January 2012
32 posts
Of a Kind: A Ten-Stop Savannah Tour with Elizabeth... →
ofakind:
The designer did time in the city and knows the most remarkable spots.
Elizabeth taking Savannah by bike.
Though Elizabeth Thompson is a relatively new designer, she has an enthusiasm for all that’s old. That passion came in awfully handy when she lived in the historic, mysterious,…
Of a Kind: Elizabeth Knight Remakes Nature →
ofakind:
And somehow even improves upon it.
The objects that Elizabeth has turned into jewelry. Growing up, Elizabeth Thompson spent a lot of time running around outside, and as a adult, she brought her outdoorsy background to her work, casting found organic objects to serve as the…
Of a Kind: Meet Elizabeth Knight →
ofakind:
Something old inspires something new.
Elizabeth Thompson has always had a fascination with the past—with folklore and storytelling, with our beginnings and our roots. “History is something that comforts and empowers us. It brings us back,” says the jewelry designer. “We express this…
MY BOSS IS A BOSS
How Esquire Survived Publishing’s Dark Days
NEW YORK TIMES
JANUARY 22, 2012
Esquire magazine, a monument to male vitality, seemed about to keel over in 2009. Famous for laying down a much-followed literary track with an article in 1966 by Gay Talese titled “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,” the magazine found itself gasping for breath and fighting for survival.
Though it continued to be a...
After some struggles with sizing and shipping and salespeople, I finally got the perfect fit in these lovely nude loafers from Brooklyn’s own Marais USA. Preppy and classic and inspired, as you can tell, by time spent in Paris. They’re beautifully made and I can tell that they’re only going to get better with age. That they’re going to last me forever.
“I want a Sunday kind of love.”
– Etta James. RIP. Do I ever…
a beginner's guide to Baltimore
But I’ve got a lot more to learn…
Cross Street Market, Federal Hill for raw oysters, some football, and 32 oz drafts for 4 bucks. For a Saturday afternoon.
Iggie’s, Mt. Vernon handcrafted pizza, byob, and your own dog. For anytime.
The Brewer’s Art, North Charles Street set in an old Maryland townhouse, strong beers made in-house, hip music, hip people. For the...
charm city
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high-powered over-achievers he said, “Okay, time for a quiz” and he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. He also produced about a dozen...
Listen
”Sigh…where is my Prince Charming?”
”Found him.”
an ode
There was a neighbor boy named Camp.
Camp Hoon.
An adorable, sun-kissed, messy little boy with golden, always-in-your-eye tendrils, who wore faded, cotton, summer-camp t-shirts and worn-in, grass-stained khaki shorts.
Innocent in both looks and charm.
Innocent as you can be, as a five year old.
Innocent and naive enough to be the first of many men whose hearts she would quickly steal, whose...
Resolve
Explore. Find. Discover.
More often than not, be a yes person. Give it all, at least, a try.
Be brave, bold, courageous. Fearless and adventurous. Step out of your comfort zone.
Do something. Any thing. Feel alive. Be alive.
Don’t beat yourself up. There’s always tomorrow. (But say yes today.)
Embrace who you are.
Because you’re wonderful.
An amazingly...
Don’t let the wicked city get you down.
The most adorable Marais flats that I just treated myself to for the new year.
On the coldest day of winter yet.
Clearly looking ahead, already, to spring.
But the perfect pair of shoes can inspire a lot of things in a girl.
Like another springtime trip to Italy, perhaps.
Or maybe, this time…
France.
“The past and present wilt - I have filled them, emptied them.
And proceed to...”
