“In the bar of his father’s hotel, with the leather chairs that give one the feeling of sitting in a wallet, Dommy has introduced a new drink, Last Mango in Paris. A steep decline.”
—from “Speedboat” by Renata Adler
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In the introduction [to Metamorphoses of an American], Lagerfeld wrote, “It’s all about the clarity of the transmitted individuality of a face and a body unencumbered by too much experience.”
—”The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld’s Favorite Male Model – For Now,” by Irina Aleksander -
At the docks, Brad boarded a boat with twin Palestinian socialites, who recognized Hudson from the show. “Oh, my God, we’re so lucky to be sitting next to you!” one said.
“I’m Brad, Hudson’s father.”
The twins said they were born in Saudi Arabia but now lived in Los Angeles. “So, are you guys identical twins?” Brad asked.
“Yeah.”
“Everywhere?”
Their expressions soured. “What do you mean?”
Brad smiled.
—“The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld’s Favorite Male Model – For Now,” by Irina Aleksander -
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“Horizontality,” as Bourgeois said, “is a desire to give up, to sleep. Verticality is an attempt to escape. Hanging and floating are states of ambivalence.” The present hovers, however tensely, from a nearly invisible thread, our dense sensations alerting us to the delicacy of our scale.
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When I woke up, the rain was pourin’ down
there were people standin’ all aroun’Somethin’ warm, going through my eyes
But somehow I found my baby that nightI lifted her head
She looked at me and said
‘Hold me, darling, just a little while’I held close
I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew I had missedWell now she’s gone, even though I hold her tight
I lost my love
my life
that night
—“Last Kiss"
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