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Sam Darling
Jun 21, 20131 min read
She painted Jane Berbié
Maternal grandmother Hélène was often enlisted to do the portraits of performers over her long career. Here’s one she did of the French...
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Sam Darling
Jun 14, 20132 min read
Teeth
I got teased a lot after we moved to America. A LOT. I got teased about everything… especially my looks. It was all up for discussion....
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Sam Darling
Jun 13, 20132 min read
Painter
My maternal grandmother, Hélène, was a professional portrait artist. From time to time, as I catalog the family photos, I’ll recognize a...
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Sam Darling
Jun 11, 20132 min read
Why I resisted Mad Men
You may have noticed that I occasionally comment on episodes of Mad Men. Yes, like most TV addicts I acknowledge the superior quality of...
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Sam Darling
May 31, 20133 min read
The Rroma in our town
In the south of France, the Rroma people were seasonal workers hired every autumn to pick the grapes for the vineyards. My family’s...
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Sam Darling
May 27, 20132 min read
Grand-mère kicks ass: tales of World War II
I have few war heroes in my family of creative types, but the one most decorated got her medals in an unusual manner. As part of my...
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Sam Darling
May 23, 20131 min read
Do you see it? My father looking like Ryan Phillipe
Then, there’s that moment when I’m going along, minding my own business, cataloging the family photos, and I suddenly realize that my...
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Sam Darling
May 22, 20131 min read
Nelson hat
I spent part of my childhood in Denmark and picked up on some good techniques for dealing with inclement weather. When I had my own child...
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Sam Darling
May 20, 20132 min read
Crystal skulls
Something people learn about me is that I am a skeptic. This usually comes as a shock since artistic types are automatically expected to...
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Sam Darling
May 12, 20131 min read
The Mothers
Even at the airport, my mom and I were fancy. #vintagephotographs #fancy #sunglasses #MothersDay #matching #airport #France #MariaBaroni...
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Sam Darling
Apr 29, 20131 min read
La Périchole
My mother and father were involved in reviving Offenbach’s La Périchole in Paris in the 1970s. A couple of photos from that production...
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Sam Darling
Feb 27, 20131 min read
Family style
I’m writing my memoirs and hoping to finish them by the end of the year. The memoirs are a different product than this novel I finished a...
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Sam Darling
Feb 5, 20134 min read
We’re probably being jerks (to ourselves)
We’re probably being jerks (to ourselves). Or: Why Beyoncé isn’t the problem I had an important realization today. I was never as ugly as...
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Sam Darling
Jan 21, 20131 min read
Lullabies
Below the beautiful song Laylay by Sövkət Ələkbərova, and the superb animation work from the creative Russian group METRONOME FILM, part...
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Sam Darling
Jan 21, 20122 min read
Retouched?
How many of my fellow singer/actor people out there use Adobe Photoshop on their headshots and publicity stills? My Gallery features some...
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