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With a Twist
The glorious 18th century hairstyle called the ‘pouf‘ and the radical, sleek bob of the 1920s are both covered Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, but not the simple, chic chignon. Since the 5th century, when noble women of Greece adopted the…
Star Man
In Medieval times, today would’ve been a big day. There’s something astrologists call a Cardinal T cross underway in the skies August 6th through 7th, which means….I have no idea what. But I know it’s big. Centuries ago, the well-educated…
Sugimoto’s Screen Test
I’ve been thinking lately of photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto‘s theater series, which he first showed in 1988. They’re mysterious, ornate, forgotten, nostalgic, romantic, and maybe a bit haunted. Sugimoto described his inspiration as a conversation with himself. “Suppose you shoot a whole movie…
Gypsy Queen
The sound of her voice kills me. Her dancing is beyond divine. The bravado. And then there are her intensely frilly and polka-dotted costumes. I feel like August is the time of year when I yearn for Carmen Amaya (1913-1963),…
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