Claire | February 27, 2010
This, “The Painter’s Honeymoon” by 19th-century Victorian classical painter Frederic, Lord Leighton, is one of my favorite paintings of all time. While Leighton himself hated his works being described as “pretty” – he once said it was the only form of abuse he couldn’t tolerate – there’s no denying the fact that the aspect of [...]
Claire | February 27, 2010
Pasta continues to be unbelievably adorable. Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Sun Kyun have chemistry so sizzling that it should unlawful, and the drama itself is very very endearing. Here are some random caps of romantic highlights of recent episodes.
Claire | February 26, 2010
Tired of Facebook telling you what to do? Don’t CARE what group your friend joined? Not interested in “re-connecting” with that middle school friend you haven’t talked to in years? Same here. The solution is surprisingly simple. You can join the facebook group here requesting that Facebook get rid of the Suggestion box…OR you can [...]
Claire | February 25, 2010
“Men always want to be a woman’s first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about things. What we like is to be a man’s last romance.” – A Woman of No Importance, Oscar Wilde
Claire | February 24, 2010
In the Sun, She & Him – She & Him is the insanely cool collaboration of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, and this is the single off their second album, set to be released in March Blow Me Away, Breaking Benjamin- first single from the rock band’s new album Dear Agony Pick Up the Phone, [...]
Claire | February 20, 2010
In the most blatant(and thus hilarious) piece of exhibitionism I’ve ever seen on the ice, Evgeni Plushenko delivers the goods and then some at the 2001 Worlds(ETA according to a commenter, this was his unjudged piece which makes sense but makes it only marginally less funny).
Claire | February 19, 2010
I first heard Barbra Streisand’s brilliant and beautiful song “The Way We Were” in her Robert Redford film of the same name. The song captured everything the movie was about, and stands on its own as an achingly melancholy tribute to the passage of time and a love remembered. Misty water-colored memories Of the way [...]
Claire | February 18, 2010
(Taken from the Sparknotes Blog) “A few weeks ago, we posted a ? letter to the to-do list. It got us wondering what other people’s to-do lists look like. Ours are pretty boring, generally topped by “Clean room” or the ever-exciting “Get new toothbrush.” But some people’s to-do lists have to be exciting (right?). What [...]
Claire | February 17, 2010
Back from Westwind and decided to cook. I took a brief glance at this very tempting Autumn Beef Stew but decided it was impractical as I don’t have beef broth and no cubes to make it either, so went instead with this Beef Goulash with Paprika. Making it was a breeze and it is currently [...]
Claire | February 12, 2010
In honor of Shahrukh’s new film My Name is Khan which is getting a wide release in the US today (yes!!), here is an interview with him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG2Og1Y6SEg
