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We live in a sea of images. You probably have a little device within reach right now that contains photos of everything from last weekend's brunch to last year's office Christmas party. Not to mention all the images you scroll through on Google, Facebook, and Instagram in any given day.

Because of that, the idea of a coffee-table book of photography may seem not only old-fashioned, but downright ridiculous. But, especially in our ever-connected age, there's something to be said for the power of curated images on the printed page. Plus, you can't wrap up and gift a Tumblr account this holiday season.

Taschen's The United States of America contains over 700 stunning images of all 50 states from National Geographic 's archive. The book is a state-by-state visual guide to more than 100 years of American history, from early black-and-white photos of the still-unsettled Western frontier to full-color shots of a post-Katrina New Orleans.

Ahead, we've culled together images from each of the 50 states (plus Guam and Washington, D.C.), one from each, to give you a glimpse into the sheer scope and scale of the remarkable collection — and our remarkable country.

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Happy Tuesday Everyone! Today I will be doing another product review from Studio Gear Cosmetics. You might remember me during a review of there True Whipped Stain Gloss back in May. Well today I'm here to tell you all about there new face primer. 

I'm a huge fan of face primers and love trying them. So therefore I was super excited to try out Prime Objective Perfecting Face Primer.  I have been using this primer for almost a month now and been loving it. 

All you need is two pumps of the primer to cover your whole face. The primer feel super nice on your skin. Plus it help make your skin look and feel smoother. The best part is your makeup last all day. 

Which is prefect for me. Since I wear my makeup for 12 hours a day.  Some of the main Ingredients in the primer are retinol an milk protein. 

Studio Gear was nice and gave me a coupon code for all of my readers. The code is for a 10% off your purchase. The Coupon Code is BB

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It's seen more family Christmases, secular office White Elephants, and friendly gift exchanges than any of us. It is always on sale, but never sells out. You almost certainly have one right now—perhaps within arms reach. It burns for 80 hours, and then it is gone. It is the Christmas Candle; that marbled, pine-scented, formerly $12.99 but now $8.99 symbol of the holiday season that cannot be contained by any specific gifting occasion, nor a votive canister. (Seriously—put them in a jar or something! Please.)

This weekend, Aidy Bryant, Emma Stone, and co. reminded us that the best/worst gift of all time has been with us all along. It's not a cozy Ukrainian blanket, nor is it a nano current device. It's been waiting for you always—in a messy stack along the checkout line at TJ Maxx. Go to it.

Video via NBC/Saturday Night Live.

More gifts: the ITG Gift Guide is over here.

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Holy Shit. We can’t believe we get to finally write this to you…RTJ3 IS READY!!!!  After a straight year of work the next chapter in this madness is done. We’ll spare you too much talk but we will say this: thank you so much for making RUN THE JEWELS the most amazing experience either of us have had in our careers. We hope you feel the love and time we put in to this record and can’t wait to share it with you and see you out on the road. Whether you buy it, download it for free, steal it from your annoying cousin or hear it at a show, just know that we are eternally grateful for the love you’ve shown us. Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

Love,

Jaime and Mike

RTJ3 TRACK LIST

1. Down (feat. Joi Gilliam)

2. Talk To Me

3. Legend Has It

4. Call Ticketron

5. Hey Kids (Bumaye) (feat. Danny Brown)

6. Stay Gold

7. Don’t Get Captured

8. Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost) (feat. Tunde Adebimpe)

9. 2100 (feat. BOOTS)

10. Panther Like a Panther (Miracle Mix) (feat. Trina)

11. Everybody Stay Calm

12. Oh Mama

13. Thursday in the Danger Room (feat. Kamasi Washington)

14. Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters

*running in circles screaming*

I hope this record takes my head clean off. 

Why would you do this to a poor defenseless infant? Supernatural star and Tumblr moistener Jensen Ackles revealed that his family has grown on Instagram yesterday. His wife Daneel Harris Ackles gave birth to twins on Friday night. The twins were given effed up names. Are you ready?

“Danneel, JJ and I are excited to announce the birth of our twins Zeppelin Bram and Arrow Rhodes,” Ackles wrote alongside a photo of Dr. Seuss’ Thing 1 and Thing 2. “They were born early yesterday morning.Everyone is doing great! #twinning.”

Ok, so Arrow Rhodes isn’t world-ending. It’s certainly no Pilot Inspektor. It sounds like an LL Bean knock-off clothing line that’s sold at Kohl’s, but it will probably be ok. You’re definitely going to end up with an odd, guttural-sounding nickname for the kid because “Arrow” is just too unwieldy to be calling out every day and humans are verbally lazy. So you’re going to be coming into the house and going “AAAAH, you home?” or “AARR, shut off the Playstation, it’s dinner time!” Awkward. Or they could just go with “Row.” They’ve got some decisions to make.

