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Judy Garland Dorothy Dress Up for Auction, Janis Ian Silences Chatty Concertgoers & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The college says it looks forward to a collector enjoying this, but for $1M, that's not a collector, that's an oligarch! (Image via Bonhams/Catholic University) CNN: That long-lost Judy Garland Dorothy Gale outfit that was found in a shoebox on the premises of a college is going up…

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Rosson at her desk (Image via Brigham Young University) THE DAILY MIRROR: Remembering Gladys Rosson, who as Cecil B. DeMille's right-hand woman knew more about the great director's personal life and career than any other person alive. Fascinating summary of her mostly forgotten life. WoW: The true story…

‘Nevermind’ Child-Porn Suit, Capone’s Family Vault Opened, Josephine Baker to Be Interred at Panthéon & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The most cynical lawsuit ever? (Image via Reddit) VARIETY: Now you've heard everything — Spencer Elden, the man who as an infant was immortalized on the 1991 album cover for Nirvana's Nevermind — is suing the band and various others for ... child pornography. Because showing him nude and…

’70s Party Invites, Disfarmer Discord, ‘Death in Venice’ Gripes & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The blogger argues the imagery was not in poor taste ... (Image via From Ellis Island to the Ellis Act) FROM ELLIS ISLAND TO THE ELLIS ACT: An incredible collection of '70s counterculture party invites. I could eat. (Image via Gallery) PEOPLE: Patti LaBelle, 77, is celebrating the…

Revisiting Early Chicago, 1 Image at a Time

Chicago photographer Mark Hersch has so far restored about 300 vintage images of his city, helping to recreate an understanding of how things worked 100 years ago. His trick is to take a new image in the exact same spot and blend old and new to create a three-dimensional look at the past. Hersch says:…

Past & Curious: ‘Twilight’s’ Latest Gleaming & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: Rod-like (Image via CBS) NYT: Why Twilight Zone (1959-1964) still works. Mime examples (Image via video still) KENNETH IN THE (212): Shields (b. 1951 & Yarnell (1944-2010) really are difficult to explain to millennials. I mean yeah, mimes, but ... how'd they land so many prime-time gigs? It…

Past & Curious: ‘First Wives’ Wallop, Rue’s Health Secrets & More!

Links to the past with relevance today ... It was a hit! (GIF via GIPHY) EW: Diane Keaton (b. 1946) really clobbered Marcia Gay Harden (b. 1959) with a foam bat in The First Wives Club (1996). Are you an Ann fan? (Image via Warner Bros.) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: A glorious look back at birthday…

Past & Curious: Fitness Flashback, Debbie’s ‘High Times’ & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: I'm a reader. (Image via S&S) BOY CULTURE: A loving reminiscence of the work of Charles Hix (b. circa 1942) and the late Ken Haak (1923-1991). And if Colman and Yalitza water you down and Gaga wins? (GIF via GIPHY) THE FILM EXPERIENCE: At 71, Glenn Close is…

Miami, Miami, You Had Style: A Review of ‘The Last Resort’

The first half of The Last Resort, a short documentary by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch, is as succinct a dose of pleasure as one of those cellophane-wrapped candies your grandma used to have, but it has the added bonus of being supersaturated with compelling art. (more…)

Tag Archives: photography

Judy Garland Dorothy Dress Up for Auction, Janis Ian Silences Chatty Concertgoers & More

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

‘Nevermind’ Child-Porn Suit, Capone’s Family Vault Opened, Josephine Baker to Be Interred at Panthéon & More

’70s Party Invites, Disfarmer Discord, ‘Death in Venice’ Gripes & More

Revisiting Early Chicago, 1 Image at a Time

Past & Curious: ‘Twilight’s’ Latest Gleaming & More!

Past & Curious: ‘First Wives’ Wallop, Rue’s Health Secrets & More!

Past & Curious: Fitness Flashback, Debbie’s ‘High Times’ & More!

Miami, Miami, You Had Style: A Review of ‘The Last Resort’

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