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“At Frank Sinatra’s suggestion, Marilyn Monroe kept her life inside two filing cabinets� - I, too, would have taken any advice Frank Sinatra gave. [via Vanity Fair ’s new exposé of Marilyn’s personal effects] ... more

““I like to be an event,� he says. “Boredom sets in when people expect you.�� - That dapper gentleman who hawks potato peelers in Union Square. [via Vanity Fair ]. ... more

“I think this is why so much of the work that comes from large companies is so mediocre. It gets specified by someone and executed by someone else, with feedback from someone else and final say from someone else. It’s just a big mediocre mess. To make something really beautiful, you have to treat it like a lover. It has to be personal.� - Jonathan Harris (via christmasgorilla ) ... more

People I meet nowadays sometimes ask if I have photos from my dancing years. Well, the answer is yes, obviously! Dance overwhelmed 20 years of my daily life! Here is one of me from a few years ago that I retrieved from some archives this morning. This position was my trademark as a dancer — an extended back attitude on releve. It’s my favorite expression of the passionate, design-informed fluidity that is dance. Creating art with the body, and almost, maybe, flying. Danny Tid... more