Photograph via Wikimedia Commons April 30, 1877– Alice B. Toklas: "I am a person acted upon, not a person who acts." Alice Babette Toklas left Seattle for Paris when she was 30 years old. In Paris she met another American dyke, Gertrude Stein. The two women … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, Janet Flanner
Flanner by Berenice Abbott, 1927, public domain March 13, 1892– Janet Flanner: "I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks." Hey kids, have I ever mentioned that I have had a perpetual subscription to The New Yorker for 56 years? My … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Whoever Said Money Can’t Buy Happiness Didn’t Know Where To Shop.” – Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Oakland, California. She studied psychology at Radcliffe College and medicine at Johns Hopkins University, but in 1903, she moved to Paris to be a writer. In 1907, she met the lovely Alice B. Toklas of San Francisco. Five years … [Read more...]
When Trump Visited Paris, He Swiped Art From the Ambassador’s Mansion (But He Got a Big Surprise!)
Worthless Trump stayed in Paris in 2018 with the U.S. ambassador as part of the commemorations for the centennial of the end of World War I and left with sone art treasures... or so he thought. He was as a guest of Ambassador Jamie McCourt at the Hotel de Pontalba, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Sex Addict & Art Collector, Peggy Guggenheim
August 26, 1898 - Peggy Guggenheim: ''My motto was 'Buy a picture a day' and I lived up to it.'' Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim inherited a family fortune from her father and grandfather, who in the late 19th century made their money from mining metals, especially silver, copper … [Read more...]
Taylor Swift Surprises Fans with Live Recordings from Her Paris Concert. Listen
Not only is Taylor Swift treating us to her 'City of Lover Concert,' she just surprised fans with several live versions of songs from her 2019 Lover album recorded last year at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris. Among the faves are "[Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Eccentric Composer, Erik Satie
Photo from WQXR via YouTube May 17, 1866- Erik Leslie Satie: I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so. In the early autumn of 1976, I had a brief, but very intense affair with a world-famous classical guitarist. A class act, he … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Madonna’s Favorite Painter, Tamara de Lempicka
Public Domian, Wikimedia Common03 ''I live life in the margins of society, and the rules of normal society don't apply to those who live on the fringe.'' Madonna is a collector of her work and has lent paintings to events and museums, and inspired her music videos for Open … [Read more...]
#FW2020: Thom Browne’s End of the World Dressing is (Masked) Crazy Fun…
This isn't news, FW2020 debuted in Paris during Fashion Week, but today I needed a bit of fantastic whimsy today that Thom Browne always delivers.... His runway presentations always deliver a show, but the inspired collection featured surreal animal menagerie. Guests … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Chanteur de Charme, Jean Sablon
March 25, 1906 – Jean Sablon: "Music is my daily bread." Jean Saboln first came to my attention in the early 1980s, when I was tasked with choosing the music for a restaurant I was working in and where it was understood that I had excellent taste in … [Read more...]
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