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ah, yes. new york in august. eau de garbage wafts in the streets and the air conditioner drip gives false hope of rain. time for some distraction from the heat.
pardon our french.
can't make that holiday in france? get your fill of parisian fancy with the claude chabrol series at moma. (okay, so it's not the most enticing alternative to lounging by the seine.) be sure to catch works that started the new wave movement like le beau serge (1958). also showing is the director's latest work, the necklace. august
17-27. 11 west 53rd street. between fifth and sixth.
www.moma.org
 flower box.
don't mistake the bento box from designs by ahn for your typical sushi lunch, or your typical floral arrangement, either. orchids, red ranunculus, italian carnation, anthurium and a leaf "wrap" all look good enough to eat. (but don't). $125.
144 west 19 street. between sixth and seventh. 212.929.0660. www.designsbyahn.com
 natural selection.
leave it to yet another RISD grad to come up with the next hot thing. laura su's jewelry line, prismera
design, certainly makes the grade. the collection includes botanical silhouettes crafted from stainless steel. some designs use negative space, creating outlines of flowers and leaves, while others resemble flattened blossoms. at rare device. 453
seventh avenue. park slope. 718.301.6375. www.prismeradesign.com
 just breathe.
"breath," an installation by the openended group, is lighting up lincoln
center. lightboxes placed outside avery fisher hall depict artistic interpretations of classical music through text diagrams and colorful computer-generated images. at night, the installation goes full speed, as music plays and the lightboxes react in time. um, trippy. thru
august 22. 10 lincoln center plaza. columbus avenue. at 65th street. www.lincolncenter.org
 hair, there, and everywhere.
your hair gets tangled when you ride in a convertible. when you're at the beach. after i dip in a pool. a twist on your standard headband, mini-turban
designs by jennifer
ouellette are sure to smarten up the summer hair rut you've inevitably got yourself into. $75.
at barneys co-op. 236 west 18th street. between seventh and eighth. www.barneys.com
 reading them gets old.
demetri martin from the daily show hosts revenge of the book eaters at the beacon
theatre, a night of, well, we're not quite sure what. but it sounds cool. author and this american life contributor sarah vowell will "speak," singer feist "reads from a book," jim james from my morning jacket is supposed to "croon" without his band and A.C. newman from new pornographers will "sing alone." all
proceeds go to 826NYC. tickets from $35. august 26. 2124 broadway. between 74th
and 75th. 212.307.4111. www.bookeaters.org
 dashing.
dash snow and dan colen's latest project, nest, is literally a "hamster nest" for grownups. thirty volunteers helped shred 2,000 new york city phone books over the course of three days for the exibit. the show runs thru august 18. (yes, we're worried about the smell, too.) 76
grand street. at wooster. 212.343.7300. www.deitch.com
 pop(ular) corn.
garrett popcorn - an oprah-approved chicago fave - has arrived in NYC with a fifth ave flagship. true fans (like debra messing, tom hanks, beyonce, and steven spielberg) swear by "the
mix" - a combo of caramel crisp and cheese corn. 560 fifth avenue.
at forty-sixth street. 1.888.476.267. www.garrettpopcorn.com |
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