Spectacle: An Open Letter to Skinny Girl Haters
Posted by Avril in Food, Health, spectacle on 15. Mar, 2011 | 2 Comments
I wear a size 0. Most of the time, at least. (Occasionally, even that requires a tailor’s touch.) To be clear, I don’t have an eating disorder. I’m definitely no slave to a gym. And my love of complex carbs and cheese runs far too deep to ever even think about dieting. This is just [...]
Spectacle: Girls who are boys, who like boys to be girls
Posted by Avril in fashion, Pop Culture, spectacle on 24. Feb, 2011 | 1 Comment
At a glance, Andrej Pejic is the perfect high-fashion package. Striking brows frame icy blue eyes, vertigo-inducing cheekbones and full lips that would stir up envy in Angelina Jolie. A tousled, bleached-blonde mane alludes to a sunny Australian upbringing and it’s small wonder designers are besides themselves to snap this model up. Towering at over [...]
The Numbers Game
Posted by Avril in modern relationships, sex week on 10. Feb, 2011 | 3 Comments
We’re sitting across the table from each other. Dinner’s been cleared away and the ice has long melted in what remains of my watery vodka drink. “Come on!” I’m saying. “Just say it.” He’s looking at me like I’ve sprouted a horn, right between the eyes. He gives me an exasperated sigh, takes a swig [...]
Spectacle: Crossing the Processing Line
Posted by Avril in Internet, media, Pop Culture, spectacle on 18. Jan, 2011 | 1 Comment
I’m a luddite, I’ll admit it. But it’s little alienating sometimes to realize I’m pretty much the only person alive without an iPhone. The thing shoots HD video, has FaceTime video calling… does just about everything except walk your dog and paint your nails. (And, patience friends—apps for that are in the works). The irony, [...]
Spectacle: Saying “I Do”….Not Want A Solitaire
Posted by Avril in fashion, spectacle on 04. Jan, 2011 | 2 Comments
Engagements are the new birthdays—haven’t you heard? For those of us in the late 20/early 30-something crowd, there’s pretty much one happening every other week. Except, instead of just posting some obligatory message on a Facebook wall, most women are also subject to the mandatory chit-chat that comes along with the announcement. “Have you set [...]
