#laurence colbert

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[napoleonic-sexyman-tournament]

Friends, enemies, comrades, Jacobins, Monarchist, Bonapartists, gather round. We have an important announcement:

The continent is beset with war. A tenacious general from Corsica has ignited conflict from Madrid to Moscow and made ancient dynasties tremble. Depending on your particular political leanings, this is either the triumph of a great man out of the chaos of The Terror, a betrayal of the values of the French Revolution, or the rule of the greatest upstart tyrant since Caesar.

But, our grand tournament is here to ask the most important question: Now that the flower of European nobility is arrayed on the battlefield in the sexiest uniforms that European history has yet produced (or indeed, may ever produce), who is the most fuckable?

The bracket is here: full bracket and just quadrant I

Want to nominate someone from the Western Hemisphere who was involved in the ever so sexy dismantling of the Spanish empire? (or the Portuguese or French American colonies as well) You can do it here

The People have created this list of nominees:

France:

Jean Lannes

Josephine de Beauharnais

Thérésa Tallien

Jean-Andoche Junot

Joseph Fouché

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Joachim Murat

Michel Ney

Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (Charles XIV of Sweden)

Louis-Francois Lejeune

Pierre Jacques Étienne Cambrinne

Napoleon I

Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet

Jacques de Trobriand

Jean de dieu soult.

François-Étienne-Christophe Kellermann

17.Louis Davout

Pauline Bonaparte, Duchess of Guastalla

Eugène de Beauharnais

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

Antoine-Jean Gros

Jérôme Bonaparte

Andrea Masséna

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

Germaine de Staël

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

René de Traviere (The Purple Mask)

Claude Victor Perrin

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr

François Joseph Lefebvre

Major Andre Cotard (Hornblower Series)

Edouard Mortier

Hippolyte Charles

Nicolas Charles Oudinot

Emmanuel de Grouchy

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve

Géraud Duroc

Georges Pontmercy (Les Mis)

Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont

Juliette Récamier

Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey

Louis-Alexandre Berthier

Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

Catherine Dominique de Pérignon

Guillaume Marie-Anne Brune

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

Charles-Pierre Augereau

Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais

England:

Richard Sharpe (The Sharpe Series)

Tom Pullings (Master and Commander)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Jonathan Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell)

Captain Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin books)

Horatio Hornblower (the Hornblower Books)

William Laurence (The Temeraire Series)

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

Beau Brummell

Emma, Lady Hamilton

Benjamin Bathurst

Horatio Nelson

Admiral Edward Pellew

Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke

Sidney Smith

Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford

George IV

Capt. Anthony Trumbull (The Pride and the Passion)

Barbara Childe (An Infamous Army)

Doctor Maturin (Aubrey/Maturin books)

William Pitt the Younger

Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)

George Canning

Scotland:

Thomas Cochrane

Colquhoun Grant

Ireland:

Arthur O'Connor

Thomas Russell

Robert Emmet

Austria:

Klemens von Metternich

Friedrich Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza

Franz I/II

Archduke Karl

Marie Louise

Franz Grillparzer

Wilhelmine von Biron

Poland:

Wincenty Krasiński

Józef Antoni Poniatowski

Józef Zajączek

Maria Walewska

Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski

Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Antoni Amilkar Kosiński

Zofia Czartoryska-Zamoyska

Stanislaw Kurcyusz

Russia:

Alexander I Pavlovich

Alexander Andreevich Durov

Prince Andrei (War and Peace)

Pyotr Bagration

Mikhail Miloradovich

Levin August von Bennigsen

Pavel Stroganov

Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna

Karl Wilhelm von Toll

Dmitri Kuruta

Alexander Alexeevich Tuchkov

Barclay de Tolly

Fyodor Grigorevich Gogel

Ekaterina Pavlovna Bagration

Ippolit Kuragin (War and Peace)

Prussia:

Louise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Gebard von Blücher

Carl von Clausewitz

Frederick William III

Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Louis Ferdinand of Prussia

Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Alexander von Humboldt

Dorothea von Biron

The Netherlands:

Ida St Elme

Wiliam, Prince of Orange

The Papal States:

Pius VII

Portugal:

João Severiano Maciel da Costa

Spain:

Juan Martín Díez

José de Palafox

Inês Bilbatua (Goya's Ghosts)

Haiti:

Alexandre Pétion

Sardinia:

Vittorio Emanuele I

Lombardy:

Alessandro Manzoni

Denmark:

Frederik VI

Sweden:

Gustav IV Adolph

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Shoegaze Classics - Going Blank Again

Going Blank Again - Ride (1992)

Main Genres - Shoegaze, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock

A decent sampling of: Baggy, Britpop, Dream Pop, Jangle Pop

We're already halfway through this series on classic records from the first wave of shoegaze in the 90s. Likewise, it was only a matter of time until I decided to hone in on any of the "Big 3" with one of these pieces.

For the uninitiated, shoegaze fans have long recognized a trio of bands all coming from the Creation Records label that are considered either the greatest, most formative, or most influential bands of the subgenre. Those bands are (usually in this order), My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and Ride.

In practice, this label is contentious. The so-called "Big 3" represents a general consensus within the community, but do not mistake it for gospel. Plenty of folks disagree on these bands, and often argue in favour of replacing at least one of them with a supposedly more deserving band (though My Bloody Valentine's place at the top of the shoegaze canon is virtually undisputed).

We'll get into my own personal opinions about the validity of this concept shortly. But for now, let's take a closer look at the band I'll be reviewing today. Let's talk about Ride.

The Band

Ride was formed in 1988 in Oxford, arriving onto the scene as one of the early comers, just after Lush and Pale Saints.

The original lineup was (and continues to be) Laurence "Loz" Colbert on drums, Steve Queralt on bass, Andy Bell on guitar and vocals, and Mark Gardener also on guitar and vocals, with his signature messy medium length hair and soft pretty boy features that was no doubt the platonic ideal of what the male shoegazer looked like in the 90s. Seriously, the man was a twink icon, just look at him.

AHEM, moving along.

Ride are probably the quintessential early 90s U.K. rock band. They represent the clearest through line between the baggy "Madchester" scene of the late 80s, the emerging sound of what would soon come to be known as britpop, and of course shoegaze itself, which is the genre label that people still associate most with this band. You can definitely hear a lot of Stone Roses in the band's sound in particular.

Ride was also arguably the first wave's greatest commercial success. They were basically the darlings of the Creation Records label, at least until Oasis came around and changed everything (for the worse). Their rise to indie fame was likely the most pronounced at the time, and this record in particular is one of only two shoegaze records to be certified Gold by the BPI (I'll let you guess the other one).

The key to Ride's success was likely in the band's very immediate sound compared to other shoegaze bands (plus being in the right place at the right time). They were more uptempo and LOUD, with keen pop melodies and a generally bombastic sound that lends itself to absolutely tearing up live shows.

I imagine that a good chunk of the fans of Ride in the 90s were people who had little to no investment in the emerging shoegazing scene, and would probably go on to be much bigger fans of bands like Blur and Radiohead than the likes of, say, Curve or Flying Saucer Attack.

If you've been following this series since I started than you've already read this a dozen times now so I'll do the sparknotes version: Yadda yadda dropped a few EPs in 1990 yadda yadda debut record the same year. But let's discuss that debut briefly.

Ride's 1990 LP Nowhere was a shoegaze record that harnessed the chaotic energy of the broader early 90s alternative rock movement. The album fuses little bits of neo-psychedelia, indie pop, and noise pop with a very solid foundation of constant shoegaze brick walling blasting against the backdrop, refusing to let up. It's a roller coaster ride (hehe) from start to finish.

It is Nowhere that's most often cited when discussing a "holy trinity" of records by the "Big 3", along with Loveless and Souvlaki.

I suppose now is a good time to say that personally, while I really enjoy the record, I don't really think it holds a candle to the other two canonized records. And I know I'm not alone in this. In fact, my opinion is largely reflected by the general trend in online circles over the last decade, wherein Ride's place in the 90s shoegaze rankings has slowly fallen to the definite third place spot.

Where Ride were arguably the most commercially successful shoegazers at the time, and second in critical acclaim only to My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive's re-appraisal in the 21st century has been overwhelmingly more favourable, while Ride has lost some of their relevance to the younger shoegazers of today.

