being middle aged

can be sort of DUMB

how great is this

Caitlin Keogh reimagining “A Death in the Family” by James Agee

from The NY Times Magazine “Eleven Summer Book Covers, Reimagined by Artists”

twisted highway

first day of school, first day of library work, realizing i have an assignment due while in austin, getting pushback from rosanne cash concert, new dog acting bonkers, trying to figure out how to make it all work = stress level HIGH. changing careers and going back to school is not for the faint of heart. blasting this on repeat.

valentino

pierpaolo piccioli for valentino’s fall winter couture. in LOVE.

Valentino Fall 2018. Valerio Mezzanotti/Nowfashion. Via NY Times.

Valentino Fall 2018. Valerio Mezzanotti/Nowfashion. Via NY Times.

Valentino Fall 2018. Valerio Mezzanotti/Nowfashion. Via NY Times.

“Sogno ad alta voce”, cape with ‘Léda et le Cygne’ and ‘Narcisse’ embroidered onto it. Peau de soie, mikado, faille and lurex intarsia with shades of celadon blue and fruité red. Light blue wool combination. The first look of the #ValentinoHauteCouture #FallWinter1819 Collection designed by @pppiccioli

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“Hai le ali”, rust bouclé wool cape and double cashmere combination with gold lamé vol d’oiseaux appliqué. Enjoy the magic via #linkinbio. #ValentinoHauteCouture #FallWinter1819 @pppiccioli

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never forget

this is the crux of it

RP: @undocumedia CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. ♻️: @pagmi

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more hanif

just a great cover, a great title

(buy here) (on sale AND they’re matching donations from hanif abdurraqib during july to AL OTRO LADO)
(image via bokelskere.no)

first, miss piggy has a twitter

in other joys, i recommend reading dog owners’ reviews of dog treats and toys on amazon — very dad-like jokes. a sample:

feel like someone injected wet cement into my veins

think it has to do with school starting monday and working on this concert and trying to get this mini library job and frankly all these jobs get me mad cement exhausted. BUT here are some cool things:

• this ted talk (!) (first link to a ted talk on bookbinder?), “how to grow fresh air” — you kinda need a lot of plants to do it but still cool
• this interview with also lizzi bougatsos (“My advice for young artists is to be open to doing anything. You have to be humble and you also have to do things you don’t want to do sometimes. It’s not always gonna be glamorous or fun, but that’s how you form who you are.“)
• thinking about potential birthday presents (for myself)
• poet hanif adburraqib’s titles in general and this one specifically and also this one

i’m in love with this

learned of this exhibition, Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams (watch the video, it won’t allow me to embed it), from joe pfeifer’s instagram. found it very moving:

“Based in then-Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), following its independence from Belgium, Kingelez made sculptures of imagined buildings and cities that reflected dreams for his country, his continent, and the world.”

and a playlist to go along with it: