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[ 3 February 2012, 10:31 ]
Happy Friday, gorgeous! It’s a beautifully sunny — if a little bit chilly — day here in New York City, & I’m about to dash out of the house to run some long overdue errands.
As always, here are my favourite links & distractions of the week! I hope you enjoy reading them while you drink something delicious: hot cocoa, maybe, or a tall glass of sparkling water with some strawberries in it!
Oh, & I’m absolutely loving this collaboration (see the image above!) between Wheels & Doll Baby (one of my favourite labels!) & Ellen Von Unwerth (my #1 favourite photographer)! It’s so sassy. The video is at the end of this post, too!
Haha, incredible… This guy found out exactly what day Ice Cube was talking about in Today Was A Good Day!
I’m capable of deep love and commitment, you know? I adore this story about a man, his motorcycle, & his dying girlfriend.
Here’s a list of 30 things to start doing for yourself... Thanks to Dolly Dahl!
Rachel Hills wrote about how to grow your creative community. Right on, sister!
Adioso spits out real-time results of cheap & easy airfares from any city you choose. Great for those of us with itchy feet!
This post by my friend Lani makes me want to go & sing karaoke… RIGHT NOW!
Charlie Glickman wonders, where does validation come from? His article is all about sexual behaviour & whether it degrades or validates us, & maybe not in the way you’d expect…
What does it mean to be empowered? It’s a word that gets bandied around a lot, but what does it actually mean?
Oh, this makes me so happy: Goths Up Trees. WHY are there so many goths in trees? I have multiple old photos of me in black in a tree, & so do my friends! I don’t get it!
I’ve started writing for ChinaShop magazine again! In Get Dolled Up For A Dime In Salt Lake City, I wrote about my favourite vintage stores (& best scores!), & Wheels & Doll Baby Versus Ellen Von Unwerth = Pin-Up Perfection is a celebration of their beautiful collaboration.
Andy Warhol’s unseen Polaroids are now showing!
Would you ever dabble in a little literary nail art?
Hey, if you’re on the Pill, Pfizer recalled some packets claiming there might not be enough contraceptive in ‘em! Ruh-roh! Their official press release is here & it lists lot numbers & expiration dates. Please check your packages, & tell your girlfriends!
I love this French graffiti.
Sarah Wilson did a livestream about quitting sugar & answered plenty of questions from her audience. It’s good to listen to, even if you’re not planning on quitting sugar!
In case you were wondering, Whole Foods was not bought out by Monsanto!
Steve Pavlina recently declared himself socially bankrupt — a very interesting concept. Would you ever do this?
Some bright young thing is working on a start-up where you can work out what someone is wearing in a movie… & then buy it. I think it’s a great idea!
“Toss the numbers game, young vs. old! It’s about vitality & life force. You can be 25 & have zero energy & passion, or 45 & possess & put forth a dynamic, vital spirit, & engage in activities that follow suit. Don’t be a prisoner to your mind — that’s where fear & doubt live. Don’t wait for this or that to happen to live your life. Do it now… Make a plan then get off your ass & live!” — Eden Grimaldi
The U.K. — which takes a hard line on photoshopping in cosmetics — banned this one featuring Rachel Weisz. I feel bad for Ms. Weisz but at the same time, I think this is a major step forward. I really hope it sends a message to cosmetics companies that this can’t continue!
How can I get over the feeling that I have to look pretty? Some major radical self love inspiration over here!
Here are 10 Ways Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sex and the City Style Endures. Honestly, it’s not a great piece, but it’s nice to see what they picked!
Good news, everyone! Banana Republic is launching a second Mad Men collection! I, for one, welcome our new style overlords. (Two Matt Groening memes in 3 sentences! Are you proud?!)
Eight reasons to get excited about Madonna’s Superbowl show. I don’t even need this list! MADONNA! That’s enough for me! (P.S. Go Giants! Etc.! I don’t know a thing about football but… well… it’s New York. Insert some kind of sporty encouraging grunt here!) Also, Nicki Minaj. YAY!
Madonna Madonna Madonna! Here she is talking to Jay Leno recently.
Sometimes it feels like the fashion industry is the only one that loves Lana Del Rey. Mario Testino shot her for the cover of Vogue UK!
