We just want you to know that we are sooo way ahead of the pop culture curve that we featured this painting back in December, 2020. Auguste Toulmouche’s ‘The Hesitant Fiancée’ is now a full-on TikTok fad. It depicts a reluctant bride captured in her wedding dress just as she is poised to enter an arranged marriage. Our alternative title: The Bharatiya Naari:) Bonus for fashion history buffs: Sandra Muniz’s engaging essay on the lavish gowns in this painting. The Conversation has more on how it’s helping women in the US express their rage on TikTok. But do they have to endure BharatMatrimony.com, horoscope matching and ‘seeing the girl’ drama? We think not.
SANITY BREAK November 21 2023
We really appreciate this suicide awareness video put out by the Norwich City football club.
SANITY BREAK November 23 2023
As we hold our breath for peace in Gaza, this haunting animated video feels equally appropriate to honour the memory of the children who have been killed in this conflict.
SANITY BREAK November 24 2023
The billboard is the work of Native American artist Cannupa Hanska Luger who says this about it: "It is a portal to glimpse the future and see ourselves in that future."
