The Modern Age

The fairytale of New York - Telegraph
New York is fine. Despite recent reports to the contrary in the British press that suggest this great city has gone off the boil I can report that as Thanksgiving approaches it has never been in better shape.
(tags: nyc)

Behind the Scenes of Natalie Portman’s Teen Vogue Shoot: Cover Look: [...]

Giambattista Valli Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review
The hot pink heels are HOT!
Chiquita sued in NY over killings in Colombia | Reuters
Bananas are hardcore
Ex-Print Editors Urge Mags to Create Web IDs
To make their brands succeed online, magazine editors need to rethink practices and assumptions that are suited to print, these former print editors [...]

Hey guys, as I’m sure you know, there has been a bit of White Stripes news going down while I was on vacation. It seems as though I’m not the only one who has caught Spanish Fever, as the White Stripes will release a matador-inspired video for their song “Conquest.”
Here are some teaser shots of [...]

According to NME.com:
The White Stripes’ frontman Jack White is currently working on a project to complete a series of unfinished Hank Williams songs.
Bob Dylan is co-ordinating efforts to get several artists to write and record music to accompany some of final lyrics written by the legend.
Jack reportedly worked on an unfinished Williams song called “You [...]

My Fashion Life » Blog Archive » Roberto Cavalli at H&M
Here exclusively for you we have a couple of images from the “Roberto Cavalli at H&M” ad campaign.
(tags: misshapes fashion h&m)

Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump Gets Behind The Boards For Lupe Fiasco - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
The Fall Out [...]

Hey guys. I’m back from my European adventure. If you have been wondering, I first visited Paris, France, then Aix en Provence (in the south of France), then stopped by Barcelona, Spain.
The pictures of the McDonald’s, the hip hop store, the night view from the Eiffel Tower, and Shakespeare & Co. were all from Paris. [...]

Where?
This bar we found played Placebo, The Strokes (Is This It), The Shins, Feist, and LCD Soundsystem–and was full of hipsters. We ordered the PBR equivalent, and 2 beers only cost us around 6 USD. Home away from home, no?

Now further south…

I tried to upload this a few days ago, but the internet I was using wouldn’t allow for it. Can you tell where in the world I was by looking at this photo?
Since then I have gone further south… picture to come later.

The Modern Age will take a break for a while. Will be back after November 18th. Perhaps some updates from the road (it always ends up happening).
Place your bets on where I’m headed.