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Zelda Is Going Annual!

Due to various circumstances, we will be publishing Zelda Magazine on an annual basis. You’ll still be getting all the great articles about art, fashion, music, lifestyle and history, as well as features on events, recipes, and travel!

In the meantime, check out this great video by Janet Klein (who wrote the tribute in last month’s issue to contributor Ian Whitcomb, and was the musician featured in the very first issue of Zelda!): “Hollywood Parlor Party with Chanteuse Janet Klein & Author Steven C. Smith,” all about composer Max Steiner!

The new issue of Zelda is back from the printer!

Issue 23, the newest issue of Zelda Magazine, is back from the printer! Enjoy it in the New Year.

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Issue 23 of Zelda Magazine!

Due to the pandemic, the newest issue of Zelda Magazine was late to be printed, and is now late to be shipped, but you can expect the usual great articles and features! We are now taking pre-orders for the New Year.

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Zelda Sale: It’s the Holiday Season!

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to think of the holiday season and New Year! We at Zelda want to remind you that Zelda Magazine makes a terrific stocking stuffer, and our “Five for the price of four” bundle makes a wonderful gift! Just click on the “Purchase Zelda” link above!

And click on our sponsor links for some more great gift ideas!



The Niles Essanay Film Museum!

The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is one of the wonderful places that carries Zelda Magazine. The Fremont location is closed for the time being, but you can visit their Youtube Channel for documentaries and online seminars.Check out this great bio about silent film pioneer Mabel Normand, and discover all the great videos the museum has to offer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpxm302htAQ

Zelda sponsored The Rum Reader’s “The Daiquiri Dossier: An All-Star Discussion at Slowly Shirley!”

Is there any cocktail category as wide as that of the Daiquiri? Its formula could be expanded from its first rum/lime/sugar/ice simplicity (let’s include Ti’ and Planters punches) all the way to the ‘Daiquiri squared” of complex “Rhum Rhapsodies” and other innovative variations.

Last September, Zelda Magazine was proud to sponsor The Rum Reader’s seminar on this influential cocktail: “The Daiquiri Dossier: An All-Star Discussion at Slowly Shirley!” You can find a transcript of it here: The Rum Reader!

Moderated by St. John Frizell, panelists included Dave Arnold, Shannon Mustipher, Eryn Reece, and Jim Kearns. (Zelda’s own cocktail contributor, spirits expert Garrett Richard, gets several mentions!)

Who was Olive Thomas?

“On September 10, 1920 movie fans around the globe were stunned by the headlines: screen star Olive Thomas was dead from poison. The popular actress who had married a Hollywood prince appeared to have a charmed life. No one could have predicted this horrific end for the blue-eyed beauty.” Who was she? Read “Footlights and Shadows: The Story of Olive Thomas” by Michele Gouveia in Zelda Magazine Issue 22 to find out all about it!

Olive Thomas, from the article “Footlights and Shadows: The Story of Olive Thomas” by Michele Gouveia in Zelda Magazine Issue 22

Zelda Magazine Issue 22 is Available for Purchase!

ISSUE TWENTY TWO OF ZELDA MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED! FEATURING THE ALLIES COCKTAIL: By Garret Richard; FASCINATING FASCINATORS: The Zelda Guide to Button Hooks; FOOTLIGHTS AND SHADOWS: THE STORY OF OLIVE THOMAS: By Michele Gouveia; WHITE TO BLACK: THE HODGEPODGE OF FORMAL WEAR: The Zelda Guide to Semi-Formal Origins; DENNIS LICHTMAN: MASTERMIND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST: The Zelda Interview; DAMIAN BLAKE: AN IMPRESSION OF VAUDEVILLE: The Zelda Interview; THE LAMBS ENTER THE TWENTIES AGAIN
By Kevin Fitzpatrick; SAGE ADVICE: ASK MR. BURTON: Your burning questions answered by NYC’s favorite dandy!; VINTAGE CITY 101: NEW YORK CITY: Your vintage guide to Gotham!; THE RECIPE BOX: Mrs. Wheelock’s “Salads”; ON THE TOWN: Snapshots of vintage nightlife and events: Were you there?

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*Correction: In the table of contents, Michele Gouveia, author of “FOOTLIGHTS AND SHADOWS: THE STORY OF OLIVE THOMAS” was spelled incorrectly.

Helping Non-Profits!

The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont,CA and the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, NV are two non-profits advertised in Zelda Magazine which have to pay rent on brick and mortar venues and are in urgent need of support and promotion.

All the non-profit organizations advertised in Zelda Magazine are worthy of and rely on donations; and we also strongly encourage support of the various Art Deco Societies and historical foundations world wide.

Vintage Egyptology!

Zelda fans! The upcoming issue of Zelda will feature Jazz Age sites and things to do in the city of Cairo, thanks to Zelda consultants and contributors, authors, Doctors of Egyptology, professors, and the most stylish couple in academics, John Darnell and Colleen Darnell!

Tune into their new Youtube Channel as they reveal the hidden art and culture of millennia ago, with Basenjis. Click on the link here: