o d e . t o . l a r a . s t o n e

photo : terry richardson

vogue paris. september . 2009

vogue paris . march . 2008

interview magazine . march. 2010

just wanted to acknowledge,though a few might disagree, that dutch 

model lara [catherina]stone's imperfections - the questionable 

wobbly way she walks down the runway (possibly due to her 5'10" height with size 7 

feet as opposed to the 8-10 norm), her high chiseled cheekbones, 

the masculine jaw line, and the gap between her front teeth - are 

genuinely the nature of true beauty. . . raw, dynamic and captivating. 




good work, calvin klein.

   interview magazine . march. 2010

lara stone as brigitte bardot . w magazine editorial . 2010

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your perfect saturdaze! 04.30.11

the 30th annual sakura matsuri cherry blossom festival


celebrate the japanese contemporary culture this spring, while remembering the victims of the japanese earthquake victims and its aftermath. the festivities include taiko drumming, martial arts, fashion shows, tea ceremonies, folk dances, origami workshops, sudoku and much more.

brooklyn botanical: 1000 washington avenue - 718.623.7200

the unknown art show

this saturday, 04.30.11 from 3-9pm, the chic alternative, ballroom-esque event space of midtown west's hudson hotel will be fully dedicated to art, showcasing 30 underground artists. 20% of the proceeds will go to t.e.a.m. for africa, an education and social justice system program run by students in newark, nj.


the hudson hotel: 356 west 58th street - 212.554.6000

happy weekend! happy spring!

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the look for way less

prada: large black fringe studded lambskin leather bag $1,962

your look for less. . . . .

laurel and sunset: black fringe studded  overnight leather satchel $39.99 (www.amazon.com)




... now you can look like mary-kate olsen.

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oh me! oh my, lady gawwd gawwd!

a facebook chat log about this video

CeeSquared : I don’t care what anyone  says. This is inarguably inspiring.

Mario : I hate to disagree but this isn’t something new or fresh that any other great artist hasn’t said. Not that I’m calling Gaga a great artist, mind you. One thing is for certain – she has a great, nay, astronomical marketing staff behind her. She is a pop mainstream artist, and what that means is that her “creativity” and “inspiration” are tailored to shock and hook target audiences in the beginning, but sadly have no staying power. The Beatles were a pop mainstream rock act , but they’re relevant because their songs, most of them, had depth and others were total random-ness that demonstrated their talent with instruments and sounds. Being repetitive, synthetized, and sampling other artists, which in most cases is okay with acknowledgement and permission, are not traits of a great artist. Sure, you can argue that the early British invasion like the Rolling Stones, The Who, Yardbirds, and Eric Clapton took influences from american blues and created something more than just a 3 minute track. While I do enjoy some of her stuff, I do not consider her to be on par or equal to Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, and even Nirvana in their short period. To me, she is at best another Backstreet Boys, Nsync, 98 Degrees, etc.

CeeSquared : How many contemporaneous pop stars do you know who can actually speak as articulate as she does, much less write their own songs? Everyone has a marketing staff, but what good is that staff if the product is underwhelming? I’m not into the whole pop music genre, but I must say hers is definitely more than acceptable and borders on rock n’ roll.

Mario : Yes I will totally accept that. In reality we don’t know how much of her own songs she writes. Once you’re at her level, it’s hard to hold on to your identity without outside factors guiding you. In any case, I can agree that some of her stuff is enjoyable.

CeeSquared : Everyone puts on a show and has a great share of lies they conceal (not to compare Gaga to the following, but even The Beatles, The Doors, Nirvana, Madonna, Michael Jackson, etc had a fair share of people criticizing their abilities that somehow in the long run became forgotten), but her performances are so ridiculous and outrageous that i can’t help but find her inspiring and actually respect her. She is indubitably a marketing product. A great one. And everyone has their very own guilty pleasures they submit to… Some people love to watch the braincell-killing show The Jersey Shore,  read books meant for prepubescent readers that regress their literacy level like Twilight and Harry Potter series, or even pose like they are not failing at life by pretending they are the real-life versions of the Sex and the City characters – and I’ve chosen Gaga as my own personal form of it because of the multi-dimensional statements she puts out there. It’s all a matter of subjectivity, but if so many people have so many opinions on her, both negative and positive, then obviously she is doing something right, and one can’t just undermine and dismiss her just because she doesn’t cater to that person’s liking.

Mario : I decree that this conversation will continue in a random bar during a drunken state. Too much good stuff.