But ZEPPELIN. You named your child ZEPPELIN. ZEPPELIN. I’m not sure what’s worse – the possibility that they named him after an ancient band or that his namesake is the aircraft with history’s worst safety record. Once the other kids look up what a “zeppelin” is, that kid is screwed. Especially if he’s stout. And in our evolving faster-than-light digital age, the mean kids with the insta-meme producing chips in their heads are going to keep telepathically trolling him via their head wi-fi with pics of the Hindenburg Disaster.

Jensen and Daneel already have a 3-year-old daughter named Justice Jay, who works in a hair salon and writes poetry on the side.

Danneel, JJ and I are excited to announce the birth of our twins Zeppelin Bram and Arrow Rhodes. They were born early yesterday morning.Everyone is doing great! #twinning

A photo posted by Jensen Ackles (@jensenackles) on Dec 3, 2016 at 5:44pm PST

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Madonna – she’s just like us! Except for the wanting to remarry Sean Penn part. Her being married to that guy once was enough for me… he screams at the microwave to go faster and the dogs are afraid of him. Madge’s twerking her possibly new ass beside junior cat person Ariana Grande the other night was but one saucy delight amongst many at her Art Basel benefit. She also brought back her latest stage creation, the trampy ladyclown with the drinking problem, to raise money and troll President-elect Donald Trump with the inadvertent help of Britney Spears. By the way, that’s Madge in the pic up top. Lisa Frank isn’t coming out with a horror movie.

People reports that Madonna auctioned off a bunch of her rare photographs, tour memorabilia and other celebrity-related prizes to raise money for the country of Malawi. There were a bunch of famous people in the audience and she brought her ex-husband Sean Penn up to help her sell shit, including a photo from their wedding taken by Herb Ritts. It sounded and looked (see the Instagram video below) as awkward as you might think. He crawled through her legs when he took the stage; there was a moment in which he handcuffed her (for which there might be a disturbing historical precedent), and she revealed (again) that she’s still in love with him. She also offered to remarry him if he bid $150,000. Charity is lovely, but yeesh, people must have been squirming in in their hugely expensive seats.

Much of the event was shared on social media, including a moment where Madonna offered to re-marry Penn if he bid $150,000.

“I’m still in love with you,” she told Penn — as seen in video on Frankel’s Snapchat.

Hat tip to reality television fixture Bethenny Frankel, who apparently scored a ticket to the event, then put it on Snapchat. People should hire her ass. She gets good footage!

“”Does this remind you of anything?…..And I’m still in love with you…” – #Madonna last night @ArtBasel Miami with Sean Penn (Dec-2-2016) #madonna #seanpenn #artbaselmiami #FaenaForum #madonnafans #madonnafamily #marriage #auction #americanicon #tearsofaclown #Repost from @madonnabible

A video posted by Madonna Universe (@madonnauniverse) on Dec 3, 2016 at 5:45am PST

Madge also poked fun at Sean’s police record as he handcuffed her (seriously, why):

“For once, he’s not the one being arrested,” she said.

The Huffington Post reports that Lady Madonna also flipped the bird to President-elect Trump while throwing shade at his thread count. She covered Britney’s “Toxic” while pictures of Trump flashed behind her.

Seated on a chair for most of the performance, Madonna cooed lyrics like “You know that you’re toxic,” while backdropped by a photo of Trump with a “Pinocchio” nose and quotes from the president-elect about building a wall.

She prefaced “Toxic” by revealing to the audience that she’s been in Trump’s bed in Miami. I retched at first, too, but she says he wasn’t there at the time. It was for a photo shoot and his sheets weren’t up to her standards. You can watch it below but be warned… she talks before it. A LOT.

The “Material Girl” revealed she had been in Trump’s bed before — though he wasn’t there. She was shooting a magazine spread, and said his sheets were cheap. “They won’t be Egyptian cotton because we all know how he feels about Muslims don’t we,” Madonna joked.

It sounds like it was a crazed night for a good cause. We all know that there’s no way in hell Madonna would remarry her ragey ex-husband, though. Despite being an abusive prick, he’s 56 years old and fairly gnarled. There’s no youth to succubus out of him to keep staving off the aging process. She’s getting older and needs all the lifeforce she can get, especially since she might have added “new ass upkeep” to the beauty regimen.

