Wolfman's Brother

Everyone agrees that wolf, horse, unicorn etc. t-shirts are rad, especially this guy (check the reviews). Happy long weekend!

short shorts and a long jacket and a killer sunset

Jacket: Muji men's
Shorts: Joe Fresh
Ballet Flats: Joe Fresh
Black racerback tank: Space FB

Rooftop photo shoot at my friend Alysha's building. Alysha's roof is sick- as was the sunset we were able to enjoy from said roof. Alysha is a wizard with words and a master in the art of thrifting. Joe Fresh and Space FB are both Canadian stores. Space FB is from Montreal and kind of reminds me of American Apparel (which was born in Montreal as well) but not as awesome and a bit overpriced. Joe Fresh is kind of Old Navy-eque and is a branch of the Real Canadian Superstores- basically the largest grocery store operation in Canada. Is buying orange juice, gardening tools and ballet flats in the same place weird, or brilliant?

Ulysses Everett McGill + Courtney Love

I spotted this perfect couple strolling in Tompkins Square Park on a lovely Saturday afternoon. I love her lined but faded lips and the fact that his pants can zip off into shorts, I wonder if they are waterproof too.

Trash Talk

The can on top is located somewhere on St. Marks, not in front of the De La Vega store, but in front of an apartment building close by. All of James De La Vega's work makes me smile- it is full of humor and is sometimes a bit controversial. I love the look of the can but not its functionality. New York's lack of recycling/composting is actually despicable. It blows my mind that this city, the most populous in the U.S., offers the public nowhere to dispose of newspapers, magazines,empty bottles and cans other than with regular garbage. The bottom 3 images are of Toronto's brand spankin' new garbage, recycling, and cigarette disposal device. Toronto has been ahead of the recycling/composting curve for a long time now, but I question the genius of this new design. Designed by Astral Media ,"Toronto's official and exclusive supplier of nearly 27,000 pieces of street furniture", the device is made of plastic (not the most eco-friendly material), is kind of fat (taking up valuable sidewalk space, a concern in city full of Bugaboos) and the nifty press to open peddle is most likely going to get jammed in the slushy/snowy winter months (which kind of suck and don't need to interfere with Torontonians' lives in any additional way).

If only someone could create a receptacle with the attitude of De La Vega's can and the functionality of Astral Media's device and then put it in all major cities in North America (Mr. Bloomberg, are you there? Its me, Miriam). I mean, who wouldn't want to put their trash in an environmentally advanced garbage receptacle covered in words of wisdom?

Photo Essay: Dance + Parade

There was a Dance Parade Saturday in the East Village. It was awesome- as the combination of two of life's greatest pleasures, dancing and parades- aught to be. I went with my friend Lindsay (she's tall, works part time as a barista and sometimes scores free croissants from work). Saturday was my favorite kind of day, the kind that just gets progressively nicer. The parade ended in Tomkin's Square park where Lindsay and I took part in a public Bhangra dance lesson (which I think is as close as I'll ever get to experiencing a real life Bollywood dance sequence out of the blue like the closing sequence in Slumdog Millionaire). My last photo is of Lindsay learning a very integral Bhangra move. Following the parade, Lindsay got a bike, for about 170.00$ all in, which is pretty awesome for this island we live on. Following the bike purchase and just in time for that magic hour before the sun sets, Lindsay, Bill, and I played a pretty kick ass game of scrabble on her roof. Lindsay won, but only by a few points.