Urban japan romanticism daily

A constant reminder that cities in japan are much cooler than wherever you are.
Turn on the music for sweet grooves courtesy fantastic plastic machine:


That pregnancy scare no longer seems scary

hellokittymaternity.jpg

Via Yahoo!/AP:

YUANLIN, Taiwan – Japan’s iconic Hello Kitty has been recruited to help calm anxious mothers at a maternity hospital in Taiwan where the cartoon image adorns everything from walls to newborns’ blankets…[full article]


Sweet album covers of recent times

18 of them. No particular order, and the only other requirement is great tracks.

Suckfish Unknown Pleasures
The Audience’s Listening Sea Change
Loveless Lemon of Pink
Alphabetical OK Computer
Dystopia Luxury
Cross Crystal Castles
Bitches Brew Kill the Moonlight
Mezzanine Trentemoller Chronicles
Is This It The Eraser


Little wooden existential man

More from the Tesco notebook.

figuredrawing.jpg

He is arguably more existentially tormented than predecessors, because he has no face and cannot express his feelings.


Delights of velvety texture and frothy moustaches

I really love cappuccinos. Especially on ceramic. If you live in new york city, go and get one:

capp.jpg

Ninth Street Espresso
9th St. & Ave. C
$4. Cost ridic, but the best.

Cafe Grumpy W 20th between 7th Ave. & 8th Ave.
$3.50 and so worth it.

Abraco 7th St. & 1st Ave.
$3. In-house record player, owned by a dude who is funny and strange.