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Friday, December 2, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Best Foot Forward
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A couple for the holidays, specially selected in honor of Strath's new job.*
*both available at nordstrom.com.
A couple for the holidays, specially selected in honor of Strath's new job.*
(A good vamp on a pointed-toe pump
cannot be overrated.)
Jimmy Choo Cosmic suede platform pump
in "regal purple," $414.90 (originally $695).
This silhouette is pretty much perfection, IMHO.
cannot be overrated.)
Jimmy Choo Cosmic suede platform pumpin "regal purple," $414.90 (originally $695).
This silhouette is pretty much perfection, IMHO.
*both available at nordstrom.com.
Changing
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Sharon Van Etten "Serpents" from Tramp (2012, Jagjaguwar), which features collaborations with The National, Beirut, Julianna Barwick, and Wye Oak, among others.
Sharon Van Etten "Serpents" from Tramp (2012, Jagjaguwar), which features collaborations with The National, Beirut, Julianna Barwick, and Wye Oak, among others.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Life Is Only On Earth...
and The Skin I Live In
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Trailer for Lars von Trier's Melancholia – seeing it tonight.
Comments on YouTube, reading of which is a little like staring directly into the sun, include the following:
-can sum1 plz explain the movie 2 me.....lol
-looks pretty fuckin stupid just from the trailer
-I laughed, I cried, I fapped. Great film.
Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing it.
...
UPDATE!
The Harvard Exit theater canceled the screening of Melancholia that we were planning to see, so instead we saw Pedro Almodóvar's latest, The Skin I Live In:
Picky typography complaint: why, when the title of the film at the end of the trailer is nicely styled Futura...
...would they use compressed Arial or whatever this is for the typography in the middle of the trailer?:
Actually, I hate to say this but it might be Akzidenz, which I love – uncompressed of course. [UGH, here we go, type nerd-out and I'm not even a type nerd.] I think they didn't use Futura because it would have seemed too kitschy for what they wanted to convey with these titles. But then maybe they should have thought about not using it for the final title. Or they could have used Akzidenz (uncompressed) for these, and then use something entirely different for the final title, like Didot. Okay, you know what? They should have used Optima for everything – it would have made at least plausible conceptual sense with the movie and would have looked nicer. Case closed.
Anyway. Nowhere close to Almodóvar's best, but an entertaining diversion, I still love the Harvard Exit, and the company was top notch.
Trailer for Lars von Trier's Melancholia – seeing it tonight.
Comments on YouTube, reading of which is a little like staring directly into the sun, include the following:
-can sum1 plz explain the movie 2 me.....lol
-looks pretty fuckin stupid just from the trailer
-I laughed, I cried, I fapped. Great film.
Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing it.
...
UPDATE!
The Harvard Exit theater canceled the screening of Melancholia that we were planning to see, so instead we saw Pedro Almodóvar's latest, The Skin I Live In:
Picky typography complaint: why, when the title of the film at the end of the trailer is nicely styled Futura...
...would they use compressed Arial or whatever this is for the typography in the middle of the trailer?:
Actually, I hate to say this but it might be Akzidenz, which I love – uncompressed of course. [UGH, here we go, type nerd-out and I'm not even a type nerd.] I think they didn't use Futura because it would have seemed too kitschy for what they wanted to convey with these titles. But then maybe they should have thought about not using it for the final title. Or they could have used Akzidenz (uncompressed) for these, and then use something entirely different for the final title, like Didot. Okay, you know what? They should have used Optima for everything – it would have made at least plausible conceptual sense with the movie and would have looked nicer. Case closed.
Anyway. Nowhere close to Almodóvar's best, but an entertaining diversion, I still love the Harvard Exit, and the company was top notch.
Image of the Day
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A spread from photographer Christian Patterson's book Redheaded Peckerwood. Patterson self-published 10 copies of the book last year and a newly expanded edition is now available from MACK.
A spread from photographer Christian Patterson's book Redheaded Peckerwood. Patterson self-published 10 copies of the book last year and a newly expanded edition is now available from MACK. Christian Patterson's Redheaded Peckerwood retraces the steps of 19 year old Charles Starkweather and 14 year old Caril Ann Fugate who murdered ten people, including Fugate's family, during a three day killing spree across the mid-West in 1958. The true crime story was the basis for Terrance Mallick's masterpiece "Badlands" which had a profound aesthetic influence on Patterson as he matured as a photographer.If you're in New York, stop by Dashwood Books tomorrow from 6–8PM to pick up a signed copy of Redheaded Peckerwood.
Beginning ominously with the tragic handwritten confession by Chuck and Caril, Patterson revisits the locations of the crimes and retraces their flight across Nebraska and Wyoming. By incorporating forensic photography, artifacts and press photos from the period with landscapes and still-lifes of his own Patterson weaves an enigmatic narrative deliberately mixing fact and fiction, past and present, myth and reality.
