Category Archives: Beauty

BRIGITTE NEVER GETS OLD by Peter Nolan Smith

December 10, 2022 – 9:58 am

Ten years ago I returned to New York after a long time in Thailand. Culture shock had been minimized by staying at my friend’s $2 million Ft. Greene brownstone, however after a week I had acclimatized to fat people with loud voices, young people walking with cellphones in their hands, and the lack of serious […]

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THE TRUE REWARD OF A LIE by Peter Nolan Smith

September 14, 2022 – 11:06 am

My flight from Bangkok via Taipei and Anchorage to JFK in 2008 lasted almost thirty-six hours. I wished the trip had taken even longer since I had nothing to gain in America, however we landed stateside on time ending the longest Sunday of my life. The immigration officer asked how long I had been out […]

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Seven Wonders of the World

August 1, 2022 – 2:44 am

The new Seven Wonders of the World were announced on 07/07/07 in Lisbon, Portugal. These modern marvels replaced the ancient septet via an internet poll managed by a filmmaker. The Bangkok Post later listed the modern Ancient Wonders. Millions of people were the jury as opposed to Philon of Byzantium choosing the ancient Seven Wonders. […]

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La Belle France

July 13, 2022 – 4:30 pm

Paris is an amazing city, but it has been renown for the beauty of women living there throughout time. Here is a collection of movie stars. They lit up our lives. Catherine Deneuve Brigitte Bardot Sophie Marceau Marie Trintignan Carole Bouquet Dominique Sanda Isabelle Adjani Of course there’s no mention of Franciose Hardy. The only […]

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The Beauty of Myopia

June 13, 2022 – 7:52 pm

Myopia denies good vision. I’ve been near-sighted since 3rd grade. My teacher moved me to the front row, which was reserved for reprobates and vision-challenged children. The bad boys never persecuted the girls, but ratpacked the bespectacled boys as easy prey for humiliation. 4-eyes around the world have been rescued by laser technology. Laser surgery […]

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