June 2011
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We Are Young
We’re only young and naive still We require certain skills The mood it changes like the wind Hard to control when it begins
The bittersweet between my teeth Trying to find the in-betweens Fall back in love eventually Yeah yeah yeah yeah Can’t help myself but count the flaws Claw my way out through these walls One temporary escape Feel it start to permeate We lie beneath...
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It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad (Fashion) World
Okay, I don’t want to be one of those people, but I watched the very first episode of Mad Men when it first aired live on actual television. To say it’s been a longtime love is a bit of an understatement.
So I was just pleased as punch when The Coveteur dropped in on Sally Draper Kiernan Shipka to get the full scoop on what makes the 11-year-old tick, fashion-wise. If you’re...
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Only Love is All Maroon
Okay, so unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard of Bon Iver. Like a lot of people, music is deeply personal to me, and I’m not exaggerating when I say For Emma, Forever Ago has played a major role in my life over the past few years. It helped me crawl out of my post-collegiate anxiety, echoed around as I starting a (gag) pretty meaningful relationship, and held my hand as I...
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Rejuvinated
I was not crazy about Proenza Schoulder’s Fall 2011 line.
Jack and Lazaro’s interplay of color and texture in their previous collections has never ceased to challenge my imagination creatively. Proenza is among my very favorite designers, which include Rodarte, Ralph Lauren, and Marchesa.
But their Fall 2011 collection did not inspire me— which is why I was delighted to see...
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We'll Always Have Paris
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”
Having never had the pleasure to live in Paris (or be a young man, for that matter), I’ll have to take Ernest Hemingway’s word on the matter. He has several (hundreds, thousands even!), collected in the very...
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Sugar Helps The Medicine Go Down
When work gets this crazy, I think it’s important to just
which is why it’s perfect that Vanilla Bake Shop is just 2 blocks from my office. I’m crazy about their frosting (cream based, not sugar based), and if you want just a small tasty treat, you can get 3 “babies” for $5.00. I try to share 2 with friends, but that only works on occasion.
Dispatched from the...
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Art and Magic in Los Angeles
Four exhibits I’m absolutely dying to see:
1. Tim Burton at LACMA
May 29 - October 31
Tim Burton is a mastermind of fantastical storytelling (Alice in Wonderland is an all time favorite, and I’m a big fan of Edward Siccorhands and Sweeny Todd), and continues to walk the line between outcast and mass media sensation. I’m excited to see his more intimate works of art
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Go West, Young (Wo)Man
I’ve been living in Massachusetts for five years, but I’ve somehow never made it out to the Berkshires. Maybe it’s all my Bostonian buddies who colored my thinking on it, but I was always under the impression that western Mass was for hippies and hill people. I can now report first-hand that, hippies and hill people there may be, but there’s also a vivid art scene and a...
“Down the hall from Mr. Chaffetz’s office in the Longworth House Office Building,...”
– the NYT on Congressional snacking habits
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Get Swept Away
Midnight in Paris completely swept me off my feet.
Just as you must be a willing participant to get hypnotized, I anticipated a great experience going into the theatre. I’m a fan of Woody’s newer movies (I haven’t seen many of his older films, spare Annie Hall) like Scoop and Vicky Christina, and e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y Matchpoint, a personal favorite.
Dreamy, clever, and...
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A Room With A View
Last week I went out to dinner for a friend’s birthday in West Hollywood and unexpectedly fell in love. As soon as I stepped into SUR, it was love at first sight. My heart lept in bounds upon discovering their romantic twist on new Eighteenth-Century French decor.
Every month I pour over my beloved magazines (I have a deep-rooted addiction), and unfailingly my favorite articles to read...
