A Trio of Literary Birthdays: Burns, Maugham, Woolf

Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759.

Robert Burns

Robert Burns

“Let them cant about decorum, who have characters to lose!”-Robert Burns

W. Somerset Maugham was born 25 January 1874.

W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

“Impropriety is the soul of wit.”-W. Somerset Maugham

Virginia Woolf was born on 25 January 1882.

Virginia Woolf by Roger Fry

Virginia Woolf by Roger Fry

“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”-Virginia Woolf

[Alternative Muses] Writerly Style: Seven Reasons to Love Anita Loos’ Look

“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”-Oscar Wilde

Seven Reasons to Love Anita Loos’ Look:

#1: She rocked one of the best hairstyles of the Roaring Twenties. The tousled bob with bangs was her thing, and she wore it with few variations for decades. With that hair, she could walk into any 2014 shindig and look more modern than anyone else.

Anita Loos rocking her famous locks

Anita Loos rocking her enviable locks. 

#2: She knew how to wear a scarf without looking like an idiot or an octogenarian. We all know how hard that is, right? For some reason, the thought of wearing a scarf as an accessory intimidates a lot of American women, myself included. Here’s Anita, proving that a scarf worn tied around the neck can be chic and fun: Continue reading

Daily Diversion #187: All the Cool Kids

All the cool kids were doing it yesterday…

All the cool kids were doing it yesterday...

All the cool kids were doing it yesterday…

Boiling water + frigid air=this!

Boiling water thrown into frigid air=this!

 

It was so much fun, we ultimately did it three times!

It was so much fun, we ultimately did it three times!

This is what happens when two bored adults are housebound during a vicious cold spell. 

“Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.”-Sinclair Lewis