January 2011
61 posts
December 2010
45 posts
VOGUE: Big Night: New Year's Eve Hair and Makeup →
vogue:
by Ana Dragovic
Photographed by Mario Testino
Vogue’s guide to five-star hair and makeup at the best hotels, in the world’s most glamorous destinations. Cheers! BAHAMAS Beauty Centre at One&Only Ocean Club Makeup applications start at $85, but for $90 you can get a lesson from an…
Ana!!
Andy Warhol’s older brother just died.
What if Andy Warhol were still alive? Straight up, things would be different.
Like maybe awesome things will happen when you... →
Arthurian legend told through boning.
Best Bookstores In Your City
I’ve gone to a lot of bookstores and the one thing that’s obvious is googling “best independent bookstores in ___ city” is not the way to go about it.
I read, a lot. I’m writing a book about books! (It’s for a section in aforementioned book that I’m asking this question). People love to tell me where I should go to look for books.
And I have to say -...
Resolutions for 2011
Eat more Doritos.
Learn how to drink whiskey.
"Twenty rules for writing detective stories"... →
1. The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described.
2. No willful tricks or deceptions may be placed on the reader other than those played legitimately by the criminal on the detective himself.
3. There must be no love interest. The business in hand is to bring a criminal to the bar of justice, not to...
Why David Sedaris Is Beautiful
You put a tip jar at your book-signing table? Oh, yes. I would get there two to three hours early, and would sign books until 15 minutes before the reading. And I talk to everyone so I don’t sign that many books in two and a half hours. And then just before you start the reading part you go to the back of the room and you say I will sign your book right now for $5. And that’s how...
Say nice things about Detroit !
samantharachaelfarr:
Source: positive images from Detroit
Watchtheparisreview:
Our Jonathan Franzen / Oprah video mash-up!
YES.
Small Girls Big Business: Guest of a Guest x ELLE... →
sarahkunst:
smallgirls:
We stopped by Guest of a Guest’s and ELLE’s party at the Burberry Soho store last week, and found ourselves surrounded by leather and studs. Yeahhh Burberry, we see watchu been doin turning your brand from being seen as uber prep to uber edgy with your shizzes.
(photo by Guest of a Guest)
you guys, i totally don’t get this but i like it. want them to start a “small...
5 Easy Steps To Create Hiring Buzz
Have current employees create Bnter accounts.
Create a company Bnter account to follow employees.
Repost their funny/nerdy work conversations.
Link to Bnter account from Jobs page.
Watch resumes pour in from people wanting to join your awesome company.
Private Comedy Show in YOUR Home with Maria... →
molls:
I’m looking at the Comedy Death Ray holiday auction to benefit the LA Food Bank and HOW is this item only at $310?
YOU GUYS, DO THE RIGHT THING AND TRY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AT YOUR HOUSE.
agreed. bamford = my jesus
Rise and SHINE
Bnter Banter: On Short Sightedness →
socialstartup:
bnterbanter:
When the idea for Bnter first hatched, I only thought in terms of text message conversations. Looking at my job history, it’s not hard to see why I saw the world through a phone.
I underestimated our users. They’ve taken the chat interface and injected their everyday lives into their profiles….
Lauren Leto, bnter’s founder learns from her community. As Craig...
“I don’t read anything that’s written about me. It’s debilitating, like...”
– Maureen Dowd (via soupsoup)
LOL we can tell.
Keeping Romance Alive in the Age of Female...
A couple of days ago an article came out in the NYTimes headined Keeping Romance Alive in the Age of Female Empowerment. A selected quote, “‘Men don’t want successful women, men want to be admired,’ she said. ‘It’s important to them that the woman is full of energy at night and not playing with her BlackBerry in bed.’”
To be fair to the reporter, it ends by...
