“Some graphic designers don’t just pick colours and take...”
— Chip Kidd
— Chip Kidd
Jun 1st
Mattresses found curbside also double as public...
Jun 1st
Anonymous: Where is she?
West: Simko's grasp on punctuality is as good as Paul's grasp on monogamy.
West: Simko's grasp on punctuality is as good as Paul's grasp on monogamy.
Jun 1st
Hustle.
Jun 1st
I recently came across another gem by Hillman Curtis on an...
Jun 1st
“At first, writing for The New Yorker was very scary to me. I...”
— David Sedaris
— David Sedaris
May 31st
Pearl Lam’s Shanghai home… Interesting article...
May 31st
Twistori: Love. Hate. Think. Believe. Feel....
May 30th
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I’ve wanted to see Perfume: The Story of a Murderer for over a year. The film is based on the...
May 30th
Simko: I also didn't know that she moved...
Nebiar: Did she bring the UWO with her?
Simko: What?
Nebiar: Unidentified Walking Object (her boyfriend - I forgot his name)
Simko: Hahahahaha
Nebiar: Did she bring the UWO with her?
Simko: What?
Nebiar: Unidentified Walking Object (her boyfriend - I forgot his name)
Simko: Hahahahaha
May 30th
Once upon a time, while fleeing Los Angeles, I was given a...
May 30th
“What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of...”
— Don Williams, Jr.
— Don Williams, Jr.
May 29th
Last night I attended a cocktail party thrown by Roselee...
May 29th
Simko: Such as?
Jackson: I want to find more ways to use "Whoomp! There it is" in my daily dialogue
Jackson: I want to find more ways to use "Whoomp! There it is" in my daily dialogue
May 29th
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“I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry. I still can’t get this song out of my head so I...
May 29th
“It’s really about the transmutation of identity and the...”
— Glenn Kaino
— Glenn Kaino
May 28th
Glenn Kaino’s installation entitled “Learn To...
May 28th
Simko: Lilies
Jackson: according to lesbian dramas they mean "I dare you to love me"
Jackson: according to lesbian dramas they mean "I dare you to love me"
May 28th
My mother, while browsing the publications currently strewn across my coffee table, asked if there...
May 28th
In honor of my mother being (briefly) in town, I decided to...
May 28th
“I don’t like standard beauty - there is no beauty...”
— Karl Lagerfeld
— Karl Lagerfeld
May 27th
Artist Erik Nordenankar recently created what may prove to...
May 27th
Simko: Can I bring a harpoon?
Jackson: Definitely
Jackson: Definitely
May 27th
I attempted to take a sabbatical from technology this...
May 25th
“It’s a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when...”
— Walter Winchell
— Walter Winchell
May 25th
May 24th
I did not go to the Hamptons today because I want to catch-up on work, see friends visiting from out...
May 24th
Brand Timeline Portrait
May 23rd
Today Shawn Morgenroth pried me away from my desk just long...
May 23rd
“This is something I always wanted to do, have a space for...”
— Andrew W.K.
— Andrew W.K.
May 23rd
Creative Time’s party last night provided a reason to...
May 23rd
Thursday, I spent most of my day with Karline Moeller and...
May 22nd
May 22nd
Simko: Patience is a (goddamn) virtue
Kalina: you're telling the guy who waited 6 years to make a movie
Kalina: you're telling the guy who waited 6 years to make a movie
May 22nd
“Shit is the tofu of cursing.”
— David Sedaris
— David Sedaris
May 22nd
I really enjoy the smell of gas and the way oil forms an...
May 22nd
Simko: I just really want your (creative) child to do well
Bell: Thing is I'm breast feeding a crèche right now - odds are there'll be a couple of runts
Bell: Thing is I'm breast feeding a crèche right now - odds are there'll be a couple of runts
May 21st
“Your voicemail box is almost full…” This week is officially one big bag of design...
May 21st
Photograph of Gemma Ward shot by Mario Testino…
May 21st
Delaycast : Flight Delay Predictions
May 21st
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Raymond Crowe’s A Wonderful World shadow puppet show, set to a soundtrack of songs by Louis...
May 21st
“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give...”
— Herbert Bayard Swope
— Herbert Bayard Swope
May 21st
Prince Alwaleed’s $4.8 million dollar Mercedes. More...
May 21st
Jesse: I'm not the sharpest cookie in the box
Simko: Well, the good news is that cookies don't have to be sharp, just delicious...
Simko: Well, the good news is that cookies don't have to be sharp, just delicious...