The girls who work at Alice + Olivia wear some really cute stuff to work — not that it’s a big surprise!
What Snooki, the Kardashians, and More Can Teach the World About Building Successful Fashion and Beauty Brands. This is actually really interesting, & a good read for anyone who is into building their own brand.
38 things I learnt at Alt Summit — yeah, you should really come along next year!
Have a fantastic weekend!
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[ 27 January 2012, 17:17 ]
Christy Turlington as Jean Seberg, by Ellen Von Unwerth.
Greetings from my sick-bed! I’m lying here with Hank & Dolly, all three of us snuggled under the covers, as I cough & hack & grizzle idly about how my body aches. It’s all very glamorous!
Hopefully, you’ve had a brilliant week without too much trouble… & here are some bits & pieces to keep you entertained over the weekend. By the way, if there are Chinese New Year celebrations in your city, you should definitely go along! They’re quite marvellous.
Now, without further ado…
Why men can’t stand to be alone after a break-up or divorce from the New York Times. I found this quite fascinating, & strange too, because I relish being alone!
Independent Fashion Bloggers wrote about how SOPA/PIPA will affect your fashion blog. I can’t keep up with which ones have been thrown out & which are being debated, but suffice to say, ALL of those bills have dire consequences, & not just within the U.S.A… So, get informed, sign petitions, & spread the word!
I would totally wear this t-shirt: Mickey Mouse x Joy Division!
From xoJane.com, a piece on celebrating the aging party girl. This is a thought-provoking piece with some great moments, this especially:
Not to get too soapbox, but if you want to be pro-woman, you have to be pro-all women, not just the ones whose lives have turned out like yours.
Apparently, morning people may be more creative in the afternoon!
If you’re interested in the ingredients of your beauty products — & well, we all should be — then Save Your Skin gives a good run-down.
BEST NEWS EVER, Fiona Apple album confirmed for 2012!!! This news deserves multiple exclamation marks. This news deserves a PARADE. I love Fiona Apple! (& I can never resist sharing the fac that we have the same birthday!) Oh, Fiona! I’m so excited!
I love this idea: a fortune balloon garland!
This is pretty adorable too — DIY your own glitter jar! Perfect to hold pens or lollipops or… well, most things!
Do you want to participate in a Valentine’s Day beauty blog swap? I know you do!
The title of this makes me laugh: New Yorkers Aren’t “Friendly” Enough, Say Sensitive Readers Of Irrelevant Magazine. This has been all over the news — clearly, New Yorkers are actually pretty sensitive themselves (or else, surely we wouldn’t pay it any mind!). I even Instagrammed a photo of it on Taxi TV, with the caption, “We’re not rude, we just have things to DO!”, & it’s true. New Yorkers are very helpful, but we’re EFFICIENT at being helpful! Knawmean?!
The Beautiful Decay of a Theater Hidden Above a New York Bodega. Who would ever know that this even existed? How gorgeous.
The Marilyn Meme — yes, this drives me crazy also. One type of body is not better than another! Aieeee!
Such a good idea: Cuppow turns a mason jar into a no-spill drinkable… thing!
So funny, I was featured in 6 iPhone cases I adore at Altitude Design Summit. & I do love my phone case!
We Love Phoneography is a rad new blog for people who love to use their phone as their primary camera. Seriously, since I got my iPhone, I have barely even touched my digital SLR... & I’m sure I’m not the only one!
Also, I went a little crazy watching TEDTalks this week… Here are my favourites!
Big, huge, SUPER-BASS love,
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[ 20 January 2012, 18:21 ]
Happy Friday, my love! Man, what a week it’s been! Yesterday & today have been Alt Summit mania, & it’s been so much fun! I can’t wait to give you the full run-down soon!
Here are some things I found online that I enjoyed looking at or reading. I hope you love ‘em!
If you’re obsessed with chevron like everyone else, let the good people at IKEA Hackers (!!!) show you how to DIY your own chevron rug! (Brilliant.)
Here’s an interview with Carrie Brownstein about Portlandia season 2 & interior design!
Michael Quinn’s home looks like a pinata of love just EXPLODED everywhere. So happy.
Dame Darcy was one of my teen heroes, & she is just as inspiring to me these days! She created the legendary comic Meat Cake, & is always doing something fabulous! Now, you can help her to make Paper Doll Dreams a reality! Click click clicketty!
