OAA People's choice awards
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Jude and Dior
have been in a Jude mood lately...
new behind the scenes pics have surfaced for an upcoming dior spot.
lainey g, has more media.
current ad
behind the scenes pic for the ad guy ritchie is directing, jude looking cheeky
new behind the scenes pics have surfaced for an upcoming dior spot.
lainey g, has more media.
current ad
behind the scenes pic for the ad guy ritchie is directing, jude looking cheeky
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Fashion Blog - Bryanboy
Fun read.
http://www.bryanboy.com/
"Bryanboy is the pen name of a Filipino fashion blogger. A former web developer, he started blogging at age 17 from his parents' Manila home.His eponymous blog, which attracts 5,000 visitors per day, won the 2007 Philippine Blog Award for Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog. The New York Post named him one of the nine hottest internet celebrities and news.com.au has called him "one of Fashion 2.0’s biggest superstars" and a "phenom in the fashion blogosphere". His blog, called "hysterically camp" by the Sydney Morning Herald, is known for its "witty and often bitchy commentary."
The blog has also attracted the attention of many in the fashion industry. Bryanboy fans often send in photos of themselves in his signature pose—standing with hips thrust to one side and a handbag in an outstretched arm—or with handwritten signs declaring "I <3 Bryanboy"; celebrity participants have included Marc Jacobs, Tanya Dziahileva, Alexandra Agoston, and Rachel Clark. Though no brand spokesman commented on the matter, it was widely reported that Bryanboy's trademark pose was referenced in two 2006 Fendi advertisements. Marc Jacobs even went so far as to name a handbag after him (the BB ostrich bag) after Bryanboy gushed about it in his blog"
via Wiki
http://www.bryanboy.com/
"Bryanboy is the pen name of a Filipino fashion blogger. A former web developer, he started blogging at age 17 from his parents' Manila home.His eponymous blog, which attracts 5,000 visitors per day, won the 2007 Philippine Blog Award for Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog. The New York Post named him one of the nine hottest internet celebrities and news.com.au has called him "one of Fashion 2.0’s biggest superstars" and a "phenom in the fashion blogosphere". His blog, called "hysterically camp" by the Sydney Morning Herald, is known for its "witty and often bitchy commentary."
The blog has also attracted the attention of many in the fashion industry. Bryanboy fans often send in photos of themselves in his signature pose—standing with hips thrust to one side and a handbag in an outstretched arm—or with handwritten signs declaring "I <3 Bryanboy"; celebrity participants have included Marc Jacobs, Tanya Dziahileva, Alexandra Agoston, and Rachel Clark. Though no brand spokesman commented on the matter, it was widely reported that Bryanboy's trademark pose was referenced in two 2006 Fendi advertisements. Marc Jacobs even went so far as to name a handbag after him (the BB ostrich bag) after Bryanboy gushed about it in his blog"
via Wiki
Carine Blacklisted from Balenciaga
"PPR owned fashion house Balenciaga, which was founded 1914 by Spanish-born Cristóbal Balenciaga, denied French Vogue editrix Carine Roitfeld access to their Paris fashion week show. Quel scandal!!! Balenciaga, which is known for its bubble skirts and odd, feminine, yet ultra-modern shapes, also no longer advertises in the magazine or lends it clothes, but stopped short of giving any reason for the rift. "We're blacklisted," Carine Roitfeld said with a shrug at Nina Ricci's show later that day. "It's too bad, it's a beautiful house and it's French. I hope it's not forever.""
from SmartChicStyle
another site said that Roitfeld sent a Balenciaga coat to Max Mara by accident, where is was, apparently, copied.
from SmartChicStyle
another site said that Roitfeld sent a Balenciaga coat to Max Mara by accident, where is was, apparently, copied.
Fashion Show Seating
Usually assigned and by invitation only, and there are rules:
"Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and other V.I.P.s will almost always sit near the end of the front row in the section to the left of the runway—sometimes known as the "A" section. This is considered the best vantage point because it is the first place where the models turn. It is also close to the doors—ideal for making a quick exit and getting on to the next show. Celebrities usually sit in the middle of the front row, so the photographers can see them without creating a traffic jam. Retail executives usually are sprinkled between rival editors, to avoid awkward situations: Bergdorf's for example, doesn't want Saks knowing which looks it is circling in the program.
