Some days I am baffled by my fellow Americans. Like in the case of the 5yo in rural Kentucky who shot and killed his little sister. Here’s How the Rifle That Just Killed a 2-Year-Old Girl Is Marketed for Kids. Disgusting. And “this was totally unexpected.” What? How? How can you give a very young child a gun, keep it LOADED in the corner of your dining room, and then be surprised by such an outcome? It boggles the mind. In other mind-boggling news, Bitch Magazine picked up this infuriating ongoing story: State Investigates Artist Venus DeMars for Not Making Enough Money Off her Art. It really sucks to think my own state may be going after Venus because she is an out trans woman. But it’s the only angle that makes sense.
It’s hard to switch gears to five good things, but I need to:
- Hooray for Colorado! Hundreds of Colorado gay and lesbian couples put an official government seal on their relationships in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after the state’s civil-unions law took effect.
- Love this: a mini documentary about the importance of food in Quentin Tarantino’s movies.
- Silly but snort-inducing: Super Mario Bros. Characters Reimagined as Hipsters
- My Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds vinyl finally showed up this week. Amazon had been having trouble procuring it. But Push the Sky Away turned up and sounds wonderful. And it came with a bonus 7″, with the songs Lightning Bolts and Needle Boy. Very happy making.
- Also happy, I have happy hour plans with a friend at one of the happiest happy hours in town. Stoked.
A friend gave me the heads up about this Montreal city guide. Looks right up my alley. It just dawned on me…I’ll get to stop by the Drawn and Quarterly store when I visit Montreal. SO very excited about that. And we’re going to give AirBNB a shot. We’ve already found loads of cool looking, well-reviewed lodging in Toronto and Montreal. But we’ll be going for the private apartment option rather than sharing space/staying with someone in their home. The older I get the more I appreciate my privacy. And this return to cohabitation is hard enough. When I go on vacation I need my personal space.
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