Tag: Honor Roll

Garance Doré’s keynote was my favorite presentation at Alt Summit this year, and now you can watch it even if you didn’t make it to the conference this year.

“We thought it better to not pretend.”

How Diane Keaton learned to love Pinterest.

Sounds like we should be glad if we don’t ‘get’ how it is in advertising.

80’s style wasn’t all neon, remember?

The Lively Show podcast has just launched, and the first episode (featuring Erin Loechner) was fantastic!

Some great ideas for arranging furniture.

“Toodaloo, good bye.”

White ceilings are a bore. How about some pattern up there?

Get the look: mismatched dining chairs, united by color. (And all the sourcing work is done for you!)

Lorde, interviewed by Tavi. This next generation of women is going to be awesome.

I remember being asked by my parents to shield my eyes during the racier (not really) parts of Dirty Dancing. How uncomfortable would it be to see Nymphomaniac with your folks? Filmmaker Craig Johnson accidentally went to the screening with his, at Sundance. Here’s his mom’s review.
“I might have looked away a little bit during the montage of penises, because frankly that wasn’t very attractive.”

Honest labels for handmade gifts.

You should probably think twice before spray painting frequently used hardware. It’s probably not going to hold up.

Walking a mile on ice is terrifying to me (you’ll fall in and drown!), but I’m fascinated by the Apostle Islands’ icy caves that are otherwise only accessible by kayak (you’ll tip over and drown!).
We honeymooned up at the Apostle Islands. It was May, before tourist season, and it was creepy and desolate. Also, I thought that our nighttime ferry trip, during a bad storm and lit only by flashes of lightning, would capsize and we’d drown, but… pretty islands! Cool caves! (…I’m afraid of large, open bodies of water. Could you guess?)

Grace’s State of the Blog Union Address was a fantastic summary of something a lot of us have been noticing lately. Kottke also wrote about the shift recently.

“What’s the worst song of all time? It’s ‘We Built This City,’ right?””

IKEA’s $50 RÅSKOG cart is at home in more than just the kitchen.
August’s bedside table is that cart, in gray.

A few clever ways to add plants to your home office.

Do you play kids’ music for your kids, or do you skip it? Justin Roberts has a new album out, and several local musicians weighed in on it for their kids. Then they were called pretentious.

A mommy blogger’s lament.

Can Daniel Dienst, the new CEO of MSLO, turn things around for Martha Stewart?
via Hands Occupied

Moroccan wedding blankets are gorgeous and have been trending in the design world for a few years now, but they’ve recently hit the mainstream in a big way. How would you incorporate one into your home?

A look inside the Replacements, LTD warehouse.
It’s where dishes go to run away with the spoon.

What caught your eye, Keiko? What do you see, Natalie? They’re busy, stylishly looking away.

Frere-Jones is suing Hoefler for his half of the type foundry company.

Spotted these new rugs from IKEA as a preview image on the site, but there’s no further information or individual photos yet. They look promising though, right?

It’s OK to change your life list.
I’m certain there are some things on my list I can reevaluate!

Beni Ourain rugs are everywhere these days. Do you have one? Want one?

The paint color trends for 2014 might be a good reference if you’re looking to update a room (or a whole house). I focused mainly on neutrals that are going to work well in a variety of spaces, but that are still beautiful and interesting.

The making of the catchiest bad song. One second, please!

Annie Mohaupt found out she was “a serial failure and a bad businessperson.”
And her shoes are amazing.

Settle in for the all of The Baby-Sitter’s Club’s outfits, definitively ranked from worst to best.
Claudia Kishi was always the coolest, but I’d forgotten how excellent Mary Anne’s post-makeover haircut was.

Mistakes were made. “For I am not a barber. I know this now.”

Wake up, gorgeous! A collection of my favorite alarm clocks to start your day in style.

Get the look: kitchen cabinetry in a bold, bright hue.

You will like Soppy.

What would be a draw for you, to move to a new subdivision? A golf course maybe, or a cul-de-sac? How about your share of a working farm?

Gmork figured pretty heavily in my childhood fears, and he’s no less terrifying in this reimagining of The Neverending Story, perhaps as it would be made today.

Sidle up to The Minimum Wage Machine.

If you were/are a Slayer fan, this will be pretty funny to you! If not, probably best to avoid that one.

I’m intrigued by these Tibetan tiger rugs.
(p.s. I ordered a runner for the entryway. Sadly, no lions or tigers are present.)

Cathrineholm lotus bowls are in production again, in ceramic this time instead of enamelware.

Join me in welcoming our robot overlords!

*giggle*
“What? No, I am a real person!”