Sophie Blackall's illustrations of missed connections (via Kottke)

I love Iphone apps and this site features the home screens of some of the best designers, developers and tech writers... oddly interesting to me.

Looking forward to Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr.Fox"

off to michigan for my last wedding of the season... (i think)

New Miranda July photo project on Vice.

I've done some jamming and pickling classes at the BK kitchen lately that I need to blog about... so fun! more soon.

Former Gucci designer, Tom Ford's directorial debut, A Single Man is all the talk of the Toronto Film Festival and if the trailer is any indication, I can see why.

I made some bran muffins this week on request and they turned out pretty good. They made about ten good sized muffins. I kept two out and froze the rest for the coming week's breakfast. I like to defrost them while I am getting ready and smear some peanut butter on them for a fiber and protein filled breakfast on the go. Here's the recipe.

Steven Alan's clothing is pretty simple but it has great lines and fits really well. Refinery has a sneak peek at his spring line and its pretty dreamy.

some mornings i feel like doing this... (via swissmiss)

You can watch the first full episode of HBO's Bored to Death on Fancast. I just watched it and thought it was super charming and shot really well. Worth your 3o mins.

We went to check out the Greenpoint Food Market this weekend. It was its first weekend open and has some potential. The vendors were all sweet and generous with their samples although a bit more variety would have been appreciated. Too many baked goods and kimchee products. The set up was a bit claustrophobic too but it might be good to check out again in the fall. We also went to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this weekend (photo left). It's huge and the site of the 1939 Worlds Fair. Can't wait to go back and explore more of its 1200 acres.

We made old fashioneds on Sunday to commence with our Mad Men watching. They were delicious.

2oz whiskey (we used makers)

1 sugar cube

1 dash bitters

1 slice lemon

1 cherry

1 slice orange

Combine the sugar, bitters and 1tsp water in an old fashioned glass. Muddle well and add whiskey, add a twist of lemon peel and ice. The add slices of orange and a cherry.

What NYers are reading on the subway

I am feeling a bit under the weather so Justin treated me to a fantastic homemade dinner of seitan curry stirfry. It was so good I took the rest for lunch. Mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, seitan and simmering sauce on a bed of brown rice - YUMmmmm...

Image released today by NASA, taken from the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, showing stars bursting to life. (AP)

"The number 9 is revered in Hinduism and considered a complete, perfected and divine number because it represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system." (wiki)

the cool, dj-loving, buddhist french chef, eric ripert has a new show coming to pbs this weekend. here is the trailer:


(via grub street)

I have been hotly anticipating Where The While Things Are but until it comes out in October, I will have to be happy with the looooong NYT Magazine cover story this weekend that delves into the whole backstory of getting it made. Preview here.

A coworker's girlfriend does the gift guides for a couple magazines and he has started to bring in the leftovers. Today's discovery was Yoku Moku cookies. Insanely buttery, delicious and individually wrapped. Apparently they are currently backordered everywhere.

okay, this looks a little complicated but panda bear bread! recipe here