random bits, various bobs (as turkish summer fades away...)

(i)

hooked on his acting style - hooked on his website + blog

http://www.jeffbridges.com/

(ii)

brilliant piece from the international herald tribune, a couple of weeks ago. starts off in rather predictable fashion...ends in a witty, remarkable way.

by aidan foster carter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/opinion/27iht-edcarter27.html

(iii)

inspired by turkey / istanbul?

http://artisanparfumeur.com/our-perfumes/oriental/travers-e-du-bosphore?languageCode=en

(iv)

sounds like atkins - turkish version!

http://www.todayszaman.com/mobile_detailn.action?newsId=244683

(v)

rather absorbed by interior design craze. mudo is a brilliant local brand

http://www.mudocollection.com.tr/MusteriHatti.asp?Dil=1&SubPageID=330

(vi)

another genius brand from here

http://www.pasabahcemagazalari.com/Store/Default.aspx?s=1

(vii)

"crazy stupid love" - (...great title too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDLhjm-0rJQ&noredirect=1

(viii)

while still immune to community trade initiatives. and still puzzled by other responsible-tagged trends...

oddly fascinated by campaigns like this one...

http://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/