a visual collective outlet of inspiration
i was browsing this amazing list of classical composers organized by era, and the romantics brought me to something very nice for sunday. the orchestra is a little pompy, but leonid kogan’s violin is so simultaneously delicate and strong i had to share. by kl
Bene tibi
… sanitas bona, skaal, santé, ba’sal’a’ma’ti, cin cin, fisehatak, salut, salud, yung sing, na zdraví, proost, l’chaim, cheers. for dd. by kl
the lost landscape – chelsea james
sometimes we think too much, and sometimes it’s good to appreciate the simple beauty out there… like the long lost landscape. here is some beautiful work by chelsea james. by kl
$12,925: one of the most expensive bottles of champagne ever sold at auction
while the worlds oldest champagne (170 years old, discovered by divers uncovering a shipwreck in the baltic sea in 2010) was sold for a “novelty” (not drink-ability), price of 30,000 euros the krug bottle is just under 65 years old. the single bottle of a 1953, champagne krug clos du mesnil sold for $12,925. that’s $2,154 dollars a glass. silly. on another note a 1998 vintage clos du mesnil can be had for a bargain price of $799. buy one today. sell in 65 years. beat the stock market. by xy
when i was a little girl…
wolves didn’t eat people… they taught people. by dd
kill your idols – marc atlan
a little bit of graphic designer talk here. i’m sure i’m not the only one who ever felt disappointed by someone you looked up to. well that happened to me lately. not that i was ever a die hard fan of art director marc atlan’s work but i was definetely sensitive to the esthetic and how disappointed i am to read his interview here and finding him so arrogant and appearing like an asshole… by pp.
it’s not my place: but i’ll play the game
by jr
celebrity arrest: even the greats get arrested – mugshot 1
john belushi prison mug shot in county jailed. rain or shine the fun never stops. by dd
romeo vs. hamlet
“a girl wants romeo, not hamlet”
by cm
cafe falai – nudi
well actually that’s “gnudi” sir for you… and falai on lafayette street in NYC has the best of the best. it’s the only dish i order there every single time. ad a nice glass of red and sit outside and your lunch is set. unlike gnocchi, cousin gnudi (pronounced “nu-dee”), is sans potato, just spinach and ricotta cheese and pure goodness. my mouth is watering now. by dd
paolo roversi – nudi
i owned this book at some point in my life but i guess the pictures inside as well as the money you need to spare to buy it make this book the perfect target for librarylifting. so among others, beautiful shots of kate, shalom and audrey in no other cloth than their own skin. by pp.
cover girl: “the model” track by kraftwerk re-covered by jihae
you can not appreciate electronic music without considering ralf hütter and florian schneider as simply divine. this track, by our lovely friend jihae, is a beautiful cover of the original and then some. the video features actress and sometimes model paz de la huerta (from HBO’s boardwalk empire), and is directed by another one of our friends, the russian born photographer/painter yelena yemchuk. last the piece is being posted here by our great friend and lovely colleague dd… sorry, we have a shortage of friends, so when we find them we have to mention it. track available on itunes under jihae model from album “fire burning rain”. by dd
