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Gratuitous Book Photo of the Day: Miller

Posted on July 31, 2013 by maedez

Arthur Miller, my sixth favourite playwright.

[Book Nerd Links] Penguin Paperback Evolution

Posted on July 31, 2013 by maedez

A Visual History of the Evolution of the Penguin Paperback [courtesy New Republic]

My love of all things Penguin is well-known, but this is an interesting tour of its history.

Happy Birthday, Miss (Emily) Brontë!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by maedez

The creator of Wuthering Heights, and some truly fabulous poetry, was born on 30 July 1818. She was the weird sister, and for that I love her even more.

Emily Brontë by Branwell Brontë

A QUOTE: “If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn’t love as much in eighty years as I could in a day.”-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

SOME WORKS: Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell; Wuthering Heights

A KEEPSAKE:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë at Cynthia’s Attic. $24.00

Posted on July 30, 2013 by maedez

Emily Brontë Quote

Gratuitous Book Photo of the Day: Ibsen

Posted on July 29, 2013 by maedez

I used my birthday as an excuse to buy a lot of books. I thought about posting a photo of them all together, but did not want to come across as word-greedy (which I totally am). Here is one to get the party started. I love the emotionally compartmentalized, yet aesthetically vivid, cover.

Some works by Henrik Ibsen, my second favourite playwright.

Writers in Art: George Bernard Shaw

Posted on July 29, 2013 by maedez

A great advert for George Bernard Shaw’s play, Captain Brassbound’s Conversion.

Captain Brassbound’s Conversion

[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Beatrix Potter/Marcel Duchamp

Posted on July 28, 2013 by maedez

“Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again.”-Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter, 1912, by Rupert Potter. Born on 28 July 1866.

Rrose Selavy (Marcel Duchamp) by Man Ray, 1921. Born on 28 July 1887.

“I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.”-Marcel Duchamp

It’s His Birthday, but Hilaire Belloc is Not Amused

Posted on July 27, 2013 by maedez

Hilaire Belloc was born on July 27, 1870.

Hilaire Belloc

QUOTE: “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.”

SOME WORKS: The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts; Sussex; The Historic Thames; Marie Antoinette; The Servile State; Mr. Belloc Still Objects

A KEEPSAKE:

Hilaire Belloc’s Cautionary Verses at Vintage in Michigan. $15.00

[Book Nerd Links] The Weirdest Typewriters You’ve Ever Seen

Posted on July 27, 2013 by maedez

The Weirdest Typewriters You’ve Ever Seen [courtesy Flavorwire]

I really want The Hammond 1, circa 1880. You?

People Keep Buying Me Books for My Birthday, and I’m Okay With That

Posted on July 27, 2013 by maedez

Another day. Another birthday celebration. Another book. This one is particularly nifty!

David Sedaris

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!