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Daily Diversion #443: Wallpaper (Detail)

Posted on March 3, 2020 by maedez

This is a close-up of the wallpaper mural at Austen & Company. The Biblioteca Wallpaper is by Ekaterina Panikanova. Isn’t it delightful?

Biblioteca Wallpaper: Detail. Design by: Ekaterina Panikanova.

Every Day is a Good Day for Looking at an Egon Schiele Painting

Posted on November 8, 2019 by maedez

Here’s one from 1915:

House with Shingle Roof (Old House II) by Egon Schiele. Collection: Leopold Museum. Public Domain.

Beautiful Bookcases

Posted on January 25, 2016 by maedez

7 Ways to Make Your Bookcases Better & Better [APARTMENT THERAPY]

All of these designs are gorgeous and functional. Do you have a favourite?

[Book Nerd Links] Shakespeare Posters

Posted on October 24, 2015 by maedez

Stunning Shakespeare Posters From Around The World Prove The Bard Is Universal [HUFF POST BOOKS]

[Book Nerd Links] Alphabet

Posted on July 24, 2015 by maedez

Artists Redesign the Alphabet, One Letter Per Day, on the Front Page of a City Newspaper [HYPERALLERGIC]

Off Topic Post: Luxury Apartment Buildings in NYC, 1880s-1910s

Posted on May 5, 2015 by maedez

These are fascinating.

10 Elaborate Floor Plans from Pre-World War I New York City Apartments [mental_floss]

Go here for the much more expansive source material

Quote

Posted on March 25, 2014 by maedez

William Morris Quote

Books in Art: The Yellow Book, April 1894

Posted on February 21, 2013 by maedez

The Yellow Book: April 15th, 1894. Cover art by Aubrey Beardsley. This framed print hangs in my studio.

The Yellow Book, April 1894

[Book Nerd Links] These New Truman Capote Reissues are Great!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by maedez

New Truman Capote Reissues From Random House [courtesy of Huff Post Books]

Be sure to come back and let me know which one you like best! Can you guess my favourite?

Inspiration Board: Everything Old is New Again

Posted on November 12, 2012 by maedez

What follows is a mad cyclone of some of the oddly delectable bits and bobs setting my head and heart on fire this early November, vintage-style.

Maude Abrantes by Amedeo Modigliani, 1907

US Suffrage Map, 1920

Leatrice Joy

Joe Strummer. Always Joe Strummer.

Kiki de Montparnasse by Gustaw Gwozdecki, 1920

Louise Brooks, 1930

Opel Catalog, 1904

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868

Zelda Fitzgerald, 1922

Mabel Normand, 1917

Cover of The Yellow Book by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

William Butler Yeats, 1908

Solita Solano and Djuna Barnes in Paris, 1922. Look familiar?

Norma Talmadge on the cover of Photoplay, December 1929

Clyde Fitch’s Greatest Comedy, Girls

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]

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!