i’m stuck in new york. a city i love. but can’t somebody take me home? i’m exhausted.
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i’m stuck in new york. a city i love. but can’t somebody take me home? i’m exhausted.
Dear Normal Rockwell doodled on Google today in celebration of his birthday.
Five New Yorkers who wear only one color all day, every day (and it’s not black).
Valeria “ValBlu” McCulloch
Shoe Designer. Yves Klein blue.
Why blue?
In college, I majored in color theory. Blue was the most interesting color, historically. Germanic tribes wore it to ward off enemies; Christians used it to denote divinity. Wearing blue for me is being in a dream all day.
Do you make your own blue shoes?
I go to leather fairs and have the factory make me shoes. I also buy white Chanel and Christian Louboutin shoes, and I color them blue with custom-ordered electric-blue Sharpies.
Do you wear blue makeup?
I wear YSL No. 3 mascara, Chanel Blue Satin nail polish, and blue Lancôme lip gloss, which looks clear when you put it on. And my bathroom products are blue, like my toothbrush.
Does the color reflect your personality?
Blue signifies loyalty, and I’m very loyal. It’s hard in this industry, but I’m a humanist.
There was a lot of electric blue in recent seasons.
It’s getting trendy. When it hits “mass,” it’s a turnoff.
What do your friends think?
My friend studied photography, and I was part of her thesis. She did a color study and took photos of me.
What color is your apartment?
My living room is neutral, but just go into my bedroom. I have a blue Nintendo, bedside table, suitcase, pillow, BlackBerry. And I collect blue gemstones. People once believed that sapphires had healing properties.
How does blue make you feel?
Blue is a peaceful color. The U.N. has a blue flag; all the presidential campaigns have blue. It touches every realm of life, from cosmic to future.
JARED FOLLOWILL: When our manager told us we had sold a million records, I was blown away. But it’s also kind of bittersweet. Once you go platinum, you’re automatically considered not cool.
CALEB: We definitely got bigger than we wanted to be. You feel like you’ve done something wrong. That woman in mom jeans who’d never let me date her daughter? She likes my music. That’s fuckin’ not cool. You almost start doing damage control: When people ask you to do stuff, you’re like, “No, because I can already tell this record is going to get to a level where people will fuckin’ hate us.”
NATHAN: When we started this band, our goal was to sell 10,000 records and put on one concert a year for 10,000 people. We did that 179 times on this tour.
CALEB: We used to play small clubs, go out to dive bars, drink with fans—it was a beautiful thing. Now you’re backstage at a big arena with Walmart lighting, and they’re not letting anyone in. Our real fans, the ones who’ve been there for the last five years, are in the front row pissed off. They’ll turn their backs on us during “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody,” put their middle fingers up. I get it. We’re definitely sellouts. But when you have success like we’ve had, you kind of have to feed the masses. As corny as it sounds.
NATHAN: For every fan we lost by quote “selling out,” we’ve probably gained five.
JARED: The first year I was in the band, I made $500. Now you start to feel like an asshole sometimes. You’re on the plane, like, “Dude, it’s been 30 minutes—where’s my sushi?”
Note** I’m totally that fan who is pissed the Molly’s Chambers days are over. Totally pissed.
Here is the cover of our February Love + Sex issue.
Go to an intimacy class with me on page 71!
From Creative Review - Indian folk art inspires Commonwealth Games pictograms.
Raquel Aparicio - Woody.
FLIGHT 001, you’re swell. Type in the country you’ll be traveling to, find out which electrical adapter you’ll need. I love maps, I love color coding, I love a utility that makes sense for the brand.
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