Movie Reviews, Random Ramblings

Documentary Review: The True Cost

I discovered the documentary movie, The True Cost, through a YouTuber: Luke Meagher of HauteLeMode. (Seriously, you never know what "rabbit holes" you'll fall down into while researching information about characters in your story.) Right now, The True Cost is on Netflix. You can also rent this documentary through Amazon or download it through the… Continue reading Documentary Review: The True Cost

Random Ramblings

Looking at “The Moral Root of Liberals and Conservatives” with Jonathan Haidt

  If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between 'for' and 'against' is the mind's worst disease. —Sent-ts'an, c. 700 C.E. I was watching TED Talks last night and this one gave me something to think about: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives with… Continue reading Looking at “The Moral Root of Liberals and Conservatives” with Jonathan Haidt

Random Ramblings

How Victorians and Edwardians Faked Their Tiny Waists!

When I first started writing, I used to scroll through TONS of photos and websites looking for inspirational pics, especially pictures from the Victorian era through the 1920's. I love the dress details, the men's suits, and the HATS! However, did you know that some of these pictures were faked? Yes! Photo editing has been… Continue reading How Victorians and Edwardians Faked Their Tiny Waists!