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Rosa Yemen perfection. When in doubt, turn to Lizzy.

Mar 4th

I just ordered my cap and gown.

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Mar 3rd

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Mar 3rd

Luke Temple’s spell takes hold with Here We...

Mar 3rd

Behind the scenes at London Fashion Week, Mark Fast F/W 09...

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via tumbledore: “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear Studio version of the song they performed...

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I get so inundated with new music that I forget the perfect albums with the exceptional songs that...

Mar 3rd

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Chictopia Presents: Zana Bayne Why this video is awesome: Well, for one, it features Zana. Have...

Mar 3rd

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Walking down the stairs, limbs loose, mind wandering… Wouldn’t it be funny if I fell...

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“I’m Not Alone” by Calvin Harris (Extended Mix) Finally, a clean, clear, and...

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via benjaminf “Immolate Yourself” by Telefon Tel Aviv Such a tragic end to such a...

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Mar 2nd

“The great exception to this rule is women of color —...”
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“Lazy in Love” by 8 Eyed Spy Never gets old (both my love of the song and my girlcrush...

Mar 1st

It is March 1st which is almost Official...

Something to think about.

Mar 1st

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Mar 1st

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“After the Call” by Electrelane I love how an Electrelane song continues to build...

Mar 1st

“She was drugged, lifted, sustained by the extraordinary...”
— Quicksand by Nella Larsen

Mar 1st

The trade off for being a rich white...

One of my tasks at the Tribune is to cover the Social Studies column for the magazine. The common...

Feb 28th

Spotted on Altamira NYC… Perfect Patrick.

Feb 27th

The Golden Filter are performing live tonight at this...

Feb 27th

The FADER interviewed Berry Jenkins, the writer and director...

Feb 27th

“Hosea’s $100,000 can’t buy him imagination or...”
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Feb 27th

Bat for Lashes from the FADER #60 by Leonie Purchas

Feb 26th

The number of times I've seen Step Up 2...

It’s shameful. I’m ashamed to admit that, since first watching the film onDemand about...

Feb 26th

This new club night is happening tomorrow (in addition to...

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“West” by Teenager The synths, drum machine, and bass make something danceable,...

Feb 25th

Things I'm currently thinking about:

Since passing out copies of my short memoir piece for my workshop class, I’ve been cringing....

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“Summer of Hate” by Crocodiles The Fader never seems to let me down in much needed new...

Feb 25th

The 60th issue of The Fader features two favorites (Zach...

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“I Wanna Kill” by Crocodiles For the noise pop, shoegaze-esque fans out there who are...

Feb 25th

Some library patrons waited in SAC,...

Dear Laura Bolin (author of the above portion of an article in the DePaulia), You never interviewed...

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via pgwp and bmichael: “Lay It Down” by Peter Bjorn and John Another new Peter Bjorn...

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Natasha reblogged a link to the album Thirteen by Teenager and I immediately downloaded it as I...

Feb 24th

A D.J. for Dark Times

Feb 24th

East Village Boys once again provides another interesting...

Feb 24th

Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony F/W 09

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Dazed Digital interviews perfect Chloe on her Fall/Winter 09...

Feb 24th

Zac Posen @ NY Fashion Week

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And Phoenix is coming out with a new album as well? I feel like I should just assume that every band...

Feb 23rd

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Feb 23rd

HOLY SHIT THERE IS A GOD AND HE HEARD MY...

I left the two books I needed to complete an essay for my seminar in Victorian literature at my work...

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caleparks: Roy Ayers-Everybody Loves the Sunshine I’m going thru my itunes, pulling songs to play...

Feb 23rd

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Feb 22nd

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Almost forgot about this one. Heard it tonight and remembered how much I love it. “I’ll...

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Last night, my friend Colleen and I went to a bar that we used to frequent our sophomore year of...

Feb 21st

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You need to watch this video, entitled “Cliffhanger” and directed by Reid Van Renesse...

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“Easy Answers” by These Are Powers I’m still trying to figure out my thoughts on...

Feb 21st

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Feb 21st

Confirmed: Friday, February 27th is going to be the best...

Feb 21st

Alexander Wang platform heels @ Opening Ceremony via The...

Feb 20th

“Many of us feel the sting when the authenticities that form...”
— “Tacky Souvenirs of...

Feb 20th

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via ohcarlos “Hercules Theme” by Hercules and Love Affair for Don’t Look Down...

Feb 20th

What have you done for me lately?

Oooh yeah.

Feb 20th

So much new music. Can’t…handle it. St. Vincent...

Feb 19th

When you're short on time, you can use a...

I did not eat breakfast this morning and yet I can’t pull myself away from this Tribune...

Feb 19th

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Hercules and Love Affair performed a 21-minute sunset rooftop performance for Pitchfork’s...

Feb 19th

“What’s the craziest thing someone’s gotten shaved on their...”
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Feb 19th

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“Chimera” by Nite Jewel Revisiting some of Nite Jewel’s work as the drop in...

Feb 19th

This is what I do when I'm overwhelmed:

Nothing. I do absolutely nothing at all, and I sit back quietly as it all implodes around me....

Feb 19th

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via piercethenight: “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear And I guess I sort of missed the boat...

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“Die Welt ist Schlecht” by Barcelona Pavilion This made me think of the band’s...

Feb 18th

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Little Boots’ first LA performance

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Feb 17th

Arianna and I are now producing a radio show for Brooklyn...

