#1957

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Inacheve (1957) Pavel Tchelitchew

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February 18 - Today, we remember Dedan Kimathi, the Kenyan freedom fighter and leader of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (Mau Mau), who was hanged by the British colonial government on February 18, 1957. His body was buried in an unmarked grave whose location has never been publicly disclosed. Despite international appeal, the British government refuses to declassify information about his death.

Kimathi led the armed resistance against colonial rule, fighting for land, justice, and self-determination together with the oppressed—peasants, workers, the landless, squatters, and the urban poor against British Colonialism. [link]

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Casselton, North Dakota tornado 1957

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Janine Niepce, La Place de Furstemberg à Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, 1957.

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The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957

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[hooked-on-elvis]

"Kiss so hard, she bruise my lips. Hurts so good, my heart just flips." And then "She makes love without a smile. Hot dog, that drives me wild!"

I said I love "Mean Woman Blues" before but it's more than the scene in Loving You. The lyrics have such a dominatrix energy. I love it. It goes on the Sub Elvis category of songs he recorded. No wonder why people were SO scandalized by him in the 50s. Some of the lyrics are so... intense.

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John Coltrane – tenor saxophone

Lee Morgan – trumpet

Curtis Fuller – trombone

Kenny Drew – piano

Paul Chambers – bass

Philly Joe Jones – drums

Tracklist:

Blue Train • Moment's Notice • Locomotion • I'm Old Fashioned • Lazy Bird

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[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw on Fifth Avenue in New York, NY, 1957.

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Jean Seberg in Saint Joan (1957) Dir. Otto Preminger

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A hybrid petunia called "Glitters." Spring 1957. Seed catalog.

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Audrey Hepburn in a Givenchy - Love in the Afternoon - 1957

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When Audrey Hepburn died at the age of sixty-three, she left behind one final surprise—an empty closet. Where were the designer originals worth tens of thousands of dollars? The world-famous little black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's? Why did Audrey Hepburn, of all people, have a nearly empty closet with nary a couture gown in sight?

The answer proved both simple and profound. During her last ten years, Audrey Hepburn ruthlessly pared away at her life until only the absolute essentials remained. Hollywood? Not interested. Fashion shows? Thank you, but no. There was simply no need for Givenchy gowns when trekking across Africa on behalf of the starving children of the world.

In truth, if anyone had been paying strict attention to the substance beneath her dazzling surface, they would have seen an indication of her ultimate direction as far back as 1959's The Nun's Story; speaking to her castmate Patricia Bosworth, she had explained: "I love fashion, you know. Really love it. But fashion has nothing to do with me." At which point, recalled Bosworth, Audrey touched her heart and emphasized: "The me in here. . . . the private me, the interior me —inside I'm not fashionable at all." - Audrey Hepburn: A Life of Beautiful Uncertainty

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The Singing Ringing Tree | Francesco Stefani | 1957

Christel Bodenstein

[infinitemarilynmonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw, 1957.

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