The Columbine killings have always interested me. In this (old!) article, Harris & Klebold are psychologically assessed: The Depressive & The Psychopath. Pretty interesting, if not a little macabre!
Susannah Breslin is awesome. How To Get Married.
My sweet pal Kat from Rock N Roll Bride interviewed me on her blog & I think she asked great questions!
Ever wanted to look inside Jenna Lyons’ home?
I love it when my friends collaborate. In this case, Loulou made the knickers & Jazzi did the styling! Sublime!
Nubby writes about setting goals & doing what you love in 2012. I am so inspired by Nubby — she is always setting new goals for herself & pushing herself harder. It’s amazing to see!
This is too funny, & oh so accurate!
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[ 13 January 2012, 14:05 ]
Happy Friday! First things first: if you haven’t heard Jay-Z’s song for his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter — link below — you need to. It is heart-melting & surprisingly personal. (In it, he mentions that Beyonce had miscarried previously.) It’s really a beautiful song — even if you’re not usually a fan of H-O-V, you might find yourself enjoying it!
Alexandra Franzen writes about what is really possible.
Danielle Meder of Final Fashion wrote You, Too, Can Be A Self Creation. It’s all about the power of creating your own reality, & I was very flattered that she included me in her list!
Ten words you need to stop misspelling. It’s true. Have a read!
Awwww! This collection of cute vintage ice-cream trucks makes me feel all gooey inside. I have always wanted an old ice-cream truck. Don’t you think it would just be THE BEST thing?!
Seth Godin asks, is this the first thing you do when you sit down at the computer? Guilty. So guilty. Definitely need to break that habit!
If you want to help a girl get to college, check out Kisses For College. Kyrsten emailed me this morning & she could really use our help — see below.
I’m a 19 year old college student with probably no hope of going back to college – there is no way to get a student loan for me. You see, to credit companies I’m pretty much a ghost and my parents have not only been through bankruptcy but my mother was just diagnosed with Leukemia. With all the bills, no one in my family can even cosign a loan for me and be accepted. I need to make about $3,000 in three days in order to continue going to school. Last year, I started a project where I asked people to describe their first kisses, then painted them on postcard sized watercolor paper. Each kiss was titled with the description, the two people, and the year. I am restarting this commission-based painting in order to pay for my college – what better way than to spread the love! Ideally this is for couples who want to commemorate their first kiss, romantics, or people who just want a cute keepsake or to help do a good deed.
Here are some tips for single women from 1938. Her date seems like a real sourpuss!
What did high school girls wear in 1969? Now you know! Pretty freaking cute!
The evolution of cheerleaders is really interesting. It’s funny, too, to see the photos from 2010, because in my mind, cheerleaders are always the mostly wholesome, Jessica Wakefield type! (By the way, the comments get pretty heated down below!)
This is a quick history of Cosmopolitan magazine from 1896 to 1976! The changes are huge. I wish they would have continued all the way up to present day, but the cover from 1943 is so good that I forgive them!
I love these photos of circus performers from the 1940s & 1950s. Especially that first girl!
These pictures of abandoned & foreclosed homes in California are so sad.
New York in the 1960s was clearly quite fantastic!
Joanna Goddard writes about 5 weekend getaways near NYC. Essential information for any New Yorker!
Generic Things Everyone Does When Falling In Love. Hahaha. This is cynical, but true.
Here’s a list of things you need in order to stay happy, & I’d say it’s pretty much on the button.
Vegas “with my girls” is amazing! I love Las Vegas. Everything she says is true!
Post-Break Up Blog Post Titles. HA!!!
Do you, like me, hate sightseeing? I haaaate it! It’s so overrated. I would rather just float around a city & soak up the culture. So much more fun.
Why do all TV couples hate each other? It’s true, & it’s a bummer!
I am asexual (& it’s awesome!) is really interesting.
The state of the city, in your words from the New York Times. This paints some very different views of NYC from very different people.
Exit Left, Wordlessly is about a man who disappeared from his lover’s life without a word. It is bizarre, & fascinating.
Ahhh! I like taxidermy but this is definitely the world of extreme taxidermy. That pomeranian! My god!
