Pop Elegantiarum: 08.10

8.31.2010

Mixtape Memory: Newish Wave

Sometime before I was allowed to wear makeup I tore out an ad for eyeshadow from a magazine. It seemed so sophisticated to me. Later, when I was in my 20s, I found it and threw together a mix in response. Today, some 10-odd years later, I turn to this one when I'm feeling some New Wave-era nostalgia. It helps that my car radio still has a tape deck.

Side One

Love is a Stranger :: Eurythmics
Crosseyed and Painless :: Talking Heads
Lipstick Vogue :: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Fashion :: David Bowie
Cars :: Gary Numan
Private Idaho :: the B-52's
Once in a Lifetime :: Talking Heads

Sweet Dreams :: Eurythmics
Beyond Belief :: Elvis Costello
Looking for Clues :: Robert Palmer

Whip It :: Devo

Who's That Girl? :: Eurythmics

What is Love? :: Howard Jones

Side Two

Doctor! Doctor! :: Thompson Twins
They Don't Know :: Tracey Ullman
Genius of Love :: Tom Tom Club
The Great Curve :: Talking Heads
Steppin' Out :: Joe Jackson
Don't Go :: Yazoo

Ship of Fools :: Erasure
Bizarre Love Triangle :: New Order
Heartbeat City :: The Cars
New Toy :: Lene Lovich
New Song :: Howard Jones

8.30.2010

For the Love of Stan

There's loads of cool Golden Girls loot out there, but this necklace is the first thing I've seen that gives Stan his due.

8.23.2010

Visions of Lisbeth

My sweet two-year-old niece Penelope visited this weekend and flipped through a book titled "How to Be a Princess", or something like that. The hubby and I smiled and thought our tough little Lena would prefer something more along the lines of "How to Kick Ass Like Lisbeth Salander." And I'm feeling like willowy Rooney Mara should have been cast in the lead of my niece's book instead of as Lisbeth, but maybe I'm just being overprotective. Here are some images of the Lisbeth I love, by Alex Kittle and Nataixa Ros.

8.20.2010

Josh in a Firebird

Thank you, Michael Ausiello. Just your talking about NBC considering Josh Holloway for a Rockford Files reboot has left me with sweet daydreams of Josh driving a vintage Firebird to his mobile home office to listen to angry voicemails. Glad at least one network exec pays attention to those interwebs!

8.16.2010

Jeff Bridges smiles upon a Jeff Bridges bridge

by Jessica Mae Hendrickson, a genius with markers.

8.14.2010

One Year

One year ago today she was in my belly. Now nothing can contain her. Happy 1st birthday to my little cupcake!

8.06.2010

Immigraniada

We joined Gogol Bordello's gypsy party at Lollapalooza yesterday, and like good oldsters, we avoided the mosh pit (and later lounged in the shade). John wishes they played at our wedding, but I think we would have wanted a few more songs in a major key. Plus crowd surfing would have been difficult in my dress. The fabulous Eugene-inspired art above is by Orphan Elliott.