Simone

@monalunasimone.bsky.social

Studying history at the University of Amsterdam. Interests: gender history, dress history, material culture, 18th century, French Revolution. https://soundcloud.com/monalunasimone

Charli xcx is finally coming back to Amsterdam for a gig and it's at the Ziggo Dome??! Knew she blew up with brat but still the scale is crazy to me, might not even be able to get tickets. Throwback to 2013 when she opened for Ellie Goulding and I was the only person in the crowd who knew her songs.

Charli xcx on stage singing into a mic in hazy blue and purple light, lot of fog machine. 2013 Paradiso Amsterdam. Photo taken by me.Picture from the same gig. Less fog and more light. You can she she is wearing a long sleeved black crop top with two red hearts on the front (the brand is Lazy Oaf I believe) and a high waisted white, red and black tartan pleated skirt. Photo taken by me.

Honestly, museums should consider reinstating the blanket bans on solo exhibitions of living fashion designers that used to be commonplace. They have *always* been ethically dicey, even for well behaved designers. And today's well behaved designer could be tomorrow's poster boy for bad behavior....

In March of 2011, Ursula wrote a colorfully titled blog post about colorful language: "I remember when swearing, though tame by modern standards, was quite varied and often highly characteristic." On this week's episode of In Your Spare Time, author @vajra.me reads "Would You Please Fucking Stop?"

In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin: Vajra Chandrasekera reads "Would You Please F—ing Stop?"

Vajra Chandrasekera reads post 17, "Would You Please F—ing Stop?"  You can read Ursula's original post, from March of 2011, here: Vajra's website is  

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Door alle stress en burnout van de afgelopen maanden had ik nul plannen voor Pride gemaakt, dacht ik. Maar weken geleden wél een ticket gereserveerd voor Pink Flamingos @ Melkweg Cinema. Dus toch wat queer vibes à la John Waters.

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Hoe ik mezelf zie: neurotische autist die vastloopt op details Hoe ik word beschreven nadat ik een mail stuurde over een discrepantie in gegeven informatie: "An attentive fellow participant of yours who stayed cool and collected" Zo zou ik mezelf dus nooit beschrijven, zelfbeeld vs realiteit??

Vandaag een Cineville reservering geannuleerd omdat ik het toch niet zag zitten aan het begin van de avond een kwartier door de hitte naar Lab111 te fietsen. Ondertussen moet ik morgen, op het heetst van de dag, een half uur lang dwars door Amsterdam fietsen naar Artis... ik ga gesmolten aankomen.