hitchcock, pink martini and weekend reads

Pink Martini is a twelve-piece band from Portland that rather defies classification. Wikipedia says, "They draw inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop." That's the most accurate description I can imagine. They're incredibly fun and delightful and perfect for when you're spending a cozy Friday night in, like I am tonight. I'm crazy about the vocals of leading lady China Forbes, and this particular song - "Hey, Eugene" - is inspired by a true and not-so-romantic story that happened to her. It's a rather odd little song, but I adore it. I think you can't help but instantly start dancing along to it, just a little bit.

The image - which strikes me as being particularly worthy of Dorothy Parker - is from the 1928 Alfred Hitchcock silent film, Champagne. Visit Hitchcock Wiki for the full set! And now, on to the weekly list of marvelous links that you should all check out as soon as possible...

Monday Adventures: Scotland on Pink Tuesdays
9 Things Christina Hendricks Taught Me About Body Love on Dramatis Personae (thanks to Beautifully Invisible for bringing this to my attention!)
First Look: Resort 2011 on ELLE.com
Kate Spade: "Things We Love" Book on The English Muse
Infatuation: Jean Michel Basquiat on ArtFashion
RL Store Love on A Spot of Whimsy
APT with LSD: Coco Rocha on Vogue.com
Photographer: Marianne Taylor on Art-Pixie
Lizzy and Darcy on The English Muse
So You Want To Leave Blogger for Wordpress on Beautifully Invisible (I haven't done this yet, obviously, but check do it out - B clearly put a lot of time and effort into it!)

Have a snappy weekend!