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Oozing for My Lord
Heron-Love
2007

Another unfortunate title in our ALB line up. The author, however, insists that this title came to her. This book is actually decent enough as a memoir/personal faith story. The contents are totally appropriate for a general religion section, but I just can’t get past the oozing.

Mary

 

More Title Trauma:

Touched

Eat Dirt

Tooting and Scooting at the Library

A great choice for a parenting collection

 

 

 

A doorman got slapped

Pizza is not a form of ID, as a woman in Central Mass. learned all too well last week when she presented a slice of pizza to a doorman outside Amherst’s Monkey Bar, instead of offering an actual form of identification, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported.

When the doorman inexplicably refused to accept the pizza as her ID, the woman reportedly slapped him in the face. Police were called to the scene and ended up arresting a different woman for interfering with officers trying to deal with the pizza situation. That woman, a 21-year-old from Missouri, was initially charged with disorderly conduct, but the charge was later dismissed in court, and the woman told Jezebel in an email that she didn’t know about the pizza incident when she tried to intervene on behalf of her friend. Incidentally, the pizza woman was issued a notice to stay away from Monkey Bar.

Where this woman was keeping the pizza, whether it was contained in any kind of packaging or free-floating, and whether she slapped the doorman with the pizza are all unknown parts of this equation. However, one thing is certain: Regardless of how much any one person loves pizza, pizza is not actually representative of said person and therefore not acceptable identification in any circumstance.

• Amherst Police: Woman Attempts to Use Pizza Slice as ID, Companion Arrested for Interfering With Cops [DHG]
• Woman Attempts to Use a Slice of Pizza as I.D. at a Bar… [Mediaite]
• Do Not Slap a Bouncer With a Slice of Pizza, Ya Bitch [Jezebel]

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• Zara Fur Grey Sweater Hand Me Down From H
• Black Seriously Soft V-NeckTee From Aeropostale~5.85
• Poof Grey Tank Top From The Px~ 1.48
• Black Gap Favorite Dress Pants Christmas Gift From Oma or Parents(2010)
• White Gem Earrings From On Style 200 Czech Republic (9.78 Dollars)
• Diamond Necklace 1st Wedding Anniversary Gift From Ant (2005)
• Silver Headband From a store in Germany
• Black Skinny Bow Belt Hand Me Down From H
• Unisex Full Frame Plastic Glasses in Black C/O Firmoo
• Black Lace Up Flats From New Yorker~ 19.95(22.53 Dollars)

Happy Thanksgiving Eve Everyone! Today I go in to work late. So before I head in to work. I finish my Thanksgiving baking. For this years Thanksgiving I made 3 pumpkin roll, 2 pumpkin breads and 2 pumpkin pies.  Plus I prepped my sweet potato casserole for tomorrow. Which I will share the recipe with you all here soon. 

Tomorrow Ant and me are going to H's house to celebrate with them. I would love to go back to Michigan to be with my family but there no way I can make an 8 hour car trip there and back then back in the same day.  So therefor I'm doing a freindsgiving again.  My family will hopefully be coming to visit me at Christmas. 

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HAVE A GREAT WEDNESDAY!

I've had this album on repeat all week. It's a modern but rooted continuation of where they left off 18 years ago. Go get it if you haven't. RIP Phife Dawg. We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service is available everywhere. TribeCalledQuestVEVO

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Artist Jada Fitch (genius) created these tiny houses for wild bird friends who come and visit. 
I rarely say this but I AM SCREAMING quite literally and publicly. I’ve since passed away.
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“In that way, you’ve acknowledged that you’re unsure, that you don’t know what to do or say. You’ve acknowledged that you see them. They feel seen. They feel heard and acknowledged, which is huge for someone who’s in crisis.”
Wentworth Miller | Q&A at Oxford Union | 2016 | x

This is…actually the most beautiful and helpful advice, honestly.

Two old photographs, no date or writing.

Found in "The Military Policy of the United States" by Brever Major General Emory Upton. Published by the Washington Government Printing Office, 1907.



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It’s finally here.

After weeks of leaks and speculation about MAC’s Mariah Carey collection – Will it be sparkly? Will it have a butterfly? – we finally have some answers: Yes and HELL YES.

The collection will hit MAC stores and the website on December 15th. The collection includes five lipsticks in frost and cremesheen finishes ($20), five Lipglass shades ($18.50), two lip pencils ($22), two eyeshadow quads ($41), one liquid liner ($22), two sets of lashes ($18), a gold shimmer Skinfinish with her face embossed on it ($45.50), two blushes ($24), two powder blushes ($24), a loose powder ($39.50), and two brushes.

