“From now on I will make burning my aim, for I am like the candle: burning only makes me brighter.” – Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī

Love, Andy Warhol (And me!)

While many of you may be concentrating on potential Christmas presents to purchase, I seem to find myself curious about… Czech Marionettes. Okay, so fine: I’m Jewish. Santa doesn’t visit me and I eat chocolate coins. Alas, I blog about my random fixation of the moment. {For the record, can I just state that I [...]

So, it’s only natural that since my lovely roommate Alison is planning her wedding, I myself would start venturing into the world of weddings: There are so many details to sort out to assure a smooth and memorable experience. For the bride, one of the most important tasks to tackle is that of… THE DRESS! [...]

Although squarely rooted in tradition, the form and style of furniture pieces designed by Tucker Robbins have an originality and an apparent uniqueness to the Western eye precisely because the traditions from which he draws his inspiration literally span continents and centuries. Ironically, as a former monk, he lived with almost no furniture for 10 years. An [...]

It all began in 1862, when Louis Ernest Ladurée, a miller from France’s Southwest, created a bakery at 16 rue Royale in Paris… Louis-Ernest Ladurée, a miller, founded the bakery on the Rue Royale, Paris in 1862. During the Paris Commune uprising of 1871 the bakery was burnt down. A pastry shop was built at the same location [...]