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The Goodness of Others

“When times feel like nothing really ever changes, I am suddenly in awe of the goodness of others, of unexpected goodnesses that strike you out of left field and break your heart — but in the best way possible, the kind of heartbreak that you would happily live in for the rest of your life. “ As the season changes, Annie Jo Baker shares a heartfelt reflection on the interconnectivity of the human spirit and the importance of goodness for one and for all.

Creative, LifestyleAnnie Jo BakerSeptember 22, 2019mental health, friendship, on friendship, on goodness, on kindness, Annie Jo Baker, contributor posts, contributor postComment

A Room of Want’s Own: Brief Comments on Female Desire in Three Summer Reads (and One Excellent British Tragicomedy)

Writer Rachel Tay explores the topic of female desire in three of the summer’s most popular and poignant reads – Mona Awad’s Bunny, Lara William’s Supper Club, and Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women – before turning to Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the phenomenon that was and is Fleabag.

The Beauty of Love: Finding Inspiration in Botticelli's Venus

Beauty Editor Rory Mara finds inspiration in the Galleria degli Uffizi and turns to Botticelli and “The Birth of Venus” for her summer mood.

Beauty, Culture, CreativeRory MaraJune 28, 2019The Birth of Venus, Birth of Venus, how to dress like your novel, Sandro Botticelli, Botticelli, Rory Mara, beauty looks, looks inspired by paintings, style inspired by paintings, summer look Botticelli, makeup, ItalyComment

Modern Penelopes: Crafting as an Act of Self-Care

Turning to mythology and art history, contributor Milena Le Fouillé channels the craft and textile work of Penelope into self care and a twist on meditation, through the repetitive peaceful act of knitting.

Lifestyle, Creative, LiteratureMilena Le FouilléApril 3, 2019self care, art history, Penelope, The Odyssey, The Penelopaid, mythology, knitting, textiles, Arts and Crafts Movement, Milena Le FouilléComment

A Practical Guide to Taking (Pretty) Notes

After her piece on bullet journaling, M.A. McCuen returns with a practical guide to pretty note taking.

Creative, Culture, LifestyleM. A. McCuenFebruary 19, 2019academia, studies, studying, studyblr, studygram, taking notes, pretty note taking, pretty notetaking, taking pretty notes, how to take pretty notes Comment

“What is that noise now? What is the wind doing?"

Accompanied by an original illustration by Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell addresses the November spirit while contemplating Ruth Negga as Hamlet, Hozier’s recent ‘Movement,’ and a passage from T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland.’

Culture, Creative, LiteratureEliza CampbellNovember 20, 2018culture, poetry, T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland, Hozier, Movement, Hamlet, Ruth Negga, Dublin, Ophelia, November, October, Autumn at the Attic, Beowulf, illustration, artwork, Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell, favorite, HalloweenComment

ARCADIA

Heads fly and Arcadia is born. Beauty Editor & Resident Medievalist, Rory Mara turns to horror in order to retell the Italian folk tale of Costanzo/Costanza as a mashup with the Renaissance story of Arcadia.