CeeSquared : and we’ll be drinking to that =)

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all rights reserved

if you have a facebook account, you should know that as of friday, 04.29.11, the proverbial site will own all publishing rights to every single photo you've ever posted, as well as the others you're about to upload. to prevent this, make sure to do the following on that day:

- go to account

- hit account settings

-go to facebook ads (along the top)

- click on ads shown by third parties

- edit  third party and settings

- choose no one

- save

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blerrrrgggghhh!!!!..... if you didn't know this, you obviously need to go back to 3rd grade!

no! it is not ante/post- MERIDIAN (a.m./p.m.). it's "MERIDIEM!!!!!" 

meridian pertains to a map/globe's longitude in connection to the international date line.

meridiem is the latin term for noon or mid-day.

also, anti-meridian has nothing to do with a.m. it is the longitude 180 degrees east or west of the international dateline.

thank you. that is all.

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childhood

i saw this about 11 years ago in some random channel at a very late hour. mark osborne's oscar-nominated "more" will always be one of my favorite (animated) shorts.

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don't let the days go by

it must be the damp monday evening.....


reminiscing my indelible, angst-filled teen years with this song.  the youthful years in which we refused to wait forever, yet somehow remained undecided.



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no... no..... not bedazzled. it's vajazzled!

....... because clearly someone thinks that just plain punani is going out of style.


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someone's got a sweet toof!!! hide yo wife! hide yo kids! hide yo candy! .....04.29.11 at factory fresh (click HERE for the official page)

this friday, april 29th, from 7 to 10 post-meridiem, veteran and endlessly evolving british graffiti artist, sweet toof, is coming to new york city.  invading brooklyn's factory fresh gallery for his very first solo exhibition, dark horse, the artist will be kicking off the event with one of his new original series of works, sweet toof's trojan horse. according to factory fresh, "his characteristic dark gummy choppers are a true mash-up of street art and studio." i couldn't agree more.dark horse will be showing until may 22nd, wednesdays through sundays from 1 to 7p.m. come experience this anonymous face's constant dichotomy between horror and acceptance through his works, heavily and conspicuously influenced by 16th century europe's vanitas paintings, subway art, and el dia de los muertos. he will not disappoint, and it will be a great way to start your weekend.


FACTORY FRESH: 1053 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn  NY 11237

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weekend contemporaries!

..... a short, serene escapade a mile away from home to isamu noguchi's garden museum.

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even atheists love easter candy

i understand that there might not be any god(s). that there may not be an afterlife. a complete absence of all things, seen in the blackest black. maybe in the plainest white. perhaps colorless. or a visual vibration unknown to what our spectra could even fathom and recognize. i understand that we are born to die and that we only live once so we can value our lives more, making it count. this is perhaps why it is part of our instinct to want to immortalize ourselves by leaving traces of our existence, struggling to be remembered for our meaningless pseudo-contributions to an unforgiving, forgetful world. i understand that we need purpose and structure, and religion was the most natural and fundamental thing our brilliant limited minds could think of. what others do not understand is that it has been patently absurd, and if anyone with any thoughts could believe in this utterly sophisticated fictional masterpiece, maybe they are not thinking at all... so they can try to live their lives without guilt. without responsibility. in freedom... but this god they invest their faith in comes with punishments, so they live in guilt for their irresponsibilities, resulting to a lack of freedom. in a sense, most god-(aw)ful people try to do good things in fear of their afterlife situation. some godless individuals try to do good things just because it is the right thing to do.


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think before you.....

today:
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL... THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT.


tomorrow?
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE USING THIS ROLL OF TOILET PAPER... THINK BEFORE YOU WIPE.


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sunday funday.... giving you an entire day's guide to some free/cheap nyc activities so your hangover doesn't leave you incapacitated today ^__^ yesshhh?

ANTI-MERIDIEM...

the china institute
125 east 65th street
212.744.8181
10am-5pm
admission: $7
"along the yangzi river"
- exhibition of 70 bronze sculptures that explore the ancient regional influences that shaped china today

eleven rivington
11 rivington
212.982.1930
12pm-6pm
admission: free
- see five contemporary artists' paintings and installations inspired by alan shields' late 1960s postminimalist generation

new york hall of science
47.01 111th street
718.699.0005
10am-6pm
admission: $11
- displaying portraits, illustrations and paintings of birds in decline

mf gallery
213 bond street
917.446.8681
admission: free
"40oz beer show"
-showcasing bottles customized by 40 underground artists, selling them starting at $40

POST-MERIDIEM...

pete's candy store
709 lorimer street
718.302.3770
no cover
- live folk music from 5 bands

the standard hotel/ le bain
212.645.4646
no cover
- lcd soundsystem pre-party

botanica
47 east houston street
212.343.7251
no cover. $5 drinks. cash only
- electro rock

columbia university
212.854.7393
free admission
- astronomy lecture and stargazing

otto's shrunken head
538 east 14th street
212.228.2240
no cover
- live 60s-esque garage music




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