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peter philip's, the genius behind chanel (their global creative director) has brought out another perfect collection: paris-shanghai. matte black and shimmering gold -- I love it.

here's what "the cut"(one of my favorite sites) has to say:

Illusion D’or is a clear polish with subtle gold sparkles (looks mores intense in the bottle), while Gold Lamé has a sexy coppery feel. Unlike its sister Black Satin, Black Velvet is the polar opposite, in an inky matte black. Simply put, Ligne et Ombre de Chanel (matte black eyeliner and sparkly gold shadow) is absolutely stunning.

cool or lame?

seriously, I can't tell. Is this website cool or lame?


The Post Punk Kitchen. It was a tv show that aired from 2003-2005 on brooklyn and manhatten public access. as I did not live there, I never saw it/heard of it. now it is a website/cookbook etc. some of the recipe's actually look pretty good. (see below)

I just can't decide if a title of "Riot Grrril" for this recipe of Orange Maple Barbeque Sauce is funny and cute or totally sad and dumb?

SOMEBODY HELP ME DECIDE!



Vegan Sushi

Yamroom roll

prep time: 15 minutes | cooking time: however long rice takes + 10 m | makes 4 rolls

Sweet yams and salty earthy mushrooms make this roll an absolute must for any sushi party worth it's weight in wasabi. Use our sushi tips to ensure perfect rolls. Equipment: Bamboo sushi rolling mat Really sharp serrated knife Rice cooker or pot for rice Large preferabely glass bowl to cool rice down in Small saute pan Tongs, if you are going to be roasting the nori Ingredients For the rice 1 cup sushi rice made with 1 1/4 cup H20, prepared according to package directions About 2 Tablespoons Rice vinegar (do not use regular or any other kind!) 1 teaspoon sugar 4 sheets nori* For the filling 1 small peeled Japanese or Korean yam (or sweet potato), chopped & boiled till tender 4-5 shitaki mushrooms (dried or fresh), steamed till tender with a dash or shoyu or mirin cooking wine, and sliced into strips 1/2 tsp sesame oil Directions For the rice Prepare rice according to package instructions. It should be something like 1 1/4 cup H20 to 1 cup rice. Cook till rice is tender but firm, even a little dry. Empty hot rice into a large glass bowl. Sprinkle with about rice vinegar and 1 sugar. Fold rice gently with a large spoon or rice paddle. Rice should be moist and have a mild vinegar flavor. Cover with plastic wrap. When rice is slightly warmer than room temperature it's ready to work with. For the filling Mash steamed yam with sesame oil. Layer with mushrooms & roll away! *If you like, use a pair of tongs to roast the nori sheets over the oven flame for 2-3 seconds.

Vegan Soy Ice Cream

prep time: 5-10 minutes | cooking time: 25 minutes freezing time | makes 3 cups of vegan ice cream

This vegan soy ice cream recipe is easy to make, infinitely customizable, and has a luxuriously creamy texture. It was developed by the head chef at Goodbaker Gourmet, where we make the world's best organic vegan baking mixes. We wanted something to enjoy with our vegan cake and cookie mixes...

Equipment: - Blender or food processor - Ice cream machine (the kind with the tub you chill in the freezer works fine, and they cost less than $50) Ingredients 1 tetra box firm silken tofu (like Mori-Nu) -or- 8 ounces soy yogurt Between 3/4 to 1 cup plain soy milk 1/3 cup maple syrup or brown rice syrup (or a combination) 2 tsp vanilla Directions Combine all 4 main ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until thoroughly combined and smooth. Blend in any desired flavoring ingredients (see below). Pour into your ice cream machine, and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions. Add-ins: For various flavors, add to the food processor: For Banana Soy Ice Cream, blend in 2 ripe bananas For Strawberry Soy Ice Cream, blend in 12-16 frozen and partially thawed strawberries. For Pineapple Soy Ice Cream, blend in 1 can or 1 cup of pineapple (well drained). You may want more sweetener. For Ginger Soy Ice Cream, add either 1/4 cup preserved ginger or 1 to 2 inches grated fresh ginger (for preserved ginger, add to food processor so it gets ground up). Use your imagination to come up with new flavors! Flavored liquers or syrups are a great way to add punch. Try creme de menthe and chocolate chips, or coffee liqueur, or instant coffee powder...

btw don't get it twisted. I am NOT turning vegan. debwa still loves red meat. just incorporating (non-dairy, thanks lactose intolerence!) different things into the diet, that's all! (this lady doth not protest too much)

kd ♥ young john travolta. ergo, kd ♥ ke$ha!

weird. ke$ha at the beach and her doppleganger john travolta, well, looking expanded.

a v. good idea

I ♥ organizing so much. such a good idea.

lady gaga perpetuates transphobia?

