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The hostess apron was a "thing" back then. Also, hostess gowns and caftans, but that would be too bohemian for a First Lady.

The replica of Lady Bird Johnson's office in the LBJ museum. Visiting that museum taught me that I want pretty much all of her stuff.

I never knew that I wanted Nancy Reagan Christmas party stories until now. Read more

This is a weird angle. Who thought it was a good idea to get an up-the-nose shot?

I got her an interstate highway. Chicks love interstate highways.

HC is killing that pantsuit and cat combo. Read more

Panda-dog hybrid.

Whoever did this is an honest-to-god supervillain. Read more

This gives me a good excuse to post pics of Tom Hardy with his lucky cat.

i was over at my friends house to prep for her Christmas party. we woke up after a nap to find the tree felled & with poop all over it. the cat was seated on the dining table licking her paws with a look of withering contempt aimed at all the non felines in the room. Read more

"I don't think it's a coincidence that he made the comments about birth control just a day before his ex-ministers were being questioned about the corruption allegations against them." Read more

I had a curious detached feeling during the sermon. I was looking around at the extended family - a couple of whom I know have had abortions or helped their girlfriends get them - and I wondered what they were thinking. They all looked very pious. Read more

Turkey is a truly unique country, as it straddles the onset of progressive thought among youth, but is influenced heavily by more traditional (yes) middle-eastern values. And it is absolutely dependent on where you are in the country when you speak of the politics and cultural norms. Too many assume the north-west is… Read more

Treason of Birth Control is a pretty good band name. Read more

This sort of thing happens at Indian weddings. High profile politicians or candidates running for political office are invited, and then they hijack the mic at the end of the wedding ceremony to campaign. I was at one wedding where there were THREE people running for two different parties. After the first spoke for 10… Read more

Hasn't this been a thing since forever? I remember always shopping just on the 4-5 days leading up to Christmas when I was a kid, mainly because we relied on our procrastinatey dad to take us shopping. Read more

That is some hair is some Habsburgian Crystal Gayle shit.

In Trieste, the last bit of Italy before Slovenia and Croatia, Sisi (or Sissi, as she's most commonly known over here) is a cult figure. She didn't particularly like the city, although the Castle of Miramare (which was home to Maximilian and his wife Charlotte) is a charming little place overlooking the sea. Still,…

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