#BornThisDay: Hollywood Photographer, John Engsted

By Stephen Rutledge on September 22, 2019 3:03 am

September 22, 1909 – John Engstead Born in Los Angeles, John Engstead was hired as an office boy by Paramount Pictures' head of studio publicity, Harold Harley, in 1926, and a world-class career began. You know his work, even if you think you might not. The visual history … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Gay RMS Titanic Passenger, Francis Davis Millet

By Stephen Rutledge on September 14, 2019 3:05 am

Francis Millet, photo via Wikimedia Commons September 14, 1848 - Francis Davis Millet Francis Davis Millet was a polymath and a real overachiever; a Harvard educated painter, sculptor, and writer, who went down with the ship in 1912. He studied at Royal Academy of Fine … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Fashion Icon, Elsa Schiaparelli

By Stephen Rutledge on September 11, 2019 3:03 am

Screen-grab from Chanel vs Schiaparelli (2014) via YouTube September 11, 1890 - Elsa Schiaparelli: "Shocking Pink? I invented it." Oh, to be born in Rome, then die in Paris, and in between be one of the two most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars, … [Read more...]

#ArtDept: The Homoerotic Paintings of Anton Kolig

By Stephen Rutledge on September 8, 2019 3:10 pm

Self-portrait, 1923 Anton Kolig (1886-1950) was born in Nový Jičín ,in then Moravia, now the Czech Republic. In 1904, he started to study at the Kunstgewerbeschule, say that fast 10 times, a School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, along with his boyfriend, poet and painter Oskar … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “It Should Be the Responsibility of Photographers Today to Free Women and Finally Everyone, From the Terror of Youth and Perfection.” – Peter Lindbergh (R.I.P.)

By Stephen Rutledge on September 5, 2019 6:51 am

Photo via YouTube Peter Lindbergh (1944-2019) was a legend and a revolutionary talent; read World of Wonder writer Trey Speegle's thoughtful remembrance here. … [Read more...]

#ArtDept: Back to School with Cheap, Pulp Fiction Paperback Naughty Coed Covers

By Stephen Rutledge on September 1, 2019 8:17 am

Pulp paperbacks were made to be throwaway reading. They often ended up in the trash, and plenty were trash. Publishers of pulps had the freedom to let writers produce books too out-there for mainstream publishers. There were writers who wanted to tell stories about subjects … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Bethesda Fountain’s Emma Stebbins

By Stephen Rutledge on August 31, 2019 3:05 am

Stebbins, photographer unknown, public domain August 31, 1815 – Emma Stebbins The Angel Of The Waters is the name of the statue atop the Bethesda Fountain, a masterpiece by sculptor Emma Stebbins. It was the earliest public art by a woman in New York City and the only … [Read more...]

Billie Eilish Blasts Nylon for their Bizarro Bald, Shirtless Cover of Her, Done Without Consent

By James St. James on August 30, 2019 2:55 pm

It-girl popstar Billie Eilish went OFF on the German edition of Nylon magazine after they used a photoshopped image of her as a bald, topless possible cyborg (?) on their most recent cover... and did it without her consent. “what the f— is this s—,” Eilish wrote in a comment … [Read more...]

Iman Absolutely SLAYS at the Venice Film Festival – WOW WOW WOW WOW

By James St. James on August 30, 2019 11:33 am

Forever fabulous supermodel Iman was honored at the Venice Film Festival with the Franca Sozzani Award last night, which recognizes women within the fashion world who have also pioneered humanitarian causes. Staged at the Cipriano Hotel, it was an incredibly glamorous event and, … [Read more...]

Jude Law’s Slo-Mo Walk in a White Speedo: Why We’re Here for “The New Pope” Trailer

By James St. James on August 30, 2019 10:10 am

It's Objectification Friday, a weekly thing I just made up, but it's giving you permission to lustily gaze at Jude Law walking in slow motion down a beach, sporting a white Speedo. It's from the The New Pope trailer, and HUBBA HUBBA, amiright? Directed by Academy Award-winning … [Read more...]