it makes me happy when two things i love, photography and writing, come together in one brilliant place like this New York Times article on the new william eggleston exhibition at the whitney. to quote a favorite line describing the work: “hues of almost hallucinatory intensity, from a custard-yellow sunset glow slanting across a wall to high-noon [...]
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william eggleston
Posted in aesthetics, art, love, new york, people on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
ramblin’, where to begin…
Posted in love, music, new jersey, olde things, people, places, pretty things on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i saw the decemberists last night at the wellmont theater in montclair, nj. i had never been there and it was a sweet surprise. the 1920s theater was recently (and impeccably) restored and the inside showed off lots of pastel colors and an overwhelming amount of cameos of indians and other amiable strangers all over the ceilings and walls. [...]
rooms with a view
Posted in aesthetics, art, ephemera, home, love, new york, noir, people, photography, places, pretty things on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
meryl smith’s art is way cool. maybe even a little too cool.
but i really do love her “tea shirt”
and her flower deer
and whatever the hell this creepy amazingness is called:
ok, actually i love all of her stuff but none more than her living quarters which were photographed by Todd Selby for his website, www.theselby.com. Click the image [...]
jean-baptiste grenouille could do it…
Posted in aesthetics, clothing, love, people, pretty things on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
if i had a quarter for every dram of cuteness, lovliness, and overall preciousness that clara bow was, i would be a mighty rich lady because i’d bottle in little glass vials, apply it to pulse points daily and sell the rest on the black market to greedy hotel heiresses and the o’ so aging queen [...]
cocteau twins | bluebeard (live)
Posted in love, music, people, pretty things on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
this is one of my favorite musical performances to be found on youtube. because i love this song and i think liz’s voice sounds even more unique than usaul but also because i have a feeling american audiences, including jay, were probably thinking a big “wtf”.
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new necklace
Posted in aesthetics, love, pretty things, victoriana on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
true love.
Posted in aesthetics, love, new york, people on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
quite awhile ago domino magazine did a tour of the apartment of belongin to couple amedeo and kazu of blonde redhead. it is so lovely that i thought it worth mentioning again. see the whole article here.
a child to my heart
Posted in aesthetics, love, music, people on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ten years ago. it was summer of ‘98, i was sitting on the floor of my bedroom at 522 may pink drive kneeling down infront of my prized tv/vcr 15 inch combo television like a weird prayer ritual . mtv was still still enjoyable sometimes. smashing pumpkins adore had just come out. d’arcy was still [...]
ye rin mok
Posted in aesthetics, art, love, people on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i love these photographs by ye rin mok.
go ahead, try to look at them without your sweet teeth hurting a little.
valentino hearts macbook
Posted in love on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
my dog is so heroin chic he should be in the fiona apple ‘criminal’ video.
