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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · 13d

So fun!!!

Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · 14d

I have been thinking about how pointless getting dressed & thinking about clothes feels right now, with *gestures wildly* ALL THIS. But then I saw this painting of an 80s babe wearing a kitschy sweater and ... wrote this raquellaneri.substack.com/p/does-fashi...

A portrait of hot woman wearing a kitschy patchwork sweater done by Polish painter Paulina Olowska. The text reads: Does fashion matter?

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Megan Abbott @meganabbott.bsky.social · 22d

Robert Redford, 1936-2025
📷 John Dominus, 1969

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · 22d

NO ONE wore a coat like Robert Redford!

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22d

RIP Robert Redford

a man wearing a cowboy hat and a bow tie

ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat and a bow tie

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 22d

Has anyone ever worn a movie costume better than Robert Redford in his navy pea coat in Three Days of the Condor?

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · 22d

I just went to Instagram to post this pea coat (and the shearling one he wore in DOWNHILL RACER, which is a close second)! Third place: Robert Redford in a leather jacket in Spy Game. Or Robert Redford in a trench in a half dozen other movies ... The man knew how to wear coats!

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Aug 8

“It’s not just about the cake,” she says. “A good partner doesn’t take a special moment and make you look stupid.” www.thecut.com/article/groo...

The Grooms Smashing Wedding Cake in Their Brides’ Faces

When the happiest day of your life takes a violent turn.

www.thecut.com

Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Jul 14

This biography of Amelia Earhart was complex, scintillating and delicious. Loved it!

Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 12

he Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made and America Icon in a fine story by
@raquellaneri.bsky.social
in the New York Post
@newyorkpost.bsky.social
- will go to my corner bodega and get a copy.
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
nypost.com/2025/07/12/l...

The high-flying life, and love of ‘it’ girl adventurer Amelia Earhart

As Laurie Gwen Shapiro reveals in a new biography, there’s a lot about her that we don’t know.

nypost.com

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro @lauriestories.bsky.social · Jul 12

he Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made and America Icon in a fine story by
@raquellaneri.bsky.social
in the New York Post
@newyorkpost.bsky.social
- will go to my corner bodega and get a copy.
@vikingbooks.bsky.social
nypost.com/2025/07/12/l...

The high-flying life, and love of ‘it’ girl adventurer Amelia Earhart

As Laurie Gwen Shapiro reveals in a new biography, there’s a lot about her that we don’t know.

nypost.com

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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · Jun 4

no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s

“he wrote: “I thought it was quite normal to take a break from writing at two in the morning, saunter down to the piers, and have sex with 20 men in a truck”

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Jun 4

There are so many ways in which Edmund White was remarkable. I want to point out two. The first is that he wrote about sex more, and more avidly and explicitly, than any other major gay writer. It was core to his identity. He left nothing out. He dared you to flinch at it. (I flinched many times.) >

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · May 14

Fascinating, probing, beautifully written piece (I did not know that the term "closet" came from Confidential Magazine!) that also has new photos by THE GREAT 93-year-old(!!) legend Duane Michals?!?!?!?!?!!!!

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · May 12

Okay. Let's try this again.

Here's a piece I wrote about Pee-wee Herman, the history and weaponization of the celebrity closet, and how cultural representations of closeted characters have changed over decades. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...

Coming Out of the Closet Was a Liberation. Why Are Some Peeking Back In?

www.nytimes.com

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · May 12

Oooh!!! Debussy is great!!! More ambient than Bach so might do the trick. Thanks!

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you!!!

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · May 12

I'm grading papers and I need some music recs!!! Bach OBVIOUSLY is best for writing, but feel like it's not hitting the spot right now!

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · May 12

Wow. Obviously this person knows nothing of your work ... I just finished reading your beautiful piece in NY Magazine about the "list keepers" (v behind on my magazines) and found it so beautiful, insightful, vital — like everything you write, and everything you write about queer culture.

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Apr 22

RIP Pope Francis, the public servant who drove Vatican tailors crazy with his 'papal athleisure' (Plus: "The Two Popes" costumes and the history of papal vestments) raquellaneri.substack.com/p/rip-pope-f...

RIP Pope Francis, the public servant who drove Vatican tailors crazy with his 'papal athleisure'

“I don’t exclude the possibility that in the evening he just puts [his cassock] to wash, and wears it again the next morning."

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Mar 24

Interesting article ... have been thinking a lot about language & identity as I am attempting to raise my child bilingual ... and also allowing myself to speak Spanish "imperfectly" (whatever that even means) www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/24/p...

For New York Puerto Ricans, Language Matters, But Identity Runs Deeper

While Spanish serves as a link to their roots, mastering the language is not the sole determinant of New York Puerto Ricans' sense of belonging to Puerto Rican culture, history, and traditions.

www.thecity.nyc

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Mar 14

THE GATES, Christo and Jeanne-Claude's monumental public art project in Central Park, opened 20 years ago. These two superfans obsessively documented the installation as it morphed and changed through its 16-day run. I talked with them about it: raquellaneri.substack.com/p/i-have-bee...

"I have been sitting on these images almost like it's a private affair of my heart"

Two photographers reflect on Christo and Jeanne-Claude's monumental Central Park installation "The Gates," 20 years later.

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Mar 3

Daughter is very glad "the cat movie" aka FLOW won. (I am as well!)

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Feb 13

Also, maybe it's better now, but 15 years ago, you could not rely on a maps app via phone in Venice. So, get a physical paper one!

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Feb 13

Osteria al Squero -- Dorsoduro, 943/944 -- for aperitivo, popular place, very good crostini; Palazzo Fortuny; if your kid is into masks, my husband insisted we make a trek to this place (renowned mask-maker who made EYES WIDE SHUT masks) www.camacana.com/en-UK/who-we...

Who we are

Ca’ Macana: the world's best Venetian carnival masks Crafting some of Venice's most iconic products, be it for the renowned Carnival of Venice, the theatrical allure of Commedia dell'arte, or th...

www.camacana.com

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Feb 13

Last time I was there was .15 years ago(!), but the best sandwiches I've ever had were at El Refolo -- Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1580 -- very, very off the beaten path!

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Feb 12

Saw MODEL there during the NYFF and found it fascinating.

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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · Feb 11

LOVE Chungking Express!!!! Angelicka has morning movies so I do tend to go there more than other theaters because I can go while the little one’s in school (if I don’t have too many deadlines or work to do)

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