fog -> the opposite of fog

…found at Raised on Sandwiches with these words: “the smell of fog juice in action… reminds me of chicago’s most talented folks”.   We looked at that fog, and thought again about unformed ideas coursing around, in confusion… the seeming impossibility of finding answers and then – clarity, illumination, understanding as the fog clears. This…

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max lamb wants you to know how he does it so you can too

We fell HARD for artist Max Lamb‘s work after we sat on a Lamb stool owned by our friend A.S.C. (Sandy) Rower, President of the Calder Foundation (more on that big adventure soon). The stool was beautiful and comfortable and made by an ancient process of sand casting: Lamb goes to the beach and makes…

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the possibilian explores time

Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot of people complaining about how little time they have, how stressed they are by all there is so do, being hyper-scheduled and unable to get off the strange treadmill they have found themselves on, trying to keep everything going. We’ve been mulling this very thing for quite a while…

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canal house cooking vol 6: crax & butter for dinner!!!

One of the reasons that we so look forward to the latest issue of Canal House Cooking, the ongoing cookbook series by Christopher Hirsheimer  and Melissa Hamilton, is that the recipes resonate so deeply with the way we live. In other words, they completely cut the $#*!@, providing us with ideas and recipes that are of…

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kraftwerk mixtape + their new music generating app

Radioaktiv – Kraftwerk 1973-2000 by Djmq on Mixcloud Dangerous Minds posted this free hour-long mix of the now defunct band Kraftwerk’s pioneering electronic music. (It seemed revolutionary when it first appeared. Curiously, we read that they were heavily influenced by the Beach Boys, in addition to the German composer Stockhausen). It’s an example of what’s…

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movie break: harpo’s artful improvisation

(Video link here.) We’ve always loved this astonishing, hilarious and beautiful scene from A Day at the Races, when Harpo buys time while being chased by the chic hotel’s security. In sublime improvisational mode, he is a true artist at work. “When life hands you lemons (a piano and a bunch of cops), make……………..!”

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‘changing thoughts, changing future’ (nannucci)

We stumbled on this great sign by artist Maurizio Nannucci in a post on Brilliant Interiors’ blog about the late great art collector Peggy Guggenheim‘s property in Venice, now the which houses her collection, as well as newer pieces. Nannucci is known for his luminous neon writings. Check out the mind-altering digital companion piece to the work…

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ellen silverman shot gwyneth paltrow !!! (w recipe)

Our dear friend Ellen Silverman, resident photographer at ‘the improvised life’, did all the photos for Gwyneth Paltrow‘s new cookbook My Father’s Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness. To quote Heather Horn of The Atlantic Online “the book is an eyeful”, no doubt due to Ellen’s sensual and luminous images. Here’s a sampling of…

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how to dye easter eggs with food-based dyes (easy!)

Easter is next Sunday, and we’re planning on dyeing Easter Eggs, the holiday’s totally fun, messy activity that invariably yields charming results. Eggs become our blank canvas on which to improvise all sorts of gorgeous colors and designs. We love Ambatalia’s post on making your own plant-derived egg dyes out of ordinary foods, like onion skin for…

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