November 2008
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October 2008
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I'll Quit Tomorrow: the Drink Mixtape →
John of John’s Cache has a project going to create “answer” mixtapes based on themes covered on Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour, upgraded with streaming video links. The theme this time is drinking, always a favorite around here.
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Carrying a torch for upscale tiki - Los Angeles... →
The fine dining and high fashion worlds embrace Polynsesia. (Below: blowfish light fixtures at Luau, LA Times photo.)
Mr. Blackwell's Worst-Dressed of 1967, via The... →
‘67 was a great year for Mr. Blackwell, he got his famous “boys fighting under a mink blanket” jab in at Elizabeth Taylor, called Ann-Margret a “Hell’s Angel” and took Barbra Streisand and Zsa Zsa Gabor (easy targets) to the woodshed.
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Composer: "Batman," "The Odd Couple," "Barefoot in...
Neal Hefti, 1922-2006
And here’s a nice wrap-up from A Fistful of Soundtracks
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Palm Springs Modern: Mad Men Heads West →
TV screen shot of what is apparently the Fox Residence in Chatsworth, CA, location for Mad Men episode 2:11 “The Jet Set.” Don, on a business trip to L.A., visits Palm Springs with a group of nomadic Eurotrash…jetsetters, and the episode features enougn stunning interior and exterior shots of this home, its furnishings and decor to leave mid-century design fans biting their...
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“Evidence to the contrary, it was actually quite difficult to get on network...”
– DVD Review: The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show - The Complete Series
You’re entitled to our opinion, at blogcritics.org
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Gilbert & George →
Following their own muse(s), what art (and life) is supposed to be all about.
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