by Ryan Stewart

William Gibson will always be the cyberpunk prophet, the man whose Hugo-winning 1984 debut novel Neuromancer, about a future underworld dystopia where radically advanced computing possibilities exist in tandem with sex, drugs and political skullduggery, introduced the notion of “cyberspace” to the public and predicted the emergence of a world wide web, along with computers of ever-increasing intelligence and dubious motive. In the post-September 11th world, however, his attention has increasingly focused not on a new imagined future (the branch of Matrix-style cyber fiction his work spawned chugs along regardless) but on the complexities of the present. In a recent NYT op-ed about Google’s tightening grip on our lives, Gibson conceded that “science fiction never imagined Google” and characterized the search engine as a “coral reef of human minds” with an impact so potentially transformative that it should cause us to consider new ideas like “training wheel” identities for today’s minors, whose every stupid, impolitic thought is being cached to their potential future detriment.

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Osaka Suicide in Let The Sunshine In

• INTO: Chris, music, girls, The Sword, and old school D&D.
• NOT INTO: intolerant f**ks!
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Presents, music, sex and good food.
• MAKES ME SAD: Stupid people.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Chris, music, and things to occupy my mind with.
• VICES: Being pessimistic and cynical. OMG aren’t I cool – lets add sarcasm to that list.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Procrastinating.

Get to know Osaka better over at SuicideGirls.com!

September 9, 2010 was a red-letter day for SG, with five beautiful ladies going pink. “What made this particular day so extraordinary is the fact that all five girls have been longtime members of the site,” explains SG Model Coordinator Rambo. “Eclipse, Akito, and HollyStar’s sets had all been in Member Review for 6-plus months, and Fabrizia has submitted SIX sets to Member Review over the past two years.”

Our congratulations go out to Akito, Auriga, Eclipse, Fabrizia and HollyStar, who will each receive a lifetime membership to the site, $500 and a super cute gift pack full of SG goodies. “The girls are all very diverse with regards to age, ethnicity, and location,” notes Rambo, “and are a wonderful representations of what SG is all about!”

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by Fred Topel

We Americans are kind of soft. When we say “machete” it kind of sounds like “ma-shed-ee.” When Machete himself says it, it sounds as sharp as the blade itself: “Ma-chay-tay.” Danny Trejo really emphasizes the correct Mexican pronunciation of his latest character.

If there were Suicide Men, Danny Trejo might be their leader. Although, he wouldn’t have to worry about committing social suicide, because nobody’s going to mess with him. His rugged face, chest of tattoos, handlebar moustache and long man hair have gotten him cast as bad guys in movies for the past 25 years.

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Faithful Suicide in Onyx Bar

• INTO: Cars, racing, books, music, movies, hangin’ out with friends, shopping, and watching tv.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: My goofy blue pitbull puppy Lady.
• MAKES ME SAD: Knowing that my grandmother wont be here to see me live the rest of my life.
• HOBBIES: Sleeping, racing, workin’ on cars, shopping.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My cell, my mom, money, my car, and my dog.
• VICES: Tattoos and piercings.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Working and sleeping.

Get to know Faithful better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Fred Topel

“I love the Suicide Girls. I like Radeo.”
– Jason Schwartzman, actor

Jason Schwartzman loves the SuicideGirls. He called out his favorite by name and even mentioned another one by her signature tattoo. It makes sense that he’d be so cultured, coming from the Coppola family. They have high class tastes in film, music and even fine wine (try the Coppola shiraz. It’s delightful.)

Alternative beauty is especially relevant to Schwartzman’s latest movie. In Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Scott (Michael Cera) has to fight his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes. Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) expresses a lot of SuicideGirls qualities, the way she dresses and her different hair colors (three hair changes in the film), though no visible tattoos. We’ll assume they’re in the director’s cut.

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Bradley Suicide in Ginger Peach

• INTO: I enjoy long walks on the beach and poetry….ha. Just kidding ya, I am down to at least try everything once. You could be missing out on something really awesome and not even know if you never give it a shot!
• NOT INTO: Miley Cyris and the vampire craze..
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Cupcakes, Paula Deean, and General Hospital..yessss!
• MAKES ME SAD: The commercials for the SPCA! *Tear*
• HOBBIES: Being the raddest chick on the block isn’t just a hobby, it’s a full time job!
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Coffee (with vanilla coffeemate creamer!), sunglasses that make me look like a bug, my classic chuck taylors, comfy jeans, and of course long tank tops in an array of colors!
• VICES: Coke (The kind you drink!)…I drink waaayyy too much of it! (It’s a little rediculous!) Oh! and when the state fair comes around and they sell deep fried coca-cola…well, life doesn’t get much better than that!
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Free time?? What’s that??

Get to know Bradley better over at SuicideGirls.com!