A View of the World from 9th Avenue

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Saul Steinberg, View of the World from 9th Avenue, 1976. Ink, pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor on paper, 28 x 19". Cover drawing for The New Yorker, March 29, 1976.

NYMag's Brooklyn Top 40

Oh, dear...

Check it out!

I'd never heard their number 1 before. I agree with all the GB, but think there should've been some more AC and PB. I'm obsessed with the song "Blind" by Hercules and Love Affair. Thought that "Kids" has become too mainstream to be considered in the list--needed to go to old-school Management instead, perhaps? But what do I know--I've never lived in Brooklyn, therefore I can't judge. I just happen to love indie music.

Like I said before, my taste has traveled abroad. Here are my top artists nowadays:

-La Roux (thanks, Georgina)
-Fever Ray
-The Knife
-Crystal Castles (really want to see them in concert)



-Royksopp



-Lykke Li



-Ladytron



But I'm not into Bjork for some reason. Don't call me crazy!

Dreams Of Burton

I want to go to the MoMA and see this Tim Burton's retrospective. When I was at TFF, I saw a collection of drawings (they were photocopied, but still very cool) that Fellini did called Fellini's Dreams. Very whimsical and intriguing.

I saw a documentary at TFF about Disney animation and its revival in the 90's. Footage was put together from the goofy animators in their office, pre-Little Mermaid and such. Captured among the many staff members was Burton, a scruffy, dark-haired man who was so pale he looked like he hadn't left the studio in ages. Which, at that point, he probably hadn't because this was before he started his own production company and such. Anyway, check out these pictures and read the article in NYMag.

Georgina will kill me for this

I'm a fan of Vampire Weekend. Saw them with Georgina in NYC summer 08 in the park and had a blast in the pouring rain. Appreciated the ribbon belts and plucky songs. But their new single doesn't do it for me--I think "M79" and "Bryn" are the bee's knees, but "Horchata" doesn't give me what I'm looking for from a band whose songs all sound pretty much the same. What do you think?

The SATC Look for Men

"Men are still from Mars. Or at least Dartmouth"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/fashion/04BASTIAN.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Look at all the classy clothes!

And don't you just love good writing? It's refreshing.