Nature

View South, 1300 Block of Channing Street, 
Los Angeles, October 30, 2005
by John Humble

Gay pride in 1970 after one year anniversary of Stone Wall riots

so 2014 was a year

hrmf…

These pumps, crafted by Mexican designer Lucita Abarca, caused quite a stir at a recent Sixth Borough fashion show. These crystalline high-heels were grown by Wyrm’s Pass artisans, deep below the Rocky Mountains, using a mixture of firebird ash, waters from the springs at Paradiso, and a variety of secret ingredients, rumored to include Australian fire opals and powdered moonstone. The result of using the firebird ash become immediately recognizable when the heel of the shoe is dragged backward across any dry surface, as it creates an impressive streak of magical fire which can be accurately aimed with a little effot. Ms. Abarca said she wanted a shoe that made a statement, and that statement was “Any bastardo brujo catcalling me on La Plaza de Sangre better be ready to dose his huevos, you know?” 

M.I.A.

play this at my funeral

Inspiring photos show the Hong Kong protesters’ parting gift to the government 

Honk Kong’s democracy protests are over — for now. 

Hong Kong police arrested pro-democracy activists and cleared out most of the protest area on Thursday, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations, Reuters reports.

But while Hong Kong’s turbulent democracy protests may have come to an end, the protesters who flooded Civic Square in central Hong Kong have a message for government officials:

This isn’t over.