Mar

9

A Cat-astrophe in the Faking

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Hello Mac Kitty

I told myself many times I would not blog about M·A·C Cosmetics’ partnership with Sanrio’s Hello Kitty. The line already garnered a ton of attention from media and retail outlets. Also, the collection will most likely be sold out at the time of this post. So, who needs a review on the kawaii Kitty Kat from me?

However, against my own position, here I am. The reason for my little rebellion? The makeup giant’s campaign took on a whole new level of ridiculousness that has gotten under my skin instead of on top of it.

Again, somehow M·A·C successfully imposed their idea of “made up” into another version of their famed androgyny. (This might be an easy transformation to accomplish with previous M·A·C spokespeople like RuPaul, Pamela Anderson, Boy George, and Shirley Manson, but how the art department managed to get their little hands on Hello Kitty–a cartoon no less!–and un-kitty-ify her can only be the work of M·A·C magic!) I’ve always been a bit torn by this cosmetic wizardry, only because I feel it celebrates the other, more than the self, which is what I feel make up should do. (Bring out the best; not bring out the rest.)

In all fairness however, what started out as M·A·C’s polemic and representation of men in makeup, and incredibly stylized women, now nearly seems to be the norm. That is, in embracing one’s own fantasy, outwardly and visually, people have become more like one another, and have also learned, they are like one another. So I will give M·A·C credit on being the revolutionary foundation (not concealer!) in at least how manipulating our appearances externally, society in general, to an extent, has come to accept one another’s actual being, now.

Then explain how such a forward-thinking company managed to approve a recycled concept for their cinematic short promoting the Hello Kitty line? My reaction is not unlike the models’ facial expression screen-captured in the above image. WTF? (As in, What the Feline?) Read more

Jan

21

Mad Men Heaven

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Playboy 1

Looking through my vintage Playboys recovered amazing advertising from the 1960s. The one above is for athlete’s foot. (Can you believe it?)

What I want to know is, how do you get that much shag in one shot?

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Jan

12

The Science of Sleepy-Eyed

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Feist Charlotte

Leslie Feist and Charlotte Gainsbourg do that effortless I-go-good-with-coffee-the-next-morning look.

Oct

2

Twinspotting

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Moz Boyle comparison

Looks like Danny Boyle is the boy with the thorn in his side. Morrissey’s side.

IMAGE | Chico de luigi | Danny Boyle IMAGE | Sanctuary | Morrissey

Jul

31

It’s Black. It’s White. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Ricci Pressley

Who knew Jaime Pressley would be Christina Ricci’s muse?

Jul

3

XX-Files

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Double David

Is it me, or is Dave Gahan and David Duchovny looking like the bad boy/ladies-beware-he-rides-a-motorcycle boy version of one another?

Apr

28

Toke My Word For It

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It’s Just a Plant Marijuana

It’s Just a Plant is a children’s book about marijuana. Don’t believe me? Check out some sample pages of the book available online. Let me know if you were equally unimpressed at the politically incorrect part the preview ends at. (Who writes this stuff? And who on earth was sitting at the round table approving the artwork?)

A suggestion: the next book released should be about race and stereotypes, starting with breaking the general perception.