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Klein blue; byzantium purple; vermillion; lemon yellow; fuschia.
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The Red Epic, a video camera that shoots close-up details at 240 frames per second in 2,000 pixel resolution. The lens was a Zeiss Master Prime (one of cinema’s best).
<p><a href="http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/5/4/2120/through-a-glass-brightly">Through a Glass Brightly
</a> on Nowness.com.</p>
I resisted watching Mad Men. Why?
Because it was so obviously about what really was going on then, in the 50's and 60's. That it was too painful to be confronted with what the reality was at that time. That women were on the cusp of a Massive Change. That bold women went from being grateful to work at all to being desirous of Having More and be treated as Equals.
It was what my parents faced. That Pops (in a psychiatric residency at the famous Menninger Clinic) was criticized for have a Wife That Worked. "What is wrong with you? You can't support your wife and children? Can't you keep her at home in an apron, tending the home fires?"
How bold and brave they were, in the 50's, bucking the trend, being ahead of the curve. How gracious and generous my father was to "let" his wife be a public health physician and pursue her dream of making life better for women and children. They were so far ahead of what society was at that time - they envisioned a world where men and women were partners in contributing to making the world a better place.
Their choices were hard. And the result of making those brave choices, so out of line with the culture, had a ripple effect in the lives of their children. Growing up, my siblings and I experienced a world in which women and men were peers and each had a contribution to make. Our role model was one of an equal partnership between men and women.
This was a high bar that was set. We were given a new modality and we all made it work in our own way. We also were trailblazers - looking back on our lives I can see the boon and the difficulty inherent in their gift.
I think that the ecosystem they demonstrated to us had to process through our generation. That the real test of their experimentation in this brave new world would only manifest in the next generation, in our children.
Lina and Ali - I am not passing a burden on to you. I'm just asking you to consider the inroads that your grandparents made into the zeitgeist of their time by following their hearts in what they thought was right. Honor them by doing the same.
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