howl

Eight years ago, film-makers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman received a call from Ginsberg's estate asking them to make a documentary about Howl. With the 50th anniversary of the poem's publication (and subsequent obscenity trial) approaching, the estate wanted the best. Epstein and Friedman have, between them, won Oscars and Emmys for a lifetime of work including The Times of Harvey Milk, about the first openly gay man elected to public office in California; and The Celluloid Closet, based on Vito Russo's book about screen depictions of homosexuality. Ginsberg's estate knew the pair could deliver an in-depth documentary on time and on budget; plus, they were queer enough to understand the social pressures that formed the poet.
-The Guardian, on the origins of the film

Must see this.

makeup colour

images from we heart it, the cherry blossom girl, jak & jil, turned out, style.com

Occasionally, I break down and buy the Korean version of magazines I liked to read back home, as they are substantially cheaper than acquiring foreign copies. It's cruel, really, how expensive English magazines are over here. It's hard to complain though, as the content of Korean magazines is spectacular - minus the whole not-being-able-to-read-the-articles part. However, the titles of said articles are always in English, and are quite amusing. In Nylon Korea's February 2010 issue, they give a little S/S trend report, regaling the reader with upcoming trends such as lolita fantasy (read: ruffles), like scuba (read: body-con), and my absolute favourite, makeup colour (read: nudes, beiges, creams - you know, the colour of your MAC Studio-Fix). Anyway, I am always delighted with these little (albeit, slightly off) headlines, and wanted to share some of my favourite makeup coloured looks with you.

wes and the gang

Speaking of collages, here's a delightful one that Nylon Korea put together for their February 2010 issue (it's a shame I couldn't read any of the accompanying article, but I'm pretty sure they were saying that Wes Anderson is awesome). I recently watched Fantastic Mr. Fox (finally!) and it was all that I hoped it would be and more - plus the soundtrack is incredible.

lovingly handpicked from lookbook

Ugh...isn't this so unfair. This girl has super long legs, Olivia Palermo hair and way better clothes than I could ever hope for....and she's only sixteen! She lives in Sweden of course (as all the fabulous fashionable people in the blogging realm usually do). Anyways, her name is Frida and if you've got a passion for fashion voyeurism then you can creep her here.

cool cat envy

via knight cat

When you're unemployed and you have no money for new clothes you can't help but live vicariously through other people's wardrobes. Or in this case, other people's imaginary outfits that they blog about. Anyways, whatever. The point is I really miss shopping and really want this ensemble.

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a little shopping trip

Sinsa-Dong, Gangnam, Seoul

apres ski

All the recent hype surrounding the Vancouver Olympics is starting to make me feel down right lazy. Considering I've never perfected any kind of winter sport (unless you count curling up indoors with a bottle of wine) I'm thinking this might be the year I finally manage to learn to ski.

Properly.

After hurtling down a hill and crashing into a fence during an ambitious day out when I was 13 I decided that snow-based activities might not be for me. Excusing myself with my British childhood (we never had snow - surely I can't be expected to learn now!) I have gotten away with avoiding winter sports for a good ten years.

However, with a ski-obsessed boyfriend who is so adamant I learn he's willing to splurge on lift tickets and hot chocolates, it seems that I can't really ignore the slopes any longer. Hopefully I'll manage to endure...even enjoy...this ski-season. If anything it's just a fabulous excuse to wear a lot of Fair isle.

two for the road

When in need of a new movie suggestion, I often check over at I Love Hotdogs for something that tickles my fancy. Two for the Road (1967) would certainly do the trick, I think. It stars Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, and looks both stylish and charming - I want to watch it immediately. Also, check out a rather handsome-looking Mr. Feeny! Have any of you seen this?

the tokyo connection

At the moment I'm pretty much obsessed with all things Asian (which you know if you've been following along or if you've taken a quick glance at my little list of likes on the right) and although I adore living in Korea, I am looking so forward to my spring trip to Japan. The Tokyo Connection (which I came across on this inspiring blog) acts as a cream-tinted sneak peek for what's to come during cherry-blossom season. I love all the photographs which are taken by Mike, a 24 year old grad student who moved to Japan's most famous city 1.5 years ago. So dreamy.

neon

Tracey Emin
Emin’s art is one of disclosure, using her life events in works ranging from storytelling, drawing, filmmaking, installation, painting, neon, photography, appliqued blankets and sculpture. Emin exposes herself, her hopes, humiliations, failures and successes in an incredibly direct manner. Often tragic and frequently humorous, it is as if by telling her story and weaving it into the fiction of her art she somehow transforms it. By using themes that one can easily encounter around us, such as female sexual life, sensibility, female’s unique experience, she visualizes women’s experiences, including hers, that are personal and yet cannot be verbally expressed and brings them to the arena of public opinion.

Yesterday, while strolling around Samcheong (a lovely neighbourhood in Seoul, lined with small art galleries, restaurants, and shops), Carlos and I popped into the Arario Gallery. Lucky for us, the modestly-sized space was celebrating their 20th anniversary with quite a fantastic exhibit, including a neon piece by British artist Tracey Emin. I really love neon lights and the atmosphere they create - kind of tacky, but so pretty when removed from their usual context (fun fairs, casinos, sleazy stores, etc). I especially liked the piece shown at the gallery - Life Without You Never. I don't know, it just made me really happy.