Ah, the art of a perfect gif.
Acquired TasteWhere does chic come from? Novelist Carol Edgarian plumbs the origins of personal style.On my first trip to Florence, I saw her. It was a brisk autumn day, my junior semester abroad. Sh...
Very moving scene from Angel-a, dir. Luc Besson (2005).
One of my favorite animals, definitely.
Looking through my archives I always notice variations on the themes that speak clearly to me.
An amazing talk by 2011s TED Prize winner.
Music: Fever Ray, When I Grow UpArt: unknown
Theres that first day when you step outside, and the cold does not bite at your neck;some people think of spring, but me,I always think of water.
Two works I love deeply.Hermaphroditus by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1620.Crouching Nude, Back View, by Egon Schiele, 1917.
One of my favorite movements of any sonata ever: 3rd of Beethoven Appassionata. Interpreted here by Valentina Litsitsa.Photo by Hedi Slimane.
I just watched Roman Polanskis The Pianist for the first time.Heres the piece Adrien Brodys character plays for the German soldier: Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor.Click the youtube button to watch t...
Happy Birthday Jules Verne.Did you see the great Google doodle?
A sailors life is a life for me.Chega de saudade, por João Gilberto e Bebel, sua filha
Siberia, 1989Cool kids.Anyone know the photographer?
Since this, Ive watched almost every video the immensely talented Justin Wu has up online. Heres his blog.
Sharon Van Etten Love More
So beautiful, cant look away.This is what I like: clean, white, minimalist.Liu Wen by Daniel Jackson for Vogue China, April 2009.
"This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and thats what I had." -Steve Jobs, 1982Photo by Diane WalkerI just read an i...
I always like to read the blog posts about what people carry around in their bags.Its the same thing with peeking into living spaces.Seeing what is usually unseen is exciting. What you choose to surr...
Three Kings by Richard Avedon, 1963.
There was a time I dreamed of working for NASA.Space still thrills and delights me.
Old favorites, revisited.Its snowing again here in New York.Picture Sacha Dumain; Song Sufjan Stevens, For the Widows in Paradise.
Thank you so much for reading.This project has been difficult at times, as the year has been too, but sometimes very beautiful.Best wishes for 2011! I send you dreams!Photos: hardtoexplain, jak&j...
New decade!! First photo is Hedi Slimane, song is "To the Lighthouse," Memoryhouse.
Such a great gif. Vincent and Mia and I wishing you a good holiday, and reminding, keep dancing.
0:25 to 0:40 always gives me chills, so beautiful.Im unspeakably dismayed that I missed this...I would have stayed up the 4 hrs till dawn.
Music: Albert Hammond Jr., In Transit (live version)A recurring theme, it seems.
Srcs unknown, song is "Lovers Start" whose music video is set to a clip from 1971 film Franz, starring Jacques Brel.
A truly beautiful song; let it take you away.Penny and the Quarters for film Blue Valentine.
Im working on a "Heroes" wall for my flat- a homage to my greatest influences, in form of my favorite genre of photography, the portrait.The idea is to find (or take) the portrait that most m...
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