EXPATRIATE By Amy Guidry Published Issue 084, December 2020 Amy Guidry (b. 1976, Jacksonville, N.C.) is an American artist residing in Lafayette, Louisiana. She grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Guidry comes from a family of artists including the late painter Eleanor Norcross. She studied at Loyola University of New Orleans […]
See Issue 084 for the full-blown designed spread Published Issue 084, December 2020 Originally published September 21, 2019 As part of her column for London’s Evening Standard newspaper, Birdy friend, artist Beatie Wolfe, sits down with an inspiring Los Angeles resident. This month? Grammy-winning songwriter Allee Willis As TV show Friends marks its 25th anniversary, a
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Land of the Noble Free By Joel Tagert Art by Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 084, December 2020 Lionel was on a mission, but as he moved through the alleys he still scanned the dumpsters for food or other useful items. Buying things was dangerous. He wore sunglasses, a wig, and a mask over his mouth
Published Issue 083, November 2020 Henry Rollins is one of the most enduring and distinctive voices of American alternative culture. Since securing his status as a punk rock icon — first as the frontman of the seminal Los Angeles group Black Flag and later with his own Rollins Band — Henry hasn’t stopped. As a
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THE END OF STASIS By Joel Tagert Art by Ali Hoff Published Issue 083, November 2020 “What has been will be again,” intoned Preserver Lyons, “what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Forever and ever, amen.” He raised a hand to the great crowd of faithful in
DON’T PANCE By Dave Danzara Published Issue 083, November 2020 Dave Danzara has spent most of his life creating art. Born and raised in California, Dave won a scholarship to Laguna Art Institute of Southern California in 1994. His influences can be found in pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy, film and music. Graphic design and digital
YEARNING By Mustafa Sherpidin Published Issue 083, November 2020 Mustafa is a Norway-based game and 3D environment artist. He specializes in vaporwave, chillwave, synthwave, retrowave and cyberpunk digital illustrations and designs.
Hot Summer Getaways By Morgan Heslin Published Issue 083, November 2020 Morgan is an illustrator based in Denver. She has a B.F.A. in Illustration with a minor in Dramatic Writing from the Savannah College of Art & Design. She can be reached at morgan.heslin@gmail.com You can view more of her work (or even just send
FRED’S NEW RAVENOUS INTEREST By Jonny DeStefano Art By Kristen Michael By Best of Birdy Issue 027, March 2016 As Greg Sampson awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself in his bed transformed into an enormous peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He was lying on his soft, bready back and when he lifted
MY EXISTENTIAL DOCTOR HERB, PART XV By Brian Polk Art by Jack Estenssoro Published Issue 083, November 2020 I have a lot to discuss with my existential doctor Herb this month, because I realized something big — a breakthrough of sorts. Of course, I’ve had breakthroughs before. Some of them linger in my mind for
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