I have no idea why I know that Cherries in the Snow is a particular color of lipstick. Am I aware of it purely due to the insidious power of marketing? Or is there greater cultural significance to this oddly-named makeup? Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Confessions of an Austrian arsenic eater
In the depths of the Victorian era, the recreational use of arsenic would come to be known as one of the most bizarre and dangerous ways ever devised to get high. Continue reading
The Devil and J.K. Rowling’s nightmare
J.K. Rowling’s 50th birthday party, held during Halloween, had a theme: Come as your own private nightmare. Rowling wrote a political fairy tale on a dress. Continue reading
The grotesque accessory carried by history’s best-dressed man
Unlike his collection of ornate snuff boxes and high collars, this was one accessory Beau Brummell wished to rid himself of permanently. Continue reading
This is not a cookie
This is 4,000-year-old homework. Continue reading
One word: anonymous
Anonymity may be power, but evaluating who holds that power can be tricky. Continue reading
How to force a celebrity to talk to you
If you publicly ambush them after they repeatedly refuse to talk to you, can you call your abrupt and baffling interrogation an “interview?” Continue reading
