There are two types of sexual advertising in the fashion industry.
The balance of fashion and sex in advertising
Submitted by Janet Mock on April 17, 2006 - 2:43pm. Cut On the Bias: The Fashion BusinessDemystifying ESP
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 17, 2006 - 12:38pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindIs ESP the result of information bubbling up from the adaptive unconscious? Neurotheologist Michael Thalbourne thinks so and I'm inclined to agree.
ITL, Ford, and The Commercial Closet
Submitted by Jacqueline Schneider on April 17, 2006 - 11:10am. LGBTQ Media VisibilityITL started out more as a variety show and has since won an emmy-nominated series. The Ford Foundation, which was started by Edsel Ford (Henry Ford's son and the family who runs Ford Motor Company) is a major financial underwriter for the show.
Redevelopment or Relocation?
Submitted by Vi Landry on April 17, 2006 - 11:06am. The New New OrleansHANO has only completed fifty percent of the soil samples necessary to place temporary trailers in public housing developments.
Brokeback Bunny?
Submitted by Jacqueline Schneider on April 17, 2006 - 9:56am. LGBTQ Media VisibilityIs it part of a culture war when people come to the White House with their kids to roll some eggs?
Have a Coke and smile
Submitted by Jennifer Huang on April 17, 2006 - 12:12am. Food PoliticsInternational human rights activists, labor leaders, and students are leveling campaigns on several fronts against Coca-Cola, a product once advertised as the “friendliest drink on earth†and “the gift of thirst.†Among the many abuses alleged against the corporation are the conspiracy to kill and torture union leaders in Colombia and the dehydration of drought regions in India.
WGSN’s Top 10 Industry Trends
Submitted by Janet Mock on April 16, 2006 - 4:47pm. Cut On the Bias: The Fashion BusinessThe fashion industry research firm releases their top 10 industry and consumer trends, which will affect the fashion industry for 2006. The writer focuses on high-low fashion.
Spielberg eventually joined the Dark Side
Submitted by Alexis Dahan on April 16, 2006 - 4:34pm. Considerations on the 7th ArtSteven Spielberg is going to be the godfather of the next Fox reality show. After American Inventor, American Idol, Project Runway, or America’s Next Top Model, On the Lot will attempt to find the next new American director…
Rate your rear end
Submitted by Lauren Berger on April 16, 2006 - 1:23pm. The Unnatural BodyForget newsworthy developments in quantum physics and molecular biology - Psychology professor Dr. David Holmes has finally created a mathematical equation for the perfect tush.
Grad art is hot
Submitted by Rhea Saran on April 15, 2006 - 7:24pm. Artspy: Developments in the artsInvestors are searching for future artists at the source -- graduate art schools. But what effect does that have on the students?
Breast implants linked to higher suicide risk
Submitted by Lauren Berger on April 15, 2006 - 3:40pm. The Unnatural BodyIt just goes to show that cosmetic surgery doesn't necessarily make you feel better about life.
Mathematical Art
Submitted by Rhea Saran on April 15, 2006 - 1:17pm. Artspy: Developments in the artsAn explosion of poetry based on a mathematical progression has hit the blogosphere. Get on the latest bandwagon!
The Science of Dreaming
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 15, 2006 - 10:21am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindIs dreaming the byproduct of the mind's need to form a cohesive narrative from a set of random stimuli? Or was Freud right after all? Are dreams "shaped by hidden emotions or motives?"
Food Timeline
Submitted by Jennifer Huang on April 13, 2006 - 1:05am. Food PoliticsFrom the history of the noodle to chex mix, this timeline plots the chronological history of food based on documents and scholarship.
Gay student expelled from a Baptist University for myspace.com post
Submitted by Daniel L. Sorrell on April 12, 2006 - 11:39pm. Religion and the Public SphereThe University of the Cumberlands kicks out a gay student for “lewd and indecent conduct†(guess I REALLY have to take my myspace.com profile down!)