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The 5 Best Saturday Night Live Performances of 2013
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The 5 Best Saturday Night Live Performances of 2013
While Saturday Night Live is best known for its hilarious sketch comedy from some of the country's most talented comedians, the long-running variety show has also provided a number of incredible live performances from our favorite artists over the years. The complete season 38 was no exception, with artists like Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and Vampire Weekend gracing the stage to perform on the late-night program. SNL's new season is just revving up. So far, Miley Cyrus, The Arcade Fire and Katy Perry have graced the stage. To help guide your judgement of the coming performances we've taken a look back to highlight the five best of 2013 so far.
Kendrick Lamar
After releasing his critically-acclaimed studio album good kid, m.A.A.d. city in October of 2012, Kendrick Lamar visited Saturday Night Live in January to perform "Swimming Pools" and "Poetic Justice." The latter performance was significant for a few reasons. One, it's a track that features Toronto rapper Drake, who wasn't present to do his verse. However, Kendrick carried the performance without his rapping contemporary, seamlessly executing his verses over the smooth backdrop provided by Terrace Martin, Ali and others. For fans who recognized "Poetic Justice," they likely noticed the addition of a saxophone to the song as well, which gave the live aspect of the performance a polished feel. Check out Kendrick Lamar's performance of "Poetic Justice," on SNL above.
Alabama Shakes
Emerging Southern group Alabama Shakes got the opportunity in February to showcase their bluesy rock style on Saturday Night Live, and the band didn't disappoint with their electric performances of "Hold On" and "Always Alright." Lead singer Brittany Howard stole the show with the growl of her voice, soulful lyrics and a guitar solo to boot. Even more impressive was the composure of the band who treated the performance like they had been touring for decades even though they have only been together for about four years. For many, this was likely their first time hearing Alabama Shakes. After these performances, it certainly wouldn't be the last. Watch Alabama Shakes perform "Hold On," above.
Justin Timberlake
Right before Justin Timberlake's latest album The 20/20 Experience released on March 15, the 32-year-old singer appeared on Saturday Night Live as the host and performer. The double duty assignment was nothing new for Timberlake, who has taken on that role a handful of times in the past. His experience showed too as the Memphis singer did an incredible performance of "Suit & Tie" in the proper attire, with Jay Z joining him onstage for the R&B hit. He also performed "Mirrors," and it was clear that nearly seven years since his last album Justin Timberlake hadn't lost a step. Watch Justin Timberlake perform "Suit & Tie" with Jay Z above.
Vampire Weekend
Just a few days before Vampire Weekend released Modern Vampires of the City in May, the New York indie rock group appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform "Diane Young" and "Unbelievers" from their new album. With Ezra Koenig providing his signature sound on vocals, the band was in rare form as they treated audience members with a crown jewel of a performance. Modern Vampires of the City would go on to debut number one on the Billboard charts a week later, and it's safe to safe there was a direct correlation here with the Vampire Weekend's stellar performance. Check out Vampire Weekend's "Diane Young," performance above.
Kanye West
Just a month before Kanye West released his much-anticipated album Yeezus, the Chicago rapper appeared on Saturday Night Live to premiere two songs. West didn't hold back as he performed two equally controversial and likewise impressive records in "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves." Wearing all black and growling in the microphone like a rock star, Kanye suspensefully captivated the audience throughout each performance. Backed by a band that played like they were in a 60,000 seat stadium and not a mid-size studio in downtown New York, it was a performance from Kanye to remember. Check out Kanye West performing "Black Skinhead," above.


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A number of interlocking concerns have emerged in recent months regarding the rights of mobile EU citizens, fueled in part by euroskeptic parties (such as the UK Independence Party), and more hard-line anti-immigration parties such as the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Netherlands.
This article examines common challenges and factors influencing the development of local labor-market integration initiatives targeting immigrant youth, based on four city case studies conducted in the United States and the European Union.
Arrivals of unaccompanied minors to the United States surged during 2012, straining the child custody system. While the flows of unaccompanied child migrants to Europe remained stable, the European Union continues to grapple with policies regarding the treatment of this uniquely vulnerable population.
In 2012, significant challenges to existing EU policy, from Schengen to the Common European Asylum System, have constituted the chief concerns for migration management for both EU Member States and the European Commission. Beyond EU borders, there will be additional pressure for the European Union to offer a more concerted humanitarian response to the Syrian refugee crisis affecting Europe's neighbor Turkey in 2013.
The electoral fortunes of far-right parties, a number of which campaigned using anti-immigrant messages, varied during 2012, with notable albeit small advances for Greece's extremist Golden Dawn party. For the most part, however, extreme-right politicians continue to struggle to build sizeable support; and in Europe, the anti-immigration discourse has been overshadowed by anti-Brussels rhetoric and anger over high unemployment and austerity measures.
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While a number of major migrant-sending countries like Morocco and Turkey have started to take an active role in the integration of their migrants abroad, the role of subnational authorities has been overshadowed by diaspora engagement initiatives at the national level. This report investigates how the activities of origin countries' regional and local institutions may improve the lives of emigrants to Member States of the European Union.
While there is growing consensus on the value of immigrant integration support prior to departure, such initiatives generally have not fully realized their potential. This policy brief reviews promising examples of predeparture measures for labor market integration in Europe that are jointly designed and/or run by origin- and destination-country actors, illustrating their potential to help effectively address some of the most stubborn obstacles to successful integration.
Youth of a migrant background are over-represented among those who leave school early in the European Union. This policy brief discusses empirical findings, theoretical insights, and promising measures that may inform further policy action to address the disproportionately high level of early school leaving among students with a migrant background, which results from socioeconomic and other factors.
A number of actors outside the formal educational context, including parents, peers, and other community members, can play an important role in the social and educational development of migrant children. This policy brief reviews current measures to promote the integration of migrant students around Europe, focusing on those initiatives that include the family and community as part of the educational process.
Employment-oriented mentoring is increasingly recognized in Europe as a tool for advancing the labor market integration of disadvantaged individuals, including immigrants. This report highlights a number of relevant one-on-one mentoring practices in Europe and North America, focusing on the role of different initiators and stakeholders, forms of collaboration, methods, and target groups.
