Two sentences confirmed my most cynical beliefs about the apparel industry. Most glaringly, Banana Republic has acknowledged that it struggled to sell a blazer last year because women couldn’t fit their arms into the armholes. Yes, a venerable clothing brand that raked in $2.65 billion in 2015, manufactured a jacket that was physically unwearable. Tsk […]
Category: crimes against aesthetic decency
Many people see a naughty image when they look at the look at the new Trump/Pence logo from the give money to Donald J. Trump for President website, which is why this NY article gets NSFW. I must be v
I will have more on Bergman and Antonioni soon, but in the meantime I should note that anyone who thinks that people who admire Bergman do so because they are “embarrassed by the movies” c
I try to remain focused on substance here, but I am also puzzled about why someone running for President would analogize themselves to an (albeit fictional) mob family. And, of course, Cox is correct that the punchline is even more horrific; embodying a mass murder and his enabler is one thing, but choosing the song […]
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