4 books in 5 days. Happiness. How can a man lead, if he himself is lost? The hero of Elizabeth Strout’s second novel, Tyler Claskey, is the minister of a small, gossipy, Maine congregation Initially believing himself ‘supremely blessed,’ with a beautiful wife, two small children and an adoring congregation, he finds himself, within a [...]
December 2009
HV and crew are off to the beach. I will post, from time to time, but not with the vigour of the past 6 months. I wish you all happiness, peace and safety over the holidays. For us South Africans, I hope for long swims in warms seas, memorable sunsets, groaning tables of deliciousness surrounded [...]
Just wear them. It IS still AIDs month, so here’s a nifty reminder to wear condoms. Although, ideally, if you are planning to wear one, you know not to take these images too literally. As part of the China Reproductive Health New Technologies and Products Expo, Guilin Latex Factory organised condom-clad models to [...]
They’re just lovely. Pop on by Peter Callesen and have a look at his other work. Tweet
Avril Lavigne is starring in this cellphone ad campaign. Which is pretty ….horrible. After a year of bitching about adolescents dressing as hookers, I have now encountered an adult (April Lavigne is a 25 year old divorced woman) dressed as a tween. So not right. too . Never mind the bow, the retouching, the funny [...]
We at SA COSMO, love our sisters at US COSMO very much, but we are not always on exactly the same page. This cover is a case in point. I could dissect it, but that would be neither loyal nor interesting and no-one knows their market like US COSMO so I won’t allow myself to [...]
New pictures, courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana, Steven Meisel and Italian Vanity Fair of Madonna. Apparently a taster for the new D&G campaign. The response from the media? Shock at how very impressive the work she has had done on her face she is looking. In these? Excellent. Just recently? Puffy and pillow-faced. But I [...]
They cost 510 euros! If I had it, I would pay that much for Collette’s description: ” Mix of fashion and art, the Jean Charles De Castelbajac collection clash by its originality. Leopard print, Muppet Show, Warhol, three themes issues with a lot of humor for a colored Pop show made with over-size Kermit, faces [...]
Chinese parents. I know I shouldn’t, but I really, really hate them. Here the buggers are. 350 Parents of the Year, sleeping on the floor of their offsprings’ university at The Central China Normal University in Wuhan, in Hubei Province. To help them “settle in” on their first day of school. Grrrr. Normal. They call [...]
Regular HV readers will know that I am a bit peeved about the state of undress of famous women in the media. If you want a magazine cover or pictorial, you just have to strip. It’s not enough to be talented if you are a woman, you have to go topless too. Or on all [...]
