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$243.76

That’s what it cost for me to be born in 1967. A one-page hospital bill, for a vaginal birth with no complications, and somehow my mother was allowed to stay in the hospital for FOUR NIGHTS, at $30 a pop for a semi-private room. According to my mother this is the bill before submitting it to their insurance, so what they actually paid was even less than this. I assume there were other charges…

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What did I do today?

I had the day off for the holiday, so I didn’t have work to distract myself from other events. I wanted to keep myself away from it to avoid unnecessary stewing about things I can’t do anything about right now. But I also needed to do something productive so I wouldn’t end up doomscrolling all day. So this is what I did:• I stripped the bed, changed the sheets and duvet cover• Ate breakfast…

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2024 Reading List Update

Currently Reading:The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyListen for the Lie by Amy Tintera Read:Enough by Cassidy HutchinsonThe Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir (re-read)Patient: The True Story of a Rare Illness by Ben WattBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffThe Zone of Interest by Martin AmisLoot by Tania JamesTenth of December by George…

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2024 Reading List Update

Currently Reading:The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyLoot by Tania James Read:Enough by Cassidy HutchinsonThe Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir (re-read)Patient: The True Story of a Rare Illness by Ben WattBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffThe Zone of Interest by Martin Amis

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2023 Reading List - Final Update

Currently Reading:The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyEnough by Cassidy HutchinsonThe Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir (re-read) Read:The Story of a New Name by Elena FerranteLiberation Day by George SaundersThe Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle EvansEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireThe Power by Naomi Alderman…

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2023 Reading List Update

Currently Reading:What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonTrust by Hernan Diaz Read:The Story of a New Name by Elena FerranteLiberation Day by George SaundersThe Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle EvansEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireThe Power by Naomi Alderman (re-read)Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret…

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2023 Reading List Update

Currently Reading:What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonDecolonize Museums by Shimrit LeeDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk Read:The Story of a New Name by Elena FerranteLiberation Day by George SaundersThe Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle EvansEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan…

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Poster for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Nagisa Oshima, 1983)

Designed by Nichola Bruce for the Edinburgh Film Festival

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The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Freddie Mercury, Jane Seymour and Boy George at the Fashion Aid event at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 5, 1985.

Photos by Duncan Raban

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"you look tired" well the torment is relentless and the horrors never cease

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the “pleasure to have in class” to overly active tumblr user pipeline

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Vintage Remake Political Button Badges by RadBadgesUK

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Samba Schutte as Roach in Our Flag Means Death (2022-)

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our flag means death + tumblr text posts I had on my phone (pt. 2/?)

part 1

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Nathan Foad as Lucius in Our Flag Means Death (2022-) part 2 | part 1

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Japanese Red Cross nurse (2 of 2)

Red Cross nurses were a symbol of modernity and of Japan’s commitment to humanitarian ideals during the Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905). Postcards reflected this by updating the age old tradition of Bijin-e (pictures of beautiful women) (x)

1905