Mayra París

costumerism:

The history of Coco Chanel has been recently reinvigourated by the film, Coco Avant Chanel. Chanel started life in a small peasant village - her parents were illiterate, and actually recorded her name as ‘Chasnel’ because they did not know how to spell it, causing chaos for biographers far into the future; not helped by the fact that Chanel herself was keen to disguise her roots. She brought and altered mens fashion into her own lines of clothing, creating distinctive naval striped sweaters and elegant suits, however her passion was originally in hats. She mocked those with more ornate tastes when she was younger, and favoured simpler designes which took off in pre-war France, being worn by actresses and giving her the break she needed. One mockery of ornate couture she is remembered for is an outburst of ‘With that on their head, how can they think?!’” 

The film won the academy award for Best Costume in 2009, thanks to the work of Catherine Letterier.

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Meh.

Being a History major, I could not, for the life of me, look past those impressive inaccuracies. I kept repeating to myself “Suspension of disbelief!” but it didn’t work much. The plot is completely implausible. Mainly, because the Americans didn’t know about the Holocaust until really late in the game. Secondly, because the Americans hated Jews in the forties too. Thirdly, because they shot Hitler in a theater. Again, they shot Hitler in a theater.

Another thing that really annoyed me were the Basterds. I hated every single scene they were in. A really awesome movie could have been made about Shosanna and her kick-ass quest for revenge. I mean, that scene with Hans Landa in the café was great. You could cut the tension with a knife. The Basterds, on the other hand, are just these huge assholes we’re supposed to side with. Fuck that! When the German soldier refused to tell them where the other troops were, I fist-pumped at him: “Go, Nazi! Don’t give in”. Then the fucking Bear Jew (whom I don’t find appealing at all— I don’t know what the big deal is) had to beat him over the head with a bat. And again. And again. They’re animals. They say how the Nazis don’t have any humanity, and then look at them with their sickening righteousness spraying machine gun bullets over a carful of German soldiers. Hell, maybe that was the point. Still hated them, though.

Now, I have to say, those long dialogues were pretty great. The very first scene with Hans Landa and the French farmer was great.  I can see why Christoph Waltz got the Oscar and why Tarantino’s script got a nomination. The direction and the editing was pretty flawless; no sudden cuts, no weird angles. But holy shit, that weird thing with superimposing Stiglitz’s name in big yellow ’70s lettering was fucked up. Especially since they didn’t do it again. And that narrator that only shows up once to tell his story was pretty pointless too. I don’t know if that’s part of Tarantino’s style since I haven’t seen anything else of his (I have the sneaking suspicion it is), but if it is, then Quentin needs to make some adjustments.

Overall, it was a fun movie full of good performances all around. But I’m in no hurry to watch any more Tarantino ever again.

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amnesiacr:

Neil Patrick Harris and Elmo.

Two of my favorite people.

Another nominee for the “Best Gif Ever” Award.

1234melvin:

“to the stars on the wings of a pig”

A favorite saying of John Steinbeck. A professor told him that he would be an author when pigs flew. Every book he wrote is printed with this insignia.

acrossoceans:

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Real Life Photoshop

Creative Writing professor told his class one day: “Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting next to his or her desk. As homework tonight, one of you will write the first paragraph of a short story. You will e-mail your partner that paragraph and send another copy to me. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add another paragraph to the story and send it back, also sending another copy to me. The first person will then add a third paragraph, and so on back-and-forth. Remember to re-read what has been written each time in order to keep the story coherent. There is to be absolutely NO talking outside of the e-mails and anything you wish to say must be written in the e-mail. The story is over when both agree a conclusion has been reached.” The following was actually turned in by two of his English students.

Sapphire, North Carolina, circa 1902. “View from the Lodge on Mount Toxaway.” Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. (via Shorpy)

Toledo, Ohio, circa 1905. “Post Office, Madison Avenue.” 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. (via Shorpy)

January 1942. Guanica, Puerto Rico. “Burning a sugar cane field. This process destroys the leaves and makes the cane easier to harvest.” Medium-format safety negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. (via Shorpy Historic)

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parachuteshark:

Appalachian Spring, “Very Slowly” - Aaron Copland & The London Symphony Orchestra

1. Listen with headphones. 2. Close your eyes.

I know that this piece is far from obscure, but I always feel as if I’m underwater when I hear this movement, drifting past shadowy sea creatures and blueish beams of reflected sunlight.

runawayrose:

Portrait of a Lady as Evelina by John Hoppner.

ricktimus:

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jumbledupgibberish:

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Ajajaja En la oficina de Diego! Me encanta. I need to get Polaroid film for my cam.

