The Modern Age

Lifetimetv.com: Gay, Straight or Taken
I love the premise of this show. Hahah!
Herman Miller - for Business - George Nelson
George Nelson described a series of creative “zaps”–moments of out-of-the-blue inspiration “when the solitary individual finds he is connected with a reality he never dreamed of.”
George Nelson (designer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Designer for Herman Miller furniture

‘Spring Awakening’ Choreographer Bill T. Jones Doesn’t Wear Jeans - New York Magazine’s Daily Intelligencer
(tags: nymag theater)

Can This Living Room Be Saved? - New York Times
Three decorators try to help a person who has never been the sort to hire one.
(tags: design nytimes)

Urban warriors on the prowl for streetwear with cool cachet - Style & Design - International Herald Tribune
Style-conscious young men with an aversion to mall culture and a professed maverick streak, are hot on the scent of the new, the colorful, the inventive and the rare. Their quarry: street-inflected clothing, footwear, caps and jewelry […]

I found this invitation to uber-socialite Tinsley Mortimer’s New Year’s Eve party particularly confusing…she’s hosting a shindig at Japonais, but the “special guest” isn’t so other similarly fabulous socialite, nor is it a famous movie star, but rather it is none other than America’s favorite emo punk rocker, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy. What […]

As much as I love Panic! at the Disco, I have to say, the fact that Carson Daly is hosting makes me NOT want to watch NBC’s NYE Times Square show. When did he turn 75 years old? Yeeeesh. I miss Dick Clarke already.

MV sent me this today. Lily Allen got an unpleasant surprise this morning when she found out that her dog was stolen. Here are the details (or read more on her Myspace):
” My dog who i love very very much was stolen this morning from Capel Road, Forest Gate. London E7. My friend has been […]

Ok, so here it goes. I’ve put on my armor. I’m ready for your biggest and best pot shots…
The point of this list is to single out the albums *I* enjoyed the most this year–this is not a list of what is cool in any way possible. It’s not an indication of what was the […]

The MisShapes on Style.com
Leigh, Geordon, and Greg spin their beginnings, the backlash, the basement at Don Hill’s, and their new book. Style.com
(tags: misshapes vidoe style condenast)

collision detection: Study: The better you know your spouse, the more likely you are to buy them a gift they hate
Ignorance is bliss
(tags: funny relationships sex)

“Gangs of New York”: Fact vs. Fiction
But what was it really like to live in what was once the world’s most notorious slum?
(tags: nyc fivepoints chinatown)

New York City Chinatown > Historical Photos > 1800s
Five Points, then and now map
(tags: fivepoints chinatown nyc)

Seeking $1 Million a Day, N.Y.U. Mines Personal Data for a Fund-Raising Edge - […]

Hoolllaaaa atcha!
This little ditty, written by former Fever frontman Geremy Jasper, and played by his cousin–actress Ashlie Atkinson aka Margaret Thrasher of Gotham Girls Roller Derby–”Chunky Pam” just wants to spread some butter all over her bread, as well as some holiday cheer.

Check out the video for the song, “Merry XXXLMAS (Pam I Am)”, now […]