Driven by rising migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, the Bay of Bengal, the Red Sea, and elsewhere, as well as by the challenges to border-control policies implicit in maritime migration, representatives of states, civil society, and international organizations gathered in December 2014 under the auspices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to discuss ways to limit the loss of life and foster international cooperation. This commentary explores the issues and challenges surrounding irregular maritime migration.
A day-long conference in Brussels, co-sponsored by the International Labour Office and the European Commision's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, where panelists discuss the dynamics by which migrants get stuck in low-skilled work, and the role of training and employment services in helping them progress in their occupations. The conference concludes a project and series of reports prepared on the Labor Market Integration of New Arrivals in Europe.
This report is the final one in an MPI-International Labour Office series that examines the employment prospects of migrants in the EU (focusing on the case-study countries of the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), as well as the effectiveness of integration and workforce development policies in helping these workers overcome barriers and ascend out of low-skilled work.


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President Obama's re-nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reignites the battle that raged last year over the structure of the regulatory agency created under the landmark Dodd-Frank financial-reform law.
Republicans have criticized the consumer watchdog agency, which has regulates products ranging from home mortgages to credit cards. Their chief complaints center on the fact that the agency is run by a director rather than a board. They also dislike the agency's funding mechanism. The Federal Reserve Board, rather than Congress, allocates money for its operations.
The GOP will use Cordray's confirmation process to rehash these concerns. The politics will mirror the first go-around in 2011. Democrats picked up two Senate seats in November but still fall five short of the 60 that would be needed if Republicans decided to filibuster the appointment. Obama ended up using a recess appointment to install Cordray at the head of the agency last year, bypassing the GOP senators who opposed his nomination.
The White House is bracing for a fight. Asked if the Obama administration was expecting "clear sailing," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters: "I wouldn't want to predict an outcome except to say that there are no objections to him on substance."
He's right. The dispute won't be about Cordray. The credentials of the former Ohio attorney general, who was first nominated in July 2011, have never been the issue for Republicans. He now has a year-long track record at the CFPB, but his approach at the agency has been surprisingly cautious and marked by a focus, at least initially, on the administrative challenges of getting the new agency off the ground. Cordray's agenda, according to Mark Calabria, director of financial-regulation studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, was "exactly the political strategy one would pursue if you're trying to build support" for the agency and soothe fears among key constituencies, such as the financial industry, about the agency's mission.
And indeed, the first round of Republican comments to the news that Obama had selected Cordray to head the agency once again didn't focus on the man, but the bureau. The current structure concentrates power in one person's hands, Republicans say. And they don't like it. "No one person, I believe, should have so much unfettered power over the American people," Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said at a September 2011 hearing on Cordray's nomination.
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Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, said he respected Cordray "as a substantive person who has shown thoughtfulness in writing regulation up to now," but said he still disagreed with the agency's structure. The Banking Committee will be the first hurdle in Cordray's confirmation process.
Sen. Mike Crapo, the expected ranking Republican on the Banking Committee, said Thursday that he would oppose "any nominee" to direct the agency unless "key structural changes" were made. "If the president is looking for a different outcome, the administration should use this as an opportunity to work with us on the critical reforms we have identified to him," Crapo said.
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I have been looking for the chaise lounge in this picture and several others by your company forever. Any ideas where I can find it? I'm sorry this question is not related to the rug itself...
I ordered the gold- bright vivid color. High quality. I love this rug!...
ITEM#: 13502846Invoke the feel and warmth of a country home with this stunning woolen hand-hooked rug. Meticulously made using a petit point stitches construction, make your favorite space feel right at home. The exquisite trellis pattern adds to the visual appeal of this area rug, while the soft wool construction brings a delightful texture to any room. Choose among a wide array of pastel or vivid colors to suit your taste and style motif. Featuring a contemporary design, this rug gives off an air of elegance.
- Primary materials: Wool
- Latex: No
- Pile height: 0.50 inches
- Style: Contemporary
- Color Options: Navy, Khaki, Brown, Blue, Grey, Natural, Light Green, Plum, Slate, Yellow, Pink, Aqua, Green, Emerald, Light Grey, Orange, Berry, Ivory/navy, gold
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I ordered the gold- bright vivid color. High quality. I love this rug!Read More
Nice rug!
We have been using this rug in our Formal Dining Room for about a year now. We ordered it in Navy/Ivory in the 7X9 size. We have tile floors but the rug is thick and doesn't need a pad. The high-low pattern in the rug does shed quite a bit and has to be vacuumed with our big vacuum cleaner about once a week although we do not walk on it very much.l. Since the rug is wool and pretty thick I know it will hold up and we will probably have it for many, many years. It IS kind of a pain with the shedding, but worth it. It is a beautiful rug and goes WELL with out tropical decor. Thank you Overstock!Read More
Perfect, and has held up to numerous red wine spills and dog vomits!Read More
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Just as described, thank you.Read More
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Love this rug, I got the white with navy pattern. At first it needed a lot of vacuuming but now barely sheds, looks great, and is softRead More
Better Than Expected
As a designer, I'm always concerned that what I see online is what I get and I tend to rely heavily on detailed reviews when considering a product. I ordered this rug in the navy, and blues can be tricky. One review stated it was a royal navy and that gave me the confidence that it would work in my application. It was an accurate description of a beautiful, clean and pure navy blue, without a purplish or blue green cast. The design is classic, classy and attractive without overwhelming your room. As for shedding, it does, but not as much as many other wool rugs I've purchased in the past. Totally worthwhile in my opinion. Know yourself, however. If you'll go crazy seeing fuzzies on the rug till the initial stage passes, this may not be the choice for you. Would I buy it again? Absolutely.Read More
Amazing high-end style for great price
So, I have been searching for a rug for under my kitchen table forever. I have an anthropologie reclaimed table with white modern eames chairs. I had my heart set on a overdyed rug but with 3 kids (2 still in diapers) I wasn't about to spend thousands to have PB and J all over it. I took a chance on this after reading about it on many many many current design blogs which I follow. Its an amazing value and anchors the room very well with the bold pattern. And the thing I love most about it is it has a rubber backing so unlike many flatweaves which I bought and everyone slipped on, this stays well in place and i haven't even put a pad down yet. As for the color, yes it has a TINGE of steel blue in it in the sun but I would never ever call it a blue. It is a charcoal grey. It does not have a blackish cast to it which is maybe what others were expecting to have for charcoal. Oh and the white is not a true white but ivory white-- its NOT as dark as cream or yellowy like a cream so don't worry. It will work with whites. Looks very modern contemporary, awesome! I have lots of chevron and ikat patterns in the adjacent room. It looks very high end. For the price, if it only lasts a year or so given the abuse of toddlers spilling stuff, I will be more than pleased for the price. You won't be disappointed.Read More
Great Rug!!
