#Christmas Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot

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As discovered though Douglas Murray’s Sunday column Things Worth Remembering, in which he presents poems that he has committed to memory. Yesterday, The Free Press published his commentary on Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot.1

If you can’t view the PDF, then select the link Journey of the Magi. It will open in a new tab.

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Eliot, T. S. Journey of the Magi. 1927, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_of_the_Magi.

  1. Murray, D. (2023, December 24). Douglas Murray Things Worth Remembering: Journey of the Magi. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/douglas-murray-t-s-eliot-journey-of-the-magi ↩︎

Tell IMG Models to dump the Hadid sisters #enoughisenough

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StopAntisemitism has called out Gigi Hadid for her Jew hatred. Her sister Bella Hadid is just as bad.

Tell Ariel Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, an entertainment and media agency that owns IMG Models to dump the Hadid sisters.

According to ContactOut (registration is required), Ariel Emanuel’s email address is ariel.emanuel@endeavorla.com and his phone number is +1 310-701-7080.

Blast from the past – Rouge Bunny Rouge eyeshadow

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Look what I found among my Facebook memories.

It’s Rouge Bunny Rouge‘s eyeshadow palette in Rare Garden. RBR’s website is temporarily down for purchases, but this eyeshadow palette is not shown on the website.

Is it me or is the selection of Rouge Bunny Rouge makeup smaller than before? Same way with Le Métier de Beauté.

#TBT Racist branding: Uncle Ben’s

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Several legacy brands have changed their branding due to perceptions of racial stereotyping. This might have been fallout from the anger and rage about the killing of George Floyd.

From Uncle Ben’s Rice:

To Ben’s Original Rice:

The issue here is that Uncle Ben looks like a Black servant or to put it more crassly, a housenig***

I’ll post #TBT features on Aunt Jemima and Cream of Wheat.

Blog prompt: what are my favorite emojis?

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WordPress offers blog prompts to provide inspiration for bloggers (and God knows, I need inspiration). Today’s prompt is:

Daily writing prompt
What are your favorite emojis?
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My favorite emojis are the:

Thinking Face emoji 🤔

Face with Rolling Eyes 🙄 (oh brother …)

Grinning Squinting Face emoji 😆 I hate the laughter emojis with tears …

Newpaper emoji 📰 I’ve used it in my #beauty #news posts

#Books #MusicMonday Read Keith Richards’ memoir Life

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LifeLife by Keith Richards
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In Life, Keith puts to rest the crazy stories of him getting his blood exchanged and snorting his father’s ashes.

I like Keith’s plain-spokenness. He doesn’t merely call a spade a spade, he calls it a sh** shovel. His most memorable comment was calling the late Hugh Hefner a pimp.

Toward the end of his autobiography, Keith talks about being a voracious reader: his favorite subject is naval history. He also talks about cooking traditional English fare: he even offers a recipe for bangers and mash! This is not the image of Keith Richards that the media has crafted.

Keith and Patti Hansen have now been married for 39 years: they will celebrate forty years of marriage on December 18, 2023 (also Keith’s 80th birthday).

Altogether, an entertaining read!

Citation:
Richards, K., & Fox, J. (2012). Life. Phoenix.

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January 2023 #Beauty news 📰

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L’Oréal’s HAPTA device enables people with limited mobility to apply lipstick 💄

Rimmel London introduces clean, vegan makeup products

Morphe closes all its retail stores

Taking stock of the net worth of Sugar Cosmetics’ founder Vineeta Singh #India

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November 2022: read the latest beauty #news 📰

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NARS LE Starstruck Audacious Lipstick in Ava on its way!

Learn about six Indian vegan cruelty-free cosmetics brands

Plum Goodness, Soulflower, Disguise Cosmetics, Dr. Sheth’s, VÔTRE, and Neemli Naturals 

Watch CODEPINKos protest Israeli brand AHAVA in Tel Aviv

Estée Lauder’s son Ronald Lauder gave $11 million to Lee Zeldin’s campaign to become Governor of New York

Alas, Kathy Hochul defeated Lee Zeldin 52.9% (3,026,034 votes) to 47.1% (2,699,054 votes)

Find out if Korean skincare is better for you

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