Strangers in Paradise

I just got Susana Raab's photo 'zine Rank Strangers in the mail, so even though I recently blogged about how great she is, you have to hear it again. Yowza! Who wouldn't love these images of Elvis impersonators, Superman convention-goers, medieval reinactors, Playboy bunnies dressed in lettuce bikini tops serving tofu hotdogs (I kid you not), and other wildly delicious images of Americana.

For some reason, her 'zine reminds me of those great scenes in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, in which the hero and his beloved drive cross-country through America. Rank Strangers has the same sly hilarity and a keen eye for the simultaneous vulgarity and romanticism of American passtimes. (No teenage nymphettes, though. Sorry.)

Buy the 'zine for $15 here.

UPDATE: The photo below is now available as a limited edition from Humble Arts.