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It wasn’t until I saw the exhibitor list and realized how many artists I adored were attending that I suddenly became very excited for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
Just a few from this great, big pool of talent include Joy Ang, Hellen Jo, Scott Cambell, and Kate Beaton (who drew this AWESOME “Tiny Hermione” comic among others).
It’s happening from May 7th-8th at the Toronto Reference Library. I can’t wait!
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He who seeks beauty will find it.
Originally posted at GUISE:
Bill Cunningham New York is a documentary centered around 83-year-old legendary fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham who has chronicled trends on the streets of New York for The New York Times for over fifty years—all while refusing to be paid.
Though he has observed fashion for most of his life, Mr. Cunningham is perhaps one of the only few people in this industry unswept by the wave of celebrity obsession. Undiscriminating to the subjects of his photographs—Bill cares solely for the clothes.
Considered to be an ascetic of the fashion world, he lives in a small apartment furnished with only a bed and several rows of file cabinets, all of which store negatives of every photo he has ever taken. When offered food and wine by the hostess of a society party (where he is photographing at) he kindly refuses, saying he has already had “food for the eyes” and that it is essential to “keep a distance from what you are doing so that you can be more objective.”
Bill Cunningham is the true antihero of the fashion world.
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Good Fucking Design Advice
Here is an oldie but a goodie: Good Fucking Design Advice—Because sometimes, being your own worst critic is not enough.
They have a lot of great advice that are not only for graphic/web designers, such as this one and this one, and now they also have a “family friendly” version of the site (link on top-right corner of the page) and some cool merch.
And hey, while you’re at it why not grab some wallpapers for your computer or iPhone? You can be sure that I’ve got this one on my desktop:
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“I err therefore I am.” — Originally coined by St. Augustine as, “Fallor ergo sum”. Shared by Kathryn Schulz in her Tedtalk On Being Wrong. -
The Toronto Standard has a new video series called Made In Toronto which features designers, bakers and craftspeople living here.
I really like this because Toronto is somewhat under-represented on many fronts. Hell, even I don’t know my own city. Pathetic, right?
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Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule. I need to start sleeping at 10!
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The Mini Macaron
My dear friend Amanda recently came back from a tour around Europe and she came home with Luxemburgerli, which is essentially a minature macaron with added filling.
She brought this all the way from Switzerland! Just for me! ♥
You can check out some close-up shots after the cut.
Anyone know what it says?
→ Flavours from left to right: lemon, praline, pistachio, and caramel brûlée !
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“A symptom of the revolution: When we state something is impossible in theory, but then change our minds when we discover that it is possible in practice.” -
For this edition of “Cool Shit Sunday”, I wanted to feature this original illustration drawn by my talented 13-year-old brother. It was done using a red pencil crayon and comes with an authentic signature.
It’s supposed to be a recreation of a drawing done by my sister, but I daresay it’s better than the original!
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“There is no social driver that is more powerful than wanting to belong.”
Really great episode of Attention Surplus regarding the fear of missing out (“FOMO” for short) and our desire to belong.
They talk about how it causes us to obsessively check our Twitter feeds, prevents us from living in the moment and dictates the type of content we share with others.
It’s something to think about…
