PUBLIC WITNESS PROGRAM

SOFIA

2011-11-13T21:56:00.002-05:00

KIRSTEN & JASON

2011-11-09T20:45:00.000-05:00

LET THEM EAT CAKE

2011-11-06T22:46:00.003-05:00

LOUIS VUITTON X MARIE ANTOINETTE

A WORK IN PROGRESS

2011-10-17T12:29:00.000-04:00

THE NEW NEW YORK SHIT

2011-10-14T13:51:00.003-04:00

ASAP ROCKY'S PESO

MR. MFN EXQUIRE'S HUZZAH

EFF DRAKE, YOU CAN THANK ME LATER!

SPACE INVADER X SAO PAULO

2011-10-13T17:46:00.001-04:00

SPACE INVADER IN SAO PAULO

DO RIGHT AND KILL EVERYTHING

2011-09-20T15:51:00.002-04:00

PAY HOMAGE

2011-09-17T15:48:00.001-04:00

INSPIRED BY GOSSIP GIRL, PRADA, & MOST OF ALL, PRADA MARFA

RIP DJ MEHDI

2011-09-14T11:12:00.000-04:00

RIP

2011-09-11T21:48:00.002-04:00

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, THE COUNTRY, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE CITY IN WHICH I LIVE IN WAS FOREVER CHANGED.
NEVER FORGET.

MÁS DE FREJA

2011-08-31T12:19:00.001-04:00

CHANEL HEADS

2011-08-26T11:15:00.000-04:00

CLASSIQUE. POUR ACHETER CLIQUER ICI.

RIP BABY GIRL

2011-08-25T17:02:00.000-04:00

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, REST IN PEACE

JAMIE & KATE

2011-08-25T14:00:00.001-04:00

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED

2011-08-24T12:33:00.003-04:00

LOOKING SUPER GANGSTA IN QADDAFI'S JEWELS.
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

BROOKLYN IN PARIS

2011-08-09T15:32:00.001-04:00

GABRIEL SPECTER

FRANCES BEAN COBAIN X HEDI SLIMANE

2011-08-08T13:44:00.001-04:00

PROTECTION

2011-07-24T14:58:00.002-04:00

BRACELETS FROM TURKEY & ISRAEL

THE MAN REPELLER

2011-06-02T11:11:00.005-04:00

So, I don't think I'm a man repeller just for the simple reason that I have an ass that won't quit, so even if I try to hide that thing with loose layers and utility jackets and the like, it's still there for all to see. HOWEVER, my boyfriend complains about my wardrobe from time to time and doesn't quite grasp the current trends that I have been known to approach from time-to-time (such as baggy, cropped tees, partially tucked-in shirts, blazers FOR DAYS, etc.). I try and tell him that it's all in the name of fashion, but I think men prefer the Guess-mid-90s-look (aka tight and revealing) to the current trends sweeping Manhattan and the rest of the world today.

After numerous conversations and tutorials (ie. 'see, she's also wearing a pregnancy shirt?' & 'Even Kate Middleton loves blazers!), I found my guru. She comes in the form of a witty and fashionable lady from Manhattan's very own Upper East Side (xoxo). And, she has a blog. Meet The Man Repeller.

Dear Man Repeller: I love you. Thank you.

ZEVS x LV

2011-04-17T19:26:00.001-04:00

ZEVS DOES LV

GAINSBOURG, TOUJOURS!

2011-04-13T10:26:00.002-04:00

VIA THE SELBY
PS T-MINUS ONE MONTH 'TIL PARIS

GIRL CRUSH x MARGHERITA MISSONI

2011-03-08T15:35:00.003-05:00

SERIOUS STYLE CRUSH. HOW CUTE IS SHE?!

CLEAN RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME

2011-03-08T13:19:00.002-05:00

WU-WEAR FOR YOUR BATHROOM. FOR PURCHASE HERE.

