Author: RJ

  • Finding Vivian Maier, a film by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

    Finding Vivian Maier, a film by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

    How Vivian Maier Was Discovered Before I ever knew her name, I saw a short YouTube video showing a handful of haunting black-and-white street photos. They were striking, strange, and full of life. That rabbit hole led me to Finding Vivian Maier, a documentary that not only introduced me to her incredible body of work,

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  • Neon Ghost on the Forgotten 66 – Nite Spot Café, Fairmont City, IL

    Neon Ghost on the Forgotten 66 – Nite Spot Café, Fairmont City, IL

    A Hidden Café in My Own Backyard I’ve lived in St. Louis my whole life, just across the river from Fairmont City, Illinois. Somehow, I never knew this café was here. The Nite Spot Café was exactly the kind of old roadside gem I’d happily drive hours to find. Yet it had been hiding in

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