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Fallen Women…
Back in the 1930’s, William Lyon Phelps of Yale found the following sentence gleaming out of the pages of a freshman essay: “The girl tumbled down the stairs and lay prostitute at the bottom.” In the margin of the paper, Professor Phelps commented: “My dear sir, you must learn to distinguish between a fallen woman and one who has merely slipped.”
Sandro Giordoan
Funny Girl (With Markers)
Love, Loss, and Ricky Gervais
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The (Other) Doors!
Professional Mermaids and Other Nonsense
Linden Wolbert
Trey Parker and Matt Stone Want This Guy Dead
Image and video created by future defendant* Simon Chong (*I’m assuming)
Because he thought of it first. Continue reading
Practical Magic by OK Go
The R-Word Update: the U.S. Government Makes a Move!
©PETA
A few days ago in my post The R-Word, I wrote on how I feel about the Washington Redskins’ name and logo. Today, something wonderful happened! Continue reading
Houseplant Serial Killer Chooses Next Victim
You know you want it.
Decorative Tiles Make Me Tingly
When is a Rock Not a Rock?
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Happy Father’s Day, lovelies! In honor of all the dads out there, today’s post is about something very butch. (Well, very butch for me anyway.) Continue reading
Do-It-Yourself Houha Design
Extra Special Friday Bonus!
What is it about cows? Continue reading
Disobedient Women
©Elle Magazine
“A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience.” ― Naomi Wolf
Secret Decoder Ring 2.0
Happens to me all the time. I’m on the street, in a club, or somewhere else noisy, my phone is in my bag, and I miss a call. Not anymore, I won’t!
©Ringly Inc.
Etsomnia™ Volume IIa: Pride Edition!
Rainbow accessory season is so exciting! DancingLeafStudios
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Happy Pride Month, lovelies! This afternoon’s Etsomnia™ episode (part 2) is inspired by my love of June and all things rainbow.
As usual, links to the items for sale appear below each picture. For more Etsy fun, check out all my weekly Etsomnia™ posts. Enjoy!
Etsomnia™ Volume II
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Photo credit: Alice Hutchinson / Foter
Thank goodness for the internet.
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Pardon me, do you know the time . . . on Venus?
©Van Cleef & Arpels
Do you have $330,000 burning a hole in your pocket? Do you also have a burning need to know the position of a neighboring planet? If you answered yes to these questions, then have I ever got a bridge watch for you. Continue reading
Not Your Average Household Pests
In early March, I wrote about a woman who shared her house with a horse. That was cute and quirky, but it’s nothing compared to this. Continue reading
