Entries Tagged as 'Miscellany'

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Her Morning Elegance

Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance This music video is happiness defined! I want to live in this world forever. I’m checking out more from Oren Lavie on lala.com as we speak. Via the Less Accounting e-newsletter.

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

For the Lovers

As wished and illustrated by my awesome friend Tad.

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Mixing Old and New: Hudson Hotel NY

My brother is planning a trip to NYC and just sent me a link to the Hudson Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen. I checked out the “visual tour,” and the interiors are blowing me away. Designed by Phillippe Starck and Ian Schrager and opened back in 2000, the Hudson’s look accomplishes exactly the pairing of ornamented [...]

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

My gift to you: Polyvore

Polyvore is beautiful and magical. Choose from separates and accessories to create perfect outfits. Even text and textures to make art! (I may or may not be working on a mumu haiku.) You’ll LOVE it. (Almost as much as I would love to receive these Minnetonka fringe boots for my birthday. Size 8.)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Sustainable gastronomy: Better eat your bugs

I ate a bug yesterday. Yep! A month or two ago, I’m not sure I would have… but now eating bugs is hot. Thanks to David Gracer for enlightening us! I totally dug my salt-and-lime dehydrated grasshoppers from Mexico: A nice smoky flavor and very manageable texture. Chocolate-covered would be even better. Note the sexiness [...]

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

You say you want a resolution

Brief digression here, but I’ve been thinking about resolutions. Rather than making cliche statements about how we wish we were different, let’s really do something this year. (I’d say “get off our butts and,” but there happens to be no standing up required.) 2008 New Year’s Revolutions: New, improved and delivered straight to your Inbox! [...]

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Good gifts: Holiday 2007

Priced from low to high, may I present . . . MY gift list! Because the best gifts are those we want ourselves, oui? $1+: iTunes gift cards No jewel cases or cross-country transportation required. (On the receiving end, I plan to immediately purchase Cat Power: The Greatest, Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell, Blonde [...]

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

For my beard-loving boys

As if you needed any excuse to let your facial folicles loose, Men’s Vogue writer Amanda Brooks is on a mission to bring back what she calls “uptown beards” — the well-groomed like. Check out her collection of vintage chin strap pics on her blog “In Her Eyes.” And who could resist the Paul Newman [...]

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

South African billboard of the day

Via Chicago’s wonderful Post Family.