FRENCH NOTEBOOK

2011-01-25T13:36:00.001-05:00

I'M BRUSHING UP ON MY FRENCH. THIS IS WHAT MY NOTEBOOK LOOKS LIKE.

HOW I END UP FEELING EVERY SEASON

2011-01-21T09:58:00.002-05:00

AND I STILL GET EXCITED FOR BASEBALL, EVERY YEAR. LOYALTY!
FROM THE NYTIMES ARTICLE

BOLO BRIGADEIRO

2011-01-19T12:11:00.001-05:00

EU QUERO!

PHARRELL'S LOUIS VUITTON TRUNKS

2011-01-18T15:55:00.005-05:00

VIA THESELBY.COM

HOMIE GOT A NEW FLOW BUT GUCCI GOT THAT ICE CREAM CONE

2011-01-14T09:45:00.004-05:00

FRINGE

2011-01-13T12:19:00.000-05:00

FREJA'S FRINGE

PILLOW TALK

2011-01-06T10:48:00.002-05:00

ALL VIA ETSY

WANT.

2010-12-07T13:39:00.002-05:00

NEW COFFEE TABLE?
THANK YOU, NATASHA

HAPPY HANUKAH!

2010-12-01T14:19:00.001-05:00

LOVE HER.

2010-11-05T14:55:00.001-04:00

FROMJAK&JILL

FRAULEIN

2010-11-04T11:23:00.000-04:00

ANNA NASS, PARIS 2005, (C) ELLEN VON UNWERTH

I WANNA BE LIKE...

2010-11-03T16:59:00.000-04:00

EMMANUELLE ALT
OR AT LEAST DRESS LIKE HER

RIP ODB

2010-10-22T10:12:00.001-04:00

GANGSTA. THANKS, TRUNCALI.

NO DEZEMBRO!

2010-10-21T11:35:00.002-04:00

GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE

2010-10-12T10:27:00.001-04:00

CUT THE F**KING LIGHTS ON

2010-10-05T17:13:00.000-04:00

IT'S GUCCI TIME!

I STAY COOGI DOWN TO THE SOCKS

2010-10-05T17:10:00.001-04:00

SOMETHING I DON'T GET

2010-09-09T10:26:00.001-04:00

So, like, I don't understand why Tupac's "Hit Em Up" is the same beat as Biggie's "Get Money" because Biggie doesn't even diss Pac on that track! Just sayin.

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

2010-09-08T14:55:00.001-04:00

THE EAST RIVER

2010-09-01T12:55:00.000-04:00

KALI

2010-09-01T11:01:00.001-04:00

THE GODDESS OF TIME AND CHANGE.

HI, PRETTY.

2010-09-01T10:34:00.000-04:00

ACT LIKE YOU KNOW

2010-09-01T10:28:00.002-04:00

I AM THE MOST OFFICIAL BITCH.

GUNS BLAZING.

WELCOME TO THE GAZA MALL

2010-08-23T13:58:00.003-04:00

From the New York Times:

But the broader point many of these advocates are making — that the poverty of Gaza is often misconstrued, willfully or inadvertently — is correct. The despair here is not that of Haiti or Somalia. It is a misery of dependence, immobility and hopelessness, not of grinding want. The flotilla movement is not about material aid; it is about Palestinian freedom and defiance of Israeli power.

AUTRE FOIS

2010-08-23T13:31:00.002-04:00

FROM WITHIN THE PYRAMID. IMPRESIONANTE.

LAST DAYS OF [DISCO SUCKS]

2010-08-18T13:43:00.007-04:00

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IN THE CLUB?
I'm an avid movie watcher (mostly of the foreign type, but I definitely dabble heavily in the Criterion and Janus collections). I'm not one to actually go to the movies (because I love in Manhattan and the exorbitant price usually isn't warranted because I'm a tough critic, and I'm Jewish, so I spend wisely). So, as you can imagine, Netflix and I get along quite well.

