June 2012
1 post
This summer I want to go camping. And when I go camping I want to sleep in a slice of pizza and rest my head on a piece of broccoli.
From B Fiber Craft and Emporium on Etsy.
May 2012
2 posts
That Fence on Valencia at 19th
Monica Schaefer is always well dressed. Ask her where she found her oversized black jacket reminiscent of Comme des Garcons ($5), her blue stripped sundress ($3), or Navajo print boots ($7) and the answer is always the same. She bought them off a fence.
Cesar Arroyo is cleaning out the basement for his wife’s friend by selling her unwanted goods right outside his sister’s house on 19th St. “I...
DECADES: DESIGN HEAVY: SAM CULKINS OF CULK INK.... →
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Self-made man Samuel Culkins resides in the Avenues of fog beach town San Francisco where out of his 23rd and Cabrillo garage the Bay Area via Rhode Island designer wields his craft. Bent on 80’s surf and skate imagery, Culk’s boyish tendencies lend themselves to compelling combinations of vintage playboy mag imagery and Dionysian ideals of California mythology.
Read Sky...
April 2012
4 posts
The Kinkade Taco
Earlier this month I mourned the loss of Thomas Kinkade with a screen-printed (chocolate) Kinkade Taco. His glowing paintings of gnome villages, thunder storms, rainbows and overly-attentive deer will be missed.
MESABA
Freshmen year at USF I took this fantastic math art class with Professor Pete Wells. This is what I turned in for my final:
Fractal chest & Möbius strip arms.
Mary-Kate & Ashley
I am currently working on a memoir about the time I cruised the Baltic sea with the Olsen twins. Reflecting on my Olsen obsession, I’ve become nostalgic for the forgotten but amazing Olsen twin products from the early aughts.
I used to subscribe to their glossy magazine, which came out in 2001. Sadly there were only around three issues.
March 2012
8 posts
Breast Milk
An excerpt from my story about the adult use of breast milk was posted on The Decades Kickstarter today. I invite you to read. And if it intrigues you, I hope you consider backing Decades. Thanks!
Duchamp
I would wear this toilet. Thanks to Kelly Tingle for sharing such greatness with me.
Decades Kickstarter
The Kickstarter for Decades magazine launched today! Check it out here. Through the powers of Kickstarter we will be able to print the first issue of Decades, a magazine covering food, fashion, gore and intellectualism.
Please share this with your loved ones to help us bring Decades to independent bookstores in San Francisco, LA and NY!
Here is the cover for Issue One: The Beet Stain Issue:
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Mission Night Market
Thursday night, shortly after my root canal, I went shopping at the Mission Night Market at the Ken Ken Ramen noodle factory. I purchased a pair of earrings from Oak and Roma made by artist Jazzmin Atento. They are made from recycled leather and moss from the Marin headlands.
Other sights from the market - Quin and Hilde painting nails in an old boat and Charles Papillo encouraging people to...
Homemade
Not long ago I made my own Cheez-Its. Now I am moving on to try other well know packaged goods. This New York Times story, It’s Not Junk If I Made It, serves as inspiration. To try: Oreo Cookies, Ho-Hos and Fritos.
I’ll start with this Oreo recipe from Breads and Roses. Results soon.
Gold Tips
I bought this blouse at Zara in November. I have been obsessed with it ever since. Originally it was purchased to wear to a very important interview. The shirt was complimented during said interview, but did not lead to much success otherwise.
I wore it to Betelnut one night resulting in sprinkles of grease on the front. Don’t worry, dry cleaning took care of the mess.
What else can I...
Decades: Decades Anticipation Party →
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Images from the Decades Anticipation Party (all photos by Sophie Peoples)
Amanda Schoepflin of Cathedral X.
Cathedral X
Robert Mingoa and Drew Herron.
Decades Art Director, Elizabeth Stone Brown.
Monica Schaefer with Decades Editor-in-Chief, Chloe Schildhause.
Party Noshings
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I’ve been slaving away all day to make beet filled hamantaschen for tomorrow’s first Decades Party. Here they are in their unfolded and un-baked glory:
If you think beets taste like dirt, fear not. There will also be hamantaschen filled with Nutella, fig and pomegranate jam, and candied ginger puree. We will also be selling homemade scones and cotton candy, at $1 a pop.
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February 2012
6 posts
Elisabeth Koch
I may get back in the habit of wearing elaborate headgear.
