Usurper, Usurper, Usurper*

Summer is the time when I long for a life more like the Talented Mr. Ripley minus the murderous usurper of course. I watched Plein Soleil the 1960 verision this week.

Plein Solei/ René Clément / France / 1960

Many of these images come from a great film and art blog: snore & guzzle.

And lest we forget...

The Talented Mr. Ripley / Anthony Minghella/ 1999

These come from a great site called Been-Seen

*yes it's a Simpsons reference. anyone? bueller?

Chelzilla + Eyebrizzle = BFFs

Is it creepy to spend your days looking at the photos of two teenage best friends from Texas? Probably, but the pure of heart are drawn together despite barriers of age and geography.  From what I can gather from my online snooping Erica Joy aka Eyebrizzle and Chelsea Peacock aka  Chelzilla are 19 year-old  San Antonio girls with a passion for photography. They seem to use each other as well as their younger family members as subjects.  Chelsea is really into NIN.

 
By Eyebrizzle

She was recently featured on Booooooom
By Chelzilla

It's great to be actually impressed and inspired by the way young people are taking advantage of the technology they have available to them, that wasn't around when I was their age.

Neo-Romaticism Plz

Seeing as how both NPR and The New York Times have produced stories on how the young people prefer just "hooking up" to dating can we now officially consider this trend/cultural shift officially passe? Can the backlash please begin? Can we bring back dates please? And more importantly DOUBLE DATES! and if at all possible drive-in movies.
For your reference:
NPR: Sex Without Intimacy: No Dating, No Relationships by Brenda Wilson
The Times: The Demise of Dating By Charles M. Blow

Also can I call for a moratorium on the use of the term "hanging out" to mean anything vaguely sexual. Aren't there enough vague terms for that sort of thing without sullying the reputation of the phrase "hanging out". From now on "hanging out" goes back to meaning spending time together but does not in any way mean that smooching was involved (i.e. "Johnny's been "hanging out" with Sally." "ooooh? Hanging out? or hanging out, hanging out?" ) NO MORE!

p.s. Can we also bring back "Do you like me? check 'yes' or 'no'" notes.

Doily Love

by tara sinn via come on with the rain, i've a smile on my faceantique lace t-shirt by keren richter from Blood is the New Black via woolly fabulous

Had a dye sesh with m. costa, doilies and frames, and other miscellany. Hand-dyed Costalots= whoa.  These doilies will be part of the  installation in the nook to be unveiled very soon. 

Miss KK

I met the lovely Miss KK  last week at her trunk sale held at the amazing home of Sarah Sophie Flicker. Her collection features a selection charming silk jersey dresses with kooky  hand-screened prints of alligators, flamingos, flies and other fauna as well as these cute little suede jackets and feather necklaces. I picked out this black cat print based on Ms.KK own kitty Snow White. (I debuted it at MLP's birthday celebration.)I also tried on this amazing rainbow situation that was created for an art show. I am modeling here with my new best friend Arrow aka Dorothy.  Just hanging you know. Miss KK's designs are available  online from her Etsy shop.   She should be putting up some of her newer designs soon.

Pure of Heart for June

I decided to be Pure of Heart for June. I am not exactly sure what that means but I am pretty sure I will know it when I see it. I'm ready to feel the PAINS.
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Young Adult Friction

Can't Rape the Willing

Sarvia Jasso's latest curatorial project Can't Rape the Willing  done in collaboration with Kathryn Garcia is an exploration of what happens between consenting adults behind closed doors.  "By challenging rampant taboos about sexual fantasies, intimacy and deviant behavior, the artists in the exhibition are invited to delve into unrestrained—and unapologetic—perverse territory."

Nadja Marcin
Kathryn Garcia
Danielle Levitt
andres bedoya
Richard Lidinsky
The show is set up in their apartment/gallery.  Make an appointment and go check it out.

Also Sarvia and Andres Bedoya are currently seeking submissions of video and performance art for the 3rd installment of Brooklyn in Burning. Submissions are due 6/26/09.  Contact  bklyn.burn[at]gmail[dot]com