So, I recently watched Last Days of Disco, directed by Whit Stillman (1998). Actually, I had to watch the damn thing three times, because each time at the end, I kept feeling like I was missing something. Apart from the fact that I think the entire plot is contrived, the movie is supposed to take place in the '80s and the wardrobe, the dialogue and the acting do nothing to convey that it's the late '80s, but rather feels like a mid-to-late '90s piece. The acting was AWFUL (and that's understated!). The people who played the characters did them no justice whatsoever - where emptiness was needed, the actors responded with empty, unimpressive acting. The intellectual attempt at banter was lost, and seemed completely forced. The characters are intentionally unsympathetic, which I enjoy (I love Bret Easton Ellis, king of writing about empty, vapid American culture), but in The Last Days of Disco, it just didn't perform. Everything seems completely displaced, especially a telling monologue about the everlasting effects disco will have on society. My question is - who gives a fuck about disco? Certainly no one in this film, that's for sure.

Don't get me wrong. I'm a fan of narrative cinema focused around character development and dialogue. However, Last Days of Disco fell incredibly short for me on all fronts. I would much rather see Chloe Sevigny giving blow jobs or being raped while passed out than cringe at this attempt of intellectualism in film.

At least some of the clothes the girls in the film wore were fun (and are, duh, fashionable again). Otherwise, there really would be nothing going for this film.

And this has been real film talk, with Mel F.

PRIME TIME

2010-08-17T16:41:00.000-04:00

THE PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
NOW. LIVE IT.

THINGS I WOULD NOT MIND RECEIVING FOR MY BIRTHDAY

2010-08-17T10:30:00.002-04:00

DONATIONS ACCEPTED.

END OF SUMMER RESOLUTION

2010-08-16T17:08:00.001-04:00

I LOVE cursing. I LOVE it. Truly, genuinely, from the bottom of my heart. But I'm going to try and curse less, I've been told it's not very becoming.

SANS LES MASQUES

2010-08-13T10:13:00.000-04:00

ILS SONT DAFT PUNK

BRET EASTON ELLIS SHORTS

2010-08-11T09:55:00.002-04:00

Bret Easton Ellis Does Baby-Sitters' Club, Chapter 1

A Bret Easton Ellis short from Nowness.com

There's nothing like a good short story or two from my favorite writer to get me through the day.

CLASSIQUE

2010-08-10T14:26:00.001-04:00

daft punk- around the world from Victor Carvalho on Vimeo.

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

2010-08-10T13:40:00.003-04:00

A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.
-Tom Wolfe, 1987

ED TEMPLETON AND FRIENDS

2010-08-09T09:23:00.003-04:00

I went to the International Center of Photography yesterday to peep the Perspectives 2010 show, namely because of Ed Templeton's work. There were two walls covered with his photographs, lots of familiar faces and photos - definitely worth checking out. The other artists had great stuff up as well. I was especially feeling Matthew Porter's extremely hi-resolution photographs and Hong-An Truong's piece regarding collective memory.

The exhibit downstairs, For All the World to See, was INCREDIBLE. There are a lot of great photos from the civil movement through the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s to be seen.

Both exhibits are open until September 12th. Like Tribe said, checka checka check it out.

T.R.O.Y.

2010-08-06T11:36:00.002-04:00

Sal and I were really close friends in college. We still keep in touch from time to time, but don't really see each other that often. I will always love the kid and fondly remember those times, as they are now becoming the what we refer to as the 'good old days.'

I ONLY ROLL ONE DEEP

2010-08-05T12:58:00.003-04:00

photo credit/jacked from: creamy dirty talk talk

DEAR LANDLORD

2010-08-05T12:19:00.001-04:00

An open letter to my landlord:

The Landlord's here to visit
They're blasting disco down below
Says, "I'm doubling up the rent
'Cuz the building's condemned
You're gonna help me buy City Hall"
But we can, you know we can
But we can, you know we can
Let's lynch the landlord man
I tell them 'turn on the water'
I tell 'em 'turn on the heat'
Tells me 'All you ever do is complain'
Then they search the place when I'm not here
But we can, you know we can
Let's lynch the landlord
Let's lynch the landlord
Let's lynch the landlord man
There's rats chewin' up the kitchen
Roaches up to my knees
Turn the oven on, it smells like Dachau, yeah
Til the rain pours thru the ceiling
But we can, you know we can
Let's lynch the landlord man

Love,
Melissa & the Dead Kennedys

OH, JULIAN.

