hakopais my name in Maori.

What explains this man’s near meteoric resurgence in recent years?

a) The rapid weight loss?
b) Lagerfeld Confidential?
c) The man’s clothes and accessories?
d) The passing of Yves St-Laurent and the marked twilight of other great couture designers?
e) Something I’ve missed?

I adore the man, but it isn’t for the couture he designs at Chanel or Fendi or any of the other lines he runs. I adore him for reasons separate to his talent as a designer and I wonder if this is the same for most people that have more recently fallen in like with the man.

Want a table for six late October 2009 at El Bulli?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, oh sweet Jesus, yes. That said, I can’t afford the trip to Spain and I’m not sure I could convince five of my friends to spring for a flights and a meal, no matter how good the meal might be.

There’s always a reason. Sigh. Next year, bro. Next year.

Which is the more appropriate response to this video I came across on Kitsune Noir+?

a) Awwwwwww.
b) Oh dear.
c) Where do people find the time?

What should I read next?

a) The collected short stories of Lorrie Moore?
b) Nick Cave’s “gothic tragedy” of a first novel?
c) Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian?
d) Barry Glassner’s The Gospel Of Food : Why We Should Stop Worrying And Enjoy What We Eat?
e) Barry Schwartz’s Paradox Of Choice : Why More Is Less?

The Lorrie Moore and the Nick Cave I only bought a few days back, with the Nick Cave being a steal at $13 (love those Popular Penguins). I’m not sure I’m over Child Of God quite yet to get into Blood Meridian. Not so sure on being preached at in those last two, but they’ve been on the shelf a while and are due for a read.

What would you recommend?

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