If you are the type who collects limited-edition collections, this one has some obvious must-haves in it. The lipsticks are cased in packaging that look like it’s been dipped in glitter, and the actual bullet is embossed with a butterfly. The Skinfinish, as already noted, has Mariah’s face on it. How can you possibly use that? You can’t, so just buy two and keep one in a special box.

From a color perspective, the eyeshadow quads are both excellent neutrals, one warmer and one cooler. The lipsticks are all very Mariah-esque browns and peaches. There is nothing bold to be found here. The Lipglasses are all, obviously, shimmery. Shade names include things like “I Get So OOC,” “MCizzle,” and “Diamond Butterfly.” Forget about tasteful creams and just enjoy the pure exuberant sparkle that is Mariah and this collection.

No word from MAC yet whether or not this collection will be available to shop early for MAC Obsessed or Devoted members like the Selena collection was, but we’ll update when we hear.

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Do you like hazelnut? Are you currently in Italy? If you’re both of those things, you are right now racing that ass to your nearest McDonald’s Italia! Buzzfeed reports that they’ve debuted the Sweety Nutella burger! It’s a dessert burger that consists of a big heaping serving of Nutella, sandwiched between two sweet buns.

Reaction has obviously been mixed:

Regali di @claac_

A photo posted by fran / 18 / (@luiginafan) on Nov 11, 2016 at 11:25am PST

The reason why you can’t seem to find any vacation flights to Italy right now is because Nutella-loving people have booked every possible flight to the kicking boot-shaped country to scarf down some of its goodness. They’ll be taking pics of themselves eating their Sweety Nutella burgers while pretending to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Look for it to become a meme. Ciao Italia!

Check out some footage of the Sweety Nutella burger below.

#sweetynutella #macdonalds #nutella #sweety

A video posted by Filippo Crucitti (@filippo_crucitti) on Nov 11, 2016 at 12:17pm PST

Pic: Facebook

Fam, this is written with lots of love for you.

I’m seeing a lot of people sharing their fears right now. Pointing to Trump/Pence/everyone down ballot’s vitriol against people who are survivors, undocumented, Muslim, POC, queer, trans, women, and other shades of human. It’s hard to imagine anything else you could say.

But if you’re posting about fear right now: could you please first take a minute to ask yourself whether any place you call home has had to call the cops* to temporarily guard entryways today? (e.g. Can you go to your office/school without fear of bombs/arson?) Can you please first ask yourself whether the fear you are feeling today requires a safety plan? 

Header image via “Eliminate the Hate” at the University of Virginia

On the stylistic virtues of Veruca Salt, Nellie Oleson, and Muffy from ‘Arthur.’

In ninth grade, my English teacher read us The Destructors by Graham Greene. In it, two very bad teenage boys do something bad. I can’t remember what it was (bad), but I do remember that the overall takeaway of the story was that they were bad, very bad, and when you leave here and go out into the world, do not be like them, which is bad.

The teacher then asked us to raise our hands if we had any sympathy for these, indeed, truly terrible characters. From the very front row of the classroom, I raised mine immediately, and it wasn’t until I turned around that I realized I’d been the only one to do so. I sheepishly lowered my hand and the teacher grimaced as if to say, “I look forward to reading about your future murder trial.” Everyone laughed, and then he changed the subject.

This was not the first time I realized I was more interested in terrible people than good ones, at least when it comes to stories. I love a villain, and over the years, I’ve developed a particular soft spot for a certain kind.

Veruca Salt. Muffy Crosswire. Lavinia in A Little Princess. Angelica Pickles. These are the characters little girls are told, over and over again, not to emulate. You can be anything, the world says, but definitely don’t be that.

Here is a very short quiz to help you determine whether a character is going to be one of these: Look at her collar. Is it loose, dirty, or not even worth describing at all? If so, she’s a sympathetic character who will probably accomplish some kind of impressive and noble feat before the story’s end.

But is her collar frilly, high-neck, brightly colored and/or heavily accessorized? Congratulations! You’ve found the character on whom the writer has projected his or her own fears about femininity and materialism — or as I call her, the Little Fancy Bitch.

That is a term of endearment, by the way, because I believe this trope to be woefully misunderstood. The funny thing about the Little Fancy Bitch is that often she isn’t really a villain at all — most of the time, she’s actually a friend or acquaintance of the protagonist, written into the story solely to show how cool and chill said protagonist is. But to me, she just illustrates how overrated being cool and chill is.

