There are LINKS to things on the internet! It’s so cool when that happens.
For more fun and history, Gry sent this link which…yeah, prepare to lose a few minutes reading everything in What Goes Up Must Come Down: A Brief History of the Codpiece:
Only briefly in vogue, the codpiece has left a rich legacy in art, literature and – most recently – in televised costume drama. In focusing her attention on this ostentatious male accessory, PhD candidate Victoria Miller has developed some new ideas about its evolution (and demise) as a symbol of virility.
Awww yeah.
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Amanda, who is a columnist at BookRiot, did a round up of her favorite Second Chance romances:
A second-chance romance isn’t as cut and dry as it sounds. There are several origins to two characters getting a second chance. They could be exes or former lovers – either in a “one that got away” capacity or perhaps the relationship just didn’t or couldn’t work the first time around. The two of them could have been good friends at a time in their life and some series of events prevented them from making it romantic, only to get another chance at confessing their feelings after being reunited.
Second chances are a universal concept and not just in romantic relationships. People make mistakes and generally fuck up. Some of us may even have a “one that got away,” or are waiting for another chance at a relationship. It appeals to the notion that people can change for the better. And it turns me into a big ol’ softy!
I love this trope, too – especially because all the past history between the protagonists can make for a layered and difficult internal and external conflict. Yowzer.
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I was a guest on this week’s XOXO After Dark podcast – and I had a LOT of fun doing this interview. You can listen right here:
Or, you can find XOXO After Dark on iTunes as well.
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Tomorrow, May 2, 2015, is Free Comic Book Day in the US. YAY! My sons look forward to this day every year. Find a local comic shop, go sample all the lovely issues of comics that have been issued for this day, and find yourself a new and exciting and possibly expensive habit! A win win for everyone!
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Via Tina C. comes this link to OpenCulture: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is allowing the free download of 422 art books and catalogs and 400,000 free art images from on their MetPublications website.
“So have a look at MetPublications’ current collection and you’ll find you now have unlimited access to such lush as well as artistically, culturally, and historically varied volumes as African Ivories, Chess: East and West, Past and Present; Modern Design in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1890–1990; Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings; French Art Deco; or even a guide to the museum itself (vintage 1972).”
I hope you didn’t have any plans for the weekend.
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For fun and silly, enjoy Nadia’s Tumblr, Pungent Love:
I… thought you just might enjoy my very serious and important literary blog, pungentlove.tumblr.com, wherein I collect the greatest olfactory sensations [mostly historical] romance has to offer. It’s my favorite silly hobby.
You know he smelled like horses, leather, and clean sweat, and I’ve never yet figured out what “clean sweat” smells like. Maybe when you’re a bit schvitzy after getting out of the shower?
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What have you been reading online that you’ve enjoyed lately?