I bought this rug in gray. Luckily, when I ordered it, I knew what to expect from other reviews which stated that the gray rug is actually a much lighter gray than it looks in the picture. This was definitely the case, as it looks black in the picture. It's a medium shade of gray, and the pattern is an ivory color (it looks more white in the picture). The rug was delivered within a few days of my order and, overall it's thick, heavy and very high quality. I couldn't be more pleased with the purchase!!Read More
Great rug for non-pet households
Bought this rug to upgrade our living room. It appears to be well made, pills a bit, but overall, was exactly what we were looking for. Got this on sale for somewhere in the $$$ range, so the price was right. What I wasn't anticipating was that this rug would get torn apart by my cat (she still has her claws). Unlike every other rug in the house, which must not have loops, and are machine made, this hand made rug can't withstand tugging claws. Loops pull, some completely out. I'm going to try to repair it, and move it to a less cat-travelled room, but within a couple of days of having it, it's really ruined. Doesn't stand up at all. So, if you don't have pets, I'd really recommend it. If you do, keep looking.Read More
Great Rug!
This is a gorgeous rug! I squealed with delight when it came, it was prettier than I hoped it would be. We have it in the sage green color, which is a nice neutral-that-isn't tan. It's very plush and feels wonderful underfoot. I bought it to go on the play side of our great room-our tiny house has an open floor plan and one part of it is dedicated to children's toys. I wanted something pleasing to the eyes of both kids and adults, and something we would all want to flop on for playtime. It's perfect for this purpose, with the added benefit that my three year old son uses the trellis print as a road for his trucks. The rug is quite a shedder. I've vacuumed it daily, and it collects massive pills that look awful and get everywhere. I expected that from a new wool rug at first. Now that we've had it for a couple of months the shedding has slowed way down. The rug only needs vacuuming every few days. I'd do that anyway with three kids under five! It also shows every spill, since it is such a simple design. I would buy it again even with these downsides.Read More
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Hello selgendy, unfortunately no. Please let us now if you have any further questions.
What color is the pink, it looks coral?
Hello Lauren A, we try to represent the colors of our products accurately. Unfortunately, due to the difference in monitor colors we cannot guarantee that the color will match exactly what you see on your screen. Thank you for shopping with us.
1. Do you have fabrics to match. 2. I need it in Plum? Expect getting it soon?
Hello pcm, items are restocked as they become available; however, we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
I want it in Plum. Do you expect to get it in soon?
Hello pcm, items are restocked as they become available; however, we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
How soft is it? I hate course, cheap feeling rugs.
Hello hmarsh, the nuLOOM Hand-hooked Alexa Moroccan Trellis Wool Rug (7'6 x 9'6) is very soft, in our opinion. Have a great day.
Are there two different gray rugs? When I click on the picture it doesn't specify the colors, even going individually. I want a medium gray.
Hello siltsandy, we don't offer this rug in Medium Gray, the colors available are only the ones listed in the options tab. We do offer a light Gray. I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
What is the backing made of?
Hello duke, this rug has a cotton canvas backing. Thank you for shopping with us!
Does anyone have the gold? How does the color compare to the stock photo here? Thank you!
Hello mars66, Please remember, due to the difference of monitor colors, the colors on some of our items may vary slightly. We try to represent all colors accurately. Have a great day.
Is the trellis pattern on this rug raised or is it the same pile height as the rest of the rug?
Hello Smhaith, the trellis is raised. Have a great day!
Which is the option for the pattern in picture 13th (white/ivory with green lines) ?
Hello Kk, you'll choose the green option for the ivory with green lines. Thanks for shopping with us!
Do you carry the nuLOOM Hand Hooked Alexa Moroccon Trellis Wool Rug in 10x14 in Navy?
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Is the "Light Blue" color true to the color in the photo? Or is it a little darker? I don't want a bright or overly saturated blue. Thanks!
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Title: ad hic
Date: December 5, 2006
Summary: Steve develops a formula against hiccups
Onomatopoeias used: "GLUK", "GAAKK!", "SIT."
"Fin" style: Sitting Scorpion.
Number of panels: 12
Panel 1
Steve: "Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic! Hic!"
Beaver: "Tee Hee! Looks like someone has a case of the hiccoughs!"
Beaver: "Here - drink out of the wrong side of this glass. That will get rid of them."
Steve: "Superstitious nonsense! Hic! I'll cure them the scientific way Hic!: With science! Hic!"
Panel 2
Steve: "At last! Hic! The formula is complete!"
Steve: "But there's only Hic! one way to find out if it works... Hic!"
Panel 3
Steve GLUK GLUK GLUKs the formula.
Panel 4
Steve GAAKK!s
Panel 5
Steve falls into a blue and purple spiral, out of which smiling yellow teacups and teapots emerge.
Panel 6
Steve wakes up with some (imaginary) teacups and -pots still floating around his head.
Steve: "Groan..."
Panel 7
Steve: "What happened ..."
Steve: "Oh!"
Steve: "My hiccoughs... They're gone!"
Panel 8
Steve: "It works! This miracle cure will change the world forever! And best of all it has absolutely no side-effects!"
The shot shows Beaver sitting on the couch in the background.
Beaver: "But Steve, you've been unconscious for three days..."
Steve: "A minor detail..."
Panel 9
Beaver: "... and you've grown some sort of grotesque exoskeleton ...."
The shot reveals that Steve has now grown... some sort of a grotesque exoskeleton! It's somewhat similar to that of a scorpion, especially the tail with a stinger at the end.
Steve: "Hmm... Maybe the formula could use a little work..."
Panel 10
Steve stares at his stinger. Beaver sits quietly on the couch, not paying attention to him.
Panel 11
Steve SIT.'s down on the sofa next to Beaver, deforming the sofa and pushing Beaver aside.
Panel 12
Beaver: "I think we might need a bigger sofa."
