mostly sapphic·witch·romance (pick two) and, in mentally calmer times, climate paranoia
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Filled with stunning photography, this extraordinary monograph charts a range of JR’s collaborative projects executed across the globe.
Created in …
A celebration of more than 100 major public art commissions throughout the New York transit system.
Contemporary Art Underground presents …
Princess Rosemary of Henland can’t afford distractions. She’s working tirelessly to repair her image following a scandal that lost the …
Princess Rosemary of Henland can’t afford distractions. She’s working tirelessly to repair her image following a scandal that lost the …
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise …
Consumption is no respecter of persons or circumstances.
— The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes, #1) (Page 12)
Speaking of diseases we had put behind us, we have TB cases at a high school nearby. Not a ton, but who's thought about tuberculosis at all lately?
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of …
An exploration of the Witch, as radical archetype, in ancient and contemporary life.
An adult …
This anthology mixes prose and poetry, in a wide variety of compelling styles and voices. Nobody will be in the mood to read all of them at the same moment, but they form a surprisingly cohesive whole for anyone who thinks they might be even slightly interested. It's a book I'll likely pick up several times, taking a different path through each time.
An exploration of the Witch, as radical archetype, in ancient and contemporary life.
An adult …
when you win the lottery every dollar is someone else's dream
— Witch: Anthology by Michelle Tea (Page 178)
I remember when Barry Humphries did Les Patterson and Dame Edna at the Meltdown show at the Royal Festival Hall, he arrived on his own with an old suitcase that, I guess, had all his shit in it, his dresses and his wigs and the like. And when we were all partying backstage after the show, he suddenly appeared out of his dressing room, with his make-up off and his battered suitcase, and slowly walked out of the venue. It was very affecting, this image of him heading off on his own.
— Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan (Page 260)
An exploration of the Witch, as radical archetype, in ancient and contemporary life.
An adult …
We are not here to be our normal selves. I have to trust that he has something to say to me. I ask him what it is. And he tells me, "You have to learn to not give yourself away. Make them love you, but don't let them have you."
— Witch: Anthology by Michelle Tea (Page 111)
This is a very out-of-context quote that still makes a lot of sense, in the middle of a story that careens between making zero sense and making all of it. The speaker is Thurston, her dog, whom I believe to have died, though when I look for evidence of this, I'm not sure.
An exploration of the Witch, as radical archetype, in ancient and contemporary life.
An adult …
One thing is for certain about modern witchcraft: at the end of the day, the only real deity is Stevie Nicks. Just as Jesus Christ is the glue that holds together myriad Protestant tribes, Miss Stephanie Lynn Nicks is the unifying force of the pagan world. She says bring me your poor, bring me your tired, bring me your leather and lace.
— Witch: Anthology by Michelle Tea (Page 99)
@travisfw i read this a long time ago, when i was a different person and the world was a different place. i'm pretty sure i enjoyed it. in recent years i haven't gone near it, nor other books i read at the time, nor the people who still love the sci-fi of this era. the books wouldn't reflect me any more in the same way this wasn't digestible to you… and there is far too much in the world that hasn't changed, or that had even started to change and reversed course.
Illustrator Djamila Knopf leads us through her world, where anime-influenced characters, exquisite settings, and the …
This book will be by my side for a long time, a coffee-table book that actually sits on the nightstand, comforting you after a long day.
By turns monograph, memoir and how-to, it takes you through the artist's life, from her start as a tiny fan of Sailor Moon to the accomplished artist she is today. She has made renderings of the locales that inspired her and the rooms she lived in through adolescence.
Whatever your day or week has saddled you with, there's an image in this book to take you away and calm you, whether that's the wilds of nature, a cityscape in Tokyo, or a girl lying on her floor with her feet up, scribbling in her journal.
