guess what new yorkers??? fall is here so.......

Photo courtesy of Daeja Fallas

paris vs new york

Love this concept of comparing two of the world's most dynamic, beautiful cities side by side. A year or two in Paris sounds pretty tempting.....

More gems here: http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/

i remember

On September 11, 2001- my world changed, your world changed, OUR world changed. The lens I viewed my life and humanity through suddenly became obscured. I had just begun my junior year of high school and was engrossed in field hockey, comparative literature, prospective colleges and sophomoric tendencies of a 16 year-old teenage youth. As innocence was lost; consternation was gained.

Today, ten years later I hope we can all reflect and realize that we should love and remember those we lost in a way that honors them; rather than stir up sentiments of ignorance and malevolence that sadly was the motivation behind the tragedy in the first place.

Photo: Jasper Johns Encaustic "Flag" (1954-55)

novacane

Love it when you find a song that you can play on repeat over and over again. Frank Ocean is the man, plain and simple. Download his album Nostalgia/ultra. This is hands down the best R&B since Maxwell and Rapahel Saadiq. Note: Mayer Hawthorne is a close second.

hearts on fire

Went and saw Cut Copy blow the roof off of Terminal 5 in NYC this past Saturday. This show was beyond insane! If you ever have the opportunity to see these Aussies live- you must go.

love is enough

I wholeheartedly feel that this is perhaps the one tattoo worth being permanent.

marvin, kurt, and jim

Spotted this and thought it was definitely worth sharing. My favorites are Marvin Gaye, Kurt Cobain, and Jim Morrison. Can only hope it's creator takes this a step further and conceptualizes one for females in the music industry. Think of the possibilities: Janis Joplin, Diana Ross, Madonna, Billie Holiday, Steve Nicks, the list goes on....

Image courtesy of Moxie Creative House

go ahead and sell me out

Love this song- this woman has no limits. Her new album is everything I had hoped for and more.

elizabeth taylor: 1932-2011

Elizabeth Taylor, by Andy Warhol

anne.

Came across this vintage Japanese Annie Hall poster and thought it appropriate to share as (1) Japan is all over the media these days due to recent catastrophic tragedy and (2) Annie Hall is one of my absolute favorite films. This brings a smile to my face....I hope it does the same for you.

To donate to Japan's disaster relief click here: American Red Cross

Japanese movie poster of Annie Hall, 1977, via movie poster shop.

saturday afternoon in harlem

Spent a beautiful Saturday in Harlem and loved every minute of it. I am now inspired to read more James Baldwin and never eat greens and catfish south of 125th ever again.

carpe diem

"And so my little Amelie, you're bones aren't made of glass. You can take life's knocks. If you let this chance go by, your heart will become as dry and brittle as my skeleton. So go after him for Pete's sake!"

-Amelie (2001)

marcel the shell with shoes on

"One time I looked at a diamond and it gave me a sunburn"

This is too silly not to share. You must watch it twice. Hope you get as many ridiculous giggles out of this as I did.

twilight at the chelsea

just when i thought i couldn't love him any more....

Are you kidding me? I am already on the waiting list. A children's book written by one of my favs - love this.

P.S.- How cute is Bo on the cover?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/obama-writes-childrens-book/?ref=books

the exploding girl

The Exploding Girl is lovely and languorous as its sentiment is very true and quite tender. Zoe Kazan's character study of Ivy is rather profound as her emotions aren't expressed through words but rather silences. The overall effect of this film is quite powerful as we all know what it feels like to have someone be so close and yet so far. I am a fan.

goodbye summer

Photo courtesy of http://pointandvu.blogspot.com/

disco swimming

Tis moonlight, summer moonlight

Tis moonlight, summer moonlight,

All soft and still and fair;

The solemn hour of midnight

Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere,

But most where trees are sending

Their breezy boughs on high,

Or stooping low are lending

A shelter from the sky.

And there in those wild bowers

A lovely form is laid;

Green grass and dew-steeped flowers

Wave gently round her head.

-Emily Bronte

photos by Daeja Fallas (http://www.daejafallas.com/project/shimmer/2/)

the wrong night with the right people

(shout-out to sister ashley for the photo)

summer of the sun

One of the best shows I have seen in a long time- Gaga meets Cirque du Soleil while on hallucinogens and dancing like there is no tomorrow. A week later and I am still stoked on this show. Let's go again next year

Empire of the Sun. NYC Terminal 5

word.

"The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything."

-Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

wunderkind

Are you familiar? If not; you should be. Go see this and fall in love with Basquiat and his work all over again. Brilliant.

above canal. below houston.

a season for strawberries

"The more genuine part of my life is unrecognizable, extremely intimate and impossible to define."

-Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star

If you haven't already had the pleasure-you must read this haunting narrative. Perhaps the greatest female Latin American prose writer of our time; Clarice Lispector pens her final masterpiece with imagination and compassion. A tale of love, identity, and sorrow; The Hour of the Star is a work of fiction that is made for this day, this season, this lifetime.

let's do this on friday