Steve: "Hic"
Fun Facts
- In the end, Steve's concotion didn't even cure his hiccoughs, as evidenced in the last panel.
- From this comic on, the special font was abandoned and the text was written manually again.
- The title of the comic, "ad hic", is a reference to the Latin phrase "ad hoc", which means "for this [purpose]".
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Johnson sets new school record in the 200m at Virginia Tech Last Chance meet
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Johnson - who held the previous mark in the event - finished third overall by ending the race with a time of 23.96. The mark was also just six-tenths of a second shy of a NCAA Provisional Mark.
"Judy ran very well today and made a huge improvement on her time," added associate head track and field coach Michelle Byrne. "She went head-to-head against a difficult field and managed to come away with her best race of the season. Hopefully now she can carry this success into the outdoor season, which begins in a couple weeks."
While Judy was busy on the track, fellow senior Josh Cloyd (
"Both Judy and Josh faced some difficult competition today and this is what they need to face if they want to be tested," added Byrne. "It was good to see where they rank against some of the top athletes. Now they know what to build on in order to reach regionals and nationals during the outdoor season."
With Johnson and Cloyd closing out their indoor campaign, senior Heidi Dahl (
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Camp architects will learn to site their buildings sensitively, incorporate passive design into their proposals, use and conserve renewable energy, manage water resources, build an effective wastewater treatment system, and ensure that their projects fits in with the local culture, climate, and environment. While some of these pictures depict super primitive structures made from driftwood and beach stones, Arkitrek is fully capable of pulling off "barefoot luxury" against the numerous physical/practical obstacles to building in the jungle. If you've been dying to put your green building ambitions to the test, why not sign up for one of these awesome camps? And don't forget to send us your pics!
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|Killington: Nevermind
They skied and snow boarded at Killington for five days but now it has come to a halt due to the unseasonably warm weather we've been having. Even with a 30 inch base in some spots, you just can't keep going when daytime temperatures are nearly reaching the 60's and nighttime temps are in the 40's.
There was some unofficial skiing at other areas, even Mad River Glen which does not make snow. But, it turns out it was all just an amusing early season appetizer of what is to come.
Right now, Killington is aiming for a reopening on November 14. Next week's night time temps will be the key. To get current information, check Killington's conditions page on their website. The resort has spent $8.4 million in improvements this year and they are anxious to show them off.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Devin Harris scored a season-high 25 points and Josh Smith nearly added a triple-double Monday night as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 to improve their chances of securing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Smith had 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists before a sparse crowd in Philips Arena to help the Hawks (42-33) pull within one game of Brooklyn (42-31) for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Reserve Marreese Speights scored 14 of his 22 in the final quarter, but the Cavs (22-51) did not seriously threaten after pulling within 58-56 early in the third period.
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Auto shows are nearly as old as the car itself. Originally promotional venues for new manufacturers, today's auto shows have become annual showcases for the media and public alike. There are currently four major domestic auto shows (Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York) and four major international events (Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris, and Tokyo), along with a handful of smaller regional shows. Although auto shows are still designed primarily for consumers, some major market shows host media preview days prior to their public openings. During media days, manufacturers put on elaborate introductions to showcase their new models and concept cars, and we show it to you here. See our auto show calendar for all upcoming events.


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Much has been made of Anchor Bays endless re-releasing of key titles like Halloween or The Evil Dead. Is it ironic, then, that they are finally partnering with Canadian company Critical Mass to bring out possibly the only other film with more re-releases than Halloween, Black Christmas? The Bob Clark slasher template maker is now on its fourth official release, although most infuriating of all, it never seems to get more definitive just definitely more different. I just first we should preface this review for the new Blu-ray disc with a little primer on whats out there and why its important.
Black Christmas first came out inconspicuously in Canada for its 25th anniversary in 1999. It has two very short interviews with John Saxon that are not on current editions. It remains relevant today, as well, because of the aspect ratio, which continues to remain on contestation. The 1999 release is open matte, and while some sequences, like the iconic ending, are more effective in full, many, like the group phone call, are victim to a creeping boom mic. A boom wouldnt have made it into the final cut, right? So out then came a new special edition from Critical Mass in 2002. This time the ratio was 1.66:1 non-anamorphic, and while the boom was gone, the end still wasnt quite right. What this release did have, though, was a multitude of stellar extras, including audio commentaries, interviews and a return to the original location. No matter how good the extras, though, the aspect ratio concerns still needed to be addressed.
Somerville House, this time a US outfit, decided to try and finally provide a definitive release. Their 2006 disc was 1.85:1 anamorphic, finally the aspect ratio of the North American cinemas it was made for, and it had a number of new extras including advertised lost scenes. Still, fans balked at the new yellow hue and the lack of extras from the original release.
Well, here we are in 2008, just in time for another Christmas season, and heres yet another trip to Agnes well. Within weeks of each other, both Anchor Bay (through Critical Mass) and Somerville House are releasing Blu-rays of this most celebrated of Christmas horror films. Are the extras the same? Have the colors been fixed? How about that new resolution? Lets unravel the bow on this yuletide classic and get some answers.
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Its the holiday season in Bedford as a group of sorority girls prepare to celebrate the festivities. Included in such revelry is drinking and socializing, as the sorority girls throw a little party. Unbeknownst to them however, lurks an uninvited guest. Neurotically creeping his way around the exterior of the sorority house, the unnamed prowler makes his way into the house through the upper window. Meanwhile, Jess (played by the gorgeous Olivia Hussey), Barb (Margot Kidder), the outspoken drunk of the group, and the rest of the girls mingle in the living room.
Things take a blacker turn when the house begins receiving obscene phone calls from the intruder. After a series of high pitched shrills and squeals, the prowler then informs Barb that he is going to kill her. Still upset from the phone call, Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes upstairs to finish packing only to be suffocated by the psychotic intruder. While this happens, the compulsively drunken house mother, Mrs. Mac (Marian Waldman) provides some much needed comic relief as she searches for alcohol while the girls worry. Hours later, Clares father and the rest of the girls are unable to find her, a search is called on by the police, led by Lieutenant Fuller (John Saxon), but to little success.