The worst seats are those adjacent to the back end of the runway—even though some are technically in the front row, says Kelly Cutrone, founder of People's Revolution, which produces shows for designers such as Davi Delfin and Toni Francesc. "They are usually given to sponsors who don't really understand the language of seating," Ms. Cutrone says. A seat in rows one to rows three mean you are "still in the game."
via the Wall Street Journal
"Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and other V.I.P.s will almost always sit near the end of the front row in the section to the left of the runway—sometimes known as the "A" section. This is considered the best vantage point because it is the first place where the models turn. It is also close to the doors—ideal for making a quick exit and getting on to the next show. Celebrities usually sit in the middle of the front row, so the photographers can see them without creating a traffic jam. Retail executives usually are sprinkled between rival editors, to avoid awkward situations: Bergdorf's for example, doesn't want Saks knowing which looks it is circling in the program.
The worst seats are those adjacent to the back end of the runway—even though some are technically in the front row, says Kelly Cutrone, founder of People's Revolution, which produces shows for designers such as Davi Delfin and Toni Francesc. "They are usually given to sponsors who don't really understand the language of seating," Ms. Cutrone says. A seat in rows one to rows three mean you are "still in the game."
via the Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
HoT Tudor Men
A little celebration of hot men, though their tv representations are a little hotter than their real life counterparts. Also who really would want to hook up with Henry VIII, now that we know he has a penchant for ye old chopping block.
TV Sir Thomsa More (also Mr Knightly in Emma)
16th centure Sir Thomas More
oil on panel, late 16th century (1527)
29 1/2 in. x 23 in. (749 mm x 584 mm
TV Charles Brandon
16th Century Charles Brandon
oil on panel, late 16th century
34 5/8 in. x 29 1/2 in. (879 mm x 749 mm)
TV King Henry VIII
16th Century Henry VIII
oil on copper, (circa 1536)
11 in. x 7 7/8 in. (279 mm x 200 mm)
All historic portraits fron the National Portrait Gallery in London
TV Sir Thomsa More (also Mr Knightly in Emma)
Sir Thomas More
after Hans Holbein the Youngeroil on panel, late 16th century (1527)
29 1/2 in. x 23 in. (749 mm x 584 mm
TV Charles Brandon
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by Unknown artistoil on panel, late 16th century
34 5/8 in. x 29 1/2 in. (879 mm x 749 mm)
TV King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII
after Hans Holbein the Youngeroil on copper, (circa 1536)
11 in. x 7 7/8 in. (279 mm x 200 mm)
All historic portraits fron the National Portrait Gallery in London
Condo ads cause uproar
Quite sexist marketing strategy for new condos in Calgary targeting your professional males...
I suppose it could have been humorous but it fails.
Seems like they would attract a really small market with this anyway.
And more, even if that is the lifestyle you might want, it would seem to me that by advertising it, it just makes it unappealing. I can just imagine some of my male friends who, 1) have money, 2) are single and date around 3) like good scotch, expensive wine, cigars and all the rest and 4) are looking to buy BUT it seems like this puts a label on them, it stereotypes them, which makes it no longer cool.
''An ad campaign for a Calgary condo project has been withdrawn after it was denounced as sexist.
The posters for the Midtown tower, under construction on 10th Avenue and Fourth Street S.W., featured the slogan: "A $20,000 down payment is as easy as a 25-year-old scotch, or a 25-year-old blonde on a 25-year-old scotch. Get on it."
Another read: "A $20,000 down payment is easier than scoring on a four-minute 5 on 3. And way, way easier than scoring with your waitress."
The posters were placed in men's washrooms at several nightclubs, including Sumo Lounge Restaurant on 10th Avenue S.W. and the Ironwood Bar and Grill on Ninth Avenue S.E.
The four-week-old campaign was designed to appeal to young professional men in the downtown area, according to the condo's builder, Point of View Developments. But it misfired for Wil Knoll, a Calgary actor who saw the ad at one of the bars.''
I suppose it could have been humorous but it fails.
Seems like they would attract a really small market with this anyway.
And more, even if that is the lifestyle you might want, it would seem to me that by advertising it, it just makes it unappealing. I can just imagine some of my male friends who, 1) have money, 2) are single and date around 3) like good scotch, expensive wine, cigars and all the rest and 4) are looking to buy BUT it seems like this puts a label on them, it stereotypes them, which makes it no longer cool.
The posters for the Midtown tower, under construction on 10th Avenue and Fourth Street S.W., featured the slogan: "A $20,000 down payment is as easy as a 25-year-old scotch, or a 25-year-old blonde on a 25-year-old scotch. Get on it."
Another read: "A $20,000 down payment is easier than scoring on a four-minute 5 on 3. And way, way easier than scoring with your waitress."
The posters were placed in men's washrooms at several nightclubs, including Sumo Lounge Restaurant on 10th Avenue S.W. and the Ironwood Bar and Grill on Ninth Avenue S.E.
