Pinup of the Week

In a continuing effort to write as little as possible, I’m introducing yet another series of largely visual posts, this time celebrating the time-honored art of The Pinup Girl—or Pin-up, or Pin Up…you choose, I can’t! This week’s pinup is from Celeste Giuliano Photography and features a very comely model rocking the retro-vintage pinup aesthetic. … Continue reading Pinup of the Week

Margot

I dream about sex, flying, and being chased by Nazis. Margot Kidder, “The Education of Margot Kidder, Rolling Stone, 1981. Picture it: The early 1980s, somewhere in the sprawling suburbs of America. You’re just a geeky kid, reading Batman comic books and playing with Dukes of Hazzard action figures. Over the next few years you’ll … Continue reading Margot

Dressed to Thrill

I’m currently reading Laurent Bouzereau’s fascinating book The De Palma Decade: Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens, which focuses on the films Brian De Palma made between 1972 and 1981. De Palma is a masterful visual storyteller and one of my absolute favorite directors. I revisit his films often, especially those from the … Continue reading Dressed to Thrill