the next day the kettle was in the fridge

I have a major Maccabees crush. Huge.

I'm also loving the single that singer Orlando Weeks did with the Filthy Dukes. It stopped me in my tracks when I heard it on the radio the other day

Best Coast - When I'm With You

maybe this will be my soundtrack to pajamming

PAJAMMING!

Pajamming - v 1. Closely related to funderwear, refers to rocking out in your sleep attire. This style was made most famous by Tom Cruise in Risky Business. Playing acoustic guitar in your boxers does NOT count

as defined on Terriblog

image of Volcano Choir from The Quietus. I wanna have a pajamming session with Mr Vernon.

fully booked

I had intended to leave my bedroom walls fairly bare, given how much art I've scattered around every other room in my home. But when I saw this book jacket I was hooked and I'm excited to get it up on the wall along with eight of his friends, all from Book City Jackets

poise

The wonderful Immodesty Blaize by Laetitia Negre

definitive lace ups

YES PLEASE

dior homme s/s10 via dazed digital

one month to go

I LOVE CHRISTMAS

goodbye england

laura marling is magic. full stop.

dappled

recently, a friend said that if you were to describe me you would use the word "tweed". this image helps me feel more like that's a compliment.

vogue italia shoot from coute que coute

man food

So, I needed a recipe yesterday for a nice birthday treat and GQ being my source for most things I clicked to see what they would have online.

WEIRD but no brownies. Upside, new recipe for beer braised beef... Given that it's a concoction of Dan Barber of Blue Hill it has to be good.

Ingredients

• 3 lbs beef chuck, in chunks
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil
• Beer
• Carrots and onions, chopped
• Parsley (3 sprigs)

Step 1

1. Generously season the beef with salt and pepper.

Step 2

1. Over medium flame, heat enough olive oil to evenly coat the base of a large heavy-bottom pot. When the oil is hot, add the beef and cook on all sides till it's evenly brown and crispy. Remove and place on a plate, uncovered.

Step 3

1. Pour in a bit of beer, let simmer, and scrape up the tasty brown bits with a wooden spoon. Add the vegetables. Use enough to make a deep bed, maybe two large onions and three big carrots—it all depends how big the pot is. You can also add unpeeled garlic; fennel and ginger are a nice touch with pork. Cook on low flame, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes, till well caramelized.

Step 4

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 5

1. Place the beef back in the pot, nestled among the vegetables. Add the parsley. Pour in the rest of the beer so it comes about halfway up the sides of the meat. You may need more than one can.

Step 6

1. Cover, place in the oven, and cook for two to three hours, until the meat is meltingly tender.

Step 7

1. Remove the meat, place on a plate, and cover with aluminum foil. Pour the cooking liquid through a mesh strainer and discard the vegetables. At this point, you can serve the liquid as is, or you can put it back on the stove in a smaller pot over medium heat to intensify its flavors.

Step 8

1. To serve, keep the meat in chunks or shred it, and place it on a platter. Pour some of the cooking liquid over it (serve the rest on the side). Pair it with buttered egg noodles or mashed potatoes or pureed celery root. Devour.

definitely definitely making this one

Jonathan Boulet - Community Service Announcement

listened to this eleventeen times today

good plan

Work by Michael Hainey via A Continuous Lean

Mr Hainey is not a professional artist per se. He just wanted to make something. So he did.

yeah but

think i neeeeed this

part of the new college pack

NOM NOM NOM

by mike mitchell

party girl

I have a party soon with a '20s theme. I think this is very good inspiration...

spread from German Vogue via fashion rogue

oh for space

I could never leave walls so bare, but still... to have all that space and light... oof...

via ...etc

heaven

bubbles and bubbly

yes please

image via le fashion

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck - Heaven Can Wait

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait from Charlotte Gainsbourg on Vimeo.

I'm on a video binge this week.

This one is predictably odd - but that certainly doesn't hurt it.

vampire weekend - cousins

Vampire Weekend - New Music - More Music Videos

CONFETTI!!!

oh naoko

Art In The Age Presents... Sun Airway "Oh Naoko" In-Store Performance. from Art In The Age on Vimeo.

The proper studio version if this is very celebratory and ecstatic feeling, but as a little acoustic song there's something a teeeeny bit heartbreaking about Oh Naoko by Sun Airway

'I'll be there just to lasso you the moonshine, in the back of your mind just like a wind chime"

*sigh*