This is a short silent film of San Fransisco before and after the earthquake. In 1905, an unknown cameraman rode the Market Street line, filming the length of it. After the earthquake, he rode the line again. Matt Lake has created a haunting composite of the two films.

I am cleaning house.

I have two pairs of beautiful kid gloves, that actually fit, with tiny pearl buttons at the wrists. More amazing, I have worn both pairs for an event. The expression “fit like a glove” comes from gloves like these, which must be carefully eased onto the hand and are so snug that they are, quite literally, a second skin. The kid is so fine that my sense of touch is almost unencumbered by the glove. My only hesitation comes from the fear that I will get them dirty. This, I think, is why men started opening doors for women, to protect our gloves.