NYC burlesque producer and performer, Calamity Chang, blogs her visit to Sarasota, FL; including behind the scene images of her photo shoot with HOTBD! " ... I squeezed in a Sunday morning photo shoot with House of The Broken Dragon ... to model some of their custom, handmade kimonos. ... We did several shots in 4-5 different kimonos and used cool props to create a series of photos that are very evocative of chinoiserie reminiscent of some of the art work I saw at The Met’s “China Through the Looking Glass." Read Calamity's entire blog post, here: http://calamitychang.blogspot.com/2015/08/5th-anniversary-show-with-black-diamond_23.html Watch a video from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2015 exhibit, "China: Through the Looking Glass" showcasing the impact of Chinese...
The Atomic Holiday Bazaar is entering its 10th year of providing "indie-craft" to the "irregular masses." An exciting holiday event for locals and tourists, alike, this venue will be jammed packed with unique talent and creative wares that will not only make your soul sing, but support local, small businesses as well. Engage your senses! SEE, TOUCH and FEEL all of House of the Broken Dragon's luxurious handmade products, IN PERSON, Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13, 2015, from 12pm to 5pm, at the Municipal Auditorium in the beautiful city of Sarasota, FL! Many products never seen before, including our new line of light-weight, cotton batik kimono jackets and decadent embroidered black velvet pillows will be debuted at this annual bazaar!...
Seven minutes in heaven is a party game among teenagers first recorded as being played in the early 1950s. For those of you not familiar, it works like this: two people (usually of the opposite sex) are selected to go into a closet (or other dark enclosed space) and do whatever they like for seven minutes. It is common for the participants to kiss and make out but participants may also opt to talk, engage in other “activities” or depending on the chemistry, do nothing at all. Variations on the game include expanding the time allowed to any reasonable short period up to five hours. ..... So I pick up Calamity on a hot and sunny Florida morning, around 11:30 AM. She bounces out...
Absolutely thrilled to announce a 3rd published article by House of the Broken Dragon! "PINUP ZOMBIES: The Forbidden Flesh," will be in print for all to see in Issue #33 of Bachelor Pad Magazine, due out early October! Just in time for Halloween, the zombie pinup subculture has become an international phenomenon! Here's a snippet from the original manuscript: "Zombie Pinup, a live performance group based in San Francisco, started crawling out of their graves in 2000. Originally known as a beauty pageant parody, they found their way onto the internet and began infecting gorgeous women nationwide. Most major cities feature their own grassroots variations of Zombie Pinup events; however, the Zombie Burlesque at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas is the first of...
