Tag Archives: photography
Behind the Scenes at a Porn Studio
I bought a Groupon for a porn studio facilities tour. Let me back up…. Remember porn star James Deen? So when I was doing my “research” for that interview (I guess I don’t need quotes, I really was doing research), … Continue reading
Filed under Sex
Garden Geek
I’ve never successfully kept a plant alive. Even our herb garden died after a few short weeks, the remains of which still sit on the window ledge. Fun fact: when the landlord came to replace the windows, he moved the … Continue reading
Filed under Art
Sunday Scraps 40
1. NPR: The voices of NPR as artist Gaelen Kelly assumes they look. Not too far off, eh? 2. PHOTO: Buzzfeed has a collection of the most powerful photos from the year. 3. BELLY: From xojane comes the Real Belly … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Gender, Hollywood, Media
Mmmm… Delicious!
Alida at The Frenemy is doing a project, and we should all help her out. She’s collecting pictures of girls eating food. The point is to combat, in visual form, the association of dainty starvation with femininity. In her words, … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Food, Gender
“Don’t take my picture,” “Come on! You’re at the beach!”
I’ve been thinking a lot about Tuesday’s post, trying to find a better way to articulate what bothers me about the hotties of Occupy Wall Street blog. I keep returning to this experience I had on a beach last summer: … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Media, Sex
Protesting Chicks are HAWT
Earlier this week, I wrote about the sexualization of Halloween (and not just the costumes), and now we’ve got the sexification of something devoid even of costume and camp: Sexy Occupy Wall Street. You read that right. A guy named … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 32
1. DREAMY: You’ve probably seen it by now, but just in case, it’s Feminist Ryan Gosling and he’s saying “Hey Girl….” 2. MEDIA: Really cool analysis I wish I’d done on Sociological Images. It maps the sexualization of male vs. … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Books, Gender, Hollywood, Media, Really Good Writing by Other People
Does Kim Kardashian Really Widen the Spectrum of “Acceptable” Body Types?
I really love this photo by Spencer Tunick. I would tell you why, but Lisa at Sociological Images puts it so well that I’ll leave it to her: “It’s worth a good long look at each body; each is a … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Media
Look What I Did
It was a late appointment. The hairstylist looked tired when she shook my hand in the lobby. Then I showed her what I wanted to do, and she said, “This is a good way to end my day.” People like … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Really Good Writing by Other People
Sunday Scraps 24
1. CHICAGO: @Astro_Ron has been tweeting pictures from outer space. This is Chicago. 2. JOB PROSPECTS: For Lack of a Better Comic tackles the predicament of an English major in this job market. 3. DOMINATRIX: It’s fun to hear Terry … Continue reading
