Tag Archives: history
Blue for the Union, Grey for the Confederacy, Pink for the Girls
I forgot about this picture I snapped from that weekend in Springfield, until this afternoon when the super awesome Peggy Orenstein (author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter) retweeted it. This is in the extensively stocked gift shop of the Lincoln Museum … Continue reading
Lincoln
Last Easter, I got a tad overly enthuasiastic about Easter egg decoration, so this year I saved my geeky freak out for something truly deserving: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL. If you’ve been to many a museum, … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 51
1. WANTON: Frank Bruni at the New York Times does a great job explaining the double standard sexual talk that has become all the rage. I guess it’s been around for awhile, but it suddenly seems much louder. 2. BASEBALL: … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Guest Posts, Hollywood, Media, Really Good Writing by Other People, Sex, Sports
Gilded Age Pin-Ups
Retronaut has a truly outstanding collection of photos of exotic dancers from the 1890s. Such a treat: Costumes reigned supreme in the gilded age as well: Chuckle-worthy? Yes. Guffaws? Quite possibly. What’s really cool for me, though, is the reminder … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Media, Sex
Rosie in the News #3
Well goddamn if this isn’t the coolest. New York University’s Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives just launched an oral history collection called The Real Rosie the Riveter Project. The archive is a collaboration between filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly … Continue reading
Why I’m MIA (blame it on Kink.com)
So I’ve been MIA for a few days touristing around San Francisco with some friends. We did many a wonderful thing, but get excited for a post in the next few days on the highlight of my trip: a tour … Continue reading
Maptastic for Your Weekend
You know how I feel about maps. Here are three fun map-related things people have sent me this week. 1. Neighborhood Branding: Apparently, an artist has taken it upon him or herself to brand Chicago neighborhoods with appropriate typography. dkfj … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 45
1. TIM: Interview with Tim Gunn in Mother Jones about his childhood, his It Gets Better spot, and consistently being the best thing about Project Runway. 2. PEGGY: Watch Peggy Orenstein (author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter) on Anderson Cooper’s … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Body Image, Books, Education, Gender, Media
Meryl + Ellen + Deborah
Does it get any better than this? When Meryl tarted talking about the first woman to take a bullet for the United States, I had a sudden and overpowering urge to raise my hand and shout “Call on me! Call … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 40
1. NPR: The voices of NPR as artist Gaelen Kelly assumes they look. Not too far off, eh? 2. PHOTO: Buzzfeed has a collection of the most powerful photos from the year. 3. BELLY: From xojane comes the Real Belly … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Gender, Hollywood, Media
