Mad Men Movie

Have you seen Mad Men's new poster?
I know its being subjected to all sorts of bs controversy regarding some apparent insensitive relevance to 9/11 and the Falling Man picture taken back then and apparently the internet is deeply hurt and what not. Its quite pointless so you don't really need to look it up. Just people looking for ainween type issues and being successful in finding them. Congratulations! Job Well Done. Now you can sleep easy knowing that you have accomplished nothing.
No bs controversy can taint my Mad Men glory.
Nope.Not even a little bit.

I personally think the poster is real cool. If you think duh she's gonna say that she's a raging fanatic, you are right.It would have to be real ugly or terrible for me to not like it, but thankfully, its neither of those.Its minimalistic, does'nt say much but the image isn't strangely resonant and instantly recognizable.Also very mystery inducing (mysterious?) if I may add.My favorite part is that in the poster, they haven't even written the name of the show, they've just written in their typical format the date that it will be premiering. Its really restrained you know? Is not overly eager etc. Just enough to pique your curosity and get you excited. A little teaser for all those of us who are dying to see the show return. I dunno about you, but the more I look at the poster the more I really like it.No?
BTW.
Most most important. The premiere- is literally a movie. It will be  a two hour episode, which is longer than most movies- just think of it as most Oscar nominated films that seem to have no discernible beginning / moral of the story / happy ending- type of plot lines , know what I mean? If you've seen The Descendants you will know. And its not like two episodes sandwiched together , its just one really long episode i.e a movie. I can't wait...am thinking of throwing a Mad Men viewing party, but I'm afraid that there will be no viewing and just chattering and that kinda defeats the purpose. Or. or or or. I could keep it on the day its premiering March 25th, when it will not have premiered here in Pk but in honor if it happening soon enough.
 I can almost here the opening soundtrack.

Give Paula Deen a Break

For the past few days Ive been seeing Paula Deen's name splashed around almost everywhere.
I knew she was a celebrity chef type, but not much else. Not that familiar with the style of her work, and her views on food. Apparently she got type 2 diabetes. I dont know the types of diabetes so I cant help you there, but Im guessing type 2 is worse than type 1. Anyway, so from what I have gathered by just headlines of the coverage she has gotten recently : she cooked fatty stuff. Apparently she hid her being diagnosed with diabetes for the past few years(3), and she has chosen to disclose this piece of information at the very fortunate time of her becoming a spokesman for a diabetes maintenance type medication.

Critics, bloggers, do-gooders, over-neurotic control freaks, health freaks, people who put their nose in everyone's business,Shahrukh Khan types (not Shahrukh in Don 2 though, he's delightful) are having a field day with this info because all of  a sudden Paula Deen has become the champion of obesity,and all obesity related health issues by acquiring the disease herself. If you can call it a 'disease', I can't because a lot of my family members have had it, and frankly it doesn't seem too horrendous; there are worse inflictions;- my friend is allergic to everything under the sun almost except vegetables, what do we think about that?. Khair, that's not to say anything, I understand I am being quite ignorant about it. In any case, I do feel you can't hold her responsible for this. She has made a successful career of making extremely fatty concoctions, that are pure sin for the consumers- but in her defense (not really) -she does advocate moderation. And that is the key for good health- everything in moderation. Her recipes are so grotesque and gluttonous that you don don't need to be super intelligent to realize that you can't indulge in them too much. I mean you need to be having serious emotional issues if you do decide to consumer a Lady's Brunch Burger on a daily or even weekly basis. Its one of those rare indulgences that you allow yourself if the occasion calls for it. Extreme happiness (you becoming  a millionaire overnight) or extreme sadness ( you losing every material possession you ever acquired) in which the extremity of the 'burger' seems inconsequentially minuscule. Or if you're in one of those, this-will-never-happen-again, I-will-never-be-here-again moments.You can't have it everyday for brunch.Who has brunch everyday? why don't those people work?

The Lady's Brunch Burger:Krispy Kreme Donuts, Burger Patty, Bacon, Fried eggs.

