Things.: Archive

Love Letters

What are YOU doing Wednesday night? Oh, you’re busy? That’s okay, because Love Letters, a nouveaux burlesque/cabaret show fronted by the lovely Pastel Supernova is happening on Thursday night as well. If for some reason you need more incentive than the word “burlesque” to make you want to go to this show, check out the above behind the scenes video, shot by my good...

Feb 7th

Cabin Porn

My new favourite [website]. Thanks Shane.

Feb 1st

Ma Contrexpérience

My mother sent me this video, not because of the main “performer”, but because this concept is an example of “new media”. YES! I think she gets the whole new media thing more than I do sometimes. This commercial is actually for a brand of Mineral Water owned by Nestle. The commercial was made by Marcel, and advertising agency in France. This commercial definitely looks...

Jan 25th

The Happiest People.

[via ffffound]

Jan 9th

NINJAS!

Okay, not ninjas, but ninjabread men. Yay for Christmas baking! As you can tell, I do not have the hand of a surgeon, resulting in some shaky lines, but I think you get the point. The last dudes are just kind of scary, but I was hypnotized by the ninjas at this point in the decorating process. Thanks Jules for the ninja cookie cutters!

Dec 19th

1 in 5 teenagers will experiment with art.

“Talk to your kids about art school.” Awesome. [via Adweek]

Dec 19th

Comfort

[via ffffound/designspiration/myfonts]

Nov 23rd

The Church of Darth Vader of Latter Day Siths

Orthodox Darth. Ridic. [via CJWHO/Jules]

Oct 25th

How Do You Judge?

Clever ad by Tuxedo Agency featuring Rico Genest aka Zombie Boy, who, thanks to Lady Gaga, has become a pop culture sensation since being featured in her ‘Born This Way’ music video. The ad, which is for Dermablend Professional Coverage Cosmetics, transforms Genest’s skin to be tattoo free, a look he hasn’t experienced since the age of 16 when he got his first tattoo. I...

Oct 20th

#thankful

So thankful for this amazing meal that I got to share with my family yesterday for Thanksgiving. My mom is definitely the hero in this one, but I’d like to believe I was a mighty fine sous-chef! I hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving, whoever you are with and wherever you are! 1. Cauliflower soup 2. Beet Salad w/ goat cheese, candied pecans & orange vinaigrette 3. Brussel sprouts...

Oct 10th

Bicycle!

You know when you were a kid, and it was kind of okay to want to marry an inanimate object, like a bike, for example? You know what I’m talking about: Kid #1: “I love my bike.” Kid #2: “Well then why don’t you marry it?” Kid #1: “Maybe I will.” Yeah, you’ve been there. Is it wrong that I still feel that way? Okay, okay, so maybe I...

Oct 10th

Have a Seat

I want to sit in this chair. p.s. I’m back! [via The Selby]

Sep 28th

I Apologize in Advance...

..for the fact that when I eventually return to Toronto, I’m totally going to be the girl that no one wants to talk to, because all I will talk about is biking and how stoked I am on it. You’ve been warned. The above clip is from Follow Me; makes me want to go back to NZ, but with a bike. Also: I think I am going to put this blog on hiatus for a month or so. I’ve started The...

Jul 27th

Tom Sachs

Three things: 1. Knolling, 2. Fake it ‘til you make it, 3. Nuggets [via the selby]

Jul 13th

Rye Rye + Robyn

[via Annie Mac Presents]

Jul 4th

Candy: Is it Food?

This morning, I decided to listen to an episode of Evan Kleiman’s Good Food podcast, which airs on KCRW. After browsing through a few episodes in the archives, I saw a recent episode that had a segment based on candy, so I had to have a listen. If you know me, you know I LOVE candy, and cannot control myself around the colourful and sugary, stomach-rotting substance. I immediately...

Jun 19th

Cornify

Ummmmm, Rowen, why have you been keeping this secret from me FOR SO LONG?!

Jun 14th

PressPausePlay

I went on to watch the teaser for this film, and what stood out to me was when producer Ted Hope asks “How do you make a work that will stand the test of time?”. Although this question is probably quite a common one, I found it quite interesting, and it got me thinking about the term “disposable art”, a term that has undoubtedly been tossed around plenty of times in...

Jun 9th

Gucci Gucci

Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci. Apparently she has a website and got a full scholarship to Berkeley Film School. Right. Also: feather earrings. Dare I say, Whistler started this trend over a year ago? Just throwin’ it out thurr. [Thanks for enlightening me Steph/Addicted to Aweseome]

Jun 6th

Call Your Girlfriend

Check out those moves. And those platforms. [via NY Mag]

Jun 2nd

Yesterday You Said...

