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I've always had collections--cigar bands, stamps, lead pennies--what kid doesn't? I collected basketball cards when that was my son's interest. I collected photography and art but quickly ran out of wall space. Then I realized I could collect something I really treasured and which occupied only bookshelf space: Modern Firsts, which are defined as first edition books starting with the desk jacket era (aprox 1920). The jackets, because of their fragility, are in fact more valuable than the books themselves. So I sit in my nook surrounded by treasured old friends. These are not reading copies--God forbid--these are objects d'art.
Dec 12, 2024
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Staying at the Roxy in NY (formerly the Tribeca Grand) is akin to being on an elegant cruise in Manhattan. Itβs my home away from home in the city. Everything is there: from live jazz in the massive atrium lobby with the glass elevator zipping up and down and the divine food and drinks (I recommend the lobster roll and a mescal cocktail) in recessed leather booths shaped like teacups, to the gorgeous red velvet theater below - which offers the best films on screen in Manhattan - curated by the brilliant Illyse Singer. After attending a killer film and fascinating Q&A, retreat to the Django, the speakeasy next door, which stays open til 4AM and is often where the hottest underground music acts playβ¦ What else could you ask for?Β
Jan 16, 2025
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Made a WhatsApp group with all my film friends in it and have been using it coordinate going to screenings. It's so much fun! There's loads of little independent screenings happening where I live and some very good independent cinemas, but even if all you have is a TV you should start a film club too. This evening I'm off to an old pub that's been converted into an events space to watch The Garden by Derek Jarman π
Feb 11, 2025
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most underrated movie theatre in la. student tickets are $5
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I call it "carooming" because one ball hits another which leads to another... .Β It starts simply: "If you like x, perhaps you'll like y." So off you go deep into the night bouncing from one song recommendation to the next. Hours pass and and, if you're lucky, you own three or four news songs you would not have otherwise found.
Dec 12, 2024
Β I spend an inappropriate amount of time wondering why NYC scaffolding goes up but never comes down
Dec 12, 2024
"Country Alt" is what I call songs I like. It ranges from Phosphorescent to Americana to Bob Manning and Kimberly Murray. I tend to my Country Alt playlist like a bitch does for a pup. Songs are added...songs are removed.
Dec 12, 2024