Is that yes, of course, it is exclusionary when it comes to women who prefer modest dress for whatever reason, or must wear modest dress regardless of what it is that they actually prefer. And yes, of course, it has little to do with the actual struggle for women’s rights in Iran. And yes, dudes’llContinue reading “My take on Boobquake”
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“Not all tears are an evil”
I was sitting across from a famous man in a cafe, crying my eyes out into a napkin. The famous man slid his hand across the table and got a hold of mine. “How can I help?” He asked. “Talk to me, just talk to me,” I said. The waiter paused with my tea. PeopleContinue reading ““Not all tears are an evil””
Oh give me a break
“This is a permanent threat to Ukraine’s territorial integrity because the Black Sea fleet is the outpost of the Russian state in Ukraine,” [protester Igor Derevyanko] was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. – BBC I kind of hate the fact that I need to point this out, but historically – CrimeaContinue reading “Oh give me a break”
Monday music: “some say life will beat you down”
Storms, storms all through the weekend, and me hiding from them in Lush and Topshop, mostly. Going through some of my old writing these last few days, I was struck how, at the age of 21 – 22, I felt that I would never be the heroine of a story again. That the stories wereContinue reading “Monday music: “some say life will beat you down””
So this is what happens in this old Stalinka sometimes
What you see here is a kitchen sink full of sludge. To be precise, this is a kitchen sink full of sludge after some extensive cleaning efforts – so you can imagine just how much sludge was originally there. The sludge was also on the floor. The pipes were being cleaned – and so IContinue reading “So this is what happens in this old Stalinka sometimes”
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