In a recent “Women in Fiction” issue, Vice magazine included a fashion spread inspired by the suicides of great female authors such as Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath, complete with designer credits for all the clothing items. It’s actually even more tasteless than it sounds! Amid general outcry plus editorial tête-à-tête with the website Jezebel, Vice yanked the photos from their website — although they’re still in the print version, and Jezebel has reposted them to ensure the matter won’t be swept under the rug. Here’s a full recap with commentary at MetaFilter, although the best response to something like this is to revisit the authors’ actual works, ensuring that we remember them as actual humans and thinkers instead of just famous fatalities.
Speaking of bizarre product placement, Captain America is the new spokes-hero of Kiehl’s cosmetics, hoping to prove that “Real men moisturize” — there’s even a special comic you can receive at the counter with your purchase. I know that like most media, comics have mostly always existed as a vehicle for advertising, but remember the good old days when they hawked video games, Bubble Tape, and Whoopee Cushions?
There are so many movies you can watch for free online without pirating, thanks to the magic of public domain — and more are added to the list every day. Flavorwire has compiled a list of fifty of them, but my browser crashed from embedded video overload, so you may one to browse them one by one. If anyone needs me, I’ll be checking out adaptations like “Solaris” (based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem) and pretending that counts as work.
In honor of Amanda Bynes recent and very public problems, here’s a throwback to what were hopefully kinder, gentler times: a childhood appearance on the Nickelodeon show “All That” — and it’s a “Star Trek” parody, no less! Live long and prosper, Amanda.
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