12
Jun
On loving shoes.
After TWELVE years of lusting, I finally bought a pair of Cydwoq shoes. I don’t know the specific count
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aesthetics
12
Jun
On wearing what you want and not giving a damn.
Tavi Gevinson, founder of Rookie Mag on not giving a shit what other people think.
People respect people who wear
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12
Jun
Letters from Paris: Why don't we build like this anymore?
The Notre Dame. Sacre Coeur. L’Hotel de Ville. Places des Vosges. The Saint Michel Fountain and the Louvre. The
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12
Jun
Letters from Paris: Montmartre and the Digital Cabaret.
It was on the northern slope of the Butte Montmartre on a cobbled street that this enchanted house became a
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12
Jun
Letters from Paris: On cities as museums.
It’s springtime in Paris and I have something to confess (although the fact that I feel the need to
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12
Jun
Letters from Paris: Things Parisians Like.
The thing I love about Parisians is they just don’t give a damn. And that, contrary to popular belief,
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12
Jun
On maps, storytelling, and us.
I love maps, for they are portraits of places. Maps of the Puget Sound, the Chesapeake Bay, the eastern shores
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12
Jun
On what software designers can learn from Japanese knife makers.
From Kinfolk, Volume Eight: The Cutting Edge, by Ethan Kawasaki.
The knife is unequivocally the most important tool in the
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12
Jun
House love.
Dear 129,
It’s only been four hours since I last woke up in your arms. Those strong, vaulted arms,
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12
Jun
When you're in love with a beautiful house.
On Saturday, after almost five years on the East Coast, I left Baltimore. On the plane ride to Seattle, I
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