Welcome back to the increasingly erratic Thursday Book Club! In my last real Book Club post, I discussed Empress Wu, the only woman in the history of China to be called “emperor” during her lifetime. Since then, I’ve done a couple of fake Book Club post about Christopher Walken’s ass and books I bought while…
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"I Gave It All to Your Cousin Josephine!"
I love this scene from The Sopranos. Tony and his murderous mother Livia are fighting about her future, including the dispensation of her good jewelry. My Livia Poison Ring wasn’t inspired by Livia Soprano, though I’m sure she would have found it useful. Livia Poison Ring in 18K yellow gold and diamonds© Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photo…
Stay Away. 150 Yards Away.
I need a restraining order, y’all. I’m not just worried about whoever Googled “Wendy Brandes home address.” (By the way, it is 123 Main Street, Noway, Nohow. The zip code is Get The Hell Out Of Here.) I need a restraining order to keep Dr. Phil away from my favorite sticky-fingered client, Britney Spears. I…
Yay for Korean Girls!
Check out the New York Times story called “South Korea, Where Boys Were King, Revalues Its Girls.” This story caught my eye because it’s about Korea, one of my obsessions. It’s also good news for women. But what really intrigued me is the way it shows how patriarchal traditions damage a society and how people…
Hello, Dolly!
Greetings to all you people visiting from Doll’s Realm! You are a quiet, non-commenting group. Don’t be so shy. You know, before I posted that photo of me in the (pseudo) latex leggings, I wondered whether or not I’d really want to see that picture all over teh Interweb. What if I did something stupid…
This Is Tragic
More flower molestation! Hey, that outfit was the shizz in 1992! Don’t judge! UPDATED TO ADD: Check it out! Special spam haiku in my honor! Nadine T. Bartley is going to love this! UPDATED AGAIN: Damn! Who is the bitch who failed to invite me to the I Am Legend premiere last night? Identify yourself!…
A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose
Photo source: Uber Desi I enjoyed this story about Rose, India’s first transgendered late-night TV talk show host. Go on with your bad self, Rose! As I recently mentioned, one of my 15 personalities is three-year-old boy who is really a girl trapped in a boy’s body. Sweet’ums, as he likes to be called, was…
Boob Bow Redux at Luxx
Yep! The boob bow is the new hot thing. First it was the butt bow. Now it’s the boob bow. This boob bow was brought to you by Luxx Magazine, published by the Times of London, part of the Murdock/h MegaEmpire. Speaking of MegaEmpires, did I not tell you that Google was going to punish…
Thursday Book Club: Empress Wu, Part I
First, my apologies to any reader who has recently visited this blog in search of Henry teh 8, caught up on teh Henry posts, and is now anxiously awaiting a post on Katherine Howard, teh fifth wife of Henry teh 8. I am postponing teh post on her once again, while I reread one of…
Mythological Creatures
I suddenly realized that my new catalog, like the Abominable Snowman, is spoken of but never seen. If you would like to receive a PDF of the catalog, send an email to wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. The catalog is a much better representation of my recent work than the Gigi Caron site, which has…