2010-08-03T11:24:00.000-04:00

NICE SHIRT!

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

2010-08-02T13:09:00.004-04:00

MY BEST FRIEND PAT AND I. SOHO.

SKY'S THE LIMIT

2010-07-28T12:24:00.003-04:00

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEOS OF ALL TIME.
DIRECTED BY SPIKE JONZE, INSPIRED BY HIS LADY AT THE TIME, SOFIA COPPOLA.
R.I.P. B.I.G.

REQUIEM POUR UN CON

2010-07-27T09:30:00.001-04:00

T-SHIRT DESIGN: ME, MYSELF & I, LYRICS: SERGE GAINSBOURG
FOR: 100DBS

C'EST LES RAGOTS

2010-07-26T15:35:00.002-04:00

WORDS: SAIAN SUPA CREW, DESIGN: MEL F

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY

2010-07-26T13:48:00.002-04:00

HEEEEEERE'S JOHNNY!

LOL @ CNN

2010-07-23T10:00:00.001-04:00

DEAR CNN: TELL ME SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW. LOVE, MEL

BIG BABY JESUS

2010-07-23T09:24:00.003-04:00

INTRODUCING, YO F**K THAT NIGGA'S NAME!

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS BUT...

2010-07-22T14:58:00.000-04:00

FUCK NEW YORK CITY.

FREAKS

2010-07-21T16:56:00.003-04:00

FROM 'FREAKS' BY LIL VICIOUS FEAT. DOUG A FRESH

THEY DONT DANCE LIKE THIS IN NYC

2010-07-21T16:19:00.002-04:00

I'M NOT A GANGSTA GIRL, BUT I'M A GHETTO SUPERSTAR

THE ANSWER.

2010-07-21T13:58:00.004-04:00

MORE DIE ANTWOORD BECAUSE I'M OBSESSED:

THEY ARE THE STREETS MEETS THE KNIFE MEETS ALI G. IN. LOVE.

ZEF SIDE

2010-07-21T09:14:00.002-04:00

DIE ANTWOORD

INTRODUCING: araabMUZIK

2010-07-20T16:56:00.003-04:00

araabMUZIK Live MPC Set Part 1 from Death by Electric Shock on Vimeo.

MY HOMEBOYS SYSTEM D-128 AND SHANE PUT TOGETHER THIS VIDEO WITH THE ENDLESSLY TALTED ARAABMUZIC. DIPSET DIPSET DIPSET!

WHERE IS MY MIND

2010-07-19T16:46:00.001-04:00

WITH YOUR FEET IN THE AIR AND YOUR HEAD ON THE GROUND

F**K CHANEL

2010-07-19T14:55:00.000-04:00

FUCK SUMMER

2010-07-19T11:44:00.001-04:00

AND MORE PARTICULARLY, FUCK THIS SUMMER.

FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA

2010-07-14T10:52:00.000-04:00

OBSESSED

2010-07-13T11:49:00.001-04:00

TOO BAD I'M BROKE.

EQUIPO ESPAÑA! CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO!

2010-07-12T10:29:00.004-04:00

EL HOMBRE DEL PARTIDO, IKER CASILLAS! FUE UNA MURALLA!

!!!ANDRES INIESTA!!! !!!!GOOOOOOOL!!!! HIS SHIRT SAYS "DANI PARQUE, ALWAYS WITH US." DANI PARQUE PLAYED FOR ESPANYOL AND DIED YOUNG AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK.

