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5 days ago · Two of my favorite episodes: Studs talks to Quentin Crisp, in London, about being out in England before the War, and to James Baldwin, right after the publication of Another Country, in 1962. Baldwin ends his interview with a fragment of a poem by Marianne Moore , which I’ll leave you with now:
4 days ago · His other notable roles include the flamboyant Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant (1975), the ill-fated Kane in Ridley Scott's Alien (1979), and the wand maker Ollivander in the Harry Potter series.
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3 days ago · David Letterman. David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David ...
2 days ago · In this gender-bender of a picture show, the author and raconteur Quentin Crisp plays an elderly Elizabeth I, while actress Tilda Swinton plays a young nobleman named Orlando. On her deathbed, the Queen bequeaths the androgynous aristocrat a castle, lands, and great wealth, on condition he obey this command: "Do not grow old."
5 days ago · Welcome to our podcast where we discuss and deliberate over memoirs and biographies found in thrift shops. This is a great way to do things as we are not choosing who to read about. We may not be fans of the person, we may never have heard of the ...
3 days ago · Authorization for a project will be granted only when none of the authorizers can be blamed if the project fails but when all of the authorizers can claim credit if it succeeds. Roger’s Rule. Failure Murphy’s Laws Success Approval Blame Credit. Everything breaks down.
2 days ago · De Niro’s sober and controlled McCauley, meanwhile, dresses to suggest he might be any guy at all. His wardrobe consists of double-breasted grey and pin-striped suits with crisp, white open-necked shirts – and that’s it, with none of the louche showboating touches his crew are so fond of, but which also hint at their disreputable backgrounds.
