Tous les garçons et les filles

I had never seen this video. It's charming as all hell, and it doesn't suck to look at Françoise Hardy for three minutes.

Caution: don't click play if you are predisposed to motion sickness.

via The Debonaire

The Prisonaires "Just Walkin in the Rain"

The Prisonaires were an incarcerated gospel group in the 50’s that recorded the hit song "Just Walkin’ In The Rain" for Sun Records. LIFE caught up with them and grabbed a lot of incredible shots.

via/more: drinkin' and dronin'

dizzy + basquiat

"You wait for the boom and you say 'salt-peanuts, salt-peanuts.'"

When we were kids, my brother would play Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts" both on tape and on his saxophone.

unseen interview footage of Basquiat & Dizzy & Langston Hughes & nice design? yes plz.

Their embedded video isn't working, so click here to see the trailer.

via happy accidents.

my boo

just heard this walking through the lobby. yes!!

My Boo - Ghost Town DJs, Carl ...

Your name is not Luna, is it?

The trailer for Sleeper is so good. It makes me laugh out loud every time.

"Most of the scenes in it are of a cerebral, almost didactic nature."

Happy Friday!

Nice and Easy Does It

I saw this strongly worded letter from Frank Sinatra to a writer with the Chicago Daily News on Selectism. It reminded me of a story my dad tells me about when he was with Associated Press in the 1960s.

AP sent him to Las Vegas to start a bureau. It was him, and only him. He was assigned to interview Frank about something not very pleasant. He's never said exactly what it was, but it wasn't his new hit record, nor his good reputation. Probably more something like tax evasion or a run in with the Vegas police. So, anyways, my dad met with Frank for breakfast in a small cafe at The Sands Hotel, not one of the big rooms. As you can see in the letter below, Frank didn't take too kindly to journalists. My dad asked the wrong question, pushed a little too hard, and Frank took exception. None other than Dean Martin, sitting in a booth just across the way, calmly walked over and diffused the situation. Seemed like old hat to him. My dad doesn't remember exactly what Dean said, but he made light of it for both an irritated Frank and an uneasy dad.

Design Ethos of Dieter Rams

I ran across this video tonight...

...which reminded me of these eye opening side by sides that I saw two years ago, comparing Rams' designs with Apple's current designs. It's uncanny. The abolition of built in obsolescence. A good goal. Click here for more Rams/Apple.

Ben Shahn

Gandhi litho by Ben Shahn via 2or3things

Ladri di biciclette

I just watched Bicycle Thieves tonight. 89 well spent minutes.

lurve. loave. luff you.

"Love is... is too weak a word for what I feel. I lurve you, you know. I loave you, I luff you. Two f's - yes, I have to invent, of course, I... I do, don't you think I do?"

- Woody Allen in Annie Hall

Poisson d'Avril!

C'est ce que les français disent après une blague le premier avril.

My french aunt Bebe (she's the best) sent this April Fools email. and then this picture. "et en plus il nage à l'envers !" (and on top of that, he swims upside down!)

I'm at a loss.

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