July 2009
Did you know there was a Guam quarter? Because I just found out.
“Y’know, the trumpet is like the violin of trumpets.”
—Overheard at Pitchfork
I can’t get over Satin Fridays.
Play
OMFG: Couture Week’s Top Model Lara Stone Is a Size 6 -- The Cut →
nymag.com
Well, actually, a UK size 8 is about a US size 4, but however you cut it, she’s still bigger than most of the girls out there and I think that’s swell.
Chasing Artist and Downtown Legend Dash Snow -- New York Magazine →
nymag.com
So, Dash Snow died. Overdosed, they say. For some reason I was intrigued by him and his life because it was so counter to what was expected. My brain can’t square people who live the way he did and that makes them intriguing, I suppose. But, I also think he was an insufferable brat who was picked up by Saatchi and lauded for absolutely no reason.
Well, regardless, he’s died and no matter who it is, that’s always twinged with sad.
“And yet even as somebody who has specialized in human-dolphin interactions, I was not prepared for the profound nature of what’s going on down here. These encounters are highly unique and rare. And there’s another word for it: it’s an enigma. Intellectually, it is an enigma as to why gray whales do this, because there’s a continuity and predictability to these interactions. What we have here are highly sophisticated minds in very unique bodies, living in such a different environment, and yet these whales are approaching us with some frequency for what appears to be sociable tactile contact. And with no food involved.”
—Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.com
It’s a Faux Agency, but Real Marketers Are Smitten - NYTimes.com →
nytimes.com
BR to carry Don Draper suits and will feature the series in the windows of 500 stores and a contest to win a walk-on role. Check your August issue of Vanity Fair.
