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- “I don’t care how afraid I may be inside — I do what I think I should.” — Katharine Hepburn
- “I think a fear of portraying something negatively ends up creating more stereotypes.” — Sophia Takal
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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Diary Friday: “But oh, I have to tell you about Thursday. First of all, I got my ears pierced.”
And here is an entry which completely proves the power of cinema. Especially “movies with meanings”. It also affirms the power of Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in particular. I’m 15 years old … it’s my summer vacation … here … Continue reading
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Elvis Is Cool
There’s something really touching about this photo. Maybe it’s because of how open and warm and young Elvis looks.
Little Edie
There was a moment last night during Edie’s last number (she’s singing it in that picture) “Another Winter in a Summer Town” when I felt this intense burning in my chest and heart – it was hot, like hot lava … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery So all this sad stuff happens … Emily breaks off her engagement – scandalizing her entire family (they were scandalized by the engagement itself, but then when she broke … Continue reading
Mistaken …
Uhm … this is just my kind of funny. It puts a whole little movie in my head – that is absolutely hysterical – I can see this out of his mind professor going OFF … I can see the … Continue reading
Vintage McQueen cool-ness
Steve McQueen’s widow is giving up a bunch of memorabilia belonging to her long-late husband – the coolest dude in the universe – and it’s going up for auction. Here are some of the items being sold. (click through – … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery The whole ‘furnishing of the Disappointed House’ section is fantastically written. It’s so domestic, so SPECIFIC – Lucy Maud gets into the decorating details with exquisite details … the … Continue reading
Reading Proust
I really enjoyed reading this post on the experience of reading Proust. It sounds kind of marvelous, actually – and I have put off reading Proust because it’s just daunting and huge, etc. My father has been working on the … Continue reading