Dealing with Defeat & My Struggles with the Good Fight
From À LA MODEST Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with my college final project, but I just thought that was an appropriate graphic to accompany this post. It’s seems so tragic to think that a...
View ArticleMothers of the Same Fate: Plath & Sexton
From À LA MODEST Well, I’ve disappeared again. It seems like I have been opening my posts with the same “apology” (almost as pathetic as Qwikster), but I’ve learned so much while I was away. I have...
View ArticleCindy’s Centerfolds
From À LA MODEST Cindy Sherman is an American photographer who is currently based in New York and whose most famous work involves conceptual photography. Besides her multiple-persona-style-type self...
View ArticleWar on Women: What Would Women Do?
From À LA MODEST So Superstorm Sandy (newscasters should’ve just continued referring to it as “Frankenstorm!”) is almost over, and election campaigning will soon be back on track. (Not to gloss over...
View ArticleWoman of a Thousand Faces
From À LA MODEST Fifties actress Eleanor Parker, most known for her role in The Sound of Music as the baroness, was praised for her on-screen versatility and was rightfully dubbed “Woman of a Thousand...
View ArticleEye Spy Spy Clothing!
From À LA MODEST What better femme fatale to feature for spy clothing than Emma Peel from the 1960s TV show The Avengers! Contrary to what most people think about the good ole’ days though, there were...
View ArticleI Don’t “Prefer” White People: On Race Relations, Eugenics, and Natural...
From À LA MODEST Believe it or not, I have actually gotten guff from a few individuals about my marriage being interracial, my friendships or company being non-Asian, and my choices of food and other...
View Article“Soli Deo Gloria” as it Applies to Internet Popularity
From À LA MODEST The Internet can be quite a lonely place. Social media is supposed to bring friends together, but it has only made interactions less personal. For those who aren’t social in real life...
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