“Have you ever felt dumped on?”

So asks Oxfam’s latest Make Trade Fair campaign. Check out the great shots of Thom Yorke covered in liquid chocolate, Chris Martin smothered in rice, Michael Stipe getting drenched in milk, Colin Firth doused in coffee, and many more celebrities getting stuff dumped on top of them. Photographs by Greg Williams.

Check your newstands for the new Winter 2004-2005 issue of Venus with Joanna Newsom on the cover. In it you can catch an interview I did with everyone’s favorite Norwegian boy wonder, Sondre Lerche. Photos by Vorrasi.

If you can’t find the interview, just check for the “Penus” section. Get it? Because he’s a guy? Very punny, eh?

The New York Times covers yesterday’s “secret” U2 concert in Brooklyn.

The New York Times looks into the appeal of the high- / low-brow culture of clothier American Apparel.

U2 will be performing live tomorrow, Monday November 22 in DUMBO north of the the Brooklyn Bridge. The performance is being filmed by MTV for a feature on the release of “How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb”, and tickets are free through 1iota. Arrival time is 2:30 pm (the show starts at 3pm).

Meeting Place:
Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, Corner of Plymouth & Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY
(btwn the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges–Take the F train from Manhattan to the York St. stop)

Check out Ewan McGregor’s TV show, “Long Way Round” on Bravo. Watch as he makes a transcontinental trip…on a motorcycle.

“Me first! I’m the President now!” Alternative caption to this photo of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton at the new Clinton Library in Arkansas. Link from Low Culture.

Jude Law has been declared People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” Is that really accurate? Maybe a few years we would have agreed with this, but recently we don’t really find ourselves using the word “sexy” and “Jude Law” in the same sentence. Before he got all big time movie star, he used to do these smoldering, very sexual movies and photographs. Now he seems to be run by a PR machine, only doing photos that make him look like the man-pretty dream boy that he is–and frankly it’s boring. Jude Law sure is hot, but now he seems to be totally asexual. Gorgeous in a look-but-don’t-you-dare-muss-up-my-designer-suit sort of way…does the unattainable coldness really get your panties moist?

This also reminds us of the age old (ok, 5 year old) debate we’ve been having with other Jude Law loving females–Yes, we get it, Jude Law is physically stunning. But seriously, someone that pretty must be reaaaally used to getting what they want and never ever having to compromise or worry about pleasing the other person. What we’re saying that it may be very probably that Jude Law is a really bad lay. That’s all.

And haven’t we all heard the rumors that he’s a switch hitter? But you know what? Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that Jude’s straight. Weirder things have happened.

Discuss.

Sondre has updated his site with a new journal entry and photos from his Fall 2004 tour. He also dispenses some valuable styling advice: “I will fall asleep with wet hair in order to wake up tomorrow with surprisingly fashionable looks.”

Also, Sondre recently appeared in Playboy magazine…fully clothed. Phew.

Here’s a kinda cool slideshow of A Brief History of Alternative Fashion. Featured artists include David Bowie, Debbie Harry, David Byrne, and The White Stripes.