The Arctophile
@phewtus.bsky.social
Wandering the footpaths of Kent and Sussex.
"Say little and say it gently."
Footpaths, trees, films, books, vegan.
#TreeOfTheDay #NowWatching #BOTD #NowPlaying etc...
"Say little and say it gently."
Footpaths, trees, films, books, vegan.
#TreeOfTheDay #NowWatching #BOTD #NowPlaying etc...
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#NowWatching Wicked as They Come (D:Ken Hughes,1956)
"...It's a movie which often feels as if it wants to take off all its clothes and run around screaming "CHICKS RULE!" but which is also consumed by its need to rescue its lead character by showing how badly she needs to be saved by love."
"...It's a movie which often feels as if it wants to take off all its clothes and run around screaming "CHICKS RULE!" but which is also consumed by its need to rescue its lead character by showing how badly she needs to be saved by love."
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#NowWatching Wicked as They Come (D:Ken Hughes,1956)
"...It's a movie which often feels as if it wants to take off all its clothes and run around screaming "CHICKS RULE!" but which is also consumed by its need to rescue its lead character by showing how badly she needs to be saved by love."
"...It's a movie which often feels as if it wants to take off all its clothes and run around screaming "CHICKS RULE!" but which is also consumed by its need to rescue its lead character by showing how badly she needs to be saved by love."
#BOTD 1919
Janet Shaw: American actress, Shaw was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old. Known for Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939).
Janet Shaw: American actress, Shaw was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old. Known for Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939).
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#BOTD 1919
Janet Shaw: American actress, Shaw was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old. Known for Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939).
Janet Shaw: American actress, Shaw was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old. Known for Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939).
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Johnny Thunders sporting a black halo hat. Usually I'm anti-AI but this time I'll make an exception as the original of this picture was very grainy & it has now been modified. I wonder what Thunders would have made of such a technological intervention?
January 23, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Johnny Thunders sporting a black halo hat. Usually I'm anti-AI but this time I'll make an exception as the original of this picture was very grainy & it has now been modified. I wonder what Thunders would have made of such a technological intervention?
#BOTD 1881
Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino: Italian heiress, socialite, and patroness of the arts in early 20th-century Europe.
www.vogue.com/article/marc...
Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino: Italian heiress, socialite, and patroness of the arts in early 20th-century Europe.
www.vogue.com/article/marc...
January 23, 2026 at 11:48 AM
#BOTD 1881
Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino: Italian heiress, socialite, and patroness of the arts in early 20th-century Europe.
www.vogue.com/article/marc...
Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino: Italian heiress, socialite, and patroness of the arts in early 20th-century Europe.
www.vogue.com/article/marc...
#BOTD 1890
Rose Laure Allatini: Austrian-British novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms R. Allatini, A.T. Fitzroy, Mrs Cyril Scott, Lucian Wainwright, and Eunice Buckley. The author of nearly forty novels under various pseudonyms, Allatini is best known for her 1918 book Despised and Rejected.
Rose Laure Allatini: Austrian-British novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms R. Allatini, A.T. Fitzroy, Mrs Cyril Scott, Lucian Wainwright, and Eunice Buckley. The author of nearly forty novels under various pseudonyms, Allatini is best known for her 1918 book Despised and Rejected.
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#BOTD 1890
Rose Laure Allatini: Austrian-British novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms R. Allatini, A.T. Fitzroy, Mrs Cyril Scott, Lucian Wainwright, and Eunice Buckley. The author of nearly forty novels under various pseudonyms, Allatini is best known for her 1918 book Despised and Rejected.
Rose Laure Allatini: Austrian-British novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms R. Allatini, A.T. Fitzroy, Mrs Cyril Scott, Lucian Wainwright, and Eunice Buckley. The author of nearly forty novels under various pseudonyms, Allatini is best known for her 1918 book Despised and Rejected.
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1349
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1349
#NowReading #Veganuary
I can't recommend Denai Moore's book enough. I found some King Oysters today so 'Oxtail' stew tomorrow.
I can't recommend Denai Moore's book enough. I found some King Oysters today so 'Oxtail' stew tomorrow.
January 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
#NowReading #Veganuary
I can't recommend Denai Moore's book enough. I found some King Oysters today so 'Oxtail' stew tomorrow.
I can't recommend Denai Moore's book enough. I found some King Oysters today so 'Oxtail' stew tomorrow.
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Photographer, writer and artist Peter Beard was born on 22 January 1938.
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Photographer, writer and artist Peter Beard was born on 22 January 1938.
