Pictured: Clara Bow sitting on Lesbian film director Dorothy Arzner’s lap
Caption: “Clara Bow and Dorothy Arzner are pals.”
Tivadar Kosztka Csontvary - The Eastern Railway Station at Night (1902)
I wanna live in the Velvet Goldmine title sequence tbh. Running down the street in a gay little outfit while Brian Eno plays in the background. No cares. Only great shoes.
We set out to change the world… ended up just changing ourselves.
VELVET GOLDMINE (1998) dir. Todd Haynes
Tbh I dont even know How i found those execution videos as a kid I think i was guided by an angel
the way i read the iliad at the tender age of 17 to get achilles' grieving scenes which like SURE but 17 year old me should have been reading the táin.
like. come ON.
MASTERPOST: Everything You Need To Know About Living Independently for the First Time
On leaving home for the first time:
- Leaving Home before 18: A Practical Guide for Cast-Offs, Runaways, and Everybody in Between
- Ask the Bitches: “I Just Turned 18 and My Parents Are Kicking Me Out. How Do I Brace Myself?”
- Ask the Bitches: I Want to Move Out, but I Can’t Afford It. How Bad Would It Be to Take out Student Loans to Cover It?
- How To Start at Rock Bottom: Welfare Programs and the Social Safety Net
- Advice I Wish My Parents Gave Me When I Was 16
- Ask the Bitches: How Can I Make Myself Financially Secure Before Age 30?
- You Won’t Regret Your Frugal 20s
- Master the Logistics and Etiquette of Moving Out
- Season 2, Episode 5: “What Do I Need to Know about Moving into My First Apartment?”
On basic finance:
- How the Hell Does One Open a Bank Account? Asking for a Friend.
- How Do You Write and Cash Checks? Asking for a Friend.
- Budgets Don’t Work for Everyone—Try the Spending Tracker System Instead
- You Must Be This Big to Be an Emergency Fund
- A Hand-Holding Guide to Getting Your First Credit Card
- How to File Your Taxes FOR FREE: Simple Instructions for the Stressed-Out Taxpayer
- Dafuq Is Credit and How Do You Bend It to Your Will?
- How to Save for Retirement When You Make Less Than $30,000 a Year
- Dafuq Is Interest and How Does It Work for the Forces of Darkness?
- What’s the Difference Between Savings and Checking Accounts, and How Should I Be Using Them?
- Dafuq Is a Down Payment? And Why Do You Need One to Buy Stuff?
- Dafuq Is Insurance and Why Do You Even Need It?
- Investing Deathmatch: Investing in the Stock Market vs. Just… Not
- Dafuq Is a Retirement Plan and Why Do You Need One?
- Do NOT Make This Disastrous Beginner Mistake With Your Retirement Funds
On managing your household:
- How the Hell Does One Laundry? Asking for a Friend.
- How the Hell Does One Wash Dishes? Asking for a Friend.
- Ask the Bitches: Why Are Painted Mason Jars the Internet’s Only Solution to My Tiny Apartment Woes?
- 9 Essential Tools for Apartment-Dwellers (and 6 That Are Kinda Useless)
- Ask the Bitches: How Can I Survive in an Apartment with No Heat?
- How to Save Money on Your Beloved Pets
- Bullshit Reasons Not to Buy a House: Refuted
- How To Maintain Your Car When You’re Barely Driving It
- 25 Tricks to Stay Cool WITHOUT Air Conditioning
On feeding and caring for yourself:
- You Should Learn To Cook. Here’s Why.
- How to Shop for Groceries like a Boss
- If You Don’t Eat Leftovers I Don’t Even Want to Know You
- I Think I Need to Go the Emergency Room?
- Ask the Bitches: Ugh, How Do I Build the Habit of Taking Meds?
On maintaining relationships:
- Season 1, Episode 8: “My Mother Demands Information About My One-Night Stands.”
- Season 1, Episode 3: “My Parents Have Bad Credit. Should I Help by Co-signing Their Mortgage?”
- Ask the Bitches: How Do I Say “No” When a Loved One Asks for Money… Again?
- Ask the Bitches: My Dad Sucks with Money. How Do I Make Him Change?
- You Need to Talk to Your Parents About Their Retirement Plan
- Season 2, Episode 1: “I’m Financially Stable, but My Friends Aren’t. The Guilt Is Crushing!”
On starting your career:
- 22-Year-Olds Don’t Belong in Grad School
- High School Students Have No Way of Knowing What Career to Choose. Why Do We Make Them Do It Anyway?
- The Actually Helpful, Nuanced, Non-Bullshit Way to Choose a Future Career
- Your College Major May Not Prepare You for Your Job—but It Can Prepare You for Life
- The Ugly Truth About Unpaid Internships
- Your School or Workplace Benefits Might Include Cool Free Stuff