May 21st
FreeRice: Productive Procrastination
May 21st
DDC Lab and Surface Magazine party…
May 21st
“Where you put your time and attention says a lot about who...”
— Merlin Mann
— Merlin Mann
May 20th
I’m looking forward to (finally) checking out DDC...
May 20th
I just realized that I have attended four rounds of Fashion Week since moving to Manhattan. This...
May 20th
“It’s not a joke. It’s a problem.”
— Robert Verdi
— Robert Verdi
May 20th
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Last night, Justine Javier-Borja and I attended GenArt’s 10th Anniversary of Styles. Once...
May 20th
“The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over....”
— Banksy
— Banksy
May 20th
Piero Manzoni’s “Artist’s Shit” was...
May 20th
Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann and E.M. Ginger is a...
May 19th
“No, Watson, this was not done by accident, but by design.”
— Sherlock Holmes
— Sherlock Holmes
May 19th
Today Tim Schneider and I learned a valuable lesson: there really are no winners when you declare...
May 19th
Bell: That was 90 miles an hour down a dead end street
Simko: To say the very least...
Simko: To say the very least...
May 18th
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“Muto” by Blu is described as “an ambiguous animation painted on public...
May 18th
Sean Avery starts internship at Vogue...
May 18th
Well played.
May 18th
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Quoting Russell Brand served as a wonderful(ly accidental) reminder of this BBC advertisement - as...
May 18th
“Youthful folly, jubilance and high jinks – but that’s all...”
— Russell Brand
— Russell Brand
May 18th
Why, back when I was a kid, gas used to cost… Woah....
May 17th
Recently, I dreamt that my car was towed. I wouldn’t really think twice about it - except for...
May 17th
Hello. I love you.
May 16th
I just finished my first Nestlé Peppermint Crisp Chocolate...
May 16th
You know it’s been a long week when you think you hear your phone ringing - even when it...
May 16th
I’m not a huge fan of wrist tattoos, but for some...
May 16th
“I’ve noticed that you seem to throw a fair amount of...”
— Scott Welch
— Scott Welch
May 16th
Last weekend, while in Connecticut for Mother’s Day,...
May 16th
Sister: mom walks in this morning with a baby bird in her hands. turns out she went to kmart to buy dirt and found it in the parking lot. she bought the dirt but didn't bring it back. instead she brought a bird. that makes sense. yup. she then proceeded to drive it to our grandmother's house. so much for lunch...
Simko: Why was she buying dirt?
Simko: Why was she buying dirt?
May 16th
One of my closest friends landed a small scene on Gossip...
May 15th
“What we’re entitled to is a trust fund. Maybe a house...”
— Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl
— Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl
May 15th
If you’re going to break a bowl (while attempting to...
May 15th
Anonymous: Good news. My waxer noticed I've lost weight (I've been working out)
Simko: Is there a but(t)?
Anonymous: Bad news. She then said "What does it matter? I think I am the only one who sees you naked"
Simko: Is there a but(t)?
Anonymous: Bad news. She then said "What does it matter? I think I am the only one who sees you naked"
May 15th
This reminds me… I really need a haircut.
May 15th
Tuesday night, we set out to explore this experiment. As...
May 15th
Simko: There's a vicious rumor circulating that the couch couldn't fit in the elevator so you hired a crane. Care to clarify?
Lefkowitz: Confirmed.
Simko: Details?
Lefkowitz: They closed down Greene Street for it and there were tourists taking pictures while it was happening.
Simko: Congratulations on reaching a new level of ridiculous...
Lefkowitz: Confirmed.
Simko: Details?
Lefkowitz: They closed down Greene Street for it and there were tourists taking pictures while it was happening.
Simko: Congratulations on reaching a new level of ridiculous...
May 13th
Quick trip to Comme des Garçons… I’m somewhat...
May 13th
Ketchup.
Please pardon the abundance of messy (and misplaced) posts… I’m making up for lost time....
May 13th
I absolutely love when two (artistic) worlds collide…...
May 13th
“Personality begins where comparison ends.”
— Karl Lagerfeld
— Karl Lagerfeld
May 13th
In Belgium, 1,500 students (successfully) attempted...
May 13th
Simko: Anything new?
Oliver: why don't you just reread some of my genius old posts rather than bitching about new material - people watch reruns of Seinfeld EVERY SINGLE DAY
Oliver: why don't you just reread some of my genius old posts rather than bitching about new material - people watch reruns of Seinfeld EVERY SINGLE DAY
May 13th
For just over a week, Alexa Rad and I have called a suite...
May 12th
“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all...”
