Short bits from a normally long-winded girl.

Feb 16

life:

When John, Paul, George and Ringo first made it across the pond in 1964 to play before their adoring, screaming fans in the States — including, famously, performances on The Ed Sullivan Show that mark, for many people, the true beginning of rock and roll’s British Invasion — LIFE photographers were able to get some shots of the lads from Liverpool that capture their wry spirit, their charm, and their youth. (Were they really ever that young?)
Here, then, a short, fond selection of pictures from 1964, when a quartet of mop-topped Brits landed on America’s shores, plugged in their amps, and changed the world forever.
Back in 1964 no one would be saying “Who is Paul McCartney?” Psh…

When John, Paul, George and Ringo first made it across the pond in 1964 to play before their adoring, screaming fans in the States — including, famously, performances on The Ed Sullivan Show that mark, for many people, the true beginning of rock and roll’s British Invasion — LIFE photographers were able to get some shots of the lads from Liverpool that capture their wry spirit, their charm, and their youth. (Were they really ever that young?)

Here, then, a short, fond selection of pictures from 1964, when a quartet of mop-topped Brits landed on America’s shores, plugged in their amps, and changed the world forever.

Back in 1964 no one would be saying “Who is Paul McCartney?” Psh…

albertaventure:

Infographic: How does Canada stack up the world when it comes to giving holidays?

Feb 5

Can’t wait to get my hands on this. The Destroyer cover of Leave Me Alone …

mojomagazine:

Preview all the tracks from our latest covermount CD - New Order’s 1983 masterpiece Power, Corruption & Lies covered + Blue Monday 12” Revisited + bonus tracks. Available exclusively with the February 2012 issue of the magazine - on sale now.

Feb 3

Genius.

richardturley:

We tried two versions of our planes cover. This was the other option which I really want to show people. I love it - probably more than I love the cover we went for. Love the woman covering her child’s eyes and the people going crazy in the control tower. But we thought (i think rightly) that the simplicity of the clouds cover made for a more direct, impactful cover.

You can also see that we were messing around with the livery on the front of the planes, trying to carve out some mouth shapes.. which didnt really work.

And this was before we added ‘romantic light’ to the scene…

Illustration by Justin Metz

(NB - The idea holds a debt of inspiration to this classic Economist cover)

Jan 9

Apartment Therapy has unveiled a redesign. This bike rack makes me want to get a bike.

Jan 6

Reno Inspiration - Suzanne Dimma

I’ve been a fan of Suzanne Dimma’s design style since she was at Wish magazine. I really enjoy the modern edge she brings now to House and Home (without too much of the cold, hyper-minimalism of say, Dwell). These pictures of her home and her reno swipe file are great.

Jan 4

thomforsyth:

THE OBLITERATION ROOM | Yayoi Kusama

The obliteration room 2011 revisits the popular interactive children’s project developed by Yayoi Kusama for the Queensland Art Gallery’s ‘APT 2002: Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’. In this reworked and enlarged installation, an Australian domestic environment is recreated in the gallery space, complete with locally sourced furniture and ornamentation, all of which has been painted completely white. While this may suggest an everyday topography drained of all colour and specificity, it also functions as a blank canvas to be invigorated — or, in Kusama’s vocabulary, ‘obliterated’ — through the application, to every available surface, of brightly coloured stickers in the shape of dots.

Pilot startled by flying shark.

Jan 3

Swoon. Jonny Marr Jaguar guitar by Fender

Eighteen Bridges, Winter 2011.