The book is presented as a sort of vintage crime dossier, including three documents found in the wallet of one of the victims that have been reconstructed and bound in. They serve as further evidence of the senselessness of the crimes and the rich mythology that has evolved from these random artifacts.
Looking Up
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Mount Eerie "Distorted Cymbals"
from a forthcoming 12" on K Records.
(photo: Thorp, WA, November 2011)
Mount Eerie "Distorted Cymbals"
from a forthcoming 12" on K Records.
(photo: Thorp, WA, November 2011)
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Image of the Day
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Banks Violette: Untitled, 2011 (Painted steel, 65 x 290 x 65 inches), from Team Gallery's installation at Collins Park, outside of the Bass Museum of Art, for Art Basel Miami.
Banks Violette: Untitled, 2011 (Painted steel, 65 x 290 x 65 inches), from Team Gallery's installation at Collins Park, outside of the Bass Museum of Art, for Art Basel Miami.A Pattern Yet To Be Matched
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Björk "Pagan Poetry" from Vespertine (2001, One Little Indian). Video by Nick Knight. When I was in design school I had this album (along with several others...Blur, White Stripes, Outkast) on repeat, and for whatever reason I've been into it again lately. I don't love everything Björk does but I respect her and Vespertine is genius, in my humble opinion.
Björk "Pagan Poetry" from Vespertine (2001, One Little Indian). Video by Nick Knight. When I was in design school I had this album (along with several others...Blur, White Stripes, Outkast) on repeat, and for whatever reason I've been into it again lately. I don't love everything Björk does but I respect her and Vespertine is genius, in my humble opinion.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thanksgiving Walk
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I went to my parents' farm in Northern Idaho for Thanksgiving weekend.
I went to my parents' farm in Northern Idaho for Thanksgiving weekend.
Late fall colors and low sky.
Frozen pond.
1981 Toyota.
Old Ford.
Bluebird house.
New shingles and a stoop for the old cabin.
Color palette.
Herd of elk behind the house.
Cold sunset.
Dusk.
Afterwards, pie.
Image of the Day
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Today I'm starting a new job as a Creative Director at Nordstrom! I'm proud to be working for a company with such a legendary history in the Northwest beyond, and I'm excited about Nordstrom's potential as it continues to grow. That's all I will say for now but stay tuned for updates and I'll continue posting as always.
John Nordstrom in front of the original Wallin & Nordstrom shoe store, Seattle, 1901. A Swedish immigrant, Nordstrom went West and founded the store with money made from a gold claim in the Yukon.
Today I'm starting a new job as a Creative Director at Nordstrom! I'm proud to be working for a company with such a legendary history in the Northwest beyond, and I'm excited about Nordstrom's potential as it continues to grow. That's all I will say for now but stay tuned for updates and I'll continue posting as always.
Every Morn and Every Night
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David Axelrod "Holy Thursday" from Song of Innocence (1968, Capitol)
David Axelrod "A Divine Image" from Songs of Experience (1969, Capitol)
Both albums were inspired by the work of William Blake, who was born on this day in 1757. While we're at it:
David Axelrod "Holy Thursday" from Song of Innocence (1968, Capitol)
David Axelrod "A Divine Image" from Songs of Experience (1969, Capitol)
Both albums were inspired by the work of William Blake, who was born on this day in 1757. While we're at it:
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday Morning
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New series on Pacific Standard: one record every Sunday morning. First up, some cuts from The Emotions' heavily sampled second album for Volt Records, Untouched (1971), produced by David Porter and Isaac Hayes, among others.
The Emotions "Blind Alley"
The Emotions "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)"
The Emotions "Show Me How"
New series on Pacific Standard: one record every Sunday morning. First up, some cuts from The Emotions' heavily sampled second album for Volt Records, Untouched (1971), produced by David Porter and Isaac Hayes, among others.
The Emotions "Blind Alley"
The Emotions "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)"
The Emotions "Show Me How"
Friday, November 25, 2011
From Boise
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Youth Lagoon "Afternoon" from The Year of Hibernation (2011, Fat Possum).
(Hat tip Andrew Matson, thank you sir)
Youth Lagoon "Afternoon" from The Year of Hibernation (2011, Fat Possum).
(Hat tip Andrew Matson, thank you sir)
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Image of the Day
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Fragment of the original Star Spangled Banner, from Heritage Auctions' recent sale of Civil War memorabilia. The fragment was formerly in the possession of flag restorer Katherine Fowler Richey (1889-1949); her mother Amelia Fowler (1862-1923) was one of ten women who, for eight weeks, fastened the original Star Spangled Banner to a backing of linen using a stitch that Ms. Fowler patented in 1913.
I haven't bought anything from a Heritage auction yet but it's always interesting to see what they have on offer – click here to sign up for email updates.
