A collection of books and pamphlets are scattered on a white surface. One cover reads “How to start a Feynman” by Natalie Katcatcher, while another shows a fluffy white dog.

Things

Words: Bryony Quinn
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Date: 25 June 2011; Work
Fashion
Graphic Design
Illustration
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A magazine cover featuring a close-up of a person’s foot and ankle against a yellow background. Bold, black hand-drawn lettering reads “KIDS OF THE BLACK HOLE”. — Above
Kids of the Black Hole

An open book shows two photographs side by side. On the left, a child in a dark suit points two white toy guns at the camera. On the right, a person pulls a white cloth across their face, revealing a large cross tattoo on their chest. — Above
Kids of the Black Hole

An open book displays two photographs side by side. On the left, a person in a black hoodie and red-and-white striped top stands against a concrete building. On the right, a person stands in a room, wearing a dark skirt and a metallic top. — Above
Kids of the Black Hole

A person dressed as Ronald McDonald sits in a brown checked armchair, holding a drink. They wear a red wig, a yellow jumpsuit, and red and white striped tights. — Above
Kids of the Black Hole

The cover of a book titled “How to Start a Feynman” by Natalie Kay-Thatcher. The title is written in bold red letters over a yellow background, surrounded by black panels filled with white physics equations. — Above
How to Start a Feynman

An open book showing a colourful illustration of a circular diagram divided into eight segments. Each section contains a different abstract landscape or pattern, surrounded by a blue background with green organic shapes. — Above
How to Start a Feynman

An open illustration from a book. The right page features a bold headline reading “ELEMENTARY” above a scene of a person and a child playing with colourful tiles. — Above
How to Start a Feynman

An open book shows a landscape illustration on the left and a circular collage on the right. The left page features a blue lake and a block of text that begins “So what I discovered from him, you see, is several things.” — Above
How to Start a Feynman

An open book with a black background features a series of circular illustrations. The images show a flea, a microscopic view of a parasite, and a close-up of a cell. Text above the images explains how parasites find a niche to survive. — Above
How to Start a Feynman

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Crack & Shine

An open book shows a chapter titled “LONDON” in large serif type. The pages feature a photo of a hand holding a fan of banknotes and a close-up of a black door with a sign that reads “NO PROSTITUTES HERE”. — Above
Crack & Shine

A person flips through an open magazine. One page shows a person in a red swimsuit on a white sandy beach, while the opposite page features a figure in a pale garment against a dark background. — Above
Unpublished

A person’s hand turns the page of an open magazine. The pages feature blue-toned photography, including a close-up of a shoe sole and a person wearing a blue jumper, under the title “Unpublished”. — Above
Unpublished

An open magazine shows a double-page spread of a person’s foot poking out of dark, choppy water. The word “Unpublished” is printed in the top right corner. — Above
Unpublished

An open magazine shows a black and white photograph of a person standing against a backdrop of thick, white clouds. The page header reads “Unpublished”. — Above
Unpublished

A book cover featuring a photograph of a small, fluffy white and black dog. The dog sits on a grey pavement against a dark, leafy background. — Above
Pet Shots

An open magazine shows two full-page photos of small, fluffy white dogs. Both dogs are outdoors on a lead, standing against a dark green fence. — Above
Pet Shots

An open book displays a grid of small photographs of dogs, each framed like a polaroid. A person’s hand reaches in from the right to turn a page. — Above
Pet Shots

In this weeks Things we have everything covered from Richard Feynman to Roman dogs. There’s not a whole lot more I can add to that so I’ll just name check: Nathalie Kay-Thatcher; Joe Skilton; Lorenzo Mapelli; various of various niceness in Unpublished; everyone behind Crack & Shine…

Kids of the Black Hole Joe Skilton

Kids of the Black Hole is a satisfyingly crafted photography zine by Joe Skilton who also takes photos for other publications such as Mossless Magazine, Platform Magazine and Vice UK. His photographs have got a kind of calm quietness about them, which is a great juxtaposition seeing as the people in the images have scary tattoos and messy houses.
cargocollective.com/joeskilton

How To Start A Feynman Natalie Kay-Thatcher

There should be more fan art in the world but not in the 1000 weird drawings of Brad Pitt sort of way. More like Nathalie’s careful and personal illustrated couple-page stories on subtle/significant moments of scientist Richard Feynman’s early life. Wonderful painted frames that pay proper homage to “a glorious discovery of a general and beautiful kind about the way life behaves.”
www.nataliekaythatcher.blogspot.com

Crack & Shine International Fred Forsyth and Will Robson-Scott

Writing has been at the forefront of urban culture since the early 20th century, when drifters and The Situationists took to exploring the streets of the city in an aimless manner – a dérive. Today, writers have become more competitive and adventurous than ever before, and Crack and Shine explores this in its purest form. Collective profiles of writers can be seen alongside documentary photography of urban spaces, which gives the reader an overall very honest and vibrant impression of the ever-growing sub-culture.
www.crackandshine.com

Unpublished Andrea Mineo, Apart Collective

We are now happily, paradoxically familiar with the “best unseen photography” that fills Unpublished’s broad-sheet like pages. Lots of space and careful printing sets these photographs off to excellent effect. Favourite spreads by Chajana DenHarder (floating foot/iceberg with digits) and Michelle Kathleen Anderson (dinghy in the sky).
www.unpublishedmag.com

Pet Shots Lorenzo Mapelli, rawraw edizioni

There should also be more anonymous art collected and delivered to the masses. This zine, compiled by Lorenzo Mapelli for rawraw edizioni is a series of 50 polaroids that were found, specifically indexed, in Rome, Italy. Each image, taken around the same anonymous spot, are of the BEST LOOKING DOGS EVER. Seriously, who doesn’t love dogs? “It is not known why or for whom these photos were taken” – but we thank them for it.
www.rawraw.it

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About the Author

Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.