2009

High Line Park, two weeks from opening but already beautiful

June 2, 2009

High Line Park, two weeks from opening but already beautiful

Of course the High Line park didn’t open on time for our New York trip – the first phase now opens June 15 – but at least we got to see all the frantic final activity from our hotel window.

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“Raw blonde”

January 20, 2009

“Raw blonde”

Supposedly raw blonde is a trend for 2009. I think that might be me, based on this definition. Warm but austere and at this point pretty pale.

This room somehow manages to be both sensual and monastic at the same time, so perhaps it represents the perfect refuge for a recession.

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The “What’s In, What’s Out for 2009” list thing.

January 4, 2009

The “What’s In, What’s Out for 2009” list thing.

The “What’s In and What’s Out in 2009” lists are starting to appear. Not to be too protestant about it, since environmentalism in its more puritanical moment can make you want to stab yourself in the eye with a fork—a plastic fork—but these lists can get anxiety-provoking.

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