a pep talk

This is the most precious and insightful video.

"Create something that will make the world AWESOME."

-kid president

the world's cutest cover of 'enjoy the silence'

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Very few things exist that are more adorable than this. Trust.

!!!

{photos via buzzfeed}

I'm sure you've seen this in every corner of the internet already.

But I can hardly contain my excitement!

Kirsten Dunst Vogue Italia February 2012

{Kirsten Dunst Vogue Italia February 2012, via TouchPuppet}

How gorgeous are these photos of Kiki?

I just read this article in Lucky last night, 

and she seems like the most down to earth girl.

I love how she can range from cutesy and adorable,

to demure and sophisticated. Maybe to celebrate Kirsten's range, 

I'll rent Melancholia and Bring It On at the same time :)

{pigeon.toed}

Don Draper, I don't know how to quit you.

{unknown source}

In July, Mad Men will be available on Netflix Instant!  You can read the rest of the story here, but evidently, Netflix is paying a cool million for each episode of Mad Men.  After reading that the next season will not air until 2012, I'm more than happy to get my fix with reruns. 
♥

keep it simple

These minimalistic movie posters for Tim Burton's films are so perfect (except for the Corpse Bride: wrong finger, wrong hand)! I'd love to have a few of these framed in my house. You can see the rest here.

skeet skeet

No Direction, Period -

Soooo funny. Four minutes, twenty some-odd seconds of hilarity.
Thanks, Sparky.

the words that echo through my brain...

{you shall love your crooked neighbor}

RAW TALENT

This will probably be the coolest thing you'll watch this Halloween.

good morning!

i wish i could be this chipper and coordinated in the morning. but watching these three dance around and sing is the next best thing, right? anyway, it's Friday and that's reason enough to kick up your heels. have a fabulous weekend everyone!

the other night i watched Paper Moon for the first time since i was a kid. When i was younger this was one of my favorites and i thought Tatum O'Neal was the coolest kid around. Watching it now, it's still amazing and on my list of faves, but i'm a little surprised that my parents were 100% ok with me watching a movie about a pint-sized chain smoker with a scrappy-doo attitude. anyway, give it a watch, i promise you'll be entertained.

could it be?

say hello to ms. carrie bradshaw, ahem, sarah jessica parker in NYC filming sex and the city 2. i don't know how i feel about a sequel yet, but you know i'll still be there opening night. oh how i missed that gloriously disheveled hair, and those shoes must belong to me at some point in time. see more pics here.

warm and cuddly

i found anna wintour's turn on letterman to be completely endearing. she addresses her public image and her icy persona with charm and grace, while peppering the interview with witty jokes and sly smiles. and do i even need to mention how fantastic she looks?

dave: let's say a person had $100 in their fashion budget and now they have
$20, how do you do that on twenty bucks?

anna: buy a lipstick.

wise words, lady.

update! Looks like the first video was taken down... here's another, hopefully it works!

michael cera, you're my hero

hello again, friends! it's been a long week of stomach flu fun for me but i'm back and happy to catch up on everything i missed.

From Oh?

It looks like my childhood is coming back to get me this fall. With Where the Wild Things Are and Fantastic Mr. Fox coming out, I feel like I should hunt down my parochial school uniform and start drinking my Coke-a-Cola through a Red Vine.

this past week i hid under a heap of blankets and watched the first season of mad men. everyone recommended this show to me and i had no idea how amazing it was until this week. I. Love. Mad Men. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise to come back to real life and see Jon Hamm and January Jones in Vanity Fair, shot beautifully (of course) by Annie Lebowitz.
{originally found on for me, for you}

i almost cried when i read that journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee finally came home after 140 days of imprisonment. i had been so worried about these two and was overjoyed to hear that Wild Bill saved the day.

and of course, i was saddened to hear about the untimely passing of John Hughes. i was raised on Ferris Bueller references and Uncle Buck reruns, this man helped define an era for me. this year has not been good to my childhood icons.


on a more positive note, i went to see funny people. like most of us, i adore the Midas touch that judd apatow seems to have. i left the theater not entirely knowing what the point was, but the random cameos peppered throughout make the movie worth it.

ok, that's it for now! more to come soon, thanks for reading :)

folsom pwison blues

there are few things on this green earth cuter than this kid.
"i shot a man in weeeno, just to watch him die."
{buzzfeed}

Notte Sento (English subtitles) from napdan on Vimeo.

this short film composed of nearly 5,000 photos is so sweet.

don't you just love love?

why does this commercial crack me up so much?

nothing short of epic

Conan, you're the man. How amazing would it be to be driving along and see Conan O'Brien running along the side of the road?