Danielle LaPorte is one of my favorite people in the world and we haven’t even met. You know the kinds of people I mean; you read their work, admire their style, share their philosophy and they...
This is the first in a series of posts commenting on trendwatching.com’s “12 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2012.” The first trend noted this year is RED CARPET, wherein businesses aro...
Flipping through the March issue of Vogue (all 606 pages of it) is a fabulous fantasy escape. Not only because the sun is making me want to throw off layers of wool in favor of sleeveless dresses and...
Last week, while I was busy celebrating Cloud of Chaos’ second birthday and giving stuff away, Fashion Week was getting underway in New York, with a Super Bowl champion kicking things off and u...
From an homage in plastic by Mattel (they made her into a Barbie) to a new book by Anne-Marie O’Connor, Gustav Klimt’s 1907 masterpiece “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer” has bee...
Each January, trendwatching.com releases a briefing on the trends they see as most likely to affect consumers and brands in the coming year. Independent and opinionated, trendspotting.com is one of t...
Ah, Google, spreading love since 2000. (The fist Valentine’s Day Doodle went live that year)
We spent last week celebrating Cloud of Chaos’ second birthday with a series of amazing giveaways from our generous sponsors: an overnight stay at Hotel Veritas in Harvard Square, a Small Trade...
After my first ride at Recycle Studio, I was hooked; I never expected to find myself a spin person, but I’m certainly a devoted Recyclist. Recycle’s emphasis on the mind/body connection t...
I discovered this New-York-based jeweler because so many of my fashionista friends were constantly gushing over designer Joseph Knight and his exquisite work. Knight&Hammer has been the source o...
My apartment would hardly be the comfortable home it has become if it weren’t for Michelle Willey. From my leopard-print ottoman to the cotton linens I use every day, so many of the home furnis...
I was in love with the Hotel Veritas before it even opened its gorgeous, etched glass doors (or yet had the doors to open). Like me, everyone falls for the design details and the rich textures and co...
January 23rd was an important day. Not only was it the day that ushered in the Year of the Dragon, it was the day that Cloud of Chaos turned two. I take this as a lucky sign that 2012 is going to be ...
Poetry in film seems to be a thing with me lately. How else to explain my serendipitous discovery of both motionpoems and the wonderful dramatization of Christopher Reid’s acclaimed narrative p...
It’s the first day of the month – did you remember to say Rabbit, Rabbit before you got out of bed for good luck? Do you know why we say Rabbit, Rabbit? According to Wikipedia: “Rab...
I’ve always loved visiting Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago is my favorite U.S. museum, largely thanks to their extensive and impressive collection of German Expressionism and other post-I...
Trend, meme, phenomenon. Call it whatever you want, as long as they are funny, people can make as many videos of girls saying sh*t as they want. And these? These are funny. “How do we feel abou...
I came across a fascinating article on the Publisher’s Weekly blog PWxya about books that inspire tattoos. I love the concept of having a tattoo drawn from a favorite book, and before now had n...
For the latest video installment from Motionpoems, Amy Schmitt designed and animated Erin Belieu’s poem “When at a Certain Party in NYC.” It’s absolutely brilliant! Thanks to ...
General buzz is that 2012 is going to be a big year, with everyone from economists to astrologers gushing about signs that point to a year filled with good luck and new opportunities for prosperity a...
Have I told you how much I love Shanghai Tang? No? Well, I do. A lot. For one thing, I love their aesthetic – the rich colors and fabrics and liberal use of Chinese symbols. The first time I vi...
We had the first big snow storm of the winter today. I needed new winter boots and, typically, had put off getting a pair until there were several inches of snow on the ground and there was nothing f...
Doubtless everyone has heard something about the two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, that have drawn such o...
In this great TED talk, writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? Hill discusses his belief that by keeping only those possessions that hold s...
You’d think Mercury was in retrograde or something! It seems we had a GoDaddy glitch. But not to worry; Cloud of Chaos is still alive and well and bringing you gorgeous, fun, snarky deliciousne...
Several years ago, after my best friend quit her high-paying corporate job to go back to art school, pursuing her dream of being a painter, she came home one day with shocking pink hair. At first I t...
Yesterday was one of those days when I could feel myself beginning to spin out. Out of the hopeful, glass-half-full state of mind that a writer vigilantly maintains to get through the day without col...
I have no idea what they actually DO at Inventionland, but hey, I could be working in a treehouse. Or a shoe. Or a pirate ship. Actually, Inventionland “delves into the sometimes heartbreaking,...
Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are adorable. This video is adorable! So, what ARE you doing New Years Eve?
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