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May 10, 2021Liked by Monica McLaughlin

The necklace guy kind of looks like Paul Bettany to me.

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Holy crap, he does!!

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May 10, 2021Liked by Monica McLaughlin

The wannabe Italian kings were in the paper this weekend. The current pretender, passed his 'succession rights' onto his 16 year old granddaughter. She's an aspiring influencer

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Yes, I just saw it, thank you! How incredibly random. I never dreamed I'd devote so much brainspace to these people in the course of a weekend.

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May 10, 2021Liked by Monica McLaughlin

The wizard necklace reminds me of Leo and Diane Dillon illustrations -- they certainly did lots of 70s paperback covers.

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Yes! Someone on Twitter said it reminded them of their old copy of A Wrinkle in Time, and it may be that this Dillon cover is what's blinking in the back of my mind, because I had this edition, too: https://70sscifiart.tumblr.com/post/97550145996/a-wrinkle-in-time-cover-artists-leo-and-diane

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May 10, 2021Liked by Monica McLaughlin

Good morning! I kind of get a Q from Star Trek vibe off of that necklace.

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Oooh, VERY similar vibe. Good call!

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Talk about timing! Here's more from today's New York Times on the "ongoing dynastic dispute between the pretenders to Italy’s pretend throne." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/world/europe/italy-house-of-savoy-royalty.html#click=https://t.co/DqIZdGIFBL

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