I Knew It

American Apparel Sells Dad Socks and Hobo Rope Belts

I didn't say I wasn't going to wear it.

Proud Papa

My amazing brother of many talents offered a service on Valentine's Day to make a Sing-O-Gram to anyone who wanted one. Anyone in the world. This one is from my sister to our Aunt Arlene. I hope I had anything to do with how awesome this kid is. Love you, bra.


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A Really Good Day

Some cool graffiti.

Rat closeup.

I like this lady in her nude suit.

My old sneakers on a wire.

A gift sent to my sister.
I went to a party where they had a donut cake. The height of a donut pile is truly the measure of a new friendship. This photo is about half of what was there.

Seen at a thrift store. What is this? Why is it a set? Why am I trying to buy it separately? If I'd had the money, I would have bought it and sent it to a friend I haven't seen in a while.

It's David Byrne Friday!

This is David Byrne singing "Nothing But Flowers" with Caetano Veloso, a Brazilian music god. Enjoy and have a great weekend!




note: I totally grabbed this from my roommate's blog which is quite funny.

A Pretty Cool Lady (And I know a Few)

This is from her book, This is Not a Book.

This is from her flickr of making one thing every day for a month.

And again from the make-something-a day-for-a-month idea. She drew something and then torched it. And I thought burning was just for ex-boyfriends! I bet it's pretty cathartic to burn something you like just as an exercise in realizing the fleeting value of objects (even ones we cherish).


Keri Smith is a totally awesome illustrator. She has some fun ideas about making life more interesting and enjoying it as much as possible. Here is her great blog and a few pictures of her great ideas.

Another Reason To Celebrate Bacon

As if you needed another reason.

From the delightful folks over at this cool site.

Is This the New Graffiti: Part 2

A couple months ago I posted about what I believe to be a "stuff" graffiti artist. Last time it was marshmallows scattered for blocks. A couple days ago I saw this pile of pennies strewn all over the sidewalk.Again, pretty clever. Not anything that's hurting someone or the aesthetic environment and it will probably be gone in a few days. I'm into it.

Down to There

Rarely can I say I love everything someone does, but everything Martin Margiela does is amazing. Here is a look from S/S 09 that is bananas. They made a Barbie out of it, too, which is enough bananas to split your head. Also Lady Gaga is wearing him and Jay-Z is rapping about him. Which is to say, if life were like the SATs, there would be a question like this: Tommy Hilfiger: 90's Rap: Martin Margiela: 2000's Pop, which makes him badass. Also there would be a sub question that would say: Tommy Hilfiger: monkey-faced: Michael Jackson: dead. What was the question again?

I'm Still In Love With You

Love this album cover. And as always, Al Green is still The Man.

Thought I'd include this video, too, because I know more than a few people who'd love to wear that blazer.

Tender Buttons by Broadcast

About 20 seconds into this video I realized my mouth was hanging open.

Zombie Stardust

I was thinking of being Zombie David Bowie for Halloween. Let you know how it goes.

Creepy Snow Globes

I love these snow globes depicting depressing, foreboding, surreal, and just plain ominous scenes. I actually got to see these in person last year at a Chelsea gallery, where a woman with white gloves was asking "Would you like me to shake this?". Why, yes! They are by Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz. I think I'm in aesthetic love.

Learn Something For Your Big Brain

These illustrators from Britain post an interesting fact everyday with an equally awesome drawing. My favorite obviously is the longest fart, mostly because I like to imagine what farts sound like to other people. To me the best ones are like "BREEEEaaaa-PP-P!" A little like Louis Armstrong doing scales. Enjoy! Hope you have a great weekend, wherever you are. Here in New York it is a gorgeous day. The air is getting crisp, the birds are going south and I am looking forward to a spectacular fall with pumpkin carving parties and lots of knee highs.

Basil Wolverton: A Totally Cool Guy

Remember when you used to sneak around reading Mad Magazine when you were a kid because it felt like you were doing something bad? I think it was the grotesque illustrations of oozing pimples, farts, drinking, and sagging cleavage that both intrigued me and made me feel like I was doing something adult and off-limits. It was no Psalty the Singing Songbook, which is what I was normally exposed to. Well, Basil Wolverton was responsible for a lot of those feelings. He drew for Mad in the 50's, but it inspired the gross-out aesthetic of the magazine in its later years. These drawings are so cool and shocking still. Read more about him in the NYT article.