The four-week-old campaign was designed to appeal to young professional men in the downtown area, according to the condo's builder, Point of View Developments. But it misfired for Wil Knoll, a Calgary actor who saw the ad at one of the bars.''
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Dancing on Cloud 9
Cool event happening at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London! I love that place.
"Inspired by the work of the Surrealist artist Magritte, Aracaladanza’s new work, Clouds, is a dance production for audiences aged 4 to 104! In this 50 minute show a cast of eight dancers create a magical world of moving objects, marionettes and dream-like imagery – wildly imaginative and packed full of energy."
Click Here for the clip
"Inspired by the work of the Surrealist artist Magritte, Aracaladanza’s new work, Clouds, is a dance production for audiences aged 4 to 104! In this 50 minute show a cast of eight dancers create a magical world of moving objects, marionettes and dream-like imagery – wildly imaginative and packed full of energy."
Click Here for the clip
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Everywhere
The last time I got my hair cut in ... ahem... december or november, my stylist wanted to put this stuff in my hair. She quickly read the bottle, as she knows i'm allergic to everything and, no surprise, like everything extraordinary ... i'm allergic to it.
All the same, i'm not allergic to the jpg, so in case you can try it, might be worth it.
Oscar night was a similar story, with everyone from Maggie Gyllenhaal and Charlize Theron to Anna Kendrick dazzling the cameras with perfectly coiffed, Moroccanoil-infused dos. And here at Vogue, Photo Editor Desirée Rosario-Moodie refuses to go anywhere without the line’s Hydrating Styling Cream, especially on vacation to the coastal town of Bahia, Brazil. “When I get out of the water, a little on the ends and roots keeps my hair soft and prevents it from drying out.” It’s official!"
via the vogue blog
All the same, i'm not allergic to the jpg, so in case you can try it, might be worth it.
"Recently I met up with a friend and immediately noticed her hair. Dark, shoulder-length; it always looks perfect. But that day, it looked better. Sleek and shining in that just-shampooed-at the-salon kind of way. “Did you just get a cut?” I asked. “Nope,” she said, “it’s Moroccanoil!” And that’s when I realized Moroccanoil is everywhere. Stars, stylists, and anyone on a quest for stronger, shinier, healthier hair is gravitating en masse to this nutrient-rich argan-oil formula. Not to be mistaken for other hair oils, Moroccanoil-an entire lineup of creams, masks, shampoos, and conditioners-doesn’t weigh hair down and leaves no residue, swears its fans.
“It’s about the shine, the quality,” said Orlando Pita backstage at Carolina Herrera’s recent fall show, an amber bottle of the line’s Treatment oil in hand. “The girls’ hair is so distressed by this point, they really need it.” Pita packed the line in his kit for the Derek Lam show, as well, as did fellow superstylists Odile Gilbert at Erin Fetherston, Bob Recine at Hervé Léger, and Danilo at Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B collection.Oscar night was a similar story, with everyone from Maggie Gyllenhaal and Charlize Theron to Anna Kendrick dazzling the cameras with perfectly coiffed, Moroccanoil-infused dos. And here at Vogue, Photo Editor Desirée Rosario-Moodie refuses to go anywhere without the line’s Hydrating Styling Cream, especially on vacation to the coastal town of Bahia, Brazil. “When I get out of the water, a little on the ends and roots keeps my hair soft and prevents it from drying out.” It’s official!"
via the vogue blog
Generation Me
I couldn't understand what was wrong with my students when I started teaching. They seemed to have this sense of self-entitlement, that they all deserved to get A's. Even if they didn't show up to class or if their work was half done.
I thought it was them. Well it is them, not this particular group but their generation!
The concept of the Generation Me isn't super new, it may have gained momentum from 2006+ but it is quite interesting and quite concerning at the same time.
An article in the Gazette hit home for me; "What happens when Generation X is teaching Generation Me"
"Beginning, for instance, with the email excuses Lafrance received from former students, who traded the old "dog ate my homework" for "hey, dude, I couldn't come to class because I was hungover," or "I didn't do my assignment because I was having sex." As a sociologist who studies generational shifts, Lafrance is fascinated with Generation Me, a group loosely defined by author Jean Twenge, who coined the phrase, as anyone born since 1970, but which really bloomed after 1980.
