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The Equals Record

This weekend I read a fantastic essay by Trina McNeilly on The Equals Record titled The End Is the Beginning. Trina is the author of the beautiful blog La La Lovely. I loved getting this personal glimpse of Trina, and I’m looking forward to reading a lot more work published on The Equals Record and in the sure-to-be-lovely quarterly print magazine coming this fall. Maybe I’ll even submit some myself. 

Mad Men

I went into labor while I was watching the first episode of Mad Men. I had decided to finally watch the series that everyone kept telling me I’d love, then had my first contraction. I made it through the beginning of episode two before I waddled up the stairs and told Drew that I think I might be in labor.

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity FairFast forward, two years later: I spent my entire summer watching this amazing show. I feel like it just gets better and better. I love everything about it – the writing, the set design, the costume design, the acting, the actors, the characters, EVERYTHING. 

Jon Hamm for C Magazine

Photograph by James Minchin III

Christina Hendricks for The Hollywood ReporterMy photograph collection gives away my favorites – Don, Megan, and Jane

Chicken with Plums

I first fell in love with Marjane Satrapi when I saw the wonderful autobiographical animated film

Persepolis

, based on her graphic novels. Marjane and Vincent Parronnaud wrote and directed it.

The duo has another feature that looks great, titled 

Chicken with Plums

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It’s going on my “to watch” list. Take a look at the trailer and let me know what you think.

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Move LifeStyle

Autumn Reeser’s Move LifeStyle has been revamped, and she and her friends have a lot of exciting things in store for us. I’m especially looking forward to my Danielle’s column, The Art of Balance, an exploration of the attempt to balance art/creativity and motherhood. Girl Friday is going to be awesome too. Note to Autumn: Finn is adorable, and I love that last photo of you working on your MacBook.  

Ma + Chr

Ma + Chr is an art and design studio based in Paris, run by Mathilde Aubier and Christine Delaquaize. Their collage style design projects and artwork, individual and collaborative, grabbed me right away.

Ma + Chr

Ma + Chr

Christine DelaquaizeMathilde AubierTake a look at the Ma + Chr pinboard for more inspiring images.