This hefty piece of work is brand-focussed too, but not exclusively so. A real shame.Įqually glossy is British Perfumery: A Fragrant History, published to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the British Society Of Perfumers. But as there are plenty of people fluent in both English and French, the shoddiness is hard to excuse. Had the text originally been written in some near-extinct language spoken only by three tribespeople in the deepest Amazon, it would have been easy to forgive the odd bit of awkward expression. My French is by no means perfect, but even I was able to work out that certain words and phrases had been grossly disfigured along their journey to English. It’s certainly handy to have all these biogs in one volume, but the translation leaves a great deal to be desired. Inspired by the growing respectability of niche brands in France – a market notoriously resistant to non-mainstream scents – the elegant tome is essentially a series of mini-profiles of various firms, from obvious choices like Frederic Malle and Serge Lutens to somewhat more esoteric fare, such as Les Nez and Carthusia. Four fragrance-related books have been released in recent weeks, and of these Rare Perfumes – penned by Sabine Chabbert and Laurence Ferat – is perhaps the most coffee-table-friendly.
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5/19/2023 0 Comments Astonish meHalsman would remain in Paris for ten years, until 1940. When he arrived Painlevé’s son Jean, a scientific filmmaker, gave him one of the best cameras available at the time. Philippe Halsman came to Paris in 1931 with the help of a French government minister, Paul Painlevé. At the age of 15, this was his first contact with photography: he would go on to become one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. In 1921, Philippe Halsman found his father’s old camera and described developing his first glass plates in the family’s bathroom sink as a “miracle”. This exhibition, which brings together almost 300 works, showcases works from every period. Philippe Halsman (Riga, Latvia, 1906 - New York, 1979) had an exemplary career that lasted over forty years from his beginnings in Paris in the 1930s to the immense success of his studio in New York between 19. 5/19/2023 0 Comments Under a falling star by jaeThe series tells the story of Dre, a young woman who is obsessed with a pop star, with a fanbase known as "The Swarm". Fishback's performance in the series has received widespread acclaim, while the guest performances of Chloe Bailey, Billie Eilish, Heather Alicia Simms, and Damson Idris have also received praise. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, cinematography, soundtrack, and balance between its bright, vivid aesthetic and its elements of psychological horror-though the writing drew some criticism. Swarm debuted on March 17, 2023, on Amazon Prime Video. It follows Dre ( Dominique Fishback), a young woman whose obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn. Swarm is an American satirical comedy horror thriller limited series created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover. 5/19/2023 0 Comments Trick me twice beccaSo I mentioned already that Carter took me awhile to fall for him, but he eventually grew on me! I loved how possessive he was. Surprising from these characters, especially Raine! That's why you gotta be on the lookout for the quiet ones guys/ladies, they might shock you hehe. Not my usual kink I fall in love with, but Becca does an amazing job with it, making me want more from these 2 haha. OOOOOH and I was super happy and pleasantly surprised with the unexpected kink in this book. I loved this story of young love, heartache, intrigue, and SO MUCH ANGST!! I thought the plot was good, some of it was easy to spot but a couple twists were awesome and made for an exciting addition to this world Becca has beautifully created. So I love everything Becca Steele does and Trick Me Twice was no different! I think it did take me awhile to like the MMC in this one because he was such a jerk from the very beginning hahaha but he finally got the stick out of his butt and made it up to FMC. After passing the bar in New York and New Jersey, Phil worked as an associate at a large Manhattan law firm, but he quickly realized the legal profession wasn’t for him. He studied political science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and then attended law school at New York University School of Law. Phil grew up in Jericho, New York, a Long Island suburb of New York City. Phil is also the author of A Whole New Ballgame, Rookie of the Year, Tournament of Champions, and Most Valuable Players in the critically acclaimed middle grade Rip & Red series. He is the author of many children’s picture books including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize winning Marvelous Cornelius, the Texas Bluebonnet Award winning Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, Martina & Chrissie, Twenty-One Elephants, and The Soccer Fence. His latest book is the groundbreaking, #OwnVoices middle grade novel, A High Five for Glenn Burke. Phil Bildner is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for kids. When Julia travels to Mexico to visit her family, she witnesses the violence of the narcos, or bosses and dealers with tied to the drug trade, and understands for the first time how much her parents have sacrificed in order to give her a better life. Julia’s friend Lorena, too, daily feels the impact of the violence and cruelty at the border: her father did not make it across after getting lost in the desert with his coyote and their group. Julia’s parents crossed the border illegally, at the mercy of predatory coyotes who, Julia learns, raped her mother while holding a gun to her father’s head. Now I’ll never know what Olga would have become. But the only time I ever asked her why she didn’t move out or go to a real college, she told me to leave her alone in a voice so weak and brittle, I never wanted to ask her again. Sometimes I wanted to scream at her until something switched on in her brain. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga. Saint Olga, the perfect Mexican daughter. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. are forced to experience-poverty, labor exploitation, and living in constant fear of discovery and deportation-are a part of Julia and her family’s daily lives. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. The unfair conditions undocumented immigrants in the U.S. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is set in modern-day Chicago, and through Julia’s biting and adroit point of view, it explores many issues facing not just the city of Chicago, but those experienced by immigrant families as well. It’s short and sweet and in some ways it is an epilogue to the epilogue of the book but it just let me escape for that little bit longer and share the friendship between these characters. Maggie has put her past well and truly behind her and is embracing her future in a way she never thought would be possible.Īlison has things on a more even keel and it looks like her dream of being involved in a tea shop with space for her crafts is about to finally come true. Jenny’s happily married and it seems her career is about to launch her into another world, but things closer to home might need some attention first. Here in this short story, Vanessa Greene carries on the story of Jenny, Maggie and Alison who we first met in The Vintage Teacup Club. You know how it is you get to the end of a book and you want it to carry on, because for a little bit longer you want to be swept up in the lives of the characters that you have grown to love. Countless other injustices in the years between. Groped on the dance floor of a night club in Montreal at fifty. All the necessary "sins" that women and girls require to erupt.Įltahawy knows that the patriarchy is alive and well, and she is fed up: Sexually assaulted during hajj at the age of fifteen. Seizing upon the energy of the #MeToo movement, feminist activist Mona Eltahawy advocates a muscular, out-loud approach to teaching women and girls to harness their power through what she calls the "seven necessary sins" that women and girls are not supposed to commit: to be angry, ambitious, profane, violent, attention-seeking, lustful, and powerful. A bold and uncompromising feminist manifesto that shows women and girls how to defy, disrupt, and destroy the patriarchy by embracing the qualities they've been trained to avoid. |