There could be many reasons for this. Some argue that Ride's discography sounds a lot more dated, and/or hasn't aged well. Personally, I love the "dated" sound of early 90s U.K. indie; nothing wrong with being an era-defining record if it's a good era. That being said, I just think it comes down to MBV and Slowdive both having a larger catalogue of what is consistently brilliant music to my ears.

I do have my own alternative choice for third member of the Big 3 in my personal canon, which you'll soon find out about at the end of this series, but for now I digress.

I don't want you to come away from this review thinking I hate Ride or that you shouldn't listen to them. Many folks still love this band, and I am definitely a casual fan myself, so let's cut the crap and talk about what I like about their sophomore record.

The Record

Going Blank Again is a slightly more palatable and expanded version of the Ride that can be heard on their early EPs and debut LP. It's a hardened blend of smothering shoegaze and anthemic alternative rock riffs making it perfect for blasting out of car stereos while flying down desert highways. Like Split, this was also a transition record for the band's sound before britpop took over the British airwaves.

Firstly, I want to say that I chose reviewing Going Blank Again over Nowhere for a few reasons. Both records have their strengths and weaknesses; Nowhere packs more punch with less filler, while Going Blank Again has more versatility and arguably better songcraft, though "Seagull" remains as my favourite Ride song.

But my main reason for choosing Going Blank Again is that Nowhere already receives most of the love and attention. It's also not lost on me that I've pretty much only written about debut records for the series so far, so naturally I've been wanting to write about another sophomore LP. If I'm being honest though, Ride's first two LPs are roughly neck and neck, my preference depending on the day more than anything else.

The record bursts open with the simply gorgeous "Leave Them All Behind", a massive song that largely encapsulates everything Ride excels at: cool, massive hooks, loud guitar walls, blissful disengagement, and the sense of standing atop a really giant hill and being carried away by a gust of wind. This is how you should start your 90s alt rock record.

"Twisterella" is pure jangly, early britpop goodness. It's what Oasis would sound like if they were a better band. A completely sugary, dizzying riff that I never get tired of.

"Chrome Waves" is a chill baggy track with windswept string pads and Andy and Mark's signature melodic "ahhs" creating a bed of breeziness in the backing vocals. Very mellow vibes. And drums are a big standout on this track, kudos to Loz.

The LP finishes off with "OX4", a warm shoegazing ode to the band's hometown of Oxford. I'm actually reminded of Kiss Me era Cure, what with the bright, bittersweet synthesizer melody and dreamy feel-good essence of it all.

Again, there's a little more of what I'd consider filler on here than Nowhere, and it's definitely front-loaded. But for what it's worth, this was definitely one of the most celebrated shoegaze records of the first wave, and it's not hard to see why with its clear crossover appeal and hooks upon hooks. I think we could all stand to go a little blank again sometimes (just full of crap puns today).

What Came After That?

Ride alienated their fanbase.

No really. After this LP, Ride made the full switch and put out two britpop records, including the very lukewarm reception of Carnival of Light and the openly disdained Tarantula. Most britpop really isn't my bag, so I've yet to check out either of these projects, and their reputations sure aren't helping to convince me otherwise. The band doesn't even really seem to like that fourth record.

Ride disbanded in 1996 after having had a pretty good run as the top superstars of their somewhat niche scene.

Like Drop Nineteens, Slowdive, and MBV, the band got back together some time from the 2010s onward. The original members have been going strong, becoming the most prolific of the 90s shoegaze veterans in the 21st century, with two new records since they reunited, and a third one slated to come out some time in the next year.

I checked out the first record of their reunion 2017's Weather Diaries, while working on these reviews, and I gotta say that I have mad respect for the band sounding that energized after all these years.

Ride are shoegaze legends, and regardless of whether they're Big 3 material in my own personal canon, their significant role in spreading the popularity of shoegaze and solidifying its legacy in the 90s as a movement that mattered is more than enough reason for you to check them out. So, ya know, do it already if you haven't.

8/10

Highlights: "Leave Them All Behind", "Twisterella", "OX4", "Chrome Waves"

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WORLD CINEMA’S TOP 236 ACTRESSES OF ALL TIME! (@INDIES)

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Position.  Name.

