Today is the 80th birthday of Edie Sedgwick. She died 49 years ago. Strange to think. She will always be young. I am not exactly
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Happy 73rd Birthday Tina Chow
Today is the 73rd birthday of the the model/designer/style icon Tina Chow. Her mixing of high and low fashion, minimalism, and androgynous styles was one
Happy 62nd Birthday Leigh Bowery
Today is the 62nd birthday of the visionary, artist, and quite possibly alien from the future Leigh Bowery. It is very brave to make your
Happy 102nd Birthday Alan Hale Jr.
Today is the 102nd birthday of the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island: Alan Hale Jr. He was a film and theatre actor before landing that role,
Blood For Dracula (1974)
Forty-nine years ago today, the film Blood for Dracula or Andy Warhol’s Dracula premiered. I saw it at a showing in a revival theater in
Music Monday – After The Fire – “Der Kommissar” (1982)
After The Fire – “Der Kommissar” (1982) Originally cut by Austrian singer Falco, “Der Kommissar” was also made famous when the British band After The
Happy 78th Birthday Candy Darling
Today is the 78th birthday of Warhol Superstar Candy Darling. There is some speculation on her birth year, but no speculation on how fabulous she
Music Monday – “Games Without Frontiers” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
Peter Gabriel – “Games Without Frontiers” (1980) Though not explicitly about the Cold War exactly, “Games Without Frontiers” often registers as one of the iconic
Trash (1970)
Fifty-two years ago today, the film Trash (sometimes titled Andy Warhol’s Trash) premiered. Film director George Cukor famously instigated a write-in campaign to have Holly
Happy 94th Birthday Andy Warhol
Today is the 94th birthday of Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol died my junior year of high school. Shortly after that, I became obsessed with him,
Music Monday – “Living Through Another Cuba” – XTC (1980)
XTC – “Living Through Another Cuba” (1980) Like “Enola Gay,” XTC’s “Living Through Another Cuba” is another ’80s track that looks to past atomic era
Happy 79th Birthday Edie Sedgwick
Today is the 79th birthday of Edie Sedgwick. She died 49 years ago. Strange to think. She will always be young. I am not exactly
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