Jane Helpern

Jane Helpern

Writer & Over-sharer.
[LISTS] Things I Thought While Watching The Marina Abramovíc Documentary + More

[LISTS] Things I Thought While Watching The Marina Abramovíc Documentary + More

It’s 9:30. I’m home alone, except for the dogs. Good thing they can’t judge me. I have writer’s block. My boyfriend is next door shooting a lookbook with lots of American Flags and drinking Bourbon with our slightly misogynist neighbor who I used to be friends with but don’t speak to anymore (which can get...
[TO DO] Rick Rodney: The Present Past @ Slow Culture + Mini Interview

[TO DO] Rick Rodney: The Present Past @ Slow Culture + Mini Interview

Rick Rodney’s been at it for more than two decades, but you wouldn’t know it by how humble and diligent he is with a camera. Though he’s the lawful owner of multiple Canon Mark Whatever-The-Fuck-Is-The-Latest-Industry-Standard, the ones with big, imposing lenses, he still scours estate sales and flea markets for the out-of-production vintage film point...
[PRETTY PICTURES] Cinematic Marni Magic On STOP IT RIGHT NOW

[PRETTY PICTURES] Cinematic Marni Magic On STOP IT RIGHT NOW

It’s no secret we love Jayne Min of STOP IT RIGHT NOW’s minimalist-tomboy aesthetic. Even though our collective knowledge of fashion is more minimal than Jayne’s typical workday attire, so minimal, in fact, that this compliment could be interpreted as an insult, we’re going to tell you our feelings about her first editorial whether you...
[CULT TALK] Illustrator Esra Røise On Hair, Cake, and Feminism

[CULT TALK] Illustrator Esra Røise On Hair, Cake, and Feminism

I can’t remember at exactly what point I decided to make Norwegian illustrator Esra Caroline Røise my Pen Pal, but I do recall the precise moment it became official, an exchange involving the ceremonious swapping of compliments and cat photos via email, of course. You don’t really need to know the whole story about how she...
[TRUE STORY] The Time I Got A Black Eye And Everyone Was Jealous

[TRUE STORY] The Time I Got A Black Eye And Everyone Was Jealous

It came out of nowhere. I think it was an elbow, but I’m still not entirely sure. It could have been a shovel or a beer can, but an elbow makes the most sense, considering it was at a hardcore show and the cumulative weight in the place was probably comparable to that of a...
[TO DO] Flat File Flea: A Swap Meet For Artists And Designers

[TO DO] Flat File Flea: A Swap Meet For Artists And Designers

Ok, all you art fags (points to self), listen up! Pick up (but don’t throw away) your beers and plastic cups and step away from Echo Park. Let’s head to our other favorite former gang-infested neighborhood of Highland Park for Flat File Flea, a swap meet for artists and designers, and a meeting place for...
[TRUE STORY] I Kind Of Quit My Day Job

[TRUE STORY] I Kind Of Quit My Day Job

  In the last four months, I’ve self-imposed, not one, but two, voluntarily pay cuts, and walked (slowly) away from, not one, but two, prestigious job titles on the perilous quest for creative fulfillment and the oh-so-vague-and-elusive notion of “Happiness,” which my or may not actually exist, and it’s very possible that I will go...
[TO DO] Cultist, Agenda WMNS, Colleen Green, Jennifer Clavin of Bleached, & Stop It Right Now at Space 15 Twenty

[TO DO] Cultist, Agenda WMNS, Colleen Green, Jennifer Clavin of Bleached, & Stop It Right Now at Space 15 Twenty

Tonight, the whole girl gang is getting together for the very official launch of Agenda WMNS. The “women” of Cultist are curating the event (which means we made zines, tees, and tote bags, and we’ll be selling lots of band merch). For your entertainment, there will be DJ sets by our fav Jennifer Clavin of...
[FOMO-GRAPHS] Jubilee Fest Day One

[FOMO-GRAPHS] Jubilee Fest Day One

Sometimes I drink so much that I give myself FOMO, because I’m like, “I was there, but I don’t remember anything. Did I miss a lot of stuff? Hello? Does anyone remember anything? Did I pee in public? Did anyone even wake up yet? Nevermind.” And then I realize that everyone was blacked out because...
[ROSES ARE RED] A Short Story/Poem Thing About Catching Up

[ROSES ARE RED] A Short Story/Poem Thing About Catching Up

Um, so, yea, as we mentioned a few weeks ago, we post poetry-type-stuff here sometimes (especially when we haven’t had the time to do a full feature and are transitioning into working from home). If you’d prefer to just read my essays about sex, relationships, and music, that’s okay too, I won’t be offended. Enjoy?...
[TRUE STORY] How Therapy Made Me Crazy

[TRUE STORY] How Therapy Made Me Crazy

At the risk of sounding dramatic (who am I kidding, I’m basically an honorary theater geek minus the billowy blouses and pirate hats), I think I’ve overdosed on therapy. As I result, I’m finding it increasingly more challenging to relate to, tolerate, or even surface-level enjoy the company of other lesser-psychoanalyzed individuals. This isn’t so...
[BABY STEPS] How To Blend In At A Hardcore Show

[BABY STEPS] How To Blend In At A Hardcore Show

Over the weekend I flew to New York with my boyfriend, the lead singer of legendary LA hardcore band Strife, to attend a two-day festival at Webster Hall, which he was invited to be a part of. As the title of this article indicates, today’s tutorial is about how to blend in at said show...