1 Barbara Stanwyck 2 Olivia de Havilland 3 Meena Kumari 4 Geraldine Page 5 Audrey Hepburn 6 Suchitra Sen 7 Vivien Leigh 8 Ginger Rogers 9 Elizabeth Taylor 10 Katharine Hepburn 11 Kate Winslet 12 Julia Roberts 13 Norma Shearer 14 Nathalie Lissenko 15 Hasmik Agopyan 16 Catherine Deneuve 17 Chulpan Khamatova 18 Nataliya Vdovina 19 Elena Solovey 20 Brigitte Bardot 21 Aleksandra Khokhlova 22 Jeanne Moreau 23 Anna Karina 24 Isabelle Adjani 25 Romy Schneider 26 Léa Seydoux 27 Mélanie Laurent 28 Audrey Tautou 29 Ekaterina Chtchelkanova 30 Vanessa Paradis 31 Simone Signoret 32 Emmanuelle Béart 33 Isabelle Huppert 34 Sandrine Bonnaire 35 Carole Bouquet 36 Anne Parillaud 37 Fanny Ardant 38 Sophie Marceau 39 Nathalie Baye 40 Anouk Aimée 41 Alexa Davalos 42 Josiane Balasko 43 Clémence Poésy 44 Natalija Janichkina 45 Laetitia Casta 46 Eva Green 47 Elodie Yung 48 Kristin Scott Thomas 49 Anna Mouglalis 50 Astrid Bergès-Frisbey 51 Charlotte Gainsbourg 52 Capucine 53 Roxane Mesquida 54 Jane Birkin 55 Bérénice Bejo 56 Olga Kurylenko 57 Leslie Caron 58 Josephine Baker 59 Pom Klementieff 60 Noémie Merlant 61 Adèle Haenel 62 Adèle Exarchopoulos 63 Emma Mackey 64 Yael Grobglas 65 Emmanuelle Seigner 66 Juliette Binoche 67 Ellen Burstyn 68 Madhavi Mukherjee 69 Isabelle Weingarten 70 Sarah Adler 71 Christa Théret 72 Karin Viard 73 Déborah François 74 Marie Gillain 75 Juliet Berto 76 Mélanie Doutey 77 Monique Mélinand 78 Stéphane Audran 79 Léa Drucker 80 Dominique Labourier 81 Angélique Litzenburger 82 Françoise Lebrun 83 Valérie Donzelli 84 Bernadette Lafont 85 Sylvie Testud 86 Cécile de France 87 Katia Leclerc O'Wallis 88 Zouzou 89 Françoise Fabian 90 Maria Schneider 91 Agnès Jaoui 92 Valeria Bruni Tedeschi 93 Aurora Cornu 94 Stacy Martin 95 Lola Créton 96 Laurence de Monaghan 97 Dominique Blanc 98 Béatrice Romand 99 Mélanie Thierry 100 Caroline Cellier 101 Michèle Moretti 102 Geneviève Page 103 Elina Labourdette 104 Anne Wiazemsky 105 Marie Dubois 106 Claudine Auger 107 Annie Girardot 108 Juliette Mayniel 109 Brigitte Fossey 110 Martine Carol 111 Dolly Scal 112 Patricia Gozzi 113 Marilou Berry 114 Maria Mauban 115 Janine Darcey 116 Suzanne Flon 117 Colette Marchand 118 Françoise Arnoul 119 Ludivine Sagnier 120 Béatrice Dalle 121 Claude Nollier 122 Josette Day 123 Nicole Stéphane 124 Catherine Salée 125 Dominique Sanda 126 Marina Hands 127 Cécile Aubry 128 Nicole Ladmiral 129 Bulle Ogier 130 Véra Clouzot 131 Simone Renant 132 Sylvia Bataille 133 Suzy Delair 134 Jane Marken 135 Nane Germon 136 Lucienne Bogaert 137 Renée Carl 138 Catherine Frot 139 María Casares 140 Arletty 141 Odette Joyeux 142 Marguerite Moreno 143 Madeleine Robinson 144 Héléna Manson 145 Paulette Dubost 146 Micheline Francey 147 Ginette Leclerc 148 Mady Berry 149 Edwige Feuillère 150 Jacqueline Laurent 151 Mila Parély 152 Florelle 153 Claudette Colbert 154 Danielle Darrieux 155 Rolla France 156 Annabella 157 Anne Chevalier 158 Lya Lys 159 Simone Mareuil 160 Maria Falconetti 161 Yvette Andréyor 162 Musidora 163 Nora Arnezeder 164 Virginie Ledoyen 165 Michèle Morgan 166 Marine Vacth 167 Louise Bourgoin 168 Caridad de Laberdesque 169 Pauline Carton 170 Sévérine Lerczinska 171 Odette Talazac 172 Léora Barbara 173 Simone Simon 174 Marion Cotillard 175 Mireille Darc 176 Edith Scob 177 Chantal Goya 178 Emmanuelle Riva 179 Chiara Mastroianni 180 Claire Maurier 181 Marika Green 182 Delphine Seyrig 183 Mylène Demongeot 184 Marie-France Pisier 185 Françoise Dorléac 186 Marina Vlady 187 Stella Dassas 188 Marpessa Dawn 189 Elsa Zylberstein 190 Bleuette Bernon 191 Sara Forestier 192 Pascale Ogier 193 Amanda Langlet 194 Julie Delpy 195 Linh-Dan Pham 196 Nelly Borgeaud 197 Nicole Garcia 198 Irène Jacob 199 Myriem Roussel 200 Arielle Dombasle 201 Marie Rivière 202 Solveig Dommartin 203 Émilie Dequenne 204 Ariane Labed 205 Zabou Breitman 206 Romane Bohringer 207 Sabine Azéma 208 Hafsia Herzi 209 Andréa Ferréol 210 Jeanne Balibar 211 Isabelle Renauld 212 Mireille Perrier 213 Juliana Samarine 214 Catherine Mouchet 215 Aurora Marion 216 Anaïs Demoustier 217 Judith Chemla 218 Marie Laforêt 219 Michele Valley 220 Hélène Alexandridis 221 Anne Consigny 222 Macha Méril 223 Anne Brochet 224 Miou-Miou 225 Anne Teyssèdre 226 Joséphine Sanz 227 Gabrielle Sanz 228 Fantine Harduin 229 Charlotte Véry 230 Élodie Bouchez 231 Natacha Régnier 232 Pili Groyne 233 Yolande Moreau 234 Emmanuelle Devos 235 Nina Meurisse 236 Florence Darel

