ASTEROEIS

“Zoya Nazyalensky - a powerful squaller, gorgeous to the point of absurdity, and capable of reducing Nina’s confidence to ash with a single raised brow.”

”European standards of beauty are something that plague the entire world— the idea that darker skin is not beautiful, that light skin is the key to success and love. Africa is no exception. When I was in the second grade, one of my teachers said, ‘Where are you going to find a husband? How are you going to find someone darker than you?’ I was mortified. I remember seeing a commercial where a woman goes for an interview and doesn’t get the job. Then she puts a cream on her face to lighten her skin, and she gets the job! This is the message: that dark skin is unacceptable. I definitely wasn’t hearing this from my immediate family-my mother never said anything to that effect-but the voices from the television are usually much louder than the voices of your parents.“

An afternoon at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj photographed by Rich Stapleton.

Mädchen Amick as Shelly in Twin Peaks (1990-1991)

The most beautiful dream in the most beautiful world.

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