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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 100

 Why do a Selfie if it can be done. What does a selfie do. I have refused them so often and left them out so much and did without them so continually that I have come finally to be indifferent to … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 99

“The New Bride of Frankengert,” courtesy Tom Hachtman – Alias: “The Bride of Gertrudestein“ (see Gertrude Follies # 69) Happy Halloween! “Ladies there is no neutral position for us to assume.” (Gertrude Stein, Last Operas and Plays)

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 95

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JAMAICA KINCAID QUOTING GERTRUDE STEIN? Should we call it a new sighting in our search for signs of presence in the Steinian post-renaissance? Is it a QUOTE? “She was thinking of her now, knowing that it would certainly become a … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 94

  Another Happy Birthday, Gertrude Stein! What is eternally 39 year-old Alice bringing Gertie for her celebration? You bet it’s something she baked, some “entertaining refreshment,” “effective,” “ecstatic,” “brilliant,” “ravishing” — in short, a “food of paradise”. To be exact: … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 93

 Bye-bye 2012! BYE-BYE  SUMMER OF STEIN The cartoon by Rick Meyerowitz, “The Girls of Summer,” brings home the sad fact. The year-long Summer of Stein ended last year. In May 2012, the last of the big exhibitions on Stein closed. … 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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