The Little Boy Who Ruined My Life Turns Two Today
When I adopted Smokey on November 21, 2009, he was a shy and frightened four-legged furry little sausage weighing fourteen pounds. Today, he's a happy and healthy thirty-pound young man of two.
Antonioni’s ‘Blow Up’ (1966)
One of the greatest English language films of the 1960s... A successful high-fashion London photographer believes that he has photographed a murder. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, and starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and the inimitable Veruschka. An absolute must-see.
Move, Learn, Eat
MOVE, a delightful sixty seconds of video by independent Australian filmmaker Rick Mereki, is one part of a "trilogy" of videos by the filmmaker.
Photo of The Day: Mark + James at Clifton Beach
I took this photo of my brother Mark and his son James earlier this month when I was visiting my hometown. The location is Clifton Beach in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb just west of Cleveland. To see this and more…
The 1965 Ford Mustang
On my drive back to New York after a visit to my hometown of Cleveland, I took I-80, which is a beautiful stretch of road in parts of western Pennsylvania and eastern New Jersey. At one point on the road,…
The Quiet Genius of Dieter Rams
I never paid much mind to the the thought that went into my first Braun electric shaver. It was simple, handsome, ever portable and gave a great shave. Reflecting on it now, I think it was perfect. The design of…
iPhone Calendar App for The Mid-Century Modernist
I've never had a real problem with the iPhone's native Calendar app. It's perfectly functional and does everything I want it to do, syncing events and appointments seamlessly with my desktop Mac and my MacBook Pro with great ease. If…
John Bartlett’s Tiny Tim Rescue Fund
Designer John Bartlett's tireless efforts for the well-being of animals is an inspiration. He has just launched the Tiny Tim Rescue Fund, named after his gorgeous Rottweiler mix who died in the Fall of 2010. John's work with animal shelters,…
How To Be A Man: A Talk With Glenn O’Brien
Glenn O'Brien is a writer-at-large, and currently featured regularly in GQ Magazine as "The Style Guy." He studied film as a graduate student at Columbia, and, after publishing a review for a film, was hired by Andy Warhol as a…