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It’s been a little crazy over at the Bleak Haus, so this week you’re get­ting a pile of tid­bits instead of a full article!

♠ A cute Russian car­toon com­paring sub­cul­tures: how they per­ceive them­selves vs. how they really are. (The crusties made me smile!)

♠ The ABCs of the Twilight Zone. If you were any­where near as nerdy as I was growing up, you should rec­og­nize all of ‘em.

♠ On a more serious note, a friend of mine is writing about her expe­ri­ences as a sex worker (NSFW) and has posted a series cri­tiquing Gail Dines, a Boston-​local anti-​porn rad­ical fem­i­nist, from both an aca­d­emic stand­point and a per­sonal one. (As a third-​wave sex-​positive broad myself, I most cer­tainly back her up. No matter where you stand, it’s impor­tant to get both sides of any story.) Excellent writing all around and an eye-​opener for those of us out­side the industry.

♠ Whitesnake Zinfandel, by Whitesnake. I wonder how it will com­pare to Little Jonathan…

♠ One of my run­ning goals is to do a 45-​minute fartlek. Why? Well, for one, it’s Swedish, just like Bathory. For another, it’s sup­posed to be pretty brutal, as all good things are. Finally? It’s called a fartlek. “Fart” is in the name. I’ll be brag­ging about it when I finally get there, but it sure as hell wont be with a straight face.

♠ The folks over at The Hungry Mouse have a new puppy! (What’s more metal than a wolfy-​lookin’ pup in a black caul­dron?) I pretty much live and die by their Rib Of The Week recipes, all car­ni­vores should take a peek!

♠ Speaking of cooking:

BLACK METAL COOKIES. Don’t even pre­tend that you don’t want to be besties with these kids.

♠ I’ve been tearing up Etsy lately! Just yes­terday, I received my drinking horn pen­dant from the awe­some TruValkyrie — check out her shop for runes galore!

♠ Under Steff’s advice (she has great skin!), I also picked up some hand­made goat’s milk soap from Summerland Scrubs. My skin’s always been a little trou­bled — I’ve got gen­er­ally dry skin with com­bi­na­tion skin on my face — so I’ll report back on whether or not this has a pos­i­tive effect. Fingers crossed!

♠ Finally, I ordered a custom stash box from King’s Hand Press, one of my all-​time favorite Etsy shops. Pictures when it gets here — I can’t wait! Screen-​printed shirts, gloves, totes, and back patches every­where, and jew­elry to boot. (Don’t forget to check out the seller’s art port­folio, too!)

♠ AllSaints UK has a new leather jacket up for pre-​order; they’ve replaced the back yoke panel with vin­tage Indian embroi­dered blanket. Apparently each one is dif­ferent; for that price, would you pre-​order a mys­tery jacket?

♠ In cel­e­bra­tion of my future in free weights (I’ve got to wait for my doctor to clear my joints for lifting, but I am dying to bench press!) and finding a poten­tial heavy metal gym buddy, I present to you The Black Metal Workout:

♠ David Meng is an artist with one of my dream jobs: he cre­ates and sculpts bizarro mon­sters for Hollywood. Check out a small slice of his port­folio! (I’m par­tial to #10, per­son­ally. What’s your favorite?)

♠ Finally, I like to think that this is the work of the Ghost Of Dio. Prove me wrong, I dare you.