The Modern Age

Ponytail. Giant white top. Huge gold hoop earrings. Green sunglasses. A beer bottle in one hand. Lily Allen dancing to Kasabian during Big Day Out…wow. Link via ONTD

I usually love all things Avril Lavigne, but I have been deeply disturbed over the new video of her single, “Girlfriend”. It’s like a perfect storm of awful–with acting so bad it could win a Razzie, outfits so bad they belong in the rubbish bin (knee high striped tube socks??? WHY???), moral/song theme so awful [...]

Avril Lavigne–Manga star
I think we’ve all heard about the manga Lavigne is involved in, but here’s a preview.
(tags: art publishing avrillavigne)

Fashionista.com: Prada, the Movie
The movie is based on a poem found by Ridley’s daughter, Jordan, and stars Daria Werbowy in a revolving spread of roles
(tags: fashion video)

Prada Parfums
The movie!
(tags: video web fashion)

All you kids have been buzzing in my ear about this, so here’s a post devoted to your whisperings: it has been rumored that Miss Karen Elson and Mister Jack White will have another addition to their family because Karen is pregnant again. According to Us Weekly, “They’re very happy and excited.” (Link from [...]

1. Watching the new VH1 “reality television” show, The Agency–which focuses on the lives of the agents that make up the high-end men’s and women’s board of the Wilhelmina modeling agency.
A good portion of the first episode is comprised of talking about a teenage model named Chloe with loads of “potential”…except for the fact that [...]

Kirsten and her Lucky Stroke | POPSUGAR
Kirsten and her new man friend, Drew’s ex Fabrizio, were spotted leaving Teddy’s in LA this week.
(tags: thestrokes gossip)

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - music: Why does everybody hate Snow Patrol?
Gary Lightbody’s band is the butt of many jokes. But why Snow Patrol, and not The Feeling, Keane or, heck, [...]

Lily Allen strikes again! It has just been announced that Lily will be designing a collection of “signature dresses and accessories” for British “high street” (aka– mass market) chain New Look. Her collection will hit stores in 312 of the stores in the UK, France, Dubai, and Belgium between Mar 9th.
To put this in context–I [...]

Nope, it’s not another reality television show. I haven’t put too much thought into this theory, but judging from a recent job listing for an Executive Editor at Rolling Stone in the New media department, it seems as though RS has ideas of a new website brewing. How do I figure this out? Well first [...]

KeepTheDoctorAway - The Skinny on Size Zero
As women battle to squeeze into ever tinier designer gear, Maire Bonheim investigates the allure of size zero.
(tags: fashion modeling)

NYLON/MySpace International Music Issue
NYLON mag wants to exploit you and your super-hip looking band. You could end up on the cover of the magazine without having to pass anyone your [...]

I just turned on my local NPR station, WNYC, tonight and I heard this awesome song that sounded like the Talking Heads on John Schaefer’s show “New Sounds”…but I had never heard it before. Not that I’m a Talking Heads connoisseur or anything, so it wasn’t a surprise I didn’t know it–but I just couldn’t [...]