Inside the Birdcage – Fashion Blogging

Today I went into town.  I’m afraid that over the years I’ve become somewhat….  both a bit of a peacock and feral.  Its hard to explain.  And I love to shop.  My town is a little farming community with murals all over the downtown core and boutiques everywhere. I recently made the acquaintance of a […]

Tobacco Road

The  article entitled Cigarette butts removed from harbour grabbed my attention this morning because of my research involving cigarette butts as a commodity. The article does not mention that cigarette butts can also be rendered into pesticides or fabric. I am frequently fascinated by what I consider a commodity and others consider trash. Pesticide from cigarette butts and […]

Inside the Birdcage – October 14, 2015.  The Red Shawl and RedDRESS Projects and the Niqab Debate 

Mmm. The niqab debate has sparked an intriguing ripple in Canadian society, with a moment by afoot to vote mummer style; that is, wearing facial coverings, as a form of quiet civil rebellion against our increasingly draconian security measures. I can get behind this!   #FallFashion #WhenIsAScarfAFashionStatememt        Meanwhile, I’ve been participating in the #RedShawlProject […]

Cam Girl Land #3

I started a video chat room on a free webcam/camblogging site which traditionally caters to the ever increasing demand for free sex.  Granted, as real estate goes, I probably could have found a better site for hosting purposes, but I’m not so sure about that.  http://www.onwebcam.com/PrivateCandy35#broadcast After all, if I am going to work in […]

The Right to Bare Nipples but Not Wear a Scarf

Humans are such painfully confusing creatures to me some days. I have never been male, so I can’t imagine what it is like, but when you are born a woman, people constantly police everything about you. Your voice – it’s volume, it’s pitch, how excited you can and cannot be about something you love while […]

Business Idea

I often play a shopping and fashion game on Facebook called Mall World and Fashion Designer.  They interest me not so much because of the shopping part and not even so much because of the products available, but because of how they must operate on a financial level; it the game Fashion Designer for example, […]

The Heteria and the Pornocracy

During the height of the Roman Empire, women from a class called the Heteria – imperial concubines, essentially – kept the Legion officers company while attending the Circus Maximus. The Heteria were well educated women of class and style and were part of a subculture of the Ancient World and part of the slavery system. […]

The Opium and Tobacco Fields in Afghanistan, Human Slavery, and Tobacco Butts As a Road to Freedom

The Opium and Tobacco Fields in Afghanistan, Human Slavery, and Tobacco Butts As a Road to Freedom Human trafficking is the third most lucrative global enterprise in the world today, with children going missing approximately once every 22 seconds, and profits in the range of 333 billion dollar yearly, to serve as forced labourers, sex […]