Spectacle: McQueen’s Blazing Exit
Posted by Avril in fashion, Obit, spectacle, Uncategorized on 11. Feb, 2010 | 1 Comment
News of Alexander McQueen’s sudden death was perhaps the only thing that could shock an industry that has come to expect nothing shy of astonishment from a furiously innovative designer. And maybe he knew that. Or maybe his is a cautionary tale of the pressure to sell facing young talent from a ravenous, unforgiving beast.
Golden Globes lowlights and disappointments
Posted by Anupa in Film, Pop Culture, Television on 18. Jan, 2010 | 5 Comments
Since I have the shortest attention span in the world, I don’t usually tune into awards shows. They’re long and boring and gratuitous, filled with exalting speeches by people in largely decadent professions (they need to glitz up the Nobels—I’d watch) and more often than not, bad films/musicians get rewarded over less populist picks. Last [...]
“Avatar” is “Titanic” for dudes
Posted by Jef in Curiosities, Film, Internet on 12. Jan, 2010 | 7 Comments
Well, the secret is out: the reason why “Avatar” generates mad green like a magic tree is because blue skinned N’avi warrior Neyteri is like Leo DiCaprio for guys. Every girl in my high-school was ape shit for DiCaprio as the baby-faced Jack Dawson and went back to the theatre multiple times to bask in [...]
