Amy Helen Bryant

thugkitchen:

You won’t be stressing this summer if you’re sipping on this tasty glass of general badassery. The antioxidant loaded in theses blackberries will make sure free radicals aren’t fucking up your day. And the bourbon? YOU EARNED THAT SHIT.

BLACKBERRY BOURBON FIZZ

5 blackberries

5 ice cubes

1 shot of bourbon

¾ cup cold ginger ale (none of that high fructose corn syrup, aspartame nonsense either. Get good shit that has fucking ginger root as an ingredient)

¼ cup cold club soda  (optional)

Put the blackberries in the bottom of a tall glass and mash them around with a spoon. Keep some big chunks because it looks cool. Add the ice and then the bourbon, ginger ale, and club soda. I like adding club soda because it keeps it tasting refreshing as fuck but you can save some cash and just add more ginger ale. Garnish with fresh basil if you are trying to impress somebody.

Serves 1 but invite a fucking friend, no need to drink alone

We made this for our friend Dara over at Cosmo.com

theparisreview:

André Kertész: On Reading

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oldloves:

Bill Murray on Gilda Radner:

“Gilda got married and went away. None of us saw her anymore. There was one good thing: Laraine had a party one night, a great party at her house. And I ended up being the disk jockey. She just had forty-fives, and not that many, so you really had to work the music end of it. There was a collection of like the funniest people in the world at this party. Somehow Sam Kinison sticks in my brain. The whole Monty Python group was there, most of us from the show, a lot of other funny people, and Gilda. Gilda showed up and she’d already had cancer and gone into remission and then had it again, I guess. Anyway she was slim. We hadn’t seen her in a long time. And she started doing, “I’ve got to go,” and she was just going to leave, and I was like, “Going to leave?” It felt like she was going to really leave forever.

So we started carrying her around, in a way that we could only do with her. We carried her up and down the stairs, around the house, repeatedly, for a long time, until I was exhausted. Then Danny did it for a while. Then I did it again. We just kept carrying her; we did it in teams. We kept carrying her around, but like upside down, every which way—over your shoulder and under your arm, carrying her like luggage. And that went on for more than an hour—maybe an hour and a half—just carrying her around and saying, “She’s leaving! This could be it! Now come on, this could be the last time we see her. Gilda’s leaving, and remember that she was very sick—hello?”

We worked all aspects of it, but it started with just, “She’s leaving, I don’t know if you’ve said good-bye to her.” And we said good-bye to the same people ten, twenty times, you know. 

And because these people were really funny, every person we’d drag her up to would just do like five minutes on her, with Gilda upside down in this sort of tortured position, which she absolutely loved. She was laughing so hard we could have lost her right then and there.

It was just one of the best parties I’ve ever been to in my life. I’ll always remember it. It was the last time I saw her.”

- from Live from New York: an Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

she-works:

Advice from Nina Totenberg, NPR

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theinsidesource:

The Way of the Feather

If you’re looking to doll up a chic dress or T-shirt this spring, take a look at Wilhelm and their unique feathered caplets and scarves. Designer Megan Guip mostly handcrafts these striking pieces herself with a small team. This New York creative spirit served as J. Crew’s Design Director for 13 years before deciding to break out with her own signature line. The Inside Source asked Megan, a vintage queen, the secrets of her trade…

Jauretsi: What was the most important thing you learned while working at J. Crew that you maintain in your business moving forward?

Megan Guip: One word: Integrity.

J: Of all materials to take on for a fashion line, explain why you gravitate to feathers, and what is it like sourcing and working with such fragile objects?

MG: Feathers are such an exquisite medium to work with. I’m in awe of their beauty and perfection. It takes patience finding the right color, quality, and texture. For how delicate they are I’m always impressed with their durability… think about it, birds are wearing them while battling all the elements.

J: For the eBay junkies, tell us your top three list of items you always search for in the world of vintage.

MG: At the moment it’s novelty jackets, Uzbekistan textiles, and home furnishings.

J: What can we expect from you every season in terms of this line? 

MG: I’m not really designing seasonally; my pieces are seasonless. What I’m anxious to explore is dip-dyeing and painting with metallics so they look gilded. The shapes will evolve organically, meaning whatever inspires me in the process.

J: Do you have any tips or tricks when searching/scouring on eBay?

MG: I got my tips from a friend who is a serial eBay-er: Only the last seven seconds count… hunt like a tiger… crouch, then pounce!

(Photo courtesy of Wilhelm. Text by Jauretsi)

thugkitchen:

Food is good and all that but YOU REALLY FUCKING NEED WATER. I always drink one glass of water before each meal and another glass right after. Shit, that’s almost all the water you need in a day.

Feeling tired? Got a headache? Nauseous? Fuck those Rx commercials with their crazy ass side effects, drinking more water is the cheapest way to feel better. I drink mine straight but if you’re fancy as fuck then toss in some lemon, mint leaves, lime, cucumber, lemongrass. I don’t give a good goddamn, JUST DRINK IT.

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beeishappy:

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