I stumbled across Mariette Pathy Allen’s work on instagram. There’s just something really faccinating about images like these. I find them similar to Nan Goldin’s work, but I guess a bit less rough around the edges. Eitherway very raw and poignant.
I have made a tie! (Well technically I altered a tie, but anyways)
I nicked this black silk tie from a relative's house some months ago and finally got round to fixing it up. I wanted to make a unique 1930s tie with an Art Deco/Art Nouveau design, and I think I succeeded!
The pattern is based off of a William Bradley illustration and this random 1930s tie advertisement I found on Pinterest.
I used Pebeo fabric paint to paint the design on.
The thing re Weird Al that I think is worth recognizing is illustrated by the Spike Jones Jr quote “One of the things that people don’t realize about Dad’s kind of music is, when you replace a C-sharp with a gunshot, it has to be a C-sharp gunshot or it sounds awful.“ It’s like really good parody has to do it all backwards and in heels, and Weird Al gets in there and counts the syllables and pours over the phrasing and word choices so that it all sounds precisely like the original, and then re-records the song, acknowledging the tiniest details of the recording, and also makes it a highly detailed spoof of an adjacent and absurdly unrelated piece of popular culture. I think really good parody has a love for the source materiel that’s impossible to fake. It takes real musicianship (or craft) to do and it usually gets tossed aside as “novelty” recording.
You gotta be fuckin’ good if you want to fuck it up.
Al will also try to reuse the original music video sets if they’re available, and bring back the same background actors.
villainous-queer
I assure you, in the music industry, Weird Al is highly respected. If he makes a parody of your song it’s acknowledged that it means you have ‘made it’ as an artist. Rappers have commented on how ‘scary good’ at rapping he is. His range is right up there with Danny Elfman in terms of how incredibly huge it is. Accordion players have commented that he’s insane on the accordion, and does it while jumping around on stage, I may add. He learns from his mistakes and to top it all off he’s a really kind man (I’ve met him).
In this house we salute Weird Al.
being completely financially dependent on a man is quite literally dangerous and someone warning you about that when you talk about wanting to become a housewife doesn’t make the person warning you a misogynist lmao
Extending this logically forward, it is dangerous to be entirely financially dependent on anyone, regardless of gender. Being a stay at home parent is not a bad goal, but it is also not a choice you should make lightly, especially right out of high school or something. It is terrifying how quickly a situation can flip on its head, and if you have no ability to like, afford a one nights stay in a hotel room, or buy am emergency plane ticket, things just got a hell of a lot more difficult for you.
The sort of situation where one person works and one person stays home is only functional in a relationship where the imbalance of money does not become an imbalance of power. Both parties need to communicate their wants, desires, boundaries, and expectations. Ideally, both parties should have joint access to financial accounts, with no one person being the primary account holder (this way no one gets cut off suddenly). If at all possible, you each should retain a personal account where you can save up for things you really want/ as a fall back. The household budget needs to be something you both work on together and have equal knowledge about.
Financial abuse is real, and it SUCKS to experience, so please stay safe and be smart before agreeing to anything.
As a bisexual who dreams of being a stay at home dad, you need your own money. If you get an allowence, your partner shouldn't have any say in how it's used. Once it is set aside for you it's yours.
Though it's better if you work. Even seasonal work. Always remain hirable. Remain independent enough that if things go left you can adjust or break off from the relationship. Keep financial accounts seperate or heavily monitored. Make sure your kids are legally attached to you by name. Make sure you have a support system outside of your partner. Love can't carry you through debt collectors, mismanaged financances, unsafe environments, or the sudden death of your partner.
Halle in 'Angel' Black girl here, Black girl with the Black girl hair
Paris Fashion Week - Schiaparelli
Ajok Daing by Larissa Hofmann for Vogue France August 2023
Hathor, goddess of eternal birth and creation, and a good party.
70's Kohler Sink Advertisements (via: archive.org)
cyrano de bergerac a free adaptation by martin crimp
James McAvoy delivering the most crazy-making monologue from Martin Crimp's adaptation of "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Be open to the possibility that people are speaking nicely about you behind your back. People are conspiring about ways to help you. People advocating for you. People are genuinely rooting for you behind your back.
We love a pre show ritual
so this is an extremely cool resource