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World Forbidden From Looking At Pretty Things

First, they came for photoshop, and I said "good luck putting a magazine together." The American Society of Magazine Editors may put together a panel that will brainstorm some "best-practice guidelines" for digital manipulation of photographs in our glossies. Not that they'd ban it, of course! They say they just don't want readers to be misled. We say SLIPPERY SLOPE. Because now, in France, they're taking this to its logical conclusion: they're banning pretty people. Or skinny people, anyway. More »

3:32 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Pareene
2,834 views, 34 comments

Latest by 8Millionth: If there were no advertisements for food, Americans would starve to death. It's true! more »

we are all michael vick now

Hellish Hentish: Baghdad Bagged Dog Bad Dog?

Yesterday we met and quickly said goodbye to Hentish, the New York Times Baghdad Bureau's top dog. He was shot in cold blood by Blackwater mercenaries, and the State Department is investigating. Even the Times-hating Post is outraged! BUT! Was Hentish a bad dog? Former CNN exec Eason Jordan says yes! More »

11:00 AM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Pareene
3,112 views, 29 comments

witness for the persecution

Kurt Eichenwald: A Dog With Three Legs Not Enough Protection!

On Friday, we heard that today's New York mag piece on former New York Times reporter and kiddie pornographer-buster of sorts Kurt Eichenwald was being awaited with great anticipation inside the Times. Well, let the anticlimax begin! We had hoped for more. More »

12:10 PM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Choire
1,883 views, 9 comments