ALL THINGS GOLDEN

A DESIGN LEGEND BEST KNOWN FOR CREATING THE “I LOVE NEW YORK” LOGO. YOU’VE MORE THAN LIKELY SEEN OTHER DESIGN WORK MILTON GLASER HAS DONE. AN INSIGHTFUL AND CONTEMPLATIVE LOOK AT ART, COMMERCE, AND LIFE. WELL WORTH A LOOK.

THIS VIDEO IS FULL OF THEM, BUT HERE’S A FEW QUOTES THAT RESONATED WITH ME:

“…NONE OF US HAS REALLY THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND OUR PATH UNTIL IT’S OVER.”

“WHAT YOU SEE VERY FREQUENTLY IN PEOPLES PROFESSIONAL LIVES AND PERHAPS IN THEIR EMOTIONAL LIFE AS WELL IS THAT THEY LOSE INTEREST IN THE 3RD ACT. YOU SORT OF GET TIRED, AND INDIFFERENT AND SOMETIMES DEFENSIVE. AND YOU KIND OF LOSE YOUR CAPACITY FOR ASTONISHMENT, AND THAT’S A GREAT LOSS BECAUSE THE WORLD IS A VERY ASTONISHING PLACE.”

I CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO HERE.

BRIAN AND I MET SHOOTING A FILM TOGETHER YEARS AGO. HE’S BEEN A CLOSE FRIEND EVER SINCE. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT TO SEE A FRIEND STANDING ON THE GRAND STAGE OF THE OSCARS AS PART OF THE VICTORY TEAM FOR BEST PICTURE. PRETTY COOL WATCHING A FRIEND LIVE THEIR DREAMS.

IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE HURT LOCKER YET,  WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!

BRIAN IS ALSO CURRENTLY STARRING IN EASIER WITH PRACTICE, A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AND AWESOME DIRECTORIAL DEBUT BY OUR FRIEND KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ (WHO JUST WON AN INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD FOR “SOMEONE TO WATCH”) OUT NOW.

AND IF YOU’RE IN LOS ANGELES, MAKE A POINT TO SEE THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES WITH BRIAN, MARTIN SHEEN AND FRANCES CONROY. THEY HAVE A RUN AT THE MARK TAPER FORUM THROUGH MARCH 21ST. ALL OF THEM GIVE TRULY PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCES.

ME! THIS IS AN AMAZING STUDIO SESSION OF DANIEL.

A BUNCH OF GREAT SESSIONS FROM 89.3 THE CURRENT HERE

SNAPS FROM ARI’S YOUTH IN REVOLT PREMIERE LAST MONTH. AS ALWAYS, SHE WAS ON POINT (IN THE FILM AND IN THAT DRESS!)

LAST WEEK I POPPED BY GAGOSIAN TO CHECK OUT TOM SACHS’S SALT THE FRIES PIECE IN ACTION. HERE’S SOME SNAPS FROM THE NIGHT.

TOM SACHS

THE INSTALL

DENNIS KOCH & ME

SARAH WATSON & DEB MCLEOD

TOM. QUALITY CONTROL.

DEAN ANES & ALLISON “PLEASE NEVER TAKE MY PICTURE” MILLER

LARRY’S LADIES – LAUREN, THAL, HANAKO

GUSTAVO GODOY & HARDY OPHULS

PATRICK AND ALEXIS

SARAH WATSON & TOM SACHS

ALLISON MILLER, LAUREN MCCAFFREY, EMILY TARON

SOMETIMES YOU CAN FORGET TO BREATHE.

(NOT SURE WHO TOOK THIS PICTURE)

TOO MANY GREAT ONES HAVE BEEN LEAVING US.

R.I.P. GENERAL LEE

PORTRAIT BY CRAIG MCDEAN

DAVID BOWIE – “LIFE ON MARS”

AN INCREDIBLE WRITER. ALSO MY COUSIN.

PATRICIA ENGEL’S FIRST SHORT STORY COLLECTION “VIDA” WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS FALL THROUGH GROVE PRESS.

UNTIL THEN, CHECK OUT HER LATEST SHORT STORY “THE BRIDGE”:

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