©Mosaert Records
“Tout le monde sait
Comment on fait des bébés
Mais personne sait
Comment on fait des papas” – Papaoutai by Stromae
(translation: Everyone knows how to raise a child, but no one knows how to raise a father)
Papa Can You Hear Me?
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pouts
1975, New Canaan, CT, Photograph by NICHOLAS NIXON
Paperwork
©Elsa Mora
Zhero to Hero
Ischgl, Austria, deep in the Tyrolean Alps, may be lacking in vowels, but it is nonetheless home to Hotel Zhero, the sexiest ski resort in the world (according to me). Continue reading
‘Shrooms, Anyone?
Red Cup fungi ©Steve Axford (Presumably the inspiration for the iconic sixties orbit chair!)
“To dream of mushrooms denotes fleeting happiness, to dream you are gathering them, fickleness in a lover or consort.” -Richard Folkard in Plant Lore (1884)
Snuff Film
Maybe she’s napping. ©Nicola Kuperas
Etsomnia™ Volume XIV: Industrial Chic
Epic bridge-inspired coffee table by LiquidMetalworksNJ
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep. Continue reading
Cheap Flights! (An Irish Ballad)
Sssssh. No talking. It’s Wordless Wednesday. Just watch this, and try and keep the hooting down to a minimum! Continue reading
Cyborg Fashion
©Boyd Baten
Remember when you were a kids and believed that the future would look like some combination of Lost in Space, Star Trek, and Tron? Continue reading
Giving in to the Lure of Shoes
If you know me even a little bit, you know how much I love shoes. Continue reading
They Had Me at Hootenanny!
Eat Me Art*
*NOTE: Readers named “Art” should not consider today’s title to be an invitation.
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz
The Real Glitteratti
Logan Hardcore is even beautiful up close!
On September 6, all the professional sometimes-ladies put on their best finery and walked the runway at the Ice Palace at the Cherry Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, New York, and once again, my camera and I were there! Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XII: Things to Hang* Yourself With
Fantastic skill combined with atrocious taste.
*Please don’t.
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
During my search for the Etsy disasters and desirables in last week’s Fail Edition, I came across such an embarrassment of tragic neckwear, I decided they needed their own Etsomnia™ post. Continue reading
I do, I do, I do!
Now THIS is a proposal (or two)! Continue reading
Restoration Hard-to-Afford
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
― Oscar Wilde
Wit, Whimsy, and Women’s Wear:
©Elga Fernandez Lamas
Spanish illustrator Elga Fernancez Lamas is a wiz at combining her love of fashion and her whimsical illustration style Continue reading
Retro Snark:
Judge was a weekly satirical magazine published in the U.S. from 1881 to the mid forties. Its covers have long been avidly sought by collectors for their gorgeous, lush illustrations and witty content. Started by a group of disgruntled former Puck Magazine writers and artists, it served as the launching pad for quite a few notable careers, including Harold Ross, who used his experience on Judge to start The New Yorker in 1925. The New Yorker eventually became its main competitor, and Judge finally lost the circulation wars in 1947. Continue reading
Lorraine Loots and the Very Young Eyes:
©Lorraine Loots
365 Paintings for Ants is one of those titles that immediately grabbed my attention. Continue reading
Your Friday Dose of Happy
©Oamul Lu
Chinese illustrator Oamul Lu creates fresh, happy, thoroughly lovable GIF animations, perfectly suited to a Friday! Continue reading
