dolceaficionada:

“Birthday Cake” (Remix) - Rihanna feat. Chris Brown

I’m totally against these two making music together, but can I help it if the song is catchy?

I can see your conviction isn’t very strong. So you’re saying your boyfriend can hit you and send you to the hospital, as long as he writes you a catchy song later? Catchy songs trump violence against women? So much for standing up for women. How about reblogging a photo of swollen-faced Rihanna instead? Imagine telling Rihanna 3 years ago, “wipe the blood off your face and don’t worry, in three years you’ll write a catchy song together.” Sorry Rihanna, you can’t hate a guy who writes catchy songs!

This was photographed by the great Philippe Halsman. The final result was called “Dali Atomicus.” It should be a law that everyone buy Halsman’s “Jump Book,” which contains this photo and many others you might recognize but never knew who took them.

I think it’s cool to see the instagram pics etc., but it would be cool to know who the peeps are too. Or is that weird? Should we already know?

Funny, I always thought teenagers act like children but expect to be treated like adults.

I will answer those observations/questions for you:

1. If you actually know you’re brainwashed, then you’re not really brainwashed are you? It’s a self-defeating statement, like “I know I don’t know anything.” Perhaps “I will not be brainwashed” would be a more constructive statement.

2. My anatomy doesn’t offend me. Don’t presume. “Why do others’ anatomies shown in advertising and entertainment media offend you?” would be a better question to ask.

3. Probably the same reason urinating in public is “socially unacceptable.” Aren’t social norms cra-a-a-a-a-a-zy? In case my point is lost in my sarcasm: women have been shaving body parts for years, just as they have been urinating in restrooms for years. Both are body-related, and have become the social norm. Now, I see no problem in challenging social norms, but I don’t think their origins are all malicious.

4. Women originally used makeup for evolutionary competitive reasons, i.e. to be chosen over other females. Men didn’t need makeup, or heels, or girdles, etc. For centuries, women have had to out-compete other women to be viable mates. So it’s not accepted, or expected, because it’s not the social or historical norm for men to need it. That may not be the controversial answer you were hoping for, but it’s the truth.

itsjustroxie:

So, the reason Katy Perry wasn’t at the PCAs is because she was recording a commercial for Adidas. My best friend’s uncle is one of the filmers for the commercial, and told me. I wanted to get it out to the Katy Cats before the media does. She died her hair blue and wore a wig to her divorce hearing to hide it from fans so she can surprise us!

She wanted to surprise us and you ruined the surprise. Some fan.

I’m not afraid to call this crap. You can draw all the detail in a clock tower that you want, but you still can’t make me unsee the bad anatomy of Wendy. Look at her left arm and how long that is compared to her right. Her left shoulder is much higher than her right, and yet that has no effect at all on her perfectly level breasts. The shoulders and breasts are independent of each other. For Wendy’s left hand to be wrapped around Pan’s forearm as shown, her tricep and elbow would be facing us, not in profile. Her hand is twisted way beyond a wrist’s range of motion. It’s bent like a plastic bendy toy. And Pan’s hand is wrapped around something much thinner than her forearm. I don’t care who drew this, this is bad anatomy. Don’t be afraid to critique big name artists. They’re supposed to be the role models, remember?

What ridiculously ugly crap. I’m sorry if you can’t see how bad it is.

I’m left with a big “so what?” feeling when I see this. Okay, the bolts as a representation of the monster is clever, but beyond that…there’s virtually no design to be found here. From the bright, flat colors this comes off as a comedy. Not sure if that’s the intent. The fonts show no relation to the graphic. That is, they feel arbitrary. Drawing one bolt in Adobe Illustrator and then copying/flopping it over doesn’t impress me, I’m sorry. I need more. I think this is a good starting point for a poster, but it really needs to tell more story and feel more cohesive. This still needs to describe a movie, not just one character in it.

minimalmovieposters:

¡Three Amigos! by Daniel Norris

THIS is how you do it. He didn’t just show 3 hats. He didn’t just do a text poster that says “we’re the 3 AAAAAA…” No, he actually DESIGNED this thing. There’s a visual payoff of an idea. He didn’t merely choose a prop from the movie, as so many way too many Minimalmovieposter submissions do these days. Would-be movie poster designers, please take note.