Main characters in children’s books, from Cinderella to Charlie Bucket, are generally polite, inquisitive, courageous, and kind, and exist so that all (non-sociopathic) children will identify with them. These are all wonderful traits, to be sure — but ultimately, these characters don’t really bring much personality-wise besides a certain naiveté that gasps, “Who, me?! A protagonist?!”

In contrast, there’s the Little Fancy Bitch, whose general attitude is, “You’re damn right, I’m the protagonist” — even when she’s not. Cutting and sometimes cruel, she’s a prissy snot who tries way too hard and cares only about herself, repelling others in the process. Which, fair. You say things like “Hmph!” while crossing your arms over your immaculate lace blouse and all the other nine-year-olds will hate you. That is how childhood works.

But I’ve had a fondness for this sort of character that’s only grown over the years, and I think I know why. The Little Fancy Bitch is a trope that’s supposed to warn children against giving in to their most stereotypically girlish impulses — caring deeply about their appearance, judging others and excluding them accordingly, and demanding attention and praise at all times. But what it ends up offering is an alternative to the quiet, curious protagonist. In a world of bookworms and tomboys, the Little Fancy Bitch is an unapologetic try-hard who has more important things to take care of than worrying about what everyone else thinks of her.

It’s also important to mention, I think, that the Little Fancy Bitch is ultimately a comedic device. She’s there because the things she says are hilarious, and in children’s books, the girls don’t often get to be the ones delivering the jokes.

Above all, however, she’s stylish as hell. And from books to films to TV cartoons, her fashion sense has remained astonishingly consistent, combining traditional notions of old money with maximalist femininity. Think frilly, over-accessorized pinafores, steam-cleaned pea coats, blindingly white knee socks, and hair that behaves exactly how it’s supposed to.

Moreover, every Little Fancy Bitch throughout history has had one signature, defining accessory. And with the fanciest and bitchiest of seasons upon us, it’s time you found your own fancy, bitchy accessory and embraced your inner spoiled (albeit heavily misunderstood) brat.

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Veruca Salt, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

While the red dress Julie Dawn Cole wore in the 1971 theatrical adaptation Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is certainly iconic, the original illustrations in the 1964 Roald Dahl novel depict Veruca in a white fur coat, pink hair bow, and pink tutu. In keeping with tradition, here is a Stella McCartney version that is just as bitchy as that time Veruca and her family literally stole their Golden Ticket from one of their OWN FACTORY WORKERS.

Shop: Stella McCartney Oversize Faux Fur Jacket, $1,720

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Lucy van Pelt, Peanuts

Having never seen a Peanuts movie, my understanding is that Lucy van Pelt’s whole deal is sobbing theatrically, engaging in light-to-medium bullying, and spitting real feminist truths like, “Boys are lucky. They never have to worry about things like sauce pans.” All this while wearing a very prissy blue dress, which MSGM has given a very Tumblr-esque, 2016-meets-1965 makeover.

Shop: MSGM Sheer Long-sleeve Ruffle Dress, $513

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Samantha Parkington, American Girl

Not everyone will agree here, but out of all the American Girls, Samantha is both the fanciest and the bitchiest. Maybe not in the traditional sense of the word, but, like others on this list, Samantha has the sort of attitude that only comes from a life of sheltered privilege and the ability to say things that are naive or ignorant but that sound polite, but only because she’s wearing a beautiful plaid cape. Here’s one by Vanessa Seward that sadly does not come with a muff.

Shop: Vanessa Seward Conan cape, $1,015

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Muffy Crosswire, Arthur

Muffy — whom the animators decided should be a monkey for what I assume is some kind of ironic statement — was always portrayed as a foil to her nerdy tomboy best friend Francine. While their opinions on the merits of beauty pageants differ, however, they’re both basically decent kids, except that Muffy gets to live in a giant mansion and wear impeccable cream-colored blouses. Note the intentional impracticality of such a garment; if you’ve got $390 to spend on a blouse, then you are sort of required to know how to consume soup without spilling it all over yourself.

Shop: Needle & Thread Lace-Trimmed Silk Chiffon Blouse, $390

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Eloise, Eloise at the Plaza

Eloise has all the makings of a Little Fancy Bitch with very little of the bitchiness, although in my opinion if you are an American who pronounces “rather” like “rawther” that makes you at least some degree of a snob. Also, to this day the Plaza Hotel has an Eloise Suite that is available for the highly bitchy price of $2,043 per night, plus tax. For about one-fourth of that cost, here are some suspender trousers that a more chilled-out Eloise at the Wythe Hotel might wear.

