Maybe I have not ever explained what criteria I use when assigning people the “Style Icon” and “Not So Secret Obsession” status? Style Icons are
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10th (Self Help) Day of Xmas – Keith
There is so much I could and want to say about Keith Haring, he is a personal inspiration and style icon. I think of this
7th (Self Help) Day of Xmas – Your Own Advice
This one is longer and hopefully a bit more thought-provoking. I think about it from time to time and even just typing little notes on
Oscar Niemeyer – Style Icon
Oscar Niemeyer, perhaps the last of the real modernist architects, died Wednesday at the enviable age of 104. Here is a great collection of his
“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in 1920 and first published in the Saturday Evening Post in May
How to Be a Grouch: A Vintage Sesame Street Guide to Grumpiness
How to Be a Grouch: A Vintage Sesame Street Guide to Grumpiness by Maria Popova “If you want to be a grouch, it helps to
Anatomy of Boredom
What Madame Bovary has to do with MRI and rock’n’roll. Boredom has never enjoyed an admirable reputation, and in the age of the internet’s incessant
Paul Klee – Style Icon
NAME: Paul Klee OCCUPATION: Educator, Painter BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1879 DEATH DATE: June 29, 1940 PLACE OF BIRTH: Münchenbuchsee bei Bern, Switzerland PLACE OF
Samuel-Novarro House – Not So Secret Obsession
I think I first saw photographs of this house years ago in an Architectural Digest at the antique store where I worked. I fell in
What Was Saved
Please consider donating to the Red Cross to help them prepare for and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance in response to the
The Burning House: What People Would Take If The House Was on Fire
I found this article last night and fell in love with the idea for a photo challenge: Give yourself five minutes and a bag. Rush
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong
This week’s photo challenge is wrong, in many ways. I spent almost a whole day looking for things that were wrong that I could photograph.
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