January 2011
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Biking is necessary for surviving this day.
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Two slices of maple-currant bread pudding loaded with savory sausage, chipotle cheddar cheese and tangy shavings of fresh fennel — from Meat Cheese Bread, Portland
Yes, we’re bummed that Bittman’s done with the ‘Minimalist’ but on the bright side, I’m looking forward to his next project ‘On Food’ where he’ll get a little Michael Pollan on...
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Her work is incredible.
Talent is the only way to explain how paint and brushes make this.
Tear Me Apart — oil on board, 2011
Linnea Strid
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Hot Dark Rich Smooth
It’s getting late and I’ve been battling with insomnia this week, so the last thing I should be interested in is a new espresso bar.
But you know me, cafe culture is one of my favorite requirements of any respectable city, and being that I’m currently in a non-cultured city by coffee standards I’m particularly drawn to news of Kava in the West Village. Even if...
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Needing a break from my extensive yoga texts, Eastern philosophy and spirituality books, I returned to an old friend, Charles Bukowski. A sharp detour, though no less enlightening in a certain kind of raw truth.
Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror show. The earth swarmed with them. — CB
Deep into Real Housewives I Realized a More...
Me: Who is the guy in the pink tie?
CB: John Boehner, new Speaker of the House
Me: Right
CB: I'll say it again, it wouldn't kill you to read the paper!
Me: True
CB: ... Notice how he's darker than our black president.
“Apparently the only thing you can’t do is carry an air conditioning up...”
– ML, reminding me of who I am.
Watch Out, Ficus
I’ll cut ‘cha.
Prince Arlo is sound asleep with his head on a pillow, warmed by a velvet throw. What a character!
Astrological Identity Crisis
Apparently, for what it’s worth, I’m now a Leo.
Sky doctors believe there is an alignment issue with the Earth’s axis which makes dates that were assigned to the zodiac over 3,000 years ago, off kilter today by about a month.
Click here for the full report, and the updates to your sign, Gemini/Cancer, whatever you are.
Clearly it has been a difficult day for...
My Life on a Mat
I’ve started a new blog that is dedicated to my five-month yoga teacher training experience. You may be totally bored with the content, but My Life on a Mat is up if you’re interested in taking a look at what has been engulfing my life so beautifully.
Fear not loyal BBB readers, I’ll still continue to update this blog on the regular.
MK to Me: Are You Sure You Still Miss NYC?
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Brian Donnelly is a strange genius. He managed to depict my day yesterday.
Congratulations to all my fabulous, newly-engaged friends! I look forward to capturing all your magical wedding moments.
Poor Arlo was very embarrassed last night after he jumped up onto the couch, and in mid-air, let one rip. It was loud. We all looked at him and burst into laughter once we realized it was not in fact a goose loose in the house. He was incredibly shy and hid his face for the rest of the evening. We’re still cracking up about it.
Starblabs
The Senior Design Director for Starbucks, the man responsible for the new logo set to roll out in stores (once they use up those damn holiday designs) any day now, gives PSFK an interview about their branding initiatives, in which I have no fucking clue what his actually says.
“We then went on to look at the imagery that we use and also the illustration. We want to use illustration in...
Move the Body, Quiet the Mind
Tomorrow starts my yoga intensive for teaching certification. Unlike this photo, it won’t involve sand or Bloody Mary’s.
Taken with my iPhone 4 a couple weeks ago. I continue to be impressed by the quality of photos the camera takes.
SG: Well, why don’t you just ask one of the doctors tonight?
RG: I really can’t… my contract forbids me to discuss my own health.
EAH: Yeah, that’s probably best.
RG: I mean, the people we care for are actually poor. I can actually afford a doctor’s visit out-of-pocket—I don’t want to… but I can, and I should.
SG: (Laughs) That’s...
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The island fashioned a New Year’s “ball” from Christmas lights and junk, to drop at midnight.
After such an incredible adventure, I was reluctant to tell anyone my whereabouts. You see, the island on which I spent the holiday weekend ringing in the new year, is so special I feared uttering a word about it to anyone could release the douchbags to trample over its greatness. ...
Burning fake bills is a Chinese tradition practiced in the New Year to will prosperity and good fortune into the year ahead. The origins of the belief is that the smoke will reach deceased family members and provide for them in the after-life—today, however it’s more about bringing good luck into your own future.
On New Year’s Eve, AE and tossed our money roll to the flames.
Women Laughing Alone with Salad
Fellow Web Editors,
If you have spent too much of your life scouring stock image databases for photos to illustrate “healthy lifestyle” — enjoy this post.
Love,
Me
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Double Oh
Love 00, a new blog dedicated to the sexy spy style of James Bond—both actual and imagined.
Mystery Flu Virus Attacks Innocent Woman
There is almost nothing worse than seeing someone you love—like your own mother, for godssake—suffer so greatly and not be able to do a thing to help.
So, once you finish reading my blog:
a) Call your mom and tell her you love her
b) Go wash your hands
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Life Adjustment Center
Finally taking a closer look at Ryan McGinley’s latest work “Life Adjustment Center” which opened back in October in San Francisco.
The exhibition was made up of a variety of beautiful pieces — but it was the black-and-white portrait photography of individuals with animals, that I loved the most.
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While these days my life is definitely more “canvas tote” than it is “buttery Birkin”, I’ve probably never been more grounded, despite the mysterious, foggy long-term outlook I’m still shaping.
The Together bag, by Thursday Friday
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"It's Big. Big Like... God."
Summer sky as part of James Turrell’s beloved installation “Meeting” at PS1…
Or simply the winter sky above a Florida strip mall?