Bright Star-Keats

John Keats (1795-1821)

Bright Star (2009) starring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish.

Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,

And so live ever--or else swoon to death.

-from Bright Star

Girls that Rock

An Experiment on a Bird in the Airpump (the Band)

These girls rock hard. And they dress the part. Check out their EP titled These Sins.

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a 1768 painting by Joseph Wright.

Kris Van Assche

Kris Van Assche

Dior Homme Fall 2009

Kris Van Assche has come a long way since his debut for Dior Homme in 2007. His collections have gained momentum as he gains footing at Dior. Of course, taking over the reins at Dior Homme after the legendary Hedi Slimane was no easy task.

Julian x 2

Paul Banks as Julian Plenti

Julian Casablancas

Two successful frontmen of two successful NYC bands released solo albums in 2009. Paul Banks, lead singer of Interpol, released a solo record under the name of Julian Plenti. Meanwhile, the Strokes' lead singer, Julian Casablancas also released a solo album (using his own name). Both projects were quite successful and critically acclaimed.

Emily Bronte

Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was born in Thornton in Yorkshire. She was an English novelist and poet best known for Wuthering Heights.

Sleep brings no wish to fret

My harrassed heart beneath;

My only wish is to forget

In endless sleep of death.

- from The Horrors of Sleep

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. She lived a mostly introverted life, hardly coming out of her room in her later years.

"The nearest dream recedes, unrealized."
- from Life

The Raven