Except for Joan Didion, the New Journalists of the 1960s were a self-dramatising gang, determined to upstage the stories they reported.
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Darn it! The art of mending and repairing
The finely tuned expertise of those who darn, mend or patch is often incorrectly referred to as a ‘twee’ pastime –
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Parish Stapleton’s Ginger Ale …. Too Good
I’m calling this Parish Stapleton’s Ginger Ale because that is who introduced me to this delicious none alcohol bevy.
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Young Asian woman + woman in her 60’s sweep Oscars.
Well well well, I’m not sure I thought I’d live long enough to see this, a young Asian woman and a woman in her 60’s sweep Oscars.
The Magazine That Invented Street Style
This article about Rags magazine was suggested by my friend Leslie Stern. Magazines occupy a funny place in our mental library.