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How historical figures would have looked today.

 

Riders. Fascinating things.

 

I love this kitchen makeover (although I do wonder where the fridge now resides).

Open Letters to the Girls of 'Girls' on How to Grow Up.

So important ~ 3 age-appropriate ways to talk to kids and teens about media portrayals of sexual assault.

"Did Seth McFarlane really just sing a song about seeing women's boobs on film and reference four rape scenes?"

This karaoke couple had me crying with laughter. I love them! I wish I could invite them to my next party.

I had to pause halfway through this beautiful proposal story because I was about to start the ugly cry.

Hyperbole and a Half is back with a truly brilliant description of depression that should be required reading.

"At first, I'd try to explain that it's not really negativity or sadness anymore, it's more just this detached, meaningless fog where you can't feel anything about anything — even the things you love, even fun things — and you're horribly bored and lonely, but since you've lost your ability to connect with any of the things that would normally make you feel less bored and lonely, you're stuck in the boring, lonely, meaningless void without anything to distract you from how boring, lonely, and meaningless it is."

Wow. Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy. She writes about the experience here.

"On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity."

 

If you are a New Zealander you should be reading The Daily Blog. Seriously. Martyn Bradbury knocks it out of the park again with his piece on commercial radio, Dom Harvey & Aaron Gilmore.

"Part of Key’s success is that he has depoliticized the role of Prime Minister. He is relaxed about everything, he’s a 30 second youtube clip, a breakfast radio fart noise. It’s hard to debate 25% of children in poverty when the Prime Minister is juggling fish."

I WANT a glitter floor! (via Gala Darling)

You might find this kind of mundane, but I fould Emily's explanation on how she manages laundry in a household of six kids pretty interesting.
 

Filmmaker Sarah Polley has made an incredible personal documentary that looks so interesting ~

My Crushes ~ The University Years

Part four in the series of the gents who have been on the receiving end of my affections over the years. (Parts 1, 2 & 3.)

 

RYAN PHILLIPPE

Ryan Phillippe as Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions, appearing at the top of the escalator in his blue shirt = The stuff my 19 year old dreams were made of.

 

DALLAS TAMAIRA

 

Dallas came into my life one summer's afternoon, when Fat Freddy's Drop played Whopper Chopper at Days Bay. He didn't leave my life for many, many years after that.

 

ANDREW BAIN

Look at him oozing bass player cool. I once met Andrew Bain at a party. He was wearing a t-shirt with 'MINT" written on it, and thereafter that was his codename. When you are stalking someone it is very important to give them a codename. I lived overseas when I was 20, and my friends sent me a photo of Mint that they had taken at a concert. I stuck it on my bedroom wall, and the guy I was seeing at them time would get jealous. Yes, Andrew Bain was my imaginary boyfriend.

 

JASON & JEREMY LONDON

These two count as one because I've never been able to tell them apart. Who cares which one was it was in Mallrats, it's a yes either way! Party of Five? Yes! Dazed and Confused? Yes! The Man in the Moon? Hell Yes!

 

TAYE DIGGS

I would gladly have lost my groove to have Taye Diggs get it back for me.

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This is a song for Wilder Women. Put on your war paint and your glad rags and strut! Project your Queendom! Shake your booty all day long! Enjoy!

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Beyonce Art History is my new favourite tumblr. (via Naiomi)

25 Things That Make Me So Happy I Want To Pee My Pants. (via Yes and Yes)

Fit & Feminist on women-only races.

"My enthusiasm for this race clearly illustrated for me that it wasn’t the “women-only” aspect of most women’s races that I had problems with. I’ll admit that part of me disliked the idea that women needed to be coddled and cajoled into doing something athletic by having their own super-speshul races, far from all the scary boys and men, but the truth is, being surrounded by thousands of women was actually one of the things I dug most about doing the women’s races. No, it was everything else about the races that left me feeling like the human embodiment of Feminist Hulk."

I've been getting more impatient and frustrated with Koko lately, so it was great to read this (via Coley Tangerina).

"But there are also many moments when I have no idea how I'm going to make it until their bedtime. The constant demands, the needs and the fighting are fingernails across the chalkboard every single day."

Confession: I'm a book hoarder. The Power of Purging Inclusively gives excellent advice on how to give your overflowing bookshelves a clear out. (via Yes and Yes)

 

Why any Georgie Pie return will flop, as predicted by a former Georgie Pie worker.

 

I quite like viewing the annual photos of the Costume Institute Gala at the Met. There are always divine gowns to swoon over. This year the theme was punk, which made for some very cringe inducing outfits. Attendees either had some bizarre interpretation of the theme, or ignored it altogether (which actually is kind of punk). But a rare few got it right. My favourites were Sarah Jessica Parker, Giovanna Bataglia, Coco Rocha, Paloma Faith, Doutzen Kroes and Jamie Campbell Bower.

The Matrix, Retold by Mom ~

(via bluemilk)

Seven Days of Koko

Obviously up to no good.

Playing with the decorations at a friend's 50th birthday party.

Trying on Papa's hat is hilarious!

Feeding time at the zoo.

Climbing into the toy box.

Celebrating Marriage Equality in rainbows.

Sitting on the kitchen floor playing with the peg bucket.

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Why I wish my daughter had been vaccinated. (via Rebecca) "And diphtheria – what was that, even? I knew it had killed one of Queen Victoria's daughters, but that wasn't our reality. The reason it wasn't our reality was, of course, due to a continuous programme of immunisation. Duh."

 

ZOMG! A Scooby-Doo Homage To Twin Peaks! For real, people! (via Morgue)

 

The 5 Most Important Pieces Of Relationship Advice. (via McQuillanatorz)

 

Madness! Wikipedia’s Sexism Toward Female Novelists.

 

Wellingtonians, do you know about Solo Date City? It's a fantastic blog that rates local eateries by a Party of One.

 

Sophia Stewart has recently won a copyright infringement case regarding The Matrix & Terminator movies. Wilder Woman!

 

Cuteness ~

 

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Picture is 'El Alamein, a toast to fallen friends' by my very talented brother-in-law, Matt Gauldie. You can see more of his work here or here.

Agreed. Yeah Yeah Yeahs launch pre-emptive strike at phone-wielding gig-goers. (via Noush)

This list of The 25 Least Visited Countries in the World is pretty fascinating. (via Yes and Yes)

I've just discovered that Bonzai Aphrodite, one of my favourite blogs, is back in business after a year of silence. Sayward's reflections on the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival are pretty intense & well worth the read.

The 10 most annoying Facebook users. "Remember that time where you'd whack together a really impressive meal and you'd take it over to your neighbour's house to show them? Yeah. Neither do I. Nobody cares what you're eating."

Facebook's "I F*cking Love Science" does not f*cking love artists.

In my dream house there would be a spot somewhere for this Diagram of Movie Monsters.

This interview with Denise Scott Brown will make you furious about sexism in architecture. Read it anyway. (via Jessica Valenti)"My ideas went where I couldn’t go, you could say. My ideas were credited, but they were credited to Bob."

Bernard Beckett on returning to paid work. "The fact is, until I had children, I had absolutely no idea what hard work was. Sure, I done a lot of things that I’d considered difficult. I’ve juggled full time teaching and writing careers, worked twenty hour days on film shoots, climbed mountains, cycled a hundred miles fully laden with touring gear in the rain, that sort of thing. But that, it turns out, is all easy stuff. You grit your teeth, put your head down, get the hell on with it and then, before too long, you get a break. You reach a hut, or a holiday break, or a completion deadline, you get to sleep."

A Te Reo version of Hallelujah that is pretty wonderful ~