The Book Shelf: Netherland
I dream’d in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth; I dream’d that was the new City of Friends -Walt Whitman These inspiring borrowed words begin Joseph O’Neill’s brilliant novel Netherland, an ode to New York City. The setting is principally Manhattan in the...
Friday Links
GOATee. Spring Into Summer Nails. Shine On. Throwback. Blazing New Trails. Chi-Town. Study Jam. Go Green. Bloggin. Get Your (Self) Tan On. Jobs in Fashion. (Photo from here)
Saturday Links
Paint the Town Red. The Cools. Poppin Bottles. Prance. Shades. Yoga TOMORROW. Sequins & Stripes. Chill Jams. (photo from here)
Electrick Children
Religion, music, young, fizzy love; Electrick Children is an art-house film (2012) with a big heart and an improbable storyline – Rachel, the fifteen-year-old fundamentalist Mormon daughter of a close-knit family, discovers a casette tape in the basement and listens to a cover of Blondie’s Hanging on the Telephone. In a state of awe, she believes...
Film Still Style
Have you ever been watching a movie and wished that you could extract the outfit or the look of the person on screen? Sometimes the whole reason why I watch certain films is to be drawn to the aesthetic fantasy it creates–when cinematography, set and costume design, and the aura of an actor or actress...
A Bluth Family Party
Sunday morning at 12:01 AM, Netflix will be releasing all of the 15 episodes of Arrested Development’s fourth season for our viewing pleasure. If you’ve ever seen the show, you know the importance and magnitude of this event, many years in the making. The cult hit features talents such as Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and...
MODA Exclusive: Q/A with Retroactive
You’ve probably heard him turning tables at Sigma Chi, Jericho or Regents, third year Jeff Sloan, also known as Retroactive, has been making quite name a name for himself on campus. To round out the year, Retroactive played at the MODA Blog Birthday party Monday, May 20th at the Logan Terrace and opened at...
Lo. Lee. Ta.
“She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.” ― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita As much as registering for classes in Autumn makes everything feel so far...
Recipe: Kir Me of My Sweet Tooth Cocktail
Because I am of legal drinking age here, I have discovered my true love: grenadine. Sadly, it is not socially acceptable to drink grenadine on its own. In response to that and my fear of getting diabetes or more cavities than the nine I am the proud owner of, I decided to concoct a drink...
How to Pull Yourself Out of the Pre-Graduation Slump
Fourth years are beginning to realize that the end is near. Caps and gowns are being picked up at the bookstore, carried home with tears in their eyes (wait, you didn’t cry when you got your cap and gown? Was that just me?). The whole thing can be pretty emotional, and so much STUFF is...
MODA Mag Launch
Just so you know, and can make sure you’re at Reynold’s at 2pm sharp, the MODA Magazine’s Spring Edition comes out tomorrow and it’s free. There’ll be copies to pick up then with photo-shoots to linger over and editorials to…well…settle down with a good cup of tea to read. See you there.
The Return of Kanye West
“Yeezy season approaching, Fuck whatever y’all been hearin’, Fuck what- fuck whatever y’all been wearin’, I’m about to come alive again.” It is a special time for many of us. A rare time. A time full of excitement. 2013 is one in a series of sacred and spiritual leap years, the determination of which...
