abstractions
Abstractions of Chinchilla
abstractions

The trailer for Goodnight Mommy is so gorgeous and creepily evocative of psychological horror...but from everything I’ve read about it (SPOILER WARNING?), the movie mostly appears to be more beautifully-shot torture porn with a standard twist ending. Disappointing.

Why shouldn’t Christy Mack profit off her abuser’s attempt to murder her? Due to his violent assault, he’s already lost nearly a year’s worth of income she could’ve expected to earn if she hadn’t been in recovery, not to mention the time, energy, and mental/physical resources she’s spent on the same. It’s not clear

Hush your mouth, Freddie is never too old to be Charming. He’s a Domestic Prinze, with forthcoming cookbook.

But Disney already has a show about Prince Charming’s loser little brother! His name is David and he babysits sheep for a living.

The story of Lux, the Portland terror cat, was actually really sad. After TV cat guru Jackson Galaxy took the case, Lux was diagnosed with feline hyperesthesia syndrome, a rare disorder that isn’t fully understood but may be some kind of seizure disorder and/or OCD. It can cause all sorts of fun symptoms like

Is it wrong that I want to know what kinds of eyeliner and mascara the woman in the first video is wearing? She has tears streaming down her face and that eye makeup is not smearing AT ALL. I need it!

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Icona Pop’s existence is wholly justified by serving as inspiration for this fandom parody song. Behold!

How does this list contain no Japanese sunscreens? They are like the Holy Grail of skincare.

How does this list contain no Japanese sunscreens? They are like the Holy Grail of skincare.

makes her own sunscreen

makes her own sunscreen

if you crush a clove of garlic and put it between your toes, in less than 30 minutes you’ll taste it in your mouth

Both of those are literally “petrolatum with tingly counterirritants added.” (Turpentine?!) No thanks.

toxins

“Botanical products” aren’t inherently evil, but they’re also MUCH more likely to provoke an allergic or acne reaction in skin than petrolatum, which is usually skin-neutral. (There are people with genuine sensitivity to petrolatum, but it’s relatively rare and often caused by impurities left in the petrolatum.)

Amy’s is her powerful gypsy curls.