Category Archives: Died this day
In the realm of Henry Darger
An introduction to the privations and obsessions of a singular visionary.
In the realm of Henry Darger
An introduction to the privations and obsessions of a singular visionary.
Pearls: Vali Myers
“We lived in the streets, in the cafes, like a pack of mongrel dogs…”
Nina Hamnett | portraits
Poignant reminders of a talent never completely realised.
Pearls: Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
The baroness offers punctuation as unusual as her itinerary
The poet of the bats
“Did he really invent an orchestra of perfumes, an orchestra of liqueurs, on which he could play the subtlest harmonies of the senses?”
The poet of the bats
“Did he really invent an orchestra of perfumes, an orchestra of liqueurs, on which he could play the subtlest harmonies of the senses?”
Eclipse
“There was a bullet hole in his right temple, and a bullet hole in her left temple. His free arm was wrapped languidly around her neck, and their left hands were clasped. They faced each other…”
Eclipse
“There was a bullet hole in his right temple, and a bullet hole in her left temple. His free arm was wrapped languidly around her neck, and their left hands were clasped. They faced each other…”
Dress-down Friday: Romaine Brooks
For rigorous elegance and fuss-free chic you really can’t go past Left Bank Lesbohemia.
Dress-down Friday: Romaine Brooks
For rigorous elegance and fuss-free chic you really can’t go past Left Bank Lesbohemia.
Dark Spirits
“Both were influcenced by witchcraft and the occult tradition of western magic, both utilised trance states, and both believed that the realm of the gods had its own intrinsic existence…”
Dark Spirits
“Both were influcenced by witchcraft and the occult tradition of western magic, both utilised trance states, and both believed that the realm of the gods had its own intrinsic existence…”
Dress-down Friday: Harry Graf Kessler
“He attached great importance to dressing well, considering his friend Richard Dehmel’s predilection for gaudy ties to be something of a moral failing.”
Dress-down Friday: Harry Graf Kessler
“He attached great importance to dressing well, considering his friend Richard Dehmel’s predilection for gaudy ties to be something of a moral failing.”
Pearls: Quentin Crisp (Director’s Cut)
“In the beginning was the word. Once we know the words, we are halfway to ruling the world…”
Pearls: Quentin Crisp (Director’s Cut)
“In the beginning was the word. Once we know the words, we are halfway to ruling the world…”
Death in Persia
If my extensive knowledge (read: brief Googling) of Swiss copyright law is correct, Annemarie Schwarzenbach’s work enters the public domain today.
Death in Persia
If my extensive knowledge (read: brief Googling) of Swiss copyright law is correct, Annemarie Schwarzenbach’s work enters the public domain today.
Shopping with Julian Maclaren-Ross
“In an era of uniformity, of wartime austerity, his appearance ensured that he was as conspicuous as a Technicolor interloper in a monochrome movie. “
Shopping with Julian Maclaren-Ross
“In an era of uniformity, of wartime austerity, his appearance ensured that he was as conspicuous as a Technicolor interloper in a monochrome movie. “
Jarry checks out
Oral hygiene: it’s never too late
Speak of the Devil
The 1995 documentary Speak of the Devil addresses the life and lore of Satanist Anton LaVey, who died 15 years ago today.
Speak of the Devil
The 1995 documentary Speak of the Devil addresses the life and lore of Satanist Anton LaVey, who died 15 years ago today.
Doubles: Frederick Rolfe
“He had so completely accepted Chris’s poses in the place of Chris’s soul, that he did not dare to enquire after the latter. They were as formidable footmen who always said ‘Not at home’ with an air of personal grievance.”
Doubles: Frederick Rolfe
“He had so completely accepted Chris’s poses in the place of Chris’s soul, that he did not dare to enquire after the latter. They were as formidable footmen who always said ‘Not at home’ with an air of personal grievance.”
