Fascinating Women: Liane de Pougy
byLiane de Pougy was a member of what was known as Les Grandes Horizontales–and was the most infamous of them all. During France’s Belle…
March, 2010
Thomas Edison’s 1910 film “Frankenstein” Coming to DVD
byThis Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s ground-breaking Frankenstein movie, and it’s finally coming out on DVD in a restored print. Frankenstein’s…
Women of Meiji Japan & Western Fashion
byThe art/fashion of Yinka Shonibare, who melds 18th and 19th British aesthetics with “African” prints (his work is incredibly ironic and subversive; just looking…