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True, cameraphones today have the technology to produce great images, but that doesn’t automatically mean we can…especially when hot and cold foods are involved.

Food stylists employ all kinds of amazing techniques and non-food items to create the beautiful images we enjoy online and in magazines.

Like Hollywood superstars, these foods are airbrushed and artificial.

That’s why your picture of grandma’s green bean casserole or turkey chili or that special cocktail from the bar that you text from your phone or post on Facebook or Twitter often receives such unexpectedly negative comments from your family and friends.

It looks kinda gross. Sorry.

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Posted in Art, Commentary, Cooking, Food, Foods, Humor, Internet, Life, Photography, Technology

Tagged airbrushing, art, camera, camera phone, commentary, design, Facebook, food, food photography, food pictures, food stylist, Foods, Hollywood superstars, Humor, Internet, life, mobile phone, negative comments, photography, text message, Twitter

Lady luck

Posted on January 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

When it comes to bugs, I earned my wimp card years ago.

I’m not a fan.

But the ladybug? That’s one very different beetle. It’s cute, it eats a lot of harmful insects and it’s lucky. (That’s a scientific fact.)

If you like ladybugs too, you might consider this Ladybug Nightlight that my friend Stephanie sells at Stoopher & Boots on the Upper West Side.

Look at that face.

And you might stop reading right now. Because the rest of this post on ladybugs will freak you out. It did me.

Hungarian Artist Gabor Fulop also likes ladybugs. A lot. So much so that he created 20,000 and hand-painted them.

He then applied his ladybug creations to a sculpture of the human form, forcing viewers to imagine what it would feel like to have ladybugs crawling over every inch of their bodies.

Me? I wouldn’t feel lucky at all.

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Posted in Animals, Art, Commentary, Design, Humor, Life, Museums, Shopping

Tagged animals, art, artist, beaded ladybug nightlight, bugs, commentary, design, Gabor Fulop, hand-painted ladybugs, Humor, Hungary, insects, ladybug sculpture, ladybugs, life, luck, museums, New York City, sculpture, shopping, Stoopher & Boots, Upper West Side New York City, wimp card

Comprehension

Posted on January 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

How often do we judge something as being good or bad without fully understanding it?

We’re all human, so I would guess…too many times to count.

It appears Anthony Burrill agrees. The English illustrator and designer is well-known for his posters, videos and 3-D pieces.

Check out his print below.

I love this.

(What is it?)

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Posted in Art, Comedy, Commentary, Design, Humor, Life, Museums

Tagged 3-D, Anthony Burrill, art, comedy, commentary, design, designer, Humor, I like this what is it, illustrator, life, museum, posters, videos

Stinger

Posted on January 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

Many women would love to have ‘bee sting’ lips.

But Interview — did you have to be so literal??

A big ol’ scary insect on Lana Del Rey’s face wasn’t necessary to make the point. We can clearly see the singer is blessed with full lips.

Plus, do you think I want that magazine sitting on my coffee table? I think not.

You’re creeping us out, guys.

Stop it.

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Posted in Art, Beauty, Design, Entertainment, Fashion, Humor, Music

Tagged art, beauty, bee sting, bee sting lips, bees, celebrities, commentary, entertainment, Fashion, Humor, Interview Russia, Lana Del Rey, life, literal fashion, magazines, Music, singers

A doll’s life

Posted on January 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

Barbie…a hoarder???

That’s no dream kitchen, sister…

It’s a nightmare.

It kept Carrie M. Becker up at night. So the St. Louis native, photographer and sculptor created “Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse,” a photographic exhibition at the Riney Museum of Fine Art at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.

I love the idea of Barbie as a hoarder.

The girl is so perfect in every other way; you just know she has to act out somehow. What better way than trashing that powder puff pink nightmare of a townhouse?

Which begs the question…

What is Ken’s secret?

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Posted in Art, Humor, Life, Shopping, Toys

Tagged art, Barbie, Barbie dolls, Barbie dreamhouse, Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse, Carrie M Becker, commentary, Friends University, hoarders, Humor, Ken dolls, life, nightmare, photographic exhibition, photography, Riney Museum of Fine Art, sculpture, shopping, St. Louis, toys, Wichita Kansas.

Save the date

Posted on December 31, 2011 | 2 Comments

The last day of 2011. Blogs are filled with the year in review, ‘best of’ lists, and previews of what’s to come.

Me? I’m just psyched about my new calendar.

We may be living in a digital world, carrying our lives around on our smartphones, but I still love selecting the wall calendar that hangs over the desk in my home office.

It used to be a no-brainer — the New Yorker dog cartoons calendar every year. And then they stopped making it two years ago.

Bums.

So now I journey to Barnes & Noble, not knowing what calendar on the racks and spinners before me will catch my eye. But this year’s selection was an exciting combination of all the things I hold most dear:

Dogs. Movies. Celebrities. Kitch.

Yeah, that’s a cat. But he wasn’t dressed up for the photo. All the Jack Sparrow-ness was digitally added later.

There’s also Andy Warhol. And Austin Powers. Dame Edna. Mother Teresa.

Yep. It’s gonna be a good year.

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Posted in Animals, Art, Blogs, Celebrities, Commentary, Dogs, Holiday, Humor, Life, New Years

Tagged 2011, 2012, 2012 calendar, 2012 preview, a very good year, art, Barnes & Noble, best of 2011, blogs, cats, celebrities, commentary, design, digital manipulation, Dogs, Holiday, home office, Humor, Jack Sparrow, kitsch, life, Movies, New Yorker, New Yorker dog cartoons, pets, pets rock 2012, sales rack, spinner, wall calendar, year in review

Magic carpet

Posted on December 29, 2011 | 1 Comment

It’s chilly today in New York City.

My morning walk with Rory in Central Park was cold, cold, cold.

So when I found this aerial view of carpets in Marrakesh, Morocco — shot by photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand — the colors and reflected sunlight warmed me right up.

Hope it adds a little warmth to your day, too!

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Posted in Art, Celebrities, Design, Life, Photography, Weather

Tagged aerial view, art, carpets, celebrities, Central Park, colors, design, dog walk, life, magic carpet, Marrakesh Morocco, Morocco, New York City, photographer, photography, sunlight, weather, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Blue skies

Posted on December 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

New York City does not look like this today.

Our skies are overcast. The air is heavy. The rain that alternately threatens and abates has delayed my friend’s plane for hours.

No, the skies are not bright in Manhattan.

But this photo, from Cat Satler’s Art Scrapbook, reminds me that they will be again soon.

Very soon.

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Posted in Airplanes, Art, Blog, Blogging, Blogs, Humor, Internet, Life, Photography, Travel, Weather

Tagged airplane, art, blogs, blue skies, Broadway, Cat Satler's Art Scrapbook, Humor, Internet, life, Manhattan, New York City, overcast skies, photography, rain, Travel, travel delays

Shiny things

Posted on November 17, 2011 | Leave a comment

It sparkles. It’s sharp, so it could draw blood. And it’s beautiful.

Is it…a vampire?

No. (But it’s the right time of year to think so.)

Actually, this is an extreme closeup of one of several glass cacti created by artist Dale Chihuly. They are part of his “Nature of Glass” exhibit on display through March 2012 at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.

I love glass, and thanks to a happy Google accident, I am now aware of Dale’s work. Also, Phoenix locals can take advantage of glass blowing classes that are offered throughout the year at the Botanical Garden.

But vampires? No. Fire makes it tricky.

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