The Modern Age

I cannot believe it has been 6 years since 9/11 happened… so much has changed then, but the memory of that day still lingers on.
The New York Times has an interesting series of essays written by journalists who covered 9/11 for the Times.
Where were you, and what were you doing on 9/11?
Six years ago I [...]

It’s true what they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder. As the MisShapes packed up their weekly party, the New York news outlets came a-runnin’. Check out the press that was done about the last regularly-scheduled ‘Shapes and/or the book:
New York Magazine did a piece where they mainly interviewed Geo and revealed some more [...]

Top Shop Welcomes Preen to NYC - - Spring 2008 Party Photos
It’s like a MisShapes photo album
(tags: misshapes fashion)

MisShapes’s After-Party: A Global Nightlife Brand Tries to Grow Up — New York Magazine
Which is why, on September 8, they decided to pull the party’s plug, with a night that also was designed to launch their 228-page [...]

UghhhH! There are so many things wrong w/ Britney Spears’ performance of “Gimmie More” on this years VMAs. 1. She’s not dancing at ALL. The SLOWEST movements known to man. Was the routine designed for a talentless slug? You will see this exact routine in just about every strip club across the globe by the [...]

So I just saw the much hyped about band Vampire Weekend at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The four former Columbia University grads students did not disappoint, as they ran through their songs with lightning speed, proficiency, and grace. [ED'S NOTE: Oxford comma added at reader's suggestion] The crowd, presumably heavily loaded with Columbia students, was [...]

You know, I still hope that Jack White and Shirley Manson will one day do a duet. (I have yet to see any updated information on the rumored collaboration they were slated to do on Shirley’s solo album. WHERE IS IT?!?!) I love Shirley, she’s so awesome. Check out this clip from the Absolute Garbage [...]

Mr. Jack White will be a featured guest on Mr. Bob Dylan’s awesome “Theme Time Radio Hour” on XM Radio here in the US. The radio program starts its second season on September 19.
Any guess on what the topic will be for their show? Perhaps candy, or the color red? Or maybe it’s one of [...]

My Stuff: Kate Young: Entertainment & Culture: vanityfair.com
She is a favorite among Hollywood’s glam set and has been responsible for making Rachel Weisz, Hilary Swank, and Selma Blair, among others, look spectacular on the red carpet. Herewith, her favorite things …
(tags: fashion kateyoung style)

Media Blog - Mixed Media by Jeff Bercovici: Madonna Gives Fashion Rocks the Brush-Off - Portfolio.com
Only Madonna dares to say “no” to fashionista Anna Wintour.
(tags: fashion madonna condenast)

Space Snake Vies for Attention Against Simpson’s Bra at ‘W’ Party - New York Magazine’s Daily Intelligencer
The cobra, apparently, has an important lesson: “The message is for hipsters [...]

They said these good times couldn’t last, and I guess they were right because the MisShapes are hanging up their headphones and having the last ever weekly MisShapes party at Don Hill’s this Saturday. This week marks the release of their eponymous book, MisShapes, which features pages upon pages of fashionable party people (and the [...]