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The stone floor of a church in Brittany, France comes alive with color as morning sun filters through stained glass. photo: Jim Richardson

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Alicent 2x05 | Rhaenyra 2x07 smiles HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022-)

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There is probably no modern era of USA history where there wasn’t a blonde “sex kitten” pop star making waves in the culture. It is okay to just say you dislike Sabrina Carpenter without spinning theories about how she represents the rise of fascism or whatever. In fact, i would say that in the modern era, the aesthetics of pop culture broadly mean a lot less than they ever have before because there is virtually no monoculture anymore. we have access to so many different things from all over the world all the time, and even within the USA there are like, one hundred active pop stars that could be considered ‘huge’ at any given time. Not to say that none of this matters, but like, individual aspects of pop culture certainly had a much more dramatic influence on the general public when there were literally 5 television channels. If anything, the last US election really drove home for me how divorced pop culture is from the actual reality of politics. Taylor Swift is arguably the biggest pop star in the world and her endorsement did nothing for the Democrats. “Kamala is Brat” was less than nothing. This shit is nothing!!!

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the most annoying people ever (while the US president directs the military to attack citizens in several cities): wow I think Sabrina Carpenter is dangerous for women and young people :/

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Salon Kitty (1975) dir. Tinto Brass

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Kinder, heut’ abend, da such’ ich mir was aus einen Mann, einen richtigen Mann!

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You never recover from being weird in middle school

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Paul Vecchiali - The Strangler (1970)

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Mutual to mutual communication

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"I still can't get my kids back; with all the money and fame I still don't get to see my children" might be the funniest lyrics of all time lmao

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Borgia (2011-2014)

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we need playing pretend now more than ever

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A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) dir. by Stanley Kubrick

"I think roughly 10 years after it came out, I had a realization that I was part of something that was pretty extraordinary. You can either accept it, smile, go with it, or never talk about it again. And I decided, listen, I made the bloody movie. I put a lot of myself in that part and I'm extremely proud of it. I loved working with Stanley. And for the most part, we have a great time. So I think I'll take the road of, yep, I'm proud of it. I love it. That's it." — MALCOLM MCDOWELL

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I have lived three lives, in four languages, I regret nothing.

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Ludwig

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“I had just finished filming ‘The Romantic Englishwoman’ and Luchino persuaded me to visit my friend Florinda Bolkan in Brazil so that I could recover there for a couple of weeks….I drank a lot of cocktails, Florinda literally forced me to keep drinking, which I found strange…..I was confused, but she and Marina dodged my questions. In the afternoon - I was overtired and already drunk by then- I can see the scene now as if in slow motion: I see Marina coming over to me…I can see her slowly, deliberately saying the words that would tear my life in two forever…… How are you supposed to accept the unbelievable? Marina told me that Luchino had died during the night. It happened while I was still on the plane. I felt time stand still. Just for one moment, for a single heartbeat. Then I lost myself completely…… …….In the days and weeks that followed I phoned Luchino from my apartment every hour. I can see myself lying in my apartment, see the friends around me, I can see Romy Schneider, Ursula Andress, Marisa Mell, my loyal housekeeper Maria. I understood that they were worried about me but I didn’t know why. I just waited for Luchino. I denied reality with relentless perseverance. I lived in a world that belonged only to me….. …….Finally the real world caught up with me. Then I knew it. And I knew I didn’t want to live without Luchino. On the first anniversary of his death, at eleven in the morning, I swallowed eighteen Valium tablets…Three hours later Maria found me in my flat, unconscious but still alive. She saved my life. I still don’t know today if that was a good thing. A part of me died with Luchino….. ……Back then I could have razed the world out of pure desperation. Life always hits you right in the heart. Everything was taken away from me.”

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Helmut Berger on the death of his director & lover, Luchino Visconti, and its subsequent effect

-taken from Helmut Berger: Ein Leben In Bildern

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Ludwig 1972 Luchino Visconti