October 1, 2012

Instant: The Story of Polaroid

 

If you were born any time before 1985, chances are you have memories of having your photo snapped by a Polaroid camera. And then the even more exciting event of watching it slowly develop from the murky depths. I can personally state that 95% of the pictures taken of me before the age of 7 are Polaroids. It was such a huge part of our culture. The original instant-view photos, long before digital photography and Instagram.

 

 

Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos takes us back through the company’s creation and rapid rise to fame, from the small beginnings of Edwin Land’s garage startup to a multi-billion dollar company. I loved reading about artists falling in love with Polaroid, and my heart broke a little taking in the bankruptcy all over again. If you have the love for Polaroid that I do, or know someone else who might, this is a bookshelf necessity.

 

 

 

Book trailer for INSTANT: THE STORY OF POLAROID by Christopher Bonanos from Princeton Architectural Press on Vimeo.

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October 1, 2012

Yummus Hummus

It’s like I’m giving ideas away here, Yummus Hummus would be the perfect name for a hummus-only cafe! But back to the task at hand. Hummus, don’t you love it? I’m not a big fan of the chickpea on its own, but blend it up with some spices and whatnot and I’m all over it. I have yet to make my own hummus, but these are the recipes I’ve got bookmarked for when the time comes. As always, click on the image to go to the recipe and source.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All photos and recipes copyright of their respective source unless otherwise noted.

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September 28, 2012

Happy Weekend

01/ Why Tea Is So Very Magical.
02/ World’s Best Father!
03/ NYC’s Hamburger Alley all mapped out.
04/ Love these Bad Girls Throughout History postcards.
05/ Bath Boat!
06/ Wonderful Life with the Elements, an illustrated book about chemistry.
07/ This glass sculpture looks like cotton candy.
08/ Geometric painted walls.
09/ Tree Ring Lights.
10/ What do you measure? Measuring the Universe.

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September 28, 2012

September

Bought my first fall bouquet.
Started fostering a chiweenie named HOT DOG!
Spotted the first pumpkins and gourds.
Read a lot of books.

 

Saw redwoods for the first time.
Did a lot of traveling and earned some serious dark circles (and maybe one crossed eye).
Made the first pumpkin bread of the year.
Visited Marimekko.

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September 27, 2012

Call Me, Maybe

I’m sorry, I had to. That song is too damn catchy for its own good (but you already know that). I’m not getting a new iPhone 5 just yet, but I am in the market for a fresh look for fall and winter. Really feeling the leather backed one, lower right.

 

Clockwise from Top Left: Playground by Vasare Nar, Mini Basketweave by Chilewich, Isabel by DANNIJO, Adventure Island by Leah Flores, brandy leather from Valentine Goods, Colors 201 by Jen Ramos, Scallop by Case 822, Dahlia by Kirna Zabete

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September 26, 2012

Penguin Drop Cap Series

 

I think we can all agree that Jessica Hische is a pretty big badass in the hand-drawn type world. If you’ve been following her Daily Drop Cap blog (since 2009) you’ll be just as excited as I am to know that Hische has partnered with Penguin’s art director, Paul Buckley, in the eventual release of a series of 26 hardcover classics. Each book will feature a drop cap unique to the series, the first six of which will go on sale November 27th. I love the gradient that’s apparent in these first releases and I hope it continues on throughout the series. And yes, I’ll need every last one so it’s a good thing they’re available for pre-order right here.

 

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September 25, 2012

Pumpkin Bread with Dried Cranberries

Sunday morning I celebrated fall’s arrival by baking some pumpkin bread. I’m always looking for tried and true family recipes, so I jumped at the chance to make this recipe from longtime Twitter acquaintance Sarah Rosenthal. She told me it was her mom’s most requested recipe and that was as good as gold for me. I added dried orange-infused cranberries because I happened to have some, and it was a great call. The recipe makes three loaves so I kept one, gave one away, and popped one in the freezer for later (you know, next week).

 

Pumpkin Bread with Dried Cranberries

• 3 1/3 C sifted flour
• 1 C oil
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 C water
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 C canned pumpkin
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 3 C granulated sugar
• 1 C dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and flour three loaf pans. Sift dry ingredients together and make a well in the middle. Add remaining ingredients and mix until just combined (by hand or low-speed mixer). Pour batter into loaf pans until half-full, then bake for 1 hour (check at 50 minutes). Remove from oven and place loaf pans on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes. Remove bread from loaf pans and continue to cool entirely on wire rack.

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