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Back on Wednesday. Have a great weekend!

PETIT

I saw Man on Wire on Sunday. Beautiful, suspenseful, incredible and very touching. If this movie is playing near you, I highly recommend going to see it.

"When I see three oranges, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk."

NIKE COURAGE

Some of the best TV during the Olympics was Nike's commercials. Check this one out.

PLAYLIST_AUGUST 25

Wishing for rain....playing Fleet Foxes and longing for a reason to curl up on a cozy couch with a good book in front of a fireplace.

Photo via Flickr, from +lyn

THE SELBY

I've wasted way too much time on The Selby this afternoon. Todd Selby takes amazing pictures of artistic / stylish people at home and showcases them on his website. Above: some images from film director Georgie Greville's shoot in New York City. And I SERIOUSLY want that LOVE t-shirt!

MMMMMMMMM

Totally craving a Chocolate Chip Walnut cookie from Levain Bakery.

PLAYLIST_AUGUST 21

On repeat today: Sincerely Jane by Janelle Monae

LEFT BANK CHAIR

Object of Lust: Ooooooooooh I want this Left Bank Chair from Nightwood.

MER

Quarter Pleat & Lace Dress


Sweater Coat


Marais top


Gainsbourg Sailor top


Gorgeous simple clothes from MER - beautiful design, from the pieces themselves to the very organic logo and the use of Polaroids to present the collection.

DIEBENKORN

Miller 22, 1951


Albuquerque, 1951


Untitled, 1950


The Green Huntsman, 1952

Inspiration for today: Richard Diebenkorn's paintings from New Mexico - now on view at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.

PLAYLIST_AUGUST 11

On repeat today: I Will by Paul McCartney

Moon & Stars melon image via the New York Times, from Seed Savers.

GRÁFICO

Loving these very graphic LP covers, from Brazilian samba records of the 1960s.

LADY GOOD DIVERS

Just came across this amazing article by Joel McConvey at ARTINFO on the haenyeo ("sea women") of Jeju, South Korea. This group of women dive without tanks to harvest conch, octopus, urchin, and abalone and can hold their breath for up to two minutes underwater. However, changes in the Jeju economy have severely threatened the culture of the haenyeo, whose group no longer includes anyone under the age of 45.

Coupled with the article are the beautiful photographs of Ian Baguskas, some of which I've posted here. Many more are posted on his website.

PLAYLIST_AUGUST 7

On repeat today: My Hands are Shaking by Sondre Lerche

BANDE à PART

Jean Luc Godard's Bande à Part is one of my favorites. I love that dancing scene...

GRAIN SURFBOARDS

Object of lust: The Root from Grain Surfboards.

Earlier this summer I had my first surfing experience in Maine, and was immediately hooked. Now I want this 9' longboard from Grain, made from local and sustainable wood - also available in kit form so you can build your own. You know - if you're handy like that.

THE FISH

The first fish
I ever caught
would not lie down
quiet in the pail
but flailed and sucked
at the burning
amazement of the air
and died
in the slow pouring off
of rainbows. Later
I opened his body and separated
the flesh from the bones
and ate him. Now the sea
is in me: I am the fish, the fish
glitters in me; we are
risen, tangled together, certain to fall
back to the sea. Out of pain,
and pain, and more pain
we feed this feverish plot, we are nourished
by the mystery.

Mary Oliver

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