August 25, 2017
The Night Charlie Chaplin and Gertrude Stein Talked Film
I just re-watched Charlie Chaplin’s film Limelight and was reminded of his relationship to Gertrude Stein. In 1934 Stein and Chaplin met at a dinner party, and both recorded their versions […]
April 30, 2015
Hitler. Toklas.
Hitler took his last foul breath on this date, seventy years ago. He doubled down on his leave-taking: cyanide capsule, bullet. I think we can all agree he was a […]