I love the way this photo harkens back to another time but still has a modern day sultry to it.
By Nemanja Knezevic via Booooooom!
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Incorporeal Energy
I couldn’t resist posting more of Valero Doval‘s work.
From top: Drawers, Incorporeal Energy, Hidden Compositions.
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White Teeth
White Teeth
The story covers a cadre of characters that are all peculiarly connected in a story that spans race, class, sex, politics… name a hot-button and Smith has pressed it. But pressed it in such a way as if you were walking down the street and you overheard these amusing families and smiled to yourself. And in those brief moments, you want everything for them.
Via Amazon
A collection of my favorites:
1. Paulo Nutini – Crazy, Gnarls Barkley Cover
2. Ray LaMontagne – Crazy, Gnarls Barkley Cover
3. Violent Femmes – Crazy, Gnarls Barkley Cover
4. Gnarls Barkley – The Original
It’s turning to Winter here in Wisconsin, but this video transports me directly back to Summer. It’s probably one of the most delightfully charming three minutes I’ve ever seen. I’m bookmarking it for when it’s 30 below.
I’m a big fan of anything that you can attach to the wall to make your life easier. I love clean surfaces (like counters or desks), and the idea that everything can have it’s place off of your table is just so beautiful to me. Hence, why this light switch rack is so great. It carries your mail and keys. I wish my light-switches weren’t double-plated… sigh.
$25 at Moma, via Unclutterer.
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Irina Gumenyuk
One of the trends in photography these days seems to be the hipster vibe- a distinct isolation characterized by not really caring. So I really liked the simple honesty that emanates from Ukranian photographer Irina Gumenyuk. I don’t get the sense that she’s trying too hard.
Self-Portrait by Irina Gumenyuk (via Feaverish Photography).
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Baby Crowned Crane
At work, we’re each assigned an animal by our CEO. Sometimes it takes him awhile to decipher your personality, but I was assigned to be a Siberian Crane (or Snow Crane) almost immediately. The reasons for why we’re each given our animal are the best part, but I’ll let you mull those over on your own.
For those reasons however, I’d love this adorable Baby Crowned Crane print in my office. The artist Sharon Montrose has photographed numerous other animals as well, all equally endearing.
Baby Crowned Crane Print, $25. (via Cup of Joe)
I’m loving the assorted treasures at Old Soul, New Heart. The Morning, Sunshine headband ($32) and Charmed bracelet ($48) particularly caught my attention. I also like this one, this one, and this. Sigh.
Maybe they should just ship the entire store to me.
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Brussel Sprout Card
This charming Christmas card contains ways to eat your brussel sprouts, including brussel sprout soup and eating them cold. I personally love brussel sprouts and adorning a card with nine sprouts seems like a fantastically unique way to send cheer.
Via Modish at Nancy & Betty, $5.
This is the other video I wanted to share today. It’s a Levi’s commercial that features as the soundtrack a poem written by Walt Whitman, and is supposedly a recording of Walt Whitman himself. A columnist over at Slate brings up the obvious question on whether or not Levi is desecrating Whitman by using his poetry to sell jeans, but any company that uses their marketing dollars to spread poetry to the masses is fine by me.
The same columnist also praises the commercial for it’s genius aesthetics and sound editing. The article is worth the read. And when you’re finished watching this and reading that, go watch the second of Levi’s commercials, this one featuring O Pioneers (I actually like the audio editing on this one even more).
I’m going to break from my normal picks today with two videos, both of which are advertisements, and both of which are marvelous. The first is this incredible stop motion video for Olympus Pen. My favorite part is when the guy parachutes down the staircase… you’ll see.
Many thanks to Junk Drawer Media for knowing about my stop motion obsession and sending this my way.
Second video coming up…