So , the other day , as I routinely opened to check my mail box after coming back from running some errands , out fell this issue of Vogue with a very 'mermedian' Rihanna (donning her usual flaming red hair of course) gracing the cover. If I'm not mistaken the exact same cover was used for the April issue of US Vogue, a few months ago? Well, goes without saying I wasn't quite expecting to see it again so soon !

The magazine didnt come alone. Behind it lay, hidden a treasure of a Little Black Book! Well , although its clearly just another cute advertising strategy ,the interpretation is quite likeable . It hosts a variety of information from Eco fashion vendors to a breakfast of bagels at your local deli and from Chikankari embroiderers to Brazilian waxing stations - intended for the multi-tasking woman on the go.

What I personally found attractive was the play of the black and dull pink giving it a very feminine look and feel. The very first page that assigns rightful ownership also adds a very personal touch.

When baking is a way of life !

Almond-Walnut Chocolate cake and sugar and chocolate cookies made by fellow blogger Srijata Roy herself.

“You should have taken up food technology… You have a knack for baking”-Dad

“I wanted to do anything but engineering”-Me

The Betrayal That is Love

Judas Iscariot , was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus , to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver,by identifying him with a kiss - “Kiss Of Judas” .This was circa the 8th century.

Fast forward to 2011 . Lady Gaga plays Mary Magdelene to mexican actor/rapper Ricky Gonzales who plays Jesus in Gaga’s controversially biblical ‘Judas’ video. The twelve disciples including the one who betrayed , are seen riding Harley Davidson crossbones bikes across some Calfornian highway , in black Schott Perfecto leather biker jackets.

The plot still remains the same?

In an interview she said ““I’ve had a lot of ex-boyfriends betray me – a**holes, we all have them. I began to write a song about an ex-lover who betrayed me, who loved heavy metal music.And then I thought about the biblical implications and how Judas was the betrayer. And once I thought about what I wanted to do with the video. Judas didn’t really betray Christ because he was part of the prophecy. So I thought a more liberating way to tackle the message of the song – we attack the idea by saying my ex betray me and this person haunts me, but I forgive them.”

But was Judas really forgiven? The Gospel of Judas states that the other eleven disciples stoned him to death after they found out , about the betrayal or possibly he himself committed suicide by hanging himself.

If Newton’s laws are anything to go by , well maybe you can never be forgiven . Amen.

FLOWER POWER

Shot on a sultry summery roof (by me) as Srijata , embraces her floral glory !

DEV-i-DIVA

As we bid adieu to the autumnal festivities yet again... here's a last look at my version

of her Divine Omnipresence... the Iconic Maa. Asche bochhor abar hobe! ♥

Well lets just face it , the mole's been iconic , the life's been iconic and so has the bengali mother goddess.So why not club the two ?and what you get as an end result has to be utterly fantastic! Only if I could attach a couple of hands and some extra armed appendages on her back, you could easily pass her off as the most glamorous durga of the year!

What you see here is actually a cut-out from the cover of the october issue of Vogue,India scanned with a generous combination of the freshly picked Hibiscus rosa-sinensis!

Its almost like after 9 months that I'm back on my blog and I'm very happy about the fact that I've already renamed , revamped and re-established it. Well for my first post... here goes a beautiful piece of art by a little known artist Julia Grigorieva. Mostly in washable pastel and pencil colors her sketches and paintings have this unique ability to transport you right back to our kindergarten art classes in the most surreal way possible. Her sketches almost give you the feel of a stopmotion video once you club them together. To all of you who love to dress up and do make-up at 3 in the morning !

MODA - METRY