NAVAS Y SERGIO RAMOS CON UN HOMENAGE A SU AMIGO, ANTONIO PUERTA, OTRO FUTBOLISTA QUE MURIO DESPUES DE UN INFARTO A 22 AÑOS. SIEMPRE CON NOSOTROS!

!!!!!!!!!!!!CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO TENGO PALABRAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!GRAN VICTORIA PARA LA FURIA ROJA!!!!!

NOTHING BUT A G THANG

2010-07-11T22:10:00.000-04:00

BACK TO THE LECTURE AT HAND

JOYERIA

2010-07-11T21:53:00.002-04:00

TRIPLE OG STATUS A-TOWN'S VERY OWN

2010-07-09T09:47:00.000-04:00

DEMO ABUSE

2010-07-08T12:57:00.010-04:00

but nothing's new 'bout being hawked by a crew
or should i say a flock 'cause around every block
there's a harry dick and tom with a demo in his palm.

RING RING RING (HA HA HEY), DE LA SOUL, 1991

MADRIZ CIUDAD

2010-07-07T15:33:00.003-04:00

I used to live in Madrid.

This was my Madrid metro card. Look at that shit, from 2006. !Por dios!

And my querida tarjeta de residencia. I look so chula with that grin and those earrings.

ENTONCES, VAYA ESPANA! LA COPA MUNDIAL DOS-MIL-DIEZ PUEDE SER EL SUYO!

PHILIPPE PETIT

2010-07-02T00:54:00.000-04:00

MAN ON WIRE

MAISON LOUIS VUITTON

2010-07-01T10:14:00.000-04:00

VIA THE SELBY

WHO DO I WANT TO WIN THE WORLD CUP?

2010-06-23T11:27:00.001-04:00

ESPAÑA, CLARO!
HAZLO PARA PUERTA, TIOS!

WORLD CUP MADNESS AKA I'M A DORK.

2010-06-23T11:24:00.002-04:00

SWING DOWN SWEET CHARIOT STOP AND LET ME RIDE

2010-06-22T15:50:00.000-04:00

UNDERRATED.

2010-06-16T15:33:00.000-04:00

VIVA LA REVOLUCION

2010-06-11T16:12:00.003-04:00

SUPPORTERS OF MIR HOSSEIN MOUSAVI, TEHRAN, IRAN
(C) NEW YORK TIMES

LA SALA

2010-06-10T10:44:00.002-04:00

This is the 'living room' section of my studio apartment. It's a work in progress. I heart my hive. My apologies for the shitty quality of the picture (cameraphone) and for the minor mess.

PAZ DE LA HUERTA

2010-06-04T16:17:00.000-04:00

CURRENT GIRL CRUSH #1

RAYAS

2010-05-25T13:02:00.002-04:00

Dear Blog

2010-05-19T16:52:00.004-04:00

I'm sorry I have been so neglectful. I promise to treat you better in the future.

For now, I leave you with this photo of modified Birkin bags that the Starcks have at their home. They are, in a word, AMAZING.

RIP GURU

2010-04-28T15:33:00.004-04:00

This one was hard. REST IN PEACE.

SLEIGH BELLS

2010-03-24T16:13:00.005-04:00

I stumbled across Sleigh Bells via the internet a few months ago. I have since developed a pretty big crush on the singer, Alexis Krauss. First of all, I completely relate to her wardrobe (or performance wardrobe) comprised of mostly American Apparel clothes. I also seriously sweat her tattoos and want to see them up close and personal. Simply put: she's hot. And, apart from girlcrushing, I really like Sleigh Bells's music. It's like the modern, Brooklyn version of Atari Teenage Riot. The louder and more distorted, the better.

They should be called Slay Bells because they certainly know how to slay sound. I can't wait until they put out a full-length album, my speakers are about to get BLOWN. Let's not even talk about what happens when I see them live...

Charlotte For Ever

2010-03-11T12:37:00.004-05:00

FREJA x PARIS x 2010

2010-03-05T21:19:00.001-05:00

BIGGEST. GIRL. CRUSH. EVER.