Bela Lugosi's Dad

Magnificent gold and enamel plique-à-jour pendant/brooch designed as a “Morning Glory”. It was once part of the collection of Ada Rehan, a popular actress of the late 19th century who starred in several Shakespearean plays.

a few favorites from the many altered key pendants i'll have with me this weekend at Yet Another Queer Pop-Up Market. i've been collecting the keys for years & it's very exciting to finally be doing what i want with them! the metal decorative elements on some of the keys come from a box of castoffs from a 1910s costume jewelry factory (lucky find 15+ years ago that i've been slowly working through). finding the right size quartz points for the hollow clock key tips is oddly satisfying!

MTV Video Music Awards Posters, 1999

Britney Spears as Violetta Valéry (La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi) Janet Jackson as Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare in Egitto, G. F. Händel) Chris Rock as Rigoletto (Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi) Ozzy Osbourne as Pagliacci (Pagliacci, Ruggero Leoncavallo) David Bowie as Mephistopheles (Faust, J. W. Goethe) Madonna as Norma (Norma, Vincenzo Bellini)

A new illustrated short story by Susanna Clarke will be published on 20 October 2026!

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic

1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender – something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.

His quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne – where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.

the outfit that may "invite harassment from men and therefore shouldnt be worn":

like if i had any criticism of the fit its just not that flashy or unique and that the skirt would be cumbersome in a portapotty. but my god, putting her in danger from men with wandering hands??? as if men assaulting her would be her fault if she wore this? bad men will harass a woman wearing a tshirt and pj pants at 7-11. good men will not disrespect a woman even if shes nude. i do not tolerate disrespect even in my skimpiest of outfits. if a man is evil and deranged enough to choose to harass or assault me, he would do that regardless of what im wearing. nothing gives anyone the right to violate anyone elses physical boundaries. but shes not even that exposed anyways??

In Medias Res by Teja Ream