thegirlwiththeburnt-bread:

8. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel

explore-blog:

Miss Stein gets up every morning about ten and drinks some coffee, against her will. She’s always been nervous about becoming nervous and she thought coffee would make her nervous, but her doctor prescribed it. Miss Toklas, her companion, gets up at six and starts dusting and fussing around… . Every morning Miss Toklas bathes and combs their French poodle, Basket, and brushes its teeth. It has its own toothbrush.

The daily routines of Gertrude Stein and other literary greats.

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artweeks:

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew

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staiceydior26:

The beauty of this city is amazing

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rareaudreyhepburn:

While filming the movie Sabrina, Audrey Hepburn rented a sublet apartment on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Photographer Mark Shaw captures this intimate moment of a young Audrey at her apartment enjoying a snack while reading a book, 1953.

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"I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me."

Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text (1973)

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