good in theory; poor in practice

jez responds to a NYT article about a government panel recommending that teens be screened yearly for depression, which is likely part of a yearly physical exam. however, the screening consists of a multiple choice questionnaire. as someone who has been administered this test on occasion, this shit is retarded. the questionnaire reads like it is straight out of Seventeen magazine: "do you feel like sleeping all the time" ; "do you feel like no one understands you"; "do you feel the world would be a better place if you weren't in it". And, for the specific version i took, it was a 1-5 ranking system with 5 being always and 1 being never, taken infront of an individual who was wholly convinced that i WAS infact depressed and that was the cause of my ailments (fun fact: i just had bronchitis and was/am a social inept loser) i am heartened to see an increased interest in the mental health of children and young adults, but without a serious update i don't feel like a multiple choice quiz is really going to delve into the trixy feelings that come with being a teen, young adult, or any one for that matter.

resurrected

not dead yet.

thepursuitaesthetic.com links highsnobiety.com with meta-consumer culture examples from fashion week: logo'd lollipops. how many triumph sandals do you wanna bet that nary-a pop got chomped?

best quote of the millenia

via jezebel viz perez

"I'm a very spiritual person and he's come to me many of times in my dreams… at the end of the day, he knows who's who and what's what. Believe that. And let me tell you something, the way he's feeling is going to come out. Like, trust me. Everything is going to come out later. You're going to see who he really loved and the ones that's standing up for him the right way is the ones representing him the right way. I'm going to tell you what my spiritual connection from Biggie is telling me, 'Don't look back, just do you' and that's why my success is right here for me… Biggie said 'Don't look back. Forget Cease, forget all of them because they going to be sorry. Cause what they did was wrong.'"-Lil Kim, who says the late Notorious B.I.G speaks to her from beyond the grave


NO NO NO NO NOTORIOUS

ZOMG food network ILU

So, in the midst of reading all of the depressing fashion sales/retro-growth figures, FoodTV pops up on my ancient television with some choice suggestions. Now, this will not solve buyers anxiety over the upcoming fall retail season (even though, surprise, black and somber is a BIG trend), but it's the best advice iteration I have seen thus far in our 'difficult' economy. Chef and Tv personality, Tyler Florence, (better to look at than listen to) appears in what looks like Rachel Ray's pretend kitchen to tell you the tastiest way to re-heat your cheap ass take out food. GENIUS! Who the fuck is watching Good Eats on a tuesday night, probs someone who is familiar with the creative arts of consuming leftovers. Am I paying attention when Barefoot Contessa-or as someone I know lovingly calls her,"...idk..that barefoot bitch"-makes Shrimp Bisque and a pear tarte tatin? Hardly. Quickly insert a commercial-torial on how to re-heat leftover pizza and lo-mein with out compromising the original's already dubious quality? I see you showtime! This little heads up re-connects with the viewer, here, it's my lazy ass, and under lines that FoodTv is as helpful and relevent as ever. Oh, tight, and now Ted Allen is on Foodtv talkin about how asparagus makes your pee smell! (it contains mercaptan which is also present in rotting eggs) Now, I need a snack!

o look the new shepard fairey! call yr lawyer.

Elizabeth Peyton (who primarily paints photos found in magazines) is now all public eye for painting, from a photograph, Michelle and Sasha Obama. Washington Post says Peyton AMAZINGLY painted the photo-cum-paint portrait in ONLY five days. uh. you are painting from an already incredibly well composed photograph. I should hope it can be done in five days, unless its oh, a MILLION BY A MILLION FEET and you stretched your own canvas. (unlikely) The Post and Peyton call the resulting painting 'transcendent'. I am this close to submitting it to FAILBLOG.
Am I ever going to hate on artists getting credit or being more well known? to put it simply, no. To be a little more in depth, I feel that there is a huge line (huge. not fine) between painting from a photo and getting credit-and using live trace/vector maps to mass success-and having a provocative concept and execution of a work. Both Shepard and Peyton navigate around fair-use copyright laws which allows them to place viewer emphasis on the reinterpretation of an initial moving photograph and onto something more publicly seen as 'arty'. Seriously, kind of fucking nonsense. I am so over it. FOR SHAMMMEEEEEE because right now, Peyton and Fairey are no better than those douche bag kids that traced all their projects to get by in studio and claim that their 'work is just as viable. or not.