I've moved! The Beheld is now a part of my more comprehensive site, autumnwhitefieldmadrano.com , which also has information on my...

Members of the Men's Dress Reform Party, 1937. Here’s a party whose caucus I’d love to watch: The Men’s Dress Reform Party. Wh...

False eyelash patent, 1911. When I first heard about eyelash extensions, I threw it into the bin of Things I Would Never Do, along w...

You've undoubtedly heard the Audrey Hepburn mini-essay she composed when asked for her beauty tips. It begins, "For attracti...

You can barely see the regrettable highlights in New York State's latest license iteration. But trust me, they're there. (Seriou...

Our Christmas pageant didn't bother with the stuffed cows, alas. My parents raised me in the Methodist church, halfheartedly. ...

Still deciding if it's okay to catcall cats. The first time it happened, I was in Hell’s Kitchen, steeling myself against whatever...

In an interview last week in Rolling Stone magazine, Donald Trump said the following about you. Quote, "Look at that face. Would ...

The first time I had sex, I couldn’t wait to tell the first friend I saw. As it were, the first acquaintance I ran into afterward was ...

The headlines regarding this recent study about claims made in cosmetics ads indicate things like "Most 'scientific' beaut...

I’ve been watching a lot of the Women’s World Cup, with a fervor that surprises even me. I’m an unlikely soccer fan to begin with; sports, p...

Sally Draper, preachin' truth. I swear I will one day blog about something other than Mad Men.  But until that time comes! Thi...