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Happy Memories
It’s just so beautiful. I cannot wait to see director Jonas Mekas’ new movie, “Outtakes from the Life of a Happy Man.” I’m watching the trailer in my kitchen this morning, eyes shining. The avant-garde filmmaker, now 90 years-old, has…
Between Waldorf and Astoria
Yesterday I was reading about New York’s haughty hotel culture at the turn of the century, when the word ‘ritz’ became synonymous with a certain style of urbanized high life. There were ‘the ritzies,’ who often ‘ritzed’ those on the…
The Wonder Ring
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_oK7yn4e2A&feature=related[/youtube] Joseph Cornell holds a big place in my heart, and in Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, where I write about his love of 19th century ballerinas, and the film he never made, “Nebula, the Powdered Sugar Princess.” I’d like to…
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