February 2012
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My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damask’d, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear...
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Things I want right now
Prada Candy Eau de Parfum: For years, my go-to fragrance has been Versace Bright Crystal, a peony-laced girlish perfume that comes in a chic bottle with a megawatt diamond on top (SO Donatella). This spring, however, I’m proud to say that I’m switching to a new fragrance: Prada’s Candy. And while I normally avoid overly sweet candy-scented fragrances (too juvenile for my taste), this could very...
“For young journalists, especially, I think the growing demand on reporters is...”
– Kim Bui, social media editor and co-founder of the Twitter chat #wjchat, discusses what causes journalists the most anxiety about the future of journalism with Latoya Peterson.
Read the full interview, which also includes Bui’s ideas for improving media, Featured Member: P. Kim Bui - Online News...
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January 2012
7 posts
“Did we find love because we grew up, got real and worked through our issues? No....”
– Sara Eckel, NY Times. via aladyinchicago
December 2011
3 posts
“What fear of revealing, of vulnerability, of being human, grips us so fiercely,...”
– Bernard Levin
“Have you ever lost yourself in a kiss? I mean pure psychedelic inebriation. Not...”
– Saul Williams, said the shotgun to the head
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October 2011
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A depressing thing I read in ELLE
“For a time, if you were a young woman with an interest in writing or fashion and moved to New York, your friends would crack that you aspired to be Carrie Bradshaw. That few would make the same joke now is mostly a matter of economics. Pre-financial Armageddon, to be a writer who could afford both a couture addiction and an airy apartment on 73rd and Madison might have been merely...
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“Go for fantasy or reflect reality? Magazine editors have to grapple with it all...”
– Anna Wintour, Letter from the editor (VOGUE Oct. ‘11)
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“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith....”
– excerpt from Steve Jobs’ Commencement address in 2005
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Fun fact: When I feel unhappy, I fill up my schedule and drown myself in work. This makes it easier to not think about things, which, in turn, allows me to become numb to reality.
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September 2011
24 posts
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Fall: my favorite season of the year.
The thing about fall is that it always greets us warmly. It doesn’t surprise us like winter, and it doesn’t take forever to get here like summer. Instead, fall arrives at just the right moment: when you become absolutely sick of summer’s sweltering heat.
Fall makes itself known simply through nature. Everything begins to look like a dizzying array of...
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“Each grinding flattened American vowel smashed to
centerlessness, his glee that...”
– “Poem Ending With a Sentence” by Heath Ledger
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“Do not tell everyone your story. You will only end up feeling more rejected....”
– Henri J. M. Nouwen (via moldavia)
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My love affair with magazines was rekindled today
This morning, as I eagerly ran out to my mailbox (sans shoes) and furiously ripped open the extra-large envelope that contained my much-anticipated issue of V Magazine, I had a thought.
Is there really - I mean REALLY - anything better than getting a new magazine in the mail? Is there anything better than smelling it, touching it, flipping through its glossy pages?
Since I recently moved cities,...
“…we are all subject to the overwhelming power of the police…our ability for...”
– Howard Zinn - Justice in Everyday Life: The Way it Really Works
NYPD Arrests Over 80 at ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests
While the NYPD maintains that they neither own nor use tear gas, some have stepped forward to confirm that they were pepper-sprayed. In at least one video, a man is violently...
“It’s never wise to keep mementos of assholes. Asshole momentos are like...”
– ELLE’s E. Jean
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My First Photo Shoot
Here is a shot of Joan Smalls in the ‘Honey Blonde’ editorial for the new issue of V Magazine. Isn’t it breathtaking? (The entire spread is just magnificent — view it HERE.)
This photo shoot is incredibly important to me because it is the first one I assisted on. The stylist was Carlyne Cerf, the chicest (and toughest!) woman I’ve ever met. Born in Saint-Tropez,...
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“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via funeral)
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First Date Deal-Breakers
Not making eye contact with me
Checking your phone/texting/answering calls
Poor table manners (chewing loudly, eating messily, etc.)
Only talking about yourself
Being uninformed about current events, politics, etc.
Being rude to waitstaff, bartenders, etc.
Not being able to carry on a conversation (not asking questions, etc.)
Discussing marriage and/or children
Not being chivalrous...