— Susan Heller
— Susan Heller
May 9th
Virgin America is about one DJ short of officially being a...
May 9th
Alexa: What do you do if you're traveling with little people?
Simko: Midgets?
Alexa: No
Simko: Children?
Alexa: Yes
Simko: Midgets?
Alexa: No
Simko: Children?
Alexa: Yes
May 9th
Dr. Raj Kanodia is arguably one of the most sought-after...
May 8th
“Hollywood is an extraordinary kind of temporary place.”
— John Schlesinger
— John Schlesinger
May 8th
Because I am now bored tired of recapping Wednesday...
May 8th
“That is what they called, back in the old days, a...”
— Alexis Hyde
— Alexis Hyde
May 8th
After the opening, Alexis Hyde and I attended the dinner for...
May 8th
Wednesday evening I went to the opening of the “The...
May 7th
Simko: Thanks for the very necessary kidnapping...
Hyde: No problem. I can only hope hope that right now everyone you were with is looking around taking turns trying to figure out "how Simko knew that Alexis girl" and whether or not they should be concerned.
Hyde: No problem. I can only hope hope that right now everyone you were with is looking around taking turns trying to figure out "how Simko knew that Alexis girl" and whether or not they should be concerned.
May 7th
We then headed to The Woods (which has a similar theme to...
May 7th
“Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets...”
— Erica Jong
— Erica Jong
May 7th
This enormous portrait of Christopher Walken hangs in the...
May 7th
“Don’t do anything. Just be.”
— Martin Schoeller
— Martin Schoeller
May 7th
After dinner, we met up with Marco Bollinger and Edwin Lopez...
May 7th
“Does anyone else suspect that Simko just told the PG version...”
— Michael Fargnoli
— Michael Fargnoli
May 7th
Tuesday evening began with dinner and drinks on the patio at...
May 7th
I really want to take up fencing. And yes - I am fully aware...
May 6th
Simko: I wish I had some hairspray...
Alexa: Now there's a sentence nobody has heard since 1989.
Alexa: Now there's a sentence nobody has heard since 1989.
May 6th
Kristophe working his magic at Chris McMillan…
May 6th
“Los Angeles makes the rest of California seem authentic.”
— Jonathan Culler
— Jonathan Culler
May 6th
Monday afternoon we had lunch at Barneys Greengrass....
May 5th
Simko: I witnessed Nicole Richie eating today - my work here is done...
Hyde: you have such a good influence on LA's social economy
Hyde: you have such a good influence on LA's social economy
May 5th
I thought Los Angeles had sunshine…
May 5th
“In Los Angeles, by the time you’re 35, you’re...”
— Delia Ephron
— Delia Ephron
May 5th
After aimlessly wandering around Beverly Hills (and being...
May 5th
Simko: Where is the deli? How is there no deli?!
Alexa: If Chanel made food I would eat it. Right now.
Alexa: If Chanel made food I would eat it. Right now.
May 5th
Dr. Raj Kanodia shares an office with several other...
May 4th
“I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that...”
— Rita Rudner
— Rita Rudner
May 4th
I woke up this morning at 7am, next to my best friend, in a gorgeous hotel on the West Coast. The...
May 4th
Yesterday, on the flight between Atlanta and Los Angeles, I...
May 3rd
Simko: I was busy reading love letters in the form of bills
Jackson: like love bites from the bank?
Jackson: like love bites from the bank?
May 3rd
Hello future.
May 3rd
Simko: Can I wear a green dress?
West: you need to - to match my green penguin tux
West: you need to - to match my green penguin tux
May 3rd
“It’s better to have loved and lost than to have to do...”
— Dr. Laurence J. Peter
— Dr. Laurence J. Peter
May 3rd
You know you’re in Chelsea (or the West Village) when you open the lint catcher of a dryer and...
May 3rd
Pamela Anderson is having an estate sale this weekend in...
May 2nd
Simko: The nurse botched my shot and said there's going to be a bruise on my arm...
Mom: Why? Did you tell her you bruise easily?
Simko: Well, given the circumstances, I may have told her I was hemophiliac.
Mom: How old are you?!
Mom: Why? Did you tell her you bruise easily?
Simko: Well, given the circumstances, I may have told her I was hemophiliac.
Mom: How old are you?!
May 2nd
Prior to becoming violently ill, I was scheduled to fly to...
May 2nd
“Some of you are probably saying, “that’s not what I was...”
— Prodigy, Because Prodigy Says...
— Prodigy, Because Prodigy Says...
May 2nd
Sorry, I’ve been too sick to post anything new in the last 36 hours… I’ve been...
May 2nd