Barmy Birkenstocks.
If only they had a pair in our size
A World-Class Writer and a World-Class Freeloader
Lesbian author Sybille Bedford wrote very little but put out often to be kept in the lavish style she became used too. Lots of people supported her financially. Indeed, she stands revealed in this biography as a world-class freeloader, with generous friends like Martha Gellhorn subsidizing her travels and writing periods and offering her deluxe accommodation in beautiful spots like Provence, Rome, the Alps. She was, in short, a user — though her compensatory qualities were such that ex-lovers, even those who had been most thoroughly used, happily stayed in her orbit years after their liaisons had ended. Read the NY TIMES article HERE
China launches absurd plot to boost ‘masculinity’ of ‘effeminate’ school boys by giving them extra PE lessons
The plan is a response to a proposal by government advisory group the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, according to Reuters, which wants to prevent “young men from becoming feminised”.
Too Black, Too Femme, Too Gay: Voice Policing
Journalist ordered to stop “queening out” Read James Finn’s excellent article HERE
So Farewell Fenty
It took just two years for luxury brand Louis Vuitton to realise we couldn’t afford those fancy schmancy prices so they had to shut up shop. Luckily designer Rihanna still has her day job
Labels: 2021, Birkenstocks, curated curios, Fenty, James Finn, Sybille Bedford
