Could I write a piece about you now that you’ve made it? About the hours spent, the emptiness in your training? You only did it so that you could wear your terry underwear and feel the city air run past your body;

            One of my favorite blogs to read on my little blogroll is Things I Bought That I Love, which essentially is a review of recently purchased items, from clothing to dinners out to tazers.  Yes, tazers.  Normally I can’t stand the mindlessness of shopping blogs because I really couldn’t give a fuck what someone [...]

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I’m his Brandy Alexander, always get him into trouble. I hide that I am flattered, Brandy Alexander;

            Most mornings find me waking up about an hour before I have to leave for work to allow me time to actually wake up, eat breakfast, drink my required cup of tea and get dressed without rushing about like a madwoman.  Since the new television season has started up, I’m also able to catch [...]

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I’m gonna lay my head on some railroad line, and let the 2:19 ease my troubled mind;

New York magazine’s latest issue boasts a review of some of the most important design revolutionaries in the city’s recent history, with a focus on names that are perhaps not ones tossed about at home, but whose contributions have permanent imprints on the visual landscape.  It is only natural, then, that such a homage must [...]

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There are two colours in my head; what, what is that you tried to say?

Few things intimidate me more (creatively speaking) than a few yards of fabric, unfurled in all its glory on the floor or a bed or similar.  With many of the creative projects I undertake, generally there is plenty of room for error, or at least reimagining:  it’s easy to disassemble a necklace and restring the [...]

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From the speakers your fake masterpiece is serenely dribbling.

Despite the questionable state of the current economy, the rich continue to spend virtually unabated, comprising what Michael Gross calls a “hugely disproportionate chunk of consumer activity” compared to the rest of us (i.e. the 80% of us not considered “rich”).  Retailers have struggled through this period, with many reporting dropping same-store-sales (a key measure [...]

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