Just an addendum to this, but She-Devil has a ‘second wave’ take on romance writers because it’s based on the book written by acclaimed feminist writer Fay Weldon, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil. I mean... this is an actual, highly regarded feminist text. It’s not like that was a mistake. Read more
My mom actually used to be a romance writer! She quit her 9-5 when she had kids and had always dreamed of being a published novelist. Romance novels were simply the most accesible way to do that and she published about a dozen of them while staying home with us. 15 years later she went back to office work.
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I love she-devil. i watched it recently and it’s aged really well (fashion notwithstanding) compared to most movies of the same era. i wish hollywood would revive the mini-genre of female empowerment/revenge films.
I am deeply unsurprised by this. I read PILES of this stuff back in my fundy days. Nearly the exact same book (well, a trilogy) was written in the early 90s by Francine Rivers, except it was Romans and Judea instead of Nazis and Europe. The main character was even named Hadassah. For fetishism of Christian/Jewish… Read more
It’s become the new thing. I’ve read a Young adult novel recently - a romance set in Nazi Germany where the daughter of a man who was part of the Gestapo and very close to Hitler falls in love with a Jewish journalist trying to survive. Maybe, maybe it had some potential, but fucking hell, the author exploited the… Read more
Conwy is adorable and you all should go.
Hey, professional farting can be big business. Roland the Farter, who danced for Henry II, got a 30 acre estate for providing unum bumbulum every Christmas. Not a bad line of work - maybe it’s time for a comeback? God knows a regular job barely cuts it in this economy.
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I gave up clowning years ago!
Are we sure we want to bring them back? Today it’s jesters, tomorrow it might be flatulists.
He did all of Barbra’s super chic get-ups in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, one of the best costumed movies ever.
When I was a kid I got my hands on a Danielle Steel novel about fancy people (aren’t they all?). The main character was described coming out of an elevator in a “lipstick-red Scaasi.” That was the first time I’d ever heard of the label, and I spent the rest of the late 80’s obsessed with his designs. So much glamor! Read more
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Good old Fall River. Go for the ax murders, stay for the chourico and heroin. Read more
I remember reading about this as a kid and her old timey picture coupled with that rhyme freaked me right the fuck out. Also, why was this story in a children’s book (if memory serves it was in some sort of encyclopedia or almanac)? Read more
