I’m off to the EUPop conference soon — my last formal academic conference (probably, maybe–except for pop culture…) — and because I won’t get around to other things before I depart, here’s a peek at my slides for that talk on two related topics (with a bunch of other things [surrealism!] shoehorned in because that’s…
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Birmingham Beauties
More anon, but some snaps to see the lovely sights in central Birmingham. Yes, I will give you a lot more on the Victorian Radicals! In fact I will make a reel, I think, And of course more on the Magickal Women Conference — so full of ideas and sparks. And yes, I was on…
V&A Dundee: Kimono
I endeavoured to not take eleventy billion photos and mostly managed. The V&A exhibit is fascinating and overwhelming and gives both the history of the kimono and how it continues to be inovated both within and without Japan — yes, including that Sparks LP, Freddie Mercury, Star Wars, Björk and Alexander McQueen. I am endeavouring…
Chicago & PCA
I am woefully behind on news. I blame losing my job, way of life and all, but at least I am not under literal siege, so there’s that. PCA is always a much anticipated because there are so many people I only see there these days, including the always delightful Miss Wendy, my roommate in…
Judith’s Hybrid Elfin Beauty
I have recorded an abbreviated version of my talk at the International Society for the Study of Surrealism conference in Houston last November. It lacks all the digressions and asides that filled the 20 minute slot, and is probably the better for it. The focus is one of Leonora Carrington’s plays recently if belatedly published…
Ripley on the ‘flix
I had equal parts of anticipation and dread for this new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith‘s The Talented Mr Ripley especially as it was by schmaltzy Spielberg’s pal who wrote Schindler’s List and the film Hannibal. I take it all back: he read the book — or rather books as it became clear. Even better, he…
Dundee Tapestry
Because I am missing Dundee, I finally remember to upload some photos of the Dundee Tapestry at the V&A as well as one from before the talk with Iain R. Webb for his exhibit The Fashion Show, which was also great fun. Yes, The Cundeez feature in the tapestry, which is pretty cool. This year…
#Noirvember – Gladys
GLADYS She was trouble. I didn’t even know how much trouble that gall was. I never suspected that she was behind the things that were going down for years. But then she made her presence known: well known. Put me in the hospital. At least then I knew who I was dealing with. Yet it…
The Motive & The Cue
I’ve been neglectful; as I get to the end of the seemingly endless to-do list for the summer — derailed by illness and other unexpected things — I am catching up on things I forgot to write up. I saw this play at the National Theatre back in May when I was traipsing around London….