Fragment of the original Star Spangled Banner, from Heritage Auctions' recent sale of Civil War memorabilia. The fragment was formerly in the possession of flag restorer Katherine Fowler Richey (1889-1949); her mother Amelia Fowler (1862-1923) was one of ten women who, for eight weeks, fastened the original Star Spangled Banner to a backing of linen using a stitch that Ms. Fowler patented in 1913.I haven't bought anything from a Heritage auction yet but it's always interesting to see what they have on offer – click here to sign up for email updates.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Image of the Day
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George Nelson at the American National Exhibition, Moscow, 1959, which is partially recreated in the Bellevue Art Museum's retrospective George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher. The show features over 220 objects – furniture, lamps, clocks, graphic works, architectural models, films, prints – a comprehensive examination of the former Herman Miller design director's highly influential career. Through February 12 – go here for info.
George Nelson at the American National Exhibition, Moscow, 1959, which is partially recreated in the Bellevue Art Museum's retrospective George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher. The show features over 220 objects – furniture, lamps, clocks, graphic works, architectural models, films, prints – a comprehensive examination of the former Herman Miller design director's highly influential career. Through February 12 – go here for info.Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Image of the Day
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Cover of the forthcoming Rodarte-edited issue of A Magazine (A has a different guest editor for each issue – check the archives here).
Cover of the forthcoming Rodarte-edited issue of A Magazine (A has a different guest editor for each issue – check the archives here).Monday, November 21, 2011
Image of the Day
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I've been doing some research recently and ran across this cool 1901 map of the Seattle waterfront. I think at this point everyone can agree that the government pretty much sucks, but you have to love the U.S. Geological Survey.
I'm also posting this because Seattle just feels like an old map today, all windy and rainy and Monday. I like it.
I've been doing some research recently and ran across this cool 1901 map of the Seattle waterfront. I think at this point everyone can agree that the government pretty much sucks, but you have to love the U.S. Geological Survey.I'm also posting this because Seattle just feels like an old map today, all windy and rainy and Monday. I like it.
Front Lines
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I don't really know why I'm posting these, I just thought they were cool and unexpected.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wake Up Now
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The Glow and the Gloom, by Marie Schuller and Marlon Rueberg for SHOWstudio. Inspired by Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished film L'enfer, starring Romy Schneider (clips below).
The Glow and the Gloom, by Marie Schuller and Marlon Rueberg for SHOWstudio. Inspired by Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished film L'enfer, starring Romy Schneider (clips below).
Image of the Day
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Sid Grossman: Coney Island, 1947 – on view through March 25th in the exhibition The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 at the Jewish Museum in New York City
Sid Grossman: Coney Island, 1947 – on view through March 25th in the exhibition The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 at the Jewish Museum in New York CityThursday, November 17, 2011
Handshakes & Hugs
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Peaking Lights "Marshmellow Yellow/Amazing & Wonderful" (Main Attrakionz rmx). The original versions, from the album 936 (2011, Not Not Fun/Weird World Record Co), are still on heavy rotation 'round these parts – check the video for "Amazing & Wonderful" here.
(photo: Seattle, November 2011)
Peaking Lights "Marshmellow Yellow/Amazing & Wonderful" (Main Attrakionz rmx). The original versions, from the album 936 (2011, Not Not Fun/Weird World Record Co), are still on heavy rotation 'round these parts – check the video for "Amazing & Wonderful" here.(photo: Seattle, November 2011)
Image of the Day
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Hedi Slimane: Dakota with Harmonica, Portrait of a California Boy, Pasadena, October 2011 – from Slimane's solo exhibition California Song, at MOCA Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles through January 22.
More and more here.
Hedi Slimane: Dakota with Harmonica, Portrait of a California Boy, Pasadena, October 2011 – from Slimane's solo exhibition California Song, at MOCA Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles through January 22.
More and more here.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Access to Tools
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The word "inspiring" gets thrown around a lot on the WWW but this video truly qualifies – Lloyd Kahn (editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications) on The Whole Earth Catalog and Stewart Brand, independent West Coast publishing in the '60s and '70s, home-building, and the contemporary back-to-the-land movement, among other things.
Lloyd has a great blog that's been going since 2005 - check it out here.
The word "inspiring" gets thrown around a lot on the WWW but this video truly qualifies – Lloyd Kahn (editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications) on The Whole Earth Catalog and Stewart Brand, independent West Coast publishing in the '60s and '70s, home-building, and the contemporary back-to-the-land movement, among other things.
Lloyd has a great blog that's been going since 2005 - check it out here.Where You Stand
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Modest Mouse "Never-Ending Math Equation"
from Sub Pop Singles Club 45, May 1998
(totally unrelated image: textile design by Alexander Girard, who I've been thinking about again lately)
Modest Mouse "Never-Ending Math Equation"
from Sub Pop Singles Club 45, May 1998
(totally unrelated image: textile design by Alexander Girard, who I've been thinking about again lately)
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