Film Noir, Pinot Noir, Spiderman Noir, and Bete Noire ... now, Bene Noire. I'm coining the phrase. Noire, a word usually associated with the concept of dark, moody, black mystery. Bete Noire- something that is dark, moody, detested, or avoided, especially as it relates to the all things nocturnal. Consider it a nightmare. So then, in my world Bien Noire is the good darkness... the good night. Why the new term? Because it is important. Darkness and night, both physical and metaphorical...
Published on September 08, 2010 23:11