On Being Boldly Gentle
Between a few documentaries, a new Tom Hanks movie, and a recent retrospective podcast, there’s a lot of Mister Rogers in the air these days, and for wonderful and necessary reason. I felt it would be perhaps appropriate—even necessary—for me to re-share this piece about the force majeure of the Great Man which can and does reside in us all.
The Ugly Duckling is Trans
Honestly, the headline is really I should have to say, and I’m sure many LGBTQ+ people reading this might already—if only innately and subconsciously—understand what I mean by this. But, to be clear, I mean it literally. Let me back up.
Coco Chanel’s Top 10 Words of Wisdom for the Modern Gal
Coco Chanel was a French designer and fashion icon who completely revolutionized the way we think about high fashion couture, formal wear for women, and the Nazi invasion of France.
The Ban in the Casimirror
I know I don’t need to tell you about the success of Casimir Pulaski whose statue was featured in season 3, episode 14 of ‘Gilmore Girls’, but just to catch everyone up: Casimir Pulaski was born on a disputed day in a disputed town in the disputed conglomeration of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and fought for Poland in an uprising against recurrent gelatinous destiny manifestors, The Russians which, like many Polish uprisings, unfortunately failed.
“Suddenly, madness was everywhere, and I was determined to learn about the impact it had on the way society evolves. I've always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn't?”
— Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test —
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