[via ffffound]

May 4th

Official

Don’t even try to tell me those leaves haven’t swayed your decision to watch a movie or not. [via ffffound]

Apr 28th

BOOMICORN

Original idea of the day. Our minds are definitely somewhere else.

Apr 20th

Symmetry

This is quite beautiful.

Apr 19th

BBC Human Planet: The Douche

This is brilliant. Also: Toronto! Hahaha… [via NYmag/Random at Best]

Apr 15th

Spike Jonze Presents: Lil Buck and Yo-Yo Ma

[via @PauseSkatemag & @edbangerrecords]

Apr 14th

All In

Fine, this song is probably old news (in the rapidly changing world of the Internet, anyway) but I’m really digging it. This video gets me pretty pumped too (way to go Adidas marketing, I feel like I should go run a marathon now). I think this is going to be on repeat on my gym/running playlist! Wait… if it’s the only song in my playlist, is it still a playlist? I guess not....

Mar 30th

moviebarcode

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) TRON (1982) moviebarcode is the representation of films through colour bars; a new way of visualizing films. Through these graphics, you can see how some movies are much darker than others, and when movies enter other realms (e.g. digital realm in TRON) you can see at what point in the film that occurs because of the strong...

Mar 21st

What's a fax?

Bahahahahahaha. [via @Girlfriend]

Mar 3rd

Norman, have you tried the new toothpaste?

This is hilarious. Thanks Sheridan!

Mar 2nd

Dance Yrself Kermit

All I have to say is: Miss Piggy Headbanging. (Thanks Anth!)

Feb 26th

The Art of Flight

Give me a break.

Feb 21st

My little piece of Privacy

Simple but clever installation that makes an ordinary object & space stand out. “My workshop is located in an old storefront with a big window facing towards the street. In an attempt to create more privacy inside, I’ve decided to install a small but smart curtain in that window. The curtain is smaller than the window, but an additional surveillance camera and an old laptop...

Feb 11th

Keep Shining

Yeah Shad!

Feb 8th

A Digital Park Bench

Scott Schumann aka The Sartorialist and a glimpse into his wonderfully visual life. [via Devour]

Jan 31st

The History of Oakley

Re-blogging: kind of like recycling. Found on the Chari & Co N.Y.C. blog. Reassurance that others find this interesting courtesy of camkerr. Video by Defgrip.

Jan 30th

Bermuda Triangle of Productivity

[via ffffound]

Jan 25th

Good Wall-E Hunting

This kind of broke my heart a little. [via NY Mag/The High Definite]

Jan 14th

Ink & Gold

[via Jak & Jil]

Jan 11th

Fourteen Actors Acting

I highly suggest watching every one of these. [Via a post by the talented Michael Walsh and NY Times Magazine]

Dec 13th

Getting Nowhere

This song just makes me want to grooooove.

Dec 12th

Plexus no. 4

Installation pieces by artist Gabriel Dawe, made with Gütermann thread, wood, and nails. Stunning, aren’t they? [via BLCKDMNDS - Thanks Adam!]

Nov 25th

Mmmmmm...

Listen loud with headphones on. [via so36 musik]

Nov 22nd

Whip It.

Wow. Will Smith is good. I wish this was the music video for this song, instead of this. Thank you Jules for sending me this via telepathy (and a Facebook post). [via NY Mag]

Nov 17th

Addicted to Awesome

Last month, while visiting some friends and family back in Toronto, I got to catch up with my good friends from Addicted to Awesome in Liberty Village’s School Bakery & Cafe. During breakfast, Steph pulled out a handful of goodies—handmade necklaces—and allowed me to pick one to call my own (thank you S & A!). I opted for the black rabbit, not realizing until later (due...

Nov 15th

The Feud

[Via NY Mag]

Nov 12th

Number 29

When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried? Me: Today. Why? Number 29. Thank you Volker for posting the following instructions to Facebook (which, in turn, showed up in my news feed): 1. Go to Google maps. 2. Click on ‘get directions’. 3. Type in USA as the start point. 4. Type in China as the end point. 5. Read direction number 29. Made my day.

Nov 10th

I've Got a Good Feeling About This

You really only need to watch the first minute of this. I’ll also have you know I once solved a Wheel of Fortune puzzle with no clues. It was at home, of course. True story. [via NY Mag]

Nov 9th

Handlebars (and not the Mustache kind).

Beautiful handlebar designs by SungKug Kim aka Design Kug as part of an ongoing project called “Bi-King”. I would sure love to bike around with a bike that has antlers for handlebars. I think it would somehow make me a little less afraid of bears. [via Kitsune Noir]

Nov 8th

Trainwreck News @ 11

Absolutely brutal. How can you possibly let that many things go wrong? [via NY Mag]

Nov 2nd