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Caitlyn Jenner is a man. Caitlyn Jenner did not run as an Olympian, Bruce Jenner did. He ran, set records, won awards, and only late in life decided he was a she. But he is not, even as he has altered his appearance, changed his name, and the world has retconned Caitlyn into Bruce’s life as the first woman to win all sorts of Olympic prizes in men’s events. Elliot Page is a woman.

captioned live! we took one hour to read four paragraphs together. excerpt from: Conversations with Toni Cade Bambara, edited by Thabiti Lewis. I don’t usually save my lives because (1) that requires editing and I am already drowning in administrative work and (2) I enjoy existing in temporal space for only a moment in time, rather than being replayable and rewatchable and forwardable all the time. it’s a weird thing to watch happen to your personhood.

Welcome to Haute Garbaggio, a random assortment of style-related ideas I have for your scrolling pleasure. This content is best enjoyed while doing your morning move, while waiting at a coffee shop for a friend running late, or while avoiding a chore you said you’ll get to but would rather be, well, reading about clothes. Enjoy! This post is free, but creating premium online content is not and actually takes a lot of effort (not complaining, just saying!

I finally processed new Phoebe Philo, which didn’t do much for me at its initial opening. I’m not sure if that was because the launch date was so close to the start of the war but there’s also the thing that I’ve never quite been a Philo-stan because of the actual clothes so much as I have been obsessed with her influence and the way she has impacted so much of how fashion gets made, interpreted, and worn.

As one of the most celebrated films of the 20th century, Rocky is many things. It’s an independent film, made for less than a million dollars and starring a then-unknown Sylvester Stallone. It was a box office sensation, raking in $225 million—more than any other film in 1976. It was a force at the Academy Awards, earning 10 total nominations and winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing.* And it unintentionally created the blueprint for every sports drama and/or rags-to-riches saga that came after it (for better or for worse).

I’d like to think that with 15 years of beauty journalism under my belt - and being a hair-dye loving goth - that I know a great box dye, from a shitty one. But truthfully, during lockdown when faced with the overwhelming hair dye aisles I opted for choosing method so many of us resort to; I picked the cheapest one. I thought it would be fine, they all do the same thing right?

Ah, the halcyon days of the 90’s, which weren’t actually that great to begin with, but are now starting to look like heaven, in retrospect. Any of you remember this? Crystal Pepsi. This commercial is hilarious, yet mildly menacing at the same time. When I was a kid, my parents occasionally packed us lunch, which always involved a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a can of soda. And when Crystal Pepsi came out, Young Dannis asked to have it.

I trust the next chapter because I know the author. While I haven’t found a reliable source for whom to attribute this statement, there is something intrinsically beautiful about the way this quote has been harnessed across the interwebs by a multitude of people. A reminder and recognition that we are each the author of our own lives. Or, if you’re like m… ncG1vNJzZminoJq7b7%2FUm6qtmZOge6S7zGinrppfn8K0wMinnJukn6S6pnvPaKBmrKKqwLV506GcZqaVrcFur8eap62domKvpq%2FArqqed6JygHm62ahdrqydlLCiuc%2BaoKCmbaW8tMCFrquml52asarBzHaunppWqLWww7aeo5ynnZqKtb7Ung%3D%3D

You know you are in “Mayberry” when you see the sheriff’s car parked on Main Street. This is Mount Airy, North Carolina. Andy Griffith’s hometown. While the Andy Griffith show wasn’t actually filmed here, the town is said to be the inspiration for the set where it was actually shot. The show was in production for eight years. The town takes advantage of its celeb. There are signs of the show’s characters everywhere you turn.