As the search continues, so does the brutal and disturbing phone calls to the sorority house. Full of fright, the intelligent and wholesome Jess Bradford gets her phone tapped by the police to find the whereabouts of the killer. After numerous calls, the police finally determine that the calls are coming from inside the house (a plot point that would be stolen 5 years later in When A Stranger Calls). As if Jess night could not get any worse, she must also deal with the fact that she is pregnant and that her aggressive boyfriend Peter (Keir Dullea) is angered over her desire to abort the baby.
Jess, now knowing that her friends have been slain and that a killer lurks within her house, must play a cat and mouse game in order to survive the austere night. Not exactly your typical perennial Christmas favorite, eh?
Its easy to see the films connections to Halloween and superficially try to split hairs. They are both based around a holiday! They both use the first person perspective! They both have muffled phone calls! But after all these years, what makes the film stand out from the pack is precisely what it doesnt have in common with the other films in the slasher genre. Black Christmas is a masterpiece of subtlety. Its quiet when most films are loud, its funny when most films are scrambling for a jolt and its ambiguous when other films start giving answers. Scares are never choreographed, but instead come out of a mounting fear that what is unfolding is not guided by any sense of convention or plot. Bob Clark stated that he never was a huge fan of movies before becoming a filmmaker, and it figures, because Black Christmas does not play out like a conventional film.
The first case in point the killer. While other films have no doubt experimented with the first person, or deprivation of explanation or identification, none have done it with the experimental resolve done by Black Christmas. You know youre in for trouble right from the start when the wide angel camera starts literally climbing up the porch lattice. The first person visuals are still incredibly enveloping and powerful, and those view shadowed glimpses of Billy have all become iconic in themselves. Yet, Clark does not rely on mere anonymity for his scares, like lesser examples like The Strangers. The unknown is not necessarily scary in itself. Its the potential chaos that can exist behind normalcy that is truly what drives humanitys fear of the dark. Bob Clark knows this, and he does what almost nobody else has been able to do by giving the unknown a character that is both abstract enough that it can never be empathized with, but material enough that it can be understood.
Billy, surely one of the greats of all cinema villains, is crazy like no other. We understand that hes disturbed, that hes done something to this Agnes, and that hes several, several cards short of a full deck. Thats it. Rather than rely on the usual conventions of having detectives spout exposition about an escaped convicts history, or the heroes stopping off at the library to look through news clippings, Bob Clark is much more clever to instead rely on the calamity of the present. Clark relies almost entirely on the sound design to develop character, and those from the hip tourettes telephone calls and infinitely more effective than any plot point could ever be. Like if The Exorcist read Freud aloud, the calls are so unkempt and spontaneously shocking that they evoke an absolute chaos. Again, its not the unknown that is scary, but that the unknown can never be understood or reasoned with that truly gives Black Christmas its demented edge.
The killer in Black Christmas may often be eruptive and abrasive, but the film itself is all the better for remaining quiet. So often in the film we find ourselves in silence, the camera circling around the house trying desperately to find something of shape or reason. Chaos may be happening throughout in the shadows, but in the Canadian documentarian tradition that guides the film, all Black Christmas can do is quietly search for answers. That the film includes Doug Fellatio McGrath, star of Canadas internationally acclaimed ode to verite realism, Goin Down the Road only reinforces Clarks commitment to subtlety. Jamie Lee Curtis became a scream queen in Halloween because of all of her high pitched histrionics, but contrary to popular belief, the heroine here is engrained in pleadingly problematic pregnant pauses.
Pregnant pause is probably the wrong term to use in a film that so actively prods the hot button issue of abortion, but even that needs to be noted. Theres more than just storytelling thats progressive with Black Christmas. The film is filled with strong women that tell the jokes and arent merely the brunt of them. McGraths famous fellatio scene retains its humor today not wholly because of the scenario, but because a powerful man of the law is being one-upped by a regular college girl. When they arent telling jokes they are dealing with pretty serious subject matter for a film that would make the usual drive-in rounds. Even in todays entertainment, it seems theres never a show where a woman just gives a definitive stance on abortion. Its usually always noncommittal in fear it will polarize its audience.
Clark cares about character though, and he always has. Hed rather offend someone by giving his character a negative trait than bore them by having them trot the middle of the road. Even his jovial films like Porkys or A Christmas Story are wall to wall with personalities, and its because of his devotion to realistic characters that his films, and his characters, can so easily transition from comedy to horror or laughs to tears. It seems odd that a film as unsettling and terrifying as Black Christmas is so often very, very funny. Thats the Bob Clark way, though, and a prime example of how, again, Black Christmas is a film that can never be duplicated.
Sure, many people say that most of the classics of cinema can never be duplicated, but thats more or less hyperbole. Halloween is a masterpiece, but to say it hasnt been xeroxed more times than its shooting script is a fabrication. Its been duplicated, just never as good. Psycho has been duplicated, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage has been duplicated and Night of the Living Dead has been duplicated. Black Christmas, though, remains this teetering tightrope walk of calamity and calm foreboding that no film has ever come close to replicating. Of all the classics I own, Black Christmas is that one movie that is really just like nothing else before it or since. Even with all its re-releases over the years, I still feel as if Im watching something new every time I pop it in. This was the first film I reviewed for the site back in 2001, and here I am again in 2008 still wondering why I havent seen another like it. Undeniably one of a handful of unrivalled classics on the medium, Black Christmas is a gift whatever time of year you watch it.
Image Quality
There was a mild stink made when Somervilles recent Blu-ray was found to be only 11.9 GB when the average film is usually double that in high definition. Well, sorry to say, but Anchor Bays disc is exactly the same. What does this mean? Well, considering the high grain nature of the film (the naturalistic, minimal lighting necessitated faster, grainer film stocks) it is very tough to compress static portions of the frame. Granular imperfections are always dancing, and with a smaller bitrate like the one that is used here, those bits of grain turn into even more distracting bits of digital noise and artifacts. So as a result, this 1080p 1.78:1 MPEG-4 AVC transfer is much messier than it should be. Detail also suffers, with all of Olivia Husseys extreme close-ups looking flat because of the high compression.
