Wholestyle on the Web: Week of 12/11/2009
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Arts & Entertainment
- Chinashop: The Bunny Museum – A Strange Brew of Rabbit Stew Like a foam pit you used to see in gymnastics or P.E., except it is FILLED WITH THOUSANDS OF BUNNIES
- The Daily Beast: The New Italian Renaissance (Rachel Wolff) A controversial show celebrate 40 years of sex, death, and Arte Povera
- Gala Darling: John Lennon A tribute to the famous Beatle on the anniversary of his assassination
- The Sassy Minx: Inspiro – Gemma Correll Interviewing the felt-tip pen illustrator about her love of pugs (and her drawings)
- We Love DC: We Love Arts – Dana Ellyn, Divinely Irreverent An overview of the artist’s insightful paintings
Body Talk
- Body Impolitic: Body Image Language – The Interpreter’s Task A mother’s struggle to impress body-positive language on her daughters
- The Fat Girl’s Guide to Living: The Fat Girl’s Guide to Ice Skating Being queen-of-the-ice doesn’t require a svelt body…but you might get one
DIY
- The Art of Manliness: How to Rotate Your Car Tires Never run on cupped wheels again
- Instructables: DIY Vinyl Wall Art Get huge Tim Burton swirls on your ceiling for about $50
Education
- Discover: Does Testosterone Cause Greedy Behaviour or Do We Just Think it Does? (Self-explanatory title, I think)
- Don’t Feed the Animals: Playing with Probability What are the odds?
- Life: Ethiopia’s Vanishing Tribes A photo essay illustrating the beauty of disappearing African culture
- Neatorama: Getting to Know Nostradamus (Jill Harness) The myths, hoaxes, and truths about the (in)famous prophet
- New Scientist: Homosexual Selection – The Power of Same-Sex Liasons Is homosexual behaviour evolutionarily beneficial?
- Psychology Today: Body Language Myths The prevailing myths about nonverbal communication
- Psychology Today: Unlocking the Mystery of the Artistic Mind Science is using art to learn about the mind, but great artists turn out to be the world’s first neuroscientists
Fashion
- Already Pretty: Button-Downs – Why, How, Where The all-purpose, yet hated, button-down explained and vindicated
- Dramatis Personae: High Fashion & High Art – Two Worlds Apart? Examining the difference between a knockoff and the genuine article in terms of art and licensing
- Frock ‘n’ Roll: Storage Solutions – Accessories Where to put all those dangly, sparkly, shiny things we love
- Nubby Twiglet: Shoe Care Secrets How to take care of your beloved footwear
- Poetic & Chic: Beautiful Biba An in-depth retrospective on a famous 60s brand that is often referenced today
- Style on a String: Leggings vs. Tights These things are not pants
Feminism
- Guardian: Feminist Books for Five-Year-Olds Reading lists of subversive gender-role books for young kids
Food
- CBS4 Denver: First Gourmet Marijuana Restaurant Opens in Denver A medical marijuana dispensary idecided to get creative and make the business into a full-service restaurant
- The Cooking Photographer: Rolled Gingerbread Cookies, a Very Old Recipe A holiday favourite, old-school style
- The Daily Beast: Cookin’ with Coolio (Rachel Syme) The legendary rapper produces his own fusion cuisine in a bestselling cookbook
- Irreference: DIY Peppermint Bark for the Holidays The great equalizer: Candy
- The Kitchn: Fancy Flavors – How to Infuse Olive Oil Put any delicious flavour into your cooking by adding a few simple ingredients to your oil
- M.I.S.S.: Healthy Bites – Freshman 15? Forget about It! Avoiding those extra college pounds by minding your eating
- Serious Eats: The Nasty Bits – Rabbit and Garlic Soup Many eaters are discouraged by the idea of cooking that which you can buy at a pet store
- Wisebread: 6 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Ground Beef Think about where that hamburger comes from
Health & Beauty
- Destructo Deviations: Toxic Beauty – The Toxic 12 List There are hidden things lurking on your bathroom counter that could harm you
Positive Life
- Already Pretty: Loving Your Inner Self How do you move away from feeling inferior and when is it okay to change?
- Positively Present: When You Want to Cry, Laugh Instead If you want to wake up laughing, to see the good in even the worst situations, you have to work at it
- Productive Flourishing: Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth Don’t “yeah, but” your way out of greatness
- Rabbit Write: Rabbit’s Guide to Therapy An experiential and researched guide to going, being there, and leaving
- Simple Marriage: Expectations…The Path to an Unhappy Marriage Grow your happiness by lowering your expectations and growing your gratefulness
Sexuality
- Bitchbuzz: Violet Blue and “The Future of Sex” It’s digital. It’s mechanical, pumped with AI and completely uninhibited.
- Genderfork: Detransition, Retransition What are the reasons for reversing or stopping gender transition?
- Sexis: Knife Play (KalCobalt) Bringing blades into the bedroom
- Sexgenderbody: GFE vs PFE – Definitions of a Sexual Encounter Know your escort acronyms in order to get the experience you’re looking for
Social Issues
- Racialicious: The Melting Pot 2009 – Job Applicants Choose Assimilation as Means of Economic Survival Black Americans are increasingly forced to delete signs of their race to find employment
- What Tami Said: When Allies Fail, Part 2 The responsibilities of marginalized people who want to work with allies
Travel
- The Coveted: Heart and Seoul The long-awaited post on Jennine’s trip to Korea (only slightly marred by getting sick)
- Gawker: How not to get Arrested While You’re Abroad – A Foxy Knoxy-Inspired Guide How not to be that guy gal when you’re in a foreign country
Work, Money & Organization
- Compound Thinking: Things I’ve Learned about Time Management Don’t do it, avoid thrashing, and how saying “no” lets you say “yes”
- Stratejoy: A Restless Generation Generation Y’s desire to work to be happy instead of work to live is a result of its upbringing
- White Hot Truth: Kissing Ass, Quantum Leaps, and the Power of Being Unqualified Getting the job when you have zero training in the field
- Wisebread: The Joy of Buying a New Car – 7 Car Buying Tips In the vast confusing world of automotive retail, what should you know before you buy?
- Wisebread: The Best Online Swap Sites Buying new is so pre-recession and there’s no excuse not to get out there and start trading.
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