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[Alternative Muses] Two for the Road: Emily Dickinson/Edward Hopper Mashup

Posted on May 15, 2015 by maedez

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”-Emily Dickinson (died 15 May 1886)

Soir Bleu by Edward Hopper, 1914. Whitney Museum of American Art.

Soir Bleu by Edward Hopper (died 15 May 1967), 1914. Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Posted on May 13, 2015 by maedez

Virginia Woolf Quote

Welcome, Dante Gabriel Rossetti!

Posted on May 12, 2015 by maedez

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on 12 May 1828:

Portrait of Jane Morris asleep on a sofa by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869/1871

“Sometimes thou seem’st not as thyself alone, But as the meaning of all things that are.”-Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Posted on May 11, 2015 by maedez

“Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.”-Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“A writer is not so much someone who has something to say as he is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things he would not have thought of if he had not started to say them.”-William Edgar Stafford

[Alternative Muses] Two for the Road: Ralph Waldo Emerson/Maud Gonne Mashup

Posted on April 27, 2015 by maedez

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson (died 27 April 1882)

Maud Gonne (died 27 April 1953)

Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2015 by maedez

“The earth has music for those who listen.”-George Santayana

A Hymn to Spring by Cecil Gordon Lawson, 1871-1872

Spring Symphony by Abraham Manievich, 1912

Spring by Vitold Byalynitsky-Birulya, 1899

So Long, Marie!

Posted on April 21, 2015 by maedez

Marie Corelli died on 21 April 1924:

Portrait of Marie Corelli by F. Adrian

“No one is contented in this world, I believe. There is always something left to desire, and the last thing longed for always seems the most necessary to happiness.”-Marie Corelli, A Romance of Two Worlds

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Posted on April 20, 2015 by maedez

Mary Oliver Quote

Eight Years Later…

Posted on April 11, 2015 by maedez

…and Kurt Vonnegut is still relevant.

Kurt Vonnegut, 1940. Shortridge High School yearbook.

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”-Kurt Vonnegut (11 November 1922-11 April 2007)

Kurt Vonnegut Quote Dictionary Art Print by Improvisatori. $6.99

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!