NeRd aLeRt!

Herzog and de Meuron rock.

i know they are internationally renowned architects who are constantly recieving praise... but i just wanted to extend my personal congrats and say thanks to them for being cool. tip of the hat to HdM.

check out their extension to their Tate Modern in London, which is expected to be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics. I am especially interested to see what they do with those underground tanks that are intended to be galleries.

yeah yeah yeahs on SNL saturday

i <3 this video. i do NOT <3 SNL as of late. but the music has been pretty good this season, barring taylor swift, oc.

so thats how it works

do they really use salad tongs to get fat babies out yo vaginas?



thanks dlisted

fixed it

from my bookstore trip today.

wall of complimentz

it's a double-compliment day!!!

" i read 2 pz and just hiccup in my office trying to stifle my laughter."
-meriel

thx meriel! here's a compliment back to you:

"it pleases me that meriel likes it so much"
-joel

erin baker needs your help

she got a new job! but it involves lots of time hanging out on construction sites, and she just doesnt know what to put on her feet! do any of you industry ladies out there have any recommendations for cute solutions for foot safety? if so, leave them in the comments.

fyi, erin will be working in the hot desert climate of austin texas. she requests something with 'a roomy toe box so my toes can breathe.'

in on tv right now news

this is hands down my new fave commersh.

what is kismet doing?

answer: kismet is pooped. he had his haircute today. he was washed, and cut, and styled, and had his nails done, and got a fancy red bandana.  he looks like a teddy bear. so cuddly and very cute if i do say so myself.

Crap ad from a conglomerate

lookin-like-a-bun

Ever think about how different animals resemble each other in strange and unexpected ways? Well that's the subject for my next running column: "These non-bun animals look an awful lot like the buns they're pictured next to!"

This pup is a beautiful auburn hue....and so is that bun!

Trends: Bright Under-P's

Men are buying pink panties to brighten up their 'spirits' during these dark economic times. No one is more on the 'pulse' of this trend than Jockey.

'When the economy’s gloomy, shoppers tend to make small, often unconscious, decisions in their consumer habits,' said Ruth Stevens, brand manager at Jockey Underwear.

'Men may feel out of control during the recession so they make small choices which may lighten their mood and one of these is evidently choosing brighter underwear.' But Easter Egg-colored undies, really?


Other colors that have seen a hike in sales are orange and a very fetching pistachio green.

how emBEARassing.

the new york times city room section invited graphic designers to submit ideas for the new world trade center (tower 1) logo. along with some really bad serious submissions, it looks like they got their fair share of smart-ass responses. ctm.

romance novels sales are up.

Harlequin Enterprises, the queen of the romance world, reported that fourth-quarter earnings were up 32 percent over the same period a year earlier, and Donna Hayes, Harlequin’s chief executive, said that sales in the first quarter of this year remained very strong. While sales of adult fiction overall were basically flat last year, according to Nielsen Bookscan, which tracks about 70 percent of retail sales, the romance category was up 7 percent after holding fairly steady for the previous four years. (nytimes)

hills recap!

We open with Heidi and Stephanie lunching and discussing their empty lives. Steph is having a hard time making friends at fashion school. Hmmm, maybe that's because people don't recognize her from last semester. What is up with her puffy face? Stephanie thinks it's a good idea to invite Heidi to Lauren's surprise party, even though Lauren hates her. “You're fine [to go]. 100 percent!” We think she tried to smile after saying that, but her face is broken. (nymag)

i dont watch american idol, but...

she's no tina, but no one ever is.

thx leah.