Jack of Hearts

Havana, Cuba, 2018 by Jet Roderick

Jean Seberg, 1957. Photograph by Bob Willoughby

Marilyn Monroe Photoblog : My daily personal selection of rare photos of Marilyn Monroe.

Tony Linck. A view of a fog drenched London street. 1946

Snowstorm, night, New York City, 1950, photo by Dennis Stock

“I started my career as a teller at a community bank in Florida. I was in my early thirties. At the time I had a young child and I just needed a way to pay my rent and car payment. But I kept moving up. I wouldn’t say I’m overly ambitious. It didn’t come from a place of ‘I need more.’ I just have a lot of energy. And I’d always ask the next question or apply for the next job. So I worked my way up to CEO. It was demanding but I enjoyed the position. I was handling it quite well until a few years ago when my husband passed away. Then my mother. And then my best friend. All of this happened in a single year. I’d never even lived alone before. Suddenly I felt unanchored. I reached this place of ‘what do I do now?’ I couldn’t go back to making more money. So I decided to make a change. I went back to college to get a Master of Public Administration. And right now I’m actually on the lunch hour for my final class. I’ve already got a job waiting on me back home. I’m the new Director of Broward County’s Business Council on Homelessness. We’re working toward getting homeless people into permanent housing. And I’m really excited. I want to do a great job. I’m in a place where I can change some lives. It feels like I’ve moved from success to significance.”

Fox Photos. Rainy Embankment. River Thames Embankment, London. 1929

Keystone-France. Fog At Victoria Station At London. 1900s

Amélie (2001)

Happy birthday to the inimitable Richard Linklater, who has allowed us to appreciate the full poetry and beauty of time. Here he is with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy on the set of his extraordinary Before Sunrise.

Joni Mitchell performing in 1996 after receiving the Polar Music Prize.

Yoshiyuki Iwase Untitled c. 1955