Hoppípolla/I engum stígvélum/Allur rennvotur (rennblautur)/I engum stígvélum;

(Note:  normally I don’t like posting the sources of lyrics, but because the above are in Icelandic, I will–this is from “Hoppípolla” by Sigur Rós’s album Takk… and if you haven’t heard this record, download it immediately.  It’s one of my favorite albums to listen while commuting because you can just leave it on and [...]

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Second time around, indeed;

Not sure if you’ve heard or not, but there’s this movie based on this show on HBO coming out in a few weeks…Sex and the City?  Does it ring any bells?
Oh, right–it’s been fucking promoted EVERYWHERE.
Don’t get me wrong–I loved the show, and still watch my VHS tapes of certain seasons in addition to owning [...]

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There’s a cloud sitting on my tongue;

“Tag clouds,” like the one to the right of this entry, are just fancy ways of organizing the topics discussed most on a particular blog.  The larger the type, the more entries are tagged with it–it helps you get a feel for the subjects an author will write about the most.  On this blog, for instance, [...]

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Sometimes you don’t make me feel like I’m living at the edge of the world…”It’s just the way I smile,” you said;

It’s a little frightening how often I tend to source the many characters Gwyneth Paltrow has portrayed on the big screen–I’ve been a verson of Margot Tennenbaum (complete with faux-wooden finger that I made out of clay and vintage fur coat), and in the process of planning my honeymoon, I’ve been devising a packing list [...]

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You must take the A train, if you wanna get to Harlem;

In honor of the fact that this blog gets by far the most hits from people looking for transit maps (specifically, for some reason, Milan), here is Massimo Vingelli’s updated vision for the MTA Subway map for New York City, courtesy of Men’s Vogue:

 More images can be found here.
I’m completely drooling, and I’m very tempted [...]

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