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"Shakespeare showed me that once I understand the rules, I can break them." ~ American-British stage and screen actress, Zoë Wanamaker
December 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Shakespeare showed me that once I understand the rules, I can break them." ~ American-British stage and screen actress, Zoë Wanamaker
Happy Birthday in Memory of Marianne Faithfull.🍷
"I haven't got purity, and I don't think I ever did. I have always been, even as a child, a very decadent little person." ~ Marianne Faithfull (1946 - 2025)
Photo (2014) by Hedi Slimane for the Saint Laurent Music Project.
"I haven't got purity, and I don't think I ever did. I have always been, even as a child, a very decadent little person." ~ Marianne Faithfull (1946 - 2025)
Photo (2014) by Hedi Slimane for the Saint Laurent Music Project.
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Happy Birthday in Memory of Marianne Faithfull.🍷
"I haven't got purity, and I don't think I ever did. I have always been, even as a child, a very decadent little person." ~ Marianne Faithfull (1946 - 2025)
Photo (2014) by Hedi Slimane for the Saint Laurent Music Project.
"I haven't got purity, and I don't think I ever did. I have always been, even as a child, a very decadent little person." ~ Marianne Faithfull (1946 - 2025)
Photo (2014) by Hedi Slimane for the Saint Laurent Music Project.
Happy Birthday in Memory of the marvellous Maggie Smith.
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone." ~ English stage and screen actress, Dame Maggie Smith (1934 - 2024)
Photo by Bill King, 1980.
ogdenmuseum.org/collection/m...
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone." ~ English stage and screen actress, Dame Maggie Smith (1934 - 2024)
Photo by Bill King, 1980.
ogdenmuseum.org/collection/m...
December 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Happy Birthday in Memory of the marvellous Maggie Smith.
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone." ~ English stage and screen actress, Dame Maggie Smith (1934 - 2024)
Photo by Bill King, 1980.
ogdenmuseum.org/collection/m...
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone." ~ English stage and screen actress, Dame Maggie Smith (1934 - 2024)
Photo by Bill King, 1980.
ogdenmuseum.org/collection/m...
"I think it's important to take chances." ~ American author, comedian, humourist, absurdist, lecturer, special guest, narrator, radio contributor, and member of the Sedaris Fylí, David Sedaris
Happy Birthday to David. 🥃
Image: Photo of David Sedaris (2022) by Anne Fishbein.
Happy Birthday to David. 🥃
Image: Photo of David Sedaris (2022) by Anne Fishbein.
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"I think it's important to take chances." ~ American author, comedian, humourist, absurdist, lecturer, special guest, narrator, radio contributor, and member of the Sedaris Fylí, David Sedaris
Happy Birthday to David. 🥃
Image: Photo of David Sedaris (2022) by Anne Fishbein.
Happy Birthday to David. 🥃
Image: Photo of David Sedaris (2022) by Anne Fishbein.
Belatedly......
December 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Belatedly......
Oh, the irony. After all I had to go through and for years at that, this particular cigarette holder was a gift this year for my birthday from a very dear friend of mine who is a Pentagon contractor. It came from - of all places - Ukraine. 🚬🥃
December 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Oh, the irony. After all I had to go through and for years at that, this particular cigarette holder was a gift this year for my birthday from a very dear friend of mine who is a Pentagon contractor. It came from - of all places - Ukraine. 🚬🥃
"It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy." ~ American stage and screen actress, Jane Fonda
Happy Birthday to the one and only Jane Fonda. 🌹
Image: Photo of Jane Fonda (2018) by Max Vadukul for Marie Claire.
Happy Birthday to the one and only Jane Fonda. 🌹
Image: Photo of Jane Fonda (2018) by Max Vadukul for Marie Claire.
December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy." ~ American stage and screen actress, Jane Fonda
Happy Birthday to the one and only Jane Fonda. 🌹
Image: Photo of Jane Fonda (2018) by Max Vadukul for Marie Claire.
Happy Birthday to the one and only Jane Fonda. 🌹
Image: Photo of Jane Fonda (2018) by Max Vadukul for Marie Claire.
What do I state quite often? Your "heroes" and "villains" are created for you. I have never even seen this particular quote from Mr. Pike. I often emphasize the point, however, as I have learned about it through personal experience and I've seen how it works.