Head pieces by Elisabeth Koch.
Degrassi Death
The death of Degrassi Junior High star, Neil Hope, is so odd and mysterious. He died in 2007, but his corpse went unidentified by his family for four years. His death was formally announced to the public this month.
Hope’s character on the show, Derek “Wheels” Wheeler, was interesting. He had a mullet. He was in the band Zit Remedy with Joey and Snake. His parents were killed...
Decades Party
Decades, the magazine I edit with Sky Madden and Elizabeth Brown, is having a party. It’s our first event to celebrate the anticipation of our debut issue (to be released this Spring). If you live in San Francisco and like music, cotton candy, fancy drinks, non-fancy drinks, hamantaschen, scones and blood then you should attend.
Headlining the event is Cathedral X. They never repeat a...
Stolen Bike
I have been compared to Pee-Wee Herman numerous times, for both my personality and hairstyle. And now, like Pee-Wee, I have been the victim of bike thievery. Today, February 15th, 2012, at around 11:40 a.m., my bike was stolen. She was locked outside the San Francisco Public Library in the Civic Center.
She’s a black Linus mixte, three speed, with fenders and a front black basket. She is...
Cheez-Its
Last night I cooked some homemade Cheez-Its using this recipe from Chicagoist. The fresh-from-the-oven crackers are clearly superior to the boxed variety.
There are plans for my magazine Decades to sell homeade Cheez-It’s at our upcoming party. Shaped like triangles, of course. We are scheming to make gourmet Cheez-Its with Gruyère, and a spicy variety with Sriracha called “Pigeon...
“I like those little jellies that have the little foil tops…those small...”
– Andrew WK
January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
6 posts
Orthorexia Nervosa
For my masters project at Columbia I wrote about the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa, the unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. It was published this week on Health.com.
Naturally I spent a lot of time editing this story while eating Oreo cookie cake at the Cake Shop in the Lower East Side.
An excerpt:
Alena’s obsession with healthy eating started in 12th grade, when she found...
Jew Food Plus Some Pig
Jew food is so beautiful. Gothamist writes about the Jew food renaissance with chef Zach Kutsher. His restaurant sounds magical. A lovely quote from the article:
“our gefilte fish is…made with wild halibut and a beet and horseradish tartare. I love our Romanian steak, which is a prime skirt steak with caramelized onions and our wild mushroom knish is amazing. Our roast chicken I...
Bikram Sues Donation Based Studio Yoga to the...
You know Bikram? He’s the yoga man who started the sweaty 105 degree yoga sequence. Now he is suing Yoga to the People, a donation based studio with locations in New York, San Francisco and Seattle. So I wrote about it for Business Insider. Read all about the lawsuit here.
Also, about a year ago Details magazine wrote an interesting article about what goes on during Bikram’s...
The DMZ
Now that Kim Jong Il is dead I thought it would be most appropriate to share images of that time I stared at North Korea.
This is me, having a ball at the DMZ.
Here are some tourists snapping photos of North Korea, land of barren trees. One is prohibited to take photos beyond the yellow line.
The soldiers were there to enforce this rule, which I accidentally broke.
This is North...
Cooking in the 1960s
I made this Brussels sprout pizza. Homemade dough topped with rosemary, thyme and sage infused olive oil, Parmesan cheese, garlic and roasted sprouts. I also make the best tacos in the world. No joke. Green chili corn tortillas, pinto beans, spicy sautéed mushrooms and onions with a homemade tomato hot sauce. Garnished with cilantro and lime of course. Also, check this out - sautéed reindeer...
Peeing in SF
My guide on where to go when you have to go for The Bold Italic. Read it here.
November 2011
5 posts
Bear tooth engagement ring
Ring designed by BloodMilk. These would go well with my human wisdom teeth earrings.
Before Facebook there was Purple Moon
There was a time when I enjoyed buying CD-ROM computer games packaged in cereal-sized boxes. And I had a good collection of computer games in my youth. These games gave me great experience (resumé worthy experience really) in the challenges and nuances of multiple careers. I have designed clothes for Barbie, have directed her in various independent short films, and have created my own teen...
The Final Manicure
My final manicure from Stinky Pinky the other week. An amazing finale to a nurturing and expressive art show. Love the googly eye.
Death to Bread
Three and a half hours. One and a quarter boxes of Bisquick. Two artists (Quintessa Matranga and Chloe Schildhause).
