Etsy find - raindrops mobile

A.K.'s mom once said that the only time he ever cried as a baby was when the wind blew in his face.

He's so cheerful about things that depress me, like the rain. He loves rain.

From leptitpapillon.

Repost: Teen and Transgender Comparative Study

(Repost: original got deleted somehow)

By Charlie White via The Morning News.

Disclaimer: I sometimes flack for him.

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Yayoi Kusama via Ego Design.

Dress Sale

This week only! Take an extra 10 percent off any dress with discount code: JUNEDRESS1. 

Discount refunded after checkout if you include this code in the checkout message. 

Offer good until June 12, 2009.

Scales

Awesome purses from etsy seller LAUKaccessories.

OK quilt

From etsy seller okquilts.

Bruises

I like these watercolors of bruises by Mike Mills.

Controversies

Great article in the New York Times about an exhibit of controversial photographs.

Image: Oliviero Toscani’s “Kissing Nun,” taken for Benetton

Both Paul Watson and Kevin Carter were driven crazy by the legacy of their Pulitzer Prize-winning images. 

Watson became an alcoholic; Carter committed suicide. 

Outfit

John Varvatos jacket, A.K.'s black tee over ripped-up 80s sheer tank, Ralph Lauren pants, Dolce Vita sandals, vintage purse.

UPDATE: Take an extra 20 percent off all sweaters and jackets in my shop with code: SWEATER0609. 

(Discount refunded after checkout. Good for purchases made before July 1, 2009.)

Alexa Chung

From VogueUK via knight cat.

Outfit

Shirt by Wooden Mustache, jodhpurs from Forever 21 (on sale, no less), shoes by YSL.

N.E.E.T.

Check out my ad in this month's issue of N.E.E.T!
I'm standing in the Pacific Ocean.
UPDATE: More pics from the shoot.

Chandelier

This one took my breath away.

I'm a sucker for chandeliers, brass glow, imperfection.

From etsy seller fabulousmess.

Etsy score

"Love is a good idea" sweater from shoppingisafeeling.

I can't wait to see A.K. rock this.

Last Supper

"Since 1976, 879 people have been executed in the United States, 82 percent in the South,
399 in Texas and Virginia alone. Prisoners are generally allowed to choose a last meal."
The chocolate chip ice cream was requested by Timothy McVeigh.
By Celia A. Shapiro from Mother Jones.

Maps

From radicalcartography via Black*Eiffel.

Etsy lament

Please relist this, nanopod.

Gold sweater

I see M.T.C. around (doesn't everybody),
so I guess it's no surprise that we'd have the same sweater in our vintage shops.

Love how he compares it to the floor in the MGM Grand's "Gold Room."

Teen Guide to Homemaking

Out of print, very rare edition from 1967.
Including: tips for good posture, foods for "for regular elimination,"
sandwich fillings for packed lunches, cuts of beef by cost,
"Boy-Girl Friendships," selecting outer garments, selecting undergarments,
how to decorate your room, and throwing a buffet party.
Also, recipes!
Soft custard, asparagus-egg casserole, meat loaf,
lemon chiffon cake, and other all-American classics.
In my shop.

UPDATE: Another great title.