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Written by Chuck Serface

The Ukrainian Vyshyvanka

I’ve told this introductory story before, and I’m retelling it now in a different context.  You can see the original here. A seminal memory from my time in Ukraine involves a working vacation during my first summer there. Friends from my city, Ternopil, owned an enormous cabin outside Yaremche, a major skiing center in the […]

Written by Chuck Serface

Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them by Jillian Venters

For decades, Jillian Venters, the Lady of the Manners, has been cultivating better deportment among goths, which is important because individuals should resist reacting to harsh societal judgments about this subculture with equal venom and thus inviting perhaps even worse abuse.  There are additional perks as well: There’s an added benefit to being a Goth […]