Sensational @yeoldehag - Tumblr Blog

gayfilmgeek

Anita Ekberg's iconic dress in La Dolce Vita, designed by the Fontana sisters

La Dolce Vita (1960) — Federico Fellini

kara-luthors

brooklynmuseum

Miriam Makeba’s portrait greets and grounds you near the entry of Africa Fashion.

Makeba’s emergence as a singer on the global stage coincided with the emergence of an independent African continent. Her songs blended popular musical styles like Jazz with indigenous South African melodies, often incorporating Swahili, Xhosa, and Sotho lyrics. Well-known globally for her songs Pata Pata and Qongqothwane (the Click Song) Makeba’s music and self-fashioning embodied African liberation and identity.

For many Africans, her music gave voice to the dawn of a new independent era and the liberation struggles that remained. Affectionately referred to as Mama Africa by her legions of fans, Makeba came to embody a forward-looking Pan-Africanism and Black Power.

See this portrait of Makeba and hear her singular voice as part of the African Cultural Renaissance that welcomes you in #AfricaFashionBkM.

📷 Jürgen Schadeberg (German, 1931–2020). Miriam Makeba, 1955. © Estate of Jürgen Schadeberg (Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Jürgen Schadeberg)

stream

ellisnightingale

“Decembers are for dreaming of all the things to come. Just turn towards the eastern sky, that’s where the sun wakes from. You’re at the end but what lies next is all that you will be. So close your eyes and wait for dawn. The future’s yours, you’ll see.”

— Ellis Nightingale

everydaylouie

ghost choir 👻 🎵

teacupfulofstarshine

I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING COULD TOP GHOST DUET

I WAS WRONG

I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO BE WRONG IN ALL MY LIFE

johnnywhistler

Happy Halloween the 1st!

minuty

fordarkmornings

Dibutades. Francine Van Hove (French, b. 1942)

The Looking Glass. Vicente Romero Redondo (Spanish, b. 1956)

Les Trois miroirs. Francine Van Hove (French, b. 1942)

Vicente Romero Redondo (Spanish, b. 1956)

partyinthemysterymachine

Stormé DeLarverie was a black butch lesbian who threw the first punch at Stonewall.

she was known as the “guardian of the lesbians in the Village” and “the gay community’s Rosa Parks.“

she sparked the crowd, yelling: “Why don’t you guys do something?“

don’t forget her.

the-looking-glasss

churchrummagesale

Avoid drowning! Stay in the ark a little longer!

jodiecomersource

It’s competition, but in a healthy way. If Sandra’s nominated [for an award] and I wasn’t, I wouldn’t feel put out by that; I would be so proud of her and support her 100%.