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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 89

Gertrude Stein: Genius Wanted – Unwanted by White House The scandal has finally reached the highest levels (so far?) with the White House striking Gertrude Stein from the list of “generations of Jewish Americans (who) have brought to bear some of … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 88

Another Round of Gertrude Stein Loves Hitler! Perpetuating an Urban Legend about Gertrude Stein Wouldn’t you know that the New York Review of Books wouldn’t pass up the chance to feed into the urban legend claiming that Stein really meant … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 87

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER STEIN 85 % original Stein, 15 % John le Carré, 1 % Stendhal This was not an accident and it was mentioned. To try and cry and not to smile. To try and not inherit not now … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 75

LAST CHANCE STEIN, LAST CHANCE DAVID CLAERBOUT Put on your running shoes and take a bag of patience: lines will be HUGE this weekend – the last days before Seeing Gertrude Stein and The Steins Collect close in SF (See … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 72

The “Summer of Stein” in San Francisco coincided with the “Summer of the Ring.” Gertrude Stein and Richard Wagner are certainly odd bed-fellows and yet, there they were, one of them at the museums with two epochal shows(see my previous … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 67

I took my third long walk through the exhibition, another treasure hunt. Again I was delighted to see how well Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories is really SEEING her, seeing and responding and echoing her contemporary relevance. Pointing out: Stein … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 64

QUEER GERT Picasso was planning to go to Rome with Jean Cocteau to work on the surrealist ballet Parade with Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. He ran into Cocteau on the Blvd Montparnasse. “As we are going on a honeymoon together, let’s … Continue reading

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