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A Tough Choice
The skirt above, by Pearl Lowe for Peacocks is priced at $30.00 The skirt below, by Balmain, sells for $2,280.00 It’s worth spending $2,250 more for the Balmain because _________________________________.
Posted in Disorders, Fashion
Tagged awful clothes, designer fashion, who is that stupid?
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Triggers and Tarzana
Once you are traumatized, you are vulnerable to triggers. And triggers are everywhere. Jane Birkin’s daughter, Kate Barry, jumped from her fourth story window last week. I couldn’t stop thinking about her despair, and how fame and talent don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Disorders, grief, Horrible Stuff, love, Rants, revenge
Tagged crime, cunts, liars
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No Dancing
When I saw a few moments of the Cancer Dance video on the evening news, I was dismayed. The news people smiled and exchanged platitudes about courage and healing. Wouldn’t it be wonderful, they mused, if people everywhere were … Continue reading
Lou Reed, Good Riddance
My memory of hearing the Velvet Underground for the first time is indelible in every detail. I had just moved to London and I was sixteen and up for anything. I was smoking hash with some guys I’d just met, … Continue reading
Manifesto of Limitations
I can only look at art or photography. But no nudes or kitsch. No cats, No pictures of food or girls wearing hats. No ironic memes. No selfies. I can no longer wear thongs or socks. I can only eat … Continue reading
The Horror of Facebook
I have been spending more and more time on Facebook, and learning how it substitutes for actually living your life. People who hang out there are losers, like me, or else they’d be doing something out in the world. … Continue reading
Now I’m Mad.
I just found out that MAC produced this beautiful red lipstick without telling me, and it sold out in three hours. This is a fucking outrage. I blame everybody. It was part of MAC’s collaboration with Rihanna, whose lipstick … Continue reading
A Terrible Story: Weigh In
Kelli Stapleton is in jail without bond, for the attempted murder of her daughter Issy. Kelli has documented her challenges as Issy’s mom in a blog called ‘The Status Woe.’ Issy is a lovely blonde 14 year old who is … Continue reading
The Inner Sting
This picture of Roona Begum and her mother says everything I could ever say about everything. I have not been able to stop thinking about it. Primarily, I see love. I see the absence of god. I discussed the … Continue reading
Posted in Disorders, Horrible Stuff, News
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Fear of Old Ladies
It has taken several days to emerge from the spell cast by Top of the Lake. I miss the weird atmosphere and the intensity of the relationships. Now that I’m back in my own world, I’m preoccupied by the … Continue reading