My portrait of Christian Louboutin's feet: http://taoruspoli.smugmug.com/services/graph/gallery/17808797_nFgw9j/1363855951_wmfSnkf (Could I pull off wearing a pair of shoes like that?)

#heavenwouldbe: mountains of uni,herds of bulldogs,endless sun,water,wine,pasta,fiestas&chocolate,&lots&lotsofYOU, here in VIGNANELLO

Flamenco Bohemio 17: Another jewel from the archive

It just doesn't get any better than this...Olé

Shot of the Day

Today a great photographer came by and asked to take my picture naked. I couldn't say no.

When you see a man opening a car door for a woman you know that either the car is new or the woman is new #italianwisdom

Shot of the Day: Zhu Zhu

A discussion with philosopher Mark Wrathall about the meaning of the TRUTH video and lyrics

See part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here.

Impromptu Flamenco Jam in Venice, California

"Eric Clapton Shreds" maybe the funniest thing a guitar player will ever see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_M9zWORBuA&feature=share

Moby's video with the tiny aliens just never gets old: http://youtu.be/nas51x3ZQCg

Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else: good morning.

Listening to Ima Robot/Search & Destroy (@blablablabling Why is this INCREDIBLE album not on iTunes!? Only bittorrent or lowres youtube now)

"I want to have your abortions" #thingstosaytosomeoneyoulovebutnotthatmuch

At 15, I met Keith Richards. "If you don't have a woman next to you, sleep w your guitar" he said. #itwasgreatadvice #lovelytowakeupat5&play

Dear Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) I didn't give a fuck about amy winehouse until I read your piece; now I'm crying: http://bit.ly/re5FDH

I really do LOVE chocolate ice cream; how come it won't believe me unless I swear off vanilla?

Alexander TRUTH official music video directed by yours truly

Read more about the shoot and see stills here: http://lookhereblog.com/tag/tao-ruspoli/

OH SHIT! Oliver Stone has a quick conversation with a new friend in a bathroom stall

Oh Shit with Oliver Stone & Ryan Hansen from Oliver Stone

RT @errolmorris I can't understand it. Rupert Murdoch seemed like such a nice man.

Why did they have to give all this attention to Michael Bay. I woulda called it Carpocalypse Now...

Alexander - TRUTH music video directed by Tao Ruspoli http://youtu.be/s9yibUR5KNI

all you need is laugh...laugh is beautiful...laugh is good...laugh is the answer...laugh conquers all...

 I'm pretty sure that old carly simon song is about me.

My first billboard! Paz de la Huerta for Joe's Jeans on Sunset and La Brea: http://yfrog.com/kja1tovj

The Internet: a refuge for exhibitionists, dilettantes and people with ADD (in other words, my kind of place)

For stylistic & idealogical reasons, I wish I were bisexual & vegetarian; unfortunately I'm not attracted to men & I like meat...[sigh]

Fellini inspired Joe's Jeans campaign I shot with Paz de la Huerta: http://fashionetc.com/news/fashion/2371-paz-de-la-huerta-joes-jeans-fall-2011-ads-campaign

Spoleto Festival dei 2Mondi

a'ight freaky tweeple; here is what you look like in a full body mass self portrait: http://fashionetc.com/news/fashion/2371-paz-de-la-huerta-joes-jeans-fall-2011-ads-campaign

After completing a work, in a kind of ecstatic state...“I usually have to go to bed for a couple of days.” RIP Cy Twombly

Wow, we've made some wonderfully surreal images together; thank you: http://taoruspoli.smugmug.com/services/graph/gallery/17896358_CCNpff/1369444129_LxWdDmX

No video game can compare to attempting to drive across Rome.

Here's to independence.

Speaking of punctuation, I think one reason it's so hard to stop smoking is that cigarettes are the commas of life.

Hey! Check out this article on the overuse of exclamation points! ("the literary equivalent of canned applause"): http://nyti.ms/kWVKU8

why stability, not strict monogamy, should be the goal of a successful marriage:  http://nyti.ms/mbb4wd

New photo shoot with my beautiful sister Melusine; Castello Ruspoli, Vignanello http://www.taoruspoli.com/services/graph/gallery/8563345_AWVSh/1366526587_hhwMvjg

Dinner with Graydon Carter in Italy

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Christian Louboutin, Bella Freud, Tao, James Fox & Jimmy Lux Fox

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Shot of the Day: James Fox & Bella Freud at their home in London

New Photos: Corsica & Sardegna Sail

New Shoot: Vail Bloom

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Alexander Cockburn dumps on Nuke loving greens and Man Made Global Warming

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros in magical live acoustic show in Mexico

A rapturous day of Rapture

On May 21st, 2011, the world was supposed to end. A group of wonderful people appeared at my "man cave" in Venice. We thought the world had in fact ended and we all ended up in heaven together.
Visit the gallery here.

New Photos: Kentucky Derby 2011

Shot of the Day

New Shoot: Paz de la Huerta for Joe's Jeans

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The Love Project Episode 4: "Simplest Love" Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Live Acoustic

Just Say Know Redux: Dado Ruspoli on Heroin and Opium addiction