He's not alone among 30-something faculty members struck by emerging characteristics common among many of their "Generation Me" students. Traits include a strong sense of entitlement, a need for instant gratification, and an apparent lack of any kind of filter. "Everything is shared at all times, without a sense of place or status." Terry Byrnes is an English professor who joined Concordia the year Lafrance was born. He, too has seen big changes in everything from basic behavior, such as students routinely leaving class to go to the washroom or send text messages, to the fragile cultural literacy of incoming students."
more here "What happens when Generation X is teaching Generation Me"
Also a more scathing report of the generation,
An article from newsweek, aug 2009:
"Growing up, my literary heroines were those who, like me, struggled to be good: Jo from "Little Women," Harriet the spy, Laura Ingalls and Pippi Longstocking. A strong-willed (and loud) child, I craved examples of unruly knuckleheads tethered to a loving family that encouraged us to be our best selves despite our natural inclinations. Precocious but naive, I thought of myself as an ugly duckling—misunderstood in my youth but destined for a beauty and stature completely impossible for my loved ones to comprehend. I shudder to think what a monster I would have become in the modern child-rearing era. Gorged on a diet of grade inflation, constant praise and materialistic entitlement, I probably would have succumbed to a life of heedless self- indulgence."
more here
I thought it was them. Well it is them, not this particular group but their generation!
The concept of the Generation Me isn't super new, it may have gained momentum from 2006+ but it is quite interesting and quite concerning at the same time.
An article in the Gazette hit home for me; "What happens when Generation X is teaching Generation Me"
"Beginning, for instance, with the email excuses Lafrance received from former students, who traded the old "dog ate my homework" for "hey, dude, I couldn't come to class because I was hungover," or "I didn't do my assignment because I was having sex." As a sociologist who studies generational shifts, Lafrance is fascinated with Generation Me, a group loosely defined by author Jean Twenge, who coined the phrase, as anyone born since 1970, but which really bloomed after 1980.
He's not alone among 30-something faculty members struck by emerging characteristics common among many of their "Generation Me" students. Traits include a strong sense of entitlement, a need for instant gratification, and an apparent lack of any kind of filter. "Everything is shared at all times, without a sense of place or status." Terry Byrnes is an English professor who joined Concordia the year Lafrance was born. He, too has seen big changes in everything from basic behavior, such as students routinely leaving class to go to the washroom or send text messages, to the fragile cultural literacy of incoming students."
more here "What happens when Generation X is teaching Generation Me"
Also a more scathing report of the generation,
An article from newsweek, aug 2009:
"Growing up, my literary heroines were those who, like me, struggled to be good: Jo from "Little Women," Harriet the spy, Laura Ingalls and Pippi Longstocking. A strong-willed (and loud) child, I craved examples of unruly knuckleheads tethered to a loving family that encouraged us to be our best selves despite our natural inclinations. Precocious but naive, I thought of myself as an ugly duckling—misunderstood in my youth but destined for a beauty and stature completely impossible for my loved ones to comprehend. I shudder to think what a monster I would have become in the modern child-rearing era. Gorged on a diet of grade inflation, constant praise and materialistic entitlement, I probably would have succumbed to a life of heedless self- indulgence."
more here
Young Currators
NYT feature: audio and photos here "Young Currators Speak"
"For a 37-year-old curator, Mr. Roy seems pretty cool about it all, considering that only a few years ago he started his professional life selling tickets at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Yet as museum directors have come to realize, younger minds attract younger audiences. And Mr. Roy is just one of a growing group of rising curatorial stars cutting quite a different figure from the age-old image of museum curator as a fusty academic.
Sitting in his office, a small space whose walls are covered with movie posters, Mr. Roy is tall, elegant and articulate when talking about how he landed the coveted job of running MoMA’s film department, the second-largest at the institution after painting and sculpture.
“When I first heard they were looking for someone I was convinced I was NOT the person,” he said. “I was too young, too out there, not academic.”
Yet as soon as he got the call to come in and talk about the position, he said, he had to “at least accept a conversation.” Fifteen interviews later, he was offered the job. “It was fascinating, nerve-racking and a bit like “American Idol,’ ” he recalled."
article here
"For a 37-year-old curator, Mr. Roy seems pretty cool about it all, considering that only a few years ago he started his professional life selling tickets at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Yet as museum directors have come to realize, younger minds attract younger audiences. And Mr. Roy is just one of a growing group of rising curatorial stars cutting quite a different figure from the age-old image of museum curator as a fusty academic.
Sitting in his office, a small space whose walls are covered with movie posters, Mr. Roy is tall, elegant and articulate when talking about how he landed the coveted job of running MoMA’s film department, the second-largest at the institution after painting and sculpture.
“When I first heard they were looking for someone I was convinced I was NOT the person,” he said. “I was too young, too out there, not academic.”