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"...[In 1933] a 'racial questionnaire' in which everyone employed in the German film industry had to declare their 'race' to continue to work. When Veidt was filling in the questionnaire, he answered the question... by writing Jude. Veidt was not Jewish, but his wife was..."
Conrad Veidt, #BOTD.
Conrad Veidt, #BOTD.
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM
"...[In 1933] a 'racial questionnaire' in which everyone employed in the German film industry had to declare their 'race' to continue to work. When Veidt was filling in the questionnaire, he answered the question... by writing Jude. Veidt was not Jewish, but his wife was..."
Conrad Veidt, #BOTD.
Conrad Veidt, #BOTD.
#BOTD 1878
Constance Collier: English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote plays and films with Ivor Novello and was the first person to be treated with insulin in Europe.
Alfred Hitchcock's Downhill (1927) and Rope (1948), The Dark Corner (1946)...
www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/...
Constance Collier: English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote plays and films with Ivor Novello and was the first person to be treated with insulin in Europe.
Alfred Hitchcock's Downhill (1927) and Rope (1948), The Dark Corner (1946)...
www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/...
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#BOTD 1878
Constance Collier: English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote plays and films with Ivor Novello and was the first person to be treated with insulin in Europe.
Alfred Hitchcock's Downhill (1927) and Rope (1948), The Dark Corner (1946)...
www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/...
Constance Collier: English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote plays and films with Ivor Novello and was the first person to be treated with insulin in Europe.
Alfred Hitchcock's Downhill (1927) and Rope (1948), The Dark Corner (1946)...
www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/...
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The River Orwell leaves Ipswich under the Orwell Bridge, heading toward the sea. The writer Eric Blair chose its name as his pen name, becoming famous as George Orwell. He died #OTD 21 January 1950. His parents lived at Southwold in Suffolk, and he wrote some of his books there. 1/2
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The River Orwell leaves Ipswich under the Orwell Bridge, heading toward the sea. The writer Eric Blair chose its name as his pen name, becoming famous as George Orwell. He died #OTD 21 January 1950. His parents lived at Southwold in Suffolk, and he wrote some of his books there. 1/2
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1348
January 22, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1348
#BOTD 1906
Molly Urquhart in Glasgow, Scotland. Actress, known for The Big Day (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950).
Molly Urquhart in Glasgow, Scotland. Actress, known for The Big Day (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950).
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#BOTD 1906
Molly Urquhart in Glasgow, Scotland. Actress, known for The Big Day (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950).
Molly Urquhart in Glasgow, Scotland. Actress, known for The Big Day (1960), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950).
#BOTD 1919
Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg: American actress and model. She married journalist and publicist Tex McCrary, known as "Tex and Jinx" the couple pioneered and popularised the talk show format. Known for Sing for Your Supper (1941), Talk About a Lady (1946) and Lucky Legs (1942).
Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg: American actress and model. She married journalist and publicist Tex McCrary, known as "Tex and Jinx" the couple pioneered and popularised the talk show format. Known for Sing for Your Supper (1941), Talk About a Lady (1946) and Lucky Legs (1942).
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
#BOTD 1919
Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg: American actress and model. She married journalist and publicist Tex McCrary, known as "Tex and Jinx" the couple pioneered and popularised the talk show format. Known for Sing for Your Supper (1941), Talk About a Lady (1946) and Lucky Legs (1942).
Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg: American actress and model. She married journalist and publicist Tex McCrary, known as "Tex and Jinx" the couple pioneered and popularised the talk show format. Known for Sing for Your Supper (1941), Talk About a Lady (1946) and Lucky Legs (1942).
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1347 Early morning #WalkBeforeWork
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1347 Early morning #WalkBeforeWork
#BOTD 1905
Barbara Marcia Ker-Seymer: British photographer and society figure, considered one of the group designated by the tabloid press as 'Bright Young People'
hundredheroines.org/historical-h...
Barbara Marcia Ker-Seymer: British photographer and society figure, considered one of the group designated by the tabloid press as 'Bright Young People'
hundredheroines.org/historical-h...
January 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#BOTD 1905
Barbara Marcia Ker-Seymer: British photographer and society figure, considered one of the group designated by the tabloid press as 'Bright Young People'
hundredheroines.org/historical-h...
Barbara Marcia Ker-Seymer: British photographer and society figure, considered one of the group designated by the tabloid press as 'Bright Young People'
hundredheroines.org/historical-h...
#BOTD 1898
Norma Varden Shackleton, known professionally as Norma Varden: English-American actress with a long film career. An avid scene-stealer à la Marx Bros foil Margaret Dumont in such movies as Evergreen (1934), The Iron Duke (1934), Stormy Weather (1935) and East Meets West (1936).
