Ha! That's totally fair.

Totally. 1910s ladies made giant pads of hair out of the discarded hair from their brushes to achieve those Gibson Girl looks. I find it fascinating and repulsive at the same time.

Aw, shucks. :)

Check out cosmeticsandskin.com - it has a boring name but the MOST INTERESTING articles about beauty history!

She's an awesome kid, and this is totally normal for an 11 year old. That said, if my Mom was present when I was giving an interview at age 11, that level of brattiness would NOT fly.

The 18th century isn't my specialty, but as far as I know the "macquillage" she's referring to was a mixture of white lead, egg white, and wax, overlaid with potato powder. It would have looked something like very pale foundation, though it's hard to imagine because we can't safely recreate it.

Ha! That is an amazing Ren Faire backstory!

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Thanks! It makes me grumpy and un-fun sometimes, but I love it!

No, you're totally right. Every decade has a range of looks, as well as rebels. But there are things that will define the "look" of a decade regardless. Things like available pigments (there are only a few sources of cosmetic pigments in the world, so you can't get any colour at any time. Think of the range of brown…

Okay! For one thing, she's wearing foundation throughout the whole thing, but the earliest formulas don't hit the market until the very late 30s. I know foundation is supposed to look invisible, but it isn't, actually, any more than a clear bra strap is invisible.

Aaaah. I am a historian, 20th century beauty is one of my specialty areas, and this gives me HIVES. It's not even remotely accurate. It's more like a makeup artist's vague modern take on decades past. Pretty, but NO.

"I have been think about everyone's opinions and I got alot of chooses [sic] and I have done there idea and I get the [shit] end of the stick."

There is nothing terrifying about knowing you can become strong and fit after 70. That shit is reassuring as FUCK. I love this post and I love Willie.

I swear I'm a feminist and I usually fit in fine around here, but I truly don't understand the reactions I'm reading. She put herself on a show where the point is to have your weight lost scrutinized by millions of viewers. It's show that Jezebel has repeatedly pointed out is a really unhealthy way to lose weight.

I don't know how to feel about this. Sure, we should avoid concern-trolling anyone's body, but...she lost 155 pounds in 5 months! I AM concerned.

Mia Farrow can't cast them in a film that's likely to be nominated for an Oscar.

Ugh, GoldieBlox. I hate these things. You don't fix the problem of gendered toys by creating yet another gendered toy. All this does is reinforce the idea that girls can't have "real" building toys because they're girls, and that the elements of GoldiBlox (pinky-purple colours, cute animal friends) are for girls only.…

Seriously, something isn't right here. Mocking and shaming your partner for something as normal as masturbating sort of veers into abusive territory. Get out of there, Jon!

Aw, Beibz. I really have no snark for this kid. Fame has completely messed him up, and now he's got to deal with all of that plus addiction. Apparently sizzurp is nearly as hard to quit as heroin, despite the stupid name.