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Karen Rempel visits the former home of influential street photographer Helen Levitt

Leave It to Levitt

Who was the most influential street photographer you never heard of? In honor of Women’s History month, I set out to answer this question and discovered the wondrous, reverent world of Helen Levitt (1913-2009). Since she was still active into the 2000s, you may have seen Helen out and about on the streets of New […]

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West Village Model Karen Rempel honors Elton John in front of the plaque for the historic Fillmore East music venue where Elton first played in NYC

Electric Boots

My first memory of Elton John’s music is listening to “The Bitch Is Back” at my Aunty Lynne’s house in Penticton, BC. I was playing with my sister Kim and cousins Denise and Sherry, while my aunt and Uncle Dwayne were enjoying a few beers, listening to Elton John on a sunny summer afternoon in […]

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Diane Warren's boombox handbag at the 2022 Oscars

Red Carpet Songstresses

I don’t watch the Oscars every year, but this year I was working late and I had the show running on another screen to keep me company. I thought overall it was a funny, uplifiting, and moving spectacle. I loved the tributes to movies with signifant anniversaries (Cabaret, The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, as well as […]

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