http://turalura.com Who you lookin' at, with a face like that? Tue, 11 May 2010 00:23:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  So everyone's talking about Andy Rooney, being his Greatest Generation, 91-year-old self and talking on Sunday night about his confusion about modern pop culture, flaunting his lack of knowledge about personalities like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. And perhaps to the delight of his 60 Minutes audience. But honestly, Andy, you ... http://turalura.com/2010/05/10/take-me-1971/ Kate Moss appearing as a hologram in an Alexander McQueen show in 2006. I probably couldn't afford so much as a button off a McQueen gown, but this makes me so, so sad. http://turalura.com/2010/02/11/goodnight-sweet-prince/ Time for a little rant to ring in the New Year: Notice I say "New Year"  and not "New Decade". Who ever said it was okay to count to 10 this way? All you culture vultures, pundits and wags who are preparing to sign off on the first decade of the 21st ... http://turalura.com/2009/12/31/pop-goes-the-decade-not/ My grrl Amanda Palmer posted this video on YouTube the other day, articulating her feelings about pop music, women and so forth. The song is charming (posted with permission): But I don't happen to be down with the idea that pop music is art just because it's self-expression. I believe that some ... http://turalura.com/2009/12/23/re-gaga-palmer-madonna/ So I went to take a look at today's headlines when I noticed an item on the T Magazine Style Blog titled Notes from the Velvet Underground. "Oh, goody," I said to myself. "I wonder what the style news is on the great VU." I thought it might be a ... http://turalura.com/2009/12/12/nyt-suck-my-banana/ So crazily enough, just the other day I found myself trying to remember the words to "She's Just 14", the Rolling Stones-produced John Phillips song about his daughter Mackenzie. Readers who are paying attention will notice that the title of Mackenzie's new book, High On Arrival, is taken from these ... http://turalura.com/2009/09/27/just-14/   I know I shouldn't say so myself, but I have the coolest birthdate. Ever. No sh*t. What makes it so much cooler than, say, your birthday? Well, I will tell you. My birthday is 6/23/1966. I was born at 11:23pm- which I only recently (yeah, at my advanced age!) realized is also known ... http://turalura.com/2009/06/23/birthday/ So in March a colleague of mine approached me about doing a window display for Sustainable NYC, a lovely eco-boutique on Avenue A. On April 23rd, it was unveiled: Basically, we decided to crochet flowers out of plastic bags and attach them to  motors hooked up to little solar panels. In ... http://turalura.com/2009/04/29/sustainable-nyc-window/ It's kind of an odd thing, but I love Valentine's Day. I did not always love it, and even now, I don't love everything about it. I don't love greeting cards, baby's breath or teddy bears. I'm rather indifferent to roses, especially when the price is jacked up. There have ... http://turalura.com/2009/02/14/v-day-for-the-v-challenged/ I was suspected of being a potential bank robber the other day. I was in the bank waiting on a very long line when the bank manager walked up to me and said: Would you please take off your sunglasses and your hood? I was wearing sunglasses and a hood because it ... http://turalura.com/2009/01/09/suspect/