five•two•fifty-two is coming along fantastically, check out what we have so far here.

Spring is here.

Week eleven is up.

Last week I threw caution to the wind and flew up to Istanbul for an all-nighter. Ben l’Oncle Soul does not often play small rooms, so I had to take advantage of the fact that he was at Babylon. Wonderful venue, wonderful music, wonderful night.

I couldn’t resist stopping by Ara Güler’s place, like a crazy stalker. If you’re not familiar with Güler’s work, it’s time to get with it.

I’m really glad these pieces don’t get covered up. I think they add to the character of the city.

For no particular reason, I’ve taken a recent interest in the interior design of homes. Not designing interiors myself, you understand— just appreciating good home design as an art form, the home as an installation piece. I love it when people make their living spaces beautiful.

The parade for the closing day of the annual Golden Orange Film Festival, the largest and most important film festival in Turkey.

There were a lot of celebrities there, but my favourite part was the silver people. So dreamy.

Sometimes I forget how nice-looking some of our bridges are.

Yes, thinking of autumn, of course.

I have always loved these fountains at the Republic Square, and especially the peacock art installation. The best part is that the peacocks are moveable, so every once in a while they get moved into a different configuration.