UK Sunday tabloid News of the World is shutting down after the latest phone-hacking revelations.
consumerism
Quick Hit: Do not adjust your sets
This is a real six year old. Needless to say most six year olds don’t look like this. More on this from Pavlov’s Cat here and here. I just don’t get it.
Transgendered child propaganda. Yes, such a conspiracy exists.
Clothing company J. Crew are apparently part of some kind of diabolical plot to pussify boys, as evidenced by this advertisement showing a mother (who also happens to be the president and creative director of the company, so there’s all… Read More ›
Masculinity and the fear of losing it
It took becoming a mother of a son for me to realise just how fearful the world is of losing masculinity. I mean, god knows there are lots of rules about gender binary and how girls and women perform femininity, too, but I don’t think we’re as frightened of femininity being corrupted and lost as we are of masculinity being diluted.
Oddly Awesome: Christian Bale startling seagulls
He looks intense, even by normal Bale standards.
Working Mum it’s all your fault too.
Just when you thought it was Ladies of Leisure being at fault now it’s working mothers making their children fat.
Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes: what did they expect?
Say what? Gervais got famous by making people uncomfortable at why they are laughing at his material, by deliberately crossing boundaries of “good taste”, and he also has a mean streak. This is not A Great Big Showbiz Secret.
Women, food, advertising
Check out this collection of pictures over at the hairpin.
Quote of the Day: Store Wars
I wonder if Mr Harvey thought through the consequences of highlighting to his customers on every news site just how much better deals are online.
Femmostroppo Reader December 16, 2010
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Hoyden About Town 