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come by lowlight before the party? no crowd. just us and whoever is pretending not to listen.
i'll feed you. m
All airport transfers, the Lisbon car, Paris–Antibes rail, Venice launch, and English Harbour arrival are confirmed. Final return is Antigua → Miami → Los Angeles, arriving the evening before your birthday.
Nico’s table was held after the Thursday screening. The launch collected you at the Danieli landing at 10:15.
Roxy—
Call me before Sunday. Tomorrow is impossible and then I am driving.
Nothing urgent.
N.
Roxy—
We found it. The green dress, the tobacco suede and that very small beaded bag you remembered.
Luc has your name. Go before August and do not let anybody alter the dress.
Mara
This week: fiction, criticism, dispatches from Venice, and a profile of a filmmaker who has spent forty years refusing interviews.
Your digital edition is available now. The print issue is on its way to Newport Beach.
Your annual Criterion Channel subscription has renewed successfully.
Continue watching: La Piscine. New this month: Italian summer, women on the verge, and films selected by Sofia Coppola.
7:30 in Los Feliz. Bring Cliff if he is free.
Eat lunch first. Three olives do not count.
Send me the flights when they stop moving.
Love, Mom
Two stems of the koko loko were bruised in transit. A credit for $18.00 has been applied.
Roxy—
The apartment is yours 1–4. Teresa opened the windows and put the blue sheets on your bed. Paolo has the keys.
Venice on the 4th if Locarno behaves. Take my car if it starts.
N.
Daniel expects you before Paris. Ask for the small Fini in the back room. It is not on the list.
Look first. Do not let him discuss price until after coffee.
N.