Skeleton is roughly 5’4”
I’m particularly proud of the detailing on the lunate.
Biscuit aorta and superior vena cava.
October 2011
2 posts
Stinky Pinky
For the past three Thursdays, artists Quintessa Matranga and Hilde Lynn have been hosting Stinky Pinky, a performance art nail salon. Here are scenes from the Stinky Pinky debut:
Hilde and Quin, and their glorious shiny blue table. Potpourri, cat statues and glitter galore.
Quin, chatting with patrons.
This is my hand. As you can see, the results are fabulous.
Next Thursday is the last...
September 2011
6 posts
Gnomes
Ten years ago, June 24th 2001 to be exact, my friend Hannah Betterton and I read an article about garden gnomes in The New York Times. We fell in love with the hilarity of the article. One quote in particular has been engrained in my brain for the past ten years: “a gnome can’t help what he’s made of, and they all live very happily together in the garden.”
Hannah and I cut...
The Noya Sandwich
This sandwich is named after its co-creator, Noya Kohavi. Deconstructed babaganoush with red and golden beets topped with endive, radicchio and goat cheese on Acme bread’s herb slab.
16th & Valencia
K-Pop
Good news. I am now a K-Pop journalist for the website Seoul Beats. My first article is on the departure of Heechul from Super Junior, and my second is a rant on the banning of Psy’s “Right Now.”
The beloved Heechul of Super Junior. Read about his leave for the army here.
Psy flaunting his muscles and the article on why his song is banned.
Thai vs SF
Ronald McDonald in Thailand…
vs Ronald McDonald in San Francisco:
August 2011
7 posts
It Begins with Bibimbap
My first taste of Korean food was on the airplane - Asiana Air’s version of bibimbap. Sad, I know, but still exciting because it gave me a crash course in bibimbap before I arrived. They provided a guide on how to assemble (or what they call “mixing and harmonizing”) this quintessential Korean dish.
Bibimbap is served deconstructed. There are many varieties, but typically it’s rice with a...
Jjimjilbang
My first full Korean day was spent at the Jjimjilbang (bathhouse) Dragon Hill Spa because I couldn’t imagine doing anything else in my jet lagged state. It proved to be the perfect jet lagged activity and only cost me 10,000 won.
Dragon Hill Spa:
The pleasant walk to the spa:
I pranced around naked with Korean women and soaked in various large bathtubs. This was great because I have...
Arriving in Korea
Korea smells like fake fruit. Like fruit disinfectant wipes, or fruit scented Sanrio erasers. This is my first impression of the country and after spending a little over a week in this lovely place, I discover that it also often smells of mothballs and fermentation. It’s also very green. When I looked out the airplane window and starred at Korea for the first time, all I could see was a lush...
Bird
I met this kid in the park and he drew this on my foot.
Eating with Lulu: Part 2
Part 1 of my adventures with Lulu were posted a while ago, but I promised a sequel and will not fail to deliver.
In the last installment we ventured to Flushing for Chinese food and nibbled on chocolate in Williamsburg. Lulu’s visit to New York also included a late night sidewalk picnic of Roberta’s pizzas in Bushwick.
The chefs at Roberta’s, cooking up pies:
Our White and...
Beets
I wrote an article on nature’s candy for Brooklyn Based. Below is an excerpt. Read the full story here and get a recipe from Brooklyn chef Kenneth Tufo for his Beet Tartare here. Photos by Kelsey Dickey.
Dark red slivers, tender and juicy, staining fresh greens and bleeding into creamy white cheese–this is the essence of a refreshing beet salad. The formula is simple and its popularity...
WatchThis documentary is a tribute to one of my favorite meals, the meatball. The meatball has played a very important role in my life, having been there for me on my Bat Mitzvah, my 21st Birthday, the night my cat died, and will hopefully be there for future monumental occasions such as my wedding and funeral. Meatballs are love. Love are meatballs. Meatballs for life. Enjoy.
July 2011
3 posts
Bon Voyage Breakfast
I’m in South Korea now, but before I left I had a charming breakfast with my roommates Matt Yoka and Eric Appell at Egg. We drew fantastic etchings on the paper tablecloth, enjoyed biscuits, grits and kale then completed our morning with an adorable goodbye photoshoot.
KOREA! KOREA! KOREA!
Precious moments.
Bon Voyage Brooklyn. Korea updates soon.