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It’s hot outside…

But she looks cool…

And effortlessly so. I love the combination of bright-white and off-white.

(Source: thesartorialist.blogspot.com)

unhappyhipsters: Six years of prep school down the drain. (Photo: Matthew Williams; Dwell) ANJ: Or,  “He fancied himself a modern-day Chatterton.” Henry Wallis, The Death of Chatterton

It's Not About You

ANJ: David Brooks is a clever guy, but it takes a very talented writer to convincingly defend the anti-artistic life. I’m impressed.

unhappyhipsters: Freshly bleached and scrubbed, the only reminder of ‘that day’ was a handful of scars in the wood. (Photo: Maria Aufmuth; Dwell)  JHH:  It smells of cedar and lumberjack sweat, a perfect abode for the plaid-wearing set.
Aristotle Ridden by Phyllis, 14th century Southern Netherlands  
JHH:  Are you sure? Dancing Girl, Ludwig Michael von Schwanthaler (1802–1848)
BRIDESMAIDS ANJ: I am normally morally opposed to paying $13 for the privilege of seeing a movie in New York City, but when I saw this poster on the subway, I knew that I just had to see Bridesmaids.  I was not disappointed.  The top of this poster says: “From the producer of Superbad, Knocked Up, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” but I thought that Bridesmaids was funnier than all three of those put together. Oh, and it was funnier than The Hangover, too. A lot of people are saying that this movie is like a lady-Hangover. But I think that it is far more like Mean Girls for grown-ups. Rose Byrne isn’t quite as brilliantly evil as Rachel McAdams, but she’s pretty good. And Kristen Wiig way out-does Lindsay Lohan.  So don’t let the mediocre trailer fool you: the better moments in this movie are not appropriate for a general audience, and the best involve the c-word. 
garfieldminusgarfield: I have no job, buy the book! ANJ: Jon likes to arty hard! So post-modern right now. Also, buying this cartoon-erasing master-blogger’s book would indeed be a great way to support the arts.

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest, #283-287

ANJ: A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that one of the finalists for Contest #283 was exceptional. Well, that caption did indeed emerge victorious in what I can only imagine was a landslide victory:

“It’s time I told you—you were adapted.”
Submitted by Bruce Cherry, New York, N.Y.

This caption is just brilliant. I’m telling you, a good pun is the holy grail of great cartoon captions—and this one is perfect. In retrospect, there is something rather paternalistic about that television (and something of the defiant teenager in the “adapted” book). A+, Bruce Cherry.

The finalists for Contest #285 were a bit of a mixed bag. (Vote for your favorite here.) Also, today is the last day to enter Contest #287 (I’m still finalizing my own entry).

Contests #284 and #286 were in limbo this week.

(Source: newyorker.com)

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