This project was interrupted by the tragic death of Lee Alexander McQueen. He's one of the most important fashion figures in my lifetime. He was BFF to my most perfect muse & inspiration, Isabella Blow. She discovered* him at fashion college, bought his entire senior thesis. Her eye and aesthetic brought many of the great designers of the last few decades to prominence; she described herself as the fashion industry's… Continue reading

This is your chance to see "Dead, Wrapped in Plastic"—my sculpture of dead Laura Palmer—live and in-person! Continue reading

My twelve year old boy's sense of humor failed me utterly on Sunday night… Continue reading

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Baking the Star Wars Cake

This labor of love is also a result of my love for smittenkitchen.com. The cake is Deb's Best Birthday Cake. It is filled with her Mango Curd and frosted with her Swiss Buttercream, the instructions for which include the directive, "Patience, young Jedis." As per her brilliant layer cake tips, I made the mango curd and… Continue reading

I am definitely not arguing that this will bloom into a perfect or satisfying relationship, nor do I want to see that, but our Peggy Olsen is not being used, and she isn't a victim here. Continue reading

This animated piece is really gorgeous, a little Moulin Rouge-y, a little Doctor Seuss-y, a little bad slam-poetry-y, but you should all know by now that I could all sit around staring at purty images and listening to just about anything come out of Nick Cave's mouth and be delighted. Continue reading

One of my co-workers, an incredibly talented artist herself, invited me to submit a piece to a juried art exhibit, Baby, It’s Cold Outside… , “about how you do/do not define, dismiss, despise, and/or devote yourself to ‘feminism.’” I especially liked the guideline to “free to offend, just be mindful as to whom you piss off.” Continue reading

Adorable animated .gif from jezebel.com

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Was Paris or Nicole the first? It's snowballed since. People who — if all was right in the world — I shouldn't know the names of: Sarah Palin, Lauren Conrad, now Carrie Prejean. Why, why, when there are so many incredibly talented women writers in the world who eminently deserve multi-million dollar book-deals, are companies paying professionally stupid women obscene amounts of money to "write" books?… Continue reading

If Angela Chase taught me that not being cool in high school is okay, Daria taught me that the kids who are cool deserve, not my envy and admiration, but only scorn and derision. Both lessons were ones that I needed. jezebel.com | finally: daria to be released on dvd

"David Plotz." Cristo, next to me on the couch, asked "I wonder if that guy ever gets so, just overwhelmed, that he could just.... sit down.... rest for a minute." He got giggles and kisses for that. This is why I love him. Continue reading

I wish they had these when I was lil... Check out My Little Predator, My Little Alien, My Little Han Solo in Carbonite, My Little Skeletor, My Little Edward Scissorhands and way more at artist Mari Kasurinen's website... Continue reading

Ohhhh...pretty! (Some favorites from the much-larger "I Can Read Movies" series by spacesick.) Continue reading

Celebrate with your sweetheart, or maybe find a new one at The Channel Cafe on Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14. Dinner served 5-10 pm Entertainment 6-10 pm Reservations recommended. No cover. Featuring: Burlesque by Miss Darcey Vintage and obscure records spun by DJ Frenchy Roller Waitressing by Boston Derby Dame Killary

A HuffoPo blogger affiliated with nameberry.com just released her list of the craziest celebrity baby names. All of the usual offenders are on there, but I'd have given Robert Rodriguez's brood a special mention. But what about awesome celebrity baby names? Maybe they're a little off, but pretty. Continue reading

Salon.com just came out with a list: 30 Movies to See Before You're 30. Basically the argument is that you cannot be a functional American without having watched these movies. I'm a huge fan of old movies, and consider myself extraordinarily cinema-literate. But when my boyfriend and I started dating, he was appalled at the gaps in my movie viewing: "You've never seen The Godfather?… Continue reading