Another thing I missed
Deep in the bowels of the New York Times website, a queen has been stirring. For nearly a week, Francesco Vezzoli (perhaps best known for his stunning, over-the-top trailer for a remake of Caligula, which will, alas, never be remade) has been laboring in the gay salt mines, dredging up reminiscences and videos featuring the divas of his childhood.
On the downside, almost no one seems to have noticed Francesco’s work. On the upside, among his top divas we find one of my own: Monica Vitti. If I had my druthers, I’d curl up right here on our well-worn sofa, which sits dangerously close to our 1940s-era gas space heater, and reacquaint myself with Ms. Vitti’s oeuvre. Unfortunately, I have to run out in this crappy weather to teach a class on PowerPoint (yes, freaking PowerPoint). And you thought you had it bad.
Unrelated note: If you’re in South Carolina, get out and vote Mike goddamn Huckabee outta town.
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