Thats the bad news. The good news, though, is that the colors here look much better than they have ever looked on any previous release. The overly yellow saturation of the previous Somerville benchmark has thankfully been corrected here, and like with the new Halloween Blu-ray, this is no doubt the most accurate and visually appealing way to see the film. The colors really pop, and considering the colorful Christmas theme, they get more than their fair share to throughout the runtime. The added resolution, even in its compressed state, still really makes a difference too. Textures on all those checked seventies clothing, depth on all those wide angle shots and the writing in all those books the headmaster hides her booze suddenly all come out with new life with the increased sharpness and larger image. Were it not for that distracting noise, this would be a beautiful transfer. Its very clean, with only little white dots slightly showing throughout.
Since I never was able to review the Somerville disc (blame that on Canadian customs), Ill just add that their 1.78:1 framing here is without a doubt the final word on how the film should look. All the key scenes are without the problems from the previous ratios (too much head room, visible booms or cropped characters) and all the wide-angle action has an increased power the wider it gets. Ive taken a few shots of the problematic scenes for comparison, but its clear this is the ratio to see the film. If youve been holding on to your other discs purely for their ratio, then its time you give them out as Christmas presents. Black Christmas looks great in widescreen, and even with the grain and bitrate issues here on Blu-ray, HD is still very kind to this classic.
This disc, like the Somerville Blu-ray, retains all the audio tracks from the previous Somerville disc. The tracks are English Dolby Digital 5.1, English mono and French mono how Canadian of them. The 5.1 track is alright. There are actually a few bits of Billy coming from speakers other than center, although its pretty few and far between. Since the film is one that relies on subtlety though, any surround showmanship would no doubt deflate the effectiveness of the original sound mix. The things that matter the hiss and crackle evident in films of this age have been effectively removed while still retaining a semblance of depth to the sound. Its still fairly flat, but remember 1974.
Supplemental Material
Okay, so the film is only 11.9 GB and a single layer Blu-ray disc holds 25 GB, so we should be in for some serious supplements, right? Right? Err wrong. Despite all the unused space on the disc, the extras that fans have been clamoring for from the second Critical Mass disc are sadly missing. That means we dont get the two commentaries, one with the late Bob Clark and the other with John Saxon and Keir Dullea, the stellar half-hour retrospective documentary, the alternate title sequences (although they can be briefly glimpsed in the new documentary), the Dark Dreamers television episode with Saxon and a bunch of interviews with cast members like Keir Dullea. Its a wonder why it wasnt brought over, since Critical Mass is again responsible for this new Anchor Bay DVD. That said, the extras here still are no slouch.
Whats included are all the extras from the Somerville House DVD. That includes a twenty minute glimpse at the history of the film, narrated by John Saxon. It finally has Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey, who were absent from previous releases, and includes again Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin (Claire), Doug McGrath and John Saxon. Its a little fluffy and for fans of the film it doesnt really have anything not already learned on the previous special edition, but its still a good sort of primer for the film itself. Then there are unabridged interviews with Hindle, Kidder and Hussey. Each of their segments runs around fifteen minutes a pop, and while their better bits already make it into the previous featurette, they still have some nice candid confessions. Kidder is the most fun, very liberal in spouting off against anything and everything, from conservative church groups to her own sex with the director antics on Sisters. Its nice to finally here from Hussey, too, who contrary to popular belief is actually quite happy with the finished product. She still hasnt seen Halloween, though.
Theres also another twenty minute extra, this time a Q&A with John Saxon, Bob Clark and composer Carl Zittner [sic]. Filmed after a screening of the film, the three answer questions from fans with a good bit of laughs and particulars. Saxon explains how he was almost never cast, Zittrer talks about how they did the piano scene with Dullea, and Clark talks about all sorts of things from the identification of Billy to his influences. These sort of extras are always my favorite, and this one is no disappointment.
A few odds and ends round off this release, including the hyperboles that are the recently uncovered original scenes. What they are, really, are two takes from the film, but with slightly different audio stems. The first is Billy climbing outside, where now you can hear what the people inside are talking about. Its filler, so who cares? The second is a very short alteration of Billy talking while the camera pans around the second floor, but you still cant really make out what hes saying. The French and English trailers that have been on every other release are also included.
The pop-up Blu-ray menu is pretty blasé, but the opening menu screen is a fairly striking image. As far as packaging goes, the Anchor Bay disc looks much, much better than the Somerville disc, which uses their uninspired art from their previous DVD. The Anchor Bay disc has a taught rendering of a Christmas tree in blood, with the original poster image contained inside. Simple and effective. It should be noted that the advertised set of 4 Black Christmas cards and envelopes is not included on this release as stated. Perhaps this is exclusive only to the Anchor Bay DVD?
Final Thoughts
Although it may have inspired Halloween, Black Christmas remains so effective today because it is still so much more different than Carpenters film and all the imitations it spawned. The killer is no doubt the most fascinatingly ambiguous character in all of horror, and his crazy phone calls, and the subtle way Bob Clark captures his insanity, is still wholly unnerving. The Blu-ray image looks good, but is marred by a low bitrate and the inherent grain in the original master of the film. The sound is the same quality work that was featured on Somervilles previous DVD. The extras, unfortunately, are also only from the Somerville DVD, so that means fans will have to still hang on to Critical Masss packed 2002 edition to retain all the meat regarding Black Christmas. The film has been released four times now, but Im afraid its going to need another release before it can explicitly be called definitive. Still, for fans of the film, Christmas has come early and in high definition. Coal to you if you dont like this Canadian Christmas classic.
*Because of the quality of the HD format, the clarity, resolution and color depth are inherently a major leap over DVD. Since any Blu-ray will naturally have better characteristics than DVDs, the rating is therefore only in comparison with other Blu-ray titles, rather than home video in general. So while a Blu-ray film may only get a C, it will likely be much better than a DVD with an A.
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Seeing as how I never bought the original Somerville House disc, I'll still pick this up. Surely, if you sit back from your TV (like such is the case with upscaled DVDs) the image will appear more crisp due to the fact that you're not like 3 feet from your TV screen. Still, quite disappointing that the film is only 11.9 GB. (They never really can seem to get this film right, can they?)
I'm surprised nothing was carried over from Critical Mass' earlier 2002 edition, seeing as how Anchor Bay collborated with Critical Mass to release this disc. Strange, but you can't win 'em all.
I recently picked up the 2002 release used for $10 and while I don't have Blu Ray yet, it looks like that version is the one to stick with!
