The movie looks 'eh', but the posters that are all over the place may have some creative possibilities. (Someone made this one and put it in the kitchen of my office today.) So I thought I'd see what other ideas our fabulous YBNBY readers may have. Or have spotted.
Please send us your Sarah Marshall creation, or quotation, or image to this email and I'll post them.
For inspiration, a couple of the real ads are attached after the jump. Or you can also check out the anti-Sarah site.
Every year at this time, Manahattan becomes the black hole of the contemporary art scene, attracting artists, dealers, collectors, and of course hipsters from all over the world into a weekend of manic booth cruising, all to see the latest work from the heavyweights, as well as find out who the next big thing is.
The king of the weekend is The Armory Show, which rivals Art Basel Miami for the title of biggest deal in the U.S. Next is the Scope Art Fair, which continues to get better galleries each year (as more and more can't afford the Armory Show booth fees, I'll bet). Add Pulse, Red Dot, DiVA, ArtNow and a few others, and you have a weekend of contemporary art unparalled in any other city, and in my opinion,a little too crazy, as it's almost impossible to see all the fairs in one weekend.
Why have them all at once? Well...you know when little birds hang out with Hippos, waiting for the scraps that fall out of their mouths? Well it's like that, but in designer shoes, and I'm looking forward to it.
I mentioned the Vogue controversy in the Breakfast Links, but I'd like to devote more than just one line to it.
Personally, when I saw that cover at the newsstand a couple days ago, my first thought was nothing more than "Lebron...cool", and my second thought was my stock "Gisele really isn't that hot" reaction. And it wasn't until I read about the controversy, that the idea of it being a racist cover even entered my head. Now, I think I should be happy that I just saw a guy and a girl, but maybe there's something to what the woman in this interview is saying. I mean, according to Donnie Deutsch, the photograph would've been the same if they used Jeremy Shockey, another tough sports guy. But I don't think of Lebron as an "enforcer" like I think of Dennis Rodman or Charles Oakley. And I was trying to think of other white athletes, like Shockey, that may have struck the same pose. In Basketball, ummm...maybe Dirk Nowitski? I don't see him posing like that. Maguire or Canseco in Baseball? No, Canseco would probably strike his normal prettyboy pose, and Maguire would do the pre-steroids All-American guy thing. What about football? Guys like Bill Romanowski or Howie Long (man...I'm old)...they might pose like that, but they're totally different types of players. I'm not saying I haven't seen athletes in this pose before, but did they have to choose that shot?
In the end, I don't think there's anything even remotely racist about it. Like they say in the video, it's a celebration of athleticism. But maybe it would've been a good idea to think about how it's perceived by all people. Then again, the creative process is tough enough, let alone trying to walk on eggshells worrying about who you'll offend. I don't know...it's a tough call.
What do you guys think? Vote in the poll, or leave a comment. (And for the record, can I just point out that lately we've been having some really good discussions, without commenters resorting to calling anyone, particularly me, a douchebag. If we could be known as the site that inspires serious debate on all sorts of issues, while also posting links to fart soundboards...well, I think that would be pretty cool.)
Finally...on a totally unrelated topic...If Joe Scarborough uses the phrase "liberal Manhattan elitists" one more time, you'll be reading about a local blogger jailed for walking into 30 Rockefeller Plaza and kicking the morning anchor's teeth in. I'm turning the tv off now.
Last night, when I read Richard Widmark had died on Monday, my first reaction was...Richard Widmark was still alive? But then, I mourned the passing of one of our greatest "tough guy" actors. Of course, I remember him for his legendary work in the '70's, in classics like Coma and Swarm. But he'll probably be remembered most for the sadistic psycho hitman he played in the 1947 classic, Kiss of Death. Tommy Udo ranks right up there with the best villains ever brought to film...some really great work.
- If you saw lightsabers in an outdoor ad, would you take them?
- Question...which is the better mix tape site, MuxTape or MixWit?
- I'm sorry, I don't see King Kong on the Vogue cover. Do you?
- You know we love robots, so here's a list of the best evil ones.
- And just one more...this robotic gecko climbs walls for the army.