February 2009
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Take note: Index of the Ordinary
Today is finally the launch of the much anticipated Index of the Ordinary (http://indexoftheordinary.com). Photographer Andrew Elliott gives his audience alphabitzed poetry. Search “cat” or “cow” or “crossing” and find something lyrical. The quiet grace of the photographs creates the perfect contrast between calm and common, and startling and beautiful. Below...
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Hate
(Students at CRLS) This isn’t funny but it certainly is interesting. My little sister just told me the Westboro Baptist Church is coming to her public high school in Cambridge to protests gay students. Their website (http://www.godhatesfags.com/) has pictures of kids holding incredibly rude and violent posters. One, for example, reads “Aids cures fags.” I’m all about...
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Ode to a Model
Since a large part of my life is fashion and since it is often funny and interesting, I have decided to introduce it as another theme. Recently I’ve become obsessed with Vladimir Nabokov’s writing. From his prophetic Bend Sinister, to his eerily tender Ada, to the much loved Lolita, and in and out of collected poems and short stories his writing is impecable and awe inspiring. And so...
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Ye Olde Jewels
Here’s some FUNNY to celebrate Funny and Interesting’s 50th post. It comes to you in the form of another home movie this time about pirates, orphans, australia, and treasure. Enjoy!
One Legged Pneumatic Pirate: Cameron Russell Co Orphan #1: Linnea Russell Co Orphan #2 who meets an unfortunate end: Reyna Pollack Voice Over in an Australian accent: Andrew Elliott
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Linnea becomes a supermodel
My little sister Linnea has short fluffy brown hair, long legs, can recreate any good Johnny Cash song in perfect pitch, and recently became a model joining me in LA to shoot the new ck1 fragrance commercial. One weekend in July we shot a home video together pretending to be spies—her code name “Agent Russell;” mine “Agent Slotska.” I emailed the video to my agent...