What I am listening to this week. I am calling this playlist natural curiosities randomly after one of my favorite books of all time: The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. I only have the small version but one day I am going to own the large one that costs like $300. The images are so gorgeous and inspiring.
Right now I am loving the CD of Rufus Wainwright singing Judy Garland live at Carnegie Hall. Rufus is amazing to begin with but him singing Judy Garland is beyond brilliant and so quintessentially bizarre, but in a good way.
My favorite books today still seem to be the ones I remember most vividly from my childhood. This includes Eloise and The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. They both have in common young girls galavanting about NYC. No wonder I like them so much...
70's New York. Slim Aarons. repetto ballet flats. Duchamp. Vanity Fair. elephants. The New Yorker. little signature jay birds. hearst castle. watermelon. Paris. plaid shirts. making mixes. Martin Parr. polaroid cameras. american typewriter font. Tim Walker. moleskine notebooks. snow & graham. peonies. Hugh Holland. my clippings binder. anchors. The Paris Review. long drives. french bulldogs. NYC. whole foods. Chuck Close. woody allen glasses. Joseph Szabo. maritime hotel. cheddar bunnies. a.p.c. brigitte bardot hair. the whoosh of the city. the view of the city lights at night from beverly glen. mhhhm. mhhhm.