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Can we just take a moment to appreciate how amazing Bill Waterson was at art? Most of the comic strip was really cartooney but them he’d bust out stuff like this, and both styles in his hand were astoundingly beautiful.

Born on this day: exquisite Italian-born supermodel (photographed by greats like Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Helmut Newton and Francesco Scavullo) turned mercurial and intense actress turned animal behaviour authority Isabella Rossellini (née Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini, 18 June 1952). Among the many achievements of the daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini: she remains the definitive spokeswoman for Lancôme cosmetics and maverick filmmaker David Lynch’s single greatest muse. Her performance as tormented sadomasochistic nightclub chanteuse Dorothy Vallens in Lynch’s 1986 masterpiece Blue Velvet (a role originally intended for Helen Mirren) alone ensures Rossellini cinematic immortality. Then there’s her turn as Lisle von Rhuman in Death Becomes Her, and Rossellini’s avant garde collaborations with Canadian auteur Guy Maddin. It’s been great to witness Rossellini enjoying a recent career renaissance (she’s mesmerizing as Sister Agnes in Conclave). Oh, and she was hilarious guest-starring as Bianca, Jack Donaghy’s volatile ex-wife on old episodes of 30 Rock! Pictured: Rossellini (with her dog Macaroni) photographed by Fabrizio Ferri.

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