Shop: Y-3 Suspender Trousers, $470

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Lavinia, A Little Princess

Inarguably the bitchiest character on this list, Lavinia (no last name necessary) is a downright monster who orders Sara to build a fire, then instructs her to not touch anything else in her bedroom because her hands are gross, then makes fun of her servant body odor, all while brushing her glorious brown hair. There’s no question, however, that her elaborately collared green dress is on point. This Burberry Prorsum version combines all the attitude with none of the, y’know, horrifying class-based cruelty.

Shop: Burberry Prorsum Stitched Georgette Dress, $2,785

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Marie, The Aristocats

Here is where my thesis that you can identify a Little Fancy Bitch by her collar proves itself infallible: It even applies to cats. Unlike her less-cute brothers, Marie wears a bubblegum pink collar with a giant bow, which she accessorizes with a second bow on the top of her head. The entire basis of her personality is that she demands to be treated far better than her brothers simply “Because I’m a lady, that’s why.” Fair point! Plus, the entire movie centers on the fact that the Aristocats are way better than all the other regular cats, which is very bitchy. Also bitchy: This choker made of pink velvet and actual pearls.

Shop: Aamaya by Priyanka Velvet and Pearl Choker, $370

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Alice, Alice in Wonderland

Another possibly controversial opinion of mine is that I firmly believe Alice’s insistence on excessive politeness veers on bitchy, but in the best way possible. She questions absolutely everyone and everything around her, which is pretty ballsy for a seven-year-old, and demands for everything to make logical sense in a world defined by its nonsensicality. Plus, she’s rather eager to launch into some very heated discussions with a certain invisible cat, a chain-smoking caterpillar, and an insane milliner, all of whom are incredibly unhelpful. Her pinafore, however, may be her most lasting legacy, and even though it’s been sullied by horrific sexy-fied versions in pre-packaged Halloween costumes, this Delpozo pinafore is okay for adults to wear.

Shop: Delpozo Layered Bicolor Pinafore, $1,623

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Nellie Oleson, Little House on the Prairie

No matter how old nor evil she becomes, there is always one constant in prairie villainess Nellie Oleson’s life: her giant, obnoxious hair bows. Described by the Library of Congress as “wealthy, spoiled, and only happy when she is the center of attention,” Nellie is intensely manipulative, prissy, and the proud owner of the world’s most maniacal stinkface. A sort-of-but-maybe-not-really-unrelated fact is that the actress who played her in the long-running TV series, Alison Arngrim, is also impossible to differentiate from Game of Thrones child dictator Joffrey Baratheon, which just gave me an idea for my next piece.

Shop: Dolce & Gabbana Embellished Bow Headband, $1,395

Some things worth your dollars.

Following the unexpected outcome of the 2016 presidential election and the events that have followed, it can be hard to know what to do next. For issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is donate.

Below is a list of great, worthy places to spend your money that we put together on November 9th, 2016, and which we are constantly updating; the most recent addition is a list Sara Benincasa put together in the wake of Charlottesville. Check them out for yourself, consider what fits with your budget and ideals. And if you can’t spend, volunteer.

This list is by no means complete. Send us more organizations. The election might be over, but we must keep going.

American Civil Liberties Union: The ACLU has been working for a century to “defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.”

Black Lives Matter: BLM is “a chapter-based national organization working for the validity of Black life.” The organization is “working to (re)build the Black liberation movement.”

Brennan Center for Justice: “The Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving Constitutional protection in the fight against terrorism. Part think tank, part advocacy group, part cutting-edge communications hub.”

The Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR “is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR is committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change. We do that by combining cutting-edge litigation, advocacy and strategic communications in work on a broad range of civil and human rights issues.”

The Center for Reproductive Rights: The Center for Reproductive Rights uses “the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill.”

Central American Legal Assistance: “CALA provides free or low-cost legal services to New York’s immigrant community.” Read more about them here.

The Cleveland Refugee Bike Project: “The Cleveland Refugee Bike Project will provide refugees with bikes and training, giving them an economic lifeline that can connect them to new employment, educational, and social opportunities in Northeast Ohio.”

Council on American-Islamic Relations: CAIR “protects the civil rights of all Americans regardless of faith and has served more than 25,000 victims of discrimination since its founding in 1994.”

CUNY CLEAR: “The CLEAR (Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility) project primarily aims to address the unmet legal needs of Muslim, Arab, South Asian, and other communities in the New York City area that are particularly affected by national security and counter-terrorism policies and practices.”

Define American: “Define American is a non-profit media and culture organization that uses the power of story to transcend politics and shift the conversation about immigrants, identity, and citizenship in a changing America.”