Yet as soon as he got the call to come in and talk about the position, he said, he had to “at least accept a conversation.” Fifteen interviews later, he was offered the job. “It was fascinating, nerve-racking and a bit like “American Idol,’ ” he recalled."
article here
Augmented Reality
Virtual communications, including business cards, etc....
"Don't act too surprised if, some time in the next year, you meet someone who explains that their business card isn't just a card; it's an augmented reality business card. You can see a collection and, at visualcard.me, you can even design your own, by adding a special marker to your card, which, once put in front of a webcam linked to the internet, will show not only your contact details but also a video or sound clip. Or pretty much anything you want.
It's not just business cards. London Fashion Week has tried them out too: little symbols that look like barcodes printed onto shirts, which, when viewed through a webcam, come to life. Benetton is using augmented reality for a campaign that kicked off last month, in which it is trying to find models from among the general population."
more at the guardian
"Don't act too surprised if, some time in the next year, you meet someone who explains that their business card isn't just a card; it's an augmented reality business card. You can see a collection and, at visualcard.me, you can even design your own, by adding a special marker to your card, which, once put in front of a webcam linked to the internet, will show not only your contact details but also a video or sound clip. Or pretty much anything you want.
It's not just business cards. London Fashion Week has tried them out too: little symbols that look like barcodes printed onto shirts, which, when viewed through a webcam, come to life. Benetton is using augmented reality for a campaign that kicked off last month, in which it is trying to find models from among the general population."
more at the guardian
Oscar Curse?
Is there some validity to the theory that men can't handle successful women?
"Poor Sandra Bullock and Kate Winslet. Just moments -- or in the latter case, a year -- after winning Best Actress Oscars, they've lost their marriages. Why, it's almost as though there's a curse on the women who take home that statue! Or perhaps it's something a little more down-to-earth; Nicole LaPorte at The Daily Beast wonders, "Is the ultimate honor for women in Hollywood the ultimate castration for men?""
more at Salon.com
"Poor Sandra Bullock and Kate Winslet. Just moments -- or in the latter case, a year -- after winning Best Actress Oscars, they've lost their marriages. Why, it's almost as though there's a curse on the women who take home that statue! Or perhaps it's something a little more down-to-earth; Nicole LaPorte at The Daily Beast wonders, "Is the ultimate honor for women in Hollywood the ultimate castration for men?""
more at Salon.com
Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
HoT Historic Dude of the Month
I give you Prince Friedrich of Prussia.
Portrait of Prince Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig of Prussia
Terbusch-Lisiewska (Liszewska), Anna Dorothea.
Portraits of the Representative of the Prussian Royal Family of Hohenzollern
Oil on canvas. 244x174 cm
Germany. 1773
Source of Entry: Chesme Palace, St Petersburg. 1820s
via the Hermitage
"The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire. It took its name from the territory of Prussia, although its power base was Brandenburg."
Portrait of Prince Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig of Prussia
Terbusch-Lisiewska (Liszewska), Anna Dorothea.
Portraits of the Representative of the Prussian Royal Family of Hohenzollern
Oil on canvas. 244x174 cm
Germany. 1773
Source of Entry: Chesme Palace, St Petersburg. 1820s
via the Hermitage
"The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire. It took its name from the territory of Prussia, although its power base was Brandenburg."
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Hot Irish Boys for St-Patti's Day!
Who needs green beer when you can have 10 Hot Irishmen from The Frisky???
Monday, March 15, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Rockin it, bird style
At the barbican
French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. Boursier-Mougenot’s installation for The Curve, his first solo exhibition in the UK, takes the form of a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a random and captivating soundscape.
Also included in the installation is a series of videos that feature close ups of hands playing electric guitars. However, the sounds that accompany the footage do not emanate from the guitars. Instead we hear an insect-like drone produced by the amplification of the video signal.
French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. Boursier-Mougenot’s installation for The Curve, his first solo exhibition in the UK, takes the form of a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a random and captivating soundscape.
Also included in the installation is a series of videos that feature close ups of hands playing electric guitars. However, the sounds that accompany the footage do not emanate from the guitars. Instead we hear an insect-like drone produced by the amplification of the video signal.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
We need a private jet to...
...go Eat & Drink in all these great spaces!!!!!!!!!!
Check out the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards
Cyberpresse offers also a list of amazing places
Check out the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards
Cyberpresse offers also a list of amazing places
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Niqab- An opinion piece from Heather Mallick
some interesting points
"I have two daughters, which makes me a practical species of feminist with a meticulous interest in the daily lives of women. I want to hustle over to women in niqabs and whisper, "You don't have to wear that here." Politeness always triumphs and I have never done this. But I see myself from the black-cloaked woman's eyes — my tight clothing and exposed legs, long hair, lipstick, a real boldness with the men who are my equals — and I assume, perhaps unfairly, that she regards me as sluttish.
