23 Monday Dec 2013
Posted in Advertising, Fashion and Beauty, Film, Lana Del Rey, Music
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#WPLongform, Blue Velvet, Chelsea Hotel, Deluxe Edition, EP, Lana Del Rey, Paradise, Ride, Summer Wine, The Great Gatsby, Young and Beautiful
Lana Del Rey’s Paradise EP was released in November 2012, on CD in Australia and Germany; as CD or digital download in the US; and on vinyl worldwide. For most music buyers, though, it’s simply the second disc in ‘The Paradise Edition’; a reissue of Born to Die, first released in January 2012. Continue reading
07 Sunday Jul 2013
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Interviews
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#WPLongform, Asperger's Syndrome, Goldcord Asylum, Historical Fiction, Jude Starling, Slammerkin, Suffragettes, The Crimson Petal and the White, Thomas Hardy, Victorian
Ten to One is an occasional series of interviews with writers, artists and other creative types. Today I’m speaking with Jude Starling, author of Goldcord Asylum, a novel exploring the secret world of the Victorian lunatic asylum. (You can read my review over here.) Continue reading
01 Saturday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe
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#WPLongform, Edgar Freire, Home Movies, James Danziger, James Haspiel, Joshua Greene, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe: NYC 1955, Milton Greene, New York, Peter Mangone
In honour of what would be Marilyn Monroe’s 87th birthday, I explore the story behind a remarkable home movie – filmed by a teenage fan, and retrieved by chance almost fifty years later. (This article can also be read via Immortal Marilyn.) Continue reading
Tara Hanks 
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