From The New York Times' Tumblr:
April 28, 1948: This photo ran as part of a two-page photo essay about the “Washington scene.” The hats, piled on an eight-foot mahogany table in the lobby of the East Wing of the White House, were deemed “a barometer of presidential activity,” the caption read. “All but the most important visitors leave their gear here. This collection was deposited by a delegation of magazine editors who obtained an appointment with the president.”
Love this photo.
Takashi Murakami at Miami Art Basel in 2008.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-ouOwpYQqic#t=6s] This parody of the classic children's book "Goodnight Moon" is dedicated to all my friends and readers who are now new or expectant parents.
And on that note, as it is currently almost 1 am:
Goodnight work Blackberry, Goodnight flatscreen HDTV And goodnight PBS. Goodnight iPhone 4S. Goodnight YouTube, RSS Google Reader And goodnight Twitter.
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc] Apropos of nothing but this song and performance is just A+.
I never thought I'd say this, but I really want to go to St Louis again to see this insane exhibit at The City Museum in St. Louis and for the biscuits and steak at Sidney Street Cafe.
Eric Schiller discovered this hidden compartment originally created to hide booze during Prohibition in his Victorian house on Westminster Road in Prospect Park South. See other New York homes in which all is not what it seems.
My dream someday is to have a home for my family with a secret room behind a bookshelf that I would let my kids discover on their own. How badass would that be?
Say what you will about the New York Times but its readers are clever with the wordplay. In a Q&A with readers about the new Knicks, "Steve" from New York asked what might be the best question I've ever seen in the realm of sports.
Some critics have praised Lin for his sagacity. On the other hand, Metta World Peace is quoted as suggesting that Lin needs to let his pants sag. Which quality do you feel will be more valuable for marketing Lin — sag or sagacity?
Pretty spectacular photo of Ansel Adams rocking paisley and a catcher's outfit.
This is pretty awesome.
In London, during the Great Exhibition of 1851, the merchant George Shove designed a ladylike accessory that would allow its wearer to navigate, discreetly and easily, the fair's Hyde Park environs.
It also reminds me of my earlier involvement with this random project that led to my name being mentioned in a book and me talking on a panel at the New York Public Library (the building guarded by those two badass lions).
The above heartrending diary entry was written by Teddy Roosevelt after his mother and his young wife passed away (just 36 hours after giving birth to their daughter) on the same day, Valentine's Day. WTF.
Professional poker player Phil Galfond has put up his penthouse apartment (located on 13th Street between 1st and Avenue A) for sale to the tune of $3.99 million that has the sweetest way of getting from one floor to another. As Gothamist points out it's very reminiscent of Carsten Höller's slide at the New Museum.
Too bad there isn't a professional UNO or Connect Four circuit because I would absolutely KILL and be buying up this apartment. Yeah.
Photos of my life over the past couple weeks should you care to look. If you do, you will see a pooping dog made out of paper mache.
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