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...

Nadia Cavanaugh Taylor Spreitler

Oscar Templeton played by Christopher Wolfe

Isobel Pennythistle played by Shelby Young

Francesca Demarchelier played by Molly Gordon

River Zeigler played by Josh Segarra

Stevie-Nick Hilton played by Ayesha Madon

Brenton Madlock played by Josh Heuston

Haider Gable played by Will McDonald

Maryam Glynn played by Missy Peregrym

Thea Selke played by Angela Bassett

Kiara St. DeLions played by Samara Weaving

Vera Jacobson played by Carla Gugino

Penelope Colbert played by Kaitlin Olson

Kieron Britton played by Niko Terho

Zachariah Jepsen played by Jesse Bradford

Rufus Dunhill played by Brandon Routh

Brick Massner played by Ed Quinn

Adah Stringer played by Kristen Stewart

Amina Derringer played by Ariana DeBose

Simon Royster played by Thomas Weatherall

Amana McCormick played by Asher Yasbincek

Laurence Park-Lewis played by Brodie Townsend

Justin Cain played by Jake Borelli

Ajay Grunwald played by Joseph Piccuirro

Kyran Howe played by Xolo Maridueña

Cadrian Schofield played by Natacha Karam

Adona McQuatters played by Ceci Balagot

Zola Matheson played by Miia Harris

Aminah Horowitz played by Nayah Damasen

Ciaran Balthazar played by Case Walker

[amarguerite]

For purposes not at all related to fan art, do you imagine any specific actors active at the time for the characters in Behold, the walls of Jericho? If so, who?

oh a fascinating question which I admit has somewhat stumped me. I don't tend to imagine actors whenever I'm writing something, as it makes me feel self-conscious and also my brain is weird and I always think in words instead of images.

