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2 Jul 2019

Two Novels by Yukio Mishima 2: Forbidden Colours (Reviewed by Tim Pendry)

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Perfect purity is possible if you turn your life into  a line of poetry written with a splash of blood. Yukio Mishima:  Forbidde...

Two Novels by Yukio Mishima 1: Confessions of a Mask (Reviewed by Tim Pendry)

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Pain might well prove to be the sole proof of the persistence of consciousness within the flesh,  the sole physical expressio...
29 Jun 2019

Irezumi: Notes on D. H. Lawrence's Fascination with Japanese Male Bodies

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入れ墨  Getting ink done Japanese style Children born with congenital abnormalities are relatively few in number and the mortality r...
27 Jun 2019

Betty Boop Versus the Censor-Morons

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Betty Boop: before and after introducion of the Hays Code I. The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of moral guidelines ap...
23 Jun 2019

Carry On Caligula

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Caligula (12-41 CE):  Roman Emperor (37-41 CE)   I have existed from the dawn of the world and I shall exist until the last star fal...
21 Jun 2019

Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair: Notes on the Vinok

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A Ukranian beauty wearing traditional clothes and a spectacular floral headdress The penchant for wearing flowers in one's h...
20 Jun 2019

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom: On the Genealogy of Hippie Morals

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Pippa McManus : Crazy Daisy Dreams (2017) Flower Child Group Exhibition (12 Aug - 2 Sept 2017) Modern Eden Gallery (San Fr...
17 Jun 2019

On Essex Girls and Eyelashes

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Image via whisper.sh I. Essex is home to many things, including a huge number of beauty salons offering eyelash extensions;...
16 Jun 2019

The Portrait of Madame X

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John Singer Sargent: Portrait of Madame X (1884)  Oil on canvas (92" x 43") I. Opening Remarks Whilst I apprecia...
15 Jun 2019

The Naked Look: In Praise of the Backless / Strapless Dress

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Rita Hayworth as Gilda  wearing the iconic  black dress  designed by Jean Louis Being something of an omosophile , I've alw...