The Ilkhan dynasty was Mongol so this purse is actually a fusion of a Mongol courtly scene done with intricate metalwork native to the region. Since a high-ranking woman of the court probably had this commissioned for her, it would not have followed aniconism and she would likely have practiced Mongol shamanism or…

It is really awkwardly phrased. I think by new individuals she meant "new groups" or "new institutions" which makes a bit more sense. But I also don't understand how you can "insult and ignore" someone at the same time unless you are insulting them through purposeful omission. I guess Dries is upset that this article…

Yeah, I'm hoping the media isn't too vicious with this and that everything comes to light through fair legal procedure which hopefully won't have too much of a media circus around it. The alleged victim had a history of commenting on Bright Eyes positively (which of course doesn't mean that she was having trouble…

She made a comment under a DISQUS account with her name.

Yup! Google "plunge bras" or ask where they are at your favorite undergarments store! They come in a bunch of price points, Maidenform and Wacoal have some (if those are brands that work well for you) and they are often easy to find in the shape wear/double stick tape/convertible bras and things section in nice…

So the other week someone commented how it was the first time a Kardashian hadn't been on any of the covers in a while and just 4 months ago they were on every single one. Well looks like Kim read that, ordered up those extremely unflattering pants and called in some "anonymous tips". Look what you have done! Now…

Tamara Mellon (Jimmy Choo) made the boot/leggings as part of her new line. The worst part is they're supposed to be stand alone to make your look more "streamlined" but just look really weird to me. And I have no idea how you're supposed to clean them. They seem like they'd just smell terrible pretty quickly.

I'm 24 too and don't have tons of money to throw at beauty treatments so trust me, I'm not going to waste your money. The Olay at home microdermabrasion kit works wonders (you can find it on sale at the drugstore/target sometimes) it takes off dead layers, evens out your skin tone, helps fade acne scars, it is…

This just makes me miss all the to-die-for falafel places in Paris.

I recently watched a documentary, I think it may have been Al Jazeera or BBC on the diamond trade and changes in it and basically came to the conclusion that you are still best off avoiding them.

Did anyone else interpret this as a mirroring of the male gaze?

Brits make really bizarre -sounding- to- Americans nicknames. Especially the posh ones, my British family members all had nicknames that family/friends called them that allegedly came from their original name or place in the family. "Shrimpy" from Downton Abbey was not an exaggeration at all. I think part of it is…

Speaking of Abbie Cornish, has anyone around here watched that Klondike miniseries??

So when I initially read the headline I thought it was one of those things where they claim "1 in 100" candles has a real diamond ring! Or something like that, where there is just no way to verify that and people buy a bunch hoping they will get the lucky one.

I'm 24 and watched a ton of Shirley Temple movies when I was little, like Curly Top and Little Colonel, my grandparents had her movies in their collections and I didn't really watch much TV so mostly I watched a bunch of old black and white movies and really old cartoons that we had on VHS. I think since by our…

I agree with all your points, especially about guns. When you're in a crowded area with lots of people around- what are you going to do , whip out your gun and shoot a most likely completely innocent bystander? And most people are robbed without realizing it. Basic things, like you said, can prevent most of this.…

My thoughts exactly, I understand being referential, but I think this collection veers towards copying territory. I think the combination of the silhouettes, and the color palette, and the makeup/styling, and the cat-eye sunglasses is a bit too much. I think Posen is a great designer and some of these pieces are…

This says Tilda Swinton at the Oscars to me.

Eek! Usually I think there clothes are quite beautiful and technically on point but these look quite cheap and the color scheme is all off. The tops look like those popcorn expandable shirts from Limited Too and the bottoms look like Star Wars fabric from Wal-Mart. Maybe it just doesn't translate in photograph well at…

So I'm not even going to try to get into all of the complicated socio-political implications and problematic mindset and offensive things people feel about these techniques and workshops since that could take up an undergrad thesis and just jump to the smattering of "tips" and "tricks" I've learned and collected from…