Week in Review - :Links

Sophia Loren from Film Noir Photos

• I love classic stars reading.  Pictures of modern stars reading don't really interest me because often they are reading nothing worth wasting two seconds on.  Even though many of the classic stars reading are staged, the books are often more interesting.  I've even tried to read a few myself, with some surprising finds.  Film Noir Photos features a delightful Sophia Loren reading at home.  Gorgeous!  And congrats on its Blogiversary!

Sleeping Don'ts with Sophia

Sophia Loren in Bed; 1957

Before You Go to Sleep Part 1 - Don't . . . 
[Source: Good Housekeeping; 1940]

• Don't pay your bills just before going to bed
• Don't rehearse the day's cares after lying down
• Don't eat anything late at night that is hard to digest
• Don't listen in the last news broadcast if you're a worrier
• Don't wear nightgowns of pajamas that bind
• Don't sleep facing light from window or reflected in mirror
• Don't sleep in a draught, but have plenty of cool, fresh air
• Don't weigh yourself down with too-heavy bedding
• Don't suffer from cold feet; get a hot-water bag
• Don't read with too little light or one that glares
• Don't choose a depressing or too-stimulating story
• Don't have an alarm clock that wakes you with a start