MAGGIE COUGHLAN

Writer, editor, photographer, talking head, pop culture enthusiast and lover of nail art.
Here you’ll find thoughts, ideas and inspiration for creating digital journalism. maggiecoughlan@gmail.com

Sadly, Dina Kantor’s “Photographing Communities” class at School of Visual Arts was canceled due to low enrollment.

Here’s what’s on deck for my summer instead.

Photographing the Familiar: Personal Space and Vision

“The home is an entry to memories, dreams and desires; it is both a fictional and a lived reality. This course will focus on domestic space and family photographs. Students will start a visual journal using snapshots of their past and present, and investigate the spaces and people that are relevant in their daily lives. By looking at a personal view of their intimate surroundings and relationships, students will uncover new aspects of their creative practice. All digital and film formats are welcome.”

A visual journal? Let’s do this.

Above: From my college days, the backroom in my childhood home filled with crafts and bins.

Moonrise Kingdom + a late night feast with Denise at Parm, things are pretty good.
thetwentysevenproject:

Feasting at Parm, New York, NY 5/31/12
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Moonrise Kingdom + a late night feast with Denise at Parm, things are pretty good.

thetwentysevenproject:

Feasting at Parm, New York, NY 5/31/12

lucaluca:

unflinchingly:

mediahascookies:

Wes Anderson Bingo

If this was a drinking game, you’d be dead like 15 minutes into Moonrise Kingdom. 

I’m just pumped for the soundtrack. 
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lucaluca:

unflinchingly:

mediahascookies:

Wes Anderson Bingo

If this was a drinking game, you’d be dead like 15 minutes into Moonrise Kingdom. 

I’m just pumped for the soundtrack. 

An impulse purchase is the sincerest form of shopping.
— Ariel Kanter (speaking the damn truth)
Just started 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Devoured every page of After Dark… thank goodness this 925 page beast lives on my iPad and not in my bag. I checked this eBook out from the Queens Library, which is one of the most fantastic library systems on earth and also needs you to sign its petition to keep its doors open. 
Have you read it? View high resolution

Just started 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Devoured every page of After Dark… thank goodness this 925 page beast lives on my iPad and not in my bag. I checked this eBook out from the Queens Library, which is one of the most fantastic library systems on earth and also needs you to sign its petition to keep its doors open.

Have you read it?

Happy 53rd birthday Morrissey!

brian-brooks:

Morrissey Gets a Job by Brian Brooks (1999)

It’s week seven of “The Narrative Portrait.” Presenting a full essay on week nine, so we’re slowly getting there.
Next on the agenda: Dina Kantor’s “Photographing Communities” class at School of Visual Arts which will take me through August.
thetwentysevenproject:

Benji and Matt at Knish Nosh, Queens, NY, 5/20/12
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It’s week seven of “The Narrative Portrait.” Presenting a full essay on week nine, so we’re slowly getting there.

Next on the agenda: Dina Kantor’s “Photographing Communities” class at School of Visual Arts which will take me through August.

thetwentysevenproject:

Benji and Matt at Knish Nosh, Queens, NY, 5/20/12

Floral nail stickers from Sephora! Semi-obsessed. View high resolution

Floral nail stickers from Sephora! Semi-obsessed.

buzzfeed:

oldfilmsflicker:

INSTANT NETFLIX ALERT TO END ALL INSTANT NETFLIX ALERTS

Take a break for the next hour and 40 minutes.
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buzzfeed:

oldfilmsflicker:

INSTANT NETFLIX ALERT TO END ALL INSTANT NETFLIX ALERTS

Take a break for the next hour and 40 minutes.