So women are at odds with each other over the niqab. It gets worse. A niqab inevitably insults all the men and women who encounter it, just by implication. I can take a niqab-wearer's incorrect assumptions about me personally, but I dislike her stigmatizing men, whose co-operation this feminist needs to build a society that will be fair to our daughters.
Ahmed is comfortable only in the company of females. She assumes that men are only at ease in the company of men (a reference to a brilliant Neil LaBute movie you may not wish to see).
But I believe all single-sex institutions are bad news. Book groups, single-sex schools, male top-heavy workplaces, police forces, armed forces, girl gangs, anywhere where one gender predominates or rules is headed for trouble. Am I alone in noticing that sexual segregation ends in tears and sometimes blood? Just read Margaret Atwood's novel Cat's Eye and study the mechanism.
Ahmed hopes that no man will ever see her face, and that men will never truly interact or compete with her. We had that era in Canada, before the Persons Case (and long after), when women were fired from their jobs when they married, when women, Jews and other undesirables couldn't get into good universities, when men ruled on sexual and reproductive matters, when society was compartmentalized to the extreme.
Ahmed wants Canada to give way and revert to an era of cruelty, nay perversion. Canada asks that she concede. Inevitably, both sides will adjust. But someone has to decide where it stops, and I believe niqabs are it.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/05/f-vp-mallick.html#ixzz0hgcJcHme
"
"I have two daughters, which makes me a practical species of feminist with a meticulous interest in the daily lives of women. I want to hustle over to women in niqabs and whisper, "You don't have to wear that here." Politeness always triumphs and I have never done this. But I see myself from the black-cloaked woman's eyes — my tight clothing and exposed legs, long hair, lipstick, a real boldness with the men who are my equals — and I assume, perhaps unfairly, that she regards me as sluttish.
So women are at odds with each other over the niqab. It gets worse. A niqab inevitably insults all the men and women who encounter it, just by implication. I can take a niqab-wearer's incorrect assumptions about me personally, but I dislike her stigmatizing men, whose co-operation this feminist needs to build a society that will be fair to our daughters.
Ahmed is comfortable only in the company of females. She assumes that men are only at ease in the company of men (a reference to a brilliant Neil LaBute movie you may not wish to see).
But I believe all single-sex institutions are bad news. Book groups, single-sex schools, male top-heavy workplaces, police forces, armed forces, girl gangs, anywhere where one gender predominates or rules is headed for trouble. Am I alone in noticing that sexual segregation ends in tears and sometimes blood? Just read Margaret Atwood's novel Cat's Eye and study the mechanism.
Ahmed hopes that no man will ever see her face, and that men will never truly interact or compete with her. We had that era in Canada, before the Persons Case (and long after), when women were fired from their jobs when they married, when women, Jews and other undesirables couldn't get into good universities, when men ruled on sexual and reproductive matters, when society was compartmentalized to the extreme.
Ahmed wants Canada to give way and revert to an era of cruelty, nay perversion. Canada asks that she concede. Inevitably, both sides will adjust. But someone has to decide where it stops, and I believe niqabs are it.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/05/f-vp-mallick.html#ixzz0hgcJcHme
"
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
yes ma'am, that is backwash on the menu
"One rainy afternoon this past December, while visiting my cousin Martin in Ecuador, I found myself surrounded by eight grinning, scantily clad members of the Shuar, an Amazonian tribe with the distinction of having shrunk its last human head during the Reagan administration. I wasn’t in any kind of danger — just the opposite, in fact — but I’d have given almost anything to escape.
My cousin and I were being welcomed as honored guests, which among the Shuar involves the consumption of chicha, a mildly alcoholic drink that they make from boiled yucca root and human saliva. The situation came as no surprise to me, because I visited the year before, was received with due pomp and politely took a sip from the ceremonial gourd. What was surprising, however, was that I let it happen a second time."
continued at NYT here
My cousin and I were being welcomed as honored guests, which among the Shuar involves the consumption of chicha, a mildly alcoholic drink that they make from boiled yucca root and human saliva. The situation came as no surprise to me, because I visited the year before, was received with due pomp and politely took a sip from the ceremonial gourd. What was surprising, however, was that I let it happen a second time."
continued at NYT here
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The kooks doing the kinks
while were on the subject of the kooks who i do love, especially their brightoneon accents. here is a sweet simple song:
What does Stephen Harper read?
