Dance: "Creators"

Choreographer: Valeriya Yufereva (Uferson_She)
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via UfersonShe

Halloween (1978)

Film Appreciation

In 1978, Halloween, which was directed and scored by John Carpenter and starred Jamie Lee Curtis, premiered in Kansas City, Missouri. The slasher film became the first installment of the Halloween franchise.

The story takes place in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois (actual film location was Pasadena, California), where a six-year-old boy named Michael Myers dressed in a clown costume and murdered his sister. Myers then escapes from a psychiatric hospital to find and kill his younger sister Laurie Strode, who is played by Jamie Lee Curtis.

Interestingly, there has been speculation that the film is based on actual events that occurred in 1920s Iowa, where a kid named Stanley Stiers murdered his family on a Halloween night. You can read more on that theory HERE.



Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)
http://mysticinvestigations.com/paranormal/michael-myers/
http://horrorfreaknews.com/13-facts-probably-didnt-know-michael-myers
http://thennowmovielocations.blogspot.com/2012/01/halloween-1978.html

Mario Sorrenti

Photography Appreciation

Mario Sorrenti is a fashion photographer known for his many iconic nude photography of women. Many of his photography has appeared in fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

The Naples born photographer is probably best recognized for shooting Kate Moss for Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume campaign.

You can see more of his work on his Instagram HERE.

Kate Moss "Obsession" via showstudio

Sources:

https://models.com/people/mario-sorrenti
https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/mario-sorrenti
https://www.instagram.com/mario_sorrenti/?hl=en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Sorrenti
http://www.artpartner.com/artists/film-print/mario-sorrenti/
http://www.vogue.co.uk/person/mario-sorrenti
http://blog.munich-models.de/julia-banas-for-zara-campaign-by-mario-sorrenti/
http://fashionsophies.blogspot.com/2014/02/w-magazine-supermodels-by-mario.html
http://visualoptimism.blogspot.com/2015/06/jing-wen-gia-tang-and-fernanda-ly-by.html
http://showstudio.com/blog/post/subjective_kate_moss_on_mario_sorrenti

Simon Birch

Art Appreciation

I came across British artist Simon Birch while visiting Leslie Frenz' art blog, The Artsy Forager. After viewing his amazing paintings of his subjects suspended in midair, I wanted to learn more about the artist.

I then found his blog, Modified Monkey, and was intrigued about the various media and techniques used. One of his paintings that caught my attention was one he did over layers of other images to present a woman throwing a karate punch.

You can see more of his artwork HERE.

via mymodernmet 

via artsyforager

via devinerart

Sources:

http://www.simon-birch.com/
http://monkeymodified.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/The-Art-of-Simon-Birch-149645231736612/
http://www.mymodernmet.com/
http://artsyforager.com/2013/11/18/simon-birch/
https://devinerart.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/simon-birch/
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/simon-birch-paintings

Album Cover: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

Album Cover

Album: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Released: October 21, 1977
Conceptualized: Jim Steinman
Illustrator: Richard Corben

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Out_of_Hell

Laura Benanti parodied Melania Trump's interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper

Comedy

Following Melania Trump's interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Broadway actress Laura Benanti reprises her Melania Trump impersonation on Stephen Colbert's late night show.

Best lines:

Stephen Colbert:

"Yes, it was all Billy Bush's fault. Now I know why they were on the bus, it's easier to throw Billy underneath it."

"If Billy Bush can manipulate Donald Trump, we've got to keep President Trump away from heavy-hitter like Mario Lopez." 

Laura Benanti as Melania Trump:

When asked if she blames her husband for what he said, "Yes I do... I said to my husband that those words are very inappropriate. Plus, he said them on a bus, disgusting. This is not the man I married.

When asked if she has forgiven her husband, "Eee... [receiving direction away from the camera] Yes. [Shakes her head in disgust]. Yes... yes... apparently because he explained it was locker room talk. I did not know this, but when American men gather to sport, they always brag of grabbing women by the billy bush." 



via The Late Show with Stephen Colbert


Sources:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/melania-trump-billy-bush-egged-on-donald-in-leaked-tape-w445380
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/10/melania-trump-stephen-colbert-donald-trump-sexual-assault
http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/laura-benanti-parodies-melania-trumps-interview-with-anderson-cooper-w445576

Cosplay... Is An Art: DRAGON CON 2016

via Sneaky Zebra