Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Dec 9, 2009, 11:52 am
By the mischievous Katherine Streeter.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Dec 7, 2009, 12:24 pm
Broken Flowers, brought to you by Steve Dressler.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Dec 1, 2009, 12:23 pm
Wes finally gives in and arranges handmade figurines in shoe box dioramas...with wondrous results. I can now forgive The Life Aquatic.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 26, 2009, 10:01 pm
In case you are still in the mood for turkey, check out my post about a beloved turkey over at The Film Experience.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 25, 2009, 10:56 am
I'll be singing this as I bake some pies tonight. It may be my new Thanksgiving tradition!
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 21, 2009, 11:28 am
"I don't know that anyone's out there waving the banner for us being the best rock and roll band there is. But we might be." Read more here. Photo by C.A. Vanaria.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 17, 2009, 5:01 pm
One for the office, another for the unemployed.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 11, 2009, 6:10 pm
See more of Nicola Starr's collages inspired by The Catcher in the Rye here.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 9, 2009, 12:05 pm
I'm a little too excited over these framed prints of directors (Martin, Stanley, Woody, & Quentin) by Kelly Puissegur, a.k.a retrowhale. Oh, and she makes coasters, too, with even more of our favo...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Nov 1, 2009, 1:14 pm
It's true, Peggy, that we can't all be Joan, but we can try! Hey, when did Roger get so tall? Happy post-Halloween Mad Men Sunday to all!
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 30, 2009, 10:31 am
I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for the 1979 version of Dracula. ( I even have a souvenir program from the movie.) It's so overstuffed with bats, cobwebs, ruffle shirts, and smoke machine atmo...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 27, 2009, 11:40 am
Perhaps Art and Life mingle a little too much in my mind, but when I see this fantastic old photo of my mom, I imagine her in Sterling Cooper's offices, typing at a steel secretary desk, or whispe...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 22, 2009, 2:30 pm
Still available at From Grey to Gold!
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 19, 2009, 11:46 am
There's something about photography that, for me, inspires strong wanderlust. Wim Wenders had it when he said that "the known or the familiar virtually rules out photography, which is a means of ...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 13, 2009, 12:54 pm
(With apologies to Lewis Carroll.) The Screamapillar and Alexa looked at each other in silence. At last the Screamapillar took the Soothie out of her mouth and addressed Alexa in a languid, sleepy v...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 9, 2009, 10:56 am
Top: the Mustang Drive-In Theatre in London, Ontario, Canada, photographed by Jennifer Squires. Bottom: the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, photographed by Caroline Beard.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 6, 2009, 12:24 pm
I have a special love for Carole Lombard. (That's her on my blog banner.) Whenever things get too serious, I try to channel her as Irene in My Man Godfrey. I also cuss like a sailor, and it makes...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Oct 1, 2009, 10:57 am
One way to get our little baby to stop fussing is to play this song for her. Maybe she likes it because she shares her birthday with Steve Martin?
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 28, 2009, 2:22 pm
I'm pretty excited about this find I made at a recent book fair. Published in 1968, Exploring the Film is a film study course textbook with a "filmic" design (courtesy of Robert Stanley) meant to...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 24, 2009, 4:56 pm
3-D glasses dress by Nicole Lindner.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 23, 2009, 12:31 pm
A recent Salvation Army score of mine. This cowboy and beauty made some beautiful music together while they lasted. How much do I want her dress?
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 18, 2009, 12:44 pm
My affection for both Jason Schwartzman (music and acting) and comedic private investigators (David Addison, Andy Barker) has left me pretty excited about the new HBO series Bored to Death. Plus, you...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 16, 2009, 1:13 pm
When did Sting jump the shark? Some might argue it was this metal codpiece from Dune. (An aside: how perfect is it that Robert Pattinson may go there?) I must admit that I remained a drooling, obses...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 15, 2009, 1:14 pm
R.I.P. Bodhi! Commemorative plate by David Shafei.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 11, 2009, 1:16 pm
My only criticism of True Blood this season is that Lafayette was not featured enough. I really wanted Eric to make him a vampire; their maker-makee relationship would have been intriguing. Plus, wh...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 8, 2009, 3:10 pm
Lately I've been on the prowl for vintage children's books, and when I spotted this 70s gem I couldn't resist. The TV Kid is a story about Lennie, a boy who daydreams all day long about hi...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Sep 2, 2009, 11:16 am
Our little enfant terrible has decided that swaddling is so passé. She escapes from the bonds every time, like Houdini (maybe I'll incorporate some Kate Bush into the lullaby routine). I promis...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 31, 2009, 1:25 pm
A young Harrison Ford in an episode of Gunsmoke, circa 1973, taking out a cheating poker opponent. Foreshadowing his showdown with Greedo a few years later, perhaps?
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 27, 2009, 11:27 am
The last movie we saw before The Big Change was 500 Days of Summer. I loved its Hall-and-Oates-powered buoyancy. And any movie that successfully recycles Patrick Swayze's She's Like The Wind...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 24, 2009, 1:09 pm
Does it make me a bad parent to want to play with these Shining finger puppets with the baby? I could make the story kid-friendly, with Jack just playing hide and seek, and Danny singing redrum as a ...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 18, 2009, 11:27 am
This is our little Lena. So far, I can tell she likes to suck on things and sleep; she just makes noises when she's not doing either. We think she does a pretty good job just being cute. While s...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 14, 2009, 1:02 am
Oh, right. Thanks, dippylulu. See y'all soon. Looks like I just might have this baby!
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 11, 2009, 10:59 am
So I've been sitting here on my couch, holding my huge belly, waiting for this baby to come. This has left with plenty of time to watch the entire second season of Mad Men for the umpteenth time,...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 9, 2009, 9:05 am
So The Lorax, Dr. Seuss' environmental fable starring my favorite forest creature with a groovy stache, is being made into an animated movie. But can the 1972 TV version really be improved upon? ...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 7, 2009, 8:54 am
In honor of John Hughes, I am single-handedly going to try and make "aces" happen this year. It's the new "fetch." Print by the awesomely prolific elloh.
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 5, 2009, 1:24 pm
Some fun facts inside from Bette, circa 1945: I ENJOY - Not going to beauty parlors...doing exactly as I please...hot dogs...arguments... I'M GUILTY OF - Chain Smoking...finding myself three blo...
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Alexa F. posted an article on Pop Elegnatiarum - Aug 2, 2009, 1:30 pm
My new addiction is Pandora Radio. What a dream: just type in the name of a favorite song or artist, and out comes a radio station, which you can customize as it plays. She's busy creating many a...
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