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An Exploration of Period Furniture

PERIOD as in BLOOD, not "of the era."

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Leonora Epstein
Jun 28, 2024
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In which Natasha Lyonne's character in 'Slums of Beverly Hills' (1998) bleeds on custom needlepoint dining chair covers.

Let me be clear: Today’s post is not about period furniture, which generally refers to antiques of the Western world. Today’s post is about period — as in blood! — furniture.

Since the dawn of civilization, women have been dealing with menstruation, a monthly event that, to me, confirms God’s status as an adolescent boy. “How about we make her gush blood…

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