adorable archaeoology

female masculinity by jack halberstam is a very interesting book. dense but i accidentally got like 40% through it in one evening. very illuminating about how there were distinct subcultures of masculine women and women who slept together for at least the past 200 years, enough so that there are a multitude of stories of women having loads of female partners. i knew that these women existed, but halberstam makes a convincing case for prominent cohesive subcultures with their own signifiers and ways of knowing and identifying each other as far back as the early 1800s. also a fascinating look at the range of relationships women have had with masculinity and their own womanhood or non-womanhood. definitely a necessary documentation

made the mistake of looking at the top goodreads reviews. kill me now

THAT FIRST SITE IS EVERY WRITER’S DREAM DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE TRIED WRITING SOMETHING AND THOUGHT GOD DAMN IS THERE A SPECIFIC WORD FOR WHAT I’M USING TWO SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE AND JUST GETTING A BUNCH OF SHIT GOOGLE RESULTS

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This one’s an always-reblog, because who knows who needs it and hasn’t seen it yet?

reblog to cast level 5 spell: everyone who reads this gets a full night sleep

"Haters" were a form of Sacred Fool in the late American empire. [1] They performed many social duties, acting as a check on the egos of popular artists and entertainers, a buffer against parasocial engagement, and a safe arena in which to practice a form of performative oral poetry known as "Banter" or "taking the piss." [2]

what never fails to make me cry are ancient toys