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Daily Diversion #369: Dunkers

Posted on February 5, 2017 by maedez

Two things are going on in this picture of Duncan. One: He is hogging all of the covers, because he can. Two: He misses his papa, who has just left for work.

Dunkers

P.G. Wodehouse on the Ideal Life

Posted on February 4, 2017 by maedez

P.G. Wodehouse quote

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Walter Bagehot

Posted on February 3, 2017 by maedez

Name: Walter Bagehot
D/O/B: 3 February 1826
Member Since: 1866
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Economics Adviser
Hobbies: Philosophy; Mathematics; staring wistfully into space

Walter Bagehot

Daily Diversion #368: No Ban, No Wall

Posted on February 2, 2017 by maedez

“No Ban, No Wall” Protest at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus (30 January 2017):

—”No Ban, No Wall” Protest

Welcome, February!

Posted on February 1, 2017 by maedez

Février by Eugène Grasset, 1896:

Fevrier by Eugene Grasset, 1896

Because I Will Never Grow Tired of This Photo of Edna St. Vincent Millay…

Posted on January 31, 2017 by maedez

It is from 1914, when she was on the cusp of every possibility:

Edna St. Vincent Millay by Arnold Genthe, 1914

[Book Nerd Links] Poe, Bibliomania, and Roxane Gay

Posted on January 30, 2017 by maedez

Delightfully Macabre, Vintage Edgar Allan Poe Book Covers [FLAVORWIRE]
Bibliomania: the strange history of compulsive book buying [THE GUARDIAN]
Roxane Gay Yanks Upcoming Book From Simon & Schuster Imprint [HUFFINGTON POST]

[Writing in Art] I Call It My True Companion by Coles Phillips

Posted on January 27, 2017 by maedez

This is another Coles Phillips-illustrated advertisement for Sheaffer fountain pens. It appeared in Motion Picture Classic in 1920.

I Call It My True Companion by Coles Phillips, 1920

Iris Murdoch on Being Amazed at One’s Luck

Posted on January 26, 2017 by maedez

Iris Murdoch Quote

Shopping for the Bookworm: M is for Melville, Herman

Posted on January 25, 2017 by maedez

Herman Melville Poster Print by Standard Designs. $23.21

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!