quote of the day

“one of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision”

-bertrand russell

epizootics! oh, scott walker

since i woke up and discovered this (albeit a little late) this morning, my brain has been doing somersaults.  it is as if david lynch, john zorn and jacques brel all got together in some universal realm and created this incredibly forceful piece.  the whole album, bish bosch is released on december third in the uk, and december fourth in the us.  walker’s fourteenth studio album to date.  by sv

claus porto

all natural soaps, made in the same traditional way for 120 years. claus porto creates true works of art, using their exclusive art déco design and packaging to evoke the company’s historical legacy, for a great gift. by cp

portfolio

when paulina was still on top and hot pink backgrounds were a plenty, therein existed portfolio.  take a look for yourself at the kitschy cluster of a film. by sv

Warped

warp records celebrate 20 years with this set by yes. looks cool, but is it just me or is this large scale 3d möbius strip a little literal? does it matter? by kl

red shoes

elvis says that the angels wanna wear them, and bowie says to put them on and dance the blues.  either way, this little one seems to be having a time. by sv

Pictures of the American Southwest: by Dan Martensen


the recent launch of dan martensen‘s monograph, pictures of the american southwest at milk gallery, which is available online here, was the perfect reminder to all of us real or assimilating new yorkers the importance to take a deep breath and appreciate some expansive silence. there is beauty in the dilemma of an undefinable space enabling a quarantine of inspiration, and sun-washed fleuro future memories to boot. life. real life. it doesn’t have to try to be beautiful, you simply have to see it.  by kl

quote of the day

“the world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”

– albert einstein