And while we're on the subject...

The Guardian has compiled a list of Top 10 Books of the American South. I especially like number two.

I have to return some video tapes

Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jr, Jami Gertz,
Less Than Zero 1987,

A year ago I was spending my days scouring the internet for New York Times reviews of American Psycho and Less Than Zero critical analysis.

I just wanted to wish Good Luck to all my friends doing dissertations this time around! xxx

Wednesday Crushday: Vintage edition

DiCaprio caveat: crush timespan runs from 1996 (Romeo & Juliet) to 2002 (Catch Me If You Can), minus a small (Titanic shaped) career blip in 1997.

Ava and Aubrey's Big Sell Out Returns

We're back for another year folks. In a few days Veruca Salt's older and wiser blog site, Aubrey and Ava's Big Sell Out page, will be listing lots of lovely vintage and retro pieces of clothing, luggage and furniture.

Naturally there's a wee perk for all of Veruca Salt's readers so be on the look out for the launch!

Charity Shop Treasures: Aldis Slide Projector

Last Sunday, on my weekly saunter round the charity shop I came across this beauty of a box. Anyone that experienced my vanity case obsession a few years back knows I'm a sucker for luggage, and the fact that I couldn't work out how to open this case for ages only fuelled my intrigue.
When I finally got it open, I realised I had found something pretty special.
An original Aldisette Slide projector, fully working, with a decent bulb and cable. There was no way I could leave the shop without this under my arm.
What's more, when I got home I realised this little book had been placed beneath the projector, full of slides dating to 1968 of Eastern and Central Europe.
So once it got dark we shut off all the lights and held our own slide show, full of places we'd never been and photos we'd never taken, but still pretty exciting. Finding something so old that works just like new makes you treasure it even more.

Call me if you need a rescue, we live in the same city.

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Until We Are Ghosts tumblr
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La Douleur Exquise

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Catfish

A stunning film in its own right, true, false, or somewhere inbetween, it's just brilliant.