A white nationalist group called American Identity Movement chose a Washington bookstore, Politics and Prose, as the site for its latest “peaceful disruption.” This continues a current trend of bookstores as the latest destinations for such nationalist demonstrations. The group’s demonstration was apparently in response to Politics and Prose hosting author Jonathan M. Metzl, who was discussing his book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland. According to the summary provided by Amazon, his book aims to address the idea that, “Many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make …
On April 24th, 1967, The Outsiders was published as a cheap, drugstore paperback, in a time before the YA fiction market even existed. Author S.E. Hinton started writing her famous book at just fifteen—and, amazingly enough, this wasn’t even the first book she wrote! She reveals in an interview for Entertainment Weekly that in middle school she wrote a book about The Civil War, commenting that she has “no idea what [she] thought [she] knew about the Civil War.” The premise of The Outsiders, though, was something she knew about from her experiences with a divided community that closely paralleled …
Hey everybody! In honor of National Siblings Day, let’s check out some of the literary siblings in pop culture! 1. The Weasleys, the Harry Potter series IMAGE VIA Thehooknew Okay—the Weasleys’ status as #1 on this list is NOT up for debate! Each one of them has their own unique personality, and they’re awesome friends to one another and to Harry (and everyone else). Overall, they have the chillest, most playful sibling dynamic in pop culture right now (even though Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came out 8 years ago). The only one of them who I actively dislike …
Urban Decay, a.k.a. my favorite makeup brand *ever,* is releasing a Game of Thrones themed makeup collection—and it’s an ABSOLUTE UNIT. The limited-edition collection is inspired by the main power-houses of Game of Thrones, including (but not limited to) House Stark, House Lannister, House Targaryen, and even the White Walkers. It includes: two eyeshadow brushes inspired by the swords Longclaw and Needle, a twenty-piece eyeshadow palette, a three-piece highlighter palette, a lip & cheek stain, four new shades of their Vice Lipstick, and—last but not least—four new shades of the cult-classic 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil. Okay, so that’s a lot …
