Lux Lotus

Lux.links

• "Great Pretenders" by Emma Garman [nextbook]
• An Interview with Girls Write Now's Maya Nussbaum [feministing]
• A Guide to the Bowery Arts District [google maps]
• A Weekend Stroll Down Cheshire Street [gridskipper]
• How to Stay Chic on the Cheap [gridskipper]
• Roamin' Legions: Where was Kerouac Going? [bookforum]
• Academy of the Sword [bibliodyssey via kimsaid]
• Home Sweet Home (Catallus' #31) [laudator temporis acti]

LUX LOTUS 'ROUND MIDNIGHT POETRY HOUR

LOVE AFFAIR WITH FIREARMS
by Medbh McGuckian

"From behind the moon boys' graves
bleed endlessly; from photograph
to browning photograph they blacken
headlines, stranded outside of time
at the story's frigid edge."

Continued...

Windowlicker

A verbatim text message transcript from Saturday evening:

MY MOTHER: Turning heads red your new polish

ME: Haha. This week I discovered all the boys love russian roulette even when most of its chipped off! xoxo.

MY MOTHER: Guys r crzy

ME: Total bozos

MY MOTHER: You crack me up but i think this new essie fall color is a windowlicker

[Essie nail polish in "Turning Heads Red," $8 at Essie Boutique]

Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish.

The Smart Set: 10.29 - 11.4

In this week's edition of The Smart Set for MaudNewton.com: "genteel misbehavior," enchantment, poetry...

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Go Bryan!

"Jeremy Brosowsky, front, started Brijit and hired, from left, Orr Shtuhl, Bryan Keefer and Aaron Lovell. Photo Credit: By Katherine Frey -- The Washington Post Photo."

My favorite ex-boyfriend Bryan Keefer is looking sharp in the Washington Post (nothing new for him, he's a NYT bestselling author who crushed it on the Daily Show; in fact, the first time I ever saw him was in Washingtonian when he was 22! I was in the smoking room at the union that I worked for then and was like, hello. I ripped it out and everything). Anyway, it's a nice piece for Brijit.com the brilliant new media outfit he's involved with (think: The Week for the Facebook set). Take a look.

New Traditions

If I were to start some based on the past 36 hours... going to the opera solo on Saturday night and skipping out at intermission, impromptu 6 o'clock martinis at the St. Regis at twilight Sunday evening ...

Weekend Hotlist

See: Darjeeling Limited (I saw it with my siblings and we all agreed it captures the dynamic of three children perfectly; well, my sister said so while my brother was getting snacks and then he told me when she went to wash her hands). It's best screened with the prequel companion short film Hotel Chevalier, as is currently the case in theaters.

Hear: A Girl Called Eddy, e.g. Did you see the moon tonight? Did it shine the way I asked it to?

Touch: The new silver cuff I bought from Tunji Dada, after my old one inspired such astonishing comments as (from a bartender): "You'd better take that off before I snatch it!"

Smell: Dior Midnight Poison, and tell me if it's any good!

Taste: the delicious local Croatian red wine, Plavac.

Luxloves: Nov. ArtChakraYoga Series

Artiste extraordinaire, yoga philosopher and all-around Swiss superstar (pictured above, from way back when) Anne-Françoise Potterat is offering an incredible workshop series in Brooklyn next month!

Noted,

"NOVEMBER ArtChakraYoga Workshops with Anne-Francoise Potterat
at HOuse of LAughter in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn:
Nurture YOURSELF   : ) Smile to YOU : )

The Chakra are spinning wheels of light that bridge our multidimensional body to our life force. They act like batteries that energize us on all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Come to refuel your batteries and get ready to thankfully celebrate YOU.

Each session will cover one chakra through breathing, meditation, poses, sounds, movements and art making in a nurturing and inspiring environment.

"Carl Jung described the journey through the chakras as a method of psychic hygiene." --Layne Redmond

Some of you have asked about taking 1 or 2 classes due to your schedule; It is intended as a series, yet I can and will adapt. Sign up when your schedule allows it and I will surprise you with one of the 7 chakra. 

Tuesdays 8-10PM: November 6,13, 20
Fridays 8-10 PM: November 9, 16
Sundays 5-7PM: November 11, 18

To register email me. Space is limited and fills up quickly.
Call me or email me with any questions....
$35 per workshop (includes all materials)
$64 for 2 workshops $93 for 3 workshops
$120 for 4 workshops
Wear comfortable clothes."

A-F is one of my best friends and a total creative force. Highly recommended!

Windowlicker

Today's obscure object of desire comes courtesy of a tip from my mother: Kim White handbags, "designed from vintage automotive fabrics." Pretty hot! This clutch is clutch.

[Special Edition Blue Cut-Out Clutch, "Intended for use in a 1983 Camaro." $225]

Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish.

London Friday

Remember when I met up with future-forward textile designer Elena Corchero for lunch at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London? Well, in a marvelous turn of serendipity she's giving a talk there on her work this Friday as part of a series on Saving Planet Earth: A 21st Century Approach. All y'all in town should absolutely attend (I wish so much that I could), and I promise you'll be awestruck by her aesthetic vision and pragmatic approach to sustainable design and integrative technology.

Related: The Lux Lotus Interview: Elena Corchero.