Norma Varden Shackleton, known professionally as Norma Varden: English-American actress with a long film career. An avid scene-stealer à la Marx Bros foil Margaret Dumont in such movies as Evergreen (1934), The Iron Duke (1934), Stormy Weather (1935) and East Meets West (1936).
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
#BOTD 1898
Norma Varden Shackleton, known professionally as Norma Varden: English-American actress with a long film career. An avid scene-stealer à la Marx Bros foil Margaret Dumont in such movies as Evergreen (1934), The Iron Duke (1934), Stormy Weather (1935) and East Meets West (1936).
Norma Varden Shackleton, known professionally as Norma Varden: English-American actress with a long film career. An avid scene-stealer à la Marx Bros foil Margaret Dumont in such movies as Evergreen (1934), The Iron Duke (1934), Stormy Weather (1935) and East Meets West (1936).
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1346. Happy #thicktrunktuesday
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1346. Happy #thicktrunktuesday
#BOTD 1954 Happy Birthday to...
Cynthia Morris Sherman: American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
www.thebroad.org/art/cindy-sh...
Cynthia Morris Sherman: American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
www.thebroad.org/art/cindy-sh...
January 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#BOTD 1954 Happy Birthday to...
Cynthia Morris Sherman: American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
www.thebroad.org/art/cindy-sh...
Cynthia Morris Sherman: American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
www.thebroad.org/art/cindy-sh...
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Natacha Rambova - BOTD
January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Natacha Rambova - BOTD
#NowWatching The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (D: Mitsuo Murayama,1957)
" it's a movie where a man shrinks down to the size of a fly, buzzes around (which is impressive, seeing that he doesn't actually have wings), and crawls around on a half naked lady, so I am unable to fault it too much."
" it's a movie where a man shrinks down to the size of a fly, buzzes around (which is impressive, seeing that he doesn't actually have wings), and crawls around on a half naked lady, so I am unable to fault it too much."
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
#NowWatching The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (D: Mitsuo Murayama,1957)
" it's a movie where a man shrinks down to the size of a fly, buzzes around (which is impressive, seeing that he doesn't actually have wings), and crawls around on a half naked lady, so I am unable to fault it too much."
" it's a movie where a man shrinks down to the size of a fly, buzzes around (which is impressive, seeing that he doesn't actually have wings), and crawls around on a half naked lady, so I am unable to fault it too much."
#BOTD 1882
Madge Gill: English outsider and visionary artist "undoubtedly one of the world’s most highly regarded self-taught artists"
aplacebetweenthetrees.com/2020/04/22/t...
Madge Gill: English outsider and visionary artist "undoubtedly one of the world’s most highly regarded self-taught artists"
aplacebetweenthetrees.com/2020/04/22/t...
January 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
#BOTD 1882
Madge Gill: English outsider and visionary artist "undoubtedly one of the world’s most highly regarded self-taught artists"
aplacebetweenthetrees.com/2020/04/22/t...
Madge Gill: English outsider and visionary artist "undoubtedly one of the world’s most highly regarded self-taught artists"
aplacebetweenthetrees.com/2020/04/22/t...
#BOTD 1906
Lilian Harvey: "British-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, best known for Der Kongreß tanzt (1931). Spent most of WW2 in L.A working as a volunteer nurse, but the stigma of having been UFA's biggest star of the early 30s kept her from reigniting her film career."
Lilian Harvey: "British-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, best known for Der Kongreß tanzt (1931). Spent most of WW2 in L.A working as a volunteer nurse, but the stigma of having been UFA's biggest star of the early 30s kept her from reigniting her film career."
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
#BOTD 1906
Lilian Harvey: "British-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, best known for Der Kongreß tanzt (1931). Spent most of WW2 in L.A working as a volunteer nurse, but the stigma of having been UFA's biggest star of the early 30s kept her from reigniting her film career."
Lilian Harvey: "British-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, best known for Der Kongreß tanzt (1931). Spent most of WW2 in L.A working as a volunteer nurse, but the stigma of having been UFA's biggest star of the early 30s kept her from reigniting her film career."
#BOTD 1973 Happy birthday to...
Linda Hayden: English film and television actress. Best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies, gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult Angel Blake in the chilling The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).
Linda Hayden: English film and television actress. Best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies, gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult Angel Blake in the chilling The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
#BOTD 1973 Happy birthday to...
Linda Hayden: English film and television actress. Best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies, gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult Angel Blake in the chilling The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).
Linda Hayden: English film and television actress. Best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies, gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult Angel Blake in the chilling The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).