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Painted by a chromesthesia synesthete painting a Tchaikovsky...

Joel Meyerowitz. (Doesn’t it look like a painting?)

Babar! Collection of de Brunhoff illustrations, via New...

This writer is my hero...

“The very thing that appalls us about Sarah Palin — her...”
— Cary Tennis on Salon

Grad School is Corny

Kuri: are you a simon and garfunkel fan?
me: No..why?
Kuri: because its part of my hw
it should be a song like [...]
me: Do I look like a Simon and Garfunkl fan?
(later...)
Kuri: I'm just gonna tell my prof i'm under 50 and exempt from that hw question

Link Casserole

There’s a story on Facebook and Narcissism: “Narcissistic Facebook users were also...

A stylish green solution for a tasty grab and go lunch (via...

Opinions: Politics and Feelings

One thing that I hate about being in APS is the numerous amount of journals, supplements and the...

Ellen Von Unwerth (for Vogue Russia)

Personalities

How well does your personality define your State (like geographic state…not mentally or...

“Que sais-je? Probablement, je pense que je sais.”
— Je pose ces questions quand je...

Edward Burtynsky.

Link: Styrofoam lasts forever...like love.

Late afternoon snacks at Ceci-Cela.

Fuzzy nights on the Upper East Side.

Flavors

This excites me as a perception nerd. Auvray & Spence finally published something on synesthesia...

Link: Name that language!

Activities

A cute little Flash teaching you Frame of Reference.

This folding furniture set reminds me of the...

Grad School Rant: Guess which one of...

One of the dumbest questions I’ve ever heard in my life: “Why do we have...

Oatmeal Chocolate-Chip Raisin Cookies

Comfort food! Read the recipe after the jump… For 4 dozen cookies: (Improvised from the...

I saw this on the street and I was half tempted to take it...

“We adore chaos because we love to produce order.”
— M.C. Escher

[Menu] Investigation at Gemma.

Spotted in SoHo: Do not touch!

At Central Park: Whooo…are….you?

Thursday, 9:00pm. Theater District, New York City. Mogwai...

If you're not easily nauseated..but still get...

Disappearing Act

Late. Upper East Side, New York City. Coffee cake from EJ’s Luncheonette.

Awesome reconstruction of Osaka.

Thursday, 5:30pm. West Village, New York City. Puppies!

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books,...”
— Henry David Thoreau

Spotted on the Upper East Side: Magic Carpet Rides.

Crafts: Origami Burger (!)

Learn to make an origami burger if you can’t buy this origami set.

Saturday, 3:00pm. Carnegie Hill, New York City. I made...

Monday, 10:00pm. Central Park, New York City. The Met. At...

East Village, New York City. These postcards really do...

Strawberry and Peach Tart

The tarts are made from two different recipes. I accidentally used the wrong quantity for the tart...

Love this picture. cakeface: via newcomicreviews.com

I want to swim here (via Environmental Graffiti).

Specifically for Steph

I used to read James Lileks’ column in the Star Tribune quite often. He has a whole database...

This vintage ad reminds me of a scene in Drop Dead Gorgeous:...

Do you need an umbrella today?

Marc Jacobs Fall 08

Henri Cartier-Bresson.

David LaChapelle

Wikipedia

I wanted to know what else I could mush, and encountered a vandalized apple sauce article instead....

Afternoon. Tribeca, New York City. We accidently walked to...

Afternoon. Midtown East, New York City. Steph gave me...

Kitchenette

Saturday, 2:00pm. Tribeca, New York City. At Kitchenette. Pictured: whole wheat silver dollar...

Of Igor Stravinsky, Irving Penn.

Midtown West, New York City. The Fratellis, tonight!

Cravings

Cravings for me means that I eat a specific food everyday until I’m sick of it (which is...

“From the politics to the hair, voice and clothes, it’s...”
— Gawker comment on Sarah Palin