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Are you fucking crazy??? Why would you do this to a camera lens?! Ugh Christ!

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thisisdeborah:

Cherry Bomb official music video from the movie The Runaways. OMG Do Want!

omg dakota

Holy fuck! This movie looks really awesome!!

fuckyeahviggomortensen:

“Digital Spy reports Mortensen will replace Christoph Waltz as the founding father of psychoanalysis following a scheduling conflict involving Waltz. Mortensen will again work with director David Cronenberg, who directed him in A History of Violence and Eastern Promises with Naomi Watts.”

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Megan Fox and Barbara Mori

holy sh*t

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Whoa. But Barbara is cuter. By far.

thedailywhat:

This Is Wacky, You Should Watch It of the Day: Director Alberto González Vázquez’s entry in the eighth edition of the Jameson Notodofilmfest is his latest and greatest: A surreal disaster short involving Ronald Reagan, paradoxical fashion trends, and the end of the world as we know it. 

[estamosaqui.]

Take THAT, irresponsibility!

thedailywhat:

It’s Educational! of the Day: Mattel announced today that it plans to release a line of premium dolls for adults called the “Barbie Fashion Model Collection,” which will include a set of dolls based on characters from the critically acclaimed AMC show Mad Men.

From the New York Times:

“ ‘Mad Men’ represents so beautifully the universe that created Barbie,” said Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University, because the series is about the selling of the American consumer society. […]

“I have this fantasy of an 8-year-old getting a set” of the dolls, he added, “and saying: ‘Mom, can Chelsea come over? We want to play “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.” I’m going to be the organization man, and she’s going to be the soulless drone.’ ”

The dolls will be available for purchase through amctv.com, barbiecollector.com, and at specialty stores for $74.95 each.

What is this fuckery? The Joan doll looks nothing like her (for the obvious reasons)!

The Ambassadors [Double Portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve] (1533) by Hans Holbein the Younger

This is one of my favorites.

From Wikipedia: Holbein painted this work in the early part of his second stay in England, which began in 1532. At this time he was prolific, painting Hanseatic merchants, courtiers, landowners, and visitors. The Ambassadors is his most famous and perhaps greatest painting of this period. The life-sized panel portrays Jean de Dinteville, an ambassador of Francis I of France in 1533, and Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur, who visited London the same year.

The symbolism of the painting is very interesting. It’s (mostly) all here.

The School of Athens (1509) by Raphael

This is how I’m studying for tomorrow’s Art History exam.

“Jan Van Eyck was here 1434”

The oldest “[Someone] was here” wall graffiti.

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pedrosa3190:

youfeelme:

Crepes = *orgasm*

no las como pero se ven deliciosas

No las comes porque yo nunca te las he cocinado ;) Me quedan bárbaras!

hmmmm we’ll see… es más de regalo de cumpleaños para ti voy a dejar que me las cocines! hahahaha…. embuste… pero some day soon hacemos una celebración de cualquier cosa, por ejemplo: celebramos el hecho de que actually salimos todos juntos como antes… qué tal?

Sounds like a plan :D

jumbledupgibberish:

pedrosa3190:

youfeelme:

Crepes = *orgasm*

no las como pero se ven deliciosas

No las comes porque yo nunca te las he cocinado ;) Me quedan bárbaras!

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timelesshourglass:

Voy a capturar nuestra historia en tan sólo un segundo…

Eso es de American Eagle! (Yo también lo compré la semana pasada.)

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thorns:

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definatalie:

gooseppie:

Too cute!

imsvsims:

Husbands and Husbands

This video is only a minute long. You won’t regret watching it.

Watch what happens when a little boy named Calen meets a pair of husbands for the first time. He talked things out, asked a few questions, and things just seemed to click in his head for him.

