Best of the Interwebs?
I cant lie… I havent kept up with my google alerts, or any other reading much this week as I am completely under the hammer with assignments and artwork due (this is why the next hunger games post remains unfinished)! I will scan and upload some concept sketches next week as my art work is … Read more
Weekly Magazine Wrap-Up!
There isn’t much to say in the rundown this week. There really wasn’t any homogeneity over the covers – no common themes. The Kardashian’s featured the most, and it was clear that most of the weekly’s aimed at women were marketing reality TV programs on Channel 9 such as The Voice (Who, TV Week), and … Read more
Best of the Interwebs
Elisabeth Badinter made headlines in the USA this week upon the release of her parenting book – The Conflict- How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women. The Vogue Health Initiative has been discussed in depth. Fat Shaming and Shaming in general is beginning to be much more widely discussed, which could only be positive! … Read more
The Hunger Games. When the commentary becomes more interesting than the books themselves.
I am going to break this into a three part series; with part one briefly looking at femininity and feminism, part two examining sexuality and relationships, and part 3 will examine issues regarding body criticism. I am not a book critic, nor was I ever a lit student, so I don’t really write well about … Read more
Weekly Magazine Wrap-up!
It’s been a relatively big week in magazines, which I touched on in the Best of The Interwebs on Friday. First, Vogue* released its six point Health Initiative which includes not working with models under 16 in the wake of a sexualised 10 year old appearing in French Vogue last year and a rash of … Read more
Best of the Interwebs!
It was a relatively slow week, so there isn’t a lot… Just Quality!. Biggest news this week? Vogue says no to models under the age of 16, and models who appear to have an eating disorder. This is quite the positive move by the magazine which will hopefully ripple throughout the rest of the magazine industry. On … Read more
Weekly Magazine Wrap Up!
There are only 9 magazines this week, so this will be short and sweet. Three of them earned A’s as well!!! Shaming does dominate the tabloids with a particular focus on weight and diet. The Kardashian’s have – as always – ensured they are getting a fair amount of tabloid press, but the tabloids fascination … Read more
Best of the Interwebs!
Bit late as I have been busy busy editing a video for one of my classes! One thing that has been making some hardcore news is the Vatican s criticism of nuns for supporting healthcare reform in the USA citing radical feminist themes. Sadly, Pussy Riot are still not free. Legos Friends range for little girls is … Read more
Weekly Magazine Wrap-Up!!
OK, so the tabloid magazines are all about One Direction this week – that boy band. I am really quite disturbed about the level of ADULT FEMALE FANDOM surrounding these teenage boys, is anyone else? Jennifer Aniston continues her magazine cover assault, bagging another. Unsurprisingly, the Kardashian’s are front and centre on the tabloid magazines, … Read more
Best of the Interwebs. Supersized!
I was still trundling through all my google alerts! So my recap is both what you will see below, and what has happened in the last few weeks. Links included in the recap are not likely to be below, but are just proving what I am asserting!. Happy 5th Anniversary to the Elizabeth A. Sackler … Read more
