February 2012
21 posts
THE NEW YORKER "The Story of a Suicide: Two... →
This is one of the best articles I’ve read recently. Not only because it was extremely well written, but also because it’s made me think a lot about the world we live in today.
By now we all have heard of Tyler Clementi, the young Rutgers student who took his life after a series of events his freshman year; the core of which involving his roommate having spied on him via webcam during...
as written, early early in the morning
It’s nearly 3am around these parts. And I have to admit it’s been awhile since work rather than general urban merriment kept me up this late. I’m itching to crawl right into bed, but it’s just been so long since I wrote, since I sat down and thought things through. Pen to paper as they say. I find myself crawling back towards it even when logic would suggest otherwise right...
Grant Achatz ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ NYC Location... →
noraleah:
For those who dreamed of an Aviary-like experience in NYC — can’t get better than the real thing.
too soon for a hallelujah?
This Kind Of Life →
thekimenator:
“Like many others I know of my generation, I was raised by parents who encouraged me to think that I had all the choices in the world, and all the time in the world to make them. We spent years being told that we could do anything, be anything – even our liberal arts curriculums let us play around in various fields for years before choosing a major, if we ever had to at all.
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“[A]ll parties agree that Proposition 8 had one effect only. It stripped same sex...”
– Judge Reinhardt, finding Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.
Important. Read the whole opinion here.
(via fullcredit, carolinek)
absurdités de l'existence.: Things to Worry About →
In 1933, F. Scott Fitzgerald ended a letter to his 11-year-old daughter, Scottie, with the following:
Things to worry about:
Worry about courage Worry about cleanliness Worry about efficiency Worry about horsemanship
Things not to worry about:
Don’t worry about popular opinion Don’t worry about dolls Don’t worry about the past Don’t worry about the future Don’t worry about growing up Don’t...
in order that people may be happy in their work,...
- john ruskin (1819 - 1900) | thanks to erehwyna: texturism
January 2012
84 posts
before they were my favorite blogs...
…they were my favorite people. The kind of people I love dearly and think you might love as well.
It’s Monday, and I’ve been a little tied up lately. So until I get back to art & words, I wanted to introduce you to a few friends of mine from real life who happen to have some great space on the internet too…
Katherine (erehwyna) - not only an extremely talented...
The 11 Toughest Reservations In The World. →
emphasisadded:
1) Noma (Copenhagen) 2) Sukiyabashi Jiro (Tokyo) 3) Next (Chicago) !!! 4) Tickets (Barcelona) 5) Quintessence (Tokyo) 6) The Fat Duck (Bray) 7) Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (Brooklyn) 8) minibar by josé andrés (Washington DC) 9) Schwa (Chicago) 10) The French Laundry (Yountville) 11) Yam’Tcha (Paris)
Challenge Accepted!
[Source: Eater | Via: Profashional]
well said →
by emily:
“i don’t think that it’s the practical ones among us who move to new york. (perhaps it is just that it needs a naive trust in life, that whatever happens is meant to, or could, or does and you’ll get through it.) there is something about this place that requires a leap of faith, that asks you to hold tight and see what happens, that never actually promises that you’ll come out...
“If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The husband is currently reading the fascinating biography of Bonhoeffer and shared this little nugget of wisdom with me the other evening. The words struck a chord with me and have been swelling in my mind ever since.
You’re on board, Tanya. Now run with the train.
(via...
