Anaïs Nin’s Los Angeles Hideaway Still Keeps Her Secrets

Shrouded by the pines of Silver Lake, the erotic writer’s minimalist, midcentury residence is a lasting monument to her life and legacy.

Among many writers, there’s a commonly held belief that a desk must be organized, an office must be tidy, an entire home must be cleaned, before one can finally sit down and fill the empty pages before them. One can’t help but think of such habits — the physical manifestation of routine and discipline — when visiting the completely preserved home of the midcentury French American eroticist Anaïs Nin, who died at 73 in 1977 in Los Angeles.

- NY Times

 

VIN ET PORNO : ACCORDS PARFAITS DE LA CAVE À L’ÉCRAN

Siroter un petit verre de vin tout en appréciant son porno favori, c’est tout un art. Du goût du blanc au rouge rond ambiance levrette claquée, pour mettre une fessée à tes papilles, autant s’adresser aux experts du milieu. Le Tag Parfait s’est tourné vers sa caviste préférée, Sand, pour associer parfaitement les goûts et les couleurs (de vin). L’objectif ? En prendre plein les yeux, et la bouche !

- Le Tag Parfait

 

The Ancient, Female Origins of Booze

Beer, sake, and a certain flowery wine had their start as women’s work.

<< You are the one who soaks the malt in a jar,

The waves rise, the waves fall.

Ninkasi, you are the one who soaks the malt in a jar,

The waves rise, the waves fall >>

This stanza, written down on a piece of clay in 1800 BC, is part of a curious hymn: part song, part recipe. Ninkasi was the Sumerian goddess of beer, and this song is also the first recorded beer recipe.

- Atlas Obscura