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Capote’s Betrayal

December 9, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

    Capote’s Betrayal   ‘Imagination, of course, can open any door – turn the key and let terror walk right in.’  In Cold Blood by Truman Capote   Truman Capote is best known for his novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958) and his narrative fiction book, In Cold Blood (1966). In Cold Blood was based … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fashion, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, writers & creatives Tagged: America, American writer, Answered Prayers, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Capote, Gloria Guinness, Harper Lee, In Cold Blood, La Côte Basque, Lesley Truffle, Nelle Harper Lee, Pamela Harriman, Truman Capote, USA

The Uber Rich

November 23, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

    The Uber Rich   ‘I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain … Time to die.’ Actor Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, current news, Mavericks & Renegades, Observations Tagged: American billionaires, American movie, Blade Runner, Dexter, Elon Musk, Harrison Ford, intergalactic colonies, intergalactic travel, Sci-Fi movie, Tesla, Tesla comany, Tesla Inc., USA

The Black Eyed Blonde

November 16, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

  The Black Eyed Blonde   It seemed like a nice neighbourhood to have bad habits in. Raymond Chandler from The Big Sleep 1939.   I’ve been reading a Philip Marlowe detective novel that was not written by American author/screenwriter Raymond Chandler (1988-1959). I found the novel The Black Eyed Blonde engaging but somewhat disconcerting. … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, books, films, movies, writers & creatives Tagged: American movies, American writer, Benjamin Black, detective film noir, film noir, Hollywood, Humphrey Bogart, John Banville, Lauren Bacall, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Morlowe, Philip Marlowe, Playback, private detective, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, The Black Eyed Blonde, The Long Goodbye, USA

Hollywood Dame Zsa Zsa Gabor

July 14, 2022 by Lesley Truffle
Portrait Zsa Zsa Gabor

  Hollywood Dame – Zsa Zsa Gabor   ‘A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he’s finished.’                                                       Zsa Zsa Gabor   In the fifties and sixties, Zsa Zsa Gabor became more famous for playing herself than the films, stage shows and television shows she appeared in. Born in Budapest and … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, Film, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, movies Tagged: actress, America, Conrad Hilton, Hollywood legend, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, marriage, Sári Gábor, USA, Zsa Zsa, Zsa Zsa Gabor

On being Cary Grant

September 19, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

  On being Cary Grant   ‘Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.’                                           quote from Cary Grant who began life as Archie Leach.   I’ve been watching To Catch a Thief  again. It’s my favourite Cary Grant film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.  The European locations are to die … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, art/theatre event, movies Tagged: Alfred Hitchcock, America, American movies, Archibald Alexander Leach, Archie Leach, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Hitchcock, To Catch a Thief, USA

Publish and be damned

May 21, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

  Publish and be damned Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare and So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole … Pablo Picasso lyrics by The Modern Lovers   The … [Read more…]

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Everything is F*cked

December 12, 2019 by Lesley Truffle

  Everything is Fucked   ‘Look, it may be that you came to this book looking for some sort of hope … I am sorry. I don’t have that kind of answer for you. Nobody does.’                                             Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked A Book About Hope   Mark Manson’s first self-published book in 2011 was … [Read more…]

Posted in: books, current news, Observations, Psychology, Social Comment, writers & creatives Tagged: Abraham Maslow, America, Elon Musk, Everything is f*cked, Everything is F*cked A Book About Hope, Everything is fucked, Everything is Fucked A Book About Hope, Mark Manson, Maslow, Maslow's Hierachy of Needs, Models Attract Women Through Honesty, Self-help books, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, The subtle art of not giving a fuck, USA

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