March 2020: Covid left the global populace struggling to fill the isolating void of shutdown. Many learned new skills. Others fired up their streaming channels and shot-gunned film after film and television series after television series. As a suicide-prevention and crisis-intervention counselor, I broke overtime records after our volunteers had retreated to the safety of […]
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 […]
Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi spent her youth in Astoria, Oregon, working for fish canneries. After high school, she developed grander ambitions and headed to New York and Los Angeles, where she acted, danced, and flirted with greatness. Finally, in 1954, now known as Maila Nurmi, she entered pop culture notoriety, initiating a […]
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