Conan in NY, Saul Bass @ MoMA, Hugo, Macy’s T-Day Parade

The Original Art show held at the Society of Illustrators is an annual showcase of illustrations from the year’s best children’s books. The exhibit features work from a range of mediums – from painting and drawing to digital – and never disappoints.

Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio & illustrated by J. Scott Campbell, I Want My Hat Back written & illustrated by Jon Klassen

Ramen @ Minca, Prints & Pages Pop-up Shop @ Gallery Hanahou, Bridesmaids, Rembrandt @ the Frick

Like fellow indie Little Miss Sunshine, Win Win is a wonderfully scripted and acted film about surrogate relationships (with an original song by The National to boot).

I heart blizzards. Snowstorms, incidentally, are a great time to go traipsing through Central Park.

Live-action short God of Love was a clear favorite at the Oscar Shorts screening and went on to take the Oscar.

Bay Ridge isn’t known as a culinary destination but the french toast at Saint Germain Bistro was worth the trek. No doubt there are other food gems in the neighborhood waiting to be discovered.

Win Win, Central Park, God of Love, french toast @ Saint Germain Bistro

There’s something charming about cities with rivers running through them.
Another trip that ended too soon (sigh).

The Île de la Cité, Du Pain et des Idées, young Parisien style, beautiful even in the rain,
Dublin’s Hard Rock Cafe, Cornucopia, along River Liffey, The [original] Temple Bar

Where the summer went:

Spring Clearances, Andrew Bird w/ Calexico @ Radio City, the new Shea (aka CitiField), biking Governors Island and Roosevelt Island, Frank Lloyd Wright @ Guggenheim, cookies @ Momofuku Milk Bar, Richard Avedon @ ICP

Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
-Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel was a woman after my own heart. She not only extolled the idea of comfort but took a “less is more” approach to her work. These were just a few things I learned about the famous couturier after watching Coco Before Chanel. While the film’s depiction of Chanel was thoroughly engaging, I suspect the real-life Coco was not quite as endearing as Audrey Tautou would have us believe. This poster, of which I’m completely enamored with, captures Chanel’s rebellious spirit and radical style perfectly.

Pining for…

Jonathan Adler’s Utopia collection, J. Crew Elsbeth leather oxfords, Charming by Tord Boontjen, Poketo Coffeepot Cafe Mug

A jaunt to B&N today got me wistful about the upcoming summer. Piles of Recommended Summer Reading set off a reverie of being outdoors with an engrossing book. I pilfered an assortment of summer reading lists to compile my own.

Recapping April + May: