Katherine Mansfield marries a music teacher, and leaves him the next morning. Lit Hub

apnews.com/article/iran..., Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death

‪𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝‬ ‪@sundaedivine.lol‬ Bluesky.com If Trump really wants to destroy Iran he should go be its president for a few months.

If Trump really wants to destroy Iran he should go be its president for a few months.

Cookie update. He is such a sweetheart. Very accepting of his indoor life. Seems ready to become a mushy household love bug. Not quite there yet. Still working on a March vet appointment for him. Still separated for now. Just set up a tv for him with an eagle cam. He's not interested. Love you all 🩷

BOTD Stanley Baker!! Charismatic force - peak SB in 1967, w/Accident (Losey) & Robbery (Yates/P: SB) More: Stephen Vagg/ @filmink.bsky.social: www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-br... Simon Heffer: www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/earl... @pulpcurry.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/stanle...

Trump's War open.substack.com/pub/robertre... A single person — Donald J. Trump — has released the dogs of war on one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and done it without the consent of Congress or our allies, or even a clear explanation to the American people.

Reports from AP that Iran's leader Khomeini is dead.

Reports from AP that Iran's leader Khomeini is dead/

'Reading on a sunny afternoon,' by Charles Edward Perugini (1839-1918)

“I kept always two books in my pocket: one to read, one to write in.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

Milton Avery (1893–1965) Blue Trees (1945)

The share of people who’ve been out of work for over six months has been rising for the last three years. Today, 1 in 4 unemployed people, or 1.8 million Americans, have been job searching for over half a year, which in most cases means their unemployment insurance payments have ended. We need UBI.

BOTD Dexter Gordon!!! Bertrand Tavernier: “When [Round Midnight] was released in America . . . Brando sent a letter to Dexter in which he said that for the first time in fifteen years he learnt something about acting” More via Giovanni Russonello: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/a...

One of these days, I will find a quote from Toni Morrison that I could argue with. Today is not that day. "Writing to me is an advanced and slow form of reading." -Toni Morrison

One of my favorite books.

such a terrific conversation with Jarrett Earnest, focused on Joan Didion.

Five Motives for Writing open.substack.com/pub/joycecar...

Show Of Shows premier Feb.25 1950

Two day dresses from 1967. The one on the left is made of pure silk, the one on the right of pure new wool.

Chanel salon Photo by Mark Shaw, 1961

George Grosz (German, 1893-1959) Ecce Homo: Kraft und Anmut (Strengh and Grace/Power and Charm), 1922. Watercolor and india ink, 53.3x44 cm. Museum Ludwig, Cologne.

George Grosz (German, 1893-1959) Ecce Homo: Kraft und Anmut (Strengh and Grace/Power and Charm), 1922. Watercolor and india ink, 53.3x44 cm. Museum Ludwig, Cologne.

Model Mary Jane Russell wearing a houndstooth wool ensemble with straw hat and gloves. Photograph by Richard Rutledge, Vogue, 1955. Source. Conde Nast

Everyday dresses from 1969/1970

Fernando Botero - La Rocca, 1971. Oil on canvas, 65 x 51 in. (165.1 x 129.5 cm). @ Christie's Images, New York

Elegantly dressed women in vibrant, stylish 1960s fashion gather at a Parisian coffee shop. Photo by Jack Garofalo.

1950 Studebaker Champion Deluxe Business Coupe Studebaker's bold "bullet nose" front end for 1950 gave the Champion line an unmistakable identity on American roads, and the three-passenger Business Coupe was among its rarer configurations (2,082 left the factory that year).

Boycott the State of the Union open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Actresses Phyllis Avery in heart-shaped neckline and Katherine Wyman in polka-dot flounce and ruffles, both at Bonwit Teller. Photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, 1941

www.facebook.com Spider legs,you'd never guess.

Do you suspect it never had its day? Sunny Harnett in bright red cashmere spencer pulled over a blazing-plaid play suit of Thaibok silk, by Evelyn Gates; jewelry by Verdura and chiffon-banded hat by Sally Victor. Photo by Irving Penn, 1955

Australian sculptor John Morris (b. 1963) Title: "CAT 23"

Spiegel, 1967