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Even “Real” Women Are Digitally Enhanced

Catherine StrawnMay 8, 2008 //

Just like every other impressionable tween, I saw models in magazines and felt a little bad about myself because my body didn’t look like theirs. I’m a smart girl, but it didn’t really set in that these were not their bodies (or faces, even) until I worked at a magazine and saw how photos were tweaked — who wants to look at pages of ugly people? On Newsweek.com, a writer takes part in a photo shoot, then goes through the lengthy retouching process, demonstrating how much work it actually takes to make someone look “flawless”. Keep reading »

Donny Osmond, Former Child Star, Considers Miley Cyrus’ Career

Catherine StrawnApril 30, 2008 //

Amid Vanity Fair-gate, Time published Donny Osmond’s thoughts on Miley Cyrus’ career:

Show business is about idolization. As an idol to tweens the world over, singer-actress Miley Cyrus, 15, is riding a huge tidal wave at the pinnacle of her career; this is as it should be. I hope she enjoys it. I guarantee there will be many bumps in the road ahead. One of them, especially for somebody who acts and sings on her own TV show, is that your image becomes cryogenically frozen into a specific stereotype…..Her challenge will be overcoming the Hannah Montana stereotype. Miley’s fans are not thinking about the fact that she will grow up too. As she does, she’ll want to change her image, and that change will be met with adversity.

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The Colbert Report Weighs In On The Miley Cyrus “Scandal”

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 29, 2008 //

Maybe the real lesson learned from all of this isn’t that Miley Cyrus is a lil’ trampy for 15, or that her parents were remiss, or that Disney needs to chill the hell out. Maybe it’s that Annie Leibovitz is played out. [Comedy Central: The Colbert Report] Keep reading »

Hot Topic: Miley Cyrus In Vanity Fair

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 28, 2008 //

Alright guys, what do you think of this whole Miley Cyrus/Vanity Fair/Annie Leibovitz debacle? To refresh: Leibovitz shot the pop star for the magazine draped only in a sheet, very little makeup, and tossled hair. No matter which way you cut it, the photo certainly is provocative. It’s also beautiful, but really, wouldn’t expect anything less from a photographer of Leibovitz’s caliber. All that said, Cyrus is 15-years old. Regardless of whether her minders or grandmother or parents were at the shoot, isn’t it kind of…odd…for a magazine or a photographer to suggest sexy look in the first place? Keep reading »

Star Couplings: Mariah Carey Flaunts A Big Bauble

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 28, 2008 //
  • Mariah Carey went to a movie premiere this weekend and showed off a huge rock on her engagement ring finger. Who’s the lucky guy? [DListed]
  • The scrutiny of Miley Cyrus continues! In a new photo shoot for Vanity Fair Miley “appears” to be nude in a shot taken by Annie Leibovitz — and now Miley is saying she regrets taking the photograph. She said she thought the photo was supposed to look “artistic” but seeing it now, she feels “embarrassed”. Disney said, “A situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines.” Oh Lord. [DListed]
  • The reason why Guy Ritchie hasn’t been by Madonna’s side at recent events is because he’s been staying home with their adopted son David, in order to maintain a stable homelife for him as the adoption inquiry continues. [Perez Hilton]
  • Oh Jennifer Aniston. Canoodling with John Mayer, a guy who dated Jessica Simpson for a year, is not a good idea. [Us Weekly]

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    The Daily Squeeze: J.Lo Plays Jasmine, Bad Grades, And Reality Porn

    Catherine StrawnJanuary 25, 2008 //
  • Marc Anthony takes Jennifer Lopez on a magic carpet ride in one of Disney’s new ads, shot by Annie Leibovitz. [DisneyParks.com]
  • A survey of Cambridge University found that students at poorly performing colleges slept around the most. And students studying medicine had the most sexual partners — guess they like to play doctor! [Telegraph U.K.]
  • Porn director Tristan Taormino is starting a genre: reality porn. In Chemistry, seven porn stars spend 36 hours in a house together without a script. Supposedly, there are no face orgasms — but there is something called a “perv cam.” [The Gazette]

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