John O'Hara's The Big Laugh, his East Coast swipe at Hollywood in the 20s and 30s. My favorite line:
In the Lancia, even before he started the engine she said, "They were not going to recieve you with open arms, anyway. If you don't belong to the California Club, don't expect much...
My teenage daughter, who usually only wears Kelly Caleche (given to her by Dad), just got Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino which smells really great on her and is totally suitable for a young lady.
I love the line in the deeply funny 1984 film American Dreamer where a drunk Jo Beth Williams says:
"Wasn't it Nietzsche who said 'Was mich nicht umbringt macht mich stärke? Deep, huh?"
Deep, indeed. Great film with J-B W., Tom Conti and Giancarlo Giannini--heaps of style. Bset in...
Did anyone catch this a few weeks back? There was a great sketch with Jean Dujardin but the best bit, IMO, was a film noir send up where Zooey (looking the part!) finds herself in a fast-talking wise-cracking film noir--it is really fun! I couldn't find it on Youtube or I would have posted it!
I just scored a pair of Peals for BB black patent evening pumps at my local Out of the Closet thrift store. Worn once. $7.75. One size bigger than the pair I bought twenty years ago so just about right! How could I resist?
I like all sorts of atmospheres but one of the biggest things for me is what kind--if any--of music is playing. I was recently in the bar of a celebrity chef's restaurant in Las Vegas. Despite all of that, it was actually a beautiful room--great decor, fantastic bartender, wonderful choice of...
I love the old names of the virtues--Faith, Hope (Lange!), Charity, etc. Not so sure about Temperance (although I love Prudence!). My own forebear was named Comfort--not such a bad name, really....
Flashbacks to the fraternity basement--ankle-deep in beer. Pink Floyd. The Dead. White parties. Everclear. Wow. If only that was the worst of it all......
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