The phrase “keep calm and carry on” was meant as World War II propaganda, but it was never used. One lone surviving poster resurfaced nearly 70 years later. Photo taken from Keepcalmandcarryon.com The poster was first designed in April of 1939 by the Ministry of Information during the war to influence public opinion. It was [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 26, 2009
A Matchmaker from Hell
A strong heroine + scandal + a romantic/marriage scene at the end = a Jane Austen novel Meet Emma Woodhouse. Jane Austen wrote the first sentence describing Emma in a way every one could be envious: “I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like. Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and [...]
October 24, 2009
Full of Grace: Coddington, The September Issue and the RL Controversy
I saw The September Issue last night, and in addition to learning more about how American Vogue works, I also learned more about Grace Coddington. She’s the creative director of Vogue, and while more media-shy than her boss Anna Wintour, Coddington is incredibly talented. She’s just so creative, and her finished editorials look amazing. In [...]
October 24, 2009
Recent Grace Coddington styled American Vogue Editorials
After seeing The September Issue, I went looking through my old issues of Vogue and online for recent Grace Coddington Editorials. Here are some of my favorite images from editorials that she styled this year. Natalia Vodianova as Twiggy in The Great Pretender, Vogue May 2009. Natalia again, this time in this year’s September issue, [...]
October 24, 2009
“The September Issue” a Fashion Do
Fashion is an artistic, marvelous and often times a frightening thing. When some people pick up a fashion magazine, they flip through the pages and gawk at the clothes they see before them. “Why would someone pay that much money for that whatever it is clothing disaster when no one would wear it in public?” [...]
October 22, 2009
It’s all Bombs and Warfare, Heartbreak that is…
I squeed like a 15-year-old girl this afternoon. I read an article at Just Jared that John Mayer released a new video for the single “Heartbreak Warfare” off his upcoming album, Battle Studies. This music video is one of the first to feature JM’s version of “augmented reality.” It’s definition according to HowStuffWorks.com is a way [...]
October 21, 2009
Best Joss Whedon Musical Numbers
Joss Whedon will be directing an episode of Glee. Glee is my new favorite show out, and Whedon’s shows are my favorites from way back. Here are some of my favorite musical numbers from Whedon productions. My Freeze Ray, Doctor Horrible I love Neil Patrick Harris as the nerdy, not-so-evil Super Villain, and this song [...]
October 21, 2009
What ever happened to Comes with the Fall?
I had my iTunes on shuffle this afternoon while running and “Rockslide” by Comes with the Fall popped up on my iPhone. I haven’t heard this song is probably a year or two and it made an excellent song to keep up the high energy feel while running. Comes with the Fall is a smoldering [...]
October 19, 2009
Should we continue the UK top 40 singles?
Hello lovely readers! I would like some input from you! I’ve been doing the top 40 UK singles for the past three weeks, but the way I have been doing it is a bit clunky. I can’t do a podcast and play the songs because they are copyrighted. Do you all have any suggestions of [...]
October 19, 2009
Let the Wild Rampus Begin!
Take a little boy named Max, seven large furry creatures resembling Muppets and a soundtrack that features howling. Mix all of these ingredients together and you get a modern version of “Where the Wild Things Are.” “Where the Wild Things Are” is based on the 1963 children’s book by Maurice Sendak. It follows the adventures [...]
