Category Archive: Life

Jul 26

In the Drawing Room . . .

7347644
Share

Jun 14

Rest in Peace, Nan

Nan on the far right. Her brother and my Great Uncle Harry in the military uniform with his wife Judy. On the far left is my Grandfather, Jack Taylor.

Long time readers of this blog will be familiar with the character of Nan. Part Joan Crawford, part Brothers Kray, she often acted as the mouthpiece for much of the family wisdom and inherited knowledge I’ve been subjected to. But most of the humor –to me– of this Nan character laid in how little she had in common …

Continue reading »

Share

May 06

FAT: Done. What’s Next?

Squint for nipples.

It feels like I’ve been attending and complaining about FAT (Toronto’s Alternative Fashion Week) for years. Double checking that feeling against my blog archives, I’m surprised to learn that my memory is correct. My first mention of it is back in 2006 and now it’s, um, a different year. Also: Holy shit, I’ve kept this blog for …

Continue reading »

Share

Mar 31

Alice in Wonderland or Who is Guy Debord?

Share

Mar 30

My Article in Aggregation Magazine

hellonarcissus

I wrote a short article with five links about bespoke for Aggregation Magazine 05. My article is here, the issue is here and the magazine is here. It looks fine on a desktop but the magazine is optimized for the iPad.  So, if you have an iPad, this is the time to use it for …

Continue reading »

Share

Feb 20

Workspace

wpid-DSC_0026.jpg

I have my first sort of personal workspace in years. Like a lot of people, I dream of having an office but lack the space. For the moment, I’m quite happy to have my computer off a stool and my ass off the couch. Editing the book while bent over was playing riot with my …

Continue reading »

Share

Feb 14

LOVE!!!

ryan_oakley_and_the_wife1
Share

Feb 14

Valentine’s Day (Quit Bitching You Lucky Single Pricks)

Lorenzo+Lotto+-+Venus+and+Cupid+

I never want to hear another single person complain about Valentine’s Day. You have no reason to complain. You’re single! If anything, you should be happy. Being single on Valentine’s Day is like being an atheist during Easter Mass. You have no obligations and tomorrow the chocolate goes on sale. No one is making you …

Continue reading »

Share

Jan 20

Dandy Antihumanism

ryan oakley card

“The redemption of objects is impossible except by virtue of becoming an object. As the work of art must destroy and alienate itself to become an absolute commodity, so the dandy-artist must become a living corpse, constantly tending toward another, a creature essentially nonhuman and antihuman.” –Giorgio Agamben

Share

Jan 15

Smell of Lady Tears Turn Men Off

When infertile, a female human will secrete a stinking chemical from her face to ward of the sexual advances of males.

Female tears of grief reduce arousal in men. And not just because of the smeared makeup. Apparently, lady tears smell icky. Just a slight whiff  turns men off. According to the study’s director, Noam Sobel: “We know that women tend to cry more during menstruation, when it’s not an effective time to conceive.” So ladies, …

Continue reading »

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Share

Older posts «

» Newer posts