Movie Review: The Passion of Ayn Rand

Just watched The Passion of Ayn Rand via netflix.


The story is fascinating and it appears that Ayn's dedication to the concept of rational self-interest ultimately bit her in the butt.

Short Takes:

• Loved the costumes and sets depicting the 1950s in California and NY.

• Not so much love for the directing, although it's pretty good by tv movie standards, it gets gimmicky in few spots.

• Helen Mirren - yes. Julie Delpy - not so much. Peter Fonda - was he awake?

Denver has Public Art - And People Noticed!

Public Art in and around the City of Denver was recognized for multiple projects last week at the annual Americans for the Arts Conference. Each year, at the end of the conference, the Public Art Network 2011 Year in Review curators recognize 50 outstanding public art projects completed in 2010—and four of them were in Denver!

Here is the Nirvelli family in front of the Wildgarden/Talking Fence by the Ladies Fancywork Society and Jim Green. (Do you just love that concentration tongue!)

The other projects recognized:

Cloudbreak
by Catherine Widgery (MA)A permanent commission of the City and County of Denver for the Denver Justice Center Jury Assembly Room

Entre La Vida y La Muerte
by Gonzalo Lebrija (MX) A temporary sculpture installation commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver for the Denver Biennial of the Americas

Cloudscape
by Christopher Lavery (CO)A temporary sculptural installation on Peña Boulevard, commissioned by the Denver International Airport Public Art Program

I'll have to see if these others would work for portrait photography. Way to go Denver.

good bookie - the ellements of personal style

This is an interesting study of what "personal style" can look like by illustrating "how 25 modern fashion icons dress, show and live."

I sometimes wonder what my personal style is - if in fact i even have one. I think i might, since I know there are certain things I just won't wear. But is that enough for a signature style?

I didn't really identify with anyone in particular. But, there were certain images that spoke to me.





Angelica Huston has the most fabulous 18th century mirror (p. 63). I do love antiques, especially as part of an eclectic mix.

How fun to see Diane Von Furstenberg's original wrap dress (p. 99). My mother was a dress designer on seventh avenue so it brought back memories.

The most spectacular closet? Olivia Wilde's (p. 104). Maybe I will just have to add another room for this?

A great book to flip through on a lazy Sunday morning with a cup of coffee.

 The ELLEments of Personal Style by Elle Editors Joe Zee and Maggie Bullock

off to the races

my dad was an avid horseracing fan and attended to the races every August in Saratoga. i often went along, but had absolutely no knack for it. in fact, i was so bad at betting, it broke me from gambling altogether. it was really fun to watch him win, though.

this is a photo from the late eighties of me and my stepmother walking to the track. i think by then i just showed up in a hat and sipped the mimosas.

are you wagering this weekend?

beautiful looks from oscar de la renta resort 2012

 

so gorgeous. i bet we see this on the red carpet soon.

 i love this because it could be dressy or more casual. and its my colors.

 dare i say it? this has a bit of a chanel vibe to it. the shoes on this model are a bit stuffy, but the dress is so cute.