Scenes from classic westerns featuring genderswapped gunslingers

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In Re-Western, painted Felice House reimagines scenes from classic westerns with the likes of James Dean, Clint Eastwood and John Wayne replaced with women in the starring roles.

In addition to being superb paintings, House’s work is a provocation about “portraying women without objectifying them [as] an intentional and political act.” Pictured above: “Stasha Dean in ‘Giant,’ 2013. Oil on canvas, 90” x 60".“

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That’s the thing that people keep forgetting: when the gothic romance novels first came out, they were pretty punk. They were very highly charged. They were sort of improper. They were bold and overt. For lack of a better analogy, they were like the Sex Pistols of that era.

First Listen: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, ‘Gone Girl (Motion Picture Soundtrack)’

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First Listen: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, ‘Gone Girl (Motion Picture Soundtrack)’