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Count Basie at the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago, 1956. Photo by Ted Williams.
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Count Basie at the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago, 1956. Photo by Ted Williams.
Odd coincidence: just came across this photo earlier today tucked into a folder on my tablet...
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Odd coincidence: just came across this photo earlier today tucked into a folder on my tablet...
"Bastards. I'll wipe you out. Don't you know who I am? I'm the... I'm the Singing Detective!"
Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective" from 1986, with Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, Janet Suzman & Jim Carter.
Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective" from 1986, with Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, Janet Suzman & Jim Carter.
January 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"Bastards. I'll wipe you out. Don't you know who I am? I'm the... I'm the Singing Detective!"
Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective" from 1986, with Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, Janet Suzman & Jim Carter.
Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective" from 1986, with Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, Janet Suzman & Jim Carter.
Smiling... in a peculiar way.
January 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Smiling... in a peculiar way.
Marie Dubois, born 12 January 1937.
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Marie Dubois, born 12 January 1937.
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet."
Jack London, born 12 January 1876.
Jack London, born 12 January 1876.
January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet."
Jack London, born 12 January 1876.
Jack London, born 12 January 1876.
From a 1933 staging of Franz Lehár's "Frasquita."
January 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
From a 1933 staging of Franz Lehár's "Frasquita."
Meet me at midnight under the giant X.
January 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Meet me at midnight under the giant X.
Barcelona by Burt Glinn (1959).
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Barcelona by Burt Glinn (1959).
Filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein by André Kertész, 1929.
January 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein by André Kertész, 1929.
By Charles-Guillaume Brun (1825 - 1908).
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
By Charles-Guillaume Brun (1825 - 1908).
When we were young.
George and Patti.
George and Patti.
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
When we were young.
George and Patti.
George and Patti.
From 29 September 1954. Humphrey Bogart, Elia Kazan and Marlene Dietrich sharing space at the Coconut Grove following the premiere of "A Star is Born" with Judy Garland and James Mason.
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
From 29 September 1954. Humphrey Bogart, Elia Kazan and Marlene Dietrich sharing space at the Coconut Grove following the premiere of "A Star is Born" with Judy Garland and James Mason.
Wonderfully moody jacket art by Edward D'Ancona from 1936.
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Wonderfully moody jacket art by Edward D'Ancona from 1936.
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert by Edward Steichen, 1928.
January 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert by Edward Steichen, 1928.
Dinah Washington by Chuck Stewart (1962).
January 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Dinah Washington by Chuck Stewart (1962).
"The Gift" from 1902 by Maria Martinetti.
January 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"The Gift" from 1902 by Maria Martinetti.
Gene Hackman photographed by Brian Hamill during the filming of "The Conversation" (released in 1964).
January 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Gene Hackman photographed by Brian Hamill during the filming of "The Conversation" (released in 1964).
Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou and Stephen Sondheim during the studio recording of the soundtrack for "Sweeney Todd" (1979).
January 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou and Stephen Sondheim during the studio recording of the soundtrack for "Sweeney Todd" (1979).
"This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country... Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved. Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end."
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
"This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country... Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved. Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end."
A 1967 Toyota 2000GT.
January 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A 1967 Toyota 2000GT.
From 1953, actor Lionel Stander bravely pointing the finger at the House UnAmerican Activities Committee during his interrogation.
January 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
From 1953, actor Lionel Stander bravely pointing the finger at the House UnAmerican Activities Committee during his interrogation.
Lionel Stander, born 11 January 1908.
January 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Lionel Stander, born 11 January 1908.
Rosa Parks at one of the Selma-to-Montgomery Civil Rights Marches that took place in 1965. Photo by Steve Shapiro.
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Rosa Parks at one of the Selma-to-Montgomery Civil Rights Marches that took place in 1965. Photo by Steve Shapiro.