Even if this video was faked, I still love it.
Depop
Ummm, this seems amazing. I feel like this app might basically be a more modern (and fun) version of eBay.
Sidenote: Happy Birthday, Marla! You're the kindest person I know and I love you an unholy amount. I hope your day was lovely!
Life Advice For Struggling Artists By Matthew Weiner
Matthew Weiner (the creator of Mad Men) just wrote this really great piece for Fast Company and if you've ever tried to create anything - I think you'll get a lot out of reading it.
“If you’re baking a cake and you buy store bought icing, you can whip that icing in a mixer and get four times as much icing as there was initially in the container.”
Tim Hortons & Nutella
Tim Hortons has partnered with Nutella! The items in question? Chocolate-hazelnut doughnuts and Nutella pastry pockets. I tried the doughnut and truthfully? It's way too sweet. And coming from me, I think that really says something. And the Nutella isn't really displaced very well - there's just a blob of it in the center. What's with that?
The pastry pocket (shown above), though? Such a delight. The perfect amount of Nutella is in that baby. Definitely get that one the next time you're in the mood.
They're both available all summer until August 30th.
Love
When Internet Explorer asks to be your default browser.
Mom Says
“It’s bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege.”
Pearl River Mart in NYC
I've been going to this store since I first came to New York in 2005 and it's insane that it's closing. If I had to summarize what kind of store it is, I'd say it's basically a slightly-more-expensive dollar store with a heavy Asian flare and gorgeous dishware.
Pearl River's rent, currently hovering at just over $100,000 per month, will leap an astounding amount next year, to more than $500,000 per month. How is that possible? I don't know, New York is terrible sometimes?
Their lease expires later this year in December, so if you find yourself in Soho - you should definitely drop in here and take a look around. I've been getting greeting cards here for ten years, so I'm not really sure where my next go-to card spot will be now.
Apparently they have a pretty decent online store as well, so if you've never seen the store you can check out the kinds of things they have over here.
Such a damn shame that it's closing.
“The pact of timelessness between the two of us was ended, and I went from him into the darkening tunnel of the years.”
Chia Seed Pudding
I can't tell you how much I love eating this pudding for breakfast - and it's not even bad for you (as long as you go easy on the maple syrup)!
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla-flavoured unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt (or whatever yogurt tastes good to you)
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, plus 2 teaspoons for serving
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled and chopped
- Raw pecan pieces
Directions
- In a medium bowl, gently whisk the almond milk, yogurt, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, the vanilla and a pinch of salt until just blended. Whisk in the chia seeds; let stand 30 minutes. Stir to distribute the seeds if they have settled. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, in a medium bowl, toss the berries with the remaining 2 teaspoons maple syrup. Mix in the pecan pieces.
- Spoon the pudding into bowls or glasses; mound the berry mixture on top and serve.
This recipe has been adapted slightly from Food Network.