Reports are coming in that there has been an explosion on the 2nd East side floor of the Salt Lake City public library causing one of the windows to blow out. There are no casualties that the news is reporting now and the cause is unknown.

Frank Rich Book One Week Away

From Publishers Weekly via Amazon -

This blistering j'accuse has vitriol to spare for George Bush—calling him a "spoiled brat" and "blowhard"—and his policies, but its main target is the PR machinery that promoted those policies to the American people. New York Times columnist Rich revisits nearly every Bush administration publicity gambit, including Iraqi WMD claims, Bush's "Mission Accomplished" triumph, the Swift-boating of John Kerry and the writing of fake prowar letters-to-the-editor from soldiers. He uncovers nothing new, but his meticulously researched recap-cum-debunking—complete with appended 80-page time line comparing administration spin to actual events—builds a comprehensive picture of a White House propaganda campaign to bamboozle the public, smear critics, camouflage policy disasters and win the 2002 and 2004 elections through trumped-up security anxieties. Along the way, he pillories a sycophantic media (Bob Woodward gets spanked hard), spineless Democrats and an infotainment culture that happily accommodates the Bush administration's erasure of the line between reality and fiction. Sometimes Rich's critique of Republican politics as cynical image-manipulation goes overboard, as in his "wag the dog" theory of the Iraq war as a Karl Rove electoral maneuver; more often, though, it's on target. The result is a caustic, hard-hitting indictment of the Bush administration, timed to make a splash in the upcoming election campaign. (Sept. 19)