Lidian

• Industry: Arts
• Occupation: Writer/Researcher
• Location: Canada

About Me

I write about the weird corners of history and retro pop culture - no ad or event is too tiny or obscure for me, as long as it is interesting and fun! I'm a born-and-raised New Yorker with roots in every borough except Staten Island. And I'm writing a Victorian mystery novel for NaNoWriMo.

When you spilled the milk, did it look like the moon?

It looked like the reflection of the moon - in spilled milk.

Interests

• Pop culture
• Victorian sensationalism
• old movies
• vaudeville
• advertising history
• popular history
• mystery novels
• creative writing
• running
• vegetarian cooking
• cats
• silent movies
• genealogy
• thrift stores

Favorite Movies

• Wings of Desire
• A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Casablanca
• Annie Hall
• On the Town
• A Night at the Opera
• Meet Me In St. Louis
• The Makioka Sisters
• The Sound of the Mountain
• This Is Spinal Tap

Favorite Music

• The Beatles
• Oasis
• Steely Dan
• All-American Rejects
• KT Tunstall
• The Rolling Stones
• Maroon 5
• Del Amitri
• Joni Mitchell
• CSNY
• Moody Blues
• David Bowie
• Brian Eno

Favorite Books

• Bleak House
• The Secret History
• The House of Mirth
• any Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine mysteries
• Bill Bryson's travel books
• The Ginger Tree
• The Edible Woman
• On The Road
• Villette
• The Woman In White
• The Ladies' No. 1 Detective Agency
• Spies
• The Blind Assassin
• The Robber Bride
• The Devil in the White City
• Forgotten News
• Time and Again
• Joe Gould's Secret