This photo encapsulates the aesthetics I most loved about the 80s. (Yeah, there are only two of them. But it was–it is–a strong love.) That New Romantic thing, considerably stripped down and made much hipper by Mr Cave here, on the left, and the unapologetic, industrial-punk toughness of Mr Bargeld on the right–collectively, the best [...]
Emma Alvarez Gibson
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The Biggest Reason I Love Social Media
It’s not because social media has been the most important factor in building my business. (Although it has.) It’s not because it levels the playing field in so many ways. (Although it does.) And it’s not because I’m now very much in touch with the quotidian habits of people I have not seen in twenty-five [...]
Best of 2009: The best place.
[I'm participating in Gwen Bell's Best of 2009 Blog Challenge, in case you're all like, what's with the theme?] The best place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook? Our condo is too small and too dark. The few windows do not let in enough light, let alone enough fresh [...]
Not for the non-addict.
I followed a link today and wound up reading a straight-up, no-bullshit blog post written by someone who is highly intelligent, articulate, and on the very first day of a long, hard journey. I know addiction and its alluring, tantalizing promises. It is one sexy demon. I come from two long lines of addicts, both [...]
