Viva Joy Riot!

style in service of social justice

14 December 2009

Posted by Unknown at 1:44 PM

Could-a, Would-a, Should-a

Sometime in 2005 I wandered inside the National Council of Stylish Jewish Ladies of a Certain Age Thrift Shop and unearthed a COMPLETE FREA...
This is not a test
If Wishes Were Horses

...this house would be carpeted with road apples. A while back I offered up an arrangement for our living room that requires some new furn...
Yours, mine, ours?

I've been thinking a lot about the issue of cultural appropriation over the last year. I see instances of this all over -- what is...
Shopping for a Better World

Illustration by Alice Rutherford Reposted from Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner's Lenny No. 22 by Shirley Kurata of Virgil Norma...
Hot Hot Heat

I'll be honest with you, I'm not a huge fan of the heat and dryness all up in my grill this past week. Of course, I've got it ea...
Superpowers

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Pardon Our Dust

I've been AWOL for awhile. This can only mean one thing: La BunBun hasn't been sleeping through the night. Which means, of course, t...
#GivingTuesday

Small victory: I haven't blown up my bank account in preparation of Christmas (yet). I didn't shop at all on Friday, over the weeke...
Things to do in Seattle When You're Dead Tired

I can't imagine a better city to be in when your child is an early riser. Seattle and its many purveyors of fine caffeinated beverages m...