I’d Like to Teach the World About Overreacting
Thank you Brenda.
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Thanks Media for Such a Great Year
Bah humbug. For more information, check out The Representation Project, watch Miss Representation, or read Geena Davis’s two easy ways to fix this whole media mess.
I call….
Kids these days use the phrase, “I call b.s.” In the case of a billboard and a dead dictator, it should be “I call lunacy.” Or “I call idiotic.” Or anything that points to paranoia, insanity, and just plain stupidity. … Continue reading
Look Pretty for the Camera
Sometimes you read something and just want to share. Well, at least, I do. This morning it was reading about Yolanda Dominguez‘s photography project Poses. In short, she highlights the absurdity of fashion magazine photographs by having real, everyday women … Continue reading
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Photo of the Week, 23 October 2011
This week I had the opportunity to watch an incredible documentary called Miss Representation. It is a wonderfully robust look at all the ways in which women are objectified and mistreated in America, still, today. From advertising images that ‘sell’ … Continue reading
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Classic Super Bowl Ads
‘Tis the season for new Super Bowl commercials. This year’s commercials are rumored to cost $3,000,000 for a 30-second spot. We’ll see if any this year can compete with some of these from the past. Go Packers!
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