Tag Archives: Michael Foster

ST. JUDY’S COMET: She Stood a Wreck on Error’s Shore

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Dave

One seer pronounced her the victim of a deeply religious and spiritual nature perpetually at war with the flesh that overwhelmed it. As D.H. Lawrence said, ” it is hard to hear a new voice, as hard as it is … Continue reading →

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A MASKED NOBODY CAN BE ANYBODY

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Dave

“Adah Menken was the most remarkable mingling of angel and devil that ever wore petticoats.” She invented the modern cult of female celebrity. Her goal, originally, was to be famous based on talent. To be recognized as the outstanding actress … Continue reading →

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MASKED SAINT ON A WILD HORSE

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Dave

Are there virtues to an ambiguous past? She was masked and anonymous. Her fidelity was to the plurality of self and she was as much a puzzle at the end of her life, and such an omnipresent figure that the … Continue reading →

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BEAUTY & THE BEAST DEPENDING ON THE PHYSIQUE

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dave

”Every human face is a hieroglyph which can be deciphered, indeed whose key we bear ready-made within us” ( Schopenhauer ) From the ancients onward, Europeans in particular have puzzled over the face, devising methods for interpreting its secret language. … Continue reading →