guardian:

Patti Smith is rock royalty and a new album and book from the ‘godmother of punk’ make 2012 a jubilee year. Now 65, her influence shows no sign of waning. We spoke to musicians she has inspired, from Martha Wainwright to Johnny Marr. Photograph: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis

Birch tree with sky
At Stockport open contemporary

cooperbiker:

Jeremy Irons aboard a BMW RT.

Jeremy!

William Nicholson

William Nicholson

readingwritingandarithmetic:

And just when I thought my day couldn’t get any better I watch Lost In Translation.

Listen to the man, it’s perfect :) Per-fect.

thomashanley:

Lost in Translation (2003)

Ah this will always be one of my favourite movies, it’s perfect.

Watched this myself today thought how perfectly I understood it

5to1:

Patti Smith & Lou Reed

Patti and Lou

timelightbox:

Martha Holmes / TIME & LIFE Pictures

Jackson Pollock paints in his Long Island studio, 1949.

In honor of 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, TIME presents a gallery of the painter’s life. See more here.

Thanks to scotch and scones