Yann Martel, author of the fantastic Life of Pi, has set up a website where he makes a book suggestion to our prime minister accompanied with a copy of the letter he wrote interms of explanation.
From the website:
"Tant que Stephen Harper sera Premier ministre du Canada, je promets de lui envoyer par la poste, un lundi matin tous les quinze jours, un livre réputé faire épanouir la quiétude. Ce livre sera dédicacé et accompagné d’une lettre que j’aurai écrite. Je ferai fidèlement rapport, sur le site www.quelitstephenharper.ca, de chacun des livres, de chaque dédicace, de chaque lettre, et de toute réponse que je pourrais recevoir du Premier ministre.”
Yann Martel"
Mr Martel has received a letter of Barack Obama last week in which he tells him how much he enjoyed a Life of Pi...
From the website:
"Tant que Stephen Harper sera Premier ministre du Canada, je promets de lui envoyer par la poste, un lundi matin tous les quinze jours, un livre réputé faire épanouir la quiétude. Ce livre sera dédicacé et accompagné d’une lettre que j’aurai écrite. Je ferai fidèlement rapport, sur le site www.quelitstephenharper.ca, de chacun des livres, de chaque dédicace, de chaque lettre, et de toute réponse que je pourrais recevoir du Premier ministre.”
Yann Martel"
Mr Martel has received a letter of Barack Obama last week in which he tells him how much he enjoyed a Life of Pi...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Interesting New York Times blog
Check out Allison Arieff blog
"Allison Arieff writes for GOOD, and is the Refresh Project Ambassador for Food & Shelter. She lectures and consults on media, design and sustainability, most recently for Urban Revision and IDEO. She is the former editor in chief of Dwell magazine, co-author of the books “Prefab” and “Trailer Travel,” and the editor of numerous books on design and culture, including “Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht” and “Cheap Hotels.” She lives in San Francisco." (from the New York Times)
"Allison Arieff writes for GOOD, and is the Refresh Project Ambassador for Food & Shelter. She lectures and consults on media, design and sustainability, most recently for Urban Revision and IDEO. She is the former editor in chief of Dwell magazine, co-author of the books “Prefab” and “Trailer Travel,” and the editor of numerous books on design and culture, including “Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht” and “Cheap Hotels.” She lives in San Francisco." (from the New York Times)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Yes Jetset, hockey's on the blog but there is more
its hockey culture! and if you are canadian, its always around you.
and i do love how the girls partied it up after their win, there is a dose of feminism in there somewhere.
i've been in a mental vacuum for 2 weeks, consumed with the olympics and cheering for our guys and gals. i must admit i needed many kleenexes over the past week and my pile of correcting has grown monumental. it was nice to celebrate others' great accomplishments too, take a look at Marit Bjorgen, she's amazing! and that ice skate by Yu Na Kim? surreal. the americans were all round fab and they seemed to have great spirit. kind of fun.
as i'm a romantic, i absolutely loved the Mahler skate for gold by our Virtue and Moir. so pretty, so delicate. this is where we were at our best. while lots tried to be flashy and dramatic in ice dance, the talent was made so obvious in these two by the understated choreography. its too bad Vanoc didn't see that thats what canadians do best; the opening and closing ceremonies shows were so-so, the pop songs and big flashy rock didn't get people going, it seemed contrived. it was kd lang singing "hallelulah" and neal young crooning "long may you run"that was best. beauty in simplicity. i suspect russia will be the opposite, everything over the top, it will be interesting for that, and it in their nature.
everyone is talking about how the games unified canada, and it will be interesting to see where we go from here. we've lost our mojo on the world stage in recent years. at one time, we really pushed to be the facilitators for peace, equality, fairness, diplomacy, the environment, etc i guess this was most apparent in the Trudeau 70's. i'm hoping that now that we are a little more comfortable in our tuques, a little more sure of ourselves, we will once again have the potential to bring people together in other ways other than sport. our non-commitment to the environment, the tar sands of Alberta included, have been very sore spots for me. not standing up and screaming 'we need to do more' during the summit in Copenhagen was embarrassing. we were acting like the US's little puppy, saying we'll do it only if they do it.
would i be crazy to say that the world sees Canada and hopes for the best? everyone expected the censorship, the lipsynking girls scandal in China. and in such a big city as London, how can they not have transport issues and protests? but here, they were traveling to the land of polite, peace loving people. i think everyone one wanted the perfect party and then, when the beginning of the games didn't start off great, everyone panicked. us included.
