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 [...]
Spectacle: The (D)evolution of Leah Miller
Posted by theashcan in Curiosities, spectacle on 01. Feb, 2011 | 33 Comments
I know I’m not the only one who wonders this. But what in God’s name has happened to Leah Miller’s face? Her start on MuchMusic in 2004 seemed timely. With Strombo out of the picture, and Sarah Taylor and Hannah Sung filling out the ethnic quotas, someone had to hold it down for the standard-issue [...]
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 [...]
