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Bumping into a famous music video director somewhere where you least expect it. And you just happened to be there with a crew to shoot an interview. It happened to our Pretty Cool People crew. They were in a city in the South of Holland called Eindhoven to shoot a Pretty Cool People Interview with Miranda July and they sort of bumped in to director Mike Mills, who was accompanying Miranda to her show at the art space MU. Pretty Cool People Interviews - Miranda July. Flappers: Were They the Riot Grrrls of Their Time? In 1922, Ellen Welles Page sat down and penned a letter for the weekly New York magazine Outlook.
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We consider Sabrina and her aunts our homies. The potential Charmed reboot is already our new favorite TV show despite the fact that NO ONE HAS CONFIRMED WHETHER IT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING *shakes fist at sky*. The 10 Best All-Female Rock Bands. Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 7 months ago At some point, all famous female rock bands of the past several decades have endured a similar barrage of insults: not being able to play their instruments, being dramatic, have too much sex appeal (or not enough) or being feminist man haters.
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She wore her suffering with great dignity and an un-swaying honesty, revealing – much like many other female self portrait artists and photographers of the 20th century – the vulnerability and innocence of true femininity, giving her a huge amount of credibility and, well, integrity. Her painting style though known as primitive lends itself to this honesty and it is because of this unique exploration of such human frailty that she, in her paintings and photographs as well as her quotes, probably has a huge amount to teach us on the art of mortality. 1) “I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality” We are all in the same boat, there is no real distinction between us, we are all One. 5) “Nothing is absolute. 11 Stylish Older Women Who Inspire Us to Give Absolutely Zero Fucks.
When it comes to fashion, youth is always in style.
Most fashion magazine covers, ads and runways are filled with fresh faces under the age of 30, with just a few bold-faced exceptions (Cher, 69, in the latest ad campaign for Marc Jacobs, for example, or 80-year-old Joan Didion featured in ads for Celine). While their inclusion should be applauded, it's a rarity in a fashion industry where younger models are the ideal. We Talked to the Nine Year Old Hip-Hop Illustrator Wunderkind Yung Lenox. 50 Cent quotes. A Punk Rock Approach To Living The Life Of Your Dreams. Sometimes I get asked, “What’s so radical about radical self-love?”
It’s radical because most people don’t even like themselves, let alone love themselves. It’s radical because knowing you’re awesome means you’re less susceptible to buying shit you don’t need. It’s radical because having a healthy view of yourself changes absolutely everything about your life, from the kind of love you accept to the way you treat others to the work you do. Dress My Age? Hell No, Say These Inspiring Senior Women. Jean “I don’t give a damn of what people think of me or the way I dress, I dress for myself because I love style and design and color.”
This statement may sound like the devil-may-care attitude of a stylish twenty-something, but this sentiment actually comes from the mouth of Bridget, a seventy-five year old Brit, one of six older women featured in the TV documentary Fabulous Fashionistas, which recently aired on Britain’s UK Channel 4. New Burlesque Documentary Shows Just How Powerful Getting Naked Can Be. Read Amy Schumer’s Ms. Gala Speech. Gabourey Sidibe wasn't the only person giving an intense, inspirational speech last night at the Gloria Awards and Gala, hosted by the Ms.
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Amber Rose's Funny or Die Video Flips the Script on the Walk of Shame. The 2015 Academy Award nominations looked a lot like the 2014 nods: monochrome.
In a sequel to the previous year's #OscarsSoWhite fiasco, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed to nominate a single person of color in any of the acting categories. This led to celebrities speaking out against the Oscars, even threatening to boycott. In the end, faced with a PR catastrophe, the academy voted to make big changes moving forward to diversify membership. Theoretically, a more inclusive body behind the scenes will lead to a batch of nominations that better represents the best work of the year by a variety of performers. This is hardly the academy's only problem, though. New York City BAD BOYS: Intimate photos of Punks, Poets and Provocateurs, 1977-1982. New York City BAD BOYS: Intimate photos of Punks, Poets and Provocateurs, 1977-1982 Johnny Thunders 1978 From interviews with William Burroughs and Richard Hell, to in-depth revelations and photographs of the people who helped shape popular culture and music, a new book from photographer Marcia Resnick, Punks, Poets and Provocateurs: New York City BAD BOYS * 1977 - 1982 transports you back to a time when there were no rules.
A time before many of Resnick’s subjects too quickly burned out like the bright lights they were. For example, here’s an evocative excerpt (and an image) of David Byrne from Punks, Poets and Provocateurs in which Byrne “predicts the future” back in 1977. Security Check Required. Is Masturbation Good For You? Meet the tree that's wowing folks all over the country with its unusual bounty of fruit. Sam Van Aken is the creator of the Tree of 40 Fruit, a single tree that grows 40 different types of fruit.
Van Aken is an artist and professor at Syracuse University, and his latest project just might be his most delicious yet. Van Aken's Tree of 40 Fruit grow a wide variety of stone fruits (i.e., fruits with large pits in the center), including cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and even almonds. This is an artist's rendering of the full-grown tree. Each one takes over a decade to mature. Photo by Sam Van Aken, courtesy of Ronald Feldman Fine Art. Burlesque dancer Briar Rouge tells how stripping cured her ME. Orphaned at two years old and cruelly bullied through school, Becky Bennett from Hitchin in Hertfordshire didn’t have the easiest start in life.
‘I was nicknamed Ski Slope at school because of my pale skin and the shape of my nose.,’ she says. ‘Having lost both my parents when I was two, I was extremely sensitive and cried a lot, which I was picked on for.’ ‘I looked for a form of escapism and turned to ballet. I loved it, I was good at it and I took it seriously. I dreamed of being a professional dancer.’ A British Inmate Protested on the Roof of a Prison for Almost Three Days. 20 Photos And Quotes From The Badass Simone de Beauvoir That Will Inspire You.
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