The ruins of Aleister Crowley’s abbey at Cefalù are as described in Chapter Twenty-Eight, right down to “somebody’s Basquiat-like graffito rendition of Crowley’s big bald head”(pictured) that stares down menacingly behind Adelina in the photo shoot.
The abbey’s dissolution under Mussolini is historically accurate.
An unauthorized walk-through, whose trespassing guides are quite as interesting as the abbey, can be seen here.
The Met Gala, held a week ago last Monday, is supposedly the world’s “most prestigious and glamorous event.” What is not well appreciated is that it supports not the Metropolitan Museum as a whole but Read more
Yes, “The Cal” has been in production since 1963, with gaps 1975-83 (cost-cutting following the oil crisis) and 2021 (coronavirus pandemic). The first one was shot by Terence Donovan, who is probably best remembered today Read more
Externally, the Cato Club is modeled on London’s Institute of Directors (pictured)—part traditional club, part professional association—located on Pall Mall across from Waterloo Place and the Crimean War Memorial where Evans waited for the florist Read more