Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today!

This makes me happy. There’s a whole blog, Paleo-Future.Com, that focuses on images of the future that people in the past have held. Lots of Disney stuff, of course, but other very fascinating pictures, videos, and other resources.

socially-conscious clothing

Nate sent me two links that you might be interested in.  First comes Capsters, culturally sensitive sportswear for Muslim women:
Created by young Dutch designer Cindy van den Bremen, Capsters are sleek head coverings made from comfortable, stretchy fabrics… Covering a woman’s head and neck as stipulated by Islamic or cultural tradition, they make it possible [...]

Real Beauty

It is true that the “women” you see in fashion magazines don’t truly exist. Even Cindy Crawford has said “even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford.” Now you can watch the evolution from reality to fantasy. I had to watch it twice.

Giving Weight to Childhood Baggage

Families Weight Comments May Harm Girls for Years is the title of the article. This may seem obvious, but I sure wish someone had pointed that out to my parents. You know, diet programs at age eleven are 1) never a very good idea and 2) really hard on one’s self esteem, [...]

“Married, but Certainly not to Tradition”

Good article from the New York times about ritual and fashion at a gay wedding between a former seminarian and a former monk, complete with huppah. Good read.

Flying Spaghetti Monster Hat

You cannot resist the Flying Spaghetti Monster Hat.
The Pope has a special hat. Rabbis have special hats. Rastafarians have special hats. Why not Pastafarians?

Looks like a waste of time

I should have never found out about MyHeritage’s Face Recognition program. You can upload photos and see what celebrities their face recognition software matches you with. My most frequent matches were Melissa Gilbert, Renee Zellweger, Juliette Lewis, Marcia Cross, Kirsten Dunst and Emma Watson, with the occasional (and weird) Harrison Ford, Englebert Humperdinck and Conan [...]

because everybody needs one

You know, I was looking for that special something for that special someone… something that said, “I was thinking of YOU!” and I found, well, this.
Don’t worry, special someone. You will not be receiving this anytime soon.
Maybe if it was covered with feathers? Or had a head? Or was something [...]

Is Your Lipstick: Moderately applied? Evenly applied?

I randomly came upon a site called Cate’s Garage Sale Finds: “‘Teenagers’ from 1954: Grooming and Body Issues”. I haven’t explored the rest of the garage sale finds, but this page offers grooming tips AND early work by Mr. Luke Perry!