UntitledNY

You come to New York to find the ambiance that will evoke your best. You do not necessarily know precisely what that might be, but you come to New York to discover it. [Dr. James Hillman]
makeupdotcom: great Friday (and every day) advice from the one and only Liz Taylor Also sounds like something my grandmother would say. Minus the drink. And make sure the lipstick is red.

makeupdotcom:

great Friday (and every day) advice from the one and only Liz Taylor

Also sounds like something my grandmother would say. Minus the drink. And make sure the lipstick is red.

(Source: sequins-stripes)

Specifically, I’m pretty into Modern Love on Thursdays

Out there by Chickenfoot Lake, the lesson finally sank in. The key to a better marriage, for us, was not to hew closer to the general, to try to grind away the quirks or to more faithfully try to emulate the early-21st century marriage ideal. The key was to embrace, not blunt, the specifics — specifics that in the end we couldn’t blunt anyway. Despite all of our trying, Dan and I had not ground smooth our individual flaws. Yet our marriage still seemed better, changed. Maybe through our striving we had become more generous. That’s how I felt that day at Chickenfoot Lake. And it felt good.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/fashion/embracing-marriage-flaws-and-all.html?pagewanted=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimesstyle

katespadeny: celebrate colorfully it’s time Now? Now is that time? OKAY!

katespadeny:

celebrate colorfully

it’s time

Now? Now is that time? OKAY!

Informationally, we are becoming lard-asses. In the pageview and ratings driven media economy, too much of the content these days is designed to be just like junk food to quickly boost quantifiable viewership. If you make content that is the intellectual equivalent of gummy bears, your site will appear to grow quickly. Advertisers reward size, and growing fast is expected in most places I’ve seen. Last month I visited Xeni Jardin, my blog-sister from Boing Boing and she said to me, “Only cancer and bullshit websites grow fast.” It’s happened to TV with reality shows, radio with clear channel, and it’s happening to words online. I’ve never seen a world-class sized publication that was founded in the past decade do world class quality work. It’s not because the people running them are dumb–it’s because they don’t have enough time to think their work through because there’s no short term incentive to. There’s an excuse there aren’t enough resources to go around, but that’s bullshit. It just takes a little confidence in the long game.

—

Fantastic take on how technology makes us happy by @blam

Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic | The Wirecutter

(via greghaystuff) Confidence in the long game - so key.

washingtonpoststyle: The New England Patriots’ wide receiver Chad Ochocinco discovers Speaker of the House John Boehner while watching the State of the Union last night. View the full Twitter episode (in which Boehner replies). Ochocinco, amazing as ever.

washingtonpoststyle:

The New England Patriots’ wide receiver Chad Ochocinco discovers Speaker of the House John Boehner while watching the State of the Union last night.

View the full Twitter episode (in which Boehner replies).

Ochocinco, amazing as ever.
huffingtonpost: We got a visit from Reno and Vegas, two Puppy Bowl puppies who stopped by after ringing the bell on Wall Street this morning. They were really milking that whole “cute” thing.  Omg

huffingtonpost:

We got a visit from Reno and Vegas, two Puppy Bowl puppies who stopped by after ringing the bell on Wall Street this morning. They were really milking that whole “cute” thing. 

Omg

danieljsullivan: The Zappos “Hipster Collection” The description on this particular get-up cause me physical pain from uncontrollable laughter:  “It’s the weekend art crawl downtown and you’re heading out to make a scene. The night starts off at your friend’s clothing store that doubles as a concert stage. You arrive late in a glamorous floppy hat that mixes retro chic with modern cool. She sees you right away and invites you to meet the visiting bands, admiring your wild shredded blouse and flowing maxi pants that are full of flair. You decide the show’s taking a little too long, so you make your way to the local bar crawl in a playful pair of loafers with your trusty clutch bag by your side. The bar tender’s pretty cute and serving up some free drinks. You’re playing coy and showing off a fabulous cocktail ring. He asks for your number, but you play it cool and leave a fake because on nights like this, you?re out to have fun and show off your gorgeous style.” I mean, duh!

danieljsullivan:

The Zappos “Hipster Collection”

The description on this particular get-up cause me physical pain from uncontrollable laughter: 

“It’s the weekend art crawl downtown and you’re heading out to make a scene. The night starts off at your friend’s clothing store that doubles as a concert stage. You arrive late in a glamorous floppy hat that mixes retro chic with modern cool. She sees you right away and invites you to meet the visiting bands, admiring your wild shredded blouse and flowing maxi pants that are full of flair. You decide the show’s taking a little too long, so you make your way to the local bar crawl in a playful pair of loafers with your trusty clutch bag by your side. The bar tender’s pretty cute and serving up some free drinks. You’re playing coy and showing off a fabulous cocktail ring. He asks for your number, but you play it cool and leave a fake because on nights like this, you?re out to have fun and show off your gorgeous style.”

I mean, duh!