Curio: Wes Anderson's Bad Dads

Alexa from Pop Elegantiarum here with your weekly arts and crafts.

There is a very cool exhibit coming up for those in San Francisco. As I've noted many times, Wes Anderson is a bottomless source of inspiration for visual artists. So Spoke Art, a transient art gallery and publishing house based in the Bay Area, is taking advantage of the bounty by putting on an art show tribute to Wes Anderson titled Bad Dads ("as nearly every Wes Anderson character has family issues, notably father issues"). The exhibit opens this Saturday at LoPo Gallery. And apparently there will be prints available soon from Spoke's online store!

Here's a preview of some of the images. It's not surprising that Royal Tenenbaum (of, well, The Royal Tenenbaums) figures largely.

Lauren Gregg

Dave Greco

Tim Doyle

Max Dalton

Kevin Tong

Caia Koopman

Curio: Show Your Team Zizzou Colors

Alexa here. Bill Murray turns 60 today, the perfect age for his curmudgeonly ways. I've always been a lover of his, probably because he and I share the same hometown and oddball taste. And no one can play an aging, washed-up grump grasping for his former glory quite like the Murricane. In that vein, here are some ideas for how to dress like one of his iconic grumps, Steve Zizzou, just in time for Halloween. Or for when you're going to see that undersea documentary.

For your head, the classic Zissou hat...

or a reversible Zissou cycling cap for those of you on two wheels...

or better yet, maybe Tara Duff can make one of her bearded caps with a gray beard.

For your feet, fancy custom Zissou Adidas sneakers...

or some artful Zissou Vans.

Can't forget that Team Zissou pin.

And for those who want a more low-maintenance look, just throw on this Team Zissou T-shirt.