Catherine strikes me as a Ruby Keeler or Una Merkel sort of character? Or Jean Arthur in the earliest part of her career/ Jean Arthur playing against type? Possibly Claudette Colbert, if Claudette Colbert wanted to have fun playing someone who wanted to be Claudette Colbert/ wanted to revisit her performance from The Gilded Lily.

Henry's harder-- maybe Robert Donat? He's really not a Clark Gable type of character (he's too nice and way too British), but none of the big name British actors of the 30s really fit. Not sure Leslie Howard could manage the flippant sarcasm Henry brings to the table; Basil Rathbone's too swashbuckling/ has too much presence; Laurence Olivier has too much gravitas; and Clark Gable doesn't seem like the right fit either.

Honestly, no idea! :( I'm sorry not to be more helpful anon.

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IN_A_MINUTE: // AN INDIE EXPRESS…

“RIGHT BEHIND YOU” is the latest single from @jmascis’ forthcoming solo LP titled ‘What Do We Do Now’ (2/2 @subpop) & it finds iconic six-string slanger mellowing out across a 4:20 clip of laid back, patio vibing & sweetly strummed AltRock.

@maxbandnyc are here w/ “NOTHING’S CHANGED,” the lead single from their debut LP titled ‘Maxband On Ice’ (4/5 @holm.front) & it finds the New York-based quartet of Max Savage, Patrick J Smith, Eric Read & Tim Nelson bringing a crisp 4:41 clip of pitter-patting, six-string driven & quietly/loud IndieRock.

“PLASTIC PYRAMID” is the second single from @omnideluxe’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Souvenir’ (2/16 @subpop) & it finds the ATL-based trio of guitarist Frankie Broyles, singer/bassist Philip Frobos & drummer Chris Yonker linking up w/ Izzy Glaudini of Automatic to bring 3 ½ mins of angularly flexed & robotically hip PostPunk.

@rideox4official are back w/ “PEACE SIGN,” the lead single/track from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Interplay’ (3/29 @pias Wichita) & it finds the veteran Oxford-based quartet of vocalists/guitarists Andy Bell/Mark Gardener, drummer Laurence “Loz” Colbert & bassist Steve Queralt sounding as refreshingly relevant as ever across 4:40 clip of drivingly gazed AltRock.

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Nearly three years after Gloria Vanderbilt’s passing, we’re still getting glimpses into the heiress’ epic life. Gloria Vanderbilt, the great-great-great-granddaughter of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, was a stand-out presence among New York’s elite. Beyond her role as an heiress and socialite, Gloria was also an accomplished artist, author, actress, and fashion designer. Anderson Cooper and mom Gloria Vanderbilt in 2016, arriving on the red carpet for the New York City premiere of HBO documentary Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper. Photo credit: © Laurence Agron | Dreamstime.comJust a few days ago, Vanderbilt’s son, CNN journalist and political commentator Anderson Cooper went on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and shared some of the exciting things he’d recently learned about his mom’s life. He told Colbert about a pile of telegrams he found while sorting through his late mom’s possessions — love letter between the socialite and legendary crooner Frank Sinatra, with whom she had a short-lived romance back in the day. Now, another tie to the glamorous past of the Vanderbilt heiress is holding headlines: her Upper East Side brownstone was just listed for sale — and it’s a beauty. Photo credit: CompassGloria Vanderbilt lived in the turn-of-the-century brownstone throughout the 1980s and 1990s, drawn to the residence by the first floor greenhouse that became her painting studio.  Since then, the property has been owned by renowned photographer and writer Priscilla Rattazzi, who bought the elegant residence from Vanderbilt back in 1995 for $10,500,000, public records show. A closer look at the historic, ivy-covered UES brownstone that was once Gloria Vanderbilt’s home Located on one of the most desirable tree-lined townhouse blocks in Carnegie Hill Historic District, where distinctly elegant townhouses and mansions built from the 1850s to the 1960s charm with their brick and stone masonry, the brownstone stands out with its ivy-covered, fairytale-like exterior. The 19-foot wide home has approximately 6,400 square feet of elegantly appointed living space. Photo credit: CompassIt has 6 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms, and distinct features like a greenhouse covering the garden, a solarium on the fourth floor, a newly renovated eat-in kitchen and separate pantry, four wood burning fireplaces, an elevator, and a basement complete with laundry and storage. Photo credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassDespite the many updates the property underwent over the years, it still retains its old world charm and glamor — and a distinct elegance that harks back to its days as private residence to a fashion icon. Spanning five floors, 67 East 91st Street features an imposing staircase that transitions between the home’s many stories. Photo credit: CompassThe primary bedroom suite sits on the third floor with a generously sized, rear-facing bedroom that looks out to the lush gardens behind. Photo credit: CompassCurrent owner/seller Priscilla Rattazzi — an Italian-born photographer whose work has been featured for over four decades in international magazines, galleries and museum exhibitions — found a great use for the greenhouse. Once used as Gloria Vanderbilt’s painting studio, the greenhouse has been turned into an art gallery that doubles as an entertainment space. Photo credit: CompassPhoto credit: CompassThe 1899-built city home is currently listed for $11,995,000, with Tania Friedland and Allison Chiaramonte of Compass and Jed Garfield of Leslie Garfield holding the listing. More stories you might like The Thrilling History of The Breakers, the Vanderbilts’ Iconic Summer Estate in NewportCarrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ former townhouse lists for $11.5MNeil Patrick Harris’ house in Harlem sells for $6.99M, sets new record for the neighborhoodVery Vogue: Greta Garbo’s Longtime Apartment in New York Lists for $7.25 Million

