#women on wax

[kickmag]

Listen/purchase: Queendom Vol. 1 by Women On Wax Recordings

Detroit's DJ Minx has relaunched Women On Wax Recordings with Queendom Vol.1. The compilation of dance tracks from LGBTQ+ artists was released in June to recognize Pride month. The six-song track listing has music from Minx, DJ Cent, Shaun J. Wright, Nita Aviance, Sydney Blu and Debbie Graham. House and techno are equally present whether it's DJ Cent's tribute to Detroit's late house king Ken Collier or Minx's racy instrumental "Let It Ride." The music does its job of reintroducing the label's duty to release electronic music rooted in Detroit's rhythms. Minx started Women On Wax as a collective of DJs and artists in 1996 and the label followed in 2001. Last year Seth Troxler's remixes of "A Walk In The Park" were released by Factory 93 Records. In May Minx's The Throne EP came out on Higher Ground. Queendom Vol. 1 is available on all streaming platforms. 

[fyblackwomenart]

Girl In African Garden by Goldengenes

[jokesonyouimfruity]

…your pinned post says you suck at drawing women…

genderbend the Sinclair brothers.

(TOTALLY not sending this ask just to torture you 😋😋😍😍)

The only one I like out of this is Lester 😭

Every time I draw women they just look like fancy men

[unplugstar]

Marina Sena for Galore, 2024 | ph by Fernando Tomaz

[msookyspooky]

"Bo started the town and lied! It's so obvious he did it all!"

(If yall don't stop babygirling my man Vincent)

Bo and Vince are equally traumatized and equally fucked up in different ways.

Bo never received love or affection without the threat of what would happen if he wasn't good, any negativity was met with harsh punishment and he clearly was troubled at a young age with no help, called a monster as a tiny boy, has physical scars from it he has to see daily, still seems to hold his mother in good regards (Especially script Bo) but subconsciously takes his mommy issues and need for control out on bound women to both re-live his childhood trauma and to possibly get both love and revenge on his mother through women (No excuse obvi just pointing it out WHY I think he does it).

Vincent was encouraged to cover his face and wear a mask even at home, his deformed face was the main focus and his parent's did nothing to make him feel like he deserved normalcy (Mama said your talent would make up for what God took from you), watched his brother be abused and probably had Bo resenting him for it and he might resent Bo for being the problem child ruining their childhood, was groomed to follow in his mother's footsteps, has little to no communication to anyone but Bo (Maybe Lester) and is probably a perfectionist that needs control as well from the pressure of being the Golden Child to his Mother and was the one that waxed her corpse.

So idk WHY we all think Bo was the only one that could've started the town's wax corpse thing??? Yeah he is an arrogant blow hole that loves manipulating people but the entire movie he might as well be the ringleader that's just talking to the audience and suckering people in but Vincent is the one really doing most of the heavy lifting behind the scenes. Yes, that could be Bo manipulating him and making him do it all or it could be them as a team (I vote this one) and Bo is just obviously more inviting or it could be Vincent doing it all and Bo is just helping to reap the rewards of helpless women at his disposal and getting out pent up rage on people.

It could've been Bo looking for an opportunity to finally take out his sadistic rage

It could've been Vincent who did it in severe grief over his Mother aka the Handler that made him codependent on her and is just as twisted as his twin

IT COULD'VE BEEN TRUDY/THEIR MOTHER! Just because Bo lied to Carly; who says he's lying to Vince??? Seriously, Trudy was a shitty Mom and a bit nuts herself if you ask me strapping their fucking child down till he bleeds or making their kid a wax mask to cover their face even at home so who is to say in her final years she wasn't the one that did this??? (Not counting the script that heavily hints Bo killed both his parents after years of abuse but still didn't say WHO waxed the corpses first)

I accept all HC but it would not shock me if Bo convinced Vincent to do it after preserving Trudy...If Trudy did it and they really are trying to make their Mother proud...Or if Vincent in his grief waxed Trudy's body in memory of her but also waxed a person as revenge/spite and Bo being the guy he is went with it.

