pin-up art, lounge culture, photography, scotch/whisk(e)y, vintage clothes, red lipstick, tamara de lempicka, brassai, knitting, arcane theories about gender/sexuality/language
people who aren't afraid of a woman with a lawnmower. unapologetic whisky drinkers. appreciators of nice shoes.
depeche mode, the smiths, chet baker, the lascivious biddies, hot club of cowtown, velvet underground, björk, sleater-kinney, sarah dougher, modest mouse, pulp, death cab for cutie, the shins, neko case
amelie, edward scissorhands, brazil, metropolis, philadelphia story
what not to wear, the daily show, HGTV, house, top chef, (and i used to spurn TV, too.)
the passion (winterson), sleeping in flame (carroll), the virgin in the garden (byatt), the mind-body problem (goldstein), the hours (cunningham), wicked (maguire), love in the days of rage (ferlinghetti), tipping the velvet (waters), also may swenson, elizabeth bishop, and james wright