qui est GIGI?

as evidenced through josh gosfield's collection of magazine covers, snapshots, advertisements and album covers, gigi gaston had her meteoric rise and fall in the 60's-70's french pop music scene. however, this amazingly thorough archive covers something that never actually happened. gigi is a fictitious character 'played' by modern ye-ye sweetheart mareva galanter of the always amazing do you scopitone? i loooove stuff like this.

{via boing boing}

the eye of the world.

it's like if buckminster fuller and a huichol had a baby.

{maurizio anzeri
via today and tomorrow}

lost & found.

the vivian maier story has inspired me to begin to scan the some one hundred 23/4" x 23/4" glass slides that i have of an unknown family. the only information that i can figure is that they seem to be from florida and they range from 1951 to 1953. many of them are of vacations to cuba and miami and others are of various family members on front yards, in swimming pools and beautiful gardens. i got them about 5 years ago at a stoop sale in philadelphia. finally scanning them, and actually having them scan fairly well, is very exciting to me. i've always wanted to utilize them somehow, but they've always felt 'off-limits' and too precious. maybe scanning and sharing will be a good start.

mystery spot.

a gravity hill is an optical illusion where a downwards slope appears upwards. water flows backwards, chairs could be balanced on two legs and no one can seem to stand up straight. i've been to the {now closed} wonder spot in wisconson, and it really is a neat experience. here's a list of mystery spots all over the world.

{via dull tool dim bulb}

road trip.

this weekend i'm heading out on the road! i'll be visiting my family and friends up north for two weeks and i am so so so excited. posting might be sporatic, but it will include thrilling updates and photographs from philadelphia, new york city and buffalo!

{image via square america}

signs of character.

{via bibliodyssey}

crystal stilts.

1977 meets 1968 in 2009.

top model.

{vintage vogue via bree apperley}

everything with you.

i normally try not to post two videos in a row, but i can't stop listening to this song/watching this video. plus after that last one, i feel like a nice little tune to dance around the room to isn't so wrong.

union made.

collection of vintage carhartt buttons from workers.

{found via reference library}