the brits are now saying that we are thin-skinned, that we didn't deal well with their criticism. what is admirable is the transparency of our process. we may to do wrong but everyone does. isn't it better for it to come out and to deal with it, than to brush them off or scare them away? we were transparent in what we did, what we wanted. i think there is dignity in that. we don't have the efficiency of the germans, the money of the US, the thinking power of the brits. we have what? i'm not entirely sure but i'm hoping something was found that was lost. and not just our patriotism, which has been great, but maybe a sense of obligation to the world?
every canadian athlete i saw was a gracious winner and a gracious loser. we were disappointed midway through but we didn't blame others when it was apparent we wouldn't "own the podium". we would be sad but we'd get over it and do better next time.
luckily we have amazing athletes and don't have to be sad! i hope the rest of us, the non-althetes do learn from their determinism and faith.
and i do love how the girls partied it up after their win, there is a dose of feminism in there somewhere.
i've been in a mental vacuum for 2 weeks, consumed with the olympics and cheering for our guys and gals. i must admit i needed many kleenexes over the past week and my pile of correcting has grown monumental. it was nice to celebrate others' great accomplishments too, take a look at Marit Bjorgen, she's amazing! and that ice skate by Yu Na Kim? surreal. the americans were all round fab and they seemed to have great spirit. kind of fun.
as i'm a romantic, i absolutely loved the Mahler skate for gold by our Virtue and Moir. so pretty, so delicate. this is where we were at our best. while lots tried to be flashy and dramatic in ice dance, the talent was made so obvious in these two by the understated choreography. its too bad Vanoc didn't see that thats what canadians do best; the opening and closing ceremonies shows were so-so, the pop songs and big flashy rock didn't get people going, it seemed contrived. it was kd lang singing "hallelulah" and neal young crooning "long may you run"that was best. beauty in simplicity. i suspect russia will be the opposite, everything over the top, it will be interesting for that, and it in their nature.
everyone is talking about how the games unified canada, and it will be interesting to see where we go from here. we've lost our mojo on the world stage in recent years. at one time, we really pushed to be the facilitators for peace, equality, fairness, diplomacy, the environment, etc i guess this was most apparent in the Trudeau 70's. i'm hoping that now that we are a little more comfortable in our tuques, a little more sure of ourselves, we will once again have the potential to bring people together in other ways other than sport. our non-commitment to the environment, the tar sands of Alberta included, have been very sore spots for me. not standing up and screaming 'we need to do more' during the summit in Copenhagen was embarrassing. we were acting like the US's little puppy, saying we'll do it only if they do it.
would i be crazy to say that the world sees Canada and hopes for the best? everyone expected the censorship, the lipsynking girls scandal in China. and in such a big city as London, how can they not have transport issues and protests? but here, they were traveling to the land of polite, peace loving people. i think everyone one wanted the perfect party and then, when the beginning of the games didn't start off great, everyone panicked. us included.
the brits are now saying that we are thin-skinned, that we didn't deal well with their criticism. what is admirable is the transparency of our process. we may to do wrong but everyone does. isn't it better for it to come out and to deal with it, than to brush them off or scare them away? we were transparent in what we did, what we wanted. i think there is dignity in that. we don't have the efficiency of the germans, the money of the US, the thinking power of the brits. we have what? i'm not entirely sure but i'm hoping something was found that was lost. and not just our patriotism, which has been great, but maybe a sense of obligation to the world?
every canadian athlete i saw was a gracious winner and a gracious loser. we were disappointed midway through but we didn't blame others when it was apparent we wouldn't "own the podium". we would be sad but we'd get over it and do better next time.
luckily we have amazing athletes and don't have to be sad! i hope the rest of us, the non-althetes do learn from their determinism and faith.
Ecodome
In light of tyhe tragic events that happened both in Chili and Haiti, the Ecodome might be a good investment for shelter at 15k$ a pop.
Cyberpresse Article
The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture
Cyberpresse Article
The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture
we are what we skate
besides watching great sport. the olympics did provide some interesting issues to consider and some important self-reflection as a nation.
this is among the more fun of those.
hockey gold!
"The depth and breadth of hockey’s place in Canadian culture can be hard to fathom beyond the borders. But it now might be heard, echoing from the north, thanks to a 3-2 overtime victory over the United States in the final event of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
To hear Canadians tell it, the hockey gold medal has come home, where it belongs.
this is among the more fun of those.
hockey gold!
To hear Canadians tell it, the hockey gold medal has come home, where it belongs.
Canada did not win as many medals as it had hoped at these Olympics, which closed on Sunday night, but it won more golds (14) than any country in history. The last, an emphatic exclamation point on the 2010 Vancouver Games, will be collectively cherished more than any other."
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