“One size fits all” no longer applies to mannequins."

Stores Demand Mannequins With Personality (Heads Optional)

"With retailers fighting for customers in the sluggish economic recovery, the generic white, hairless, skinny mannequin is being pushed aside by provocative alternatives that entice shoppers with muscles, unusual poses, famous faces and lifelike bodies."

Read more...

The Daily Beast on extreme photoshopping

Caroline Forsling

"The former Sports Illustrated model was so outraged at an Estée Lauder ad that she says Photoshopped her image to make her older that she just sued the company for $2 million. The ad was for Plantscription, an "anti-aging serum" for women over 45—but Forsling is a mere 35. She’s claiming that the enhancement—or in her view, degradation—has irreparably damaged her career. She says she never used the product and it's deceptive advertising...."

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Andy Roddick

"Men’s Fitness wants to know: How do you build BIG arms in five easy moves? When it comes to Andy Roddick, apparently the answer has more to do with Photoshop than tennis. After posing for this shot in early 2007, tennis superstar Roddick reportedly did a double take when he saw the magazine while walking through a Rome airport—noting that his biceps had been blown into “22-inch guns” and a prominent birthmark on his right arm had been removed. And while a Men’s Fitness spokesman responded to the scandal by saying he didn’t see “the big issue,” Roddick joked that he was “pretty sure I’m not as fit as the [cover] suggests.” Does Hulk Hogan want his arms back?"

Read and see more at:


http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2972/1/

ITVS's Women and Girls Lead

 Check out this new awesome initiative by ITVS:

Women and Girls Lead is a multiyear public media initiative to focus, educate, and connect citizens worldwide in support of the issues facing women and girls.

How rare it is to be satisfied.....

Awesome East Works Mirror Project

About-Face NYC Launch Party!

Next Tues @ Public Assembly!
PARTY MASH-UP featuring:

Eternia from Fat Beat Records with BEATBOXER ChesneySnow
DJ J.Dayz spinning Anthem Rock + Throwback Mashups
DJ Marcos Udagawa: Breakbeat /Psychedelic / Trip-Hop
DJ Average Jo throwing down hip hop dancehall +electric-house
45 SHOOTOUT: Dancehall Punk
Dammit! Tribute to BLINK 182: Double-Time Punk!
Care Bears on Fire: Pop-Punk

…A Benefit for About-Face NYC Launch-Equipping girls to understand negative media messages that affect self-esteem, identity & Body-image.
Come + party with amazing artists and help a Rad cause.
We go to schools and after-school programs with our media-literacy workshops + educate on how to look at media in a critical way. $ raised goes to a much-needed projector!
Thank you to all of the incredible artists who are donating their time + talent to this benefit!

Next Tuesday, May 3 @ 8:00pm
Public Assembly
70 N. 6th St. btw Wythe & Kent
Brooklyn, NY
L train to Bedford
$5 before 9 / $10 after

putting the pieces together... literally

Working on editing all the pieces of Body Typed into one film. It's a challenging job actually but excited about making it happen. Feels like we are getting closer.

Seems like having them be shorter films is useful for teachers but any thoughts?

Best,
Jesse

Arnold talks about body image

Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about his body and getting older...

Katherine Schwarzenegger on Body Image and her new book

Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver was just named ambassador for Dove's Movement for Self-Esteem, and now has written a book about having a healthy body image, "Rock What You've Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back."

Katie Couric interviews her:

WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES opens up for HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE!

Very excited about this screening -- tonight in NYC...

Host: Iron Mule Comedy Film Series
92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
8 pm
Tickets and more info:

April 16th Screening

Ted Talks --

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Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs --and redefines what the body can be.