September 12, 2006 – 5:00 am
Yes, it’s nice when a blog entry has a theme (or even a point, you may be thinking) but here are the things I’m focussed on today: The Office Season 2 comes out on DVD – so I’ll be trekking to Target to buy a copy. Oscar de la Renta, you know how to make beautiful […]
September 11, 2006 – 5:00 am
Today’s NYTimes Arts section has an article about Aaron Sorkin and his new show, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” Bill Carter’s take is that the new show draws heavily from Sorkin’s own life (drug addiction, dating a devout Christian, getting fired from tv). Sorkin agrees that there are parallels, but that the series is […]
September 1, 2006 – 5:00 am
September! The beginning of fall, the beginning of fabulous weather (that is more reliable) – the last weekend of summer. Check out these five unrelated things before you head out to make the most of Labor Day weekend. 1. Port2Port’s September Card Gorgeous, gorgeous letterpressed card – “love”. 2. Photobird’s Pebbles & Shell […]
August 25, 2006 – 5:00 am
Ahhh, cookbooks and decorating/home books. If the photography is high-quality, they are my favorites for the coffee table. And this fall seems to feature a bumper-crop of must-haves. This Friday Five? Lifestyle books I’m eagerly anticipating: 1. A Passion for Parties, by Carolyne Roehm The pictures alone in any of her books will […]
August 22, 2006 – 5:00 am
It seems wherever you look, there’s an article about New Orleans, one year after Hurricane Katrina. Sadly, they are tales of promises made and not fulfilled, served with a side of government inefficiency or apathy. The New Yorker’s article details the plight of the Lower 9th Ward. September Vogue has a nice piece by Julia […]