Design for Progress by Sight Unseen: Sight Unseen is an online magazine dedicated to the visual arts, but here they’ve bundled together a group of fantastic charities, all listed here. Through Sight Unseen you can donate simultaneously to Planned Parenthood, Everytown for Gun Safety, the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Human Rights Campaign, EarthJustice, and the National Immigration Law Center.

TheDream.US: “TheDream.US is a new multimillion dollar National Scholarship Fund for DREAMers, created to help immigrant youth who’ve received DACA achieve their American Dream through the completion of a college education.”

Don’t Boo, Donate: Don’t Boo, Donate provides donation opportunities for six charities, each of which you can donate to individually via the site. The charities are the Southern Poverty Law Center, Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, the Trevor Project, the National Immigration Law Center, and the Sierra Club.

EarthJustice: Earth Justice exists “because the earth needs a good lawyer.” The organization “wield[s] the power of law and the strength of partnership to take on critical environmental issues and bring about positive change.”

Emerge America: Emerge America is “the premier training program for Democratic women,” inspiring women to run for office, and assisting them in that journey.

Emily’s List: Emily’s List works “to elect pro-choice Democratic women to office.”

Equal Justice Initiative: The EJI “is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.”

Esperanza LA: “Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project is a public interest legal organization serving some of the most vulnerable immigrants in the Los Angeles area.”

Everytown for Gun Safety: Everytown for Gun Safety “is a movement of Americans fighting for common-sense reforms to reduce gun violence.”

GLAAD: GLAAD works with the media to “bring people powerful stories from the LGBT community that build support for equality.”

Global Greengrants Fund: Global Greengrants is “the leading environmental fund that supports grassroots action on a global scale.” The organization gives “people, foundations, and responsible businesses the opportunity to invest in global grassroots change that honors people, livelihoods, and ecosystems equally.”

Greenpeace: “Greenpeace is the leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.”

Her Justice: “Her Justice engages the talent and resources of New York City's law firms, bringing together committed lawyers and determined women to secure life-changing results” for impoverished and abused women.

Human Rights Campaign: The HRC is “the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization.”

Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch researchers work “to expose tyranny, to empower victims, and to tell their stories to the world.”

Immigrant Defense Project: Among other things, the Immigrant Defense Project attempts to impact litigation and provides legal advice, advocacy, and post-conviction relief for immigrants.

Immigration Equality: “The nation’s leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization.”

The Innocence Project: The Innocence Project “exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.”

The International Rescue Committee: “The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and regain control of their future.”

Kids in Need of Defense: KIND, as it’s known, represents “unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in their deportation proceedings.”

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles provides “civil legal aid to poor and low-income people in Los Angeles County.”

The Legal Aid Society: “The Legal Aid Society is a private, not-for-profit legal services organization, the oldest and largest in the nation, dedicated since 1876 to providing quality legal representation to low-income New Yorkers.”

Lambda Legal: Lambda Legal “is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.”

The Marshall Project: “The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system.” The organization achieves this “through award-winning journalism, partnerships with other news outlets and public forums.”

Migrant Offshore Aid Station Foundation: MOAS “is a charity dedicated to saving lives at sea by providing professional search and rescue to people who are in distress.”

MPower Change: MPower Change is a “grassroots movement rooted in diverse Muslim communities throughout the United States who are working together to build social, spiritual, racial, and economic justice for all people.”

NAACP: The mission of the NAACP “is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.” The have been instrumental in fight voter suppression in places like North Carolina.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: The legal defense fund for the NAACP fights for racial justice through “litigation, advocacy, and public education.”

NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL lobbies Congress “to convince your elected representatives to support your right to choose” and organizes “women and men to make sure that lawmakers hear from the pro-choice people they represent.”

The National Immigration Law Center: “One of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.”

National Network of Abortion Funds: The National Network of Abortion Funds works to “remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.”

Natural Resources Defense Council: The NRDC “works to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water and the wild, and to prevent special interests from undermining public interests.” “NRDC experts use data and science to unearth the root causes” of the planet’s problems.

The New York Immigration Coalition: “The New York Immigration Coalition aims to achieve a fairer and more just society that values the contributions of immigrants and extends opportunity to all. The NYIC promotes immigrants’ full civic participation, fosters their leadership, and provides a unified voice and a vehicle for collective action for New York’s diverse immigrant communities.”

The New York Women’s Foundation: “The New York Women’s Foundation creates an equitable and just future for women and families by uniting a cross-cultural alliance that ignites action and invests in bold, community-led solutions across the city.”

