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The ''S.S. Stupendica'' [https://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=S#stupendica makes an appearance] in Pynchon's ''Against the Day'', being the liner the Zombini family takes to Europe for a tour. [[S.S._Stupendica|Discussion]] | The ''S.S. Stupendica'' [https://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=S#stupendica makes an appearance] in Pynchon's ''Against the Day'', being the liner the Zombini family takes to Europe for a tour. [[S.S._Stupendica|Discussion]] | ||
| − | + | [[image:Melachrino-cigarettes.jpg|thumb|130px|'''Melachrino Ad'''|left]]'''"smoking a Melachrino in a jade holder"'''<br /> | |
| − | Melachrino cigarettes were an Egyptian brand popular from the late 19th century through mid-20th century. In its advertising it emphasized Orientalism (romanticizing "the East"), worldliness and sophistication, and high-class leisure (opera, hotels, international travel). | + | Melachrino cigarettes — "the aristocratic Egyptian cigarette" — were an Egyptian brand popular from the late 19th century through mid-20th century. In its advertising it emphasized Orientalism (romanticizing "the East"), worldliness and sophistication, and high-class leisure (opera, hotels, international travel). |
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"ocean liner Stupendica"The S.S. Stupendica makes an appearance in Pynchon's Against the Day, being the liner the Zombini family takes to Europe for a tour. Discussion
"smoking a Melachrino in a jade holder"
Melachrino cigarettes — "the aristocratic Egyptian cigarette" — were an Egyptian brand popular from the late 19th century through mid-20th century. In its advertising it emphasized Orientalism (romanticizing "the East"), worldliness and sophistication, and high-class leisure (opera, hotels, international travel).
