30.Nov.2009 Role Model of the Week: Steph D
When we were younger there were our older sisters, Disney stars and fairytale princesses. But who do we look up to now that we’ve grown up? Eschewing the drugged-out celebrities and philandering politicians, each week we seek someone who inspires. The talented, the hard-working and the unconventional are put on display here, giving us all [...]
29.Nov.2009 Sunday Segues
It’s Sunday again? Huh. Strange how that happens around the same time every week.
My week has been kind of similar to Gemma Correll’s, except I can’t draw about it nearly as well:
Her daily diaries set on Flickr is awesome.
33 ways to start your day has some really great suggestions, like “Throw away a useless object”, [...]
27.Nov.2009 Work it: Interview with Sophie Ward, Literary entrepreneur
(Paper Castle logo by Danny Roberts)
Sophie Ward is busy, aligning disparate universes.
There are her home bases – Perth, the world’s most isolated city, and bustling New York, her adopted home.
And then there’s the modelling – for Italian and Australian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Giorgio Armani and Diane von Fürstenberg, among others – which sits alongside her [...]
Witerary Wednesdays: Judge a book by its cover
We all know the saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” And in many instances in life I’ve found this to be true. But in its most literal sense? Well, uh, it’s pretty inaccurate.
Book covers are designed to sell a particular message – they’re meant to be judged. They’re meant to scream out “buy [...]
23.Nov.2009 Role Model of the Week: Dolly Parton
When we were younger there were our older sisters, Disney stars and fairytale princesses. But who do we look up to now that we’ve grown up? Eschewing the drugged-out celebrities and philandering politicians, each week we seek someone who inspires. The talented, the hard-working and the unconventional are put on display here, giving us all [...]
Sunday Segues
Uh-oh, it’s Monday! Please excuse my tardiness, I’ve been having internet issues. Currently at McDonald’s so I can use their free wireless: that’s dedication!
Threadbared’s ruminations on the fashion blog, in a three-part series. Worth taking a look at!
Altered books is a great art project. I know it’s sacrilege to deface a book – but this [...]
21.Nov.2009 The benefits of language barriers
(Photo by Curious Expeditions)
I’ve had plenty of people say to me, “Oh, I’d love to move France/Spain/Indonesia/wherever, but I don’t speak enough French/Spanish/Indonesian.” I understand where they’re coming from: I’m a communicative person; I need to express myself in order to know my place in the world. Not being able to do that is a [...]
20.Nov.2009 Links à la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup
Food for Thought
Edited by Ashe Mischief
This is my first time editing since I wrote Good Cop/Bad Cop: Participating in Links a la Mode. Thank you all so much for making this my most pleasurable experience in editing yet!
I’m not sure if it’s because American Thanksgiving is a week away, or because the blogosphere is ablaze [...]
19.Nov.2009 Music man
Some music for you to enjoy!
The track list:
Carries On – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Syvlia – The Antlers
Intro – The XX
Dear God – Monsters of Folk
Bookends – Simon & Garfunkel
Pitseleh – Elliot Smith
Lover’s Day – TV On The Radio
Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken – Camera Obscura
23 – Blonde Redhead
18.Nov.2009 Witerary Wednesdays: History of Love
Nicole Krauss’s novel History of Love is an anatomy of loneliness, and a compendium of hope. Leo Gursky is an invisible man, elderly and despairing. His son, a famous writer, knows nothing of his existence, much to Gursky’s desolation. He has worked out a routine with his neighbour and friend whereby they check that the [...]