December 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
What do I state quite often? Your "heroes" and "villains" are created for you. I have never even seen this particular quote from Mr. Pike. I often emphasize the point, however, as I have learned about it through personal experience and I've seen how it works.
"We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that." ~ Trinidadian-born American actor, dancer, director, and artist, Geoffrey Holder (1930 - 2014)
Did I give him enough labels?
Did I give him enough labels?
December 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
"We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that." ~ Trinidadian-born American actor, dancer, director, and artist, Geoffrey Holder (1930 - 2014)
Did I give him enough labels?
Did I give him enough labels?
By Elsa Fernandez-Santos, from Rome ~
"At 73 years old, Isabella Rossellini traverses the world as a curious mix of wild and cosmopolitan woman, a 21st century farmer-performer and heir to a classic charm from another era."
Read on:
english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
"At 73 years old, Isabella Rossellini traverses the world as a curious mix of wild and cosmopolitan woman, a 21st century farmer-performer and heir to a classic charm from another era."
Read on:
english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
By Elsa Fernandez-Santos, from Rome ~
"At 73 years old, Isabella Rossellini traverses the world as a curious mix of wild and cosmopolitan woman, a 21st century farmer-performer and heir to a classic charm from another era."
Read on:
english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
"At 73 years old, Isabella Rossellini traverses the world as a curious mix of wild and cosmopolitan woman, a 21st century farmer-performer and heir to a classic charm from another era."
Read on:
english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
Klaus Schwab, who I was introduced to on January 16th, 2017 at Bloom Strategic Consulting LLC in Dallas (yes, he flew from Geneva to meet Yours Truly), has re-emerged to continue his mission after stepping down from the WEF. Introducing the Schwab Academy: schwabacademy.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Klaus Schwab, who I was introduced to on January 16th, 2017 at Bloom Strategic Consulting LLC in Dallas (yes, he flew from Geneva to meet Yours Truly), has re-emerged to continue his mission after stepping down from the WEF. Introducing the Schwab Academy: schwabacademy.org
By Carly Ledbetter ~
"Jane Fonda has said she is “reeling in grief” after the shocking deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner."
www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-f...
"Jane Fonda has said she is “reeling in grief” after the shocking deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner."
www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-f...
Jane Fonda Opens Up About Rob Reiner’s Final Night
The actor added she is "reeling with grief" from the death of her friends.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
By Carly Ledbetter ~
"Jane Fonda has said she is “reeling in grief” after the shocking deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner."
www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-f...
"Jane Fonda has said she is “reeling in grief” after the shocking deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner."
www.huffpost.com/entry/jane-f...
Plenty of bittersweet memories......
Thinking of Marcus, Nick, Katie, Mr. Brooks, and so many others. 💜
Thinking of Marcus, Nick, Katie, Mr. Brooks, and so many others. 💜
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Plenty of bittersweet memories......
Thinking of Marcus, Nick, Katie, Mr. Brooks, and so many others. 💜
Thinking of Marcus, Nick, Katie, Mr. Brooks, and so many others. 💜
By Clayton Davis ~
"Isabelle Huppert has boarded Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh’s acclaimed live-action short film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively."
variety.com/2025/film/aw...
"Isabelle Huppert has boarded Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh’s acclaimed live-action short film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively."
variety.com/2025/film/aw...
Isabelle Huppert Joins Live-Action Short ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Isabelle Huppert boards live-action short "Two People Exchanging Saliva" as an executive producer.
variety.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
By Clayton Davis ~
"Isabelle Huppert has boarded Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh’s acclaimed live-action short film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively."
variety.com/2025/film/aw...
"Isabelle Huppert has boarded Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh’s acclaimed live-action short film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively."
variety.com/2025/film/aw...
December 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Home of Steven Brooks, the US Federal Acquisitions & Mergers contractor, State Dept investigator, & owner of Brooks Enterprises LLC who laid out for me the detailed plans for what was then already set to unfold beginning with the 2016 presidential race face-off between HRC & DJT on 01/29/2013.
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Home of Steven Brooks, the US Federal Acquisitions & Mergers contractor, State Dept investigator, & owner of Brooks Enterprises LLC who laid out for me the detailed plans for what was then already set to unfold beginning with the 2016 presidential race face-off between HRC & DJT on 01/29/2013.