Well, for extras you need to have that disc, but for the film itself (which is the most important) the Somerville disc or this Blu-ray is definitely the way to go.
I can find the somerville disc on a lot of websites, but this disc seems to be non-existent to buy or pre-order. Anyone know where I can find it or am I just a moron?
No, you're just a moron. ;)
The relatively small disc size makes me wonder if the movie and special features were originally designed/compressed for a single layer HD-DVD.
I am enjoy this movie very much from over the year. I think is betters over all than Hallooween because is maybe stronger scripts but Halloween is more efective in atmospherics Black Christmas is more built up toward in the conclusion. I am original to buy dvd from 1999 with full screen version and I am like that one for the best version. I am happy with this but is only thing is it look like the quality like I am watch a tv show some grain and exetras. I am not to much for the blurays yet for this time because I am find many movies are more better with quality on original dvd and is only difference is more sharpness in blurays. New movies are good for the blurays but older movie when I see and compared is big disapointed on bluray.
I went to pick up my Black Christmas blu-ray and was suprised to find it was a release from critical mass not anchor bay and had the same white 'screaming face' cover the 2006 CM DVD had not the new ' red X-mas tree' design. Whats the story? Are there actually 2 releases already?
EDIT: Nevermind, just re-read the review.
I didn't own this on SD-DVD and believe it or not, I'd never seen this flick before so I picked it up. It looks terrible but that's fine. Another thing i noticed is that the left hand side of the frame appears to be darker in some of the shadowy scenes. Anyone else notice this. It might be on the right as well but the left is where I continually noticed it. At fist I thought it was just a camera effect they were using at the first if the movie but the darkness continues throughout the film.
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- Casey Kitchel
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Sixteen & Modeling
In the summary of Cameron Russell's talk it reads "...she takes a wry look at the industry(fashion) that had her looking highly seductive at barely 16-years-old." The first time I read this I didn't think much of it. But the more times I read it, the more second thoughts I have. The statement might as well read "the fashion industry had a high school student looking highly seductive." Something about that is uncomfortable. What do other people think about this?
Barry Palmer
Jul 29 2013: Of course it makes us feel uncomfortable.
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The fashion industry takes full advantage of the natural sexual attractiveness of youth, and this runs counter to one of our culture's myths, the innocence of children. This is one excellent example of why I consider our culture insane, particularly with respect to sexuality and clothes..
Jul 31 2013: The fashion industry exploits the "natural sexual attractiveness of youth" for their own commercial gain.
Since when did selling clothes have anything to do with sex?
Mike Colera
Jul 31 2013: Simon,
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I am sad for you. You sound like you had no childhood, and you seem proud that you have avoided it.
As a very old man, I can say I lived as an adult a very long time, but the best years of my life was my childhood.
I hope you don't become like me....., too soon old and too late smart.
Jul 31 2013: I was just thinking as I read his comment that if my children at 17 would have his worldliness, I would have felt like a failure as a parent.
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I have no other words to express my deep sense of disappointment.....I too am sad for some of today's youth.
".....too soon old, and too late smart...."
Fritzie -
Jul 31 2013: Remember, Mary, that young people may not see themselves clearly.
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Mike Colera
Jul 31 2013: Samuel Clemens said it right and I paraphrase "When I left home as a young man, my father was a simpleton farmer. When I cane home many years later, I was surprised at how much he learned"
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Jul 31 2013: That is why God made parents.
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We are supposed to hold up mirrors for our kids to see themselves in them once in a while.Jul 31 2013: My opinion from a guy perspective and what might be a girls.
Guy: Sounds like cognitive dissonance to me. As Berry Palmer explains "The fashion industry takes full advantage of the natural sexual attractiveness of youth". We are clear with laws about minors. Of course there is a lack of comfortableness because natural attractions will happen and the environment says no therefore causing anxiety. Its natural to feel attraction towards a female who is seductive and as studies show its enhanced towards youthful appearance. Natural is blocked by being told no. Plus people can even think these models are too youthful.
Girl: The target view is meant for girls who want to fit in. Society and media have cliched the same images and kids want to be able to fit in. Or advertising wants to take advantage of dependability of parents and how they will pay for their kids expensive stuff. Finally, perhaps the industry targets young girls to idiolize this because youth is easier to influence and the hobby of purchasing these products young and into the future.
All in all I think they should just have models be over 18. It causes too much anxiety and it reinforces the same faulty cliche in our society that you should look a certain way.
Mike Colera
Jul 30 2013: Innocents lost. Childhood is such a precious time, does it have to be gone by 16? I have heard of parents pushing adulthood even before puberty. Most people have decades to engage in adulthood to include sexuality and all the other responsible activities that come with advancing years.
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Jul 31 2013: Innocence? being a model and being good at it does not imply to lost innocence. Can you tell me which teenager is a innocent person that is not aware of stuff.. Most teens have sex before 16. Its quite the norm and that norm is not going anywhere. You might nt like it but thats how it is.
Also, age is just a number. Most of us teens become adults in out minds before we come of age. We are far more advanced than previous generation teens and thats how we are.
Comment deletedJul 31 2013: You could look at it in two ways:
1. A child under 18 who is being promoted in a "sexual" manner; which is because people under 18 are soo called 'immature'.
2. A young adult who is doing what she likes and does it well.
I personally would go with option 2. Its her life and her decision to model and the media might have used a wrong set of words which provoke various thoughts, I say we are no one to judge her.
Its the perspective in which we choose to think about her. Make that right and the world is a happier place.
Also she's 16 and she might have looked seductive, so what? My ex last year was 16 (i'm still 17) and she used to wear super sexy clothes and i don't think anyone should be judged on it or by the words of someone else. You feel uncomfortable because most people presume anything seductive or whatever for people below 18/21 is wrong as you know it can be considered as CP or maybe because its social convention that a young person should be modest in looks and appearences. Anyway, the person we are talkin about here is a model, what do you expect?
Jul 31 2013: Hey Simon,
"Anyway, the person we are talkin about here is a model, what do you expect?"
Are you suggesting it's okay to think of and treat models differently because of their profession?
Aug 3 2013: Don't take things the way they are not meant to be.
You know what I mean and I don't think I need to answer you.
Aug 4 2013: Certainly you felt the need to answer me because you did.
