via Justin Cosplay
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026
Fashion is DEFINITELY Art: Dior Autumn Winter 2026-2027 Show
Creative Director: Jonathan Anderson
via Christian Dior
MODELING: Audrey Benoit
Modeling Appreciation
Model: Audrey Benoit
Filmed and Directed by Carlo Armendariz
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Letizia Battaglia
Photography Appreciation
Letizia Battaglia was born on March 5, 1935, in Palermo, Italy. Raised in a conservative Sicilian family, she experienced a restrictive upbringing that shaped her later worldview and resolve.
Letizia did not follow a traditional artistic path early on; instead, she married young and lived abroad before returning to Palermo in the early 1970s. Largely self-taught, she began studying photography while working as a journalist, using the camera as a direct extension of reporting rather than as a purely aesthetic tool.
Her career took shape at the Palermo newspaper L’Ora, where she documented the brutal realities of the Sicilian Mafia during the height of its power. Her photographs—often stark black-and-white images—captured crime scenes, funerals, grieving families, and the daily life surrounding violence.
Technically, her work favored available light, tight framing, and an unembellished style that rejected spectacle. The camera remained close to the subject, reinforcing immediacy and moral urgency rather than distance or polish.
Her work has also sparked controversy. Letizia faced criticism for repeatedly photographing murdered bodies, especially women and children, raising ethical questions about trauma, consent, and exploitation. Others argued that her images risked aestheticizing violence. She consistently rejected these critiques, stating that bearing witness was a civic duty in a society silenced by fear.
Rosaria Schifani at her husband's funeral, 1993
Feast of San Giuliano, Polina, 1986
Young mafiosi, 1977
The killer's game. Palermo, 1982
Michele Reina, Secretary of the Sicilian Christian
Democratic Party, killed by the Mafia, 1979
Sources:
Wikipedia
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/letizia-battaglia-dead.html
https://apollo-magazine.com/letizia-battaglias-photographs-get-up-close-and-personal-in-palermo/
https://aperture.org/editorial/the-sicilian-photographer-who-fought-the-mafia/
https://www.oscarvangelderen.nl/post/Letizia-Battaglia--Fotografa-N122.html
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Album Cover: Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool/Pure Pop for Now People
Album Cover
Album: Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool/Pure Pop for Now People
Released: March 1978
Photographer: Chris Gabrin
Cover Art Design: Barney Bubbles
Models: Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_of_Cool
https://www.discogs.com/release/2429254-Nick-Lowe-Pure-Pop-For-Now-People?srsltid=AfmBOooF32dBdmqAglC6B3gdDspy0KXz3do3SfmBD7UB_EDmsw67e79_
https://www.snapgalleries.com/nick-lowe-jesus-of-cool-pure-pop-for-now-people/
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Julie Cassidy
Acting Appreciation
Julie Cassidy, known online as NaughtyJulie, emerged during the early wave of internet-driven adult entertainment at the start of the 2000s.
Born on March 3, 1976, in Illinois, she began producing content around 2000 while based in Chicago, initially appearing on the live-streaming platform iFriends before launching her own site, Juliesxxx.com. Her work reflected a shift toward amateur production, where performers controlled their own distribution and presentation rather than working exclusively through traditional studios.
Cassidy’s look — blonde hair, green eyes, and a slim 5'6" frame — helped establish her online appeal, while her on-camera confidence and openness toward adult lifestyle themes drew a dedicated following. For many viewers encountering early online adult communities, including those who discovered her under the NaughtyJulie name roughly two decades ago, her collaborations with Alice Chase (NaughtyAllie) stood out as part of a growing subculture centered on couples and consensual adult exploration.
In 2004, Cassidy relocated to Las Vegas, and by 2006 she rebranded her website as NaughtyJulie, expanding her content through partnerships with other performers and couples. The material emphasized lifestyle presentation and unscripted interaction, which distinguished it from more conventional studio productions of the era.
By late 2008, Cassidy stepped away from producing new content, and her work remains largely preserved through archived material from that period.
Sources:
https://www.babepedia.com/babe/Naughty_Julie
http://www.naughtyjulie.com/
https://x.com/naughtyjulie
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