A number of publications have been criticized recently for the way that they photoshop the subjects of their pictorials. One of these publications is Vogue. The February issue of Vogue features an interview and photospread with Lena Dunham, creator and star of the HBO series Girls. Shortly thereafter, Jezebel posted a bounty, offering $10,000 for unretouched photos from Lena Dunham's photoshoot, which they quickly paid out.
The difference between the original photos and the retouched photos is stunning. Not because of how different Lena Dunham looks in the retouched photos, but because of the amount of things they changed. The extent to which they fiddled with nearly every detail in Miss Dunham's pictures makes me seriously rethink learning how to use Photoshop.
So why do I bring this up? After all, I'm not a militant feminist, I've never really thought much about this issue, and I feel that all fashion magazines are not reflective of reality. What could possibly make me think of this issue?
On Thursday, Vice Magazine posted an article about violent protests going on in Bangkok. What? You mean you haven't heard of these protests? That's okay, neither had I. This is a story that has gone largely unreported in the American press. Of course, CNN may have done a story about it, but I haven't watched that shit since the debacle that was their coverage of the Boston Bombings.
This is why people should get their news from a diverse number of sources. There are lots of stories out there that don't get ample coverage in the American press that people should know about. There can also be differences between the way that one news source covers a story in comparison to another. Details, knowledge, insight, bias, all of these things can be known and sorted through if you get your story from multiple sources.
Where am I going with this? What is the point of this? What differentiates this blog post from any of the other blog posts that tell people to not trust the media? Do I have an ending for this? Hey, look a kittie.
In addition to pursuing Project Buy A House, I am actively thinking about what kind of vehicle I want to purchase next. Sure my car isn't that old, and sure I haven't had any serious problems with it, but I am a liberal and people keep on pointing out to me how hypocritical it is for me to be a liberal and drive a giant gas guzzling SUV even though I don't care about what those people are saying. In summation, I want a new vehicle for reasons.
I've been thinking about getting a small vehicle, and perhaps a scooter. This would be great for gas mileage, be better for me economically because I would spend less money on gas, and (insert third reason here that also references gas mileage). The question is which scooter do I want to buy? Do I want something small and zippy like a Vespa, or something with more power but still economical like a Honda. Perhaps there are other options out there. Perhaps there is a battery powered option out there is appeals to my need to reduce the amount of gas I use while also making me look like a complete doucebag.
Yeah, no. No, not a Ryno Motors Scooter. Not because of the way it looks, but because of the range. A scooter like this might be good for short trips around town, but I live twelve miles away from work. I don't want to make it almost all the way to work and then have to push my scooter down the street while gas guzzling car after gas guzzling car nearly hit me as I do so. Perhaps I'm going about this all wrong. Perhaps what I want is a smaller car, but which one?
Take your normal superhero origin story. Guy gets powers, guy realizes he has powers, guy goes out to save the world. Now factor this in: the guy has a score to settle.
Everybody wonders what it is that makes them who they are. The Hawk thought that question was securely answered. However a meeting with a boy in a hospital causes him to question everything. Why he is, who he is, what he is, and even if he is.
Eleven years after the events of Consequences Of Mayorust, The Hawk finds himself dealing with many of the same issues that many of us deal with: A less than satisfying job, co-workers of variant annoyance, and a romantic life is unhealthy at best. Thrust into all this is Madison Medina, a well meaning woman who's adversarial relationship with The Hawk morphs into a kind of friendship. Madison, in addition to learning more about herself and her abilities, help to reveal deeper problems inside the organization both she and The Hawk work for.
In every workplace there is a person. A person who doesn't talk to anyone, has walled themselves socially, and seems openly hostile to everyone. Every workplace has this person, even if you don't know of such a person, they're there. The Black Robin Christmas Carol is the story of one of these people. It delves into who this person is, why this person is, and how this person can change for the better.
There is a story. A story of pain, a story of loss, a story of unspeakable horrors, a story that has not been given it's proper attention. Some are ignoring this story. Some are unaware of this story. Some know of this story but are complicit in it's darkness. This is a story that must be told. Told so that the good can stop it and the bad can feel shame for it.
When I thought up thig blog, the name I first thought up was "Random Bullshit". Quickly I recognized that this name would put some people off. Then I thought of the name "Random Bull****". That seemed to be to much clutter. Then I was inspired with the name that dons this blog today.
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