Scarlett Johansson Wants To Be The Next Kylie Jenner
The Cut’s unsparing and anonymous report on Which Celebrity Beauty Brands Are Any Good noted that beauty editors were “sheepishly impressed” by…
I Shaved For This?
Last week, my in-person event took the place of an in-inbox newsletter — so there’s much to catch up on! If you didn’t…
Stop Trying To Make ‘Moo Deng Skin’ Happen
We’re back with another episode of The Review of Mess: a podcast collaboration between The Review of Beauty (by me, Jessica DeFino)…
This is where i heal my hurts…
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Exile: Another Roll of the Dice
Much has been made in recent years of the Church’s recent history as a time of Exile. Drawing inspiration from Israel’s 70-year…
East of Eden
Huddle Coffee shop, Falmouth, UK I’ve been back in Genesis this week, it being a new year. I’ve taken to listening to…
Truth and Story
John Steinbeck, East of Eden “Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house…” Several years ago we had the opportunity…
The Little “o” That Changes Everything
“Change a word, claim a third” is an approach to song-writing credits taken — so some say — by a number of…
I love packing paraphernalia
In early February I’ve got a trip planned to Los Angeles, and just learned I’ll be traveling briefly to Houston in about…
Kule is having a warehouse sale
This sale is well worth checking out; quite a few items I’ve shown you at full price are now nicely discounted; check…