After reading this article, I’m pretty keen to stay at the Hotel Pelicrocco in Brighton! LOOK AT THESE ROOMS!
...BRILLIANT.
Have a fantastic weekend!
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[ 6 January 2012, 10:34 ]
Brad Walsh is Christian Siriano’s partner. I love this post he wrote, in defense of Christian. He raises a lot of valid points & I adore his unwavering loyalty!
I never had these Teen Works folders, but they look pretty rad… If a little dated!
Jen Dzuira writes about how we can use our money for good. Actually, We’re All Kind of the 1% (And How Not to be a Jerkface About It):
So, I pretty much think that you (and I) should endeavor to become as rich and powerful as possible, so when — for instance — a cheerleader refuses to cheer for her rapist and is ordered to pay $45,000 in court costs, you could just, you know … send her a check. And flowers. And a scholarship. And kittens. (Do you want to fucking cry about something? The girl’s dad told a journalist: “I look at my kid and say ‘Wow, she’s my 15-year-old kid, and she’s my hero.’”)
Hahah! I don’t know how I didn’t see this when it was originally posted, but did you see Barbie & Ken’s wedding pictures?
‘Homeless By Choice’ College Kid on the Art of Bourgeois Homelessness. Oh brother.
I LOVE YAYOI KUSAMA! She is the amazingest. Recently, she did a piece called Obliteration Room in the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art. She created a large white room, & then handed out coloured, polka-dot stickers to every child who came through the gallery… So beautiful. Yayoi Kusama is fascinating, I wrote her about her here!
Did you read what Amanda Palmer wrote about her marriage to Neil Gaiman? It’s quite a long piece, granted, but it captured my attention & absolutely held it until the end!
The TSA & their security theatre makes me absolutely crazy. I try not to rage about it whenever I fly, but sometimes I can’t help it. Anyway, here’s why the whole thing is complete nonsense. You should read it if you plan on catching a plane, ever.
An awesome Indian man is on a mission to make sanitary products more affordable & available in India.
Dr. Trina Read wrote about female sexual desire.
Louise Hay on self love. (I dreamt that I met her last night! In the dream, someone asked me what she was like & I said, “When you talk to her, you know she’s really present.”)
If you’ve ever seen someone’s amazing photos & thought, “If I had that camera, my photos would look the same!”... THINK AGAIN! This is why it’s so much more than a fancy camera. (I admit to wanting whatever camera Kris Atomic has for this very reason… But I know my results would never be the same!)
Angelina Jolie’s personal assistant blabbed to the tabloids — how tacky — but there are some good things that came out of it. For example, this article entitled, be a crazy awesome bitch like Angelina Jolie, as per her former assistant. I love Ms. Jolie.
Lana Del Rey is fantastic. I think she is brilliant. The problem is, there’s a whole lot of controversy on the internet (where else) about her “secret past”. Except uh, it’s not secret. This is a very sane & balanced piece about it: Lizzy Grant vs Lana Del Rey. Whichever way you look at it, though, the end result is the same: Lana Del Rey is getting famous while her haters are just sitting around gossiping.
Oooooh! 10 incredible abandoned roller-coasters.
Kelly of The Glamourai posted two great things this week. Firstly, her Malibu photos (in collaboration with From Me To You — Jamie Beck!), & secondly, the story of how she adopted Chicken, a stray dog from Puerto Rico! BLESS HER HEART.
What I wouldn’t give to live in one of the Kate Spade partners’ East Village apartment… Maybe I could just break in & sleep there until someone discovered me? This is where she used to live, by the way. Nice.
I love coloured pencil wall display as an interior decorating idea for artists & illustrators!
Here are some dreamy infrared shots of Hong Kong.
Encouraging words for 2012: a collection of letterpress quotes.
How do you stay creative? A selection of artists were asked this question — here are their answers!
Here are the 10 most awe-inspiring projects of 2011!
I love these retro superhero pin-up posters by artist Maria Danalakis. I want them all framed & lined up along my wall! She has a blog here, too, so you can keep up with her latest exploits!
Here are the 11 best psychology & philosophy books of 2011 — a great list if you’re looking to beef up your bookshelf!
Ooooh I love these portraits of identical twins! It kind of makes me feel creeped out, too! Is it just me?!
Have a fantastic weekend — you deserve it!
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