Random Image Dump #20

Let’s mark the occasion of the twentieth edition of this ongoing visual-stimulation randomness series with a selection of vintage and old school photos. Sure, nostalgia and retro are part of our usual M.O. around here anyway, but hey, when you have a schtick you’re known for, it never hurts to lean into it and please … Continue reading Random Image Dump #20 →

Hot Shots of the Week: Hold That Pose

When faced with the human figure in peak form, there are no words, besides, “Holy [BLEEP]!” This is model Marta Kowalczyk, and I’d like to ask, where was she back when I was drawing life models in college?? Marta’s Instagram profile states, “Wearing heels is my job.” When you do your job that well it’s … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Hold That Pose →

Reading is Fundamental

It’s National Read Across America Day! Also known as Dr. Seuss’s birthday. A friend and neighbor handed down her sons’ Seuss books to me when I was just a toddler and I adored those stories, and especially because my mother read them to me and used different voices for different characters. So, along with comic … Continue reading Reading is Fundamental →

Bombshells: Cleo Moore, the Baton Rouge Bombshell

Cleouna “Cleo” Moore was born ten miles southeast of Baton Rouge in Galvez, Louisiana, in either 1924 or 1929, depending on your sources. Moving to California in the mid-1940s, Moore starred in a few dozen films through the 1950s, often in B-movies and usually as the blonde bombshell. Known as “the Queen of the B-Movie … Continue reading Bombshells: Cleo Moore, the Baton Rouge Bombshell →

Monica Monday

My body is so important to me . . . my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have. Monica Bellucci Your body is very important to your fans too, Monica. Here’s Ms. Bellucci, using everything she has on that body—but especially those legendary legs—in a recent photo. … Continue reading Monica Monday →

Hot Shots of the Week: Debbie Does Paris

These stunning black and white photographs of Blondie’s Debbie Harry in a Paris hotel room were taken by Michael Haddi in 1994, for Vogue UK. Debbie was almost fifty at the time and, for my money, these might be the hottest shots of this iconic bombshell ever taken. That is really saying something.

Cleaning out the Archives

This is Yvette, the trusted maid here at the Starfire Lounge. She’s busy cleaning out the massive backlog of draft posts that have accumulated deep in the archives. By the way, that’s Yvette’s own outfit. Back when we hired her, we said jeans and a t-shirt would be just fine. She’s a real French minx … Continue reading Cleaning out the Archives →