Where ya been? Your laptop still working??
On August 23, 2009
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Contemporary art as a pile of candy
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+5
I first glimpsed the installation piece, "Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)," at the Art Institute a few years ago. In those big, blank galleries full of austere, serious contemporary artworks alluding to death or sex or violence (take your pick), "Untitled" stood out as something different. Secluded in one corner, the installation consisted...more
2 commentsMichelle Obama: secret punk? Nah, just savvy dresser.
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+4
Ever since I wrote an detailed critique of Michelle Obama's inaugural outfit, I've just been itching to comment on some of her recent outfits in recent weeks. The narrative she creates of herself through her clothes is a woman who's both conservative and contemporary. She's extremely fashion savvy, but uses her knowledge with restraint. Below, I do...more
4 commentsA designer who designs for women, not mannequins
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+4
Call me gender-bias, but I've noticed a difference between male and female fashion designers. The collections from male fashion designers tend to adhere tightly to a high concept or a fantasy (Africana? Tropicana? OK!), while the creations from female fashion designers tend to prioritize what's more comfortable to the female form. While Michael...more
Ici Ice Cream is full of crazy flavors!
Rating:
+3
I was pretty indifferent when Gourmet magazine declared ice cream the new "cupcake," meaning that it was the new trend dessert. Ice cream has been around forever, same old vat of frozen fat and sugar collecting freezer burn in the back of my fridge. What's new about ice cream? But living in a foodie paradise like Berkeley, I've discovered Ici, an ice...more
10 commentsSome thoughts before the season finale of The City
Rating:
+2
My experience of watching "The City" has been probably the most underwhelming of any TV show this season. It's been so boring that I don't even know if I'm going to watch the season finale this Monday — and that's a first of any reality TV show for me! Here's a sum up of my thoughts for this season: Fashion? Where's the Fashion? What I was originally...more
4 commentsCould this be the best food product at Trader Joe's?
Rating:
+4
While I think almost all Lunch users can unite in solidarity that we love Trader Joe's, one question that's more difficult to figure out whenever I'm at a Trader Joe's is, "What do I buy?" In light of the fact that there is a Trader Joe's being built right across the street from me (ah, every morning I wake up to the sweet sound of construction building...more
8 commentsWhere to find designer clothing at recession prices!
Rating:
+3
This weekend, I found a black leather Bally handbag at Crossroads Trading Co for $18. Great condition, suede lining, and sturdy, detailed stitching. Do I need to go on? Crossroads Trading Co. is a secondhand chain with stores in California, the Pacific Northwest, and Chicago. I've been to their stores in Chicago and Northern California,...more
5 commentsSo Gwyneth Paltrow wants her own lifestyle site? Aww, how cute.
Rating:
-5
I'd say I have a pretty high tolerance for low culture, including trashy reality TV shows and celebrity nonsense. I vicariously live through the Real Housewives of Orange County. I read US Weekly pretty much every week — and would be the first to defend it. I would not hesitate to wear a hot pink Juicy Couture velour sweatsuit. Then I saw Goop.com,...more
12 commentsSome thoughts before Top Chef season finale tonight!
Rating:
+4
One of the interesting things about reality cooking competition show Top Chef is that the judges favor quality of the dish over innovation or complicated techniques. The way the dishes are judged is simple: it just has to taste good.So what if you've used the ultra-new method pioneered by Grant Achatz of freeze-drying the duck before gently dousing...more
14 commentsIsaac Mizrahi evokes the golden era of the Upper West Side
Rating:
+3
I don't know about you, but I thought there was something very nostalgic about the Fall 2009 Isaac Mizrahi show. It evoked the Upper West Side of the early '90s, and the kind of weatherbeaten, shaggy chic of the New York intellectuals (writers, editors, saxophonists) that then populated the neighborhood.Held at the New York Public Library, models sashayed...more
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Your last review was in May? How's Chicago in the summertime?
On July 04, 2009
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Why don't you review some films that take place in Chicago and expound upon the various locations where they were shot and whether you've ever been to them. Both the recent Batman and Spider-Man movies have done some shooting there, if my memory serves me correctly. :)
On June 15, 2009
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Week of the 23rd. Lunch at WowBao. Pencil me in.
On May 12, 2009
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OK. I'm not sure if I can do lunch (working girl now), but how about dinner?
On May 18, 2009
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