Pinch your butt to ward off jealousy

For as long as I remember whenever I did something good such as do well on a test, my mother has pinched my butt. As a child she would literally pinch my butt, in more recent years she instructs me to pinch my own butt, or as she says in Assyrian, “theesa moocha” which is… Continue reading Pinch your butt to ward off jealousy

Which is better in Food: Local, Sustainable, Organic or all?

Now I know what you are thinking, yet another blog post about sustainability, eco-friendly, organic yada yada. But I am excited because I finally found a view on the matter that makes sense! My beautiful sister gave my fantashtish boyfriend a Southern cookbook with a twist for Christmas, A New Turn in the South by Hugh Acheson.… Continue reading Which is better in Food: Local, Sustainable, Organic or all?

I hate Innovation

Like Christianity or Communism, the idea of innovation started off so pure, like love thy neighbor, and everyone should be treated the same. Then “innovation” became a tool for evil people to carry out selfish desires. Yet to say I hate it makes me sound like the anti-Christ. What do you think of when you… Continue reading I hate Innovation

Remake that Fairy Tale

Is it just me or has there been a large influx of edgy remakes of fairy tales and/or Disney movies? First there was Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland featuring Johnny Depp. I was so excited, maybe too excited; it sounded awesome but it did not quite meet my expectations. Then there was Red Riding Hood… Continue reading Remake that Fairy Tale

This town ain’t big enough for the both of us

Design trends come and go whether in graphic design, fashion, and even fine art. One that has popped up recently is this old western wanted poster aesthetic. It became really obvious when I first saw the “True Grit” movie poster. I thought it was so ingenious to use a completely typographical solution for a movie… Continue reading This town ain’t big enough for the both of us

Blank are racist

I am inspired by this post about a Romanian campaign to change the top google search from “romanians are stupid” to “romanians are smart.” It got me thinking about other top google searches. Like Americans… Apparently Americans are dumb but definitely not stupid. And French… And Mexicans… With hesitation I tried Africans… But what about making… Continue reading Blank are racist