the way out is through

It's a biggin' Attempting to restart Friday Lists, a weekly curation of cool, fun, weird shit from around the internet.

Okay, it has been a while, but to the loyal 20-30 people who read this. I see you. I appreciate you. Sorry for being lazy.

I very much need this poster, a frame that fits it and an adult with a drill to come put it on my wall, please. Purchase here. 

Love this, Style is an Algorithm looks at taste optimisation, machine curation and how the future of fashion might be dictated in the future and…

I really liked this article in Mel Magazine, How to date a woman whose only dated assholes, full of useful advice to men of the world. Read here. I found out MMA fighter ‘Smiling’ Sam Alvey and wife Mckey Alvey (winner of Cycle 11 of ANTM) met at Bristol Renaissance Faire in Bristol, Wisconsin. The event recreates a visit from Elizabeth I to the UK Bristol in 1574. So, fucking, weird. Read here. …

Mild hiatus because I lost my job. Blog post about that coming soon cause nobody accepted my pitch cause fuck my drag, right? Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book written by Oliver Sacks that describes him treating patients of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic or more commonly known as ‘sleeping sickness’. The disease attacks the brain, leaving some victims in a statue-like condition,…

The Top 5 Most Essential Kitchen Nightmare’s Episodes – Part 2

Yes, here we are again. Welcome. Turns out, there is no concept of ‘The Top 5 Most Essential Kitchen Nightmare’s Episodes’. Since that article went live on April 4th, 2016 it’s gained over 200,000 unique views. Which, to be honest, is fucking insanity. It turns out I’m only one of a number of people who is fully obsessed with this TV show. Which is why the concept of the ‘Top 5 Essential’ must be…

“Ich hatte gern ein schwarma teller, bitte, uh zum mitte nahmen” It’s been 8 months and 16 days since I moved to Berlin and that is possibly the only German sentence  I’m comfortable saying. FYI, it is probably spelled wrong, but I think it adds to the phonetic way I have to say it in my head as I approach the counter of my favourite Turkish takeaway. Only to be told recently by somebody,…

This AskReddit thread fucked me up ‘What was your “Ohh, so that’s what it was for” moment that took you too long to find out?’ I have only just realised sweatbands on wrists are so you can wipe the sweat from your forehead. Duhdoy. Be enlightened here.  Love this Broadly article about how Trixie Mattel rose to fame after her less than perfect performance on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Sashay here. This…

The Shetland Isles, stumbling blocks, foundation, productivity and being fucking OP.

Tindhólmur looks fucking cool, I’d like to run to the top of and find a sword that turns out to do no damage because I’m so fucking OP.  Get hype here.  It was recently the anniversary of Kristallnacht, it reminded me that I found out about ‘stolepersteine’ or ‘stumbling blocks’ when I moved to Berlin. They’re scattered all over Europe and basically anywhere where Nazi’s ruined lives, there are…