a movie by Cass Bird

Summer. New York City. Coney Island. Cotton candy and hotdogs and Coca Cola Classic. I want it all, and I want it now!!

true blue (and orange)

I finally got a roll of film developed that I shot over the course of the last few months. These are mostly from the Jazz Age party out on Governor's Island back in October, which was a bit cold and mucky but still beautiful. More to come!

Edit: I used a Canon AE-1 camera and 35mm film, Duane Reade brand I think! Thanks everyone :n D

Who's that Spartan in my tee-pee?

Ah, it seems like just yesterday that I ran into Eddie wending my way through the 'burg (it was a bit of an awkward ballet in retrospect--I wasn't wearing my glasses, he was gesticulating animatedly in my general direction...I crossed the street...) Actually, to be fair, it was several weeks ago (hey, these things take time), you can tell because I look way too jazzed on life in the outdoors for this to be recent heheh.

Thanks for making me look so rad, Mr. Newton, and thanks Refinery29 for shooting me down the ol' pipeline!

(photo by Eddie Newton via Refinery29)

garden variety

Man oh man, how pretty are these pieces from H&M's forthcoming Garden Collection? Even better, everything in the line is made from recycled, organic, and/or sustainable materials.

I wish more "high street" type brands would come out with pieces like these. If "disposable fashion" has to exist in the first place, companies oughta take it upon themselves to do what they can to reduce, reuse and recycle while they're at it. And besides all that, I just really, reeeaaallly wanna be wearing those shorts, on my body, in the sunshine, RIGHT NOW.

blown to pieces

I just re-watched a great movie I first saw back at UCSC: Smithereens, directed by Susan Seidelman (of Desperately Seeking Susan fame.) One of my professors at BC, who moved to New York in the late '70's, told me it made her nostalgic for the old, grimey New York of the '80's, so you know it's the real deal!

It's chock full of music by the Feelies, co-stars a golden Richard Hell, and there's even the blink-and-you'll-miss-it debut of a Mr. Chris Noth--as a male prostitute no less.