Oxfam: Oxfam America works to strengthen US support for refugees, and protect the planet and vulnerable people from climate change, and confront inequality.

PFLAG: “PFLAG is the nation's largest family and ally organization” dedicated to the LGBT community.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund: PPAct works to fight for “laws and policies to protect your rights and health, and elect officials who will do so too.” Besides a woman’s right to choose, this means access to health care for women everywhere.

Project Vote: Project Vote focuses on “improving voter registration” through “advocacy, litigation, research, and technical assistance.” They work on “voter participation, election administration, and government agency voter registration.”

ProPublica: Donating to ProPublica supports its “independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.”

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: RAINN “is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization” They created and operate the National Sexual Assault Hotline, 800.656.HOPE.

Restore the 4th: Restore the 4th is “dedicated to restoring the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and ending unconstitutional mass government surveillance.”

Sanctuary for Families: “Sanctuary for Families is New York’s leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence.”

She Should Run: She Should Run expands “the talent pool of future elected female leaders” by “inspiring more women to consider public office” and making the case “that public service matters.”

The Sierra Club: “The nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization” has been instrumental in “protecting millions of acres of wilderness” and “helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act.”

Society of Professional Journalists Legal Defense Fund: The Society of Professional Journalists “collects and distributes contributions for aiding journalists in defending the freedom of speech and press guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center: The SPLC employs a “three-pronged strategy to battle racial and social injustice.” Those prongs are “fighting hate,” “teaching tolerance,” and “seeking justice.” For more check out their website.

Trans Lifeline: The Trans Lifeline is “ a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people.” They have numbers in both the US and Canada.

The Trevor Project: “The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.”

Union of Concerned Scientists: “Our scientists and engineers develop and implement innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war.”

United We Dream: “United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation. Our powerful nonpartisan network is made up of over 100,000 immigrant youth and allies and 55 affiliate organizations in 26 states. We organize and advocate for the dignity and fair treatment of immigrant youth and families, regardless of immigration status.”

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: “Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights is a global women’s fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and transgender human rights defenders at critical moments.”

Vote.org: “Vote.org has built and will continue to iterate the digital technology that removes barriers to voting and increases voter turnout.”

What to Do About Charlottesville masterlist, from Sara Benincasa.

No snakes, flowers, or butterflies; just a good T-shirt and a hoodie.

Gucci isn’t necessarily easy to love. The Italian brand’s new look — think Italian Renaissance masters reinterpreting modern-day pop culture — shepherded in by designer Alessandro Michele is embroidered with flowers, snakes, butterflies, and even Donald Duck. And even if one has the swagger to pull these items off, the price points (the uber-popular denim jacket will run you $6,000, for example) make getting in on one of the hottest brands of the moment incredibly difficult.

But finally, entry-level Gucci is here in the form of a T-shirt and hoodie that celebrities like Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Years and Years lead singer Olly Alexander, and the label’s designer have been wearing for months. The classic logo pieces released last week and are the easiest items to buy and wear for those who are interested in Michele’s fantasy but don’t want to go completely down the rabbit hole. They’re not cheap, just relatively so: $420 (nice) for a T-shirt and $1,200 for a hoodie.

Photo: Gucci

Gucci is incredibly smart to cash in on the returning prominence of logos and a rising interest in men’s vintage — sites like The RealReal report the category has doubled for them in the past year alone. The basic items on sale now take the Italian luxury house’s funky vintage look and make it more approachable.

Surprisingly, even with all the winds blowing in the right direction, demand for vintage Gucci T-shirts isn’t up at vintage clothing shops like Beacon’s Closet, according to its founder and president Carrie Peterson.

However, Peterson sees the allure of classic items like this done by Gucci and says similar items would “sell in half a heartbeat… A tee like this can embody the idea of luxury, while still being super casual,” Peterson concurs. But she also notes this can only really work because it’s a storied brand like Gucci. “These brands are sort of the godparents of modern fashion and will always carry an authenticity that current designers can only strive to realize during their careers,” she explains.

Photo: Gucci

The magic of the Gucci tee, Peterson explains, is the facade of vintage that the tee’s crackled logo and brand’s history conjures. “It's a T-shirt, but then you throw the Gucci logo on it, and you've got something fake fancy, or maybe even actually fancy,” she says. And doesn’t that just really sum up all of Gucci’s new look?

So if you’re a person concerned with (a) passing inconspicuously through the crowds (b) your checking account or (c) both, this tee and hoodie are the most passive and inexpensive ways to get in on one of 2016’s most beloved brands