In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;    I hear my echo in the echoing wood— A lord of nature weeping to a tree. I live between the heron and the wren,    Beasts of the hill and serpents of the...

Resort is underway and designers are turning out collections filled with surprising elements – whether the look is downtown cool, or polished elegance, the mini-season is off to a refreshing start. BURBERRY PRORSUM Designer: Christopher Bailey...

Before we sign off for the Memorial Day long weekend (yes, we get away from the internets from time to time), we wanted to end the week with a little love, that is, some BJ Love! Episode 5 of his Pretty Lit podcast series features a mash-up of...

Therese Larsson is a freelance illustrator based in Stockholm, Sweden who specializes in character design. Larsson works mainly in advertising, producing storyboards for film and concept art, and has worked for clients such as Adidas, Google,...

Poetry and theater are necking in the coat closet again–if you’re in New York on June 3, check out the CUNY Graduate Center Segal Theatre’s latest extraordinary programming, “Poetry in Theatre: Early Frank O’Hara + Plays by Contemporary...

Every poet’s favorite story writer, Lydia Davis, has won the Booker International Prize, reports the New York Times: Lydia Davis, the American writer known for her very short stories, has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize. The award,...

The Guardian (UK) 05/22/13 (includes video)

The Guardian (UK) 05/23/13 (slide show)

For ten years I would not say the name. I said: episode. Said: setback, incident, exacerbation—anything but be specific in the way this is specific, not a theory or description, but a diagnosis. I said: muscle, weakness, numbness, fatigue. I...

Fang took a three-pronged approach to explain the opportunities and challenges inherent in selling beauty and personal-care products in the country. Continue reading...Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Claire Chambers, founder and ceo of lingerie store Journelle, and Michael Kaplan, cofounder and ceo of Fashion to Figure, have the same mission. Continue reading...Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Attendees came together in New York this week to grapple with issues challenging the industry's future. Continue reading...Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Alliance Boots’ partnership with Walgreens is expected to help fulfill the company's vision of spreading beauty across the globe. Continue reading...Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Poets and publishers, CJ Martin and Julia Drescher, are two of many currently experiencing the aftershocks of last week’s tornado that ripped through Oklahoma and Texas. Martin and his partner, Julia Drescher, are asking for your help as they...

We’re having a grand-ole time ransacking (“‘Co-mates (co-mates?)”) the wonderful early (early?) online journal onedit, now-defunct (defunct?), sadly. Anyhow, our time is grand ole ESPECIALLY for the existence of “Edith & Enid,” by...

CBC 05/22/13

We’re saddened to hear about the death of German-lyric poet, Sarah Kirsch. Kirsch died on May 5th: her death was recently announced by her publisher, the Munich-based publishing house Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt (DVA), a Random House subsidiary. From...

Because matte painting often involves combining several photos to achieve an end-result, matte paintings can be great practice for anyone who wants to learn how to create photo manipulations. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a...

Here is a great "trick" if you want to shoot portraits on black in the outdoors. Photographer Glyn Dewis shows using a cheap brolli, a manual flash and a rules of physics to shut down ambient light and get a black background even if there is some...

I thought about his death for so many hours, tangled there in the wires of the night, that it came to have a body and dimensions, more than a voice shaking over the telephone or the black obituary boldface of name and dates. His death now...