The Boss’s Couch, Paul Rader, 1968.
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AN E. J. BELLOCQ FOR TODAY
A prostitute in Storyville, New Orleans, playing with her dog.
HOW TO DANCE
. . . the 19th-Century way!
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AN LP COVER FOR TODAY
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A MOVIE POSTER FOR TODAY
Gasp!
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WHAT I’M SPINNING NOW
It’s that million-dollar bash . . .
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MORNING DRINKING
When Ernest Hemingway was feeling abstemious he would give up morning drinking. I’m tempted to take up morning drinking just to experience the virtuous thrill of giving it up.
A PIN-UP GIRL FOR TODAY
Hi, Neighbor!, by Rolf Armstrong, circa 1944.
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AN E. J. BELLOCQ FOR TODAY
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AN LP COVER FOR TODAY
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A HORROR MOVIE POSTER FOR TODAY
For my review of this extraordinary film, go here — Revenge Of the Creature.
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ON LOCATION
In Durango, Mexico, during the filming of Major Dundee, Ben Johnson, on the left, plays cards with stuntman Carl Pitt while cast member Liz Palacios catches some rays.
With thanks to Paula Vitaris, who hosts a terrific Ben Johnson site here.
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WHAT I’M SPINNING NOW
If you’re ever tempted to think that American culture has come to the end of the line, just remember that this guy is still making art.
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A CONFIDENTIAL COVER FOR TODAY
1957
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AN AMOS SEWELL FOR TODAY
Vintage magazine illustrations like this feel like scenes from really cool movies of the sort they don’t make anymore.
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