Feb 17th

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Feb 17th

Gross, I can't breathe.

So this girl just puked in front of me on the sidewalk. Like, she was walking normally and then all...

Feb 17th

My school is holding its Job and...

Not only do I not have the appropriate clothing (you can’t wear feather hair clips and...

Feb 16th

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“Two Planets” by Bat for Lashes A fantastic dance beat (including some finger snaps and...

Feb 16th

HELLO SAILOR! Besides their always fantastic Boy of the...

Feb 16th

“Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will...”
— Djuna Barnes I just...

Feb 16th

Frustrating, kinda:

When you run into someone and you know a juicy piece of gossip about that person and the only thing...

Feb 16th

“ME AND BABY ARE PUTTING OUR TOUR DATES FOR 2010 TOGETHER AND...”
— M.I.A.’s baby gets a...

Feb 15th

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“Pearl’s Dream” by Bat for Lashes I’m enjoying the new album as a whole...

Feb 15th

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Feb 15th

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via kafka-on-the-shore: “While You Wait For The Others” by Grizzly Bear I really like...

Feb 14th

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, 1907-1908

Feb 14th

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Feb 14th

Yeasayer, White Williams, No Age, King Khan,...

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Music video for “Tunnlevision” by Here We Go Magic I think this video perfectly sums...

Feb 13th

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Feb 13th

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“Summer Goth” by Wavves This is probably my favorite track from Wavvves as its short,...

Feb 12th

Meanwhile, on my first day on the job in...

Boss: Hold on, I want you to meet someone. *boss disappears for twenty minutes* Boss: Yeah, so,...

Feb 12th

Anything Nancy Whang touches turns to...

Like this, and this, and this, and this, and this. (Unofficial President of the Nancy Whang...

Feb 12th

Alpha60 shirts. I’ll take the one on the far left,...

Feb 11th

“And the concept of a unified black voice is a potent one. It...”
— Zadie Smith in “Speaking...

Feb 11th

Photographer Noah Kalina created a new magazine that...

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One more song if you’re interested. “Accusations” by The Juan MacLean I’ve...

Feb 11th

East Village Boys / BOY(S) OF THE WEEK

Feb 11th

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via planettampon: “One Day” by The Juan MacLean The Future Will Come is A+. ...

Feb 11th

And so I can justify my quarter life...

At nineteen, Jennifer had her first child with Ron, whom she met in high school. They’ve since...

Feb 10th

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Although this song has been posted numerous times (including once here), I think it needs...

Feb 10th

As if I didn’t already love Bodkin enough (what with...

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“The Simple Life” by The Juan Maclean I hear some Moroder in there and I’m not...

Feb 10th

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Feb 10th

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Feb 10th

“What’s that stench? Oh it’s just Chris Brown’s dead...”
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“Want To” by Letters Letters Arianna first introduced me to Letters Letters (electronic...

Feb 9th

I am completely enamored with Dear John. Specifically,...

Feb 9th

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This track builds up the momentum from “Airport Surroundings” and acts as another...

Feb 9th

Some thoughts on Medicine for Melancholy. First, a...

Feb 8th

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Feb 8th

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“Under a Silent Sea” by Loney Dear I’m not going to lie. This is probably the...

Feb 7th

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A little post-punk with a healthy dab of ESG funk and lo-fi, rough around the edges charm = WEAVE! ...

Feb 6th

Dazed Digital premiered Francesco Vezzoli’s project...

Feb 6th

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Feb 6th

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Feb 6th

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Feb 5th

Dazed Digital interviewed FanDeath and, among other things,...

Feb 5th

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“Tough Love” aka Arianna (grayandgreen) interviewed Lizzy Trullie for Venus Zine. More...

Feb 5th

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“No Hope Kids” by Wavves I’m still deciding what I think of Wavves’ latest...

Feb 5th

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In an effort to further procrastinate, I watched The 25th Hour last night for the first time in over...

Feb 5th

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Feb 4th

Oh, is it Black History Month?

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“Bra” by Cymande Perfect.

Feb 4th

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Currently reading: Another Bull Shit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn Some Ether by Nick Flynn ...

Feb 4th

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I’m not particularly familiar with Loney Dear’s music but I can’t ignore the...

Feb 4th

Feb 4th

I'm Confused. Has Obama saved the world...

Like, I know he was just inaugurated a couple of weeks ago, and that he’s taking over one of...

Feb 3rd

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“Hazel” by Junior Boys Thus far, my favorite track from Begone Dull Care. Great use of...

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whatcriscilikes Cece Peniston - “Finally” Fine. Okay. Fuck it. I’ll admit it. I really...

Feb 3rd

Feb 3rd

FUCK COUPLES.

Y’all need to take that shit elsewhere. It’s only February 2nd. We’ve got 12 more...

Feb 3rd

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“No Excuses” by Air France My favorite song from the No Way Down EP.

Feb 2nd

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“Parallel Lines” by Junior Boys From the new album Begone Dull Care, “Parallel...

Feb 2nd

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Feb 2nd

Stash of Beer on the Damen Roof

Feb 2nd

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“Venice” by Beirut This is already one of my favorite Beirut tracks. It’s a...

Feb 2nd

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Feb 1st

GIVENCHY HOOFS//

Feb 1st

It is February which is almost March...

Just sayin’.

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