Plus, most of her food makes me feel full without even eating it. They really are horribly over the top, like if your mission is just to consume the calories and the taste comes second. Sum of all parts type. How could deep fried lasagna be any better than normal un-fried lasagna ?A good lasagna is decadent enough in itself for maximum yummy. If it needs to be fried, it hasn't been made properly.Its that simple. Then she has a sandwich which comprises of chicken finger, french fries, and mozzarella sticks. You know that there is something wrong with that. That is what you make at 3am in the morning if your maaad hungry, you can think of nothing else to make other than sandwich of everything your freezer, you have danced way too much, and indulged in God knows what else. Its not food you think of making on a Tuesday night while watching TV. If you do...hmmm.Let's not go there.
But to urge and demand Paula Deen to shape up her act, and take a complete different direction in her profession is asking too much. I mean why should she? Why does she owe anybody anything? It is after all her profession, its up to her to decide what she wants to do with it. Her popularity and subsequent success is based on her southern style cooking, where the most prevalent term is the cuisine is 'deep fry everything'. Let her be. Mind your business. Focus on your own professions. If people work, its usually to serve their own means first, and those of the others second.If they choose to be irresponsible about their own health that should not reflect on their professions,because lets face it , she never sold her cookbooks, or recipes by saying that they are 'healthy'. In fact she is quite commonly known as the butter queen. As they say in bio-medical ethics; the right to self determination. In the same way, the people who make/consume Deen-esque meals on a regular basis, are responsible for their own selves. Its like blaming the weapon instead of the murderer.
Please don't spoonfeed your/our psyches so much that you/we cannot be held accountable for any decision or action. Its called 'spoilt'.
Don't be spoilt.

And, hold on , wait a sec...what is this, she 'hid' her disease for three years. Its her personal life, its her body, she didn't swear upon God to share every detail of her life with you. No matter what position you are in some information deserves to be revealed entirely upon  her discretion. And why should she share with you if you will end up being so unbelievably critical.
Ainween.Over

Vogue Paris Editorials

There are some really controversial campaigns that were published by Vogue Paris under Roitfeld. Apparently they were one of the reasons why she left (or was laid off). They can be described as disturbing, weird, gross or brilliant ...but whats remarkable is that they initiate dialogue. Just google Roitfeld-Vogue-Controversy and you will find millions of links. That is not  to say that her intention was to create controversy, because she didn't.  Yes, she capitalized on shock value, but that had a lot to do with her own personal vision as well.- which ended up sparking so many debates. There are her avid supporters, people who worship her ,and then there are others who loather everything she stands for.

Take a look :

Crystal Renn and Gluttony

This one was interesting especially because Renn battled anorexia as a model, and then became a "plus size" model. Some people thought it was gross,  I personally love it. See this is where you see the Roitfeld genius; fashion and food together. No one even dreams of doing that.












Little girls dressed up like older women
I don't think I need to tell anyone here how crazy people went on VP and Roitfeld's ass. They took serious offense at this. Advertisers seriously complained about his to Conde Nast- and so the story continues. I don't see why this is considered extremely offensive and in bad taste,  yet in the United States you see reality TV based on baby beauty pageants. Really, I think that is much much more disturbing than this.Its called Toddlers and Tiaras, seriously google it. Its We-iiird.

There was Tom Ford's take on Plastic Surgery.
See, now you can see that this is a provocation. The intent to provoke is most certainly present along with the shock-value. It is meant to disturb. The intent isn't to be soothing on the eyes. But at the same time , Ford is also tackling a major trend of the twenty-first century, and through pictorial depiction he keeps his contribution to the magazine relevant ,current and buzz-worthy. Plastic Surgery is hardly something that is kept behind closed doors these days, in fact articles are written about it in the same glossies that  feigned disgust and offense at this editorial. Come on, its Tom Ford what did you expect? Models hand in hand pretending to be walking in air ?

The old people getting it on.
I don't need to explain why and what. You can see for yourself. I personally love the audacity. Makes me laugh.Oh and no airbrushing or Photoshopping.

So what do we think?