Just making sure you're ready to take responsibility for the things you say Simon. Judging by your response, you aren't.Jul 30 2013: Good point but this is the way it is I have never meet any traditional Puritans. You are right but we are politically impotent and that probably is the way it should be now.Jul 30 2013: I think most of sixteen-year girls are mature to choose whatever clothers they like to wear,and in the period,it is their rights to follow fashion industry.I think from psychological growing period,it is quite normal,try to strangle or deny the natural growing period isn't good.And more over,it is the right time for them to be enlighten what is the more important than looking cover.Jul 30 2013: At the age of teenager, teens do not notice they are now living in their heyday. They try to look kind of more cool, sexy by covering themselves behind fancy clothers and putting make-up. I think they need "naturality" . Not all decoration make someone really good. If one wants to fulfill a personal goal, proactive attitudes are required. Appearance is also important thing, and good-character is kind of another.Jul 29 2013: I really think life has a certain balance where if something is bad, something causes it to stop. The fact that sixteen-year-olds model in rather sexy images year after year and nothing causes it to stop suggests to me it is not too bad.
There are strong reasons to not feel uncomfortable about it. First of all, isn't it accurate? These days, most sixteen-year-olds are very aware of sex, think about sex, have some experience with sex. So what is wrong with provocative photos, they're pretty close to people's experience.
Secondly, the models themselves mostly can separate the photos from who they are in real life. Even Cameron shows us photos of her "real life" and her model images, and we see the differences, and we know she was aware of them. If the models have any trouble keeping the two lives separate, they have family, friends, activities, to remind them who they are in real life.
Thirdly, there's a natural barrier to the photos becoming too risque, which is that they're going to appear in magazines that are sold to anyone on the magazine stands at stores anyone can go into.
Jul 31 2013: Greg,
"The fact that sixteen-year-olds model in rather sexy images year after year and nothing causes it to stop..."
Do you think this is because people or okay with it, or do you think nothing has caused it to stop because there is a lack of awareness by the general public about the practices of the fashion industry and modeling agencies?
"...suggests to me it is not too bad." So you believe it's not okay.
Aug 1 2013: I think it hasn't stopped because it isn't appallingly bad, and in many people's opinions not bad at all.
I don't think it's bad, Casey, I think it's what they call a "wobbler," you can make a good argument for it, and a good argument against it. I slightly side with the arguments for it, for example I would point out that young people who model get many skills from doing it, and also, although you occasionally hear about a young model or actor who goes off the rails, most of them do okay I believe.
Aug 12 2013: "...I would point out that young people who model get many skills from [modeling]..."
It's curious that you say that, because Cameron explains that there is no skill required to model and there are not many skills learned from modeling. 4:40Aug 2 2013: "First of all, isn't it accurate?" Well, in general the demographics of models is inaccurate. And on top of that, the target audience of fashion advertisements is not 16-year-old boys and girls, it's men and women 10, 20+ years their senior.
"So what is wrong with provocative photos..." If they're of 16-year-old boys and girls, it kind of becomes difficult to explain to someone like a police officer...
"These days, most sixteen-year-olds are very aware of sex, think about sex, have some experience with sex." I agree completely. I will say though that there is a difference between 16-years-olds engaging in those kinds of behavior amongst their peers, versus amongst people that are 10, 20+ years their senior. Would you agree?
greg dahlen
Aug 2 2013: Casey, what do you mean, "in general the demographics of models is inaccurate"?
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What do you mean the target audience is not 16-year-old girls, it's women 10 or 20 years their senior? The styles I see 16-year-old girls wearing in ads do not seem like they could be worn by women 10 or 20 years older, they are a look I associate with the 16-year-old age group.
As far as fashion photos of 16-year-olds that are somewhat sexy, I believe they are considered acceptable, I don't hear of the police raiding the offices of Vogue or Elle.
I'm not sure what you mean by 16-year-olds engaging in sex behaviors with people 10 or 20 years their senior, even if it's true the photos are supposed to appeal to that age group doesn't mean the models have sex relations with that age group. What do you mean?
I tend to think the high-fashion photos are supposed to generate some excitement about the clothes and designers, and the suggestion of sex does do that. At 16 years old, I think many girls are trying to be somewhat sexy, they want to attract boys to ask them out, talk to them, etc. I don't think these young women are only interested in looking good, or sexy, they also try to develop their character and intelligence, but looking good, and sexy, is also attractive.
What exactly is your concern? You're afraid women will think their only value is in looking sexy?


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I'm a bit excited about this new "Suggest Roots" tab in v1.0.35.Very nice! You don't let any grass grow under your feet!
What would you think about a "safe search" option, especially for people that might be using Moby in an office or customer-support setting? It could complicate things if language like bull* (or worse) popped up at the wrong time.


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Packaging the Future: Edible Wrappers, Containers and Bags (Yum?)
Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012. Read on for a look at the state of the art in edible packaging!
Litter drives me nuts. It's hard not to pick it up, especially if I'm on a hike, or walking a beach (litter seems particularly offensive to me in natural areas); but I also find junk food wrappers, chip bags, plastic water bottles and cigarette cartons on the sidewalk outside my house sometimes, which is not only gross, it's frustrating—no matter how many bits of trash I pick up, there's always more where those came from.
According to Packaging Digest, two companies are seriously working on packages one can consume – one is Monosol, which is probably closer to market with a product application since they already manufacture water-soluble packaging for detergent and pesticides (and say they are working with dry foods for other applications). The other major player is Wikicell, which is a project of Harvard University's Weiss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wikicell's solution differs from Monosol's in that it can hold wet food or beverage items, since it is made from a special ultra thin membrane technology, according to its creator, Professor David Edwards.
The idea is attractive to everyone from food manufacturers to personal consumers, who could have Wikicell Machines in their homes (edible packaging for your homemade Christmas cake anyone?). According to an abstract for a presentation on the idea:
WikiCells consist of a natural food membrane held together by electrostatic forces and containing a liquid, emulsion, foam, or solid food substance possibly within an edible or biodegradable shell. They can be produced by consumers with a WikiCell Machine in a practically inexhaustible variety of membranes and forms and with a wide range of food and drinks. WikiCells use special membrane technology that permits the fabrication of thin delicious membranes with significant water diffusional resistance and adjoined shells that allow for stability of the WikiCells over long periods of time.
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