[ddenji]

i loved asa and yoru’s whole interaction this chapter <3 this framing for their goals as being the same but soo incredibly different was great to me. they agree on this goal but the sentiment for each of them is wildly incompatible. like they are opposite sides of the same coin in pretty much everything they say in this chapter which is kinda how they always are but i really enjoyed it and i think it's setting up some great tension for later on.

but imo the last few pages of their convo were the best tho. im gonna lean into this as asa rejecting the fame for “noble” reasons like staying true to her goal of saving chainsaw man, or even rejecting the fame so she doesn't get her hopes up about being loved and get hurt again, but that last panel of her smiling really changes the conversation. asa wants love just as bad a denji does, and fujimoto is definitely creating parallels between them about accepting fame/ love from the nameless masses in place of an intimate relationship. plus i feel like this connects back to his previous commentary on parasocial relationships replacing personal ones (ch 121) where it was established that asa values the solitary lifestyle and doesn't mind using parasocial relationships to replace real ones in order to avoid getting hurt. she likes the fame and appreciation even though shes trying to lie to herself about it, and i could see her using this to fill an emotional void.

[girlsdressingrooms]

Mijoda Dajomi, "Daughters of Rain"

The headwear, designed to capture and store rainwater, serves as a speculative response to a future where water becomes an increasingly scarce resource.

The collection encapsulates the duality of fashion and function. Crafted from waxed cotton, a fabric donated by luxury brand Barbour, and further treated with organic beeswax.

This hat is designed to be both stylish and sustainable. Its leather-like appearance and sturdy construction allow it to capture up to 5 liters of rainwater while being worn.

Dajomi’s choice of materials ensures that the hat not only repels water but also effectively collects and retains it without leaks.

The primary purpose of her work is to provoke thought, raise awareness, and spark conversation about our relationship with water and the environment. This ethos is woven into the very fabric of the collection, which draws inspiration from the attire of lay sisters – women dedicated to charity and social causes.

Just as these sisters united in their mission, the Daughters of Rain are imagined as a future collective that serves their communities by managing and distributing the vital resources of rainwater.

[10pintsofsacrific3]

canon

[pondslime]

PARIS HILTON & ELISHA CUTHBERT House Of Wax Press Conference (2005)

[fyblackwomenart]

The Gift by JuliAnne Jonker

[bumblingbabooshka]

T'Pel/Uhura - our dear poll winners!

[behindthescreamz]

paris hilton as paige edwards filming paige’s death scene on the set of “house of wax” (2005)

[horny-wolf-things]

Fun times with wax, featuring @turquoise-lily . Purple and green wax, though the green is hard to see in the light.

Low heat candles from:

[go-learn-esperanto]

Why does waxing hurt so fucking much why did the human society convince themselves that women should only have hair on their head how did a whole society agree to this day that a woman has to do this painful thing regularly not for health but because it's more sexy or whatever

That's crazy how the hell does everyone accept that. Why does my mum say "You have to face the fact that it's gonna hurt" and keeps pestering me about having to wax how can she not stop to think "That's fucked up" because it is!!! It is fucked up!!!! Instead she'd rather say I look like a monkey and ask if I'm not embarrassed other people will see the natural and completely neutral hairs that grow on my legs. I'm not even waxing for myself I'm waxing so other people won't judge me and it hurts!

And all these pink websites explaining to you "there's no way it's not gonna hurt. You can try make it hurt less but it will always hurt. Buy our new wax beads! 35% discount on your first order!" It's almost like a bad joke, or satire. So much hearts and glitter to hide pointless suffering.

[bookshelf-in-progress]

I've had an odd nostalgia for the Once Upon a Time series of mediocre short-novel-length fairy tale retellings. I've been wanting to read the retelling of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" from that line.

The trouble is that there is no such book.

Which makes me want to write it.

Unfortunately, the only straightforward traditional retelling of that fairy tale I want to write doesn't fit with that style.

But thinking about it got me excited about that old idea all over again.

[queereads-bracket]

Queer Fantasy Books Bracket: Round 1

Book summaries below:

The Last Hours series (Chain of Gold, Chain of Iron, Chain of Thorns) by Cassandra Clare

Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin. Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else. But Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. These monsters are nothing like those Shadowhunters have fought before—these demons walk in daylight, strike down the unwary with incurable poison, and seem impossible to kill. London is immediately quarantined. Trapped in the city, Cordelia's friends discover that a dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers—and forced a brutal choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero. Fantasy, young adult, historical fiction, paranormal, urban fantasy, Edwardian, series

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

This collection of stories is about women and their experiences in society, about bodies and the bodily, mapping the skin and bones of its characters through their experiences of isolation, obsession and love. Throughout the collection, women become insects, men turn to stone, a city becomes insomniac and bodies are picked apart to make up better ones. The mundane worlds of schools and sea side towns are invaded and transformed by the physical, creating a landscape which is constantly shifting to hold on to the bodies of its inhabitants. Blending the mythic and the fantastic, the collection considers characters in motion – turning away, turning back or simply turning into something new. Short story collection, horror, fantasy, literary fiction, adult