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Ride -Sala Apolo, Barcelona 7th Feb 2020

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RIDE /// +THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE New Album August 2019

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THE 100 GREATEST SCREEN-PAIRS IN HISTORY OF WORLD CINEMA (@INDIES)!

.RAJESH KHANNA - MUMTAZ

.WALTER PIDGEON – GREER GARSON

.HUMPHREY BOGART – INGRID BERGMAN

.RICHARD BURTON – ELIZABETH TAYLOR

.ETHAN HAWKE – JULIE DELPY

.CHARLES CHAPLIN – EDNA PURVIANCE

.HUGH GRANT – JULIA ROBERTS

.KEANU REEVES – CARRIE-ANN MOSS

.RICHARD GERE - JULIA ROBERTS

.REX HARRISON – AUDREY HEPBURN

.CHARLES FARRELL – JANET GAYNOR

.CLARK GABLE – VIVIEN LEIGH

.UTTAM KUMAR – SUCHITRA SEN

.ROBERT REDFORD – BARBRA STREISAND

.DEV ANAND – WAHEEDA REHMAN

.CARY GRANT – INGRID BERGMAN

.KEANU REEVES – SANDRA BULLOCK

.GARY COOPER – INGRID BERGMAN

.JOSEPH FIENNES – GWYNETH PALTROW

.CHARLES BOYER – INGRID BERGMAN

.CARY GRANT – KATHERINE HEPBURN

.GURU DUTT – WAHEEDA REHMAN

.RAJESH KHANNA - TANUJA

.DILIP KUMAR - MADHUBALA

.TOM HANKS – MEG RYAN

.RAJESH KHANNA – SHARMILA TAGORE

.HUGH GRANT – RENEE ZELLWEGER

.SPENCOR TRACY – KATHERINE HEPBURN

.AMITABH BACHCHAN – PARVEEN BABI

.MICHEL PICCOLI – ROMY SCHNEIDER

.WOODY ALLEN – DIANE KEATON

.RAJESH KHANNA – REKHA

.MICHAEL DOUGLAS – GLENN CLOSE

.ALAIN DELON – ROMY SCHNEIDER

.ROD STEIGER – ROMY SCHNEIDER

.SHAMMI KAPOOR – ASHA PAREKH

.MARCELO MASTROIANNI – ROMY SCHNEIDER

.YVES MONTAND – SIMONE SIGNORET

.ALAIN DELON – ANNIE GIRARDOT

.JOHNNY DEPP – JULIETTE BINOCHE

.LAURENCE OLIVIER – VIVIEN LEIGH

.CLARK GABLE – JOAN CRAWFORD

.TREVOR HOWARD – CELIA JOHNSON

.PATRICK SWAYZE – JENNIFER GREY

.PREM NAZIR - SHEELA

.VINCENT CASSEL – MONICA BELLUCCI

.CLARK GABLE – AVA GARDNER

.JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT – ROMY SCHNEIDER

.JACK LEMMON – SHIRLEY MACLAINE

.HEATH LEDGER - JULIA STILES

.ANTHONY PERKINS – INGRID BERGMAN

.TOBEY MAGUIRE – KIRSTEN DUNST

.GREGORY PECK – AUDREY HEPBURN

.TOM CRUISE – RENEE ZELLWEGER

.AMITABH BACHCHAN - REKHA

.JAMES STEWART – MARGARET SULLAVAN

.RYAN GOSLING – RACHEL MCADAMS

.PRADEEP KUMAR – MEENA KUMARI

.ROBERT MONTGOMERY – ROSALIND RUSSELL

.JOHNNY DEPP – HELENA BONHAM CARTER

.BOBBY VERNON – GLORIA SWANSON

.DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. – LORETTA YOUNG