Let’s quit with the ignorance and fear and play ping pong. (rb)

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE SEEN HUSBANDS AND HUSBANDS!! Adorable.

awwww. he’s so cute.

filmprojections:

Chinatown (1974)

papinothered:

Snow Frame. Taken 2.26.2010

So apparently, if I don’t have a computer, I don’t post anything. Sorry, guys!

Oh, I knew I’d forgotten to upload this. It’s my new camera!

I’ve realized the surest way I can “make it” as a writer is to write a vampire novel. I am officially working on it. I expect six figures.

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hecatombe:

lickystickypickyme:

Doctors in Saudi Arabia were shocked when an examination of a one year-old baby revealed the impossible - the baby was pregnant.  An x-ray confirmed a tiny body inside of the baby and, after a whirlwind session of tests and research, they concluded that they had happened upon one of the strangest and rarest human anomalies. Called fetus in fetu, there have only been 51 confirmed cases in human history.  The baby’s mother was originally pregnant with twins, but through some unknown reason, one fetus literally absorbed the other.  The absorbed fetus survives (if you want to call it that) as a parasitic lump of tissue in the surviving twin.  The absorbed fetus is actually little more than tissue that has not died and is no more of a lifeform than a tumor. Doctors are currently consulting to try and find a way to separate the parasitic twin from its surviving sibling.

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esto puede levantar issues de aborto…  right?

OMG, he literally ate his sibling.

fromthephonebooth:

que escucho “Hey There Delilah” acostada en la cama, mientras llueve, con las luces apagadas y pensando en el.

Chevere, Yamel…bien chevere.

Yo hacia lo mismo pero con “Crimen” de Cerati. Ahora miro el chat de Facebook como una pendeja a ver si se conecta.

jumbledupgibberish:

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lilyofthewest:

hippieinaspacesuit:

magicinmyeyes:

juliasegal:

make-art-notwar:agree2disagree:neightkelly:still-searching:standtallandgrow

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I need a fucking time machine.

what is this? the past is trying to kill me with jealousy!!!!!!!

i’m crying.

is this enough motivation to start building a time machine? i think FUCK YEAH! … just in case, i’m dying with envy.

fata-morgana:

growthchart:

New Land Geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880 - 1963) and meteorologist Charles Wright (1887 - 1975) in the entrance to an ice grotto, 5th January 1911. The ‘Terra Nova’ is in the background.

I have an unhealthy obsession with arctic exploration, ever since I read Frankenstein and The Terror.

The world’s biggest wave ever surfed. What a rush that must have been. (via @ricky_martin)

inennui:

Artist: Paul Octavious

jumbledupgibberish:

fata-morgana:

despacito:

shnelll:

Mobile-phone use: Chatterboxes | The Economist

que raro. hahahaha

Que cojones, y vienen y ponen al tipo este sin camisa y con los calzones por fuera. No me jodas.

1234melvin:

fuckyeahlost:

Many of the questions posed during the run of “Lost” that have been keeping you up at night are never going to be answered on the show but will instead be tossed on the compost heap like an old turnip, because, the writers say, they have run out of time.

And if you’re expecting they will nonetheless come through with some kind of post-finale TV special, online chat, tweet — anything! — to answer their rabid fans’ lingering head-scratchers, you need to think again. They have no intention of discussing the show after the finale airs on May 23…

Damon tweeted about this yesterday: It’s not about whether or not we have the time. It’s about whether or not it matters.

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They fucked up their excuse considering that they’ve wasted so much time this season on fillers. They said the time for questions was over and they’d be answering everything and now they’re saying old mysteries don’t matter. All of this while we’re being fed Ben Linus working as a History teacher.

They dropped the ball.

These fucking assholes. You know this unconditional love thing I had going on? It’s over now, Damon and Carlton. I’m going back to worshipping Joss Whedon and Rod Serling.

The letter “A” by Daily Drop Cap

acrossoceans:

“I apologize, we just really really like playing together. Thanks for putting up with us.”

Aww I so love them! Jade is so cute!

hecatombe:

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This quote is one of the many reasons why I love Vonnegut so much.

celebratewithcake:

jojochao:

salted butter tart

This recipe looks AMAZING. And so easy!