Below is a great, quick, analysis of lady gaga and how she adds to transphobia. (gudbuy t'jane, btw, is a great blog that's "a trans woman on gender, feminism, and glam rock (among other things)")

I really agree with a few of her points and think that the overall analysis is v. eloquent and dead on. one of her points that I think is v. insightful is that by putting transwomen and drag queens in her videos she is adding to the "exoticism" and sexualization of non-heteronormative people. well, she says it better, so read on peeps:

Yes, Lady Gaga, we get it. You can stop worrying that people think you’re a trans woman.

I’ve made no bones before about my lack of awe for Lady Gaga. It’s not that I have anything against her specifically, but I find the aggrandizement of her as a radically different feminist artist as shallow: she’s able-bodied, cis, blonde, thin, and conventionally attractive (I find the argument that she’s somehow shattering beauty norms really hard to swallow), and generally taking part in the privilege of attraction as western culture grants it.

As a trans woman, she mostly caught my attention due to the transphobic and intersex-phobic rumours about her being either trans or intersex. While these rumours were typically a product of living in a transphobic and transmisogynist culture, Lady Gaga’s response was one of gender and genital essentialism, stating that her vagina was offended by the claims.

It seems with her latest video she’s continuing this gender essentialism, slipping in a “no dick = not a tranny” joke at about a minute in, before the song even begins to play. The scene is set in a prison, and after being dragged to her cell and stripped by two women who appear to be trans Lady Gaga climbs up against the bars in a shot clearly designed to dispel any rumours. At that point one of the trans women guards says to the other “I told you she didn’t have a dick,” and they walk away.

When the original rumours about Lady Gaga’s genitals were circulating I stayed away from the story for the most part out of respect for her. Her offended vagina comment quickly lost my support, however. That she’s using trans women and drag queens to exoticize her videos doesn’t defer from the cissupremacist stance that women = vagina, and trans women are therefore not real women. Her anxiety at being seen as trans is clear, and her response is typical of cis privilege and trans marginalization: We’re supposed to wipe our brows and sigh relief that she’s actually a real woman. This is transmisogyny.

I love this as a tattoo . . .

. . . if I loved "a clockwork orange" enough to get a tattoo about it. this is different and I think would translate beautifully on skin!

melt daisy

i just found out about this label called sretsis (sisters backwards (how come when i try to think of cool things to name by spelling it backwards i feel like a lame 11 year old making secret codes and when other people do it some how works and seems cool?)) and basically i want ALL the clothes. observe:








I am way into the detail put into all the pieces, sorry these images are a bit low res, like tiny daisies on the leggings and sunglasses. I'm also digging the lolita vibe, which i think is both cutsey but also a bit defiant. like this:


Here is an interview and more of the collection but i keep seeing other looks here and there, can't seem to pin down the whole thing. it's called 'make my heart melt' FYI.

♥ kiss, poop, die, goodnight ♥

perfect traveling outfit? y/y?

I want to look like a world citizen/international spy when I fly, too.

new york! the big apple! I finally made it!!!!!

I didn't draw this, I don't even know if it is correct. But I do like it.

this took me a second to uderstand

"perspective fail" from the fail blog

always.

oh look, it's my new favorite game. ever.


i'm not going to lie, i'm pretty bad at this game, but i really like being a unicorn and listening to erasure.

new hobby?

ah, reddit.com. such a fun way to pass 3 hours. also, it gave us a new idea to steal -- debwa is a little low on funds right now, so incorporating a painting hobby (supplies, canvas, frame, etc) can be a bit tough. however, we definitely COULD just paint/draw over thrift store finds. like this:

hipster puppies

debwa loves animals (obvi). and debwa does not love hipsters. so a website of adorable and hilarious animals satirizing every type of hipster possible gets an A+ in the debwa book

perry could have easily informed the waiter that his order was wrong, but has decided to just write a bad yelp review instead

popeye insists he doesn’t have “a thing for asian girls,” even though his last four girlfriends have been pekingese

margi tells people she does “graphic design” for a living, but in reality does “nothing”

nice try kiki, but stick to your day job.

....you may want to watch this on mute.


i like the murakami flower ball suit at the end.