.CLARK GABLE – CLAUDETTE COLBERT

.RAJESH KHANNA – ZEENAT AMAN

.GLENN FORD – GERALDINE PAGE

.LEONARDO DI CAPRIO – KATE WINSLET

.RAJESH KHANNA – ASHA PAREKH

.MEL GIBSON – CATHERINE MCCORMACK

.RAJ KAPOOR - NARGIS

.BRAD PITT – ANGELINA JOLIE

.CHRISTOPHER REEVE – MARGOT KIDDER

.CARY GRANT – SOPHIA LOREN

.SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE – MADHABI MUKHERJEE

.HUMPHREY BOGART – AUDREY HEPBURN

.SALMAN KHAN – AISHWARYA RAI

.ANTONIA BANDERAS – CATHERINE ZETA JONES

.RYAN O’ NEAL – BARBRA STREISAND

.JOHNNY DEPP – GWYNETH PALTROW

.MICHAEL DOUGLAS – KATHLEEN TURNER

.JAMES STEWART – CLAUDETTE COLBERT

.LAURENT MALET – ANNIE GIRARDOT

.DICK POWELL – OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND

.TOMMY STEELE – GERALDINE PAGE

.GEORGE BRENT – OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND

.MAURICE RONET – BRIGITTE BARDOT

.RAJESH KHANNA - SRIDEVI

.WILLIAM POWELL – MYRNA LOY

.ANTHONY PERKINS – ROMY SCHNEIDER

.MICKEY ROONEY – JUDY GARLAND

.RAJESH KHANNA - RAAKHEE

.SHAH RUKH KHAN - KAJOL

.RAAJ KUMAR – MEENA KUMARI

.MAHIPAL – ANITA GUHA

.RALPH FIENNES – JULIETTE BINOCHE

.ERROL FLYNN – OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND

.JOHN BOLES – BARBARA STANWYCK

.DHARMENDRA – MEENA KUMARI

.PETER FINCH – AUDREY HEPBURN

.MARLON BRANDO – KIM HUNTER

.MAURICE RONET – ROMY SCHNEIDER .

(P.S. - THE 2 PEOPLE WITH MOST ENTRIES IN THIS LIST, ARE-

RAJESH KHANNA OF INDIA WITH 8 ENTRIES, FOLLOWED BY ROMY SCHNEIDER OF AUSTRIA/FRANCE WITH 7 ENTRIES!)

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Creation Records gained an incredible reputation, because they housed a number of highly intriguing musicians, whose influence is vast. Ride, for instance, could be seen as another foundation group of shoegaze, though they were much different than My Bloody Valentine, their labelmates. Whereas the latter feel ethereal, Ride seem more robust, their rock elements tend to be more pronounced. The tune from their eponymous debut EP show us this, since the song resembles some portions of grunge at the time. Of course, they eventually developed their sound into something closer to their peers, yet they still continued with their ability to rock completely. Then again, My Bloody Valentine needed a ying for their yang, so Ride fit the function completely.