don't ask, don't tell repeal

January 22, 2010. History.

sigh no more

Mumford & Sons "Little Lion Man" from pat howley on Vimeo.

i only recently got Mumford & Sons' 2009 album "Sigh No More," and i can't stop listening.

above is a live recording of one of my favorites.

Pop Culture Pencils

Pencils that ask the important questions in life.

$8 for a pack of 8 from Greenwich Letterpress.

Pop Culture Pencils.

sleep until 11, you'll be in heaven.

PORTLANDIA

Put away your Juicy jumpsuits and don your flannel. I've always wanted to visit Portland, Oregon and even though a trip West doesn't seem in the cards for me any time soon, luckily I get to see the city Fred Armisen's way. IFC launches a new television series called Portlandia this January about quirky life in Portland, where life seem stuck in the 90s and it's like "Gore won" and the Bush presiden

cy never happened. The show is created by, written by, and starring Armisen.

Premiers Friday, January 21, 2011

10:30pm

Also, Portland continues to show off it's coolness with this vintage store that's inside a 1965 double-decker bus.

potomac boys club remix

Winter Solstice Cake

With snow falling just in time for the winter solstice and nothing else to do, I decided to make Thomas Keller's pink grapefruit cake. I used the recipe, which was posted on Playing House. The cake was incredible. A perfect combination of tart grapefruit flavor with the sweetness of traditional cake. It's a heavy, moist cake so I paired it with a light dinner of soup, to insure no one was too full for dessert. The recipe can be found at Playing House and in Ad Hoc at Home, Keller's cookbook.

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

This extremely long named musician is from Oregon and now based in Brooklyn. His 2009 album Summer of Fear is a combination of folk, jazz, and indie rock, and simply mesmerizing.

Perfect holiday present for a friend, family member, or loved one? Yup!

quick links

AN OPEN LETTER

TO PEOPLE WHO INSIST

THAT NEW YORK IS THE

ONLY PLACE TO GET

A DECENT BAGEL. -- McSweeneys

review of howl. -- jhu newsletter

In The Mix // November 2010

ROLLING IN THE DEEP // ADELE

VAMPIRE // FRANCIS ROSE

NOT IN LOVE // CRYSTAL CASTLES (FT. ROBERT SMITH)

YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT // HOODIE ALLEN

COSMIC LOVE (SHORT CLUB REMIX) // FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

MY BODY // YOUNG THE GIANT

SOMETHING I CAN DANCE TO // THE KNOCKS

Adele - Rolling in the Deep

Liberty London

my favorite department store in london now offers video tutorials on how to tie scarves for the less creatively inclined, like me.

also love:

oversized scarves

http://blog.liberty.co.uk/

EveryGuyed - Iconic Movie Style

Men's website EveryGuyed recreated ten movie posters whose characters and fashion choices have become not only iconic, but also changed men's fashion. The movie posters are part of their "Dress the Part" collection, which tutors men on how to dress in certain filmic styles or how to imitate certain actor's. Some include "Dress the Part: Great Gatsby" and "Dress the Part: Marlon Brando."

Lissie from Illinois

I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT EVERYTHING AWESOME COMES FROM ILLINOIS: JOHN CUSACK, OBAMA, MILES DAVIS, MY ROOMMATE. AND LISSIE.

I CURRENTLY HAVE HER SONG 'IN SLEEP' ON REPEAT.

GOTTA LOVE A POWER BALLAD.

LISSIE.

did you grow up with hip-hop?

september to october

FUCK YOU - CEE-LO GREEN

I L U - SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS

TEENAGE DREAM - KATY PERRY

SHARK IN THE WATER - VV BROWN

GHOST UNDER ROCKS - RA RA RIOT

KING OF SPAIN - THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH

THE RADIO - GET FAR