Bewilderbeast

This Pelican Feet Serving Set from Loomstate is just too cool for words. Made from recycled plastic in matte black.
$24 a pair, available at Loomstate and Barneys.

Get What You Give

Here's a list of 20 essential holiday gifts.
Any one of these would make a fantastic stocking stuffer or a most-welcome surprise to find under any Christmas tree.
























Postalco A7 Pressed Cotton Notebook
$12
Available at South Willard.



















Compagnie De Provence Black Jasmine Hand Balm
$28
Available at Compagnie De Provence and Caffe Luxxe.




















Manni Per Me & Per Mi Figlio Extra Virgin Olive Oil Set
$79.95
Available at Williams-Sonoma.





















LAMILL Organic Black Onyx Coffee
$16.50
Available at LAMILL.

















I Am Love Blu-Ray
$29.95
Available at Amazon.


















Suki Cheema Mumbai Apron
$65
Available at Barneys.










Aesop Three Acts Body Oils- Breathless, Contempt & All's Well
$69
Available at Aesop.

















Iittala Citterio Decanter
$60
Available at Fitzsu.

















Mariage Freres Darjeeling Candle
$72
Available at Aedes De Venustas.

















Racine Carré Pré Vert
€37
Available at Colette.
















Sofia Trio Wine Set
$57
Available at Francis Coppola Winery.














Pink Friday CD by Nicki Minaj
$13.99
Available at Amazon.

















Balanciaga Paris Purse Spray
$95
Available at Balenciaga.















Tembea Pouch
£38
Available at Monocle.






















Bookmarc Recycled Pencil Set
$9
Available at Bookmarc by Marc Jacobs LA & NYC.













Creme De Corps Soy Milk & Honey Body Butter
$35
Available at Kiehl's.












Mario Batali Polenta Baker
$59.95
Available At Crate & Barrel.












Adidas by Stella McCartney Yoga Mat
$70
Available at Net-A-Porter.



















Missoni Home Lorenzo Beach Towel
$195
Available at Unica Home.






















Free City Loaded Sherpa Hat
$149
Available At Free City.

Emerald And Lime

Saturn Strobe

Lost And Found

My 50 favorite songs of the year:

1. Untitled - BLONDE REDHEAD
2. Never Follow Suit - THE RADIO DEPT
3. I'm The Best - NICKI MINAJ
4. My Life - JJ
5. Save Me - NICKI MINAJ
6. Shadows - WARPAINT
7. I'm Single - LIL WAYNE
8. Right Thru Me - NICKI MINAJ
9. Moment 4 Life - NICKI MINAJ
10. Caps Lock - M.I.A.
11. Monster - KANYE WEST
12. Let Go - JJ
13. Fly - NICKI MINAJ
14. On Giving Up - HIGH PLACES
15. ...sLOwLickiN... - GR†LLGR†LL
16. Come With Me - CEO
17. Fireworks - DRAKE
18. With You - LIL WAYNE
19. Blame Game - KANYE WEST
20. Can't Be Friends - TREY SONGZ
21. In Safe Hands - BADLY DRAWN BOY
22. Angel Echoes - FOUR TET
23. Frisco Wave - SQUAREPUSHER
24. At My Heels - TWIN SHADOW
25. Night - ZOLA JESUS
26. My Plants Are Dead - BLONDE REDHEAD
27. Composure - WARPAINT
28. Un Soir, Un Chien - LAETITIA SADIER
29. Your Love - NICKI MINAJ
30. 9AM In Dallas - DRAKE
31. Plug Me In - SQUAREPUSHER
32. Devil In A New Dress - KANYE WEST
33. Karaoke - DRAKE
34. Ready For The World - HOW TO DRESS WELL
35. Out My Mind, Just In Time - ERYKAH BADU
36. Over - DRAKE
37. Runaway - KANYE WEST
38. Fokionos Negri Street - KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS
39. Alsatian Darn - PANDA BEAR
40. Can't Hear My Eyes - ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
41. Can't Take You Anywhere - PURO INSTINCT
42. Rhizomes - EFFI BRIEST
43. The Truest Faith - KORALLREVEN
44. Is There Nothing We Could Do? - BADLY DRAWN BOY
45. Fair At Night Lit With Candles - DUSTIN WONG
46. Love Fade - TAMARYN
47. Ghost - ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS
48. Sleep Patterns - MEMORYHOUSE
49. Reinfo - TANLINES
50. Slivers Of You - PURO INSTINCT

The Order Of Things

THE ORDER OF THINGS

Brian Eno on Warp at last, Nicki MInaj, Trey Songz sampling Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kanye West sampling Aphex Twin and Bon Iver, Gwyneth Paltrow gone country, Joanna Newsom's triple threat, the reemergence of 4AD as the best and most timeless label around, the return of Seefeel after 16 years.... 2010 has been, if nothing else, a very strange year for music and one in which anything was truly possible. I spent most of the year listening to IRM, Loveless, and The xx along with the outstanding albums on this list. It may be a bit early, but I can't imagine anything topping these records.

