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Social Media or Social Inferno, And When to Press Exit?
Dearest reader, Viime aikoina tai oikeastaan viime kesästä lähtien olen joutunut ottamaan säännöllisesti etäisyyttä Instagramista, joka on eniten käyttämäni sosiaalisen median kanava. Nämä kolmen päivän pikavieroitukset alkoivat toistumaan yhä useammin kun kaikenlainen älytön sisältö rupesi sumentamaan päiviäni, mielikuvitustani, ajatusteni kulkua siten, etten enää osannut sanoa olivatko ajatukset ja haluni omiani vai muiden käsikirjoittamaa höttöistä, klimppistä, puuroa joka
3 days ago6 min read
How Month of the Pearl Became the Mythology of Me
Dearest reader, For as long as I can remember, Month of the Pearl and I have shared a secret mythology that has defined my indentity sometimes literally, sometimes subconciously for most of my life. And while it is perhaps foolish to believe in these fantasies and strange coincidences between Month of the Pearl and my person – that I know – it is at least more fun to live in the moonlight of nonsense, which is why, I have decided to be foolish and sink contentedly into the m
Feb 189 min read
Is Roman Nose Going Extinct?
Dearest reader, In 2017 there was hardly anything so horrific in a teenager's life than having you mother point out that the bump on your nose had become more distinct. We were, for goodness sake, living the height of the Instagram-face era: a questionable aesthetic trend, defined by the Kardashian family, that favoured high cheekbones, big lips and conveniently small, neat noses (Tolentino, Jia, 2019) – non of which I possed, least of all a pretty, little nose, but wanted o
Nov 7, 202511 min read
Where Art Thou Husbands? (and why isn't love enough)
Dearest reader, People have been talking about marriage for centuries and I have been thinking about it for years, the past four of them I have spent trying to write about it, and since August, I finally realized I should get it out of my system regardless whether it is important or not. Namenly, at 25, I have at last reached a point where people around me are getting married. My friends in particular have started to look for people to get engaged with, to make potential fia
Oct 20, 202511 min read
Why Flowers for Spring are Always Revolutionary
Dearest reader, I bought a simple bundle of daffodils still in buds from my local supermarket. I was delighted by the thought of those...
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Ballet And Beauty – On Becoming a Beautiful Mover
Dearest reader, A ballerina Maria Khoreva talked about ballet and beauty in her YouTube video "Ballet Dancer Answers Awkward Questions...
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Five Days in Milan Isn't Forever After All
Dearest reader, I can’t stop thinking about Milan. In fact, my ability to focus on anything other than what happened or is happening in...
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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