Blonde Redhead went deep, vast, and spellbound with Penny Sparkle: a rock band truly gone ambient. Warpaint found dread, beauty and Andrew Weatherall. Badly Drawn Boy's elegiac and masterful evolution: modern classic is an understatement. The Radio Dept post-rave, Madechester-soaked, and washed up on Ibiza shores. Nicki Minaj: the album of a life-time. How To Dress Well's love echoes: haunted, breathless, and lost in time. Serena-Maneesh in a cave. Laetitia Sadier's remote, lonely, and brief solo debut.

JJ's Nº 3 is the dreamiest most far away music I can imagine. I was lucky enough to see them earlier this year, and it was one of the best nights of my life. I also got to see Liz Phair finally after all these years: still so true and empowering. But nothing can compare to that fleeting, magical night seeing Charlotte perform in New York. In life you never get to do a second take.

My 30 favorite albums from 2010:

1. Penny Sparkle - BLONDE REDHEAD
2. The Fool - WARPAINT
3. Nº 3 - JJ
4. Pink Friday - NICKI MINAJ
5. Clinging To A Scheme - THE RADIO DEPT
6. It's What I'm Thinking, Pt. 1: Photographing Snowflakes - BADLY DRAWN BOY
7. The Trip - LAETITIA SADIER
8. White Magic - CEO
9. Love Remains - HOW TO DRESS WELL
10. No 2: Abyss In B Minor - SERENA-MANEESH
11. Thank Me Later - DRAKE
12. New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh - ERYKAH BADU
13. Does It Look Like I'm Here? - EMERALDS
14. Teen Dream - BEACH HOUSE
15. Cosmogramma - FLYING LOTUS
16. Have One On Me - JOANNA NEWSOM
17. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - KANYE WEST
18. Living With Yourself - MARK MCGUIRE
19. Forget - TWIN SHADOW
20. There Is Love In You - FOUR TET
21. Loud - RIHANNA
22. Fields - JUNIP
23. Shobaleader One d'Demonstrator - SQUAREPUSHER
24. Stridulum - ZOLA JESUS
25. I Am Not A Human Being - LIL WAYNE
26. Before Today - ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
27. In Love With Dusk - KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS
28. Black Noise - PANTHA DU PRINCE
29. Passion, Pain & Pleasure - TREY SONGZ
30. Crooks & Lovers - MOUNT KIMBIE
31. Disko - DRIVAN
32. Faults - SEEFEEL
33. Heligoland - MASSIVE ATTACK
34. Funstyle - LIZ PHAIR
35. Untitled - GR†LLGR†LL
36. Small Craft On A Milk Sea - BRIAN ENO
37. Love King - THE-DREAM
38. See Birds - BALAM ACAB
39. oOoOO - oOoOO
40. Subiza - DELOREAN

Common People

Last night I watched Hettie MacDonald's Beautiful Thing for the first time. It is a really great movie in the most tender way possible and is very evocative of the London mid-'90s that I've always imagined. These album covers from Lush, Saint Etienne, Blur, and Cinnamon make me feel the same way.

Blue Skied An' Clear

Found this amazing photo last night on this beautiful blog by Sandra Juto and it made me long for fall. There is not much of a fall here in Los Angeles, but there are plenty of clear blue skies and comfortable degrees all year. Tomorrow I'll be in Wisconsin where its technically still fall, although at this point, I have a feeling that part is over with and I will see lots of cold and hopefully snow. Here's a lazy playlist inspired by the photo and endless hazy autumn days.

1. I Have The Moon - LUSH
2. Fine Friend - PALE SAINTS
3. Lemon Ocean - HIS NAME IS ALIVE
4. Shallow Where It Should Be Deep - MARK MCGUIRE
5. La Haine - THE EMBASSY
6. Against The Tide - THE RADIO DEPT
7. Fortnights - MANUAL
8. Stay - BELLY
9. Dagger - SLOWDIVE
10. Half-Gifts - COCTEAU TWINS
11. Katy Song - RED HOUSE PAINTERS
12. Red Norvo - CHRISTIAN KLEINE

Istanbul Via Garance

Since I haven't had the chance to yet, I guess its only fair that my favorite writer/blogger/photographer/illustrator/etc got to see that most elusive, ancient, and mysterious of all cities: Istanbul. Garance's photographs are stunning. You can read her updates from Istanbul/Constantinople/Byzantium/whatever you want to call it, here and here.